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— Mark Twain

Mar 3rd

Just so that we’re all on the same page here… My...

Mar 3rd

Baumeister: A frightening number of the people I know seem to be March 1-10 Birthdays. I wonder if it's a coincidence or awesome people are just born in that time slot?
Simko: Assumably the latter...

Mar 3rd

Uslu Airlines and Bernard Wilhelm have teamed up to present...

Mar 3rd

Interesting Interface: The Universe in 2009

Mar 3rd

Flatte matte by KO… KO (short for Knock Out)...

Mar 3rd

Photograph by Charles Negre… An accurate depiction of...

Mar 3rd

“Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if...”
— Earl Wilson

Mar 3rd

Revolution by Kristof Kintera… Kristof Kintera is a...

Mar 3rd

The first time I saw Jeff Wall’s photography, I was...

Mar 2nd

This Spring, the “Signature” Helmet collaboration from...

Mar 2nd

Cedotal: Did you juxtapose colors in a pleasing manner today?
Simko: Obviously.

Mar 2nd

Photograph by Cynthia Drescher… For chalkboard-related...

Mar 2nd

“Everyone talks about ideas but few actually do them. I...”
— Ji Lee

Mar 2nd

Ji Lee is at it again, creating designs so clever that...

Mar 2nd

Google icon design for Macworld 2009 by Ji Lee…

Mar 2nd

“We are currently not planning on conquering the world.”
— Sergey Brin

Mar 2nd

Google Series by Filippo Minelli, created by placing...

Mar 2nd

Interesting Interface: My Name Was God

Mar 2nd

For whatever reason, as I look out the window at the snow...

Mar 2nd

Rain installation by Stacee Kalmanovsky…

Mar 2nd

45 Beautiful Examples Of Shadow Photography

Mar 2nd

Nine Letter Words by Kasper Sonne…

Mar 2nd

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have...”
— Charles Lamb

Mar 2nd

Not that you can tell from this photo, but the KAWS on the...

Mar 2nd

Simko: I think this might be the highest I've ever gone for an event.
Jackson: The 15th floor?!
Simko: No... 91st Street

Mar 2nd

Damien Hirst for Supreme…

Mar 1st

“A clear conscience is a sign of a bad memory.”
— Steven Wright

Feb 28th

Advertisement by DDB London for Harvey Nichols…

Feb 28th

Interesting Interface: Made For Each Other

Feb 28th

Another intriguing invitation by Keetra Dean Dixon…

Feb 28th

Stirt: The more I think about it the more it seems to me you're as tuned in to my insanity as anyone. Can we combine forces and achieve fun and riches undreamed of?
Simko: Only if the company car can be a unicorn. If so, pass me the pen and I'll sign.
Stirt: Would you compromise on a narwhal?
Simko: Maybe

Feb 28th

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On Cloud Nine is a (short and sweet) promotion for Neiman Marcus. Directed by Liz Von Hoene and...

Feb 28th

“This woman did not fly to extremes; she lived there.”
— Quentin Crisp

Feb 28th

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I know it’s old news by now, but for some reason I kept thinking about Sam Fuller’s...

Feb 28th

Portable City: Melbourne by Yin Xiuzhen… Chinese...

Feb 28th

Photography by Marc Paeps…

Feb 28th

“If all the world’s a stage, I want to operate the trap...”
— Paul Beatty

Feb 27th

Lighting Bag designed by Wonsik Chae… Designer...

Feb 27th

Photograph by Marc Paeps…

Feb 26th

Flickr Design

Feb 26th

Speaking of delicate weapons… The Flower Power...

Feb 26th

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
— Muhammad Ali

Feb 26th

Last night, I ventured to Broadway Boxing at B.B. King Blues...

Feb 26th

Playboy, Braille Edition by Taryn Simon … The art...

Feb 26th

Presenting the World’s Most Expensive Bike by...

Feb 26th

I know that it’s all the way over in Australia, but...

Feb 26th

Fleetwood: Someone should write a book about you. Your life would make a great fiction novel.
Simko: Fiction?!
Fleetwood: My vote is for Jonathan Safran Foer. I think he could do it justice

Feb 26th

Photograph by Geert De Taye…

Feb 26th

“Diamonds are forever. E-mail comes close.”
— June Kronholz

Feb 25th

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Daniel Askill’s short film entitled We Have Decided Not To Die. If you don’t have 10...

Feb 25th

Suspended self portraits by Sam Taylor-Wood… It...

