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
July 24th, 2011 Comments Off
Oh, Jackson Browne, how we love thee; your singing, your songwriting, your guitar playing, and your all-around awesome sauce talent. And thanks to you, ‘70s-loving Bay Area hipsters now have something to look forward to this November besides cold weather and Thanksgiving.
Read my full article on 7×7.com
March 26th, 2011 Comments Off
With a name like CMYBacon how can you not be intrigued? Although Designer Martin Refsal has to “suppress my inner-geek from time to time to ensure that I don’t post too many things about Star Wars and Legos” he is the witty mastermind behind one of newest (and cleverest) design blogs on the webosphere. Launched in April 2010, CMYBacon is chock full of refreshingly unconventional, well-made, and quite often, humorous designs. And a lot of the funny stuff is specifically identifiable to designers too, like the tongue-in-cheek “I Went to School for Graphic Design – Would You Like Whipped Cream on That?” coffee poster or the “gif peanut butter” image
Read my full article on Print Magazine’s awesome design blog, IMPRINT.
by Tymn Armstrong
March 22nd, 2011 Comments Off
Twenty-eight-year old Bay Area cartoonist Tessa Brunton is finally having her day in the spotlight. Along with her first-ever exhibition held at the Cartoon Art Museum from March 26th through June 19th, her new book for Sparkplug Comicbooks will be published later this year. We sat down with the witty Brunton to discuss her edgy autobiographical cartoons, upcoming exhibition, and the art of being a female cartoonist.
Read my full article on SF STATION. And see her fun cartoons below:
by Tessa Brunton
by Tessa Brunton
February 25th, 2011 Comments Off
Apparently we spend more than 27 years of our existence doing absolutely nothing. During this time we could be researching a cure for cancer, helping attain world peace, making billions developing the next big thing, having crazy sex, or holding down a beach somewhere, drink in hand. Instead, we’re sleeping. It seems like a total waste of time, right? Well, hold on there, overachievers. “After Dark: While You Were Sleeping” at the Exploratorium sheds light on what goes on in the dark and why it’s important.
Read my full write-up on SF WEEKLY.
image courtesy Exploratorium
February 17th, 2011 Comments Off
Alfalfa Studio could not have been cast more perfectly as the design studio of choice for innovative Texas-based theatre company Amphibian Stage Productions. Bringing the awesome three-dimensional quality of live theatre to the flat, two-dimensional space of poster design is no easy feat. But when you combine the über creative design skills of the New York-based design firm with the equally risk-taking Forth Worth theatre company – the results are paper theatrics at its best.
Read my full article on PRINT MAGAZINE’s awesome design blog IMPRINT.
image courtesy Alfalfa Studio