I was surfing around the Atlantic last week when I stumbled on an article entitled The Man Who Burned Every Painting He Made Between 1953 and 1966. The article was a link to a 6 minute documentary of one of the most influential contemporary artists, John Baldessari. The film is a fun and informative part […]

It’s a difficult task to take something as widely familiar as the genre of graffiti and street art and give it a fresh, new spin. But that’s just what Greek artist Greg Papagrigoriou has managed to do. Greg caught our eye with his gorgeous typography and calligraphy-based street art that stands out, way out, in […]

For a quick spotlight, I’d like to introduce you to the illustration and lettering work of Jacqui Oakley.  She lives in Hamilton, Ontario and teaches illustration at Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. I first stumbled across Oakley‘s work a few years back on Designers MX (RIP), when she created a cover for her halloween […]

Why do all these movie theater intros begin with roller coasters? Thomas Edison, perfs, Widescreen War I right after World War II, film grain, geometric means between Silent Films and Scopes – John Hess gives a terse perspective of the major mountains in aspect ratio history. Hess closes: “But it’s still only a shape. A […]

With responsive design, JQuery, HTML5 and other powerful design technologies available in web design, new bars are being set in terms of creative possibilities, such as using video in places that previously filled with images. How is this accomplished? Magic? I couldn’t tell you, but I do know this technique will become increasingly more popular […]

It’s always disappointing when you’re planning your next getaway, and you come across a find with branding that spot on, but the architecture, rooms, and interior execution is not. And disappointing if its the reverse – an exceptional hotel deserving of exceptional design. Basically, gold shouldn’t be rolled in shit. So…We’ve made a list of […]

Summer in one snapshot is cookouts, swimming pools, beach trips, stargazing, fireworks, horseshoes, and other occasions that compliment hot temperatures. And all of us pursue a drink of choice to accompany our summer affairs. Through 2012-2013’s short, cold-ass winter days, ST8MNT was hard at work crafting your favorite poison’s summer attire. Meaning: we have a […]

Oh the weather outside is…AWESOME! So grab a picnic blanket and get out there! Newly designed summer textiles are being woven daily and we wanted to highlight a couple of designers that we think are the bees knees. First is Miss Harper Poe of Proud Mary Textiles. This Charleston-based (for now) lady has been in […]

While Austin and Aaron were busy having babies, I was cooking up a cookbook! When I said “I Do” to Joshua Butler last year, I married in to one of the most fun summer experiences I’ve ever known, the Stone Family Reunion. For a whole week, over 125 members of the Stone family gather at […]

OHHH•EMMM•GEEE!!! It’s TOTES Summer. And summer means grilling out burgers and condiments, namely Ketchup. There’s nothing like an ice cold bottled coke, a freshly salted carton of fries, and cool ketchup for dipping to beat a hot-ass Nashville summer day in the shade. In honor of our old crimson confidant, we’re diving into this sauce […]