SONG: Rebel Rouser

I want this song to be the soundtrack of my every day.

Double-edged song.  On the one hand,  it makes me wanna go, go, go
and get shit done and dusted.  On the other, it's great when you want to
just kick your boots up.

ARTIST: Shawn Huckins

His American Revolution Revolution series 

has caught the attention of the art world.

It explores 18th century American painting and portraiture 

in context of 21st century lexicons – facebook status updates, 

tweets, texting acronyms – that permeate today's popular culture. 

I'll tell you one thing, IFLI.

SONG: All You Need Is Love

TYPESET: GrandArmy

 
 

 

GrandArmy is a studio of artists and designers living and working in New York specializing in creative direction, design, custom typography, illustration and strategy.
They work in advertising, print making, graphic design, branding, fashion, film and video.
The studio is in Brooklyn ... clearly.

BE: Happy

 

It's March 20.  

Don't worry.  Be happy.

EAT: Butter Lettuce

So delectable all by itself. 

All you need to do is dress it.

And here is a great dress...

• 
  
• Balsamic & Lime Vinaigrette
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons light agave nectar (or honey)
• 1 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• Coarse salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 
  

Text image from Spring/Summer 2013 issue of  The Gentlewoman.

KICKS: Tretorn Nylite

Roll yo jeans up,
and pull on those classic canvas tenns,
Tretorn Nylites (since 1964).

The Swedes always know what's kickin.

WRITE: Cursive

Let's bring back...CURSIVE.

Why don't more people write in cursive?

Remember learning it in school?

Grab a writing instrument and start connecting your letters.

You'll love it! 

 

Those are Zs.

VOCAB: Pattern

pattern (n.) early 14c., "outline, plan, model, pattern;" early 15c. as "model of behavior, exemplar," from Old French patron and directly from Medieval Latin patronus (see patron). 

Extended sense of "decorative design" first recorded 1580s, from earlier sense of a "patron" as a model to be imitated. The difference in form and sense between patron and pattern wasn't firm till 1700s. Meaning "model or design in dressmaking" (especially one of paper) is first recorded 1792, in Jane Austen.

DESIGN: Renzo Piano

Auditorium Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

Auditorium Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

Auditorium Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

Auditorium Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy

Ronchamp Gatehouse and Monestary, Ronchamp, France

Ronchamp Gatehouse and Monestary, Ronchamp, France

The Shard, London, UK

The Shard, London, UK

Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland

Famed Italian architect Renzo Piano.