NOURISHING DESIGN HABITS

wonderful speech given by craig mod on how great design is born from nourishing habits.

HOLSTEE MANIFESTO LIFECYCLE

The Holstee Manifesto Lifecycle Video from Holstee on Vimeo.



the holstee maifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion and community.
do what you love.

PROJECT YOSEMITE

Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo.



"a collaborative project by sheldon neill and colin delehanty. what started as an idea turned into an ongoing adventure to timelapse yosemite in an extreme way." such a wonderful video. to learn more about project yosemite go here.

THE ART OF PESTO

Classic Pesto from Kinfolk on Vimeo.

the etsy blog has just posted a bit with kinfolk magazine on the art of pesto. the recipe they used is from heidi swanson of 101 cookbooks. if only more recipes could be portrayed this way... pesto is one of those things that is either right or wrong wrong wrong. it's so easy to make it too strong - i've had a couple of close encounters after ordering it. i'm thinking i'll need to give this recipe a whirl and see what happens. to read the article on etsy go here.

lucy chadwick. a selby film for ZARA.

Newest Miss Representation Trailer (2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection) from Miss Representation on Vimeo.

the full documentary will be airing October 20th at 9/8c on OWN. Go here to see more.

Fired Fruits from David Hobson on Vimeo.

fired fruits : jonathan garratt.

Bili Bidjocka interview from Ecriture Infinie on Vimeo.


a wonderful project by bili bidjocka, titled ecriture infinie (infinite writing); curated by simon njami.
via black eiffel

as i was browsing swissmiss i saw this wonderful video of shirley temple singing be optimistic. i was just saying to my mom this morning before we both left: "we can do it! we can do it! we can do it! no complaining!" she has been in a month long training program at work and i have been working my buns off while getting ready to move out west - everyday i remind myself "you look much more beautiful when you smile". so when i saw this little vid i couldn't help but break out in a big grin- the tune, the lyrics, the adorable little shirley temple (heidi from my childhood).

letterpress : an instructional video.

Letterpress from Naomie Ross on Vimeo.

here is a great instructional video on using a letterpress. short and sweet. it's hard to fully appreciate the behind-the-scenes construction that goes into letterpress work until you have to face the massive machine yourself. this video gives a peek at how letterpress works, so if you're ever fortunate enough to do letterpress yourself, do it! the end result is well worth the work. warning: patience is required

traces of the molten state.

Traces of the Molten State from Etsuko Ichikawa on Vimeo.

this video was a part of a solo exhibit at Bellevue Arts Museum for Etsuko Ichikawa, amazing!

beet cake.

beet cake from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.

a beet cake sounds revolting. but this video demonstrating how to make one is not. 
via honestly...wtf

tom sachs.

Tom Sachs, A Selby Film from the selby on Vimeo.

awesome video of tom sachs (sculptor) at work. also, i want his glasses.

ep #139: cindy sherman.

"episode #139: cindy sherman reveals how dressing up in character began as a kind of performance and evolved into her earliest photographic series such as "bus riders" (1976), "untitled film stills" (1970-1980), and the untitled rear screen projections (1980)." definitely worth taking a peek!

india block printing.

"west elm produced this video after meeting hand-block printing artisans on a recent trip to india’s rajasthan. it is so amazing to watch as they intricately carve patterns out of teak blocks and create prints using richly colored pigment dyes." i particularly enjoy the "karate chop" when they are pressing the blocks on the fabric. (OK i know it's not really a karate chop...)


via honestly...wtf

nils inne playground.

Nils Inne Playground from jeremy hugues on Vimeo.

cool video. cool project. cool music. yeah!

going solo.

Going Solo by Studio Botes—a neat stop-motion video sharing advice from successful designers for fellow designers who are are, or about to, go solo.

Bach’s Cantata 147, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.

My jaw literally dropped as I watched this amazingness. Definitely worth three minutes of your time! By combining many (aka a shit ton!) pieces of wood, they were able to make a long, downhill track that was able to reproduce Bach’s Cantata 147, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. Created by  Kenjiro Matsuo of Invisible Designs Lab.

via The Fox is Black

Michael Wolff : Intel Visual Life.

Designer and creative advisor, Michael Wolff's philosophy on design and branding. I like his color coded closet... we could bond over this great organization tool.

Music Monday 29.

Andreya Triana - "A Town Called Obsolete"; Andreya's music is new to me, but I like this. Hope you like it too!