Recently Received
Fresh treats from the mail bag. This week’s entry includes pieces from Nobrow, PA Press, Relay Room and Wiley. Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design By Michael Bierut / Published by Princeton...
View ArticleOne Gradient to Rule them All
Founded in 1988, Adani Group is one of the largest conglomerates in India with businesses in industries ranging from coal trading and mining, to ports and transportation, to power generation and gas...
View Article♥ / Songza
A big thank you to Songza for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed! Relaxing? Working? Throwing a party? Songza has the perfect playlists for any occasion. Browse and stream thousands of original playlists...
View ArticleThe Beekeeper
The third Made By Hand mini documentary is out: It is titled The Beekeeper and tells the story of a local NYC farmer called Megan Paska. If you haven’t seen the first two of the series, check them out...
View ArticleBrief Encounters
Trailer for Brief Encounters, a film about Gregory Crewdson's elaborate photographic portraits of small-town American life. Via Chris Glass.
View ArticlePeriodic Table Table
"Somewhere around 2002 I accidentally got sidetracked and started working on a Periodic Table Table." —Theo Gray. Via Swiss Miss.
View ArticleFrancisco Studios Commercials
FotA Waki Gamez has started making commercials for his family's business, the music rehearsal space empire that is Francisco Studios. And of course the spots involve squid, zombie pets, and the Kraken.
View ArticleA Lion In Winter
Illustrator Antony Hare's newest portrait is titled "Stanley Winter." A detail is above. Check it out in all its hi-res glory as a part of Antony's latest Art Torrent. For tons more on SK, get lost in...
View ArticleStar Wars Suggested Viewing Order
"There are many people who dislike the prequel trilogy so much that they don't even consider watching them. On bad days, I'm one of those people, but on good days I see some value in the prequel...
View ArticleBrand New Awards, Deadline is this Friday
The deadline to complete the online submission form and/or receive your physical entries for the Brand New Awards is this Friday, March 2. Don't forget to cast your vote about this post online
View ArticleBird Machine Profile
From the new web series Practice & Shape, this nicely shot profile of longtime FotA, Jay Ryan.
View ArticleThe Art of Living
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is...
View ArticleTo Understand Is to Perceive Patterns
A frantic science lesson in To Understand is to Perceive Patterns.
View ArticleSeppl | Esspresso Maker
This porcelain espresso maker called Seppl (chuckle) made me look. Seppl attaches to the wall which helps keep the work space open, ideal for small NYC kitchens. Quite a beautiful apparatus, no?...
View ArticleChip Slip
(Print) designers, listen up, here’s a brand new product you will love: SLIP lets you organize and reuse Pantone chips! SLIP fit into a regular Pantone folders and feature 30 clear pockets per page....
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