Dear Mother New York: We want to know about your Mothers.

Since Mothers day (USA) is rapidly approaching we thought we’d ask advertisings foremost expert on Mothers, Mother New York, a few questions about their dear moms.
All little children and by extension, creative grownups stem from somewhere, right? Yes that’s right, all come from mom.


Most creative gift you’ve given your Mum?

Krystle Loyland: “Breakfast in bed when I was 7 years old. I made the bowl of cereal first, then prepared the rest. She woke up to a soggy bowl of Total, juice, milk and a can of fruit with the can opener sitting next to it.”

Durk Barnhill : “5 hour scrabble marathon.”

Andrew Deitchman: “I made her a super-computer made entirely from noodles and popsicle sticks.”

Christine Santora: “Extra controller for the wii so she could box my dad in wii sports”

Ben Hughes: “My dad told me that women loved getting jewelry, so I made my mom some out of tinfoil when I was about seven. The whole deal — rings, bracelets, even a tiara. She was good enough to wear it all out to dinner one night; strangely, she didn’t have it on when she came home.”

Rob Deflorio: “Cash. No card, just cash
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Bobby Hershfield: My Mom is a writer and I bought her a vintage typewriter. I put a white sheet of paper in it and typed, “Dear Mom, thanks for getting pregnant and having me.”

DB: aaaaw….so sweet.

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Eco-Couture Designer – Gary Harvey Interview (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Gary Harvey is a designer who does most of his shopping on eBay! He is a strong believer in recycling for fashion.

“I have been recycling clothes for the last 20 years, this was something I started when I was first at college and couldn’t afford to buy new fabrics, I would use whatever I could …

Helvetica: The Film


 

I hadn’t realized I hadn’t posted anything about Helvetica: The Film, the movie about Helvetica, the typography.
 
I heard of it being made over a year ago, and since then I’ve been eagorly waiting to see it.
 
In the end the veredict is only one: It was worth the wait.
 
The documentary is excellent. Its editing is exceptional, the interviewed amazing, and the typography a modern classic.
 
From the testimonies of design geniuses such as Massimo Vignelli, Matthew Carter, David Carson, Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister and Eric Spiekermann among various others, Helvetica: The Film is a first class visual testimony that should without a doubt be seen by every graphic designer around the world. In fact I believe it should be being showcased in all design schools all over the globe. So if there happens to be any school directors passing by here, please try to show it. Your students will be grateful.
 
The best of all the documentary, in my opinion, is that it really manages to give Helvetica its well deserved protagonism, but at the same time gives an enormous amount of life advice, first to graphic designers, but really to any person who watches it.
 
This isn’t only a documentary about a typeface. It’s a graphic design guide written by the beautiful Helvetica.
 
And of course, not to leave you hanging. Here’s the full documentary.

Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of WIRED (INTERVIEW)

(TrendHunter.com) As the Editor in Chief of WIRED, Chris Anderson is on the cutting edge. In addition to his work at WIRED, he’s the author of The Long Tail, an influential book which speaks about our economy and culture’s shift towards niche products and services. In this interview, Chris talks about his thoughts …

Harlan Ellison – Pay the Writer


 

Amazing words by sci-fi writing genius Harlan Ellison.
 
Via: ComputerLove’s Public Feed.

Philippe Starck on design


 

TED’s Talks are truly amazing. I’ve been watching them for some time now but only recently I’vwe come to realize their true amazingness.
 
If you don’t know, TED is a worldwide event where the brightest mind on the planet speak. From design to biology, society, filosophy, technology, etc.
 
The thing is that on TED’s website you can find the talks updated weekly and in great quality. By far one of the best resources on the internet today.
 
This time I’m showing you an exposition by Philippe Starck, who speaks in a very funny and gesticular yet profound way about why we design and why we must know when not to.
 
Link: TED Talks.