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Road trip! Be back May 21

Derek — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:34 +0000

It’s wedding season, and the fine folks at RageHaus are abuzz with road trips and sacred vows. Kim and I are off to New England for two weekend weddings, and a stop over in Brooklyn and Connecticut to visit some old friends. To top off the break, Sebastian and his lady love are taking the big plunge. So, it’s going to be pretty quiet around here until we can catch up on May 21st and do some laundry. You can keep up with all the fine folk of RageHaus on Instagram. Just look for mistermunn, kimberlymunn, sebastianebarb, and carlcandraw. Until then, happy travels to all.

Jenny Liz Rome

Kim — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:00:23 +0000

Jenny is a Toronto based artist making work that blends the lines between classic and new age modes of creation. Her collages have fun playing with ideas of femininity and animalistic traits in the westernized woman. You can buy prints of Jenny’s work at Society 6.

Sex and Bikes

Sebastian — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:47 +0000

Sometimes there are videos with hand made type and sometimes they’re over-sexualized hand done type videos about fixing your bike. These videos are the ladder. With a witty, interesting take on the tutorial, these videos are a unique perspective on how to take care of your bike with some really beautiful typography as well as interesting imagery. The videos were created for the Italian bike racing company Officine Sfera,which creates some interesting and beautiful bikes all its own. The videos are well shot and well timed while bringing sex appeal to a product that often has absolutely none.

Stitches and Glue

Derek — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:36 +0000

Stiches and Glue is the one man FX studio owned and operated by Paul Vincett. Paul doesn’t dabble in CGI or 3-D animation, but instead he spends his days creating the monster you see below the old fashion way. Using nothing more than stitches and glue (and maybe a few other industry secrets) to bring his creatures to life. WIth movie credits ranging from X-Men: First Class, Thor 2, and Dark Shadows (Tim Burton’s), he’s no slouch. Check out his website for more of his furry creations.

New York + London: A Collection of Double Exposures

Kim — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:24 +0000

Daniella Zalcman is a photojournalist that recently moved from New York to London last year. With a loving admiration for both cities, she started a series of double exposures that combine the two cities with use of just a smart phone and several apps. Daniella preferred the use of her smart phone because she’s grown to love the informal nature of smart phone photography. Each pair of images is selected based on negative space, color, and contrast. Together, they create imaginary landscapes, like the ones we form when we think of home. For every double exposure you see, Daniella rejected a dozen versions that didn’t feel quite right. Daniella is putting these images together in a book that she managed to get funded in just 3 days on Kickstarter. Her Kickstarter still has 4 days to go and you can still contribute to this incredibly beautiful project.

Beau – Colleen Kiely

Derek — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:00:33 +0000

Take a look at Instagram, and you’ll find plenty of people sharing the cuteness/awkwardness of their pet. Colleen Kiely is no different, except she does things the old fashioned way with graphite. Capturing every fold, flop, and wrinkle, Colleen uses her incredible eye and masterful hand to render the “stressful” life of her basset hound, Beau. I particularly love the shot of Beau on the tile floor with legs splayed out. And the eyes. Don’t get me going on how perfect those lazy eyes are drawn. To see more of Beau and Colleen’s drawing, head on over to her portfolio.

“Two Chips” – Adam Patch

Derek — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:50 +0000

Yesterday, I came across this short animation by Adam Patch. To be honest, it’s not entirely his doing. After a bottle of wine, his wife wanted to tell him a joke. Knowing a good thing when he sees it, Adam recorded what came out, and spun a little piece of animation gold. Albeit they’re not all animated, you can check out all of Adams videos on his Vimeo site. Have a great weekend.

Type Strong

Sebastian — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:00:32 +0000

From tragedy, we often seek strength and wisdom. With the recent Boston bombings, there is no difference. The current rise of typography, setting short beautiful quotes, is perfect for sharing love and condolences with those affected by tragedy. From the wake of the Boston bombing, typographers took to Instagram and the web to show that Boston is both in our prayers and thoughts. As designer and typographers we often feel that our work idoes not reach people in a way that is meaningful. But the below images show otherwise. Found on Facebook, feeds, and twitter messages these spontaneous pieces of typography are helping to heal a wounded community. Click on the images to see their makers.

Calligraphy on girls

Kim — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:02 +0000

I don’t even care what Russian artist Pokras Lampas is writing because his calligraphy is beautiful in and of itself. Pokras transforms our perception of letterforms by applying them to the neck and chest of a female model who wears his words like an exquisite piece of jewelry. This isn’t the first time his calligraphy has graced the skin of a women, check out his portfolio for other wonderful pieces.

Day & Night – Owen Silverwood

Derek — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:48 +0000

Water is life. Our lives revolve around water. Owen Silverwood took it upon himself to study water as a concept of a day going by. By changing the lighting, swishing the water around, and just letting liquid be liquid, Own captures a simplistic beauty of time just drifting by. To see more of Owen’s photography work over at his website.