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Strings With Design

Mike Carparelli’s guitars and artist David Vicente collaborated to make some rad guitars with great function and design! Vincente’s designs fit well atop these guitars and still are very eye catching even with all the guitar components attached. Having a psychobilly theme for these instruments really makes one of a kind guitar for people who would want to have even if they’re not musicians! Check out more of the guitar [...]

Running Free

  Being a senior designer for Nike footwear, Mark Miner has made a rad shoe design for runners around the world with great function and a fashionable exterior. Every aspect was taken as a huge part of the making of this style shoe and it being from the Nike Free line, Nike has something going with better shoes for runners! The line has been going strong and every style has [...]

The Future Of T-Shirt Graphics

T-shirts are one of the biggest way for self expression. With an explosion of different companies big and small taking the t-shirt graphics to a new level, its amazing what comes out on a plain white shirt these days. NEXT shows different perspectives from different artists on the all wonderful t-shirt.

Biggest Tattoo Show On Earth 2011

The Biggest Tattoo Show On Earth was held this year in Las Vegas and showcasing everything from trends to different techniques. Check out Sullen TV with their host Bernadette Macias interviewing various tattooers and their latest work!

Random Look - Designer Con

 Held at the Pasadena Convention Center Saturday November 5th, Designer Con was a great turn out with lots of different vendors and everyone looking for that special find. I took some pictures throughout the show. My boyfriend and I came back with a few things too!  

Zombie Cartoons

Andre De Freitas has a way of making his illustrations look life like with 2 different types of art. Having backgrounds in both photography and illustration, Freitas has made some great zombie portraits of some classic cartoon characters. Check out the rest of the zombie portraits on his portfolio site with other illustrations and photographs.

Mad Simpsons Men

Been watching Mad Men this weekend and I remembered why I watched the first few episodes when it first started. Now I can’t really remember why I stopped watching it after those few episodes either. Probably because I was the only one interested and didn’t have anyone to talk to about it. I guess I’m getting back into it and guess who’s having a Mad Men marathon very soon? I [...]

Totem Design

I love seeing skate decks with rad detail and color and these 3 decks from Element caught my attention. This is the Totem Series that came out in stores recently!

Inspiration

Following the last post Influencers, here’s a look at one example of a great influencer Jeff Staple. Being the Founder and not to mention the creative director of Staple Design, Jeff Staple is also an owner of Reed Space Shops and speaks his take on influences to him.

INFLUENCERS

I watched this short documentary when it debuted and what an inspiring film this was. Thought I would share this with anyone who hasn’t watched. Maybe get some people to open up that side that wants to do something different and make something that they’ve been thinking about but just haven’t quite done much about it yet. I think everyone is influenced by anything around them from people to the [...]