Pixel It

Posted on October 16, 2007 Under Design

It seems like the buzzwords of today are "mass customization." Everyone wants something made just for them, and something that conveys their personal style. So why shouldn't that sentiment reach the walls of your home as well? As our friends…

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Standard Motion: New Site!

Posted on September 18, 2007 Under Design

After a Summer-long hiatus, Brooklyn's Standard Motion studio has finally re-opened their online store. You'll find some of Jon Stetzen's latest posters and prints up for grabs on the new site, including all of those you see above and a…

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Yee-Haw Industries

Posted on August 23, 2007 Under Design

Yee-Haw Industries get things done the old-fashioned way. This is characterized not only by their antique letterpress prints and stationary, but also by their online store, which is (for lack of better words) kind of ghetto. That's OK, though, because…

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Poster-Art: Innovation in Poster Design

Posted on August 20, 2007 Under Books

Last night, around ten o'clock, I swooped a copy of Charlotte Rivers's Poster-Art; three hours later, I set it down, not even halfway through the 150+ pages of incredible poster design. A compilation of mass-market, personal, and limited-edition work by…

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Grant Barnhart: New Prints

Posted on July 27, 2007 Under Art

What's not to like about these new 5-color prints from Grant Barnhart, our friend and fellow Spear Collectiver? The one on the left (grrrrr!) is actually a concert poster for Andrew Bird who, by the way, is one hell of…

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Spike Press: Chicago

Posted on June 29, 2007 Under Design

After moving across town last year, I have fallen in love with my new neighborhood. Despite some dispiriting signs of obvious gentrification, enough creative energy remains in the residents and environs of this area that just walking down the street…

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Hero Design Studio

Posted on June 26, 2007 Under Design

What's the story with Buffalo? Equally mocked and praised in popular culture for its industrialist décor, its nowheresville pace and its quintessentially American toughness, for most of the nation the town remains just a punch line or an obscure touchstone.…

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Conscious Alliance

Posted on June 15, 2007 Under Art

I love concert posters. Half art, half music, and normally cheap enough to shamelessly store away once your next favorite band/artist needs wallspace, the concert poster definitely has earned its spot as the number one choice for temporary decoration. However,…

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ISO 50's Three New Bears

Posted on May 23, 2007 Under Art

Scott Hansen of ISO 50 is sneaky. I don't know how he got access to the information, but somehow he planned the release of some killer newbie prints to directly coincide with my latest moving/redecorating blitz. I'm not, like, upset…

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Monsticle Breakout

Posted on May 3, 2007 Under Design

Team favorite Jan Willem Wennekes (of Zeptonn) just dropped word on his latest limited edition print. Even though I'm a huge fan and may have a somewhat skewed perception, I'm just going to put it out there and say that…

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