Feb 25th

Collaborative Stories on Skin

Feb 25th

Photograph by Romain Laurent…

Feb 25th

“Never overnight today, what you can fax tomorrow.”
— Jay Trachman

Feb 25th

Mama Quilla by Camille Forget… The Day of the Dead...

Feb 25th

Yves Saint Laurent has opens Edition Unisex pop-up store in...

Feb 25th

Photograph by Koen Demuynck…

Feb 25th

“He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary...”
— Douglas Adams

Feb 24th

One of the perks of belonging to Equinox is that your...

Feb 24th

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Behind the scenes (in Shanghai) of The Empire of the Sun’s video for Walking on a Dream…...

Feb 24th

“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as...”
— Fran Lebowitz

Feb 24th

A New Perspective by Batch’s James Tooze… This...

Feb 24th

Relief painting by Gregory Euclide… As noted, his work...

Feb 24th

Hruska: How do I get old aim conversations? Do you know where they are saved to?
Simko: Try looking for a folder named "2001"

Feb 24th

Thanks to Yvonne Lee Schultz’s Porcelain Pistols and...

Feb 24th

“Coco Chanel had an affair with Stravinsky, mine was with a...”
— Karl Lagerfeld

Feb 24th

Once again, Chanel has managed to brand an everyday object...

Feb 24th

Album packaging designed by Jeremy Evans…

Feb 24th

Simko: I'd like to be a groomsman in that wedding.
Pfister: You can't be a groomsman Silly... They don't make tuxedos in children's sizes.

Feb 24th

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Promotional video for a collaboration between Hello Kitty and MAC Cosmetics… As usual,...

Feb 23rd

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for...”
— Ellen Parr

Feb 23rd

True Color Crayon Series by Christian Faur… Faur...

Feb 23rd

Photograph of a Chinese zipper factory taken from a very...

Feb 23rd

Installation is by Alisa Grifo…

Feb 23rd

“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own...”
— Alan Watts

Feb 23rd

W Magazine’s Law & Order editorial featuring Eliza...

Feb 23rd

Photograph by Laretta Houston…

Feb 23rd

20 Brilliant TV Show Title Sequences

Feb 23rd

Miss Alphabet font…

Feb 23rd

“Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings.”
— Kathy Bates

Feb 22nd

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Kanye West’s (deliberately pixelated) Welcome To Heartbreak directed by Nabil Elderkin. So...

Feb 22nd

Several years ago, Absolut sent me a personalized book of...

Feb 22nd

Simko: ...or something. Anyway, you get the idea.
Weaver: What does that even mean? Do you come up with these metaphors beforehand, put them in your bat-shit-crazy pile and will them out as you see fit?

Feb 22nd

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Pastiche created by Ivan Safrin and Christian Marc Schmidt… Pastiche is data visualization...

Feb 22nd

The Pixel Hirschgasse designed by Thomas Feichtne…

Feb 22nd

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Feb 21st

Proiettile by Robert Gligorov… [He] is a...

Feb 21st

Unknown Origin by Robert Gligorov.

Feb 21st

Simko: Good morning Sunshine...
Cedotal: I had Ibuprofen for breakfast

Feb 21st

Although I’m not usually a huge fan of Natalie...

Feb 20th

“I’m not that interested in fashion… When someone...”
— Bruce Oldfield

Feb 20th

Advertisement for Rowenta’s Silence Force 2100 watt...

Feb 19th

Simko: Did you notice that it rhymes?
Anonymous: I did. Also, I just spent nineteen hours in jail.

Feb 19th

This car is covered in computer keys. The gallery also...

Feb 19th

“To err is human—and to blame it on a computer is even...”
— Robert Orben

Feb 19th

Ghost Stories exhibition by Nendo… The Tokyo...

Feb 19th

A piece from Ben Grasso’s series of explosive oil...

Feb 19th

Simko: Time for a clean slate?
Cedotal: tabula rasa that shit

Feb 18th

Photograph by James Merrell…

Feb 18th

“The Edge… there is no honest way to explain it because...”
— Hunter S. Thompson

Feb 18th

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Trailer for In A Dream, directed by Jeremiah Zagar… The main character is his father Isaiah...

Feb 18th

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Feb 18th

Simko: What are you doing?
Sister: I'm going to work with children that are below the poverty line to further their learning skills.
Simko: ...
Sister: Jealous?

Feb 18th

i-D Magazine’s The Best of British Issue features a...

Feb 18th

“How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue...”
— Woody Allen

Feb 18th

Photograph by Diana Scheunemann… Her unstructured,...

Feb 18th

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Frug created by Fabian Jochen Kanzler and Steve Michaelis… In the year 2000 a large...

