Happy International Left Handers Day 2014! I’m a lifelong leftie, and I have the graphite marks to prove it.
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Is it just me, or does the new Field Notes “Cold Horizon” color remind you of something…
Not that I’m complaining! I’m a big fan of both this new Field Notes edition, and of Apple’s iOS 7 design.
“Cold Horizon” is literally a very flat design—with that glossy cover, there’s really no toothy texture to it. And while that gorgeous Futura doesn’t really compare to an equally gorgeous Helvetica Neue, still.
It’s interesting because iOS 7 was a departure from the “skeuomorphic” look of the previous design, to get away from making it look like it’s a physical environment. In a funny turn of events, the physical environment is redesigned to look like it!
What do you think? Do you see it?
Is this what the kids are talking about when they say “FML”?
Sneak Peak Pic of the Palomino Blackwing Pearl
Got a snapshot of the new Palomino Blackwing from the guys at Cal Cedar! Check it out:
I’m basically the Perez Hilton of pencils. Should I write snarky remarks all over the photo in freehand?
In any case, it’s great to see it. I image the white pencil against the dark desk washes out some of the lacquer detail a little bit, but I’m assuming it’s going to be a bit more, well, pearlized once we can see it in real life. I quite like the black eraser accenting the black lettering on the white barrel, though I don’t know how I feel yet about the brass ferrule. I may want to try a pink eraser in it to see if it looks like a rare albino Blackwing.
Thanks, Alexander, for sending this photo over!
Music Video with pencils!
A Facebook friend shared this music video with me. From the description on the video’s Vimeo page:
The new music video for ‘Against The Grain’ from emerging Melbourne indie-folk artist Hudson sees him collaborate with film maker/animator/VJ Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong), producing a vibrant and colourful clip based around a mainstay from our humble artistic efforts throughout childhood – coloured pencils.
Beautiful! Make sure to hit the full-screen HD version, if your internet can handle it. It really looks amazing! Here’s the band’s Facebook page.
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