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3D, Ancient, Bits, Blue, Books, Celebration, Collection, Custom Culture

Matchbooks in Space

Posted by Chris Burns | 03.15.10 | Permalink

Inside these matchbooks is a fantasy. A fantasy in blue and white. Opened, stripped, and penned in by designer Madeleine Stahel from Zürich. In each one of these books you’ll find a new lovely vision of the future, the past, old friends long gone. Yoda’s not present though. Maybe in spirit. Devour their oddity, then keep your own books after you’ve fired up all your matches for furtherance of this super project.
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Bits, Celebration, Deconstruction, Destruction, Photography

Down Low and Through

Posted by Chris Burns | 01.28.10 | Permalink

A post, a project. This photography collection right here is called “A man a plan a canal panama” and it’s all about the south. It looks a little desolate, sort of hoping for a better day. It reminds me of some of the photos seen during 2009 of Dubai. Here in the Panama Canal is a place that’s got bit plans. Had. As photographed by pro-pic-taker Lorena Endara. A gallery of stillness below.
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Album Art, Bits, Celebration, Collage, Conceptual, Deconstruction

Space Age Compositions

Posted by Chris Burns | 12.13.09 | Permalink

Let me tell you about science manual books. Science manual books are manuals full of science related materials and science related illustrations. Most of the illustrations in science manuals are line-drawings. Since the illustrations in science manuals are line drawings, and on the whole, look basically the same, they’re very viable for super-simple collage. Super-simple collage is what’s going on right here! Super weird compositions by design entity known as Culprit Tech. Main member/illustrator: Matt Pattinson.
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3D, Accessories, Advertisements, Architecture, Bad Taste, Bits, Black and White, Blessings, Brand, Celebration, Celebritarianism, Collection, Color, Conceptual, Covers, Curating, Custom Culture, Deconstruction, Destruction, Environment, Ephemera, Event, Experimental, Fad, Fashion, Glam, Identity, Industrial Design, Indy, Kawaii, Metal, Outer Space, Packaging, Photography, Pixels, Pizza Party, Policial, Posters

Rare Star Wars Photos

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.10.09 | Permalink

This post is a collection of hundreds of Star Wars photos from the set, of the movies, and from the promotional shots of the 70’s and 80’s. Doesn’t matter how you feel about Star Wars, it’s affected the way you work. The world you live in today is the world you live in today because of Star Wars. You’d better believe that. Its basically like this: Luke Skywalker: New York, Princess Leia: Los Angeles, Han Solo and Darth Vader: Minneapolis.
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3D, Accessories, Bag, Bits, Brand, Brightness, Celebration, Clear, Color, Covers, Custom Culture, Deconstruction, Dirty, Environment, Ephemera, Food, Identity, Illustration, Kawaii, Packaging, Pizza Party, Product Design, Tiny, Typography, Under the Influence, Weird

Cosmic Catnip

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.09.09 | Permalink

Here’s how you carve out your little piece of the money. You find your nitch FIRST. Then you think about what they do. Crazies. Hippies. Weirdos. They need to feed their cats. Then need to make their cats into crazy cats. So what should you do? You should make a catnip brand called Cosmic Catnip. And put a crazy cat on the bag. Crazy cat!
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Banners, Bits, Brand, Celebration, Charts, DIY, Deconstruction, Degree Project, Distro, Gridwork, Handbill, Identity, Kawaii, Layout, Numbers, Packaging, Pixels, Typography

Back Tew Mailers

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.09.09 | Permalink

Mail, mail, slow, wonderful mail. Every once in a while you’ve got to utilize our socialized mailbox and delivery person system. And when that happens, you’ve got to go crazy! It’s important to bring the heat with heck-a creative energy. The one you see before you’s made by architect Nick Doermann and it’s got amazing folds and letters and symbols.
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3D, Accessories, Bits, Blue, Brand, Celebration, Chrome, Collage, Collection, Color, Curating, Custom Culture, Deconstruction, Destruction, Dirty, Distro, Environment, Event, Experimental, Graffiti, Graffiti Stickers, Identity, Illustration, Metal, On the Street, Screenprinting, Street Art, Under the Street, Unnatural Nature

How to Blow Yourself Up

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.07.09 | Permalink

I am not even kidding you. That is the name of the solo show happening right now by artist / designer / wildman WK Interact. His name might be just “WK” now cause that’s what it says on the ads, but still, “How to Blow Yourself Up!” That’s what’s up. In this post is a basic rundown of everything that’s in the show. I recommend definitely GOING to the show though also because everything is so sculptural and needs to be seen IRL.*
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3D, Accessories, Advertisements, Architecture, Bits, Brightness, Celebration, Collection, Color, Deconstruction, Environment, Gridwork, Identity, Industrial Design, Internets, Layout, Lights, Moving Parts, Museum, On the Street, Photography, Policial, Public Space, Street Signs, Typography, Under the Influence

Walkin Thoo a Airport (MPLS)

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.06.09 | Permalink

This is a bunch of photos from inside the airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They’re snapped by me, author designer Chris Burns, as the first mission on this amazing fact-finding mission in Albany, NY, and the surrounding areas. These photos are taken with the most extremely specific mission in mind: photograph a photo every 5 seconds or less.

It almost worked. Results below!
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Accessories, Advertisements, Bad Taste, Banners, Bits, Brand, Burlesque, Celebration, Collection, Custom Culture, Environment, Ephemera, Hallway Signs, Identity, Kawaii, Paper, Pizza Party, Sponsorship, Typography, Under the Influence, Weird

Signs for Alcohol

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.04.09 | Permalink

So lemme tell you this. These signs I have right here are from an old liquor store. You can tell because they’ve got alcohol all over them. I mean logos. Also I know because I got them from a liquor store. Take a look at the genius cleverness included in every card. And the type’s pretty pretty too!
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3D, Accessories, Ancient, Bits, Celebration, Collaboration, Custom Culture, DJUNK, Deconstruction, Environment, Event, Fashion, Found, Identity, Kawaii, Orange, Outer Space, Photography, Pizza Party, Toys, Under the Influence, Unnatural Nature, Vintage, Weird

Two Young Ninjas in Training

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.04.09 | Permalink

Hello all you ninjas in training. I want to tell you of my support for all of your hard work and my congratulations on choosing such a lofty goal. This is my sister and I in one of our earlier sparring sessions when we were just beginning with orange and green ninja belts. It’s some time in the early 90’s, probably 1991, Halloween. Check the colors! The combos!
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Ancient, Bits, Celebration, Conceptual, Custom Culture, Deconstruction, Environment, Experimental, Identity, Illustration, Kawaii, Museum, Naturalistic, Outer Space, Under the Influence, Unnatural Nature, Weird

Bunny with a Pearl Earring

Posted by Chris Burns | 11.03.09 | Permalink

This lovely bunny painting was done in watercolor by designer / artist Alice Wong. It was an assignment in which the student was to find a “famous” painting and re-configure it with an animal in place of a human. Strange! I’d love to get my hands on the rest of the paintings done in your class, Wong. This reminds me of those cartoons where animals replace humans in every aspect, as if the earth had chosen furry fellows instead of us meaty humans, but their society had chosen the same moves to make.

See: Planet of the Apes.
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