Tuesday Tracks: Inspiring in simple ways
Inspiring others is difficult to do. Sometimes people contemplate about the most complicated forms of art and believe that they will inspire others. While there is a lot of art out there that is inspirational, sometimes the simplest things can be the most inspiring.
1. Coudal Partners’ - Field Notes
These little booklets are perfect for notes, designs, theories, thoughts and anything you can think of. With a great paper material on the front and back, these notebooks fit perfectly in the pocket and into your overall designer lifestyle. When you make the order you get a pencil, pen, Coudal Partners sticker and a calendar. The best part is the pencil. Words from the pencil itself, “About this pencil: Lacquer-free Renewable Cal-Cedar Wood Casing, Recyclable Aluminum Ferrule, Enviro-Green Degradable Eraser and Certified Non-Toxic Imprint Inks.” Pure beauty!
2. Team Work - Light Graffiti
This is a form of graffiti that is rapidly becoming more popular. Light graffiti has been featured all over the Internet, but I think this one image is very inspiring. Look at the level of craft the artists put into the “type.” It looks as if it was made with a computer, but in reality it is the work of crafty hands. Looks close to a Rockwell to me. What do you think the closest typeface might be? Do you find this to be a form of graffiti or just a form of photography?
3. Light Criticism - Advertising Graffiti
This is a short film everyone must watch. It’s a simple film about our economy, social living, and our country. How many advertisements do you think you see a day? Can you count them? Watch, learn and find out! For those of you who watched the film, how moving do you feel it was? I felt this was a very good short film that brought good attention to a simple cause. Since I live in Chicago, I see advertisements every day, looking at the number of advertisements that New York has not only shocked me, but made me think about how many advertisments I see in a given day.
Nov 7th 2007
Dig the Field Notes books. Are the covers letter-pressed? It appears so. Do you have any more info on the company & ordering? Their site is under construction now.
Nov 7th 2007
Nice post bro. Already ordered the Field Notes and I’m digging the advertising shiz.
Nov 7th 2007
If you go to the fieldnotesbrand.com website, near the bottom it says, “ORDER” and you should be able to pay through paypal and get it shipped to ya!
Naw the cover is not letter-pressed, but it is a very high quality print using “Dachshund Black Ink” lol…. I will leave that for those of you who buy the booklets…