Kristin Cofer - Design That Kills

editorial shoot, may 2008

model: dee
stylist: bo benny
hair/make-up: shaida

“you should do art like it’s a compulsion so that when the inspiration hits, you’re ready for it and have the tools and skills to turn that inspiration into something wonderful.”

said to me today by my dear old friend richard wayne brown

in my 9-5 world we are deep in holiday wonderland, so i have been more than a busy design doll- but i have not forgotten about you, electronic darlings-

photo by parker day

i have recently found myself meeting and working with some really talented san francisco musicians. currently my ears can’t stop listening to veil veil vanish, all six songs on their album just flow together like one long beautiful storybook.

last week i designed a poster for a small san francisco independent label, tricycle records and my friend alex’s band, the red verse, who soon will be releasing a new piece of musical art. i am excited for this event.

jessica-m is just an amazing artist and inspires me every day, italian vogue is my new favorite eye candy, a friend showed me that the cure greatest hits dvd has SECRET videos, including this one, which is one of my favorite cure videos ever- robert smith, palm trees, polar bears, and snow?  love.

i decided to invest love in san francisco, i think it needs me. the sun has been shining, the moon full, i have been wearing little scarves, designing, plotting photo shoots, wearing high heels, dancing, meeting new fantastic faces, and being happy.  how are you?

my favorite, nick cave, interviews on NPR-

and i’m in love.

nick cave’s electronic space

from FFFFound!

this sesame street film on how crayons are made is nostalgic and beautiful to me.

courtney brooke’s photgraphy for summer lullie vintage are full of color and beautiful; i am so inspired to shoot with film again!

the art and design of chris ryan

for against, which is a really amazing post punk band from nebraska- i have not been able to stop listening to their song, “autocrat”-

my photographer friend duck who recently moved from san francisco to new york and has a new portfolio site, check out his clean, pretty work-

my bloody valentine is coming to san francisco in september!

fashion photography by julie pike i am especially inspired by the image of a girl holding a bunny mask.

brocade home has a really inspiring design and art blog look at it daily for eye candies! this post did it for me- that photography style is gorgeous-

naked on the vague is a dark, pop duo from australia

being spontaneous, dancing by myself and being ok with that, wearing a new pair of my favorite nude fishnets, playing with a puppy puggle, enjoyment at my day job, tartine bakery morning buns, and moving forward-

this week i have been thinking a lot about perception. and how i take in images, life, faces, trees and process them into thoughts or art, sentences, and new ideas- the colors and information my eye takes in might look completely different than what you see- how would we know?

i wish my eyeball was a miniature camera and that i could take pictures of life exactly how i see it and then process these images for others. what do you think about perception? how do you take it in? what do you see?