Fun Snap Shots around Shanghai

One of my favorite things to do when visiting a city is to wander aimlessly with my camera. I hope you enjoy the results.

Mad Men Opening Credits Reinterpreted

Mad Men Opening Titles Re-Design from Paul Rogers on Vimeo.

I'm very attracted to the simple stylized style of animator and illustrator Paul Rogers. The look/feel/attitude really fits the show nicely. There is something to say for simplicity. I would love to see more broadcast television decluttering opening sequences.



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In Awe of Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls in Argentina is a special place. There was so much beauty all around me that it was hard to take it in. I feel very special to have the opprotunity to see this place. The national park has an impressive series of walk ways that go right up to the falls and some even go over the falls which allows you to experience the falls in a very intimate way. I kept gettting soaked throughout the day by the mist blowing up from the bigger falls. I didn't really mind becuase it was so hot and the sun is very powerful in South America.

The rainbows come out with the sun, so I was able to see a few in the afternoon.

Not only were the falls absolutely breath taking, but I was also able to see wildlife like tucans, aligator, frogs, birds, coaties, butterflys, etc. The butterflys were definitely magical. There was one point where there was a hundered yellow butterflys swarming around me. It was very beautiful and dream like. There were also many butterflys that had black and white and a little bit of red graphic patterns on their wings. They were lovely as well.

The coaties around the park have a dependency on humans for food/trash. They are not scared of humans so you can get really close to them. I don't think we have coaties in the states, but they are very cute!

My pale complection is not built for this type of tropical climate. I keep getting sun burned no matter how much sun screen I use and yesterday I even got a pretty bad heat rash from my all day outing. My poor skin has layer and layers of sunscreen and deet plus skin rash and bug bites. I guess you have to take the good with the bad.

This interesting article explains some of the geology behind the falls.

Info Graphic of Earthquakes in Japan

While I was traveling in Japan I saw this beautiful info graphic at The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Ueno Park. It is a clever way of visualizing earthquakes that transcends any language barrier. Basically the dots represent the earthquakes. There are several layers of glass so you can see visualize the depth of each earthquake. Very well done and pretty to look at.


The Museum also had a plethora of visual inspiration for me, mostly beautiful things found in nature. I definitely recommend visiting if you are in Tokyo.

Happy Sunday Eggs on Toast

Artist, Judith Klausner, hand embroidered these pieces of toast. She finds the most mundane objects to turn into intricate masterpieces. Check out her website for more of inspirational work.

The mold on this piece is hand stitched. Love it!

Upcycled Chandelier Lighting Inspiration

The clever Sarah Turner created this beautiful lighting solution out of sand blasted plastic bottle bottoms. Simple shapes in repeition have a gorgeous effect that reminds me of some kind of sea creature. More on Sarah and her eco art here.



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Cut Paper Triangle Typography

While I was across the world, I still managed to do some hand typography. This custom piece of type was designed for a collaboration with Michal Garcia. Each letter is made up of several tiny triangles all hand cut by me in various Japanese coffee shops.

Seeing Letter Forms in Nature

"A"is for apple!

This photograph was taken in Japan at the Kyoto Botanical Garden.