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Happy 10th Birthday to the Tate Modern

Written by Andrew Payne on May 16, 2010
Art, Design, Photography

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Kidrobot Collaborations

Written by Andrew Payne on May 12, 2010
Art, Design, Fashion, Geek

Paul Smith Kidrobot, the great collaborative hub, has always done a great job reaching out and working with creative types not usually associated with designer “toys” such as Kidrobot’s menagerie of Japanese-style vinyls.  The relationships are certainly mutually-beneficial as the coolness factor goes both ways.

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Wine Labels | Graphic Research with a Bonus

Written by Andrew Payne on May 10, 2010
Design, Food

Broadside and Hansom- both California Cabernet When shopping for a bottle of wine, why not kill two birds with one stone? You’re there in search of a little vino, perusing the racks filled with hundreds of bottles with beautifully designed labels, you’re most likely carrying your phone/camera- so, voila- instant research opportunity (As long as [...]

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Ten of the Best Mothers Ever

Written by Andrew Payne on May 9, 2010
Holidays

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. Ten of the Best Mothers Ever …and Thank you Esquire Magazine.

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Istanbul | Textures and Tastes

Written by Andrew Payne on May 8, 2010
Architecture, Art, Food, Travel

The view from my hotel room window at the Marmara Pera- a great angle from which to see the waterway called the Golden Horn.

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Photoshop? Great Art Direction | The New York Times

Written by Andrew Payne on May 6, 2010
Art, Design, Photography

Again with the theme of “quality art being all around us”, sometimes it’s actually thrown into our driveways (or piled in a stack at the newsstand). Published first in 2004 (approx. 14 times per year), The New York Times Style Magazine is always adorned with a cover that stops you in your tracks.  Most magazine [...]

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Quisp Cereal | Retro Goodness

Written by Andrew Payne on May 4, 2010
USA, Vintage

Not that a cereal can define a childhood, but Quisp is definitely one of those memories that brings me back to a certain place and time.  Maybe it’s the goofy art that I loved, or the comic on the back of the box, or maybe it’s just the full-sugar-cereal high that I was surely getting [...]

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High and Low Art | The New York Times

Written by Andrew Payne on May 1, 2010
Art, Design, NYC

High and Low Art: Leslie Buck’s coffee cup design and Picasso’s Dora Maar Yesterday’s New York Times really got me thinking about how art of all kinds is in and around our lives and is most often not presented to us as such, but nonetheless is here for us to enjoy and appreciate.

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