Indie Rock Poster Book

I recently bought this book on a whim, and how glad I am that I did. 

Frank Chimero's interpretation of;
So Far Around the Bend by The National

The Indie Rock Poster book is jam packed full of 30 originally designed posters by a collection of today's most innovative and cool illustrators. 

Andy J. Miller''s interpretation of;
Chicago by Sufjan Stevens

Each of the 30 prints in the book are inspired by a cool indie rock song, with a short blurb on the reverse of each poster written by the illustrator about what the song / poster means to them. 

Mark Weaver's interpretation of;
Your Protector by Fleet Foxes

It's really interesting to see how songs that you've heard have been interpreted into works of art. 

Dynamo Montreal QC's interpretation of;
Your Ex Lover is Dead by Stars

The posters are all printed on quality stock and are meant to be ripped out and slapped on your walls. But if you're anything like me I don't like the idea of ripping my books up... so at $29.95 maybe i'll have to buy another one to pull apart! 

Jeremyville's interpretation of;
Skinny Love by Bon Iver

Toby Trumph's interpretation of;
Iron & Wine by The Trapeze Swingers

Oh and I almost forgot, all royalties from this book go to the yellowbirdproject, which was created by Andy J. Miller in order to raise money for numerous charities with the help of awesome indie rockers.

Julia Rothman's interpretation of;
Dancing Choose by TV on the Radio

Love Danielle x

My Mario

One of my favourite photographers going round, Peruvian born Mario Testino. Possibly one of the 21st centuries most acclaimed and influential fashion photographers - easy to see why!

Testino, whom is currently based in London is notorious worldwide for his fashion photography and direction. With major clientele such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Versace, D&G, Calvin Klein and Gucci under his belt, and that's only naming a few!  

Galleries worldwide have featured his solo exhibitions and his pieces can be found in many collections all around the globe, from the National Portrait Gallery in London to the New York University Gallery. 

His photography and art direction are second to none when you see the spreads in magazines, however it's his talent for capturing portraits that gets me every time, I guess it's that little bit easier when you are photographing beautiful people. However he has this knack of capturing moments that are off screen and have this 'snatched' kind of feel. It's this whole voyeuristic kind of thing that fascinates people with celebrities I guess, and Testino has it down pat, in this highly contrasted, beautiful yet stunningly elegant kind of way.

His signature black and white, highly contrasting photographs are simply stunning and I think it's pretty self explanatory why this man is still in such high demand to this very day! 

                                              

                              

 I can't even say how difficult I found it to select only a few images to add here, so I went a bit Testino crazy, I partly blame the devilishly good looking Ryan Gosling GQ advertorial ones!

More at 

www.mariotestino.com

Love Danielle xx

Spineless Classics

These are ahhh-mazing! 

Imagine having your favourite book all on one page, arranged in a pretty way and then being able to hang it on the wall as art... A brand new way to enjoy literature! 

Available for purchase online from www.spinelessclassics.com.au prices starting at about $79.95 depending on size and title.  

Love Danielle

Benja Harney

Benja Harney is a Sydney based paper extraordinaire! 

Benja hand crafts and creates the most amazing and beautiful things from something as common and mundane as paper!

The self confessed paper nerd has long been crafting and creating bits and pieces for editorial, advertisements, pop up books, fashion, packaging and magazine illustration.

On his job as a paper engineer, a self invented title

"Paper is my passion... I love the contradictions: Strong / delicate  vs  complex / simple

Paper is such humble medium to work with. It inspires and challenges me every time I sit down at my cutting mat. 

I strive for creativity and perfection in every project I undertake."

So amazing! 

You can check out more of his creations at

http://paperform.wordpress.com

We've all got a soft spot for Miss Monroe

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”  

- Marilyn Monroe

Is there anyone out there that doesn't love Marilyn, even if only a little bit? 

Roxy Cook Islands Video

This is just a little video for a Roxy competition but I simply loved it, So fresh, simple and beachy.
I love the videography and use of text.

I think I hear the beach calling ...