breakfast from far far away

I know I'm not the only Star Wars geek at TD...

enjoy..

http://www.jimspancakes.com/2011/09/star-wars-pancakes/

:)

mg

truck sighting!

Bumped into this Coke/TD truck near Pine st. on the way to get my indian burrito this afternoon.

I had a Coke with my burrito

:)

mg

On This Day, October 4

2007: Italian fashion houses revealed they fund snake farms for their skins.

2010: 7-eleven announced their "Mondays Suck Less with Half Price Slurpees" promotion.

2011: We celebrated Jessica's birthday!

CG

Leghouls

Lego artist, Mike Doyle, created some fantastic spooky houses just in time for Halloween.

Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7931559@N08/

CG

Letman

Job Wouters is a designer with some phenomenal typographic work.

His site also houses several series of his sketchbooks, which allows the viewers a peek into how his process inspires the final products.

http://letman.com/#LETMAN

Provides good incentive for always keeping a detailed sketchbook!

MC

Bill Cunningham, New York

A look at an amazing New York fashion photographer. Bill makes fashion, New York and riding a bike all look simultaneously glamorous and approachable. My best pic of the year for a documentary.

http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/billcunninghamnewyork/index.html

JM

Nailed It

Conceptual packaging by design student, Pier-Philippe.

Link: http://packaginguqam.blogspot.com/2011/08/jobeur-pier-philippe-rioux.html

CG

(Yes, Jeff, he made the mistake of using quotation marks instead of inch marks.)

Coffee, clothing and a bit of excercise

New to North Beach is ACRE/SF (related to Hayes Valley's Acrimony). The shop sits in the former Speedy's New Union Market which was an Italian deli for more than 90 years. The store offers housewares and apparel with a small coffee bar and edibles.

Let's go for a short break. A walk. Some coffee. And something new to wear.

http://www.selectism.com/news/2011/09/22/acresf-shop-opens-in-san-franciscos-north-hill/

JM

The Past and Future of Famous Logos

Link: http://stocklogos.com/topic/past-and-future-famous-logos

CG

Print Design, Still Unique!

Richard Niessen & Esther de Vries are a Dutch graphic design duo that create some beautiful compositions exploring the usage of overprinting techniques and interactive diecuts.

http://www.niessendevries.nl/

MC

Designer BBQ

A nice set of posters from The Partners to promote their annual Designer Summer BBQ.

According to their blog, all the items were actually BBQ'ed. Poor yellow pencil :(







FormFiftyFive speaks to Kevin Lan about how they were made here


JS

David Shares his Interest in Gray Pants

We're all partial to something, aren't we?

Actually, Graypants is a collaboration between two architects that focus on furniture, lighting and graphics. They're particularly keen on upcycling old boxes into sleek, modern fixtures.

Check them out: http://www.graypants.com/

Can you guess what these are?

Created by Israeli textile designer Sivan Royz, these fungus-like purses are made of layers of laser-cut silk. The tighter the curves, the darker the edges of the silk. Holes in the fabric line up to create cavities inside, suitable for holding items like a lipstick and mobile phone. The pieces are coloured evenly or not coloured at all. The shading and dark parts are created by the laser cut line, as a straight line will create less dark areas then a crooked line. The dimensional pieces react to movement when handled and change accordingly like a living organism.

Herring Pack

A lovely new piece of packaging by SDL (Stockholm Design Lab) for IKEA Food and their Skarpsill (Herring) product.