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22 Jan 12:24

cutestofthecute: (via)

by tschad
18 Jan 03:30

Hipster "American Psycho"

by biotv
Creative agency Flickering Wall re-enacts the business card scene and the Huey Lewis and the News scene from American Psycho, with hipsters, in a viral advertisement fro Denham Jeans.


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17 Jan 15:49

The perfect example of disappointment

17 Jan 15:46

The results of your stool sample are in...

17 Jan 11:29

Reviewed: New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design

by Armin

Same Belgium, New Illustrations

New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design

Established in 1991 and started at a basement like any well-respecting micro and craft brewery would, New Belgium, located in Fort Collins, CO, and a new brewery set to open in Asheville, NC, in 2015, is today the third largest craft brewer in the U.S. focusing on Belgian-inspired brews. It produces seven year-round beers and a host of seasonal options; its most popular — and my preferred mainstream beer on tap (before giving up delicious gluten) — being Fat Tire. In December, as it expanded distribution into Ohio (making it 32 states that carry the brand), New Belgium introduced a new packaging system designed by San Francisco, CA-based Hatch Design with illustrations by Boston, MA-based Leah Giberson.

The new design reimagines New Belgium's iconic and playful watercolor imagery from the past 22 years through a modern lens. The artwork will progress many of the themes celebrated in New Belgium's labels over the years, which have been hand-painted by founder Kim Jordan's neighbor, Ann Fitch, since the brewery's beginnings.

New Belgium announcement

New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
A sampling of the old look.
New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
Fat Tire label, before and after.
This colorful, handcrafted look has been with us since our inception and the new design brings the portfolio together in a fresh and contemporary way. We know that while the watercolors will always be part of the New Belgium story, we think the new designs will delight our long time fans while also inviting new folks into the fold. […] While the new look is a cleaner and more easily seen at a distance, the art is anything but cookie cutter in that every image starts as a photo and is repainted by hand. Much of the line — Fat Tire, Ranger — is simply a reimagining of our original themes.

New Belgium announcement

New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
Fat Tire bottle next to original drawing by Leah Giberson.
"Same Suds, New Duds" stop-motion promo.

Despite it being one of my favorite beers, it took me a couple of years to realize that Fat Tire was made by New Belgium. The label, the 6-pack, and tap handles, never really showcased the New Belgium logo prominently, and the application changed among its other beers. Now, the brewery name is much larger and integrated with the name of each individual beer, perhaps in an attempt to have people refer to their beers as "New Belgium Fat Tire" or "New Belgium Ranger IPA" as opposed to just "Fat Tire" or "Ranger IPA". It doesn't need to happen, but establishing that link between the individual beers and the overall brand is not a bad goal. The logo (of which I don't have a clear shot of) has also changed, leaving the bike on its own in a circle, freed from the tight typesetting and poor color palette (red on yellow) from the previous version.

New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
All six-packs and bottles (with a couple of cases at the bottom)
New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
Group photo.
New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
Moody shot.
New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
T-shirt.
New Packaging for New Belgium by Hatch Design
Pins.

Through Hatch's crisp and unobtrusive design, the focus of the new packaging is on the new generation of illustrations by Leah Giberson that serve up quirky concepts in a deadpan, Americana style that help bring all the elements together: illustration, name, brewery. Overall, this is a great redesign that maintains the aesthetic and craft aspect of the brand while establishing a clear system to deliver a consistent brand with a growing audience.

Many thanks to our ADVx3 Partners
17 Jan 10:12

Alberto Mielgo



Alberto Mielgo

17 Jan 03:40

hollyhocksandtulips: Marchal spark plugs, 1950s



hollyhocksandtulips:

Marchal spark plugs, 1950s

17 Jan 03:40

Let’s Go Dogsledding, Everybody!

by Brinke

Not that Iditarod stuff, though. So what if the hoomin wipes out? Just keep going! IN A JAUNTY RED COAT, TOO!

A video posted by Cute Win Fail, spotted on Dogheirs.com by Susan M.


