Jack has a particular weakness for making-of videos, and I have a soft spot for well-executed watercolors. This timelapse video of Italian artist Silvia Pelissero at work was mesmerizing for both of us.
You can find more of Silvia’s work on Facebook, deviantART and bigcartel; for more timelapse painting, head to her YouTube channel.
video credit: Silvia Pelissero (agnescecile)
Sometimes, art falls neatly into themes; more often, something strikes a chord that brings to mind an entirely unrelated work previously viewed. For me, these connections – the common ground – can be fascinating.
I had tucked the photo-sculptural work of Scott Hazard away in a Pinterest board ages ago, but this particular piece – Exhaust Escaping - was the first thing that came to mind when I happened across Tobias Tovera’s watercolors at Anthology.
Be it the jagged edges, the layers of blue or the incredible depth that each artist’s disparate technique lends to their work, these two pieces will forever be linked in my mind.
Head to the portfolios of Scott Hazard and Tobias Tovera for more of their fascinating work!
image credits: 1-Scott Hazard; 2-Tobias Tovera
Years ago, when Jack and I first got together, we bonded over a love of Scrabble. Our games would drag on for hours – I would occasionally doze off waiting for my turn – so I eventually bought a travel version that could be packed up with letters still in place, to be continued by the light of the next day.
Our first real fight was over a Scrabble game, too. (Here’s the thing – Jack is next to impossible to beat. In a fatigue-fueled act of desperation I may have tried to, um, bend the rules in my favor.)
Between us, we own at least two Scrabble sets, and of course the official game dictionary. We haven’t had much time for hours of linguistic gaming lately, and Words With Friends is a sad replacement for the late, great Scrabulous – but we were smitten with this minimal, typographic take on the classic nonetheless.
We’re not much for Valentine’s Day ourselves. (Arbitrarily assigned love days are out. Sneaky surprises on random Fridays are in.) Tonight, Jack has class, and I’m headed out for an annual night in with some of my very favorite women. We will, as always, rendezvous at home. I will, as always, think he’s pretty neat.
On the other hand, Jack and I do appreciate good stationery, and also puns; Valentine’s Day is arguably about those, too. We’re conflicted.
And so, a few (just a few) of the love notes crossed our paths today, that we wouldn’t mind receiving any day of the year.
I’ve been holding off on posting about our New Years invites because, frankly, I’m concerned that images won’t do them justice – but the time has come.
This year was our fourth year hosting a black tie NYE, and our third designing formal invitations. For a peek at years past, check out this post, and the portfolio.
Postcard Save the Dates are a popular request – less cost for postage, less cost for envelopes and overall simplicity make postcards appealing and approachable.
Though we are more than happy to price out postcard options for clients, and often do, the question always arises: what does Union Jack Creative recommend?
We tend toward anti-postcard, and this is why:
We’ve shared our thoughts on the ampersand here before – so I’ll just leave this here for you to peruse. Click through for an even larger version.
image credit: Six Revisions
There’s a slight chance that my recent considerations of dressing my bike up as a horse and going as a cowboy for the Halloween Ride led to Javier Piñón catching my eye.
It’s also possible that it was the result of Jack and me each spending a bit more time than usual browsing home design blogs as of late. (We have a soft spot for chandeliers.)
Either way, these collages are making my day.
Our love of bikes is well-documented. Our home, however, is conspicuously lacking in any evidence of our two-wheeled ways – aside from the spare set of wheels temporarily living in the office. Despite having artwork in every room, we are completely without creative representations of our beloved bicycle.
Perhaps this is why the work of Yeong-Deok Seo caught my eye this morning.
That, and, it’s just incredibly cool.
Setting aside personal political perspectives, I still felt it necessary to share the concept of Occupy Design.
As a couple with backgrounds in political science (him), international affairs and anthropology (me), the idea of going beyond hand-drawn signs to associate good design and effective infographics with political protestations is intriguing beyond partisan bounds.