What do you get when you combine black and white images of debonair gentlemen and Victorian ladies, organisms from the plant and animal kingdom, and huge amounts of imagination?
You get the creative works of San Francisco based artist Alexis Anne MacKenzie. Carefully combining hand-cut pieces from books collected over the years, Alexis conveys “the [...]
I am always a little torn when something I really like whether it be a hole in the wall restaurant, some unknown designer, a yet-to-be discovered artist, or some street musician strikes it big. Part of me is ecstatic that these budding artists or businesses are finally getting some well-deserved recognition, yet there is [...]
You may not remember this, but there was once a time when The Simpsons were actually funny. Yes, that’s right. Back before the time of South Park and Family Guy there was actually a few pretty good laughs to be had in the classic animated show. Well, thanks to the release of their new [...]
I’ve always been a fan of creative advertisements. With so many organizations embracing the tubes as a vehicle (but not a truck) for raising brand awareness, it’s nice to see ad campaigns that encourage originality in execution and distribution.
The reintroduction of Adidas’ Adicolor line of shoes last year prompted the company to [...]
I know what you’re thinking. Those newfangled Interweb devices have made traditional mailing methods obsolete. To a certain extent that may be true, but the US Postal Service still offers a degree of ease that’s difficult to beat. Besides, you and I both know that you’re all about licking envelopes—and you’d look [...]
Last weekend, I went to see the Vivienne Westwood: 36 Years in Fashion exhibit at the de Young Museum for the second time, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my admission was free compliments of Bank of America.
Helping the nation become a bit more cultured, Bank of America is running the Museums [...]
Someone at Wow Wee International decided that the public needed an animatronic chimpanzee capable of scaring your neighbor’s kid. This interactive furry friend doesn’t have much below its shoulders, but I’m sure it’d give you a big hug if it could, assuming you didn’t shriek in horror shortly after turning it on.
But just what [...]
