Day & Age

Right Place at the Wrong Time

Amanda — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:55:22 +0000

Through my Virtual Travel endeavors on Google Street View I come across some pretty eye-catching imagery. However, sometimes the Google Street View Car picks up images that, while interesting, don’t mesh well with the overall purpose of the service. Google usually takes these images down as soon as they are found, but part of me thinks they should stay up or be documented as beautiful, still, photographic moments in time. Check out more of these gems here! [Via The Guardian]

Westminster Kennel Club: Corgis

Amanda — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:10:34 +0000

I came across this video today from the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. It features some adorable Pembroke Welsh Corgis (my favorite dog) being carted around the traditional dog show stage by their fancily dressed owners. While I always feel like the dogs look really confused, I can’t help but watch them scurry along the floor over and over again. [via westminsterkennelclub.org]

Virtual Travel: Termoli, Italy

Amanda — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:29:55 +0000

via Google Maps.

Chip It: Color Palettes

Amanda — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:47:42 +0000

The paint gurus at Sherwin-Williams has created a color picking web-app that creates comprehensive color palettes from almost any photograph or image on the web with just one click. The result is called Chip It! and while this tool is meant to help people buy the correct paint colors, I can see myself using this tool regularly in my own work. This is very nice change from the normal, invasive, and unusable promotional “apps” that seem to dominate the internet lately. Enjoy!

(After writing this post, a friend informed me of the Sherwin-Williams Android app Color Snap. Check it out!)

Virtual Travel: Cantabria, Spain

Amanda — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:52:58 +0000

via Google Maps.

Ampersand

Amanda — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:40:12 +0000

Admiring this ampersand this afternoon. Such beautiful brushstrokes. [via We Love Typography]

Virtual Travel: Hawaii, USA

Amanda — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:12:21 +0000

A glimpse of some beautiful Hawaiian imagery, and a rare peek at the Google street view vehicle. [via Google Maps

Virtual Travel: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Amanda — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:55:01 +0000

via Google Maps.

Wanna Fanta?

Amanda — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:48 +0000

Came across these vintage Fanta advertisements while browsing through some tumblr accounts. Watching the evolution of such a global brand is not only aesthetically interesting, but tells us a lot about society and it’s ever changing requirements for successful communication.

Fabulously Thrifty

Amanda — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:35 +0000

Even dress forms need a bit of style. [Astoria, New York]