Category Archives: Finds
To my
I adore letterpress for paper goods as much as stop-motion for videos. And to use it in such a restrained way for something so cute – aw!
To my from SideShowPress, $5.
Kings of Convenience
It’s turning to Winter here in Wisconsin, but this video transports me directly back to Summer. It’s probably one of the most delightfully charming three minutes I’ve ever seen. I’m bookmarking it for when it’s 30 below.
Brussel Sprout Card
This charming Christmas card contains ways to eat your brussel sprouts, including brussel sprout soup and eating them cold. I personally love brussel sprouts and adorning a card with nine sprouts seems like a fantastically unique way to send cheer.
Via Modish at Nancy & Betty, $5.
Go Forth
This is the other video I wanted to share today. It’s a Levi’s commercial that features as the soundtrack a poem written by Walt Whitman, and is supposedly a recording of Walt Whitman himself. A columnist over at Slate brings up the obvious question on whether or not Levi is desecrating Whitman by using his poetry to sell jeans, but any company that uses their marketing dollars to spread poetry to the masses is fine by me.
The same columnist also praises the commercial for it’s genius aesthetics and sound editing. The article is worth the read. And when you’re finished watching this and reading that, go watch the second of Levi’s commercials, this one featuring O Pioneers (I actually like the audio editing on this one even more).
Stop Motion Story
I’m going to break from my normal picks today with two videos, both of which are advertisements, and both of which are marvelous. The first is this incredible stop motion video for Olympus Pen. My favorite part is when the guy parachutes down the staircase… you’ll see.
Many thanks to Junk Drawer Media for knowing about my stop motion obsession and sending this my way.
In Your Capable Hands
For whatever reason, the art of writing seems more fully expressed when published via a typewriter or your own hand. Words seem especially poignant. Like when Mick Jagger tells Andy Warhol, “He will probably look nervous and say ‘Hurry up’ but take little notice.”