I see Saul.

The Coen Brothers' new movie, "Burn After Reading" (set to premiere at the 2008 Venice International Film Festival before hitting theatres on the 12th), and their oh-so-Saul Bass inspired movie posters. However, it is near impossible to find out who was behind these creations. And, oh goodness, I pray that the DVD cover will honour this aesthetic instead of suffering from the "heads blended into the background with epic landscape along bottom instead of kickass movie poster image" formula. Aka, the 'V for Vendetta' effect.

Now, some Saul for the Soul:

Australia.

Having always been a fan of Baz Luhrmann and his no-fear approach to true, over-the-top entertainment and imagery, his upcoming film starring muse Nicole Kidman (as well as Hugh Jackman), looks to live up to his style, and with a dash of old world Hollywood.

Design won't save the world.

Nice notes.

Love Whitelines notebooks, FOB from Sweden. Enviro-friendly with "non-conflict" white lines that make your writings and scribbles the star, without annoying black or blue lines stabbing into them from all sides. My binding of choice? Perfect bound. And did I mention rounded corners? Hoooooo sheeeit. Available in select stores in Canada.

Back and civil...

from a weekend of ostentatiously loud music, thanks to having gained access to A) Robyn's entire discography and B) Rock the Bells 2008. Best hair award goes to Murs.

Screengrabs of some work... part 2.

Some older stuff of mine... maybe the sort of thing I should be doing more of today? This is a mashup of things done mostly for fundraisers, charities, local events. 

The Global Rich List.

Global Rich List from the folks at Poke to a) make you feel better about your financial status and b) guilt you into donating to charity. And it takes me back to that era when everyone loved playing "Oregon Trail" on their beige Apple computers.

Surrealism, fo'real.

The mystical musings of artist Andrea Galvani.

Dyed tips are back.

The 'dos sported by Luke Goss (as Prince Nuada) and Anna Walton (Princess Nuala) in Guillermo's new Hellboy flick tell us that dyed tips actually have great potential to look ethereally fabulous. If I had my way, I'd throw this on the runways immediately. Seriously.

Olive Riley goes, waltzing.

Known to be world's oldest blogger, Olive Riley, 108, passed away, leaving her legacy behind in a little online world called 'The Life of Riley'.

Too bogged down to blog down...

But will return this week with more useless information! Like: did you know that the 'W-D' in WD-40 stands for 'water displacer'?! Brilliant!

Tide-to-Go is so last season.

A renewable dress designed by professor Fernando Brízio @ ex carceri 'le nuove' (The World Design Capital) in Turin. Simple dresses that can be customized each and every time you wear it simply by placing an uncapped felt marker into the individual pockets. Let the ink run in and you have your own, one-of-a-kind dress. Wash, and start over. Interesting idea toying with the idea of reinvention and renewing a single piece over and over... but how about all those markers you need to throw out? All the same, an interesting way to pass the design reigns over to the consumer.
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