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recently i made what is maybe the greatest twitter list of all time, composed of all the bklyn renegade craft fair 2011 vendors i could find on twitter (yes, i’m promoting this again. you know it’s awesome. and if you’re a renegade vendor and are missing from the list, let me know!). anyway, it was [...]
as we mentioned on twitter, our kickstarter project is full-on funded, and we still have until friday to keep raising funds! so, if you want in on the action, there’s still time. check out the pictures below of one of the new houses we’ll be printing. this is a very exciting time for us, because [...]
i’ve recently had the pleasure to work on the overhaul of the goose grease graphics (goose grease is a hand-painted doll company that my wife michelle owns and operates along with friend, anna donado, who is the one who developed the hand-written lettering for this project). the core is pretty much done. i’m working on [...]
curiosity drives me to rummage through things people leave on the street. curiosity also drives my 4-year-old daughter, chloe, to rummage through leaves on the street. or generosity rather, i suppose. a few days ago as i walked with chloe to school, she bent down, picked up a leaf, handed it to me and said, [...]
i’m a tad late on these i think, but hopefully there are enough procrastinators out there. just finished up the crafton series valentine’s day card. you can read the story and pick one up for your lover at the lfb supermarket or etsy shop. enjoy!
there’s something intrinsically attractive about weathered, worn or distressed objects. i don’t think it would be such a popular apparel motif if people didn’t find some beauty in it. we see it on new graphic Ts that already have cracked printing, or new jeans that are already faded. instagram, the wildly popular new iphone photo [...]
so, we are (and by that i mean i am) launching a set of tea towels with the lfb williamsbuildings printed on them. they’ll be available in the lfb etsy and supermarket shops this week, but here’s a sneak peak;
as we mentioned a few posts back, we’re rolling out some new handmade design goods soon. to accommodate, we are discontinuing and liquidating our current stock of williamsbuilding prints (the linocut building block prints). they’re now 3 for $10, which is a steal. we even thought about letting people just come into the studio and [...]
here’s a little preview of a new line that will be available in the lfb etsy and supermarket shops soon.
the live from bklyn blog was included in this book, “blogs: mad about design.” i’m definitely honored by the inclusion. if any you have actually been following this blog for a couple of years, you’ll notice that the images included in the book are from way back in the day. that’s when i was first [...]
last weekend i attended the wedding of melissa and brannon mcallister. as a gift for the guests, they had these fine, fine letterpress posters created by hatch show print.
mark wagner is making his money work for him. check out his extensive collection of dollar bill cut and paste art. he’s also got some other great art mixed in. like this booklyn chapbook cover design. i just got that new york city poems book a week or so ago, and had planned on making [...]
when you order chinese food from new hong kong kitchen on grand st. in williamsburg, they put little pieces of cardboard from sliced up boxes between the food, presumably so that your sweet and sour chicken container does not crush your sesame chicken container. and i appreciate that. last night as i was descending upon [...]
good grief. will someone please tell this woman to slow down and let the rest of us catch up? i mean there’s ornament and typography, and then there’s marian bantjes. her penchant for fabulously detailed and intricate ornament is just ridiculous. i give you the design ignites change poster, v1. there’s a v2 on her [...]
oh starbucks, what a quandary you’ve put me in. so many reasons to hate you (like your quest for coffee hegemony), so many reasons to love you. like this tub that your perfect oatmeal comes in. simple, yet ornate. modern in design, classic in production. not only are the ornaments perfect in execution, but you [...]
i usually fancy myself a design purest, meaning that i think it better to achieve a certain processed look by actually using that process, rather than simulate it digitally. but i must say, i am quite taken with the effects of the mr. retro permanent press filters. i don’t like digital simulations because it’s usually [...]
a few days ago while using the ever-handy stumble upon tool bar, i came across the above image (click header). unfortunately, the image isn’t anywhere to be found on the actual website (zee.com.br) with any sort of corresponding info. i’ve scoured the web looking for the source of this mystery whale image, because i love [...]