AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT COLLAPSING
http://www.anambitiousprojectcollapsing.com/
I love this blog for all it’s pretty and intriguing nicknacks, and perhaps more poignantly the name resonates with me for all the things that I have placed underneath the subject field ‘Good Intentions’. If you like classy and crafty over cool and current culture then you’ll enjoy this refreshing blog for it’s originality.
PINBALL PUBLISHING COINOP
http://www.pinballpublishing.com/coinop/
Pinball Publishing produce beautiful custom offset print work, with a focus on sustainable stationery, creative promotional matter, and finely crafted handbooks. Here you will find the fruits of their labor.
WILL SELF
http://will-self.com/category/wills-blog/
Writing much of his fiction about the tedium of modern culture, Will Self is the master of metaphor and the conductor of some best mind fuck novels of the modern era. His blog offers up bite-size portions of genius in the form of social commentary, vents of frustration and grammatically correct rant.
LOOKBOOK
http://lookbook.nu/
For those who are interested in what to wear, Lookbook allows users the chance to upload fashion statements and vote for what is hot and what is not. It’s a great reference point and an interesting insight into what is happening in fashion around the world.
AMASSBLOG
http://amassblog.com/
A designer in New York for 20 years, James Phillips Williams is a self confessed manic collector. With the encouragement of friends and fellow designers he has setup this charming blog filled with vintage books, rare typography, and inspirational random snippets of items that he has collected and recorded over the years. Rich in history and with often interesting stories of accumulation, each piece is accompanied with well written commentary giving the blog a refreshingly narrative/journalistic quality. Highly rewarding to those who chose to visit.
FRIENDS OF TYPE
A very attractive looking blog, Friends Of Type is a parade of good-looking typography. Each showcase is displayed in large format with little description, which is a refreshing change from other typography sites. Friends Of Type is special and highly recommended.
LARSON RULES
http://mrlarsonrules.blogspot.com/
For lack of a better word, I have an art crush on Tony Larson’s work and his blog provides one a nice insight into what inspires him and how he works.
DEERHUNTER BLOG
http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com/
The Deerhunter blog is an outlet for band leader/indie pragon Bradford Cox to post side project demos, bedroom recordings, Mp3 mixtapes and atypical music discoveries. Always one to surprise, this blog is never dull or disappointing, throwing up so many indulgent pleasures that one leaves feeling a little bit greedy.
FECAL FACE
http://www.fecalface.com
Fecal Face contains a massive hive of multidisciplinary art and culture activity, including artist interviews, studio visits, blogs by prominent artists and personalities, and for the die-hard an hourly updated news section and coverage of current art openings.
CMYKERN
Put together by Birmingham Graphic Designer James Griffin, CMYKERN is brimming with well thought out, clean, typographically rich design.
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