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Style Ledger -> A Factory in Brooklyn

jhsindesign — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:35:55 +0000

A FACTORY IN BROOKLYN from STYLE LEDGER on Vimeo.

Nice documentary on old school, quality USA garment manufacturing, focusing on the Martin Greenfield factory in Brooklyn. I personally hope that these smaller “Made in the USA” clothing manufacturers continue to build and renew their popularity. You may not get the 24 hour shipping option, or the ‘Prime’ discount on their website, but good quality is worth waiting for in my opinion. On a related note, one of my favorite local Seattle outfitters is www.filson.com (since 1897). You won’t find a better classic wool shirt.

Experiment No. 2 -> Backcountry Nest

jhsindesign — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:42:21 +0000

Experiment No. 2 – Backcountry Nest from Shwood Eyewear on Vimeo.

Cool outdoor project coordinated by the folks at Shwood Eyewear (notes from Vimeo):

“Journey into the backwoods of Oregon with Eric Singer and crew to construct a community hideaway in the trees. The over sized nest is intended to inspire others to make the trek into the woods surrounding Mt. Hood. Those who successfully locate the fort are encouraged to add onto the structure and share with others. The first person to discover the nest will be greeted with a free pair of sunglasses stashed inside! Happy hunting…”

Visit -> http://shwoodshop.com/

Visit -> http://experimentwithnature.com/

Priceless Campout -> Steph Goralnick

jhsindesign — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:57:49 +0000

NYC based photographer Steph Goralnick never fails to impress with her ability to capture seasonal events in a robust way. The photos above from a recent Summer camping/rafting trip are totally fun. Here in Seattle, we’ve been lucky to even approach 80°, so these images really make me long for Summer. I last posted in regard to her work last winter when NYC was hit with extreme wintry weather. Here Flickr stream is loaded with great stuff.

View -> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgoralnick/

Past Winter Post -> http://circuitbreaks.com/2011

Santa Monica Brand -> Graphic Design

jhsindesign — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:08:56 +0000

I really love the graphic design coming from designer Mark Brooks and the Barcelona based clothing brand ‘Santa Monica’. They’ve opened up a few pop-up stores around Barcelona and have a bunch of their t-shirts available via the site link below. Nice + clean.

Visit -> http://www.santamonicabcn.com

Visit -> http://www.mark.brooks.name/

Viva Magazine -> iPad App Release

jhsindesign — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:52:09 +0000

Amsterdam based agency ‘Resoluut’ looks to have designed a very clean and fresh iPad app for women’s pop culture/style magazine ‘Viva’. The video demo boasts some elegant integration of video, casual gaming, and enhanced articles containing lots of nice layers to explore. Not exactly the kind of content that I’m into, but I’ll be downloading it anyway, just to check out the experience and overall design. The app is scheduled to launch this week.

More info -> http://www.resoluut.com/showcase/

Visit -> http://www.resoluut.com/

Ensemble: The Style of Music -> Poster Series

jhsindesign — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:09:09 +0000

The smart and entertaining illustration/poster design series above is coming from a Toronto based illustrator named James Alexander and designer Glenn Michael of Moxy Creative House. The concept is great. In short, it’s a series of posters documenting the the style of music featuring iconic outfits from 20 male musicians. Shown above, is the main poster with all 20 styles and one single artist poster (Bob Dylan). The whole series can be seen at everyguyed.com.

See All Posters -> http://everyguyed.com

Visit -> http://jamesalexander.ca/

Honeyee.com -> Web Magazine

jhsindesign — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:48:32 +0000

If you’re looking for a new online resource for design, art, music, culture and fashion you may want to check out Honeyee.com. I like the simplicity of the site’s template which allows the imagery to speak loudly and not become diluted by a heavy site skin. The categories are pretty interesting as well, covering everything to automobile trends to books. I would recommend checking it out full-screen in chrome… you’ll probably want to have chrome translate for you as well.

