Month: October 2013
Beyond bare bones… Luxury online retailer MR PORTER suggests the perfect Halloween gift for that special label ghoul in your life. Saint Laurent’s skull pendant (for a scary $695) or ring (a chilly steal at $595) are just the thing for one badass and oh so chic Halloween. But, wouldn’t Yves turn in his grave…
Martha gets down… The queen of lifestyle striking a pose for another purr-fect Halloween! Major points on a few levels…
Vintage scary… Silly Symphony, The Skeleton Dance, Disney Cartoons short feature, 1929. Something about the hand drawn quality and the enchanting sense of humor. The magic that was Walt…
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Joint effort… Amusing gif series by Dior Homme with some help from Fantastic Man (magazine). Quick, simple, visual with a dash of entertainment value. Perfect fit for the young, fashionable and social media obsessed. Bust a move…
An inviting welcome… Of course, we believe the glory is in the details. The folks at Tumblr obviously subscribe to the same philosophy. While we appreciate the entire Tumblr site experience, the dynamic opening login screen is especially inviting and downright cool. Member visuals are used on a rotating basis, curated with a great eye for both impact and eclecticism. Photographs, illustrations and those snappy gifs are usually enough to bring at least a smile. Log in and log in and log in again…
RIP Lou Reed
“Transformer,“ produced by David Bowie, in 1972, included “Perfect Day,” and “Walk on the Wild Side,” arguably his best-known song, an ode to the underground sex- and drug-fueled lifestyle of a cross-dresser, with brooding lyrics and a thumping drum-and-bass shuffle. Cover photograph, Royal Festival Hall, London by Mick Rock, 1972. Rest in peace, Mr. Reed. You were truly a transformative artist and a much loved New Yorker…
Finding your way
Google’s latest effort to show the human side of their apps comes in the form of this short film about Saroo Brierley, a man who was separated from his mother at age 5 and used the Google Map app to find her 26 years later. Brierley wrote a book, The Long Way Home, that tells the longer version of his story. The google film does a good job showing how their maps played a pivotal role in Brierley’s search. The film could have done a better job at showing the more traumatic aspects of Brierley’s life, namely the emotional impact of the separation from his family and the death of his brother, but the story is still an incredible one. For the all-powerful Google, an admirable attempt to humanize the impact of its technology. Home is definitely where the heart is…
Pensive + romantic
A behind the scenes look at one of Deborah Turbeville’s last projects. Shooting the campaign for the Valentino Spring 2012 collection in Mexico, featuring Zuzanna Bijoch, Maud Welzen, Bette Franke and Fei Fei Sun, the shoot represents the incredibly powerful and thought-provoking worlds created by the unique and masterful Turbeville. An incredibly distinctive style that will surely be missed…
Events not to be missed (and a site to match)
Site SPOTTED. Lincoln Center | White Lights Festival. With both responsive design and a new minimalist movement taking hold in web design today, this site for the 2013 White LIghts Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center is a fine example of solid design at work. From the simple homepage with a dynamic vertical roll of striking event photography to the hidden event subnavigation bar at the site’s left margin, the content is perfectly organized and presented. Very few page types here (another good idea for both aesthetic continuity and site functionality). Copy in all cases is straight-forward and easy-to-digest. Darker color palette for the site in general and featured photographs adds dramatic effect as well as allows the information to stand out. Definitely worth checking out. And while you’re on the site, why not order a few sets of tickets? A little culture is always good for soul…
