monkeyama

Urban Chickens

monkeyama — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:11:12 +0000

These little chicken coops make me want to get some chickens for the back yard.
Organic eggs.

via fastcompany

Japan – The Strange Country

monkeyama — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:33:22 +0000

I enjoyed this. Via creativeroots.

confusion vs. information

monkeyama — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:35:41 +0000

I got this graph from The Future Well.
I love that this graph does what it says.

What type are you?

monkeyama — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:35:04 +0000

A friend sent a link to a little thing Pentagram created called, What Type are You? I’ll admit that I was a little dissapointed to find out that I was “Dot Matrix” but the the site totally redeemed itself when it allowed me to explore the other typeface personalities. Enjoy.

Just when I thought it had all been done

monkeyama — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:08:38 +0000

These guys went and did this. Genius.

A well designed umbrella

monkeyama — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:02:44 +0000

London Undercover makes these incredible umbrellas that blend fashion and brilliant product design. If I had one I’d want it to rain every day.

Something I ffffound

monkeyama — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:31:06 +0000

Pantone color of the year

monkeyama — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:07:57 +0000

Recently Pantone revealed the 2010 color of the year. I couldn’t wait to find out what it was.
Naturally, I was not disappointed when I found out it was 15-5519 Turquoise.

If I was to buy an ax…

monkeyama — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:22:04 +0000

I’d buy this ax. In fact, when I saw these I racked by brain for any kind of justification of such a purchase. Makes me wish I lived in the country or had a real fireplace. Best Made Company. Delightful.

Netherland

monkeyama — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:15:16 +0000

If you’re in Chicago this weekend, be sure to stop by Rotofugi to check out work by Chad Kouri (one of my faves) and Netherland.

Since I’ve already done a post about Chad, here are a few samples of Netherlands work.

Katie Daisy

monkeyama — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:52:19 +0000

This month’s issue of HOW had an article on illustrator, Katie Daisy. I love her obsession with hand drawn tuscan letterforms and liberal use of birds, flowers, and illustrations about the midwest. Which, if you’ve never been, is a great place. I’ve lived on the coasts, and they are great, but people tend to forget that there is a lot more out there to discover.

Rainscript Font

monkeyama — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:51:19 +0000

2010 is going to be about really great typefaces.

I found this font this morning, Rainscript.

It feels old world and Englishy.

Eco Tote Bag

monkeyama — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:23:18 +0000

I just finished several bag designs for a grocery store client of ours.
Here are two of them.

Paul Rand Children’s Books

monkeyama — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:30:37 +0000

If you’re like me and you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “How can I teach my kids about great designers like Paul Rand?” I’ve got the answer.

In the late 50s and 60s, Paul Rand and his wife, Ann, wrote a series of Children’s book.
Sparkle and Spin, Little One, and I Know a Lot of Things.
Each of them are amazing.

Eventually, when my daughter is old enough to talk, I imagine we’ll have this conversation:
“Daddy, who designed that logo on the TV?”
“Oh. What a great question. The Westinghouse logo was designed by Paul Rand. The same guy that made your Sparkle and Spin book.”

DS TYPE FOUNDRY

monkeyama — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:48 +0000

DS Type was founded in 1994 by Dino dos Santos. He made this typeface, which I love, called Estilo Script.

I’M SORRY

monkeyama — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:25:48 +0000

I could never get the grid style blog working the way I wanted. So I went back to my old template with a few tweaks. I think this is easier to read anyway.

PASHLEY BIKES

monkeyama — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:07:25 +0000

If I had about two grand to spend on a bike, I’d buy this one. This Pashley has both style and elegance. If I was doing a shoot for Esquire, I’d probably have this bike somewhere in the frame.

A BIFERCATED TUSCAN WITH LASSO

monkeyama — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:31 +0000

I found this font the other day and there is something about it that just makes you smile. It’s free, so it might not be perfect, but might be fun to use. I hate the name of it…Hoedown. Sounds like a 24 pack of bush light mixed with a jo-ann fabric extravaganza.

But the font is actually a mix of two classic styles. One is that it is a tuscan typeface, which originated in Italy. Tuscans have that classic wood cut look and often will have a diamond shape in the center. Think old American baseball team logos. The second style is that it is bifurcated, which means that the serif edges are peeled back, much like a banana. But this font actually throws in a third modern style. If you look at the G, the serif is curled like a lasso. I’m not sure if this is the part of the font that I hate or the part that I love. Regardless, it makes it more whimsical.

MAKE YOUR OWN FONTS

monkeyama — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:18:43 +0000

Found this great tool called FontStruct that lets you make and download your very own typeface!

Enjoy.

WOODEN RADIOS

monkeyama — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:11:04 +0000

I found this radio here.

It reminds me of the little guy we have at our apartment, which you can buy here.