Wonderful affordable art

These posters from Sonnenzimmer completely blow me away. They're clever and quiet and beautiful and make terrific use of space and typography. Based in Chicago, Sonnenzimmer is the design partnership of Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi.



Their client list includes some of my favourite bands, and most posters are available at their online store for roughly $40.


And in case you were wondering, this is what a room full of Sonnenzimmer looks like. All pictures from their website.

Clever People Doing Smart Stuff#1

A few weeks ago when I was bored at work I googled the phrase "my boyfriend dumped me for World of Warcraft" and got exactly what I was looking for. Thousands of posts from people who had either been dumped by WoWees or were contemplating culling their partners in favour of wild trysts with Nighteleves in darkened back rooms. Kind of like Tyler Curry's piece at McSweeney's, World of Warcraft Vs. My Girlfriend.

via the probably very handsome Paul Verhoeven

There's been a lot of buzz over at BoingBoing about the Rubitone cube. It's the latest in a bunch of Pantone themed conecpts I've seen recently, though none of them are likely to ever see commercial production. Not sure why Pantone doesn't buy up these ideas...I would poke myself in the eye to have an entire set of these Pantone badges. Poking oneself in the eye is an act of true courage, and I say this even as a regular contact lens user.

You can, however, buy these Pantone themed mugs for the design dork in your life. Or you could just drink everytime you read the word Pantone in this post. Ready? Pan.......................wait for it..........................................................................TONE!