Lovely packaging from Charles S. Anderson for Pop Ink Soap by French Paper. CSA has a great knack for producing work with a high attention to detail. Be sure to check out their website for more.
Are you tired of trying to have a good time with your friends and being interrupted by that annoying pick up artist?
Sick of wasting valuable minutes of your life that you can’t get back by turning down the overly confident pursuer?
Then try a courtesy card! Link
Ever wish you could make your own flavor of chips? Now you can. The Kettle Chips Create-a-Chip Kit ($15) provides everything you need to create your own crunchy masterpiece, including seven bags of all natural seasoning blends, four bags of unseasoned chips, and three full size bags of past People’s Choice winners for inspiration. Once you’ve perfected your recipe, go online to the Kettle Chip Challenge website to submit your mix and help inspire the next flavor of Kettle Chip.
A Treasury of Wood Type Online, an interesting new read over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones
I like Seth Godin. He’s smart, funny and keeps me interested. Here’s an hilarious video in which Seth Godin enumerates the essential broken-ness of many contemporary things, and takes a stab at explaining why all this broken junk continues to exist.
If you have not seen this you should check it out. makes you feel good all over. Link
With the burst of good weather I thought this was apropos. Has it really been 20 years already? Relive your neighborhood water brawls with the Super Soaker 50 20th Anniversary Edition ($15). Nearly identical to the neon water blaster that started it all, the updated version holds up to 25 ounces of water, shoots up to 35 feet, and gives you a marvelous yesteryear vibe.
The good people over at BoingBoing explain why It’s Hard to Find Good Gator Wrestling Help These Days. Link
Join AIGA to hear Brian Dougherty, author of Green Graphic Design, speak about the ability of designers to send a socially and ecologically responsible message to both consumers and corporations. Video segments from Compostmodern 09 in San Francisco will also be shown.
The original Compostmodern conference was presented by AIGA San Francisco and the AIGA Center for Sustainable Design. That event brought together designers, manufacturers and business leaders to produce sustainable solutions for the graphic design and industrial design communities.
Attendees will receive access to webcasts from the entire Compostmodern 09 conference. Signed copies of Green Graphic Design will be available for purchase by cash or check.
Compostmodern PDX was developed as part of AIGA Portland’s growing focus on sustainability. The event is sponsored by Mohawk Fine Papers. More Info… (Thanks Jennife!)
Thursday, April 16, 2009 — April 16, 2009 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Powell’s “technical books” made it into Boing Boing today. And I have to agree. You wouldn’t think a Tech book store is all that fun but if you have never been inside it’s worth a look. There are many Adobe books and Mac books that can help even the most skilled creative out of a jam. Read on…
