The Ampersand

The Ampersand : A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word “et.”

Check out : http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/ for a blog dedicated to "the most attractive punctuation mark of them all".

The Ampersand blog is an attempt to give this humble character the respect it deserves. The blog consists mainly of examples, reader links, & signage.

Fresh & creative,

-S

The Ampersand

The Ampersand : A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word “et.”

Check out : http://ampersand.gosedesign.net/ for a blog dedicated to "the most attractive punctuation mark of them all".

The Ampersand blog is an attempt to give this humble character the respect it deserves. The blog consists mainly of examples, reader links, & signage.

Fresh & creative,

-S

Eve Salvail

When I was just a young lad, my favorite shows were Fashion Television w/ host Jeanne Beker & House of Style w/ Cindy Crawford.

I can seriously remember being glued to the screen when these shows came on. For me, some of the best moments were the interviews with the models. It was always pretty awesome to see backstage at a fashion show (hair, makeup, etc...) I guess in a way, it was reality television before the term even existed. One particular interview stayed in my memory bank forever -- I have it here today for your viewing pleasure.

Before there was Gisele, Heidi, Karolina Kurkova, and now Agyness Deyn, the "it girl" of the early 1990's was Eve Salvail. In a special moment in time, the fashion world went gaga over this bald-headed beauty. The snip below is from an interview with Eve on House of Style (probably circa 1991).

As a kid, I was so inspired by Eve... she was just so cool... she was androgynous (always a plus), eccentric, and even kinda profound.

I heard that she's a big D.J. in NYC nowadays... I wonder if she's still bald? I wonder if she's thinking about making a comeback in modeling... I mean with 90's fashion coming back into vogue, it just makes sense for some design house to find her and make her their muse.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-S

Eve Salvail

When I was just a young lad, my favorite shows were Fashion Television w/ host Jeanne Beker & House of Style w/ Cindy Crawford.

I can seriously remember being glued to the screen when these shows came on. For me, some of the best moments were the interviews with the models. It was always pretty awesome to see backstage at a fashion show (hair, makeup, etc...) I guess in a way, it was reality television before the term even existed. One particular interview stayed in my memory bank forever -- I have it here today for your viewing pleasure.

Before there was Gisele, Heidi, Karolina Kurkova, and now Agyness Deyn, the "it girl" of the early 1990's was Eve Salvail. In a special moment in time, the fashion world went gaga over this bald-headed beauty. The snip below is from an interview with Eve on House of Style (probably circa 1991).

As a kid, I was so inspired by Eve... she was just so cool... she was androgynous (always a plus), eccentric, and even kinda profound.

I heard that she's a big D.J. in NYC nowadays... I wonder if she's still bald? I wonder if she's thinking about making a comeback in modeling... I mean with 90's fashion coming back into vogue, it just makes sense for some design house to find her and make her their muse.

Have a wonderful weekend.

-S

Hedi Slimane Photography

Hedi Slimane, former head of Dior Homme, is an amazing photographer.

As you may know, Hedi is responsible for launching the skinny jean and new proportions in tailoring in the latest rock movement in fashion. Now with his photo collection, you can see how his personal interest with the British indie-rock scene inspires his design aesthetic.

There are about 1000 large black-and-white shots to check out on Hedi's personal website:

http://www.hedislimane.com/diary

-S

Hedi Slimane Photography

Hedi Slimane, former head of Dior Homme, is an amazing photographer.

As you may know, Hedi is responsible for launching the skinny jean and new proportions in tailoring in the latest rock movement in fashion. Now with his photo collection, you can see how his personal interest with the British indie-rock scene inspires his design aesthetic.

There are about 1000 large black-and-white shots to check out on Hedi's personal website:

http://www.hedislimane.com/diary

-S

eBOY | Pixel Art

eBoy ("Godfathers of Pixel") is Steffen Sauerteig, Svend Smital, & Kai Vermehr. Founded in 1998, eBOY is the most well known of the current PIXEL ART movement.

As a product of the 1980's, I totally understand where they're coming from (totally). The idea is to express their art as an extension of their childhood. Their influences come from: "Pop culture... shopping, supermarkets, TV, toy commercials, LEGO, computer games, the news, magazines..." To me, their art is a lovely bi-product of years of chronic Nintendo playing (the original Nintendo of course).

"We started working with pixels because we loved the idea of making pictures only for the screen. It’s the best way to get really sharp and clean looking results. Also, handling pixels is fun and you are forced to simplify and abstract things, which is a big advantage of this technique."

eBOY's bread and butter is their city images collection. The most famous piece is the London Poster. Since London, they have created city images of New York, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, & Tokyo. Most importantly of course is their LATEST poster for Los Angeles (see last photo below).

check out shop.eboy.com to see the city images posters, as well as eBOY's complete portfolio.

London

London, close-up

L.A.



-S

SYI: Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images are edited on the pixel level. Graphics in most old (or relatively limited) computer and video games, graphing calculator games, and many mobile phone games are mostly pixel art. - Wikipedia