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McCarren Pool

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So crazy!

Aquazanies

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I love this photograph.

The Aquazanies were a troupe of boys who performed comedy and diving acts in the early 1940s at city pools, including East 54th Street in Manhattan and the Aquacade at Flushing Meadows.

Just cause…

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Wish I knew who photographed this…

Don’t Sleep! Mathmatiks Art Show is this Friday!

You’ve got something to do this Friday, May 28th! My friend Dave, from Mathmatiks, is curating a show with some dope artists. The show will be featuring artwork by Chip 7, El Kamino, Jade Kuei, Mathmatiks, Nicholas Kuszyk, and Parskid. Definitely come through if you can…I’ll be bartending! Hahaha.

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Skateboard Animation

This made me want to hole up and cut up magazines all day. Thanks to Jenn for passing it along.

Skateboardanimation from Tilles Singer on Vimeo.

MSNTCE: Make Something Not That Cool Everyday

I make stuff because I get sad if I don’t. – Will Bryant

Exactly. That.

And! How rad is his project MSNTCE (aka Make Something Not That Cool Everyday)? Here’s a sampling…

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MSNTCE: Day 2

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MSNTCE: Day54

Party Invite

I was hired recently to design a birthday party invite. The theme was bowling so I ran with it and came up with this – it was fun to work on. FYI – I crossed out the RSVP info line out of respect for my friend’s privacy. I left it in mainly to provide a sense of the layout.

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Hand Lettering

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Hand Lettering by Ray Fenwick, cutting out by Dan Mogford. All part of Mogford’s design for Morcheeba’s album “Dive Deep”.

Craig Ward II

Love love love how he treats typography…so here’s the second post showcasing more of his work.

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A1 paper cut illustration that took him 11 hours to complete.
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I created Lovechild as an amalgamation of several favourite typefaces and to use in my collaboration with illustrator Pomme Chan… I created the piece first in illustrator, then using watercolours at A2 size. I then turned the piece over to Pomme who embellished it in her unique style…

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Opens this Friday, April 16th and checking it out with my friend Timmy C.