New Year, New Resolutions

Gutentaug my dahling Interwebz! Happy (belated by about a week) New Year!

I've been neglecting you again, and for that, I do apologize. My life has been work, sleep, (maybe) eat, rinse, wash, repeat for the past 4-ish months or so. I did laundry last night for the first time in..oh...an embarrassing amount of time that I won't tell you because, well, it's disgusting. And when washing my dirty laundry, I began thinking about all I've accomplished in the past year and all that I hope to accomplish this upcoming year to make it even better than the last. So..I thought I'd share!

Last year, I won a few design awards, graduated from the toughest four years I've experienced, went to Vegas and survived, moved out of my beloved Brooklyn to a new apartment on the Upper East Side, started a twitter (self promo, so sue me), got a new job, made some ridiculously awesome new people, grew out my hair, chopped it all off, started dating again, met a few losers, met a few winners, and did it all with the best group of friends I've ever had by my side ridiculing me for my antics along the way--just the way I like it.

This year I hope to do more of the same with a bit more punch and pizazz added in for good measure. I hope to get a "legit" job--you know, the kind that pays me for designing stuff that I want to be designing (a girl can dream!). I hope to see more of those epic friends who make me laugh so hard. I hope to continue dating the wrong sort of guys so I can meet the right one for me. I hope to laugh at all of my mistakes, there's bound to be a plethora of new ones this year. I hope to work hard and continue to expand my business ventures. I hope to see my family more. I hope to start thinking of myself as my own (gasp) adult person-thingie and to start taking care of business, just like Aretha.

And above all, I hope to finally install that damn hanging lamp in my living room. That's just been pissing me off.

Do you have any hopes for the New Year, Interweb? Lose a few of those Spam-site pounds? Not that you need it, I think you're beautiful just as you are. Minus the pop-ups. Those have to go.

Addiction

Mythbusters is my new favorite show.

Ever since I found it on Netflix, I've been unable to stop watching. I'm addicted. My day has been full of explosions, guns, duct tape, lasers, physics and design



...and I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. It's too good.

Lighting!

Ch-ch-check out these epic lights designed by LZF Spain made out of plywood! I want them. So bad. Plz, Interwebz?




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Pretty Prints

Check out these amazeballz prints from Urban Outfitter's new print shop in collaboration with Society6 Artists.

SOOO preet, Interwebz! I would love to have a few to decorate the cave...hint, hint.









I want.

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Dogs as Type? EPIC.

This is amazeballz, Interwebz!



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9h

Capsule Hotel - 9 Hours from Christoph on Vimeo.

I would stay there--would be interesting, if only for a night. Good for airports too--remember Chi-Town, Interwebz?

Music Lyric Prints

Ch-ch-check out these amazeballz posters by a designer named Milo (no last name, Milo?) who uses song lyrics, fabziez typography and bright colors to make his designs POP!







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I love music lyrics don't you, Interwebz?

Monstahz!

Oh Em Gee!

I love Jon Burgerman! Check out these time-lapse videos of him drawing a mural at the AOL headquarters and then of the AOL staff painting it in.

SO PREET!

Drawing the Mural

Painting it in

I love me so monstahz.

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Recently Discovered: Matchbox Madnezz

Oh wow. I just recently discovered this awesome music video for the Navigators. Designer, Pavel Fuksa designed 178 different matchboxes to follow the lyrics of the song. Uuber ambitious and OH SO EPIC!


Some of the matchboxes




EPIC!

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So, Are You?

Preet! I want a print of this.

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The Armory Show

Yesterday my parental-units were in the city with a group of their friends to visit the Armory Show. Lucky for me, I was invited to go with them as a VIP! Very special...didn't have to wait in any lines and I got a free book when I left!

I didn't realize how HUGE it was going to be--galleries from all over the world had booths set up at Piers 92 & 94 off of the West Side Highway. I could have wandered for hours. Beautiful pieces of modern art from all over the world--I don't think I saw one piece that I disliked. AMAZEBALLZ ART!

Next year I will definitely be going again, it's only $10 for students!

(and completely worth it)

Ch-ch-check out The Armory Show's website for more information!

COLORZ!

Anyone who has been to the cave (yes, the Cave of Wonders actually exists...) knows how much I LURVE color. SO MUCH COLOR LOVIN' GOING ON IN THE CAVE ITS REDIC.

Which is why, when I saw this I thought it was pretty hilarious...and very true (sometimes even at art school...)

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Books!

Awesome.



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Art History through Music

Today is the day of epic music videos, Interwebz!

Enter: 70 Million by Franco-American band, Hold Your Horses! Their silly, amazeballz video caught my attention, and made me remember all those nap-inducing art history lessons. Le Sigh.

Can you name all of the paintings that the band portrays, Interwebz? I think I got just about all of them!

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.

Mousetrap!

O.M.G. Interwebz. This music video is so unbelievably EPIC that I just sat staring at my computer screen yelling "OMG OMG SO AWESOME! OMG!" much to the...er... enjoyment of two of my roommates sitting in the room.

Don't worry. They have to deal with stuff like this from me all the time...they're used to it (I hope)

WATCH IT.

(now please!)

SUCK ON THAT! AAYAYYAYAYAYY!

Gutentaug, Interwebz!

I just finished my last final. Do you know what that means?

I'M BACK! WITH A VENGEANCE! Also, it means that I will be creating my own website for designer-ly things like portfolios and the like. So, yesh. This break will be a blog/interwebz filled one. JOY!

And also cookies. And London. And maybe watching reruns of Glee on Hulu...no but fo'cereal. There will be Glee being watched.

Fo' cereal, Interwebz. Fo' cereal.

Never Losing Suction? Sign Me Up!

My Dad passed on a lot of things to me. His sense of humor, love of art, and his dislike of parmesan cheese, for a start. But one that he doesn't always recognize as a trait that we share is our love of vacuums.

Yes, you read that right--vacuums.

As a family, we own about 7. I personally was gifted with a mini-bag-less for Christmas a few years ago. He's lime green. I call him Dino, and he is my baby.

That's Dino on the left. Isn't he gorgeous?!

A few years ago, my Dad got an even better gift: the Dyson Animal. He walked down to the living room Christmas morning and almost burst out in tears when he saw the gift Santa left--he had wanted a Dyson vacuum his whole life. None of this Hoover or Orick stuff for him, he's a serious vacuum-teer.

I think that if we had waited just a few more years to buy my Dad his Dyson--which is now referred to as his favorite daughter--he would have been even more ecstatic to have gotten my choice for Dyson of the year. Nay, the decade!

In my opinion, the Dyson Ball IS THE MOST SUPER AWESOME FABULICIOUS VACCUM OF ALL TIME. And I mean that. I want one with a fiery passion that burns within my heart of hearts.

Look at the swivel action! Imagine if you didn't have to vacuum in straight lines?! AMAZEBALLZ! (no pun intended)

So beautiful. Fo' realzies. And the ads appeal to the Industrial Design side too--such an awesome product.

So, yeah, I pretty much am in love vacuums. Interwebz, if you could gift me with a Dyson Ball for my birthday, I would be truly grateful.

kaythanksbye.