SOME OF THE SITES, NO SOUNDS, OF EARLY 2012.

Conjuring a little of that SAINT LAURENT and “LE SMOKING;” BOITES and BOOGIE; MIRACLES and NOIR. Enough with things called “FOREVER LAZY” and “SNUGGIE!” Delight in the FORMS and PHANTOMS of DETAILS and DANCES. Bathe in the GLOWS and GLORY of the LIGHTS and LORE. SHIMMER in BITS and BAUBLES of GLASS and GLITTER. NEW YEAR, seek NEXT STEPS, and a DASH EXTRA. SANTE!  S-O.

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SEASON’S GREETINGS TO YOU AND YOURS. MAY THE DRAGONS BE KIND IN THE NEW YEAR!

A few shots from some of this year’s HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS. And as tradition calls, SUBJECT-OBJECT delivers HOLIDAY ’11-’12! Check out ARCHIVED POSTS for PAST EXAMPLES. Have yourselves a good time and greet the DRAGONS WAITING at the GATE with OPEN ARMS. Thinking of many of you. GOOD FORTUNE and GOOD HEALTH in the coming year! S-O.

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CMYK RUN. RUN, RUN, RUN.

INTRODUCING MYK (pronounced MIKE), as in C.M.Y.K. Those who know, will know what that means. Every PROJECT is an OCCASION for DESIGN. Sometimes you’re starting from thin air, but often you’re RE–WORKING CLASSICS (in very SUBJECT-OBJECT COLOURS, of course). MYK is a dream built from a frame that came with nothing but a seat post. These things take time, but labors of love are always worth it. Sourcing “cherry,” period parts — what a joy. See MYK GO. GO, GO, GO… THANKS TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BIKE KITCHEN!

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A FEW NEW PROJECTS COURTESY OF 826 VALENCIA.

The LOVE is not new, but a few PROJECTS are. TWO new CHAPBOOKS DESIGNED and ILLUSTRATED from the COVERS, IN. A few EVENT PHOTOGRAPHS have been featured on the 826 VALENCIA WEB-SITE, as well as a very GENEROUS VOLUNTEER PROFILE. The LATEST PROJECT is a STATIONERY RE-DESIGN PROGRAM in line with a soft RE-BRANDING. THANKS, MARIA ET AL.

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ANGST, AGIDA, and AGE–APPROPRIATE WORDS from WORKSHOPS at 826 VALENCIA. Kids write, SUBJECT-OBJECT SETS.

So the relationship with 826 VALENCIA GROWS stronger and stronger. The kids’ newspapers continue, but we can add BOOKS to the LIST of COLLABORATIONS with the now VENERABLE MISSION INSTITUTION. Expect a bumper crop of CHAPBOOKS born out of WORKSHOPS, CAMPS, and IN–SCHOOL PROJECTS with kids from 6 to 16. The material ranges from tempered first steps into WRITING, to angst–riddled SPOKEN WORD POETRY. The work involves ILLUSTRATION, TYPESETTING (YEAH!), and CREATING or RE–WORKING TEMPLATES. THANKS to ALL the GANG BEHIND the PIRATE SUPPLY STORE!

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11 MARCH 2011. RICHTER SCALE 9.0. 9,000+ LOST. 500,000+ DISPLACED. CONTACT WWW.REDCROSS.ORG.

MARCH 11, TWO WEEKS AGO, TODAY, GROUNDS SHIFTED off and on the JAPANESE COASTLINE. Even with UNRESOLVED GLOBAL ISSUES and SUFFERING PRIOR, and NEW CONFLICTS SINCE, the EFFECTS were DRAMATIC. PLEASE TAKE a MOMENT to CONSIDER ALL LIFE in ALL FORMS with AS MUCH RESPECT and HEART as is POSSIBLE. CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER MONIES, EFFORTS, or THOUGHTS YOU HAVE to GIVE. STAY SAFE and TAKE CARE.

