Blow My Mindsday: November 14, 2012

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

Artist Ernie Button plays with the shapes and textures of boxed breakfast cereal in his fascinating

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A Typographic Film Alphabet

Artist and designer Meagan Hyland has just completed her six month project, "Meagan's Movie Alphabet," an A-to-Z collection cinematic-themed typography. You know..."H is for High Fidelity" with a themed letter, and so forth.  

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The 50 Best Films of the '90s

The A.V. Club, the media and pop culture branch of The Onion, has assembled a master list of the fifty best films from the 1990s.

Of the selections, I've seen (suprisingly, to me) thirty-nine, mostly as

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Captivating Photos of a Family Living with a Lion in the 1970s

In the late 1960s, actress Tippi Hedren - perhaps best known for her starring role in Hitchcock's The Birds - brought home a lion to live with her family. Which means this young woman lying in bed with a full-grown adult male lion is also a familiar face: Hedren's daughter, actress

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Google Launches a "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" Search Tool

The search giant is mixing it's quality algorithms and sense of humor by adding a "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" into their standard search bar.  

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10 Famous Filmmakers and Their Favorite Typefaces

The notion of "auteur theory" maintains that the film should be the result of the director's creative vision, and that the final film should represent a voice "distinct enough to shine through all kinds of studio interference and through the collective process."

The auteur touches everything from the set and costume design to the music and, among the best (or most obsessive?), the typefaces used in the title sequence.  

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All of the Book and Magazine Covers from "The Royal Tenenbaums"

Whether or not you buy into the Wes Anderson universe, you can't fault it for being incomplete. The Royal Tenenbaums is full of details, including a series of books and magazine covers featuring the literary and highly-published characters. Criterion recently released full images of each of the covers featured in the films.  

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A Video Supercut of Famous Movie Sunglasses

Our friends at Found Item Clothing just whipped up this supercut of their favorite movie sunglass scenes.  

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Blow My Mindsday: August 8, 2012

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

Vijay Pandurangan created this amazing data visualization of the general color trends of movie posters since 1914? The project began with an observation that recent film posters tend towards dark blue,

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Test Your Movie Knowledge: Famous Film Character Outfits

Photographer Candice Milon created this awesome series for French men's magazine Sport & Style: she neatly folded and organized iconic outfits of male movie characters, shot against colorful backdrops.

Think you know manly movie fashion? Try to name them all.

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Oh My Gosh... I Actually Did It!

Last week, I got a half-bushel box of peaches from a local farm. They were quite ripe, and some a little banged up, so they didn't feel comfortable selling them, as they needed used that day. I gladly accepted, and after eating at least ten from my hand, set about finding ways to preserve them.  

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Minimalist, Vintage-Inspired Movie Posters

I'm a total sucker for vintage-inspired, "alternative" movie posters that are created by honest-to-goodness designers that are fans of the films, not to sell tickets. When I look at these, I start to have a little more understanding for why sci-fi and fantasy fans do things like create elaborate costumes and fan fiction. It's a way to giving one's skills to participate

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The "Film Map" Replaces Landmarks and Locations with Movie Titles

British design collection Dorothy introduce the "Film Map" - a collection of over 900 film titles organized in the style of a vintage Los Angeles street map.

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Blow My Mindsday: June 20, 2012

Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.

The More I Arty created original cocktail recipes to match each character from The Avengers film.  

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The Wes Anderson Bingo Card Generator

Whether you're excited for Moonrise Kingdom to show up in your local theater, or frequently pop in your beloved DVDs of Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums, the next time you watch a Wes Anderson film, you simply have got to bring these Wes Anderson bingo cards along.  

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Pin Portraits of Famous Faces by Philip Karlberg

Swedish photographer Philp Karlberg came up with this rather clever means to sculpt some famous faces using colorful pins and carefully placed lighting. 

He says,

A couple of months ago I came up with an idea I have had

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The Bottle of Wits: "The Princess Bride" Wine Packaging Design

There's nothing like one of your favorite things from childhood (The Princess Bride) joining hands with something you love as an adult (great design) for the purpose of something you like plenty (wine) at something you strive to support (independent movie theaters).

Enter The Bottle of Wits, which is each of those beloved things, and probably more.  

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Take the Think Invisible Challenge: Can You Recognize These Pop Culture Images?

Think Invisible is a playful new challenge developed by Adri Bodor & Mark Szulyovszky that challenges you to recognize popular images revealed through three circular "portholes."

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New Collection of Star Wars Cufflinks

I maintain that all men should have at least one dress shirt with link cuffs, single for the minimalists and French for the snazzier. I also maintain that on said dress shirt you should wear cufflinks beyond simple metal or glass buttons, something with a sense of humor. Like, perhaps, this brand new line featuring all things Star Wars.    

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How to: Make a Captain America Tie Dye T-Shirt

Have you heard? They made a movie about The Avengers. It's called The Avengers. People seem to like it.

To celebrate, my buddy Alexa shared this custom Captain America tie dye t-shirt. Since the 90s are

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