If Steve Nishimoto -- Nish, to the design community -- is as driven by change and culture as he claims, then today's inspiration must be in no meager supply. The designer just returned from his first trip abroad, where a…
Continue Reading →Scott Rench (aka: Yosoh) has the kind of story we like to read about. An accidental designer and an unconventional artist, Scott fell into his current jobs in advertising and ceramics by chance, when a friend introduced him to a…
Continue Reading →The much anticipated third installment of the Sony Bravia television campaign has finally been released -- or found -- on the internet. The first two, Balls and Paint made quite a scene over the last couple of years, both in…
Continue Reading →This Friday, Colorado artist Rafa Jenn will be showing his new collection of work at Boulder's Joy Engine. "Pin-Ups," which features 50 drawings by the multi-aliased man, will pack out the Engine with plenty of hand-drawn nakey from 8-12pm, then…
Continue Reading →A couple of weeks ago, I flew out to London aboard the much-buzzed-about Virgin Upper Class. I'm surprised it took me this long to try Virgin, but it was indeed worth the wait. Being a major branding sucker, I was…
Continue Reading →Remarkable, a UK-based recycled product company, makes fun stuff out of old CDs, tires, and juice boxes. Oh, and about anything else they can get their hands on -- because the creative crew at Remarkable will stop at nothing when…
Continue Reading →It's officially a happy Thursday, because today is the day we introduce Mike Luce, our new Chicago-based contributor that's been filling the pages of Spearland with the kind of wit and wisdom one can only attribute to years of sometimes…
Continue Reading →Attention All Strange Pepsi Collectors (and by that I mean strange flavors of Pepsi, not that Pepsi collectors are abnormal in any way): yesterday marked the release of Pepsi Ice Cucumber, a limited-time-only special edition beverage developed for the Japanese…
Continue Reading →I've really enjoyed watching the evolution of Japanese artist Aya Takano. She uses acrylic and diluted gouache paints to create fictional, erotic, and sullen images featuring thin, big-eyed Geisha girls-- there's a taste of sex, sadness, and the future all…
Continue Reading →In a world full of Crazy Frog and Chamillionaire ringtones, Jonathon Keats is breathing some fresh air into the annoying market of sounds with his My Cage ringtone. Available for download at Start Mobile, My Cage is a 4:33 "interlude…
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