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17 Jan 01:34

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17 Jan 01:31

this is awesome

16 Jan 14:27

Un terrible mensaje

by Claudio Fantini


En medio del banquete, sus guardias arrastraron fuera del salón a uno de los comensales. Estupefactos por la escena, los demás invitados tuvieron que presenciar cómo una jauría de perros feroces despedazó y devoró al príncipe Andrei Shiski. A continuación, el anfitrión llevó a sus invitados a degustar los postres y les dijo que habían presenciado lo que le ocurre “a quienes conspiran contra mí”.

Con solo trece años, el flamante zar del Gran Ducado de Moscovia, Iván Vasilievich III, más conocido como Iván el terrible, impuso con ese brutal mensaje la sumisión de los boyardos, la nobleza rusa del siglo XVI.

No fue el primero ni el último. Ese modo salvaje de advertir el alto precio de la conspiración, fue común en conquistadores mongoles como el Gengis Kan, guerreros tártaros y otros tiranos de la tierra. Pero el fundador del Estado ruso lo convirtió en un símbolo del más cruel lenguaje del poder. Lo increíble es que la escena se haya repetido en pleno siglo XXI.

El líder norcoreano hizo devorar a su tío por perros hambrientos. La versión inicial sobre la muerte de Jang Song-thaek ya era brutal. Al número dos del régimen lo arrancaron de su asiento en el Plenario del Comité Central del partido y, sin siquiera un juicio sumarísimo, lo acribillaron con una ráfaga de Kalashnikov. Pero después el mundo supo que esta era, en realidad, una versión edulcorada de la ejecución.

Todos los generales y la nomenclatura comunista fueron obligados a ver como 120 perros feroces, a los que tenían sin comer desde hacía cinco días, despedazaron a dentellones al jerarca caído en desgracia.

Se repitió en Norcorea una desventura que Platón vivió en Siracusa. El tirano Dinisio II castigó a su tío Dion por intentar, asesorado por el filósofo ateniense, que aquella colonia griega tuviera una “sofocracia”, el gobierno de los sabios.

Pero Kim Jong-Un fue más lejos que el tirano siracusano, quien se había limitado a expulsar al tío haciendo casar a la esposa con otro hombre. El líder norcoreano usó a su tío y mentor como Iván el Terrible al príncipe Shiski: para dar una lección espeluznante con el fin de aterrorizar a posibles conspiradores.

Lo reveló el diario chino Wen Wei Po y no hubo desmentidas. Lo extraño no es que en el régimen más hermético del mundo ocurran monstruosidades, sino que China no haya intentado ocultarla.

La estrafalaria dinastía comunista subsiste porque China necesita un Estado tapón para no tener frontera con la pro-norteamericana Corea de Sur, además de mantener a raya a otro aliado de Washington: Japón.

Pero el precio de la amistad china-norcoreana hace tiempo es demasiado cara. Los perros feroces de Kim Jong-Un desgarraron también la imagen política de China.

16 Jan 10:03

My cat is stupid and is ruining my chair.

16 Jan 09:08

TIL...

16 Jan 08:49

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16 Jan 05:45

Passive Aggressive Cuteness

15 Jan 15:29

Not Listening by Neil Kohney







Not Listening by Neil Kohney

15 Jan 11:36

Baby elephant drinking. When they are this young, they don’t yet know how to use their trunks to drink water.

15 Jan 11:30

Sleepy Animals (Part 1)Previously: Animals Being Jerks





















Sleepy Animals (Part 1)

Previously: Animals Being Jerks

15 Jan 03:42

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15 Jan 03:36

He's just unlucky I guess

15 Jan 03:33

Photo



14 Jan 00:26

The most stunning color contrast I have seen in a photo.

14 Jan 00:26

Sportsball

14 Jan 00:22

Happens all the time.

13 Jan 15:25

Raccoon in a suit

13 Jan 14:02

Grains of sand, magnified 250 times.

13 Jan 14:01

[optipess]

13 Jan 02:35

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13 Jan 02:25

Scottish Boop

13 Jan 02:23

Natural History Museum, London