Visit -> http://www.honeyee.com

Grove Made -> Laser Engraved iPhone Cases

jhsindesign — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:38:36 +0000

I was just speaking to someone yesterday of the apparent fluidity and unlimited potential for the iPad/iPhone/eReader/mobile anything case sub-markets and then coincidentally, later in the evening stumbled upon this interesting company called ‘Grove Made’ who makes these nifty laser engraved bamboo iPhone cases. Pretty slick. I found this on one of my favorite posterous blogs -> subnetwork.posterous.com

Visit -> http://www.grovemade.com/collections/artist

iPad cases -> http://ipadcasefinder.com/

CODE Fashion Mag -> Amsterdam

jhsindesign — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:22:58 +0000

Recently I discovered the website for Amsterdam’s ‘CODE Magazine’ which is distributed in the Netherlands, Belgium, Tokyo and Paris. Self-described as being a “platform for documentary fashion photography”, CODE is full of genuine, fresh design, typography and photography. On the website (which is slated for a redesign launch in March) you’ll find a bunch of nice page spreads under the ‘view previous issues’ tab. Great source of inspiration. looking fwd to their new site launch.

Visit -> http://www.code-mag.nl/

Casio -> Vibration Alarm Wrist Watch

jhsindesign — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:12:16 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any interesting wrist watches or gadgets. This particular model called the ‘Poptone Vibration Watch’ caught my eye the other day while doing a little online holiday shopping. As you’ve most likely gathered by the name it’s unique feature is that it has a vibrating alarm. Pretty cool for those who want to be on time and incognito. Great design and colors as well. You can order it for a $99 via the link below.

Visit -> http://www.gizmine.com/gzro/gizcasiovibe.shtml

(capsule) Artist -> Mike Perry

jhsindesign — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:34:48 +0000

(capsule) is a fashion and lifestyle trade event that features the latest/greatest new fashion designers and labels from around the world. As I was clicking through their site I noticed that they had commissioned Brooklyn-based artist Mike Perry to illustrate his vision of the (capsule) community. I thought it was a pretty nice piece and decided to help spread it around.

Visit -> http://www.capsuleshow.com

Visit -> http://www.mikeperrystudio.com/

Maestro Knows -> Content is King

jhsindesign — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:27:50 +0000

‘Maestro Knows’ is an online show based around skateboarding vlogger personality Levi Maestro’s day to day life. Documenting urban skate and urban culture, style and fashion trends while skating around town is what he’s known for. Initially his vlogging took place primarily Los Angeles, his popularity has gained him some extra travel opportunities and is now roaming the streets of Japan. He’s made great use of Vimeo, Twitter and his blog to create a nice digital loudspeaker for him to broadcast through. Fun stuff. Check out his latest episode below.

Visit -> http://maestroknows.com/

Visit -> http://vimeo.com/maestroknows

Follow -> twitter.com/maestroknows

Maestro Knows – Episode 5 (Japan) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

NIKEiD -> Configurator

jhsindesign — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:10:17 +0000

No surprise. Nike is still king of personalization, customization and the online configurator. I quickly designed the above shoe on Nike’s latest configurator for the NIKEiD line with ease. I liked the outcome so much that I decided to save the design for a possible future purchase. Some other nice things I like about this configurator is that you can post/share your design on your blog, Facebook or Myspace by just copying/pasting your embed code, and for the real shoe fanatics out there you can export the design as wallpaper or a wallet photo. One piece of feedback, it would be handy to be able to adjust the height and width of the embed image and to customize the background colors, similar to the adjustments on a YouTube or Vimeo vid.

Try it Here -> http://store.nike.com/

Nalden -> Pro Trend Blogger

jhsindesign — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:19 +0000

Pro trend blogger known as ‘Nalden’ claims to be one of the youngest and most of all happiest entrepreneurs in the world. I can definitely understand why. He’s got quite the amazing gig. Traveling from one amazing city to the another, identifying and taking part in new emerging trends and applying those trends and ideas to new innovative artistic outlets sure sounds like an extremely interesting and fulfilling day job to me… Sign me up. If you are a blogger yourself, you should spend some time on his unique and well designed blog + don’t forget to download some of his nice desktop art:

Visit -> http://www.nalden.net

Nike -> Amsterdam Journey/Tilt Shift

jhsindesign — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:03:26 +0000

The IAM1 Amsterdam Journey from Nalden on Vimeo.

