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Typembrya by Oded Ezer on Vimeo

Typembrya is a personal homage to Herb Lubalin’s famous Mother & Child logo (seen below). This is the third experimental project in the ‘Biotypography’ series by Israel-based designer Oded Ezer. For more info, please visit his site here.

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From Tokyo: Click on the image to watch video/jump.

Found via Twitter.com/rockstaronline

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No. 1235

David Peterson is a local watercolor artist. You can often find him hanging out at the Sacramento Fine Art Center.

I love the looseness, energy, layering and colors; David has the guts to just let it all fly! You’ll even see a Sharpie in there.

This is his site.

No. 579, Katrina (all proceeds went to Katrina Relief)

No. 1528, Easter in Locke

No. 546, Milk Farm

No. 845, Crazy Tacos

‘Went to San Francisco Saturday and painted the obvious’

‘Jay Street Sunday Morning’

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The work of Paris-based Françoise Nelly, one of the first artists I found on MySpace.

Great write up in Cool Hunter here. Official site here (Check out the video under biography).

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Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo

‘The Typophile Film Fest 5 is a one hour selection of typographic films hailing from all over the world including Argentina, The Netherlands, Russia and the United States. The films vary in subject matter and style; creating a dynamic presentation of motion design, typographic animation, short stories, documentaries and interviews.’

More info here.

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Tom Waits’ Eggs and Sausage animated by Jackie Lay on Vimeo

Found via Drawn

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Complete show.

Found via TV Days

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Art Ford on his Greenwich Village Party program from 1957
Featuring Cy Coleman
 

Cy Coleman, Why Try To Change Me Now?
From Art Ford’s Greenwich Village Party, 1957
 

Fiona Apple and Dave Palmer, Why Try To Change Me Now? 2009
 

The Best Is Yet To Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman

New album available here. Official Cy Coleman site here.

Art Ford videos found via TV Days

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Vintage Original Joe’s ashtray, photo by mehallo

Kick back, have a Martini at Joe’s.

get the playlist or watch video or create your own at mixpod.com
please support the musicians on my player by legally purchasing their music

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Top: Ghirardelli Lux Milk Hazlenut
Middle: Ghirardelli Sublime White Vanilla Dream
Bottom: Ghirardelli 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Bar

One piece of each.
Let all three slowly melt in your mouth.

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Funki Porcini Atomic Kitchen

Short film from Funki Porcini’s CD/DVD album Fast Asleep.

Typographic album cover:

(Hm. This cover reminds me of theSTART’s Chelsea Davis)

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