Kristin Cofer - Design That Kills

“but i don’t want to get over you cause i don’t want to get over love-”

the gorgeous san francisco photographer, kat bret

this week i was inspired by:

the artwork of jessica holsey who i met in sacramento a long time ago and used as a model for a mod photo shoot-

helvetica the documentary by gary hustwit

one pose per second, a blonde redhead video directed by mike mills

brooklyn band, a place to bury strangers that i am seeing friday night with my beautiful photographer friend kat bret at noisepop!

lace ankle socks and mod london loafers from mod cloth

the ones we love an art collaboration, where different photographers photograph loved ones using natural light-

we are dreamers blog

the sunshine, miette cupcakes, spontaneity, miss brache’s pencil skirts, seeing friends new and old, smiling in photos, learning new tricks, and staying inspired.

best piece of advice given to me this week, “life can be ok if you want it to be-”

thanks friend. sometimes, i need these little reminders to keep focused. yes, life is brilliant.

“helvetica is an independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives….” - from the official helvetica website

last night i watched helvetica, the documentary about one of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces- and was completely mouth open, eyes wide amazed- the soundtrack was pretty, the visuals stimulating, the designers interviewed were inspiring- the film was very well done.
listening to all of the other graphic designers worldwide talk of their love and hate of helvetica- produced this internal happy feeling that made me appreciate what i do- which is to create some good design.

i love design again and it’s an incredible feeling to be excited about something- this film really opened up my brain and i recommend it for anyone, designer or not-

some fun helvetica related links:

the helvetica soundtrack

“you can say i love you in helvetica. you can say it with helvetica extra light if you want to be really fancy.” i want.

from nubbytwiglet, “helvetica: a love & hate relationship”

wow. completely inspired by nikola tamindzic’s photography.

“The Home of the Vain is where you’ll find my latest work, drawn from professional assignments as much as my personal projects: I shoot portraits, fashion, sex, nightlife — hell, even an occasional landscape — so you’ll be seeing all of those here.

This will not be a diary, although it will be updated daily: the photos you’ll see will be sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, often beautiful, or even repulsive, and on a particularly good day, all of the above.”
-nikola tamindzic

beautiful lighting, amazing subjects, attractive and surreal. i love it.

dearest vectortrash,
for months now, i have observed and adored your work- please, tell us some more about you, your inspirations and amazing vectors.
Love, Kristin

and his response…

nubbytwiglet and galadarling weekly post their thursday flickr favorites and i decided to join the movement-

current favorites and obsessions include:

♥ personal studies and observations of russian typography and graphic design- i just love the imagery and use of clean, strong graphic elements-

♥ taking photos of a screen that has a live image or photograph on it- i have been thinking about this for a while and really love these debbie harry images- the lines of the screen just make the composition look surreal-

♥ working with a team to create an amazing image: i really want to work and conceptualize with a stylist, hairdresser, make-up artist and model to make really fantastic images- like my favorite kat bret snow kittens set-

♥ learn to love myself- this is a hard thing to do and every day is a new challenge.

♥ the new joy division biopic, control, by anton corbijn comes out in the UK february 11… so it must come to the US soon too!

♥ making actual packages to send in the mail- i am working on a mix cd exchange with a group of lovely ladies- i used to send mail all the time, it will feel good to have something other than bills!

♥ these shoes by vivian westwood for melissa are absolutely amazing! (i want.)

♥ meeting with friends and having adventures- after work yesterday i went to ritual coffee and had just sat down and not even sipped my coffee, when someone yelled, “FIRE!” and all of this smoke started billowing out- we were evacuated and firemen came- i hope the place is ok. but i ended up the evening eating something chocolate from tartine bakery and drinking red wine- nice night cap.

♥ shooting film again! i really want to try, i miss the smell of developer and the sound of the film winding around inside the camera-

♥ being inspired, happy, involved, creative, healthy, enlightened-

what are your current favorites and obsessions?

oh my, in march stefan sagemeister is giving an AIGA lecture and i can’t find anyone to attend with me!

darling readers, he is only a design genius!  found a really cool interview here!

who wants to go with me?
xo

caught gala collette’s work today on ffffound- her images are beautiful and many of them are self-portraits!

her design is also very lovely- i’m really into the gradient type treatment she used in her “twothousdand&eight forever” project, i will have to try that soon! xo

completely amazed, inspired and really into these gorgeous images by serge leblon for the new goldfrapp album, “seventh tree”-

love the lighting, location, costume, make-up, styling, poses- all of it!
allison goldfrapp is just lovely and i can’t wait to check out the new music too!

check out the tatty devine valentine’s day collection here- now you can channel that lolita feeling from around your neck.