I just rediscovered an old copy of Dansk magazine and I am really enjoying the type treatments that they used throughout the issue. The simple serif type is offset with unexpected wires weaving through the titles yet the composition is anchored with a simple black and white color scheme. You can view all of The [...]
Yesterday, I spent some time away from the city…and it was magical. Jeans, Forever 21 Jacket, Forever 21 Boots, Sam Edelman Watch, Nixon Headband, Forever 21
On September 14th, I caught a cab to the West Village for a meeting that I had been excitedly anticipating for months. Jordan Crane, a Creative Director at the legendary agency Wolff Olins had agreed to let me interview him for my blog. As I made my way into their New York headquarters on Varrick [...]
Please excuse the overly epic Week in Pictures; I didn’t post last week and there’s a lot to make up for! Birthday celebrations, visiting friends, late nights in my two favorite cities, cross-country voyages, rush jobs, photo shoots, surprises in the mail, book features, freelancing at awesome agencies, Obama sightings, interview requests…it feels like my [...]
• In Fashion’s Secret Helpers, The Wall Street Journal investigates the growing trend of fashion houses reaching out to bloggers and using them as muses as well as sending them free products. • Did you know that you are never more than 145 miles away from a McDonald’s by car in the United States? Neither [...]
I fell in love with the stunning typography on this Absolut Vodka advertisement that was pasted up around New York City a few weeks ago. I like how the type forms the shape of the bottle; it’s simple yet effective. You can view all of The Typofiles scans on Flickr here.
Striped cardigan, Modcloth Dress, Forever 21 (borrowed from Gala) Atacoma wedges, Acne Neckace, Thisisstar.com Jewelry Watch, Nixon Headband, Forever 21 Two weekends ago, Bianca took some photos of me in Battery Park. The super amazing crew at Modcloth sent me the Get Out of Jail Free Cardigan that is the thinnest, softest cotton. It can [...]
I just received a copy of Super Identity, an amazing new book of branding concepts. Published by All Rights Reserved out of Hong Kong, it features nearly 300 pages jam-packed with the branding of top companies including American Apparel, Saks Fifth Avenue, Maison Martin Margiela, House of Holland and Uniqlo. It’s no secret that I [...]
Over the years, I’ve made ten separate trips to New York but I’m embarrassed to say that until this most recent stay, I had never set foot inside of a Dean & DeLuca store. I’d heard people constantly praising the New York locations as if they were a sacred place where one would make a [...]
