this land is your land,
this land is my land










the colossus of roads:



"I come from a railroad family,
My grandfather and father each had
a 41-year career on the railroad



The folk art tradition of
chalking monikers on the traveling
billboards of the freight trains dates
back to the 19th century, when hobos
and rail workers broadcast their
presence in the vast network.


I followed this tradition
by fashioning my own icon for
quick application and easy recognition,
and plying the obsessive numbers
game of dispatch.




Anonymously sending
obscure cryptic messages."




-buZ blurr
(bozo texino)




via cork grips




ps:
this machine
kills fascists

what we can and
cannot control

i've been in
earthquake country
for a few days now.



my homeland.
california.



and i feel very
vulnerable to the
forces of nature



and the
forces of
mankind




more so
than ever.





how bad will it
have to get before we'll
start making significant
changes to sustain
this planet...

noemie goudal

yhbhs
informs us
on 3 ways to
support japan.

I want to
cut my hair

arizona muse
has the look



top gun
look



it's exciting
and bold.




like prada
sp 11

new ways of perceiving the real

the man who
discovered yves klein
and nouveau réalisme

ben vautier



he also
wears suspenders
with shorts

a very important
detail. right?

natural gradients

taizo kuroda

carvahlo bernau




via gota sal viento




ps: listening to
pj harvey's new album

image credit TBA

I still use the

marbled portfolio book
my parents brought back
from Paris when
I was 14 or so.



it was the most
beautiful & elegant
object i had ever seen
so I carried it everyday,
to school, under my arm.



there is something
about tying 3 bows that
makes everything inside
feel a bit more precious.



it makes me
proud of my work



which is quite
a triumph as I'm
very self-conscious
about the things
I create.





ps:


when you were
young did you have
a special object that felt
different from the rest?



one that made
you imagine things,
romanticize another time,
another life, or enlivened
the everyday.

8.3" x 11.7"
giclee print



double merrick

the title sequence
of I AM LOVE



Calligraphy by Luca Barcellona
Title sequence & typography
by Marco Cendron



calligraphy
paired with
neutraface



very 1940's italian
neo-realist

ps: thank you
for smoking

nonviolence

is not
passive




it's a force
more powerful



gene sharp on
npr this morning



gene's books on
nonviolence truly
changed my life.



as the gulf protests
continue to spread
across the region


my thoughts will
be with the libyans.


we have yet to fully
know the extent of
their national
genocide.





a force more
powerful

I've been
internet browsing
claudio bravo for
40 min now.




white, blue and yellow

yorke dancing
makes me happy



but ian curtis
will always be
my favorite
dancer

the great plains

golden light

side-swept hair
and days of heaven
with rodarte




andrew wyeth




video

there's nothing like
a white slip-covered sofa

before you
spill the red wine



ps:

omm writer
for simple word
processing

disassembly

todd mclellan




via another something

physical hyperlinks

traumgedanken
maria fischer




a tip from
designed memory

much like the
design process




bread is a mixture

of flour and water


that is transformed
into something through
the course of fermentation


that transcends
the simplicity of those
basic ingredients

-chad robertson





ps:

i miss sf

persons of interest

owner steve marks
keeps it simple

grab a coke or beer
out of the cooler



explore the suitcase
of magazines



and get a cut



not so much
ephemera or dressings
to feel like every other
"too cool for school"
shop in brooklyn



but just enough to
take you back.




steve bought
the barbershop
from the former
owner, Sal, who
passed away at
80 this year


he kept Sal's original
mural and used it as
inspiration for the
"1970's" remodel



all in all,
its a very friendly place
which is quite a rarity when
you're looking for quality
in nyc these days



how I wish I was
a man with a face
to be shaven!




persons of interest
credit: lee cerré

mucu

untreated materials:
canvas, tarpaulin, newspaper




and a leather
laptop satchel by
Kenton Sorenson

via mjölk

run as erect as possible

weekly wisdom
from graphic designer
steve edge:




dress in
your sunday best


and the party
will come to you.





my mother
told me the same
thing when I was
growing up.



and to put
my shoulders
back!



whenever I see her
she still tries to adjust
my shoulders to fix
my posture.



poise makes
an impression



and once you learn it
it eventually comes from within;
on your own terms.





what simple/parental
life lessons do you
still carry today?



images via
gravel & gold

the perfect
messenger bag



Made in the Upcountry
of South Carolina by


Shaun C Garcia




and vintage
red wing boots