The latest in our ongoing photo project What’s Outside the Window? is this picture of the view from a Virgin … More
Month: November 2011
Silver Lake Street Art
A utility box painted with colorful artwork on Sunset Blvd. in Silver Lake, in Los Angeles.
Revisiting Intelligentsia Coffee in Venice
While the Global Graphica team is in Los Angeles, we’re getting a Japanese-Hario-style slow-pour coffee fix at the Intelligentsia Coffee … More
Love Me Sticker on LAX Baggage Carousel
While waiting for our roller-bag at the baggage claim at LAX, we spotted one of those “Love Me” stickers on … More
Holiday in Los Angeles
We’ve decamped from New York City to spend a few days in Los Angeles during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday period. … More
Classic Obey
This massive wheat-paste street-art piece by Shepard Fairey (of Obey / “Giant Has a Posse” fame) features a gang of … More
Styrofoam Tunnel by Carsten Holler
This massive styrofoam tunnel by artist Carsten Holler is called “Swinging Curve” and is on view at the New Museum … More
Aether Tent and Airstream Shop
The new Aether shop in New York City is a tent pitched and ported to a tricked-out classic Airstream camping … More
Dueling Fast Company Magazine Covers
Two of the four covers designed for Fast Company magazine’s “Great Tech War” feature last month. Here we see Jeff Bezos … More
Graffiti Art Gallery Bus at New Museum
Graffiti-art bust that double as a mobile art gallery and studio parked in front of the New Museum in New … More
Beanie Kid Scratching Butt
Wheat-paste street-art post-up of a small boy wearing and an old-school beanie cap and scratching his butt. We found this … More
Vivienne Tam Bald Mannequin
The bald mannequin in the display window at designer Vivienne Tam’s Mercer Street store in SoHo, in New York City.
Roma Piano Graphic Tee
Our colleague Chris, with whom we worked on a project this past summer, shows off his upside-down Roma piano graphic … More
Supercool Ad Agency Lights
We are in love with these white lights in the elevator landing at the advertising agency and production agency offices … More
I Heart You by Maurizio Cattelan
A photo spread in New York Magazine of a famous image by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. The artwork is … More
Foot in Glove
Buff Monster in SoHo
Happy ice cream wheat-paste street art by artist Buff Monster on the wall next to the parking lot at the … More
Vintage Mini Discs Collection
We were rummaging around the closet at Global Graphica HQ in New York a couple of weeks ago when we … More
What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 10
The view looking north out at an office window in TriBeCa with a view of the Empire State Building in … More
“A Native American was Here” Graffiti
“A Native American was Here” Graffiti in SoHo, in New York City.
Gun-Toting Native American Street Art In SoHo
Wheat-paste street art poster by artist Dylan Egon of Native American in traditional garb and toting a modern, high-powered assault … More
Artemide Lamps Minimalist Holiday Window Display
The beautiful display window at night of Artemide lamps and the lighting-design brand’s exceptionally minimalist winter holiday decor at its … More
Cute Robot Street Art
Wheat-paste street art of a super cute toy robot posted on Crosby Street in SoHo, in downtown New York City.
Argentina Themed Banner at Opening Ceremony NYC Shop
There’s a new set of Argentina-themed Opening Ceremony flags and banners hanging in front of the influential clothing retailer’s original … More
Defaced Terry Richardson for Sol Moscot Eyewear Billboard Ad
Celebrated fashion and celebrity photographer Terry Richardson appears in a billboard ad for eyewear designer Sol Moscot modeling “The Terry” … More
Smart Car Sign Re-Purposed as Light-Shelf
An expat British filmmaker friend of ours living in Berlin has an intriguing collection of furniture in his apartment, in … More
“Delete More, Care Less”
“Delete More, Care Less” poster on Crosby Street in SoHo, in New York.
