Archive for the ‘Design’ tag
Office Space
The New York Egotist was kind enough to post a short piece about our New York office and all the cool things inside of it. We’re talking large blocks of inspirational text (see above), video game stations, and a fully stocked in-house bar. Like W.C. Fields said, “There are only two real ways to get ahead – sell liquor or drink it.” At MKTG INC, we do both. Occasionally at the same time.
To see more photos of our workplace digs, head over here.
Google Us
Flight delayed? Good. If you’re taking to the skies on Virgin Atlantic, it’ll give you more time to play around with Google’s new Chromebook. Event Marketer did a nice write up of the program MKTG developed with Google to drive awareness of its soon-to-launch laptop. Lucky airline passengers and guests of New York’s Ace Hotel can get their hands on these sleek PCs from now until the end of September.
The Art of Adobe
Photoshop & Cool
Smile, we’re on camera! Event Marketer this week took special note of the Photoshop & You pop-up space that MKTG produced for Adobe in San Francisco earlier this month. The experience, located in the former HANG art gallery, celebrated the art of photography through antique-camera collections, how-to sessions and workshops, and neighborhood photo walks.
SEXY BEAST
Triumph kills it with the Falcon Bullet Motorcycle. This minimal machine is a steel masterpiece. Santa, if you’re listening…
SIGNS OF THE TIME?
Art Basel in Miami is arguably the most important art show in the states, but in the past couple of years it began to transform into a red carpet, who’s who, seen and be seen, reflection of its former self. Art will always find a canvas so I have faith that Basel won’t get totally swallowed like the fashion world’s Magic Show in Las Vegas.
One of the cool things from 2009’s Basel is Trustocorp. Their signs started by popping up in New York’s financial district and has been recently seen in Detroit and the Dumbo neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Pay attention to the signs in your city, maybe Trustocorp’s winged T logo has been there.
I.D. Magazine is no more
Here’s an excerpt from a letter from Jesse Ashlock’s blog (I.D.’s current editor).
“Lately, the i word I’d been thinking about most with regard to I.D. was “individual.” Whatever has changed over the years, I.D. has always been a one-of-a-kind platform for exploring the personalities and processes of individual designers, the needs and desires of the individual human beings designers serve, and the ways in which the common language and logic of design can bring disparate individuals together. In an era of “design thinking” and “human-centered design,” the loss of such a platform leaves a real void. As a contributor remarked to me over the weekend, there are certain stories that just aren’t going to be told anymore. I.D. wasn’t a redundant title in a crowded vertical market, it was truly unique, and though we can blog and tumbl and tweet ourselves silly, I think we all know what’s being lost.”
NO CEILINGS ON CREATIVITY
“If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” -Bruce Lee
100 MILES AND RUNNING…
One of the coolest cats(Be-Bop slang meaning people) of all time. If your eyes can get past how cool this collection looks your ears will for sure thank you. The Complete Columbia Album Collection by Miles Davis includes 52 albums spread across 70 CDs, a previously unreleased DVD of Live in Europe ‘67, featuring performances by Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, a 250-page color book with a biography, annotated discography, and song index, tons of unreleased and rare audio recordings, and more($330).
Chiharu Shiota
Incredible rope/yarn/textile sculpture from Osaka artist Chiharu Shiota. More below!
The Kraken Rum: The Bottle
A gorgeous spiced rum concept – gloriously executed. Quaint, if a little old ‘flashioned’ website where you can get a natty squid wall poster. Haven’t yet sampled the rum itself, but what a lovely example of a well executed product concept.
Link below!
KRAKEN RUM
