Archive for March, 2010
Julianna Goodman has a restless creative soul. For the last few years she has run Cardamom, her own design consultancy. Her projects have included branding, packaging, collateral, illustration and web design. She has worked for diverse clients including MoMA and Apple. In fact, she was recognized (along with the Apple team) in 2003 with the [ READ MORE ]
This project is so new that we have not even started it yet! Seriously, we are excited to announce that we were just commissioned to design a mural to go with the Design Journeys exhibition opening on May 13, 2010 at The National Design Center in New York City. At this moment we cannot disclose [ READ MORE ]
The title of the entry refers to some of the themes found in these beautiful sculptures made of pencils by artist Jennifer Maestre. Originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin —The spines of the urchin, so dangerous yet beautiful, serve as an explicit warning against contact. Whatever the inspiration comes from, we are [ READ MORE ]
Four years ago, on March 25, 2006, after a heroic fight Rocio Dúrcal lost her battle to cancer. She died at her home in Torrelodones, Madrid. She was only 61 years old. The world lost one of the most beloved singers of the Latin music world. Her ashes were divided in halves and currently rest [ READ MORE ]
We’d like to present the illustration work of our good studio friend, Miriam Castillo. This colorful artist, resides in Brooklyn, NY where she creates meticulous detailed illustrations, textile designs, and illustration driven objects. [ READ MORE ]
In May 2008, The Philip Johnson Glass House and Moleskine® launched a partnership to produce a custom sketchbook and an online gallery of sketches inspired by the Glass House’s unique power of place and role as a source of inspiration for architects, designers and artists. The Glass House sketchbook features 29 sketches by various architects, designers [ READ MORE ]
We want to share some of the original sketches that lead to the logo for Primo. For a few days, the alfalfa studio team worked closely with our client, YoyoFactory, to come up with the ideal solution to brand this unique, collectible toy. [ READ MORE ]
Our talented friends at design studio Tipos Libres, (if you haven’t heard of them, you will) in Queretaro, Mexico organize Dejando Huella (Leaving a Mark), a design conference now in its 13th year. This year’s line up includes designers such as Isidro Ferrer from Spain, Laura Ellenberg from Argentina, Jorge Restropo from Colombia, Luis Fitch from [ READ MORE ]
In his acclaimed book The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde meditates about beauty. He says “beauty is a form of Genius – is higher, indeed, that Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark waters of that silver [ READ MORE ]
Today’s entry refers to the definition of “procrastination” according to the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. John Kelly, a student at Royal College of Art, didn’t procrastinate much and went ahead and finished a short film on the topic. We kinda like it. “Sometimes the only way to get something done is to do two dozen other things first.” Now, [ READ MORE ]