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This is a gorgeous limited edition 2010 calendar by Aisle One. The calendar size is 16.5″ x 23.5″ (A2) and is printed on Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 110 lb paper. This is the same brand of paper as this other calendar I posted. I would love to have this hanging on my wall but it looks like they are sold out.
Archive for April, 2010
Two Thousand Ten Calendar by AisleOne
April 30th, 2010
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Swiss Utopia
April 27th, 2010
When I think of Switzerland, I think of it as wonderful place to travel to. A lot of that has to do with my attitude towards their design and my prior perceptions based on movies or reading.
As I came across these images I couldn’t help but notice just how amazing each image looks in both a stylistic and compositional sense. I also came across these other photos in the same flickr stream that had that same 60’s/70’s film look that we’ve all come to love, but I don’t believe they are all from Switzerland.
Images via Post-Utópica.
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One Man’s Pantone Past
April 26th, 2010
I came across this set of ridiculously cool, used-looking Pantone chips a while back and had to share them. I’m led to believe that David Hyde is the owner of these chips. The aged color and tears are really cool to reference, but other than that, there really isn’t that much to them.
Check out all of them on My Pantone Past.
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There Was Rain
April 23rd, 2010
I have a slew of links I’d like to share that are my go-to’s for inspiration on those rainy days and There was rain is one of them. The site–curated by Cory Gibbons–is a large collection of gorgeous photography and architectural works from people all over.
Make sure to hop on over to his site at Therewasrain.com.
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50s & 60s Interior Design
April 22nd, 2010
Some great images of 1950’s and 1960’s interior design. I think its safe to say that the light and color of these images are probably making it look much better than it may look in person. Regardless, I love the wood tables and walls. Can’t forget the illustration of the Eames chair–the best seat in the house.
Images via Mid Century Home Style and FFFFound.
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Take Ivy Series Five Mix
April 21st, 2010
Once again we have another stunning mix from Brian Gossett. In two words I would describe the fifth installment mix as some what mellow but bouncy. Brian if you happen to be tuning in, a big thank you for providing our ears with these mixes.
If you’re feeling moody today then don’t forget to make it rain while listening.
Take Ivy Series Fifth Installment Mix – Brian Gossett/Since 78
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Serif + Sans Serif Classification
April 19th, 2010
It’s a beautiful thing to see typefaces classified and grouped for us to quickly look at from day to day. Particularly I’ve found the Periodic Table of Typefaces to be most helpful. For nearly a year I had it as my desktop background. Every time I looked at my desktop I was looking at type and studying. You can grab the full desktop version here.
These next posters by Martin Plonka are all about Serif and Sans-serif classification. Besides being a beautiful set, I could see them being very useful in classrooms to help students understand the categories of type as well as seeing examples of the type in application. These posters are somewhat small but Martin covers these categories:
• Slab Serif
• Serif Old Style
• Serif Transitional
• Serif Modern
• Sans Humanist
• Sans (Neo)Grotesque
• Sans Geometric
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Since 78 Guest Mixer: Ness Higson + Rain
April 16th, 2010
Mix Art via Brian Gossett / Since 78
Time after time it I’ve accidentally left songs playing in iTunes while trying listening to music online. Sometimes its really interesting and other times it’s downright terrible. Just recently came across this website called Rainy Mood. Rainy mood is a website with an embedded 30-minute rain loop that plays in the background by itself or over your favorite music. I loved this idea so much and it sounds so good, that I strongly suggest you try it. Boy do I have the perfect mix for you to test it on. Today Brian Gossett brings to us a new 19 track guest mix composed by Nessim Higson.
Step 1: Turn up your speakers.
Step 2: Open RainyMood.com and click play.
Step 3: Click play on the track below, sit back, and enjoy.
Guest Mixer: Ness Higson brought to us by Brian Gossett/Since 78
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Helly Hansen Ad Campaign
April 15th, 2010
Helly Hansen–as you may have already noticed by my Annual Report project–is a major manufacturer of special gear for sports and outdoor work. The HH headquarters is in Moss, Norway which as it seems, would explain the style that comes across through the brands’ design.
The particular agency that created these ads was Swiss Publicis Zurich in 2005. Some other information that I found about concluded that Markus Gut was the creative director, Isabelle Hauser was the art director and Roy Spring was the copywriter for this campaign. These don’t quite fall into the normal range of my posts but this campaign appeared to have a strong driving concept. With that said, my favorite ad is the penquin ad.
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I Monster
April 13th, 2010
If you haven’t listened to I Monster before, let me introduce you. They are a British music group comprised of Sheffield, England-based musicians/producers Dean Honer and Jarrod Gosling. These tracks are three of my favorites from the NeverOddOrEven Album.
I Monster – Daydream In Blue
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I Monster – Resistance is Futile
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I Monster – Some Things Coming
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Shell House
April 12th, 2010
This is a remarkable house built in the woods of Karuizawa, Japan and designed by Kotaro Ide. The house is a vacation home (if only they rented this thing out) and was designed to withstand the seasonal hardships. The name, Shell House, is derived from the elliptical shell/wrapper forms which subtly represent a mollusk.
The best part about this house is the woodwork and how the structure meets with the cement all around the house. Speaking of the cement, don’t those wall transitions look awfully nice to skateboard on?
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Mid-Century Modern Inspiration Pt 2
April 7th, 2010
More inspiration from the Mid-Century Modern Art & Design Flickr pool. I would love to find out what cameras were used to take these images–if you know anything, please share.
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The Colors of Mid-Century Modern
April 7th, 2010
There is always something stunning about coming gems like these. While they may not be the most attractive images, they certainly have helped me nail down that ever-so-unique mid-century vibe. I’m most drawn to the Siliconized High Gloss and Color Varnish sets.
You can see some other examples of these colors in use here and here.
Images via Modative.
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Bauen Wohnen
April 5th, 2010
These book covers caught my eye immediately as I was fumbling through mid century design archives. The designer who created these was Richard Paul Lohse for the swiss architectural magazine Bauen + Wohnen. The actual booklet size is about 13 x 9.4 inches.
Images via joekral Flickr & info via The Wiedler Collection.
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