phoneticontrol print and 'zine

a coupla goodies from Phoneticontrol, starting with the "Can We Kick It?"11"X17" Silk Screened (Royal Blue) on 'creamy, creamy cardstock'- with a limited edition of 100 (signed and numbered) @ USD$15 (includesshipping - purchase here)and then there's the JUNK TECK-zine - with34 pages in full Black & White (5"X5") includinghand painted cover (!) plus cataloged illustrationsof "flatulent monsters,

hi-fructose issue 5

truth be told (and folks are gonna be looking down on me like bootleg-toymakers) - i only have a three two issues of Hi-Fructose in my pathetic humble toymag-library-collection, but i have to say, im thoroughly impressed with the immaculate design sense and layouts, as well as the intimate articles - t'was always to me like, the "Wallpaper" of toy-mags, IMHO ... and now Hi-Fructose returns this

vinyl requiem

Vinyl Requiem is an online showcase / weblog for the "little guys" / the everyday artist / up-and-coming artists and customizers, of their DIY toy-customs, as well as upcoming tips and tutorials on toy-customization.staffed by Matthew Weekley (Founder / main site contact and editor), and his second-in-command; Brian Cover (site tech and general tech guru) - Vinyl Requiem is also a magazine!Issue

latex for fun book launch

in Barcelona, designer Máximo Tuja (aka Max-o-matic) found a balloon by chance and drew a funny face on it, mocking a nasty guy who he’d met that earlier morning. Because he and his colleagues all got such a kick out of it when he showed it to them, he started drawing new balloon characters in the following weeks. As he realized how contagious the happiness about the balloons was and that other

of kawsone online and silkscreen prints

KAWS says his KAWSONE is back online like it matters to me andwhich only serves as an opportunity for me to post this image here:am always interested an artist's (initial) drawings and the translation/adaptation of the final product/toy tho, IMHO ... oh yeah, there's alsothe OF Companion silkscreen available for USD$700 ... *heh*

gardener meets nike @ hongkong flagship 29092006 hardcover

just when ya thought ya could take a Michael-Lau-breather, a new ML X NIKE photo-book is announced [via]:the "Gardener meets Nike @ HongKong flagship 29092006" (a retrospective: 106 gardener in nike apparel collection) = is essentially ML (personally hand-posed) signature 1/6th characters figures, dressed in Nike-gear/wear - all 106 of 'em!this 23.5 X 35 cm hardcover runs for about HKD$299 / USD

dot dot dash!

now, normally im not so big on books on toys. my personal rationale being that you could see them for "free" online or already in toy-mags like our local hero; Playtimes or in full glossy glory in Clutter and Hi Fructose et al (yes, i am a cheapskate :p) ... and most times tis a page spread of a singular toy-shelf vinyl ... but Dot Dot Dash! is "different" ...*more images and details after the

shaw brothers movie posters

catalogued from A to Z ~ the trick is to know or find out the English-translated names / titles to the vintage movies in the Shaw Brothers Movie Posters archive! [via] < recognize any modern day rip-offs homages? ... heck i might do the same it's all good in da hood! *kewl*