Pick
Posted on September 14th, 2010 by steve
Rice-A-Roni
Posted on September 14th, 2010 by steve
‘a side dish that gave Kraft Macaroni & Cheese a run for its money in the 1950s’
Pailadzo Captanian and her Armenian rice pilaf became ‘The San Francisco Treat.’
Here’s NPR taking a look at where this Armenian/Italian treat comes from. Original recipe included.
Locals or tourists
Posted on September 13th, 2010 by steve
‘Blue pictures are by locals. Red pictures are by tourists. Yellow pictures might be by either.’
Where everyone hangs out in San Francisco. According to photos posted on Flickr. More cities here.
Found via CommandZed
Font and Tapia
Posted on September 12th, 2010 by steve
San Bruno explosion
Posted on September 11th, 2010 by steve
Thursday evening I saw a Tweet come in. It said there was an airplane crash in San Bruno.
I grew up across from the San Francisco Airport and my dad used to always joke that an airplane – someday – would come crashing thru the front window. And now I’m – allegedly – reading about it on Twitter. [Read more →]
Influence: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
Posted on September 9th, 2010 by steve
‘A German, Jewish gynecologist, artist, and popular science writer extraordinaire, Fritz Kahn (1888-1968) is considered by many to be the founder of conceptual medical illustration.’
The influence of Fritz Kahn’s Der Mensch als Industriepalast (Man as Industrial Palace) was far flung.
Here’s a sum up of the work of Kahn by Vanessa Ruiz at Street Anatomy.
Film: Der Mensch als Industriepalast
Posted on September 9th, 2010 by steve
‘The intertwining of science, art and technology: An animated and interactive installation based on the poster of the same title by Fritz Kahn from 1927.’
Animation by Henning M. Lederer, sound design by David Indge.
More info here. Original poster below.
Der Mensch als Industriepalast, Fritz Kahn, 1927
Found via Gábor Kóthay
Historical Fragments
Posted on September 8th, 2010 by steve
The work of Chad Hagen.
Also available: Prints of his Nonsensical Infographics.
Found via Designer Daily
Weaver
Posted on September 7th, 2010 by steve
The work of Mark Weaver.
I really enjoyed his redesign of the incredible Paste magazine (sadly, now an online-only venture) – and do check out his Make Something Cool Every Day project.
Brownstone, with Artie Shaw
Posted on September 7th, 2010 by steve
‘An original 21st-century design by Alejandro Paul, Brownstone is a monoline sans-serif with ornate details inspired by historic brownstone buildings of Brooklyn, NY.’
Love type. But also love Artie Shaw.
Sleepytime
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by steve
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garcia's 'pure design'
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the cynic
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Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
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Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
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