_This photo we got from Sea Shanty’s Flickr whose name appears to be Lola and has a blog.
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_not only do we enjoy how Steve Raura’s website behaves [ all smooth movements and stuff ], but we certainly like his illustration work as well.
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_Sandra Juto’s written the book on having fun. Enough said.
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_Mark Silipo from Magic Sweater has a zine well worth a check if you’re into illustration: Teen Vomit [ and yes, we’re not that much into the mag name ].
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_Tara Donne takes the kinds of pictures we wish our mothers took. Lovely indeed.
Interview / 18 questions for Mike Cina
– What lessons have you learned from working in design and within the art scene of Minneapolis? 1. I don’t really see myself as a designer. 2. People here really stick to themselves. It is a very Dutch/German town. 3. Minneapolis invented the modern form of advertising. 4. Minneapolis designers are obsessed with the “kitch […]
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_ok, ok, we swear is the last time we feature somebody from the Stephen Wirtz Gallery, but truth is that we saw the work of Alec Soth also at the CCCB [ Barcelona ] website. Some saliency syndrome happening around here, sorry folks.
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_Independent book publisher Lines&Shapes has just launched OtherBooks, which “originated for the sole purpose of publishing more ambitious book projects…” We like the sound of that. via randominspiration
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_since we’re still checking the Stephen Wirtz Gallery from two posts ago, we’ll like to feature some Deborah Oropallo today; also, her book Pomp was just released so you might want to check that too.
Shaken: Experiencing Dan Auerbach
Friend and Gopher-writer Dylan Shrader came up with an idea for a review format. Early on, us Gophers agreed that we’d like musicians to do all the music reviews. Shrader is a musician, so he qualifies for this, but he may have just convinced us that personal experiences with music can be effective introductions to […]