If you're the worst hotel in Amsterdam, it's good to foster low expectations. With this hilarious (real) advertising campaign, at least visitors know what they're getting into. (By Anthony Burrill.)
Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts
Monday, 26 November 2007
Sunday, 4 November 2007
The New Museum reopens on December 1st. In the meantime, check out Get Lost, the museum's collection of maps of downtown New York drawn by artists around the world. Above is a spooky one by Marcel Dzama, in which he imagines fictional folklore, such as "the hanging tree of Washington Square Park." Terence Koh's guide to having sex in public and Chris Johanson's hate letter to New York are worth a look, too. (via Vic)Friday, 26 October 2007
Monday, 15 October 2007
Ok, ok, we give up. Sweden, you are way cooler than any other country. Witness the new stamps (yes, stamps!) illustrated by Stina Wirsen and available at the Swedish post office.
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Thank you so much to Erika for asking me to write a guest post for GlamNest. I wrote about affordable art, my big passion these days. Check it out here.Friday, 28 September 2007
Thursday, 27 September 2007
I heart Stockholm-based Stina Persson's illustrations. Her new website launched today, so check out her dreamy illustrations of women. They have a great feel and an inexplicable authenticity. (Plus, look at that cute bellybutton above!) For more, see her art for Cookie's witty sex column, or check out this lovely art boutique.Thursday, 30 August 2007
Always have, always will. I always get nervous for dance parties and weddings. Are there any other girls out there like me? (Drawing by Megan Whitmarsh)Monday, 27 August 2007
New York artist couple Justin and Christine are geniuses. They've made a collection of paintings of things they want, where each painting costs the same price as the item in it. So their buffalo wings painting costs $12.70, their iPhone painting costs $649.17, one month’s rent is $1056.06, and beer is $7.00 (including tip). Their painting of sleep was free. The most expensive piece—Financial Security—comes in at $1,000,000, hilariously. They’ve sold a bunch already and still want more.....Awesome idea, you two!Monday, 20 August 2007
Like fairytales, Olivia Jeffries's drawings are lovely and intriguing--they remind me of Alyson Fox's work. See Jeffries's etsy shop here, her portfolio here and her blog here.Thursday, 16 August 2007
When I was little, my British grandmother, aunts and mom were really into tea towels. The Third Drawer Down has great modern versions. Look at their great designs.Friday, 10 August 2007
Thursday, 9 August 2007
The other morning, I was really sleepy and told Alex that I would like to be his stay-at-home girlfriend.He asked me what I'd do, so I came up with a to-do list:
* think of party themes
* call him a lot to say hi during the day
* walk around the neighborhood to discover new shops and restaurants
* read lots of magazines so i'd be an interesting conversationalist
As a type-A personality, I'm sure that after a week I would miss my job and Lina and want to go back. But it seemed like a really nice idea when I was sleepy and smoochy in the morning.
(Illustration by Erin Petson)
P.S. I also love this song, via Swiss Miss.
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
Alex and I hosted a cocktail party last night, which was great, but now I have a huge headache at work today. (Tauba Auerback understands.)Monday, 30 July 2007
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Friday, 27 July 2007
Amazingly, I had just written this post when Nick commented that trees look like lungs--now this poster seems extra suitable! The print says, "Forests are the lungs of the earth," and all proceeds go to the Rainforest Action Network.(via Subcontinential Giant)
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
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