Montreal Artist Michel de Broin: Dead Star

Born in 1970 in Montreal, Michel de Broin lives and works in Montreal and in Berlin. Through a collection of objects and actions, his works seek to escape the constraining nature of modern utopian aspirations whilst attempting to reenact them in playful, jesting objects that glorify the referent on the one hand while upstaging it [...]

Mark McKnight: Visionary Photographer

One of the great things about working at Vizwerks, is how as a staff we constantly share and talk about the work of our favorite visual artists.  I’ve recently become very interested in the sublime, visionary work of photographer Mark Mcknight. In fact, I think he is my favorite photographer. McKnight is a Los Angeles [...]

Opolis Design Takes First Place in Print Magazine’s Fourth Annual International Business Graphics Competition

Congratulations to Opolis Design (our friendly neighbors in the Gotham Building here in Portland) on winning First Prize in Print Magazine’s fourth annual International Business Graphics Competition.  They created the media kit shown in the photo above, which promotes Nike’s reissue of its vintage running products, to look like a 1972 issue of a fictitious [...]

Tower Records Documentary Planned

Via the Sacramento Bee.  The late, great Tower Records is subject of a documentary film by actor and Sacramento native Colin Hanks. MTV News has the scoop, saying Hanks, son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, has done some preliminary interviews and filming for the biopic. The news is confirmed by Tower Founder Russ Solomon, who [...]

Clip/Stamp/Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X – 197X

An explosion of architectural little magazines in the 1960s and 1970s instigated a radical transformation in architectural culture with the architecture of the magazines acting as the site of innovation and debate. Clip/Stamp/Fold takes stock of seventy little magazines from this period, which were published in over a dozen cities … The original exhibition was [...]

Polo Ralph Lauren to Offer Mobile Shopping

Via Reuters.  Polo Ralph Lauren reportedly will become the first luxury retailer to offer consumers the ability to shop by mobile phone. “We recognize that in America this is going after somebody who is more comfortable with technology,” Lauren told Reuters. “The truth is that in other countries, it’s becoming a part of their culture. [...]

Michael Kors’ Fall 2008 Channels Mad Men, Hitchcock

At Vizwerks, we love AMC’s hit show Mad Men. That’s why we were delighted to see Michael Kors Fall 2008 line inspired by 1960s Hollywood, Hitchcock and the beautiful aesthetic of Mad Men. Via iReport.

Tod’s Window Displays Make a Splash

Via the New York Times Style Magazine. At Vizwerks, we’re infinitely fascinated with the art of window displays. Tod’s made a splash this spring in the world of window-shopping. Recent projects curated by the Italian design impresario Giulio Cappellini and Diego Della Valle were featured at select boutiques as part of the “Looking at Tod’s” [...]

IDEO Launches New Website

Famed global design consultancy IDEO recently launched it’s first new website in 6 years.  It’s an impressive platform from which one can explore all the facets of their company. The design was led by Core 77 favorite Valerie Casey from the Designers Accord.  Via a post on Core77, she states:
“For me, the greatest achievement of [...]

Conversation Prism by Brian Solis

In the Conversation Age, it’s nice to have a graphic to assist in making sense of the emerging world we live.  Brian Solis is Principal of FutureWorks, an award-winning PR and New Media agency in Silicon Valley. Solis blogs at PR2.0, bub.blicio.us, and regularly contributes PR & tech insight to industry publications. Solis is among [...]

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