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It’s Tru, A Fantasy Brand Comes to Life

It’s Tru, A Fantasy Brand Comes to Life

On July 25th the Tru Beverage Company announced that they will be bringing the fictitious beverage Tru Blood to a store near you. The beverage has been made popular by...
Crowd Sourcing Brings Fans, and the World, Together

Crowd Sourcing Brings Fans, and the World, Together

The video "Hibi no neiro" for the band Sour has been in our inspiration files for a few weeks now and I keep coming back to it as such an...
Great Customizable Gift Cards

Great Customizable Gift Cards

Yesterday, Charles and Marie's Soupe du Jour, 24 hr. product offering was a note card that looked all too familiar. An embossed, heavyweight card stock, the card is imprinted with...
More Public Art in “Our” Tree

More Public Art in “Our” Tree

Last week a new art exhibit was unveiled on Governors Island and a new work was installed in the tree we used for Watershed. Turns out I'm not the only...
Innovative Catalogs From Anthropologie

Innovative Catalogs From Anthropologie

Every week at staff meeting, each designer brings in something that inspires them. Recently I've found that I'm often showing the Anthropologie catalog as an example of truly inspirational art...
Prius Harmony: Man, Nature, Machine

Prius Harmony: Man, Nature, Machine

Every time I see the new Prius commerical, it make me instantly happy. It's a far cry from the generic, sleek, celebrity-voiced-over car commercial. Instead of shooting the car in...
Calling All Creative Types

Calling All Creative Types

(HD) A More Perfect Union from Andrew Sloat on Vimeo. The Macktez Summer Stipend back again for it's 5th season. Started by our good friend, Noah Landow,  the stipend is...
Join Us: Watershed Art Picnic, June 13

Join Us: Watershed Art Picnic, June 13

We're nearing the debut of MSLK's eco-art project, Watershed. Join us for an Art Picnic underneath the installation, Saturday June 13th at 12:30 pm (in case of rain, we'll postpone...
Affordable Luxury in the News

Affordable Luxury in the News

Everywhere we turn we've been hearing and seeing the topic of "Affordable Luxuries" in the news. Most recently it's the cover theme on this month's Bazaar, summing up their cover...
I (EYE) Love LC Posters on the EL

I (EYE) Love LC Posters on the EL

While traveling in Chicago this past weekend. I spotted these new ads for Lens Crafters papering the El train stations. Although I didn't "get it" right away, I was drawn...