WWW.REDCROSS.ORG

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COUPLE NEW DRAWINGS FROM THE “PAPER CURL” SERIES. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAM! CHECK OUT THEEXPERTSAGREE.COM!

SAM, 2.5″ x 3.5″ paper and ink
HEART, 16″ x 20″ paper and pencil
SQUIRREL, 8” x 10″ paper and pencil

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MISSING MUCH X-X! ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS IN THE NEW YEAR~

There are few things that say L.A. better than Levelor Blinds (remember those?) and ELECTRO-METALLIC COLORS. And there are fewer things that say SUBJECT-OBJECT more than HOLIDAY CARD! Check out LAST YEAR’s POST for a sampling of YEARS PAST. However, for whatever reason, the SPIRIT IS FIRMLY IN THE AIR this year. It must be that unhealthy obsession with 80′s Christmas Songs by 80′s English POP bands. But it’s SOMETHING! And appropriately, the IMPROVISED DECORATION is just a HAPPY and STRANGE result of ending up in L.A. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. So enjoy the HOLI-MATION and remember to REMEMBER. ALL THE BEST. S-O.

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SUBJECT-OBJECT HAS GONE RETAIL. ALTHOUGH, TO BE HONEST, WAS THERE REALLY EVER A LACK OF RETAIL?

SUBJECT-OBJECT WENT RETAIL! Well, sort of. On a rainy day a couple weeks back, the RISD ALUMNI SALE was held at FORT MASON in SAN FRANCISCO and SUBJECT-OBJECT had a few EXPERIMENTS and TRINKETS for sale at a table near good friends, DESIGN.DES-TROY.COM, who, by the way, still have a new bumper crop of HOLIDAY CARDS available at ETSY.COM. On offer were a couple PILLOW COVERS sourced from NEW OLD STOCK VINTAGE FABRICS, one featuring an ARABIC ILLUMINATED SCRIPT. This is also your FIRST GLIMPSE of a POSSIBLE WEST COAST OUTPOST for SUBJ-OBJ.

INSPIRED by the “GOING AWAY” CARD featured in the PREVIOUS POST, a SMALL SERIES of POLITICALLY INCORRECT POLITICALLY CORRECT TYPOGRAPHIC DRAWINGS emerged as a NEW BODY of WORK. See if you can find “PAPER KILLER,” “PAPER CUT,” and other WORDPLAY. As always, THANKS FOR BROWSING.

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SEA MONSTERS, SEA OTTERS, SEAFARING SUPPLIES FOR PIRATES, KIDS, CUBED ROOTS, FRACTIONS, AND BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS AT 826 VALENCIA.

It can’t be said that putting KIDS’ NEWSPAPERS and NEWSLETTERS together is generally a designer’s favorite project. But we all have those GEEK-OUT MOMENTS when we enter “THE ZONE.” You know exactly what that means : LINE WEIGHTS are JUST SO; all the RAGS and RIVERS are FILLED OUT; and EVERYTHING, for lack of a better expression, IS “TIGHT!” Not to mention, DOING IT ALL for a GOOD CAUSE is JUST CHERRY. Designer/writer DAVE EGGERS’s and Ninive Caligari’s venerable EDUCATION PROGRAM, 826 NATIONAL, and in this specific case, 826 VALENCIA in SAN FRANCISCO, uses a variety of media to TEACH and ENGAGE local communities in READING, WRITING, and PUBLISHING. Students and future writers are TUTORED and MENTORED by the organization through a BOAT-LOAD network of VOLUNTEERS, including yours truly. TO DATE, you’re seeing a COUPLE ISSUES of THE BAYFARER paper and a ‘ZINE. As might be expected in an organization so positively motivated, it’s sad to see  a member of the fold leave.But CHERYLLE is heading back to school, and this LITTLE CARD/POSTER was an IMPROMPTU way to say “SMOOTH SAILING, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!”

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