entries Tagged as [design]
8th Continent
‘The sun icons identify flavors and serve as a reminder that soymilk is a healthy, plant-based drink’
Joe Miller turned me on to this stuff. Smooth flavor, tons of protein.
Last year, Bob Dinetz and BBDO West updated 8th Continent’s packaging with Yoplait-like illustrations by Ben Javens.
‘avarice’
‘Sugary motion graphic piece inspired by a poem from Irish author Tony Curtis.’
Video by Fan Sissoko of the Dublin-based firm Stef&Fan. Check out the other cool stuff at their site.
Music: Birdy Nam Nam’s 2009 track, From Here to There.
Pepper time
Right now I have no idea what time it is.
So I don’t know if it’s the right time to drink my Dr Pepper.
Photo found via Marc Gutierrez
Italian beef stew
Hattie Carter’s Great Cooking Ideas is this phone book sized thing that came from a garage sale.
Published in 1978 – on really cheap newsprint (just like real phone books) – this thing is quite a gem. Nothing I’ve ever made from its pages has ever let me down.
Cuisines covered are surprisingly global (for the time) – curries and sukiyaki mixed in with a homespun collection of casseroles and bakes. Not a design masterpiece tho; cute clip art-like illustrations punctuate large Helvetica type – with heds set in Souvenir, odd floral borders abound.
The Italian Beef Stew is a fantastic mix of flavors. Here’s the recipe. [Read more →]
Italian soul
‘This track is the representation of GLUTTONY as being an obsession for the classics of soul music.’
Music video for Micha Soul’s Soul Food. Video produced by Frame24.
Street meat
‘The sneakers, a pair of Nike Air Force Ones are called ‘Haute Charcuterie”
Meat shoes designed by Swiss design firm BlackYard, presented at Art Clash 2009. More info here.
Found via Modern Urban Style
Pork chop
‘It’s hand printed in black, red, and white inks on 100% post-consumer recycled kraft cardstock. Super glossy double hit o black.’
Letterpress meat poster, part of YeeHaw’s Butcher Shop Series – which also includes porterhouse, ribeye and New York strip. Order up here.
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