artfulicious

Sesame Street was waaaay cooler back then

2009-06-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

Have a little humor...

2009-04-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

One of the discussion threads on QBN got out of CONTROL. I enjoy this ridiculousness a great deal.

"Paul Rand felt that the "hidden" arrow in the FedEx logo should be a different color to make it stand out. Discuss."

This makes me weak in my knees

2009-04-23T00:01:00.001-07:00

Jan Svankmajer

2009-04-09T18:00:00.001-07:00

How come I never learned about this guy in my Dada and Surrealism class?? These are a few of my favorites on YouTube.
[ FOOD ]

I will always love you

2009-03-18T09:36:00.001-07:00

You've gotta be kidding me...

2009-03-02T20:31:00.000-08:00

There are so many wrong and horrible things going on here...

from 1999:

oh yes yes...

2009-02-22T20:47:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my friend Ellie for the inspiration...This will be useful for my versal lettering

I've got a thing for you

2009-02-18T17:42:00.001-08:00

Hammin' it up

2009-02-12T22:31:00.000-08:00

Just a couple of things:

(1)

(2)

killing two birds with one razor

2009-02-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

The infamous Poster Boy work from New York

Love it!

2009-02-05T20:25:00.001-08:00

french design firm: my beautiful

daito manabe

2009-02-03T07:58:00.000-08:00

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
— Leonardo da Vinci

Little storyteller

2009-01-30T08:14:00.001-08:00

This is way old, but thought I'd post it anyway. How adorable can she be?

Once upon a time... from Capucha on Vimeo.

2009-01-24T10:11:00.000-08:00

Little houses on the hillside, Little houses made of guac-a-molé...

Book covers that delight...

2009-01-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

New Pepsi Logo

2008-12-14T12:13:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I don't blog as often as I should, but with some down time on hand this break, I should be updating tons more. First thing's first, though: The new Pepsi logo. I encountered the new logo over Thanksgiving break when my brother slammed down a can right in front of me. "Well...?" My initial reaction was "w...t...f" Not a good or bad reaction, but more like a "since when!" reaction. It's minimal but becomes subtle and elegant the more you look at it. It didn't take me long to fall in love with new design at all. I must admit, though, that it makes me feel like I'm *really* in the future...and that kind of weirds me out.

fifty people. one question.

2008-11-29T08:41:00.001-08:00

This is so incredibly lovely.

Fifty People, One Question: New York from Crush & Lovely on Vimeo.

2008-11-16T16:35:00.000-08:00

Re-designing the stop sign

2008-09-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

This is spot on! Found this on segura-inc.com

my friend's boyfriend is amazing...

2008-08-09T11:13:00.000-07:00

Brian Lee has a keen sense for aesthetics and functionality. here: A dinning table with the idea of allowing the audience to gain a different perspective as an unrecognizable object when put together. BRIAN LEE

a conversation with paul rand

2008-08-09T11:07:00.001-07:00

1975: This man is about to show you the future

2008-07-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

Scenes from an IBM slide presentation:

>>more

Feeling guilty...

2008-07-13T18:40:00.000-07:00

Tastespotting is back! I was almost feeling guilty and embarassed for opening this page in public; almost like looking at porn...so I had to close the tab and refocus my mind on writing a paper. But tastespotting does look more delicious now that it's not part of notcot anymore.

Politcally Provocative Money Prints

2008-04-09T11:03:00.000-07:00

Dan Tague's - "Cash Rules Everything Around Me"

His statement on the project:

