March 2012
18 posts
JCrew | 770 Behind The Line: Behind the Seams: How... →
jcrew:
we asked our in-house print master, David, to walk us through how he makes his perfectly pretty patterns
A print is born: The prints usually start out as actual drawings or paintings that vary in size from large canvases to tiny little laser-cut wood panels. We turn them into digital…
January 2012
3 posts
December 2011
3 posts
November 2011
23 posts
HIGHLIGHTED LIFE: Where have all the cool kids... →
jamesnord:
I have never called myself a nerd. I don’t think this stems from any inherent coolness that I may (or likely don’t) possess, but instead I lack the basic skills needed to be a nerd. Sure, I suppose I have always been smart, even bookish at times but I lack that obsessive thirst for knowledge that…
MTE.
A Jan Steen Thanksgiving
wtfarthistory:
No, thanksgiving wasn’t celebrated in 17th-century Holland, but the painting by Jan Steen below presents a totally WTF meal that I’d love to attend! Take a moment on this day of thanks to look closely at each figure in the painting and take in the mischief, the shenanigans, and the hilarity! Happy Thanksgiving!
Jan Steen, The Bean Feast, 1668, oil on canvas. Museumslandschaft...
October 2011
16 posts