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Pantone Underwear: Underpantones and Pantytones
April 9, 2013In case you’ve been living under a (beige) rock for the last couple years, Pantone (“the authority on color”) has been spreading its brand to the non-design world through popjects. Lots and lots of popjects. Pantone flower pots and Pantone Christmas … Continue reading
Hanksy x Arrested Development in LA
April 2, 2013Everybody’s been on Banksy’s jock lately, and some are more successful than others. (Also, that last post was a little heavy. So let’s lighten up.) New York’s satirical street (f)artist Hanksy was recently in LA, and he took the opportunity to pay … Continue reading
The Oatmeal on Being a Content Creator
November 20, 2012I heart The Oatmeal, for The Oatmeal speaks the truth. Oh, if I had a dime for every time I’ve had the exchange depicted in the comic above, why I bet I could blow out a CoinStar machine! (By the … Continue reading
Sad Stormtroopers: Photos of Toys That Are Like Us
October 12, 2012Santlov poses Star Wars‘ Stormtrooper action figures in utterly banal, vaguely depressing vignettes of everyday life. In other words, the toys are just like us! Do you see yourself in the dejected Stormtrooper with his pile of losing $1 scratch-off … Continue reading
Considerate Suicide Public Service Announcements on London Tube
October 12, 2012How dark and dry is your sense of humor? Are you a pragmatic person? These public service announcements were designed to send a polite, practical and quintessentially British message to riders of the London Underground: Kill yourself at home. The … Continue reading
Politically Incorrect Children’s Books by Bob Staake
September 17, 2012Bob Staake is a prolific author and illustrator of children’s books. Titles like The Little Golden Picture Dictionary and I’m a Truck Golden Book are among the 50+ real books he’s written and/or drawn. Alas, today’s story isn’t about Bob’s actual … Continue reading
Heroes Never Die! Italian Street Art Interventions With Toys
September 4, 2012What could be a more appropriate way to follow posts like this and this than the image above from Fra.Biancoshock‘s “Heroes Never Die” series of street art (ish) interventions? Explains the elusive Italian: Biancoshock is a concept far from being … Continue reading
KAWS Companion: Resting Place Available Friday at 9AM PST/12PM EST
August 23, 2012The newest vinyl toy by KAWS is a Dissected Companion at rest. It will be available tomorrow, Friday August 24th at 9AM PST/12 PM EST from KAWSONE online. If your computer crashes and you miss it, hop a flight to Tokyo, Japan … Continue reading
Hipster Animals Are Now on T-shirts!
Written on January 2, 2013 by jeremyI’ve been loving on Dyna Moe’s Hipster Animals since, I dunno, uh, before people knew what Pinterest was. The NYC-based artist and comedian draws artisanal (that means “cool and rare,” right?) animals who inhabit spot-on social niche stereotypes. I commissioned her … Continue reading →