Casa Camper Berlin
Picture of the eco-friendly and beautifully designed Casa Camper hotel in Berlin at night. The room numbers are displayed on … More
Obey Beethoven Ad
Local New York City classical music radio station WQXR has taken a cue from and cleverly appropriated street-art superstar artist … More
Hipster Sunglasses Frankenstein
Wheat-paste street art of Frankenstein wearing hipster plastic blinds sunglasses (a la Kanye West in 2008) at the corner of … More
Tokyo Design Festa
Some pix from the second 2011 Tokyo Design Festa held at the Big Sight in Odaiba, in Tokyo, Japan. The … More
The London Police in NYC
Recent work by street art collective known as the London Police. This small work of street art is not much … More
The Return of Bast
Fresh art work by Bast on Crosby Street in SoHo. It’s the first new work by the artist we’ve seen … More
Cortelyou
Degraded street art and Cortelyou sticker mashup on the base of a lamp post in SoHo, in New York City.
Stop Sign Down!
Knocked down Stop Sign (and One Way sign) at the corner of Crosby and Prince streets in SoHo, in New … More
Matt Siren Skull Stencil
The return of Matt Siren, but with a skull stencil image vastly different from his iconic girl image.
The Blue Light Wall at the Pan American
The blue-light wall with its surface of bumps at the recently opened second outpost of the Pan American, a pan-Latin … More
The Original AT&T Building
The original AT&T Building in TriBeCa in downtown Manhattan. Ironically AT&T cell phone coverage in the blocks surrounding the building, … More
Revisiting the Uniqlo Global Flagship Store (Article)
The recently opened Uniqlo “Global Flagship” store on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan’s prime stretch of shopping is a massive … More
The Space at Geiss
The beautiful gallery and work space at Geiss, formerly the home of Deitch Projects art gallery on Grand Street in … More
Hollister’s Massive Video Fountain
The massive, stunning wall of video and fountain along the frontage of the giant new Hollister store on New York’s … More
“Gentrification Battlefield” Video Game
“Gentrification Battlefield” is a Dutch video game project pitting the forces of yuppie-hipster invaders against long-time residents of an Amsterdam … More
Pharrell + Tokyo Themed Palladium Billboard
Billboard in Nolita, near SoHo in downtown New York City, for the Palladium brand with Pharrell and a “Tokyo Rising” … More
Bowery + Houston Streets
Yet more awesomeness at the massive commissioned art space on the wall at the northwest corner of Bowery and Houston … More
ASVP at Lasso
ASVP put up fresh wheat-paste artwork on a column at Lasso, a hip pizza-by-the-slice place that is also a small … More
Banksy x Tom Hanks = Hanksy
What do you get when you mash up Tom Hanks and Banksy? Hanksy, naturally, and a droll, cheeky piece of … More
“Talk to Me” at MoMA – Part 4
Pix of the Crowbot and Crowbot Jenny at the Talk to Me interactive design show at MoMA, in New York … More
“Talk to Me” at MoMA – Part 3
“Export to World” is a project by German artists Linda Kostowski and Sascha Pohflepp based in Linz, Austria. For their … More
“Talk to Me” at MoMA – Part 2
Tweenbot, a cardboard, wheeled mechanical robot that when set loose in an experiment in Washington Square Park, would ask people … More
“Talk to Me” at MoMA – Part 1
Entrance to Talk to Me at MoMA.
La Colombe Espresso Cup n’ Saucer
The saucer that comes with the espresso cup at the MoMA Cafe is cleverly branded with the name of the … More
At the Cafe at MoMA
We are at MoMA today, live-blogging a visit to the “Talk to Me” interactive communications and design exhibition. Out first … More
Design of “The Passenger” Movie Poster
We have always loved the film “The Passenger.” The movie was directed by legendary Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni and stars … More
Giant Triple Mushrooms Sculpture
German artist Carsten Holler’s “Giant Triple Mushrooms, 2010.” The artwork is part of the Carsten Holler Experience, a retrospective exhibition … More
Untitled Gallery Sneak Peak
A look at the space at Untitled Gallery on Orchard Street in the Lower East Side. These pix reveal the … More
Muffin Milk
“Muffin Milk” and UFO outside L’Orange Bleu on Crosby Street in SoHo, downtown New York City.
Revisiting the Meat Packing District
A few months ago we posted a short video sampling (see below) of the urban scenery in New York City’s … More
Steve Jobs Street Art
Clever optical use of a vertical-rail fence for some sliced-up wheat-paste street art images of the late Apple co-founder and … More