Feb 18th

(via)

Feb 18th

McCarthy: Not everyone is a designer Simko.
Simko: That's becoming painfully obvious.

Feb 18th

Diesel Planet kicked off their dinner series last night....

Feb 17th

“It’s better to burn out, than to fade away.”
— Neil Young

Feb 17th

Social Chameleon typography by Willow …

Feb 17th

100 Dances and 100 Songs

Feb 17th

Photograph by Rodney Smith…

Feb 17th

I recently learned that SNAFU is actually an acronym (and...

Feb 17th

Set of Climber Silhouettes by Get A Grip Wall Graphic - just...

Feb 17th

You Blow Me Away series sample by illustrator Craig Ward and...

Feb 17th

“When you’re the victim of the behavior, it’s...”
— Laura Schlessinger

Feb 17th

Occasionally I get crafty - not necessarily because I want...

Feb 17th

Interior of Rizn Communication Design designed by Kaloian...

Feb 17th

Photograph by Jane Stockdale…

Feb 16th

“There’s a credit crunch, not a creative crunch. Of...”
— John Galliano

Feb 16th

I really enjoyed the nail polish at Akiko Ogawa’s show...

Feb 16th

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci made from nails by Saimir...

Feb 16th

Invitation by Suzy Tuxen…

Feb 16th

“Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.”
— Fletcher Knebel

Feb 16th

The Abyss by Damien Hirst…

Feb 16th

Blunt Anti-Smoking Ashtrays

Feb 16th

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Sickboy’s Silence in Conversation, directed by Lorca Finnega… There are a few ideas behind...

Feb 16th

I’m currently attempting to compile photos from when...

Feb 16th

“You don’t have to know anything about art in order to...”
— Chris Cobb

Feb 16th

Chris Cobb’s There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide...

Feb 16th

Artists Who Make Pieces, Artists Who Do Dooks by Noriko Ambe...

Feb 16th

Book Side Table made from cardboard…

Feb 15th

Oliver: The shelves can wait. And what good are shelves anyway, in this digital age?
Simko: I'll have you know that I've installed one and it hasn't even fallen down (yet).
Oliver: I need an audiobookshelf.

Feb 15th

Advertisement for adidas Originals by Rodrigo Braga…

Feb 15th

“A recent survey or North American males found 42% were...”
— Banksy

Feb 15th

The perfect present for my Valentine would have definitely...

Feb 15th

Feb 15th

I Love You More Than Blank

Feb 13th

“Love Me Tender… Or Else” A gentle...

Feb 13th

“I wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that...”
— Andy Warhol

Feb 13th

Chocolate Pills…

Feb 13th

Pfister: Did you hear about that [Flight 3407] crash?
Simko: Newark is bad news lately.
Pfister: Oh hey... Did I mention that I fly out of Newark on Continental in 2 hours?

Feb 13th

Retrieval of US Airways Flight 1549 from the Hudson River,...

Feb 13th

“I speak two languages, Body and English.”
— Mae West

Feb 12th

Another piece from the Free-Range Workers series designed by...

Feb 12th

Temperature-Sensitive Glass Tiles by Moving Color… ...

Feb 12th

Today’s episode is brought to you by the letter...

Feb 12th

“I think God’s going to come down and pull civilization...”
— Steven Wright

Feb 11th

Photograph by Wang Qingsong… The photos taken behind...

Feb 11th

Bell: I have a broken rib!
Simko: Hahahhahah (I mean that's terrible and are you alright?)
Bell: Yup. Just annoyed and sore - nothing one can do about it either
Simko: Well this should provide some fresh pick up material...
Bell: The heaviest thing I can pick up right now is a cigarette.

Feb 11th

The interior of Ramses restaurant, designed by Philippe...

Feb 11th

Painting by Shawn Button… Rumor has it that he...

Feb 11th

“I won’t eat any cereal that doesn’t turn the...”
— Bill Watterson

Feb 11th

Formerly of Obedient Sons, designers Swaim and Christina...

Feb 11th

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Glowing Cities Under a Nighttime Sky by James Leng (to the tune of “Signs” by Bloc...

Feb 10th

Another striking photograph by Sam Bassett…

Feb 10th

“Society, my dear, is like salt water, good to swim in but...”
— Arthur Stringer

Feb 10th

Photograph by Felix Larher…

Feb 10th

Interesting Interface: Thirst

Feb 10th

Excerpt from a brief interview with Carmichael Lynch’s...

Feb 10th

Rules by Brock Davis… “I saw this old notepad in...

