Sigal de-Mayo photographs iconic signage in iconic locations like New York then prints them onto the ultimate fashion icons of purses clutches and other accessories for a brand called Insider’s NY. The material is actually leather, which won’t please the cruelty-free aspects in us, and I’m not too sure about the environmental aspects of the [...]

Posted in Design, Shopping No Comments »

There’s a new book out that I’m gonna have to own called “H2O.” It’s photography of people underwater and the beauty and otherworldly weightlessness of being there. Check out the slide show from NY Times.

Posted in Art No Comments »

Today I came across a picture of myself where there was a date on the photo over my shirt, and my face had several extremely shiny spots… other than those problems the photo was pretty cute, SO like any graphic designer, I opened up photoshop to un-shine/un-date the photo. If you don’t have that photoshop [...]

Posted in Design, Design knowledge base No Comments »

This site is not new, but it’s new to me. I was researching historical imagery for a client project and story about the Russian economy. As is often the case in web-trekking, I ended up following a different interesting path. I veered towards Berlin, Germany, and Checkpoint Charlie, which led me to this incredible site [...]

Posted in Blog and Surf, Travel, software & computers No Comments »

 
VCU-Qatar is hosting an exhibit exploring lens-based self-portraiture and identity in the Gulf region. The exhibit was curated by Natalie Bailey and Sally Van Gorder who are both artists in their own right (and Sally’s a good friend of ours! YEA, Sally!) The exploration of personal identity, as well as the display of it through photographic imagery, is especially [...]

Posted in Art, Travel 4 Comments »