FN as Ammo
Field Notes as ammo in posters for the 2013 Salt Lake Addys by Struck. Boom.
View ArticleContract with America
Field Notes' Contract with America (and Everywhere Else for that Matter.)
View ArticleHotel Luggage Labels
Hotel luggage labels were "not only validation of travels past, but reminders that there were more places to go." —Steven Heller.
View ArticleNathan Godding
Nice colorful, minimal work from http://www.nathangodding.com/#mce_temp_url#, a San Francisco-based designer. I love his typographic work and the playfulness of his layouts. Share This A Huge thanks...
View ArticleUser Names
Want to know if your user name is available on 159 of the most commonly used social websites? Check it. Namechk.com, p.s. If you are a member of all of these, you may need to go outside and replenish...
View ArticletheGOODbook
theGOODbook is a leather wallet, iPhone 5 case and sketchbook all in one. Yay for being handcrafted in Portland, Oregon USA.
View ArticleHistory of Bird Day
As an early heads up to make sure you're prepared for January 5th, here's a brief history of Bird Day in the US and Europe (but mostly about how the Soviets celebrated it).
View ArticlePixeltrade
Shantanu Starick is a talented young photographer from Brisbane who is travelling the world trading his skills for food, board and travel expenses. He will be arriving in New York City late November,...
View ArticleCreated By Us
Created By Us, a newly launched web series profiling interesting things being made by interesting people here in Chicago.
View ArticleConan and Andy Richter in Halo 4
The hidden Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter scene from Halo 4.
View ArticleIn Brief: Brooklyn Nets Open
By now pretty much everyone knows I'm not the biggest fan of the Brooklyn Nets logo. I'll admit that, despite my regard for the execution of the logo(s), the approach and strategy are right on cue, if...
View ArticleUnfamiliar
“It is a sign of great inner insecurity to be hostile to the unfamiliar.” - Anaïs Nin (via this Brain Pickings blog post)
View ArticleBack-up Battery with a Hand Turbine Power Generator
BoostTurbine2000 from Etón is a durable back-up battery with a hand turbine power generator. It enables you to charge your mobile device even when the power is out. In one minute the hand turbine...
View ArticleCounty Map Title Page Letterforms
Relink. 19th century decorative typography from a selection of County Map Title Page Letterforms collected by BibliOdyssey from the David Rumsey Map Collection. So great.
View ArticleQuestion: Best Approach for Internal Rollout?
I have never made a post like this, where it's just an open question. But the topic is one that I think (a) many of our readers have plenty of first-hand experience and (b) many others would like to...
View ArticleDynamic D*Haus
The Dynamic D*Haus, a proposed residential structure that changes shape throughout the day to best utilize sunlight. Missing in these prototype films are the gigantic signs you'd have to have...
View ArticleLinds Redding's 'A Short Lesson in Perspective'
"A Short Lesson in Perspective," a great essay about the perils of working in advertising, written by Linds Redding, who passed away last week.
View ArticleWhy Are New Planet Names So Boring?
"Really? Is that the Bbest you can come up with? It just seems so Bboring." Quentin Cooper, writing for the BBC, about Alpha Centauri Bb and asking "Why Are New Planet Names So Boring?"
View ArticlePaul Windle
As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. This is true for native Texan Paul Windle’s illustrations. Now based in New York, Paul manages to create clever and often times hilarious...
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