Poster Boy is a NYC based street artist. Using only a razor, he remixes elements from the advertisements found in the New York subway system to form beautiful (and illegal) works of art. Check out a short video to see him in action or his photos on Flickr.
Source: Wooster Collective
PublicSchool593 is the latest boutique to open up in Jersey City. They carry very limited edition clothes, sneakers, watches, and toys from brands like SullyWong (pictured above), Nooka, and Royalefam. I stopped by their grand opening tonight and caught a live art performance of Calc2.
At the tender age of ten, my first career aspirations were to become a comic book illustrator. It seemed like every comic I was attracted to and every character that I tried to copy was drawn by Jack Kirby.
Kirby’s influence on the medium is undeniable. He created the visual language that transformed the one-dimensional, drab, square panel style of comic strips into electric, action-charged pages where characters exploded from the frames. When Kirby’s characters punched, you could feel it in your jaw.
I recently treated myself to a beautiful hardcover book that celebrates his life in comics. The book contains many pieces of his work in raw form, and is the next best thing to seeing his art in person.
If you haven’t been lucky enough to catch one of the rare exhibits of his work, merchants of original art abound at your local comic convention.
What attracts us to the objects we surround ourselves with? How do they define us and how we see ourselves?
Helvetica director Gary Hustwit brings us behind the curtain to meet the masters of industrial design with Objectified.
Over the past few weeks the new Pepsi brand has been gaining critical mass on the streets of New York.
The clean, minimalist design aesthetic gives the product a futuristic look that, I feel, successfully supports their youth-focused, Generation Next positioning.
If you’re wondering whether the mass market is ready for a design like this, just put it next to a picture of the ubiquitous iPod and I think you’ll find the answer is, “yes”.
For such a high profile brand, it’s not surprising that there’s been a lot of criticism. Some even believing there’s an intentional connection to the Obama campaign.
In the context of their last identity, I think this new move is a major leap for Pepsi in the right direction. I for one feel it’s refreshing — pun intended.
Update: 01.29.09
Pepsi executive Frank Cooper addresses the Obama allegations directly in this 3 Minute Ad Age video. While he denies the connection, he also makes it clear that Pepsi is looking to take advantage of the conversations that have arisen around this topic. Peter Arnell, who’s agency created the new logo also explains the clear differences in the concepts behind each logo.
