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once in a lifetime

ok, so i cheated by modifying the date stamp but still… i just wanted to post it anyway…

m / 11-01-2011 11:11

daily things

here’s another interesting ‘make something everyday’ project:
i received mail from utrecht-based illustrator ‘joost stokhof’ (aka the things we are) who is going to make a collage six days a week, for the coming year, using only images culled from that days’ edition of the dutch newspaper ‘de volkskrant’, nice…

m / 11-01-2011 09:41 - tags: , , ,  

a non-toxic paperless poster

here’s an interesting technique/idea:
…play with the consistency of the inks until you get the image quality you’re looking for. Experiment, experiment, experiment. You can easily test-drive this technique in the comfort of your own studio on a piece of scrap glass. Once you get the results you like, reproducing these results on site is fairly easy…

m / 11-01-2011 09:35 - tags: , ,  

18,788 pages

acclaimed dutch book designer ‘joost grootens’ has turned his talent on himself, with a new volume documenting his own work, i just got myself a copy and it’s a beautiful object to hold… more info here

m / 10-01-2011 12:43 - tags: ,  

dead on holiday

i’ve often had a weird feeling about certain locations i’ve been on holiday at, which makes this series from andrea dicenzo and tess thackara even more appealing to me… (via ‘cool hunting’)

m / 10-01-2011 12:41 - tags: ,