Knitted Ginger Fu Manchu Mustache
(via @colinmurphy)
mustache mugs
As part of the london design week 09 Peter Bruegger presented his mustache mugs
at designersblock. The fine bone china mugs are available in six different iconic tache styles. (I heart mustaches.)
Font or Typeface?
“The way I relate the difference between typeface and font to my students is by comparing them to songs and MP3s, respectively (or songs and CDs, if you prefer a physical metaphor).”
– Nick Sherman
(via ISO50)
UPDATE 1: Just got an interesting tweet from my studio-mate @shiflett pointing me to a post by @jontangerine in which he distinguishes typefaces from fonts.
UPDATE 2: Jonathan Hoefler just sent over this link. A growing list of defintions and explanations. Nice!
Inflatable Turkey
No, the world doesn’t need inflatable turkeys, I know, but it made me smile.
Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by my lovely studio mate Jessic Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere. To use a Daily Drop Cap on your site or blog, follow the instructions in each post and read about the usage limitations. Enjoy!
Children’s Books by Peter Brown
Chowder and The Curious Garden by Peter Brown are currently high up on my list of favorite books to read to Ella. Peter Brown is a Brooklyn based Illustrator with a lovely sense of humor and fantasticly talented illustration style. Check out his books.
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One of these lovely HouseIndustries Ampersand Prints would look perfect in my studio, right where I sit. Must order. (Hand Printed by David Dodde)
Subway Yearbook Photos
Here’s another awesome Improv Everywhere Mission: They installed a photography studio on a random subway car. They claimed that the MTA had hired them to take photos of every single person who rides the subway and that they’d be producing a yearbook at the end of the year. Most people were happy to pose for them, and the resulting photos show just how diverse New York subway riders can be. Enjoy the video first and then check out the mission report and photos .
I love NYC. I love Improv Everywhere.
Invisible Dogs
Yesterday’s Improv Everywhere Invisible Dogs all over Carroll Gardens made me and our little Ella Joy happy.
Imagine thins: 2,000 (!) people participated in yesterday’s mission in Brooklyn. For those of you who were not there – Improv Everywhere passed out over 2,000 “invisible dog” leashes and had everyone go for a nice Sunday walk in Brooklyn. If you were anywhere within a one mile radius of the Bergen St. stop in Cobble Hill today, you would have seen all types of folks very seriously walking their very silly dogs.
The invisible dog toy was invented in the 1970s in the Brooklyn factory that served as their meeting point yesterday. No Longer Empty and The Invisible Dog art space were nice enough to loan them the vintage dogs for an afternoon of fun.
If you were there, please leave an Agent Report in the comments on their site. There are thousands of funny stories waiting to be told. Also leave links to any photos you might have been taken. They hope to have their video up in a week or so.
swissmiss hearts Improv Everywhere.
Tube Desk Lamp
I think I might just have found my swissmiss studio desk lamp: Tube Desk Lamp. A minimalist beauty.
Lego Walkie Talkie
These petite walkie talkies with a Lego patterned front work up to a 3000 foot range and include volume control and push-to-talk functions. Each is topped with a clip at the back… so you can attach it to your belt loop and pretend you’re a secret agent or something like that (it’s pretty intimidating).
recycling awareness ribbons
Love these Recycling Awareness Ribbons by swiss designer Mayari. RRR Ribbons are made from used beverage cartons. It’s all about upcycling. Reuse, reduce and Recycle.
Here’s how to make a RRR Ribbon: (It’s subtitled but she is speaking swiss german, in case you’re wondering!)
Persistence
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
— Calvin Coolidge
Taken from A lesson in strategy, taught by a Cat, by Mark Hurst
(via @konigi)
Beard Head
This will be the winter where swissmiss can be seen walking around Brooklyn with a big giant Beard Head Mustache. YES! (I wish they’d come in kids sizes too)
(thank you @joncarroll)
Coffee Cuff
This is *fantastic*: An elegant wooden bracelet that can slip off your wrist and onto your coffee cup. Fashion + function. Handmade from reclaimed architectural veneer offcuts. I am only wondering: Why don’t they show the bracelet on an actual coffee cup?
(thank you don)
2010 Year Planner
Lovely 2010 Year Planner by Crispin Finn.
The Most Beautiful Swiss Books Showcase
The Swiss Cultural Center in Paris will be showing (and selling) the winners of 2008 The Most Beautiful Swiss Books competition.
(via @Piers and Swiss Legacy)
Experibass
Diego Stocco built an instrument by combining a violin, viola, cello and double bass…played with drum stick, spoons, fork and other stuff.
The Web as random acts of kindness
Feeling like the world is becoming less friendly? Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain begs to difffer. The Internet, he suggests, is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust.
Pink Bunny Pajamas
Bunnies are back and pink is the new black! Just what the world needs: Pink Bunny Pajamas.
(thank you yellowphant)