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As always, I’m a sucker for good info-graphics and good motion-graphics. Put the two together and you’ve really got me.
You have to watch this a couple times to really internalize some of the numbers. In particular, Facebook’s overall dominance is simply staggering.
(via @micah)
Props to Joshua Blankenship for posting and thus reminding me of this amazing video. I don’t know when I first saw it, but I remember thinking it was one of the most captivating and haunting music videos I’d seen in a while. Unlike a lot of videos it enhanced the story of the song, Poison & Wine by The Civil Wars
The short film was produced & directed by Becky Fluke.
Joy Williams, one half of The Civil Wars duo (and I name I keep hearing more and more about) says this about the song:
“Poison & Wine is a musical snapshot about the dichotomy of love—that while it can be the thing that destroys you, it can also be the very same thing that beckons and builds you. JP [John Paul White] and I are both married have been for several years now – and we got to talking one day about what a tug and pull our individual relationships can be. The longer you know someone—and the longer you allow someone to know you—the more the light and shadows inside each person become more vivid. This song was our attempt at being as brutally honest about the dangerous and beautiful process of knowing and being known.“
(emphasis mine)
I’m fascinated by this custom bookshelf. It takes over and provides character for the room. If it was mine, I would probably glue some books into the slots on the ceiling just to mess with people. Be sure to check out the making of video on the Contemporist site.
I think Ryan experiments more than any other photographer I know, to great results. A shot like this makes you simply say: “wow”. For the record, I’m pretty sure that’s a self-portrait. Correction: it’s not him. He was lying down in the snow to take the shot.
Be sure to check out his long-running photo-blog: Ghostman on Third.
I seem to have no shortage of amazing homes in expensive (or faraway) places that I wouldn’t mind living in. Anyone want to go in on this one with me? A vacation home in New Zealand sounds amazing.
Update: More photos & information here.
(via @lifeserial)
I’d seen the Jack Kerouac cover before and loved it, but the rest of Jez Burrows’ work is just as fantastic.
I’m in love with this house. How does one get got about getting Swiss citizenship. I might need to move there.
(via @spencerfry)
I love movie title design. I really want to design a movie opening sequence someday, but until then, I’ll stare at this gorgeous collection of movie titles compiled by designer Christian Annyas.
(via @scalenine)
I’m not sure I own much of anything made of leather. Maybe a belt or probably some shoes that have leather in them… After watching this gorgeous video on Billykirk I find myself wanting some finely-crafted, timeless, handmade pieces.
(via Weightshift)
A site honoring the work of Bulgarian designer, Stefan Kanchev, one of the most prolific mark designers of modern graphic design. He did all of these marks by hand. Many of them are simply genius.
I don’t remember how I came across Gustafsson’s site, but the work is fantastic. I love the somewhat vintage, yet over-processed style on a lot of the fashion/beauty shoots. Also, check out the the Travel section.
These bikes are beautiful! They’re simply works of art. If I bought one, I’m not even sure I could bring myself to ride it…
pictured: Performa Brakeless
Today I had the privilege of speaking at Andrew Hyde’s new conference, boco. My Backstage business parter, Reid Phillips and I gave a super-short, but hopefully super-awesome talk on the state of the music industry, and specifically, how change is a constant force in any industry.
I unfortunately had a crazy day and couldn’t attend the conference in its entirety, but what I did participate in was fantastic. Andrew has such a knack for bringing together interesting groups of people. I left with the reminder of how important it is to constantly push ourselves into new areas. It’s easy for all of us to stay in our own little interest-area groups. I loved Andrew’s format of mixing tech with music and food. I hope this is the first year of a long-standing Boulder event.
I’m having trouble finding anything in Mike Krol’s varied portfolio that I’m not totally in love with.
My apologies to whoever tipped me off to him, I can’t remember and credit you…
Amazing. I’d live here (after I make a few bazillion dollars). I love the mix of styles that somehow end up all working together.
(via @arzie)
There is a hard-to-describe, but unifying epic quality to the tone and framing of Seth Smoot’s photos. They at once feel very familiar to me, and then, on further observation, hit me with the depth and detail he’s captured.
Take some of the examples above: I first notice the bison, and then the breadth of landscape and mountains behind them. It’s surreal, almost like two distinct photos in a strange harmony. In the portrait to the right, I love his lighting and the way he’s posed his subject, but I’m even more captured by the way the surroundings match the colors in the subject. Beautiful stuff.
(via @wiseacre)
I’m late on posting this, but a new typography site, Typedia launched last week. It’s a shared, community curated, encyclopedia of typefaces put together by a host of internet design celebrities.
You can read more about it in their launch blog post. I love the idea and can’t wait to watch it grow.
Also, don’t miss the excellent post by John Langdon on his process working on the nifty Typedia logo.
I’m in agreement with Blake Allen. The range AND quality of Tofslie’s work make this one of the strongest portfolios I’ve seen (click “Work Archive”).
If you’ve never heard the story of Coudal Partners, you owe it to yourself to check out this interview.
(via SimpleBits)
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