POSTER FRIDAY: brainstorm

Dear readers, I am so sorry about this week. Things were crazy. The blog had to take a little nap.

Okay so it’s Friday, and that means posters. Most of you probably caught this over on Design*Sponge earlier this week, but here it is again:

It’s called ‘Red Sky at Night…’ and by brainstorm, a cute little studio in, wait for it, New Jersey. Now I know I’m a Brooklyn girl now, but my roots are in Jersey. So don’t try that NJ trash talk me around me. For the record, yes, there is a reason we’re called The Garden State, and my exit is 7B. What.

And for those of you not obsessed with all things nautical the poster is a reference to the old sailing adage “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.”

POSTER FRIDAY // ink+wit

Are you looking for some calendars? Because they’re starting to pop-up all over… it’s like a horrible reminder that this year is flying by. Ugh.

On the plus side, some cute places are tossing out some nice wall art. The images above are of wit+ink’s 2010 line. Normally I find wit+ink’s work to be more of something I would give to a new baby… or a new baby’s cool parents, but these have a nice simplicity to them. Also, pretty colors. And a LOT of randomness. I guess they’re based on wit+ink’s travels for the year? Anyhow, I feel like they could easily make the jump from nursery to boudoir… if you’re trying to make your boudoir a little more fun and casual (boudoir having a bit of a reputation and all).

wit+ink has posters too (again, of a certain style). Their Animal A-Z made a huge circulation in the blogs earlier this year. I think what I like about their work is I get a very ‘yeah, it’ll be okay’ vibe from them. Not a bad feeling to be staring down at you from your walls, if you ask me. So go ahead, order that glass of milk at the bar. Buy that wit+ink print. Take retro to whole new level, and a step straight back into childhood.

Emerson

I’m looking forward to winter because I’m feeling the need to get crafty.
Until then, I’ll let other people do it:

This is EmersonMade, a fun place where you can buy hand-dyed, hand-stitched, pretty little pieces… or read about ducks, mice and adorable husbands?

Now, I do not know if I could actually manage to rock big flowers, or flowers at all, but in my imagination some alternate version of myself might.

And hey, if I’m not wearing them maybe I could use them at that mythical amazing dinner party I will someday throw. I just need to learn how to cook…

So, so, pretty.

Nostalgia

I found these Robert Mars images on, well, fffound the other day, and really enjoyed them.

1. The color schemes are gorgeous. I honestly want to repaint my walls having seen these.
2. They’re filled with old industrial typography. I’m a complete sucker for this. I’m one of those people who would fight to keep up the coca-cola or domino sugar signs on New York’s coast. Who knows why. I just like the bits of the past standing there. The remind me of that disney cartoon about the tiny house in the big city (does anyone remember that?) Logos or not there is something beautiful about them.
3. I’m not saying I don’t like this era or don’t belong to it or anything, but I’m really fascinated by the past, so give me anything a little desolate and lost and of a different era, and I’m pretty much immediately going to spend some time looking at it.

Handkerchiefs

Ah, yes, the ever popular letting them know you care with a handkerchief… What, that’s not a thing? Well it should be. I mean look at how cute this is?

I want them all.

Made by Bird and Banner, you can pick them up for $20 on their etsy site, here.

POSTER FRIDAY// Village

Now I was one of those people who bought a “For Like Ever” poster. And I love it. I know a lot of people are not into it, but hey, fluorescents and 80’s-esque overly romantic sentiments? Yeah, you won me over… Plus, I mean have you seen The Sandlot? I know this isn’t a quote, but how can you not think of it? Oh, man, I love that movie.

So, anyway, this is old news—like 2007 old—but I was reminded of their other poster today, and thought it was worth a little peek.

About the poster Village said:

P.S.1, MoMA’s contemporary art center, held a music series in the summer of 2007. Los Angeles-based architects Ball-Nogues was commissioned to create an outdoor environment called Liquid Sky to house the concert series on the roof of the building. Our friend Israel Kandarian curated a related poster series, and invited us to make a tabloid-sized poster to be stapled on Ball-Nogues telephone pole installation.

There was no brief for the poster; it could be about anything. We decided to make something that would represent that sweet time when a couple might be inclined to carve their names into a tree, a desk, or maybe a telephone pole…

a thing called love

Over at poppytalk there is a section called I made this for you, in which the couple behind Something’s Hiding in Here documents the sweet little surprise projects they make for each other. I’ve never been in a 10 year relationship, but I hope if I ever am, this is fairly close to how it looks.

Above: plaid shirt tags Shauna made for Stephen (LOVE LOVE LOVE these). Below: the ad Shauna placed in UPPERCASE magazine.

Above: pencils made for Stephen by Shauna. Below: Stephen carved Shauna’s initials into a fallen down tree by where she walks the dog.

Above: a message of good luck made by Stephen near where Shauna would be walking to a big meeting. Below: homemade kites made by Shauna, just in time for the last days of summer.

Above: hearts spray-painted on the back of a billboard that faces their apartment, by Stephen. Bellow: plant watering devices made by Stephen to help save Shauna’s plants, and ease her mind.

Speaking of long relationships, surprises and love, kudos to my Dad (way to go Dad!) for surprising my Mom with a date to see Willie Nelson the other night. So cute!

Mallorca

When would I live here? Who knows. Would anything I ever designed end up like this? Probably not. Still I think I’d love to visit. Something about the stone makes it seem cool, yet it’s summery. And that couch by the stairs looks perfect for reading in or lounging around. So airy and breezy. Very free and open. I dunno, I just like all the contradictions—the rocky outside / the smooth inside, the almost stark inside / the lush outside, the plush furniture / the harsh materials. It’s a very open feeling space and the inside and out side seem to play with each other a little.

… Winter is on it’s way back.

Oh, also I’m not sure what that blue tile in the bathroom is, but I REALLY like it.

Sadly I know nothing about this, except it’s in Mallorca.

falling.

When I lived in SF I used to go to a farmer’s market by my house and get fresh flowers every week. I miss that—the flowers and the market just a hop skip and jump away. I miss a lot about that city actually.

Not that I should be complaining. We’ve been having amazing Fall weather this week. And by Fall I mean Summer. I’m in sandals today. Sandals! (awesome metallic bedazzled sandals at that.) And it’s not like we don’t have flowers in NY. The flowers from these images come from Saipua in Brooklyn… Red Hook, isn’t exactly a hop, skip and jump from Greenpoint, but the flowers (they also make some awesome soaps) are pretty beautiful, and well worth the trip.

QUOTE // Edward Tufte

“Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.”

Words have always been important to me. I can’t spell worth a damn, but I love them. So, now and again, when something strikes my fancy, I’ll be doing QUOTE posts.