midway: message from the gyre.

midway: message from the gyre by chris jordan.

these photographs of albatross chicks were made in september, 2009, on midway atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the north pacific. the nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. on this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

white hand cast dome resin ring.

white hand cast dome resin ring by byalamode.

this american life: animation from season 2.

thao & mirah "how dare you".

heskin sweatshirt.

heskin sweatshirt by universal works.

dancers among us.

dancers among us by jordan matter. a project of photographs of professional dancers in new york city. [via swissmiss.]

100% wool felt swatch book.

its been a long time coming (well, a few months anyway) but our 100% wool felt swatch books are finally on their way! we're excited to make available sampling of all 54 colors of our felt and hope that these will be a good resource for architects and product designers alike.

want one all your own? they're available at filzfelt.com and in our etsy shop.

500 worst passwords poster.

500 worst passwords poster by obsessive consumption.

hamilton wood type museum.

last week i saw typeface at the mfa in boston. while not the best made documentary i've seen, this film about the hamilton wood type museum in two rivers, wisconsin totally struck a cord.

yes, its about typography and yes, i have more than a keen interest in text and fonts. but the thing that struck me most was the loss of a craft (wood type) and this community that realized the importance of its history and established a museum because of it (must be the preservationist inside me talking). if you're in or around northeast wisconsin (only 3 hours north of chicago!), you really must visit.

hamilton also has an etsy shop and all proceeds go to support the museum. go wood type! [photos and video via the post family.]

custom note cards.

custom note cards by bookhou at home.

the sartorialist.

in case you ever wondered about the sartorialist.

octopus raygun mug.

octopus raygun mug by poketo. i own quite a few poketo mugs and this one is my favorite.

more snowy goodness.

nor'easter.

i woke up to massive amounts of snow this morning and all i can say is wee! are you ready boots?

spectacle - clear lens.

spectacle - clear lens from hand eye supply. just about the coolest safety glasses i've seen.

typeface.

if you're in boston, typeface is being screened at the mfa this week!

first week of january.

tretorn x ace stråla vinter boot.

tretorn x ace stråla vinter boot by tretorn. oh ace hotel, you're just too cool for school.

mast brothers.

boys with beards and chocolate. two very good things.

kiel johnson's cardboard twin lens reflex camera time lapse.

shark on a bike t-shirt.

shark on a bike t-shirt by dark cycle clothing.

happy new year!

i ended up taking a whole week off work. it was so, so good and a few of the highlights were the european design since 1985 exhibit at the milwaukee art museum, tiny furniture, walking in the snow in my new boots, a maira kalman book, and discovering a new place in a city i know pretty well. i wish you all good things in 2011.