A Design Affair

6.18.2008

Window Wednesdays: Illustrative Observations

Illustrative styles are shining through. From paintings of creepy crawly things to illustrations created with thread.

Dress Barn, NYC

Container Store, NYC

Bergdorf Goodman, Fifth Avenue, NYC

Lord & Taylor, Fifth Avenue, NYC

Starbucks, NYC

Papyrus Store, NYC

Mastercard Advertising, NYC

6.12.2008

Ikea Brooklyn Advertising

Deutsch Advertising did a great job with the IKEA advertising for the new Brooklyn store. Watch a video spot here! I hope I come across some of the branded messages soon.

{photos from http://www.advertolog.com/}

Window Wednesdays: Tory Burch Store Tour

The NYTimes had a great article showcasing the Soho Tory Burch store with a slideshow of images as well!

{image from NYT}

6.05.2008

This American Comfort Quilt by Bradley Prince and Joel Yatscoff of CITIZEN : Citizen caught my eye in Graphic Design USA Magazine this month. They take objects and make social messages out of them. Their site has a lot of interesting pieces.

"This handmade art piece, a limited series of ten, includes 58 logos of mass-market retailers, fast food chains and other corporations that participate in the creation of contemporary North American identity and condition. It is the problematic balance between familiarity and alienation which this quilt seeks to examine."

{images from CITIZEN : Citizen website}

6.04.2008

Window Wednesdays: Museum Co-Sponsorships & Color

GAP, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Gap & Whitney Museum of Art team up to create special edition t-shirts Buy some here.

Armani Exchange, Fifth Avenue, NYC
Armani's Fashion Superheroes celebrates SUPERHEROES: FASHION AND FANTASY at the Metropolitian Museum of Art. The exhibit runs until September 1st. It's on my summer to-see list! I like the graphic t-shirts and the oversized spools of thread.