Coffee is so central to contemporary daily life for millions — if not billions — of people all over the … More
Category: Media & Advertising
FAKE NEWS? YOU CAN’T MAKE UP THIS HEADLINE!
God bless the New York Post. Love it or hate or both, as many New Yorkers do, amusing, pun-filled headlines … More
PRINTED MATTER: THE RETURN OF THE AWESOME CRAPPY ‘ZINE
“Can’t Steal Our Vibe” is a lo-fi, black-and-white ‘zine published by Lone Wolfs (sic) Objets de Surf, a surf brand … More
CAPITALISM 101: ICYMI … EVERY AD IS A TIDE AD!
In case you missed it, one of the best — if not the best — TV commercial from the broadcast … More
CAPITALISM 101: STRANGER THINGS APPAREL SPOTTED IN THE WILD
Have you binge watched season two of Stranger Things? If you have then you know how good it is. Some … More
DEAD PRINT MEDIA: THE NEW ISSUE OF APARTAMENTO MAGAZINE ARRIVES AND WE’RE GIDDY
There are few things in life that make us positively giddy with excitement. These few things are … Good waves … More
The Horror: Cash for Ukeleles
Smack in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, far, far away from any significantly large land mass or continent sit … More
New Issue of International Hipster Design-Porn Mag “Apartamento” Arrives!
We love Apartamento magazine. And so should you. The new issue of this mag devoted to “everyday interiors” and design/designers … More
Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit
Last week, we stumbled upon this vintage copy of Yoko Ono’s influential 1964 conceptual-art book “Grapefruit.” It was in a … More
Vintage Billboard Ad
Surf Photography Books
On a recent visit to the Arcana bookstore in Culver City, in Los Angeles, we checked out some beautiful coffee-table … More
“Cold Open”
This beautiful old-school graffiti art is on a corrugated metal fence next to the Venice Beach offices of an advertising agency … More
Wes Anderson Directed a Christmas Commercial for H&M
Auteur film director Wes Anderson has produced an amusing short Christmas film (see below) as long-form commercial for the global … More
Funny Anti-Trump Guerrilla Ad Campaign in New York
AdWeek is reporting on a series of funny anti-Trump outdoor ads have been popping up on bus-stop billboards around New … More
“I Take Care of My Beaches” Sticker … Rincon, California
We stumbled upon this “I Take Care of My Beaches” message on a sticker-bombed pole at the Rincon Beach parking … More
“But First, Coffee” Curb … Silver Lake, Los Angeles
The curb in front of the Alfred Coffee in Silver Lake, Los Angeles has been cheekily employed as signage, and as such a … More
A Visit from Apartamento Magazine Editor Omar Sosa … Los Angeles
We recently attended a small talk with the co-founder and editor of Apartamento magazine, Omar Sosa. The talk was at … More
On the Scene at Q&A with Director Chris Milk … TBWA, Los Angeles
Obama “History” Street Art Sticker … Venice, Los Angeles
In 2008 street artist and designer Shepard Fairey created a colorful poster depicting then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama with … More
Japanese Summer “Hanabi”-Themed Billboard Ad For Coca-Cola … Tokyo
Japan has a long-established, globally recognized and highly-developed sense of aesthetics, especially when it come to design and graphic communications … More