Feb 23, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Marketing/Advertising, Star Wars, Toys

Lego Star Wars: Make Your Own Story

Remember when I wrote about Lego’s brilliant shadow ads? Well, they’ve done it again with the new Lego Star Wars “Make Your Own Story” campaign that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face: Via Laughing Squid. You may also like: Lego Pop Culture Riddles Disney’s Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends 2012 Posters Lego […]

Feb 22, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Funny

Hënj: IKEA’s Instructions for Stonehenge

This year’s QI Annual includes an awesome cartoon by Justin Pollard, John Lloyd and Stevyn Colgan: IKEA’s instructions for the iconic prehistoric monument. I love the caption at the bottom, which reads: Important! Ensure all components are free from mud, dung and evil spirits before assembly. Wear appropriate safety equipment (spear, flint knife etc.) in […]

Feb 20, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Photography, Travel

Photo Opportunities: Hundreds of Tourist Photos as One

Conducting online keyword searches for world-famous monuments and tourist hotspots, visual artist Corinne Vionnet culled thousands of tourists’ snapshots for her series Photo Opportunities. Each image in the series was created by superimposing hundreds of pictures of the monuments — the effect is quite haunting and ethereal, and inevitably wistful. Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow Tiananmen […]

Feb 10, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Home

Chalkboard Wall Calendars

I immediately fell in love with this chalkboard wall calendar by the vinyl wall art company Simple Shapes. Oh how I wish I had an office I can decorate with inspired and functional pieces like this! You can even order the chalk ink pen through their Etsy shop. Apparently, the stuff’s been around for a […]

Feb 8, 2011  •  In Art/Design

Seven Deadly Sins Wine Bottle Design

Designed by Sidecar Publicidad of Spain, these wine bottles which each represent one of the seven deadly sins are…well, sinfully tempting! Gluttony Pride Greed Sloth Lust Wrath Envy Via Packaging of the World. You may also like: Secret Invasion Ads, Remixed If Star Wars Was Set in an 80’s High School If Jesus Had Been […]

Feb 7, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Geek, Toys

Lego Letterpress Prints

Because regular letterpress isn’t enough for us geeks! Get your own Lego letterpress prints at Physical Fiction. Via Flavorwire. You may also like: Suck My Brick Lego Representations of the 50 States Lego Pop Culture Riddles Geektastic Hungry Hungry Hippos Mod

Feb 2, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Blogging, Geek, Personal, Relationships, Web

Meet Mr. Geek in Heels…

I always have a gazillion projects en queue in my head, am usually in the middle of several at once in real life. A couple of weeks ago, when J mentioned that he was thinking about blogging again (he was quite an avid blogger when we first became friends), I enthusiastically endorsed the idea and […]

Feb 1, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Geek, Movies

‘Little Golden Book’-Style Movie Scene Illustrations

I am loving these Little Golden Book-style illustrations by Josh Cooley. Some of them are a bit morbid and definitely not appropriate for children, but seeing these famous movie scenes done in a whimsical, youthful way breathes new life into familiar performances. Here are some of my favs: Individual prints are $50 each (limited runs […]