"It looks AWESOME!!!!! The magazine itself is very, very classy-looking! You did a fantastic job putting everything together..." -Karina G, Writer
"Everything I've seen looks absolutely stunning! You've done such a great job with everything that's gone into the magazine and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it.
Congrats on a really, really fabulous first issue!" -Kristin W, Writer
"I'm so pleased to see the copy! Your hard work and your talent is very apparent. I couldn't be more thrilled by what you and your editors have put together. I'm honored to be a part. It's simply stunning." -Karen M, Featured
I get very excited every time I see new creative ideas, something that stops you in your tracks and makes you think, "Now why didn't I think of that?" That's just how it was when I discovered Fox & Clover on Etsy.
I simply loved the way Sabrina presented her products! Her simple photo styling on chalkboard does well in bringing out her shop concept and the technique that she uses to craft her line of jewelry and homeware.
Sometimes I would take the train to work if I couldn't catch a ride with my colleague. The best thing about going to the train station is that I could pop in to the newsstand and revel in the many magazines that they have. So last Monday, I went about my usual ritual, and this caught my eye...
...and I knew I just had to have it. It's probably the burst of color and the eclectic decor on the front cover of Elle Decor Czech Republic. I was saving a post about it as a tear sheet entry, but then I read Holly Becker's post on decor8 about her love for magazines that I thought a linkback to her post would be just the perfect companion for it. (Coincidence that it's Elle, no?) Holly has articulated it so very well and it is the way I feel about it also. Nothing can beat snuggling up under a warm cover reading a book or flipping through a magazine sipping a warm cup of tea. That, plus my love for prints. Though I enjoy perusing digital mags occasionally, there is something about being in print that simply beckons. Now you know why STYL will also be in print. :)
Here's a gem hailing from the Perth, Western Australia that I was perusing via a link sent to me by my dear sister (thanks, Adek!). The first things that caught my eye were her paperdoll illustrations, aptly named Paper Doll Project. Childlike and a little chubby, why not let her transform you into a paper doll?
She shares more of her sketches on her blog, and illustrations and experimental works on her online portfolio. She's also on Etsy and Myspace.
After having perused several design blogs (the ones in English, naturally) for a while now, I got quite curious what the folks in Czech are up to when it comes to design and decor. So I did a search for 'Czech design blog', but somehow landed here instead.
Terry... who? And what's this with his socks anyway?
The name of the shop „Terry Posters" is connected with repeated visits of the famous director Terry Gilliam, a member of the legendary group Monty Python, in Aero cinema. During one of his visits in autumn 1999, when Terry Gilliam was having a discussion with the cinema audience, all the persistent questioning might have made him take off his boots. Barefooted with his socks exposed he finished the discussion. This legendary moment was captured on nowadays just as legendary photo of Terry in his socks.
During the preparation phase of opening the shop and looking for a suitable name we have come across this far-back story. We asked Terry to let us name our shop Terry Posters after his socks and he kindly agreed. Also when shooting his film The Grimm Brothers which took place in the Czech Republic he popped in here and ceremoniously opened this shop on November 10, 2005. Under a slight pressure he endowed us with one of his socks (with a doggie application) which has been - together with his hand-written inscription - exhibited in front of our shop ever since. Thus Terry Gilliam has become a godfather of Terry Posters shop.
These are some of the ones that I liked from their 'Best Of' collection as selected by curator Pavel Rajčan. There are over 5000 contemporary posters that you can find there, most are for sale except for the one-off pieces that they are keeping for their own collection. Neat, aren't they?
Being a designer, I have gotten into the habit of collecting printed materials that I could refer to for inspiration. Recently, having started planning and working on the magazine, I have been flipping through a bit more mags than I would in an entire year, most of which are borrowed. Because there are some pages that I would have really liked to tear out and keep, I thought it would be great to just start off a digital tear sheet compilation.
That's the first one I blogged on my website rizsedek.com. I will compile them here from now onwards as I feel that they will be more relevant here. Below is an excerpt of my original post.
"Ain't she a darl'? Taken by photographer Igor Višňakov with top Russian model Sasha Pivovarova. ...I was reading Wikipedia's profile of Sasha and swooned when I found out that photographer and model were long time friends, he was responsible for the beginning of her career, and they are now married. Now that's just darl'. :)"
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