The appeal and power of money are the issues at the core of this series. In a capitalist society cash rules everything. Society teaches us that you can buy love, happiness, and status through possessions. You can even right wrongs by taking away a bit of someone’s happiness through fines and lawsuits. Politicians buy votes through claims of lowering taxes, in other words letting us hold on to a little more of status… upper, lower, upper-lower class. Income tax, sales tax, and property tax all fund the war on terror, war on drugs, war on poverty, war on morality, etcetera. In fact our consumer pursuit of happiness is the cause and solution for all of these wars.
So in order to convey the allure of cash I relied on the aesthetic qualities of the bills. Detailed decorative engravings, masterful portraits and architectural renderings, and elegant fonts create a decadent allure. I further the effect with folds and twists to abstract the imagery and create a collage of wonderful images.
Folding the bills has another purpose to create narrative. The folds are precise and calculated in order to convey messages amidst the appeal of the abstracted imagery. The messages are political in nature ranging from local issues directed at rebuilding New Orleans with phrases like Unite NOLA and Home is a Tent. The proceeds of this photograph go to UNITY of Greater New Orleans to help out with the homeless crisis in our city. Other messages relate issues of terror and war with State of Fear and Hunt for Oil. While others deal with religion, God is American, and politicians, Trust No One. Then there is the ultimate praise of money in a capitalist world as the The American Idol.

Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me

2008-04-09T10:47:00.000-07:00

Music video using flip books:

three wish that i wish.

2008-04-07T23:25:00.000-07:00

Ebola Lollipop Dandy and Addicted Chicken. from found magazine.

Children's Book Illustrations

2008-04-07T07:51:00.000-07:00

i'm weak for these children illustrations and use of type for the covers. cute and bold! reprodepot's latest arrivals.

apologies

2008-04-06T23:06:00.000-07:00

i have not posted in MONTHS...geeeez...sorry dudes. where has the time gone?
d/a clock by >>alvon aronson

Mmm...Chocolate Scrabble

2008-01-19T01:21:00.000-08:00

from hi + low

Felt Beard:

2008-01-14T13:14:00.000-08:00

Art MoCo - Modern contemporary design & architecture

2008-01-07T07:46:00.000-08:00

Casco Intimate Notes

2007-12-12T14:33:00.000-08:00

work of >>hellowman

Chris Knoy

2007-12-09T11:51:00.000-08:00

Chris Knoy, a friend and a filmmaker living in Florida, does some visually astounding collages.

When I have babies...they will be dressed like this:

2007-12-06T18:24:00.000-08:00

I like these posters a great deal!

2007-12-05T20:23:00.000-08:00

keith eric williams

2007-12-04T12:23:00.000-08:00

Keith continually manages to blow me away with his work. The ones shown here are some of his newer stuff since i've last seen it. Visit >>keith - Cheers to you friend!

cuteness overload at the CRAFT-O-RAMA

2007-12-01T19:36:00.001-08:00

A friend of mine mentioned a craft sale that was going down at the Global Market last night and thought it would be cool to check it out. I am *so* glad I went! LOTS of great stuff all around but sadly I didn't purchase anything because I am a poor art & design student. Oh well, I had enough eye candy to be satisfied and took lots of photos with my roommates digi cam. See...this is why I love Minneapolis.

Here are a few links to the booths that I visited (and went gaga over):
+ greenzebra / armatodesign
+ jenna lou
+ kristen mary
+ pink sparrow
+ zeichen press

you would, wood.

2007-11-30T09:50:00.000-08:00

From the curiosity shoppe :

visual thesaurus

2007-11-30T08:21:00.001-08:00

loveyou*

2007-11-30T08:01:00.000-08:00

Sweet stuff by loveyou*. This store seriously needs to hit the US asap!

random good things:

2007-11-29T11:58:00.000-08:00

KODAK

2007-11-28T11:17:00.000-08:00

A little illy in the house

2007-11-26T17:57:00.000-08:00

Here's a fellow MCAD-ette and a good friend and her illustrations/collages. Here's to you and your new blog, Adina! CHEERS!

Creepy ending :

2007-11-24T09:30:00.001-08:00

Over Thanksgiving break, my brother showed me a few youtube videos of Minneapolis broadcasting news and commercials from the early 1980s. Toward the end of one, it got a bit creepy with a cult-like image, psychedelic colors and the phrase "Thy Will Be Done". Can anyone explain this to me?

