a monolith of copper in the middle of green

07/25/2015 by alaundre

The de Young  |  Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA From wikipedia: The current building was completed by architects Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron and Fong + Chan and opened on October 15, 2005. Structural, civil and geotechnical engineering was provided by Rutherford & Chekene; Arup provided mechanical and electrical engineering. Herzog & de Meuron won the competition in January 1999 beating out other short-listed architects Tadao Ando and Antoine Predock. The terrain and seismic activity in San Francisco posed […]

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your puffy taco smells fishy

07/25/2015 by alaundre

TJ Oyster Bar  |  Chula Vista, CA haven’t tried everything on their menu (yet). smoked tuna taco on the far left, oyster tacos center and right. these are absolutely awesome. the smoked tuna doesn’t taste like fish, and the oyster doesn’t have that seafoody taste or feel to it ( it is cooked similar to the battered fish tacos you would get at rubios ) stingray taco on the left, shrimp diabla (spicy shrimp) on the right. they taste just […]

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food for thought…… scratch that …. food for hungry thoughts

04/10/2015 by alaundre

Burger . ––––– . variations of ahi poke must be the new thing since it’s popping up at various restaurants . ––––– . Russian Food the salad sampler looks nothing like salads. the chees pie, khachapuri (upper left above) is the bomb. nicely downed with pear soda. . ––––– .   while everybody was served with their burgers neatly stacked and ready to eat, I was given the some assembly required kit . ––––– . Decided to do a variation […]

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a book of covers : criterion designs

04/06/2015 by alaundre

A lavishly illustrated coffee-table book celebrating thirty years of artwork from the Criterion Collection. The most exciting names in design and illustration today apply their talents to some of the most important and influential films of all time. This volume gathers highlights from designs commissioned by the Criterion Collection, featuring covers, supplemental art, and never-before-seen sketches and concept art plus a gallery of every Criterion cover since the collection’s first laserdisc in 1984. From avant-garde experiments to big-budget blockbusters, cult […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: art books, books, cover design, criterion collection, design, packaging design

le laser samourai trooper

04/06/2015 by alaundre

Picked up a limited edition 9×12 laser etched illustration by vector illustrator and typographer, Hydro74. You may have seen some of his work on the big screen such as the font for the Johnny Depp movie, Mortdecai…or logo and illustrations for Kobe Bryant’s Black Mamba line hydro74    |    karvt

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shoot and book it

03/27/2015 by alaundre

If a picture is worth a thousand words, What would a book of random pictures be? Stream of Consciousness writing or incoherent ramblings? | #undecided just testing out various photobook offerings (with some of the same images) to check out print quality, binding etc. before deciding on a specific theme or concept. Or maybe just stll keep it random, who knows…     Still trying to amass photos for this idea below. Used jpgs directly from my camera without any post […]

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who’s gonna ride your wild horses

02/25/2015 by alaundre

end of the year of the horse . . Ghost Horse sculpt by 3A Toys   |   designed by Ashley Wood

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once more into the (belly) fold

09/04/2014 by alaundre

picnic . brunch at a german deli . rollin . lobster in my sandwich . and other things from this summer   clearly not trying being a beach body this past summer. .

Categories: materialism, random / life • Tags: asians taking pictures of food, cellphone photography, food, foodie, foodporn, photography, smorgasbord, the no diet diet

piling up flicks i have yet to watch

07/09/2014 by alaundre

a few trailers: . i did manage to see this (limited screening):

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predefined filtering

07/08/2014 by alaundre

Is it more about the shot, or are you just gonna filter the hell out of that photo eat or take a shot first? what is this life coming to… .

Categories: art | design, create, materialism, random / life • Tags: cellphone photography, digital photography, first world problems, french bulldog, photography, puppies, ramen