Retail Research Study with The Intelligence Group
May 23, 2010
As a child my mother taught me how to create my own clothes and style. For my first career I was the HR Manager for Victoria’s Secret in the Mall of America. I have a degree in Fashion Marketing, the point I’m trying to make is I have a strong knowledge and passion for fashion [...]
City Pages: Freestyle Fashion
May 23, 2010
At the 2010 Minneapolis fashion event, Voltage, I was honored to be stopped by the local Freestyle Fashion goddess Hollie Mae. HM has a long history in fashion, dance, modeling and now styling. HM is one of the few stylists to have direct influence on projects from start to finish. She takes direction and inspiration [...]
Blu Dot Catalog
April 25, 2010
In 2007, Minneapolis based furniture company Blu Dot was looking to perform a face-lift on their catalog design. The result was a narrative, allowing the viewer to draw his or her own conclusions, relying heavily on photography. They also saw a niche, seldom do you see people interacting with the furniture, making the styling seem [...]
Love How, What, Where You Want
April 19, 2010
When styling your responsible for visually tell the story.
My goal on the ROBOTlove shoot was to make the photographs look as though there wasn’t a stylist involved, to portray familiarity to the consumers – a day in the life. The concept was to glimpse at where ROBOTlove adds just a little “LOVE” to your life.
There [...]
Curster’s Dollmighty Fashion Show
February 24, 2010
Minneapolis based artist, Erin Currie has been bringing her imagination to life through paintings, prints, plush dolls and fashion since she can remember.
“I want people to see my work and imagine themselves running with Yetis through the forest or floating on clouds of balloons,” explains Erin.
Her explorations in characters are known as “Cursters.” Her plush [...]
Visualization Studio – MCAD
December 31, 2009
In the professional world, projects are successful completed through the efforts of teams: through leadership and collaboration, planning and innovation, structure and flexibility. For the last two years I have been assistant teaching a class at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) called Visualization Studio, teaching students skills to visuals problems and work [...]
H1N1 – Halloween Costumes 2009
December 27, 2009
2009’s TOP COSTUMES:
Michel Jackson Thriller, Zombies, Max and Carol from Where The Wild Things Are, Flo the Progressive Auto Insurance girl, Bob Ross, and H1N1 virus.
Halloween is one night in which you can turn back the hands of time, disregard all boundaries, and be someone timeless. Halloween has transformed into a night that honors innovators, [...]
Dan Graham: Beyond
November 2, 2009
“A passionate hobby” is how Dan Graham explained his career at the Walker Art Center’s, Beyond lecture. A humble but accurate description of his work, you can see he doesn’t just make art – lives a designed life. Graham’s ability to live design gives him a unique capability to be all encompassing: film, performance, photography, [...]
Alphabet! Keychain Collection by Mike Davis
October 11, 2009
One of our favorite local designers – Mike Davis of Burlesque Design – created not only a cute, but functional design! Originally created as a poster design and gift for his niece, these little letters are now a series of vinyl zipper pull keychains for Kidrobot.
Photos from the June Release Party at ROBOTlove
The September Issue
September 15, 2009
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Vogue launches one of the most anticipated issue in fashion culture; the September Issue. The issue that claims it rule over: fall fashions, stylish steals, and of course beauty secrets. In my own anticipation for this issue I attempted a fall preview. Giving a personal view to the definition of fashion.
Fashion, clothing [...]
Dr. Phil
August 22, 2009
Popular culture in the United States is shaped in part by media talk shows, which often are designed for entertainment value rather than for public enlightenment. These programs, inexpensive to produce, tend to elevate personal opinion as well as intimate or private experiences over facts relevant to public life and theories. Most choreographed by entertaining [...]
De-sign
July 23, 2009
Design comes in many forms. Fashion is one notable expression. Mixing old with new to create unique styles is one of my passions. I’m attracted to the dynamics between the juxtaposition of new old and new in every form of design. When creating my own signature designs I try to feature beautiful detail and unexpected [...]