Getty Images image of the day:

2007-11-16T10:06:00.001-08:00

Bat For Lashes - What's a Girl To Do

2007-11-16T08:09:00.000-08:00

The Whitest Boy Alive - "Golden Cage"

2007-11-16T08:02:00.000-08:00

Veer image of the day:

2007-11-15T13:29:00.000-08:00

Research No. 1

2007-11-14T17:17:00.001-08:00

Musical patterns

2007-11-05T07:58:00.000-08:00

CD Packaging Kit

2007-11-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

A CD packaging kit that offers youto mix and match 25 labels and sleeves. Can be found under reprodepot's "new arrivals" section!

I Hate Perfume

2007-10-31T20:44:00.000-07:00

No...I actually really like perfume, "I Hate Perfume" is just what it says on Christopher Brosius' website. He's/They've got scents like snow, macadamia coffee, crayon, bonfire and butter crunch lettuce...and crazy others!

HOLGA

2007-10-29T11:24:00.000-07:00

I had no idea!

2007-10-28T17:08:00.000-07:00

Yes, please!

2007-10-28T12:53:00.002-07:00

So I have to admit something: Whenever I feel a little homesick, I YouTube videos that remind me of being home and around my family. Anything from Vietnamese music videos to cooking to poorly-dubbed soap opera shows. The result was finding this video of an 8 year-old girl singing cai luong - a traditional Vietnamese music genre. I would imagine this girl being about the same age as me today.

daily muse

2007-10-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

marketing explained:

2007-10-26T10:38:00.001-07:00

Summer summer summer tiiii-iiime!

2007-05-14T19:35:00.000-07:00

Let's Roll

2007-05-03T07:23:00.000-07:00

I'm teaching them how to make spring rolls and stuff.

Spring Rolls
Uploaded by diy_415

cups!

2006-11-08T23:37:00.000-08:00

websites as graphs

2006-09-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

This is how my blog (artfulicious.blogspot.com & dollyvu.blogspot.com) looks like as a blooming site. I love how the graph has a floral look to it. I came across this once on flickr and then once again on design*sponge - here's the link - http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/

Felt!

2006-09-25T22:57:00.000-07:00

chocolate!

2006-09-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

Rare Device

2006-07-10T09:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since i've been able to dig up some "new" finds. I'm partial to the "Dolly Birds" for the obvious reason. Anyway, here are houseware stuff from raredevice.net

Thrifty Dishes!

2006-05-11T22:05:00.000-07:00

I went thrifting to find some dishes for my apartment for when I move to minneapolis. I was so happy to find what I have found for under 5 dollars total.

YAT'S on Mass Ave.

2006-05-03T10:47:00.000-07:00

Gumbo, Jambalaya, Artichoke Etouffee and Chicken Maque Choux! And all at $5 a dish!!! I flipped the shit out when I was researching this restaurant online. I was so tired of eating Ramen Noodles at work, so I went and checked this place out and happy to say, did not leave dissapointed. The food was excellent. The environment was bold. The music they played was unidentifiably excellent - kinda sounded like a Dabrye with samples of Indian Sitars and 20s Upright Bass.

Anyway, my tummy is happy and so is my wallet!

oh, 1967!

2006-04-26T18:24:00.000-07:00

sexy sexy!

2006-04-22T20:13:00.000-07:00

For my chic side, I'd wear all of the below. I'm loving the pink race horse necklace. From a Japanese site - Mode a Dept

My Mod Discoveries

2006-04-21T06:04:00.000-07:00

I seriously need a mop to clean up the puddle of drool I have salivated over these cute, vintage patterns and floral prints applied on hand bags and clutches. I also especially love the necklace that the lady is wearing in that printed tee. My, oh, my! I'm inspiried...hopefully I'll get motivated and then perspire while executing something crafty tonight!

b / o / o / k / !

2006-03-23T10:18:00.000-08:00

readable. helpful. good. another design book to add to my library.

cake!!

