Genius iPad Case

I've often thought of one of my favorite drawing toys as my first laptop. And now, thanks to the fine folks at Headcase, the Etch A Sketch Hard Case for iPad, we can all geek out in true retro geek style:

Get yours over at Headcase.

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Morgan 3 Wheel Reborn

Dig the Morgan Threewheeler from British automaker Morgan Motor.

First introduced in 1909 and soon to be back on the showroom floors after it's official unveiling at next week's Geneva auto show.

Fooking awesome! You know you want one, I sure as hell will be dreaming about getting one: Morgan Motor Company.

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His Master's Vice

Coming Soon to a Pub near me, email me if you need one!

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Vintage VW Bus Branding

Wow. What's not to love about these gorgeous, vintage Volkswagen dealer logo book scans of Volkswagen split-window buses! With the the food truck craze in full force, these are a great source of both inspiration and typographic goodness.



Mucho mas: VW Van Awesomeness.

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Muchas Gracias: Vintage Bus and Cartype.

Breville Radio Toaster

Fine tuning your morning ritual just reached it's peak with this combo FM/AM radio +toaster complete with variable browning functions. Coffee not included.

Breville Radio Toaster.

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It's Your Duty!

Totally love this... Pick it up!

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Gracias to all the folks over at DogMilk and Threadless.

The Thomas Beale Cipher

The Thomas Beale Cipher from Andrew S Allen on Vimeo.

Wow, this is so nicely done, enjoy!

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More Social Not-Working

Nice! Very cool stuff from illustrator Fuchsia Macaree.

Grab the screen saver size over here.

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Test Post

This is a test post...

Please Stand By.



"Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever." Brian WIlson.

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Thanks to Bermoraca for the cool image.

Finish Everything You Start

Merry New Year and welcome to 2011!

Here's to a healthy and happy 2011 for each and everyone of us!

And if you really think about it for a moment you'll realize that when it comes to News Year Resolutions and/or what I like to think of as "the art of keeping promises to yourself" the most direct and simple way is to succeed is to: Do your best and finish everything you start.

I got this genus yet simple and perfect advice from my mom during our brief discussion regarding life and resolutions on New Years Day 1980.

Do your best and finish everything you start.

Thanks Mom! Say hi to Dad up there from your oldest and first son, love and miss you in a big way!

Thanks to everyone still digging and reading the blogs, Happy New Year!

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Posted using BlogPress from my iPad and thanks to Phoster for the image!

BlogPress iPad Test

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I Like It On Top

New Mad Dog's Pub Tease...

Acoustic IPhone Speaker

Dig the totally natural alternative to electronically amplified iPhone sound docks.

Using only the iPhone's built in speaker, the Koostik. acoustically amplifies the volume output by 2 to 4 times!

Think of a solid body guitar that's unplugged-you strum the strings and get a little bit of sound. But if those strings are placed over a hollow body guitar and you strum the strings-you suddenly have acoustic music. The same principal is at work with Koostik.. Simply place your iPhone into the center cradle, and immediately you hear your music acoustically amplified, way cool.


The Koostik is designed so it works with all generations of iPhone. All of the external buttons and controls of the phone are easily accessible while the phone is docked in the Koostik.

Very nice.

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RIP Chuck Ramirez

Way back when in the late 1990's, I was honored when my friend and colleague Chuck Ramirez called me one morning and asked if I wanted to do the invite for the Blue Star Arts & Eats - my answer - Totally! The only thing was.... it was due to the printer the next day.

I remember drawing this little dude, my caricature of Chuck, while I was on the phone with him going over the details of the invite. I finished the illustration, bought some props: vino, daisy and a pear at HEB (save the receipts!) brought everything downtown to Robert Lopez's photography studio and shot it. This is one of the polaroids I saved from the shoot.

Thanks to Chuck this was my first of 3 invites for Arts & Eats and I can still hear him sincerely digging the final piece and thanking me profusely for making it happen with such short notice. That next week there was a nice bottle of wine from Chuck at my office along with a thank you note. Thank you Chuck. Thank you for your inspiration and generosity over the years - I miss you already man!

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Belka and Strelka Flashback

August 20th, 1960: Belka and Strelka, a couple of stray mutts impressed into the Soviet space program, become the first living creatures to return alive from an orbital flight.

More over here thanks to the smart folks at Wired Magazine: Belka and Strelka Flashback.

Here's to all Astronauts - God Speed!

And you've got to check out this nice flickr set dedicated to: Laika, my favorite Space Puppy.

Have a great weekend and Happy Birthday to my brother Terry today!

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Recover: Beauty & Protection

Designed to compliment the simplistic style of Apple products and allowing for distinction that matches your own. Recover skins incorporate minimalistic design and limited manipulation merging classic with contemporary to redefine the ordinary.


Recover skins are precision laser-cut from authentic wood veneers. Each unique piece is hand sanded, stained, and lacquered in Recover’s Portland-based woodshop to ensure long lasting beauty and protection. All skins are constructed with professional grade 3M adhesive backing that allows for simple and strong adhesion while still allowing for removal if desired. Each one-of-a-kind piece is designed to fit your devices specific model and size.

Nice! And yes, they also have options for your iPhone and even customization. I'm getting the above Walnut Chocolate for my iPad - the $30 US price is totally fair and right on the money as far as I'm concerned.

Oh, and if you're not too busy, you might want take a little peak at your future. The future of your fabulous lifestyle that is, coutesey of the brilliant folks at FlipBoard. So, what is FlipBoard? Only the future of Social Not-Working as we knew it!

The wicked smart folks at Cool Hunting break it down like this:

The brainchild of former Apple iPhone engineer Evan Doll and entrepreneur Mike McCue, the "personal social magazine" takes normal RSS feeds and configures them as a newspaper layout, showing headlines, runners and ultimately the full story. Additionally, Flipboard displays Tweets about each article and allows you to add your own comment.

Seriously, FlipBoard truly makes facebook look like a freaking puppet show!

You're welcome.

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World Cup Typography

Unity numbers on a Spanish shirt.

I don't know about you but I'm still going through World Cup withdrawl... We really need more more frequent events that enable us to go for a pint or two at 10am.

Unity numbers on Argentinian shirts.

Back to reality - I've finally found some really nice info regarding some of the typograpghy and fonts used on the officila World Cup Uniforms and jerseys. Check out the work of Paul Barnes, designer of the Crepello and Olembe custom typefaces for Puma, and also Yomar Augusto, the creator of Unity, the custom alphabet he designed for Adidas.

Home and away shirts for Ghana.

FIFA Equipment Regulations for numbers.

Congrats again to Spain on their victory over Holland and a big gracias to the smart folks at Font Feed for great info!

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Parties & Perfume

I stopped by Galeria Ortiz last night on my walk over to my buddy Rob and his wife Lisa's place over in Olmos Park and was treated to not only some very cool new works by artist Franco Mondini-Ruiz, but the cup cakes and champagne made for a very nice pitstop!


Galeria Ortiz Contemporary is located at 4026 McCullough, just one block north of Hildebrand, across from Julian Gold. I'm not sure how long the Parties & Perfume show is up, the site had no end date info, but if you're in the neighborhood Galeria Ortiz is most definitely worth the stop - check it out!

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Smeg My Kitchen

Sweet! I've been drooling over these since I first bought my house in 1999. Italian appliance manufacturer SMEG, (Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastall) has finally made their ultra hip and amazingly efficient retro refrigerators available in the US - at Sears!

The stylish and very Italian 9.22 cubic feet fridge offers 'A+' energy efficiency rating, anti bacterial interior, automatic defrost, 3 adjustable glass shelves, fruit and vegetable container, storage box, chrome wine rack, tropicalised compressor, 2 adjustable covered bins, 2 bottle storage bins, 4 adjustable bins and 2 egg bins. And it looks pretty bad-ass to boot!



Now, if we can only get those design crazy Italians to make thier awesome Kappa Range Hoods available here as well!

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The Story Of The S

Ok, just in time for your Saturday morning coffee reading, everything you ever wanted to know about the Superman Logo, symbol and shield!


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Thanks to the super folks at Metropolis Plus!

Dog Lovers Kitchen

Wow, I'm really digging this totally custom design solution for doggy bowls from the smart folks at Artisan Kitchens in Centerville, Massachusetts.

Dogbone drawers hold treats, leashes and other supplies. Pullout cabinet on left of island holds bulk dogfood. Nice - lucky dogs!

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Typo Chair

Dig the Typo Chair from designer Michael Bom. The abstract typographic Typo Chair is made from recycled billboards of Finnish Birch multiplex. Nice.

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Happy 4th Of July!

Thanks to Brent & CeCe for the awesome lobster feast!

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Ghost in the Machine

Check out the amazing work of Erika Iris Simmons, an artist specializing in using non traditional media... old books, cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards, etc.


In her latest series, Ghost in the Machine, she brilliantly showcases a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels.

Nice stuff: Ghost in the Machine.

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