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// archive for January 2011

Nike Sportswear – Lunar Orbit +

Nice design for the new 2011 Lunar Orbit+ from the Nike Sportswear set. I especially like the asymmetrical zipper and diamond embossed upper.

Myah Bailey

Love this octopus print series by Myah Bailey.

Via Share Some Candy.

Microsoft Touch Mouse

So we don’t have windows, but I would still like to use the Touch Mouse from Microsoft. It’s got a multitouch area over the top and a touch strip too. I like the black with the little X’s, gives it a pretty slick look.

via Engadget

United Nude Lo Res

Love these United Nude Lo Res heels.

The United Nude Lo Res is part of a new semi-automatic design method by United Nude. An object is digitally scanned into a 3D computer model and regenerated into various resolutions. The Lo Res shoe is part of an automated design revolution.

Nat Geo – Poison Dart Frogs

I have always loved looking at photos of poison dart frogs. Their vibrant colors and high contrast color-on-black patterning always make me think of them as other-worldly. More pics at Nat Geo.

The Working Proof: Luke Jinks – Fallen Warrior

For our first print of the year, we are proud to present Luke Jinks’ beautiful Fallen Warrior print, an illustration from a recent body of work Luke completed around the Native American tale of ‘The White Horse’, which tells the story of maiden who was sought after by many brave warriors:

There were two suitors who led the rivalry for her hand, a Cree chief from Lake Winnipegosis and a Sioux chief from Devil’s Lake. The girl herself favored the Cree warrior, and when the warrior brought a beautiful white horse from Mexico as a gift for her father, he agreed to the marriage.

On the day that they were due to be wed, the Sioux chief gathered his army and went to retrieve what he believed to be rightfully his. Upon the sight of the Sioux chief and his army, the two lovers mounted their horses and fled onto the western plains where they hid amongst the prairie bluffs. It appeared that they had lost the Sioux chief and his war party, but once they were on the plains again, the beautiful white horse was visible for miles, and the war party soon found them. A rain of arrows fell upon the fleeing lovers, and the warrior and his bride fell dead from their horses. They say that the soul of the white horse continues to haunt the prairie to this very day.

Luke’s work is strongly influenced by folklore and tales from the past, and he often chooses to ignore perspective in order to create a 2D aesthetic in his work. He uses bold colors and pattern within his illustrations, often painting the ground in a repetitive pattern, or the sky in an unusual color, in order to give his illustrations the dreamlike feel that so many folktales have.

Luke chose to pair his print with The Pablove Foundation, because of their work with children with cancer. Read our interview with Luke here, and buy the print here.

Journey

What is Journey really about? Who really knows. But I wish it were coming out on Xbox instead of PSN so I could play it.

Matt Taylor – Moving is Living

Beautiful print by Matt Taylor titled Moving is Living. Unfortunately it’s sold out, and so is the second edition.