Dunny & Co.

December 28th, 2009

I prefer Silver to Gold and Dunnys to Diamonds. My favorite Christmas gift this year is this doughnut link necklace in silver from Tiffany & Co. with a silver Dunny charm from Kidrobot. That is all. Thanks my. MORE

Categories: Talk, Vinyl Toys

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Christmas Cookies 2009

December 22nd, 2009

Since I was a toddler, one Saturday towards the end of December, my mother would bake all day, making cookies to give away to family and friends. She started out with about four cookie recipes. Over the years we tried a few new ones – some stuck, some were abandoned (though all were amended… We change recipes. It’s what we do). We are now up to ten varieties. Yes, that was not a typo, ten varieties of cookies. I don’t think the batch can grow any larger, but we have said that before. I do most of the baking now, so unless ... MORE

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Giulia Santopadre

December 10th, 2009

I’m really eager to share this site. Some brilliant typography and illustration from Giulia Santopadre of Rome, Italy. Check it out an be amazed. MORE

Categories: Illustration, Inspiration, Typography

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Freebie of the week: Trick of the light 001 Textures: Halloween

December 10th, 2009

This week’s Friday Freebie is brought to you by Halloween. I realize that sounds a bit odd, but I took these on Halloween night. I used to experiment with light and take loads of photos with light trails – create some nice raw textures for my artwork. I hope you enjoy. 26 High Resolution Images  [3888 x 2592 px] Download MORE

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Custom Munny: Tribute to Tilt: Part 3

December 9th, 2009

I finally completed my first custom Munny. (Tribute to Tilt) Hooray! OK, so there are a bunch of problems, it’s not perfect, but overall it came out pretty nice. I’ve got to give myself a little credit. I’m new at toy customization, and I’ve never used an airbrush before today. Sure, I made a lot of mistakes, but I’m looking to find out the error of my ways. Few things I’ve learned already… Give light coats (thin mist) and let each coat them dry thoroughly between applications. Do not overcoat. Do not... MORE

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Custom Munny: Tribute to Tilt: Part 2

December 8th, 2009

After several coats of primer, I think this guy is ready for airbrushing. I’ll probably get to that sometime this weekend. He is either gonna be Pearlized Magenta or Fluorescent Raspberry. I’m thinkin’ the former. Check out Part One. MORE

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Logo Of the Week: Wild Type Gear

December 6th, 2009

Logo feature for this week comes from one of my favorite type designers, Jos Buivenga. It reminds me  a bit of the Underware font Bello Script, which I also love. Jos created the logo for his little T-shirt project, Wild Type Gear. Great job. This is definitely saved to my logo reference library. MORE

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My Favorite Font: LHF Noels Thes & Ands

December 6th, 2009

Letterhead Fonts are spectacular. Impeccable design with such personality in each character. Monday’s Favorite Font is a new release for them is Noel’s Thes & Ands. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. MORE

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Custom Munny: Tribute To Tilt

December 6th, 2009

When I saw Tilt’s custom Munny from the recent Munnyworld toy exhibit in NYC, I fell in love with it. I decided to create a similar toy and test out my new airbrush. I’ve selected only the letters “H-O-N-E-Y.” I want to try to paint it tomorrow night. Hopefully I can stick to that schedule. Stay Tuned. MORE

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Canon Lens and Extension Tube = Magic

December 6th, 2009

Today I got a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II and EF 12 II Extension tube for my Canon Rebel XTi. I feel like I got a new camera. I only took a few test shots and I was blown away. Together they produce images with shallow Depths of Field, and a little bit of magnification. It’s like magic. I love it. Can’t wait to start taking more photos. MORE

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