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The RedBall Project is public art at its best. The idea is quite simple, yet it ignites a sense of wonder, curiosity, community engagement, and is just plain fun! New York based artist Kurt Perschke installs a temporary series of installations within major cities across the globe. Kurt Perschke envisions his work as being catalyst for [...]
2011 was the year I learned to keep bees. I got stung about a dozen times. I began the season with two hives and ended with one (moment of silence). I accidentally smashed more of the little ladies than I care to count. I was made to feel even worse about my failings by this [...]
From fashion to beloved pets to portraiture these collages magnificently exude character and wit. English artist Peter Clark creates three dimensional images out of his collection of old stamps, maps, buttons, love letters, sewing patterns, playing cards, and more. Peter first draws the outline, then carefully chooses from his collection of found ‘things’ to find the right texture [...]
“. . .follow where the quiet voices lead you close your eyes and they will know the way watch for where the broken people lead you and longing not to go will come to stay . . .” I love the emotional honesty that exudes from Hannalee, a new Seattle folk band. Blank Space had [...]
Dutch artist Marjan Teeuwen proves that even clutter and destruction can be beautiful. She eviscerates the walls of abandoned Amsterdam buildings, conjoining rooms with massive holes, and uses leftover fragments to create densely textured walls and surfaces. Countless objects are crammed into small rooms. The objects are combined according to function, texture and colour, and ordered in [...]
Our beloved Helvetica is now featured with Swiss typographic style on a deck of cards. For the gambler and the typophile on your list, Helveticards are a beautiful, usable alternative to today’s ubiquitous French sets. Both master type designer Max Miedinger (who gave us this famous font) and Poker Hall of Famer Doyle Brunson would be happy to deal this deck. Discounted to $7.50 [...]
We are happy to see the launch of NPS’s Technical Preservation Services (TPS) new website. TPS is an amazing public resource for all things regarding preserving our nation’s historic buildings. Blank Space developed the UI design, HTML and CSS code, and the graphic illustrations. Case studies highlighting successful tax incentives projects and projects that combined historic rehabilitation and green building [...]
Feeling inspired today by this quote by Paola Antonelli about the role of designers in the world. Antonelli is a Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art.
The Crystal Towers were by far my favorite installation on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass in Tacoma. The two towers rise forty feet above the bridge deck with the intention to serve as beacons of light for the bridge and city. All of the glass installations around and in the Museum of Glass and inside the old [...]
We went out and did a quick survey of our local Quality Food Center to see what products looked pretty in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month(BCAM). Pink is my favorite color, so I love October at the grocery store. I really thought there would be more products rockin the pink, but we still found [...]
