sharing a little retro-style poster appreciation…
{apologies for the lack of links/sources}
Posted in artworks, so-fine design
french sculptor edouard martinet uses myriad discarded parts from old bicycles, cars, and mopeds to create these astonishingly anatomically correct representations of sea life, birds, amphibians, and insects…i like the schwinn pigeon in particular!
“these aren’t three of the sixty-something moons of saturn, instead, they are beautiful photographs of frying pans in a series called devour by norwegian photographer christoper jonassen.“
{via the fox is black}
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i really like this set of illustrations, titled the spirit bears of california, is by uk-based artist mat pringle. the sense of nighttime, curiosity and magic…
i was given a most wonderfully pretentious gift today! this pack of uber-snobby helveticards. can’t wait to whip them out and flash their clean, easily-legible, hands-down-awesome design…comic sans turns in its grave!
Posted in awesomeness, inner-geek
imagine discovering this as you wandered the city streets…it would make my day, no, my week!
Posted in idle thoughts
avocado eggs benedict via foodie bride
banana almond crossaint bread pudding via its to die for
caponata via not without salt
deep dark chocolate cookies via divine baking
edamame, almond pasta with lemon pesto via the kitchn
fennel & edamame pasta via the parsley thief
gallete of roasted vegetables via cook your dreams
homemade granola via my baking addiction
italian strawberry cake via always with butter
julius (orange) via tastespotting
kalamata olive pesto & broccoli sprout sandwich via prairie table
lentil, pea & bacon salad via slouvaki for the soul
mushroom sandwich via stone soup
nut & seed bread via scandiefoodie
orrechiette pasta with spek, baby peas & pecorino cream sauce via what katie ate
pastel tres leche via nook eatery
quinoa caprese via food blog & the dog
roasted cauliflower via a couple cooks
shaved summer squash salad via the farmhouse table
torte dobos via smitten kitchen
udon noodles with miso & walnuts via guardian UK
very easy coconut ice-cream & coconut-crusted bananas via citrus & candy
white bean puree via stone soup
yoghurt & dark chocolate cake via how sweet it is
zucchini bread via bradley kitchen
Posted in delicious, let them eat cake
my mood this morning is perfectly captured in this awesome image by manchester-based photographer rosie hardy
Posted in awesomeness
as mentioned before, i am a complete sucker for clever, arresting packaging. the brief for this project was to create a piece of packaging based on a myth. student, tim sumner, took inspiration from the children’s fable of the moon being made green cheese and employed the surface and cycles of the moon to replicate the strength of the cheese.
Posted in so-fine design
i thought these two images did justice to the spirit of starting the weekend…have a wonderful one!
Posted in idle thoughts
these miniature monster drawings, by artist john kenn, channel the styles of edward gorey and maurice sendak brilliantly. each of these images was drawn on post-it notes. i find some of his creatures a litte too haunting & creepy for my taste but have a look at the entire collection at kenn’s blog.
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i am loving this illustration of un renard (fox) by french artist, ben basso
Posted in artworks, the menagerie
a small collection of where the wilds things are inspired illustrations…
Posted in artworks
i am a cloud-watcher of many years, with photo files full of nimbus-studded skies. so stumbling upon this dramatic and informative BBC photo essay, in which the met office’s john hammond decodes cloud photos sent by viewers of BBC one’s the great british weather, was a delightful treat.
Posted in idle thoughts, inner-geek
i was excited and extremely honoured when a very talented friend of mine asked me to do the cover design of her latest album. i met jaspar lepak just over a year ago and we’ve become fast friends. she is an amazingly gifted musician with a beautiful voice and soft spot for country/folk music.
front cover
back cover
her website is currently under construction but please do pop by for a listen soon…her album, forgiving wind, is due out in september and she has a couple more shows to play in durban before she & her husband, kale (also a muso, featuring on her album), return home to minnesota.
Posted in nice creatures, whimsy
Posted in awesomeness, botanicals
adding hand drawn characters and cities to large scale photographs results in a fanciful and sometimes melancholic air, such is the work of artist johan thornqvist.
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this is amazing : the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a nokia n8 by sumo science at aardman studios… the film has broken a world record for the ‘largest stop-motion animation set’, with the largest scene stretching over 11,000 square feet.
Posted in awesomeness, nice creatures
Posted in idle thoughts, tin-can heroes
i have always been intrigued by images of iceland. the stark contrasts of blue, green and white give an almost physical sense of the cold. these amazing scenes of iceland are by american photographer, bob o’connor.
Posted in artworks, great escapes
today’s fox is by canadian artist travis shilling, this painting is titled “fox and boat”
Posted in the menagerie
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