October 14th, 2011 Comments Off
When it comes to unshackling the imagination, there’s no artist like an escape artist. And Harry Houdini is getting his due with “Houdini: Art and Magic,” the first major retrospective devoted to his life and work, at San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Read my full article on T: New York Times Style Magazine.
image courtesy Contemporary Jewish Museum / Harvard Theatre Collection
October 14th, 2011 Comments Off
Bay Area vintage-lovers rejoice: The SoCal bridal staple Archive Vintage Rentals–known for lending their well-curated, one-of-a-kind relics to weddings and events—is now available for NorCal bridal borrowing too.
Read my full article on 7×7.com.
image courtesy Archive Vintage Rentals
October 14th, 2011 Comments Off
There’s something so new and super-cool happening in the world of design–but shocker-of-shockers–it’s not happening in the webosphere. It’s exploding on the iPad. The Daily, a magazine-meets-newspaper-meets-the most wow-worthy technology, is taking design to some crazy new heights.
Although you can call it an app, The Daily is more like the wildly re-imagined future of news publishing. Launched in February under the helm of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, The Daily is a made-explicitly-for-iPad national news publication featuring original editorial and visual content 365 days a year. Produced by a group of forward-looking, savvy reporters, editors, and rockin’ designers, the project takes the printed word far beyond the typical user experience.
Read my full article on HOW MAGAZINE.
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE DAILY
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE DAILY
October 8th, 2011 Comments Off
From San Francisco to Santa Cruz, you’ll find a slew of wedding inspiration throughout the Bay Area and beyond this month. A host of events including designer trunk shows, registry parties, and creative bridal fairs will get those wedding wheels spinning. Here’s the geographic rundown:
In SF, stop by Bella Bridesmaid October 7–9 for the Spring 2012 Ivy & Aster Trunk Show. Then head to Macy’s Union Square on October 13 for the retail outlet’s final Sip & Scan Registry Event of the year.
Read my full article on 7×7.com.
October 8th, 2011 Comments Off
From the Bay to the Golden Gate to its awe-inspiring scenery, San Francisco is famed for its stunning beauty. But when graphic designer/artist Brian Singer moved to SF in 2000, he fell head-over-heels for the city’s–telephone poles. “I found them beautiful… layers and layers of paper, rust, events past. I wanted to hang them on my wall and couldn’t figure out how, short of cutting down the pole and putting it in my house.” says Singer.
Read my full article on 7×7.com.
Image courtesy Brian Singer
October 8th, 2011 Comments Off
If the thought of donning a puffy white dress and nibbling on hors d’oeuvres causes sudden onset freak-out, vow to usher your soon-to-married self (and better half) to the Tilt Wedding Fair on September 25.
Read my full article on 7×7.com.
image courtesy Tilt Wedding Fair
October 8th, 2011 Comments Off
Design enthusiasts from around the world gathered in San Francisco on September 16th for the 2nd annual Brand New Conference – the logo and identity event hatched from Bryony Gomez-Palacio’s and Armin Vit’s wildly popular Brand New blog. Eager to peek into the brand-making process by industry trailblazers and pocket juicy creative nuggets, the well-turned-out set received an ear and eye-full of inspiration from: Vince Frost of Frost Design; Christopher Simmons of MINE™, Paddy Harrington of Bruce Mau, Marina Willer of Wolff Olins, Jonathan Notaro of Brand New School, Claudia Boggio and Alfredo Burga of Infinito, Ben Barry and Everett Katigbak of Facebook, and Matteo Bologna of Mucca Design.
Armin Vit and Bryony Gomez-Palacio opening Brand New Conference 2011 - photo credit Steve Maller
For designer and speaker Paddy Harrington, Armin Vit’s opening design-year-in-review was most memorable. In the same refreshingly honest wit as his blog, the design writer rehashed (for better or worse) a slew of noteworthy identity reveals including Time Warner, the Big Ten, CNN, Comedy Central, Starbucks, JC Penny, and PetCo. “I loved how Armin covered well-known and possibly lesser-known identities. I also loved that he included the My Little Pony redesign,” shares Harrington.
Read my full article on the awesome design blog IMPRINT.