The undeniable magic appeal of Tilt-Shift style photography has started to seep into the soil of big companies for use in their marketing efforts, seen here in this spot by Nike for their Sportswear division. Shot in Amsterdam this fast paced edit takes you through various hot spots around town as seen through the eyes of local superstar blogger/entrepreneur extraordinaire Nalden.

Visit Nalden’s site -> nalden.net

Social Net -> Watches

jhsindesign — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:51:20 +0000

I’ve been on a watch kick lately and these social network watches by Normal Watches just caught my eye. They are pretty hilarious to say the least and the perfect accessory for those who have made Facebook or Myspace a big part of their lives. Great gift for under $20.

Get them here -> http://www.joerockhead.com

Stussy x Shark -> Classic Watch

jhsindesign — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:10:28 +0000

Classic 80s surf brand Stussy has re-released it’s old-school line of ‘Shark’ watches available in three different color variations. The black and grey color style will be available at all Stussy retailers, the Pink/Black style will only at the Zozo Chapter Store and the CMY style only at Stussy Chapter Stores. Set to release this coming Monday, July 20th. I first saw these on highsnobiety.com. Totally rad.

Visit Stussy -> http://www.stussy.jp/

IAM1 Journey Show -> INSA + Nike Sportswear

jhsindesign — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:45:03 +0000

IAM1 x INSA from Protein® TV on Vimeo.

This short promotion displays some of the 35 different hand drawn graffiti art ‘route maps’ that Nike has commissioned to be created in different East London locations for the INSA. The promotion is for an upcoming show called “Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places” at the hip NSW 1948 pop-up shop and runs from July 17th – July 26th, 2009. This is yet another great example of some of the fantastic underground, immersive and collaborative advertising Nike has recently created.

Visit the Sportswear Site -> http://www.nike.com/nikeos/

Notes from Vimeo:

In 7 days INSA ran the city of east London, painting 35 pieces on route of Charlie Dark’s map for The IAM1 Journey Nike Sportswear project. Produced by Protein and documented by INSA’s long time collaborator, photographer Ethel, each of the 35 hand painted pieces form one of the centre pieces of INSAs major London solo show for 2009. This IAM1 Journey animation will be deconstructed within the “Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places” show with behind-the-scenes processes alongside the original painted objects that make up the individual frames.

Bela Borsodi -> Still Life Typography

jhsindesign — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:11:39 +0000

Bela Borsodi takes everyday fashion pieces e.g., ties, shoes, belts, sunglasses… you name it, and assembles them in ways that brings them to life and tells a story. These typographic still life images were created for WAD Magazine’s “Dictionary” Issue. They are endlessly entertaining to the eye and I’ve found that the more you study them the more you discover. Do yourself a favor and drop by his site to take in many more examples of Bela Borsodi’s fascinating work. First seen on http://www.colectiva.tv.

Visit -> http://www.belaborsodi.com/

Zena Holloway -> Underwater Photography

jhsindesign — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:42:46 +0000

Underwater photography has been very trendy in the past year or two and I have seen a lot of amazing examples of it. A few months ago the woman’s clothing store ‘Anthropology’ photographed their entire catalog with underwater photography. Has the trend plateaued I wonder? The examples posted here lead me to believe that underwater photography is still evolving.

Zena Holloway has taken her underwater photography to a higher level by creating magical post lighting effects and compositing images of sea creatures and other various animal life into her images. The final effect is beautifully fluid, visually engaging and otherworldly. Stop by her website to take in many more great examples of her work.

Visit -> http://www.zenaholloway.com