Get Out & Face the Rain

i met this guy once on the stairs in my old apartment , while he was stealing my Sunday newspaper—true story, who was wearing this 1970's-ish tweed 3 piece suit seemingly going to or from church with a thick mustache and, of course, my newspaper in his hands. I told him he had my paper. He pleaded innocent, about 5 times before telling me that I would owe him a dollar if I took it from him. I eventually shamed him into giving me my paper back.

You know, I kinda wish I would have offered him some coffee and had split the paper with him instead.

These posts could have been fodder for conversation between us. Or, maybe he would have just ignored me and asked for the Sports section back.

I dunno, something to think about.

Joel
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neaststyle: Naomi Paul Textiles

neaststyle:

Naomi Paul Textiles

pushthemovement: An unexpected side effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiderwebs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before. (Courtesy: National Geographic)

pushthemovement:

An unexpected side effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiderwebs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before. (Courtesy: National Geographic)

kristynshayon: Pretty brilliant. newsweek: [via]

kristynshayon:

Pretty brilliant.

newsweek:

[via]

Dancing Enforcer John Tronco Photography (by jtronco2727)

Damn… I’m just sayin… the man can dance.

Ale Paul has a new typeface: Feel Script Feel Script is based on lettering that calligrapher and logo designer Rand Holub created for Intertype for his face Monterey.

Ale Paul has a new typeface: Feel Script

Feel Script is based on lettering that calligrapher and logo designer Rand Holub created for Intertype for his face Monterey.
gqfashion: Paris Street Style Photo by Tommy Ton for GQ.com.

gqfashion:

Paris Street Style

Photo by Tommy Ton for GQ.com.

joemartinez:

downeastandout:

Artists and their most iconic pieces

Legends.

mineralia: Fluorite from Tennessee 

mineralia:

Fluorite from Tennessee 

good:

President Obama puts on a little show at a fundraising event. He is the leader of the free world and a talented singer …

(via associated press)

Al Green grew up the same city as my daddy.

Robert G. Bartholot I love the big, bold statement art direction and photography by German multi-disciplinary creative Robert G. Bartholot. The strength of his work lies in the simple backdrops and surreal, stylised compositions bursting at the seams with colour. He also plays on traditional portraiture and religious iconography captured through a tongue-in-cheek/timeless fashion lens. His weird and wonderful imagery has gained him clients such as Diesel, Armani and Playstation. www.bartholot.net seen at It’s Nice That

Robert G. Bartholot

I love the big, bold statement art direction and photography by German multi-disciplinary creative Robert G. Bartholot. The strength of his work lies in the simple backdrops and surreal, stylised compositions bursting at the seams with colour. He also plays on traditional portraiture and religious iconography captured through a tongue-in-cheek/timeless fashion lens. His weird and wonderful imagery has gained him clients such as Diesel, Armani and Playstation. www.bartholot.net

seen at It’s Nice That

Mathematical Mountains Generative art by Steven L. Brunton seen at But Does It Float

Mathematical Mountains Generative art by Steven L. Brunton

seen at But Does It Float

All Eyes On You (by Britzpetermann)

First edition of Britzpetermanns shop window installation project.

The series is starting with “All Eyes On You”, a bunch of different sized eyes who follow the passers-by. Simple concept, but the effect was immense. The passers-by loved it especially the kids react with the installation without any inhibitions.

seen at The Fox Is Black

szymon: Carl Kleiner for Ikea

szymon:

Carl Kleiner for Ikea

Steven Bonner A feature opener for Advanced Photoshop Magazine on ‘The Art of Type’ (from Hypefortype Blog)

Steven Bonner A feature opener for Advanced Photoshop Magazine on ‘The Art of Type’ (from Hypefortype Blog)

unconsumption: A new project by recent Eindhoven grad Eugenia Morpurgo challenges consumers to take matters into their own hands by empowering them to maintain their canvas flats with a kit of replacement parts. Morpurgo’s Repair It Yourself shoes snap together and come apart easily so that the insole and outsole can be replaced. Three separate kits equip users to mend the uppers by darning, patching, or felting. According to the designer: “Shoes are one of those products that, with the rise of consumerism and mass production, evolved drastically from a completely repairable object; and the active social-economical structure that existed around shoe repair is slowly disappearing… . This project brings back in the hand of the consumers tools and knowledge for repairing.” (via Almost Genius: A Modular Kit Of Shoes, Which You Can Fix Yourself | Co.Design) More on mending in earlier Unconsumption posts here.

unconsumption:

A new project by recent Eindhoven grad Eugenia Morpurgo challenges consumers to take matters into their own hands by empowering them to maintain their canvas flats with a kit of replacement parts.

Morpurgo’s Repair It Yourself shoes snap together and come apart easily so that the insole and outsole can be replaced. Three separate kits equip users to mend the uppers by darning, patching, or felting.

According to the designer:

“Shoes are one of those products that, with the rise of consumerism and mass production, evolved drastically from a completely repairable object; and the active social-economical structure that existed around shoe repair is slowly disappearing… . This project brings back in the hand of the consumers tools and knowledge for repairing.”

(via Almost Genius: A Modular Kit Of Shoes, Which You Can Fix Yourself | Co.Design)

More on mending in earlier Unconsumption posts here.

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