2006-03-21T11:03:00.000-08:00

idreamofcake.com – absolutely, lavishly & deliciously beautiful. I'm quite partial to the cherry blossoms. They remind me of the bedsheets I purchased from Urban last spring. I should learn the artistry of cake-making and sugar molding.

blank greetings

2006-03-08T07:03:00.000-08:00

a wealthy search for floral wallpaper designs will make you want to ceate this for a line of blank greeting cards. Rest of the packaging still to come!

beyond paradise fragrance

2006-02-12T22:29:00.000-08:00

beginning fragrance ad - Jackie Dold - photographer, Dolly Vu - Art Direction, Design

aww. valentines day illustration for cards

2006-02-08T18:34:00.000-08:00

the front, the inside, the back logo:

green with envy

2005-12-30T20:11:00.000-08:00

the lovely astrud gilberto

gifts to me...

2005-12-25T18:30:00.000-08:00

interface idea for digi portfolio

2005-12-16T16:36:00.000-08:00

more mia

2005-12-13T20:37:00.001-08:00

sewdorky!

2005-12-10T13:05:00.004-08:00

i do believe these are the cutest things ever made...AND they look delicious! I think i'll purchase a dozen of these!

mia doi todd covers + 1 back, beginning

2005-12-07T21:32:00.000-08:00

beginning & rough - sagmeister

2005-11-30T20:56:00.000-08:00

a little influence of sight and sound

2005-11-28T17:35:00.000-08:00

ma vie en rose

2005-11-24T21:07:00.000-08:00

where can i find this movie and watch it too?

2005-11-22T20:54:00.000-08:00

Birthday cupcakes for my friend vu and i – i told you i would make these! SO GOOD!...seriously.

antifreeze poster sans and avec photos

2005-11-11T17:54:00.000-08:00

Meeting with clients is set for 11/17/05

oooh...

2005-11-10T00:08:00.000-08:00

read: performance & layer styles.

display - beginning

2005-11-09T20:41:00.000-08:00

corporate display: rough

2005-11-02T20:06:00.000-08:00

logo design: antifreeze

2005-10-12T22:31:00.000-07:00

the tweakings:

felt

2005-09-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

pink felt ipod case with pockets inside and embroidery.
more to come and more to be sold.

price: $18

PowerBook cases

2005-08-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

some nice powerbook cases by SNAP. A little pricey, but not bad compared to the other ones i've been looking at. I'd definitely purchase these.

mini delight

2005-08-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, seriously y'alls. This iPod case thing is getting out of hand and it's beautiful!
This is by far the best one that i've sewed and the first mini. Maybe it's good due to the fact that I'm making it for someone else besides myself. Ah yes, the perfectionist side is kicking in! :)
anyway...behold the lovely iPod mini case.

thrice that i've done it

2005-08-23T19:48:00.001-07:00

I apologize for the terrible photo quality; I should really invest in a digital camera or just borrow my father's.
I'm getting better with these iPod cases. I'm proud of the sewing quality on this one. I will eventually add a closing device for the future iPod cases, but for now I'm just getting started. The floral fabric you see here is of a table cloth from 1980.

d!

2005-08-22T18:23:00.000-07:00

4 starting ideas for a logo: d! ...trying to find a distinct identity for someone. ahem. like me. these ideas will either be refined or saved for another time.

this second set is a variation of the bubble idea with the help from my muse, O.

iPod case

2005-08-20T16:10:00.000-07:00

my very first DIY iPod case.

cheap, old fabric from the neighborhood garage sale + sewing machine = a snug home for your 20 gig iPod.

2005-07-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

John's Final:

polish circus posters

2005-07-25T15:43:00.000-07:00

these are nice:
http://www.poster.com.pl/circus-posters-1.htm

emulation:

interface

2005-07-18T17:48:00.000-07:00

interface idea: crit me.

the books

2005-07-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

la jolla

mum

2005-07-11T18:38:00.000-07:00

restoration project: