Found via Memento Mori

A look at contemporary letterpress printing, the technology that goes back to Gutenberg. Short film by Raspberry and Jam for Cereal magazine.

‘The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique itself doesn’t really matter. Whatever works is the thing to use.’

Terry Gilliam on animation. From 1974.

Found via Cartoon Brew

‘Signage for an alternative music festival.’

The work of Dani Wolf.

Found via YouWorkForThem

From last year: The bold choices ad. Starring Willem Dafoe and directed by Dante Ariola for StrawberryFrog.

Behind the scenes here.

‘W Korea is celebrating seven wonderful years by creating a splendid set of collectible covers, starring seven of the industry’s lovely ones’

Photographer Jang Hyun Hong, Louis Vuitton, W Korea, March 2012.

Behind the scenes here.

Found via Eyegasmic

Coco Rocha and plastic, photographed by Craig McDean for W Magazine, October 2006.

Found via Trendnista

The work of photographer Aleksey Kozlov and designer Marina Khiebnikova.

Found via No Ones Nemesis

Karlie Kloss by Gabriele Revere, LIFE Magazine, 2011.

Found via fuckyeahmagazinecover

Another shot of the great Audrey Hepburn.

Found via XXI Why Not

The Falling, fashion editorial by Melissa Rodwell for Ben Trovato.

More here.

John Lee Star Stocks, photograph by Robert Knight.

John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Whiskey & Wimmen

I like savory because it tastes savory. Which I think is why they call it that.

Found via batixa

From 1978: The work of Arnie Lynde.

Found via It’s Nice That

Garbage’s Cup of Coffee.

Found via newyorkshitty

Cuby + Blizzards: Windows of My Eyes

Image found via Fiore-Rosso

The Dears: No Cities Left

Image found via passif-agresif

‘listening right now: The Black Keys’

Brazil-based fashion model Flávia Desgranges, photographed by Felipe Ornell.

The Black Keys: Too Afraid to Love You

From 1985.

Found via tout ceci est magnifique

Found via Culturenik

‘The ads were inspired by Philippe Petit’s 1974 ‘Man on Wire’ act – an illegal tightrope traverse between the Twin Towers – as well as Charles C. Ebbets’ classic 1932 photograph, ‘Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam.”

Green Day – art directed by Yard and photographed by Danny Clinch for (Howard Stern’s favorite designer) John Varvatos, Spring/Summer 2012.

Found via Fashion Indie

‘Yeah, for the logo the ‘g’ took longer to design than all the other letter forms put together.’ -bb

Former typography student. New band. Custom drawn g.

Brett Berry survived my graphic design courses and recently formed The Tangs with his brother Brandon.

Their debut EP Let It Out can be snagged on iTunes.

Website here, Facebook page here.

The Tangs: Take Me Down

‘Sunrise. American skies.’

Found via Lisa Veronica

‘Help me Spock!’

I’ve always wondered what Abraham Lincoln really looked like – beyond the 5-spot engravings, time-worn photographs and the Star Trek episode.

Pictured, the beautifully-detailed (tho controversial) work of Stockhom-based retoucher Sanna Dullaway.

More photos here, deviant art page here.

Found via Eric Whitacre

‘Between 1939 and 1944, the OWI and the Farm Security Administration made thousands of photographs, approximately 1,600 of them in color’

Despite what my dad told me, the 1930s and 40s were actually in color.

More pics here, here, here and here.

‘You’ll see Playland, our oceanside amusement park which was closed in 1972, very rare footage of the SkyTram (an extinct ride over Seal Rocks and Sutro Baths), and a brakescreeching ride down the Crookedest Street in the World.’

From 1955: Color Cinemascope footage of San Francisco by Tullio Pellegrini.

Found via Boing Boing

Black Bear Road, Telluride, Colorado, 1975.

Found via Stuff U Can Use

The photography of Neil Krug.

Found via over the rainbow

The graffiti of Jerm IX.

Found via LOUDreams

‘Size 12 (U.S.) model Katya Zharkova, 28, stars in the shoot, which has a powerful statistic accompanying each image’

PLUS Model Magazine takes a stand. Article here.

Found via Mail Online

‘The ads are hyper-sexual, as fits Equinox and Richardson’s reputation, but Equinox members were pissed off because the models were too thin.’

New ads for Equinox, lensed by Terry Richardson.

Article here, behind the scenes here.

Voyeur (2009). Self-portrait. Photographer Yulia Gorodinski.

The photography of Lukasz Wierzbowski.

Found via Ben Trovato

‘drawer, lace, secrets and an old phone’

The photography of Samuel Hodge.

Blog here, interview here.

Found via Meiji Sinee

‘Death does determine life  . . . .  Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is suspended and therefore ambiguous. However, to be sincere I must add that for me death is important only if it is not justified and rationalised by reason. For me death is the maximum of epic-ness.’ –Pier Paolo Pasolini

Luca Finotti’s The Last Obsession. Featuring Tom Ford’s Fall/Winter collection.

‘With Georgia O’Keefe and Tina Modotti as inspirations, Chiuri & Piccioli looked to create ‘a fantasy setting for a new poetic femininity.”

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli’s spring collection for Valentino, photographed by Deborah Turbeville.

Found via Models.com

Editorial photography by Tim Walker for Vogue Italia.

Found via Capuccino Bar

Hilary Anderson photographed by Billy Rood for Ben Trovato.

Anna de Rijk photographed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello for TAR Magazine.

The photography of Alex Prager.

Last month, Prager completed a 13 ‘cinematic villain’ piece for the NYT Magazine. View Touch of Evil here.

It’s a new year. Let’s move on.

Grimes is Claire Boucher and her new album drops in the US February 21. Details.

Album design by Jasper Baydala with Boucher’s own illustrations. At bottom, Genesis.

Thanks for your reads in 2011. Up next, more boldness. Looking forward.

Pictured is an image from an upcoming project I’ve been working on as of late – which with some luck and spit, should see the light of day in the next few months. Click to view larger. Powered, of course, by Gill Kayo.

‘the story of the rise and fall of Black Horse Disco, a youth club set up in the centre of a large working-class estate in North London’

Knuckle Sandwich. Cover photographed by Red Saunders, a.k.a MC Redman. Powered by Gill Kayo. Details.

The Clash: What’s My Name

Found via The Pelican Blog

The work of Australia-based design firm Toko.

Website here, store here. (Unfortunately, the gill ultra bold. tee is sold out)

Reading glass case with outlined Helvetica. Genuine 1970s soft plastic.

‘These things are becoming harder to find these days and I wish to have a record of their fine existence.’

Photographs from Sam Platz’s Pay Phone Tribute Album (on Facebook).

‘next door to Cricket’s Cafe off Auburn Blvd  . . .  in Citrus Heights, CA’

Photograph by Ian Webb.