StreetArtLocator.com
June 29, 2009
The value of art found on concrete walls, chain linked fences, trains, light posts, and mailboxes is constantly debated across the globe. The debate has only heightened with the rise of artists like Banksy who are curating shows in places like the Bristol’s City Museum and Art Gallery.
Andy Clark has also done a lot to [...]
Mezzanine Infomercial
June 14, 2009
The Twin Cities CW recently exposed the insiders of seasonal style in Minneapolis. If you weren’t watching both episodes to “Sexy in the City” on Thursday the 4th – you missed out. Mezzanine Salon owned by Johnny and Stephanie Kelson was features for its years of dedication to recreating individual style for Minnesotain’s.
Johnny K has [...]
End of TV
June 14, 2009
Last night was the “End of TV” or analog television broadcasting systems. As the television set went static – I could only think about the day when I can tell children:
“There was a time when you had to tune in stations with bunny ears to see the picture.”
I thought of the others in my same [...]
Fiat 500 Re-Invention
May 18, 2009
I love it when a brand “does it right” the first time. Fiat is re-inventing my dream car, website, and marketing campaign!
New Fiat 500 on Youtube
Firstly, the car was cultural significant car and put Italy on wheels in the 1950’s. By learning from their past – using it’s classic frame – and – responding to [...]
Zoos in the Future?
May 9, 2009
Have you ever taken a moment to think about the future? I recently challenged myself to predicting the future of zoos……
Here is my interpretation of a letter from the “Future Zoo’s” Director of Public Affairs & Outreach: Gene Simmons 2.5 to the zoo’s marketing spokes person: Mr. Dansen Deluxe Non-Becker Edition. (It’s a mix of [...]
Everything’s All Right
May 4, 2009
Not only is “Tout Va Bien” a mantra of mine it’s a brilliant movie. I’m selling these tote bags for $25. – all proceeds go to student loans. Please contact me if you are interested.
The one color screen print has modern approach to a 70’s fashion aesthetic on an organic cotton tote. They are perfect [...]
Desprately Seeking
April 26, 2009
This is a collection of typography found in my everyday life.
Type is all around us: signs, signage, hand-lettered signs, and anything that communicates to you. Some of it is decaying to where it barely communicates, others unintentionally, and most of them beautiful to me. I tried to capture images of signs and type that are [...]
Commercial Interruption
April 20, 2009
People like to know what they’re buying and employers like to know who they are hiring.
It should be no surprise that online advertising for personal promotion is as important as the off-line world. Off-line world already contains a mass of advertising standards: resume, cover letter, design sample, billboards; 30 sheet posters; bus and taxi displays; [...]
Visualizing Sound
April 11, 2009
Monome understands the way humans interact with products, environments, interfaces, and systems helping create the most dynamic step sequencer I have every played with. They payed particular attention to size ratios, user movements, and other physical relationships between sound and the visual language. By doing this, they were able to design for ease of use, [...]
Cut Throat
April 3, 2009
I made this with two things in mind – the economic times and Sagmeister’s text on the body. We are all trying to make it happen within this period of restraint. In these times I reflect back to the freedom of my childhood and rejoice on the simple pleasures.
Creating Context
March 28, 2009
On a recent trip to Wisconsin, I stopped at M. Schettl Sales Inc. to experience the affects of pop culture in an alternate context. Two completely separate worlds: nature and pop culture brought together to form an alternative vision of secondhand materials.
Thank you to Progressive Media for introducing me to this wonderland.
Message / Medium / Vintage
March 25, 2009
For everything that is communicated – there’s a speed in culture – where the message will be displaced. To prolong displacement – cognition of the message and medium should be considered: how people perceive, learn, remember, and think will create a longer life cycle.
For example this video. The original industrial video was a 30 minute [...]
Mission Behind This Blog
March 12, 2009
In order to become a better researcher, designer, trend forecaster, or individual, it’s important to constantly be observing the world around us. My intent is to regularly document the strange, curious, funny, intelligent and beautiful observations that I see in daily life. Learn to keep a close eye on the artifacts, signs, designs, behaviors, products [...]