Feb 10th

“Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without...”
— Frank Lloyd Wright

Feb 10th

Introducing the 24 Karat Gold Lollipop… This...

Feb 10th

Photograph (of Madonna) shot by Steven Klein for W...

Feb 9th

“I’ll promise this, promise this… Check this...”
— Lady GaGa, Poker Face

Feb 9th

New Zealand’s Yellow Treehouse Restaurant gives our...

Feb 9th

Handmade font (via)…

Feb 9th

“The greenest house is the one that never gets built.”
— Whit Faulconer

Feb 9th

“We put anything on paper” advertisement by...

Feb 9th

Weaver: I'm really surprised I haven't told more people that story.
Simko: Yeah. I sent it to a magazine for their "hard to believe" section and they accused me of making it up...
Weaver: Your life is one big "hard to believe" section.

Feb 9th

Limited edition (anniversary) packaging by Converse… ...

Feb 9th

Blah Blah Blah installation by Louise Campbell… The...

Feb 9th

“If you really want to advise me, do it on Saturday afternoon...”
— Alex Agase

Feb 9th

Trading in the technology to spend the remainder of my...

Feb 9th

Interesting Interface: SpaceCollective

Feb 9th

Over the holidays, a friend told me about a (Christmas) tree...

Feb 9th

Photograph by Matt Clarke…

Feb 9th

“All generalizations are bad.”
— R.H. Grenier

Feb 8th

Just over a month ago, AisleOne’s Antonio Carusone was...

Feb 8th

Feb 8th

“I was a child that both my parents wanted. I was told from...”
— Margaret ...

Feb 8th

Pencil drawing by Cath Riley…

Feb 8th

Simko: Listen, we got ourselves into this mess due to bad judgement - why not pay for it with the same thing?
Munson: And thus the world will be right again
Simko: Seriously, the concept makes some sense right?
Munson: I think that's pretty much the basic tenets of Buddhism

Feb 8th

Welded steel installation by Frank Plant…

Feb 6th

“The criminal, like the artist, is a social explorer.”
— David Carson

Feb 6th

Painting by Leah Tinari… Personal photographs taken...

Feb 6th

Editorial inspired by Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis in...

Feb 6th

Aquafresh advertisement by Grey…

Feb 6th

56 Leonard

Feb 6th

Snowberg photograph by Chris Glass…

Feb 5th

“You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that,...”
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Feb 5th

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Calvin Harris performing the acoustic version of “I Get All The Girls”…

Feb 5th

Interesting Interface: Ian Wharton

Feb 5th

Just a little reminder that Tokyo!, directed by Michel...

Feb 5th

My friends are nothing, if not masters of backhanded...

Feb 5th

“Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people...”
— Banksy

Feb 5th

Photographs of creative people passionately rummaging...

Feb 5th

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Pop-up book masters Robert Sabuda (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) and Matthew Reinhart (Encyclopedia...

Feb 5th

The secret gem (in Stephanie Wei’s backyard) is now...

Feb 4th

“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around...”
— Roald Dahl, The Minpins

Feb 4th

Concept for ‘Harads’ Tree Hotel by Tham &...

Feb 4th

The First Worldwide Site Where Nothing...

Feb 4th

Photograph by Andreas Stavrinides…

Feb 4th

“You know what I hate? Indian givers… No, I take that...”
— Emo Philips

Feb 4th

During my many work-related trips to Los Angeles last year,...

Feb 4th

Poster concept (via)…

Feb 3rd

“Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman...”
— Hubert de Givenchy

Feb 3rd

Illustration by Kelly Smith…

Feb 3rd

Sister: do you know what people probably think when they see that hair of yours?
Simko: ...
Sister: they think "oh where, oh where did she get that crazy wig?"

Feb 3rd

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Lykke Li and Bon Iver performing Dance Dance Dance… Although most of my friends are creative...

Feb 3rd

“Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of...”
— Merle Kessler

Feb 3rd

Truth be told, when an invitation to spend my Super Bowl...

Feb 3rd

Photograph by Guy Aroch…

Feb 3rd

And the most annoying website award goes...

Feb 3rd

Nike Dunk High Back To School Scribble… I’m...

Feb 3rd

“I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better...”
— Oprah Winfrey

Feb 3rd

Intricate illustration by Guilherme Marconi. My idea is to...

Feb 3rd

I don’t take myself too seriously, and you probably shouldn’t either.

Feb 2nd

Limited Edition Vulcan Salute Candle created by Marianne...

Feb 1st

“Football combines two of the worst things in American life....”
— George Will

Feb 1st