Click-through screen shots of six sites we look at daily:

Nearly every small Western town we stopped in on our road trip over the holidays had an “antique” store like this one. Aisles and aisles of old cookbooks, silverplate candlestick holders, broken toys, old military medals, crocheted table clothes.
We couldn’t help ourselves; we almost always stopped and poked around. We used restraint and made no [...]

A ritual we quickly established on our road trip was for me to look up the next small town we were coming up to on my iPhone while he drove. I Wiki-ed dozens of tiny towns in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. More often than not we enjoyed the “facts” of town, most of [...]

We’re currently in the fantastic little town of Marfa, Texas on day thirteen of a rambling, meandering road trip. Over the next week we’re going to slowly make our way back to Los Angeles. Our antics and drinking experiences have been chronicled on our wine blog, Swirl Smell Slurp, and Twitter.
We’ve been trying to stay [...]

My camera and iPhone are full of these: “In Defense of the Poor Image,” a provocatively smart and complex essay by Hito Steyerl.
The poor image tends towards abstraction: it is a visual idea in its very becoming.

We’ve been so obsessed with our wine blog that we’ve neglected this design one. Of course they go hand in hand at our house (drinking while designing, for example).
Here’s some stuff that’s caught our eye recently:

So perfect for purse or pocket: Sneak-It-In Disposable Flasks. (Thanks, estarLA)

A design that should not have come to fruition: an [...]

Across a variety of media: “The kinetic motion of the movement of the hand.”
Workers of the mind unite: “The futurists were against sadness, moonlight, marriage–even pasta…” (via Bookforum)
Loosen up: movement class and you get to wear his old clothes.
Relic??? Mmm. Maybe he’s just mad these shoes aren’t made for walking.
Go see it: “My goal is [...]

Sometimes, while driving, we roll down our windows and click and shoot pictures with our little Canon digital camera. Actually, we do it ALL the time– and probably shouldn’t. It may be more distracting and dangerous then talking on our iPhones–at least for whichever person is doing the driving. But even if it is the [...]

R & S brought us back a big bag of treats from their trip to New York. A whole bunch of goodies from Zabar’s: smoked trout, spinach spread, lox, jam, coffee. Everything was delicious and the gift was good timing because we hadn’t been to the store in a few days. None of the yummy [...]

(image: Fast Company)
Introducing Little Perky: We like this diverse designer more and more.
Diary, To Do List, Sketchbook, Assemblage: Just call it what we’ll be working on.
Next theme party: Live painting. (via VLU)
How to divide up a room: One wall doesn’t really know anything about another.
Cultural anthropology: The meaning is still subject to debate.

I see esses everywhere. And I just want to give them legs.

Brand identity, 3D modeling, greeting cards, photography, website development, styling, fine art, merchandising, furniture design, installations, architecture, brand identity, and sending people free stuff…THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

The perfect sign to come across while on a walk to Staples to buy rubber cement.

Our latest card for Valerie Confections is all about fall picnicking, best friends, and the best PB&J you’ve ever had.

Check your mail in a few days, Randal. And what’s your t-shirt size?
(We send free stuff to people who give us their address–sign up.)

This one’s for you, Babs. It’s flashy.

The line up of nominees for the First Annual Art Awards at the Guggenheim is impressive and inspiring.
The list includes some of our favorite shows: “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution,” “After Nature,” “Lawrence Weiner: As Far as the Eye Can See,” “The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984” as well as artists we love: Louise Bourgeois, Urs [...]

And how great of a division name is Art Theft Detail.