Archive for October, 2009

Tie Or Die: A Made-for-TV Contest

What began as mere Facebook boasting between two coworkers about tie collections quickly escalated into a daily style duel to run the full month of October. Perhaps it was NBC that told the story best during their live interview with the Tie Or Die guys this week.

Maripolarama!

What a dandy little art book/scene document/memento thingy. Maripolarama is a collection of Polaroids taken in the late 70′s and early 80′s by Maripol. Her (single – natch) name contains a multitude of très fabuloso personas: Model; art director for quintessential 80′s designer Fiorucci; Madonna’s friend and her stylist during the original, classic, “Like a [...]

Craig Sager: Who wore it best?

We caught up with Craig Sager, our favorite fashion-forward sports reporter, on Chestnut Street early this afternoon. He’d just returned from a shopping trip to Boyd’s for a few accessories and was so excited to show us his new purchase that he put his Di Bruno Brothers soup down on the street and started unwrapping [...]

Counter. Culture.: a DesignPhiladelphia event at 160over90

At Tuesday’s Counter. Culture. DesignPhiladelphia event 200 guests were given an exclusive look at the De’Longhi Artista Series, which features the work of 10 professional artists, including Mario Hugo, MikePerry, and Damien Correll. Mario, Mike, and Damien made the trip to Philly to check-out our Center-City offices and celebrate with us. Mike said it best, “What more can you ask for? Beautiful coffee, good people, and lots of fun.” We’ll toast to that.

How to Write Your Own Baseball-Themed Sausage Commercial

So on the eve of my beloved Phillies kicking off their second straight NLCS against Larry King’s Dodgers tomorrow night, I thought I’d share a little viewing tip for fans who—like me—find the TBS announcers to be a little, well, limp: run the hometown audio feed from your iPhone’s MLB app through some speakers while [...]

AIGA Make Think Wrap-up

That’s right, once you get a few beers in you at a Design Observer party, you’ll talk to anyone. I met so many great people last week in Memphis and was reunited with a ton of friends who I met last time around in Denver. And, surprisingly, many of the best learning experiences I had [...]

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