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We got bit teary-eyed after looking at all these Oklahoma tornado victims comforting their pets.
The girl with the cat is my friend Maeghan. She is awesome. Thanks for posting her pic. She runs a great organization that helps animals in need.
Uncovering the First, Fascinating Rulebook for Subway Sign Design
The 180-page binder, the key to the system’s iconic design choices, outlines a meticulous vision of signage intended not merely to look good — though it does — but to simplify navigation of the subterranean labyrinth. In its attention to passenger behavior, the manual goes above and beyond what most of us would term graphic design.
“The subway rider should be given only information at the point of decision,” proclaimed the designers. “Never before. Never after.”
Read more. [Images: NYCTA]
This s amazing
We went out to do laundry today and stumbled into a political rally. I turns out a candidate for mayor lives on our street. His name is Bill De Blasio. He was announcing his candidacy in front of his house. He seemed like an ok guy.
Anyway, it was nice to get to know one of our neighbors… Even if it was from his speech on a podium.
Everything I want to do in Oklahoma City can be done in about two days, except for seeing everyone I want see. I always feel like I don’t have a enough time spend time with everyone.
We were excited we got to see so many of you and sad we missed a few of you. We are hoping to be back when it isn’t 25 degrees… See you then Okies.
“Set up your own mini confectionary shop at home with a box of eatable paints that let you spray in four different colours. Tart up all your treats with food colouring using the perforated stencil on the back – in gold, silver, blue or red.
The Deli Garage is a food label that sells hand-made delicatessen foods in lovingly designed packaging.”
Designed by KOREFE.
Via WNYC - “A Tour of NYC’s Coolest and Oldest Graffiti”:
The Richard Hambleton retrospective at Phillips de Pury & Company is only on view through Tuesday. But there’s still plenty of historic graffiti around town to cast your eye over.
With the help of graffiti aficionada Katherine Lorimer (who snaps shots of street art as Luna Park), WNYC has created a tour of five of the coolest and oldest pieces of graffiti around town. Scroll down to see our picks and check out a map of the spots here.
(Note that this was posted by WNYC a year ago (Sept 2011). I came across it today thx to timehop, b/c I tweeted the link a year ago.)
The other 4 stops on the tour—click thru for photos and descriptions (and for the GoogleMap screengrabbed above):
Graffiti Stop No. 2: A fresh ESPO-flavored pack of gum at W. 40th St. and Ninth Ave.
Graffiti Stop No. 3: A signature roller piece by REVS and COST on the High Line
Graffiti Stop No. 4: ”The Allen Boys Mural” by Lee Quiñones at 201 Allen St.
Graffiti Stop No. 5: A collaborative production mural by Zephyr, Smith and Pink at S. 9th St. and Havemeyer St.
