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INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo.

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Frank Chimero is a guy who's work I have been following for quite awhile now, and he never disappoints.

Check out his "The States" Series. His simple clean style is often replicated, but never duplicated. Follow him on twitter here, and check out some more visual goodness for your eye hole on his Flickr, here.

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To say I am a fan of this man is a huge understatement. I would say he is a master.

I first heard of Aaron Draplin when he did a Layer Tennis match awhile ago, and have been checking in with him and his work ever since.

His work is super clean and totally original. His daily blog, is one I check pretty much everyday, first thing.

Go check his work out, and check his blog, the man gets it done!

DDC

Photo by Embry Rucker Photography.

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If you haven't heard yet, then really what are doing?

Banksy has a movie. Exit Through the Gift Shop.

It premiered at The Sundance Film Festival, and from what I am reading, its pretty good.

Cant wait to see it. In the meantime, check the trailer.

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Well, I know its been a little bit since my last post,
but I have been super busy!
Outside of taking some time off for the holidays, I have been working
my fingers to the bone.

I was extremely fortunate to work with
one of the greatest photographers
of our time.

Jonathan Mannion.

The guy has done it all, and done it his way and continues
to be new and innovative.

I could go on and on about the projects he has done, but you should really go to his site, and see for yourself, the list of people he has worked with is a whose who of people that are at the top of their game.

Thank you to the entire team. And I am looking forward to more projects in the future.

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Complex magazine recently released a list of the top 100 brands of the decade.

I have to say I pretty much agree with most, some seemed slightly skewed, but still a great list of brands.

I wont ruin it for ya, so you guys should check it out.
Kind of a funky interface for viewing, but worth a look.

Check it out HERE.

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Via Hypebeast

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Another one of the Bay Areas finest, Jeremy Fish, talks about Art and Tee Shirts.

Love his take on it.

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For over 20 years Freshjive has been a mainstay in the street wear game. And its identifiable logo has been there for the whole ride.

But, things change.

"Freshjive embarks upon one of the world's first anti-branding campaigns, in which they will be stripping their logos from not just the outside of their garments, but from the labels themselves."

In an exclusive interview with the Hundreds streetwear blog, Klotz states:

"Throughout the years I've become uncomfortable with this business of branding and brand identity. I'm not the type of person that buys something for the brand name. I've also never done a very good job at creating a captivating identity to our own brand logo. Also, within the streetwear culture, the promotion of a company's brand has become downright silly to me. What's amusing is I still really enjoy designing gear, graphics, and even logos. But when I see kids wearing company logos it reminds of people who are trying to be a part of a "tribe" or "gang", as if they need to be part of something, which seems to go against the idea of individualism in style."

Not sure how I feel about it. I mean, me, I wear a plain white or black shirt everyday, so I may actually wear it, but is it really a smart move for business?
Will younger kids spend the money when nothing really distinguishes the brand?

Thoughts?

Huffington Post

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If you follow the Bay Area design scene at all,
then this guy needs no introduction.

Benny Gold.

The man behind some of the best branding that's happening in the city by the Bay.

Brands like HUF, MASH*SF, REAL, 510 just to name a few.

The guy is one of the premium taste makers in the game, and with his own line not only looking solid, but selling out, and becoming a premium brand in its own right, his future is only going to get brighter!

Stay Gold.

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One sneaker company that is making big waves
in the shoe game right now is

SUPRA.

One of their core models is the Vaider.
With stars like Lil' Wayne wearing them during the VMA's. These models have moved to top of the list with many sneaker collectors.

With a decent variety of colorways, a high-top version, and low-top version, I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing these on a lot of peoples feet real soon, if you haven't already.

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With all the talk of furniture design lately, I wanted to show one of my favorite pieces of all time.

The EAMES chair. Simple, clean, classic, comfortable.

I love almost all mid century modern furniture, but to me the kings of that style will always be Charles and Ray Eames

From Wikipedia:
"The Eames philosophy was very much entrenched in process.
Process to get to the final product often took years of trial and error."


Enjoy the process. Process makes perfect.

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Forbes magazine just released a list of the top 10 Trendsetters In Design. Topping the list, is the one and only Jonathon Ive

The list is full of top notch talent, some were a given, and some where unexpected. But all deserving of the nod.

PSFK has a great round up for ya HERE.