re-fresh

07/08/2015 by alaundre

So we here we have new flooring, open concept floorplan, new paint in your neighborhood……this blog reno flip it or flop it, list it property mothers fixer upper…. not that drastic of a change from the previous incarnation, just with a few better features. I tried to find a theme where I did not have to worry too much about older posts looking out of whack ( really old posts are slightly off ) and also one where there isn’t […]

Categories: random / life • Tags: blog, blogging, journal, wordpress

give you one to grow on

04/10/2015 by alaundre

 calligraphy mural by usugrow      |      upper playground gallery october 2014   the two above are my favorites from the show…mainly because these were not in his most recent book     other book by usugrow on my shelf ° my collection of shirts ° something to grow on

Categories: random / life, seen • Tags: art, art books, artist, books, calligraphy, design, inspiration, pen and ink, typographic, typographic art, typography

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 […]

Categories: materialism, random / life • Tags: asians taking pictures of food, foodie, foodporn, random

a not wood box

04/07/2015 by alaundre

While protoyping and setting up the digital cutter to make the parts for this gift box, found some scrap wrapping material for testing. Don’t know what material it is exactly, but it gives me some ideas for a book cover….. I’d forgtotten Tilda Swinton was in this music video |

Categories: art | design, create • Tags: arts & crafts, design, packaging, packaging design

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

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: arts & crafts, etching, illustration, laser cutter, laser etching, star wars, typography, vector graphics, vector illustration, wood carving

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 […]

Categories: art | design, create, materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: albums, cellphone photography, digital photography, lomography, photo albums, photobook, photography, point and shoot

the art of errors, part 10

03/27/2015 by alaundre

another day, another jam from the digital printer

Categories: art | design, create, random / life, seen • Tags: abstract, abstract art, abstract patterns, accidental art, art, found art, grunge, grunge art, textures

shooting from the hip…after taking your phone out of your pocket

02/25/2015 by alaundre

@ alaundre.vsco.co  random filtered cellphone photography + |

Categories: art | design, create, random / life, seen • Tags: cellphone photography, lomography, photography, pictures, point and shoot, still life

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

Categories: art | design, create, materialism, random / life • Tags: action figures, art toys, ashley wood, character art, character design, designer figures, designer toys, designer vinyl, figures, photography, popbot, threea, urban vinyl, vinyl figures, vinyl toys, vsco, vsco film