Surreal Minds Exhibit

Posted on June 17, 2009 Under Art

I'm looking forward to the Surreal Minds exhibit with new works by dust next week here in NYC at myplasticheartnyc in the Lower East Side. Dust is a Swiss/German artist and designer who does murals, canvases, toys, illustrations, and more.…

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Recess on Governor's Island

Posted on June 16, 2009 Under Travel

There are plenty in the creative arena who scoff at the idea of sport, likening athletic competition as entertainment for uncivilized mongrels. However, when the chasm between brute force and artistic inspiration is bridged, some wonderful things can occur. The…

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Get Married in the Lower East Side

Posted on June 8, 2009 Under Life

Weddings can be extremely expensive, time consuming affairs. Couples sometimes spend over a year planning every last detail of their nuptials. Often times the worry associated with such painstaking detail from whether the DJ has the right version of "It…

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Ji Lee: "Delete Billboard"

Posted on April 27, 2009 Under Art

Hundreds of unregistered billboards flood the NYC urban landscape, creating a glut of unregulated eyesores on nearly every formerly barren surface. While the city allows this unregulated illegal ugliness to stand unchecked, Jordan Seiler and PublicAdCampaign.com decided it was high…

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NYC Street Vendors Infograph

Posted on April 23, 2009 Under Design

New York City vendors are one of the many things we love/hate about the city. Everyone has a story of some amazing/crazy street vendor experience. The Street Vendor Project has put together a visual guide for vendor regulations, rights and…

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A Dust La Rock Exhibit NYC

Posted on April 23, 2009 Under Art

We began singing the praises of Dust La Rock earlier in the week but little did we know that this monster had already been created. The stellar graphic design alter ego of Joshua Prince has plenty of friends in high…

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Boogie Comes to Manhattan!

Posted on April 21, 2009 Under Art

Prolific street photographer (with incredible access), Boogie, who we covered several years ago has a best-of show coming up in Manhattan on Greene Street at the Altamont Showroom that is sure to be amazing. Details below: Thursday, April 30th. 9:00…

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BMW Art Cars

Posted on March 20, 2009 Under Art

In the mid 70s BMW began asking artists to paint their cars, getting the likes of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Esther Mahlangu to turn racers into artwork. You can take a look at the art cars from 1975 to…

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Mark Your Calendar: The 99% Conference

Posted on March 4, 2009 Under Life

Behance believes there are too many ideas in the world, and not enough action. The name is inspired by Thomas Edison's famous quote, "genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration." The conference is for people that already have great ideas,…

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Headhoods!

Posted on February 20, 2009 Under Fashion

This is one of those ideas that is so obvious we're surprised this is the first we've seen it. A simple print of a head on the head part of a hoody = Headhoods! All hand-printed from a little factory…

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