Kristin Cofer - Design That Kills

the most recent artist interview was done by richard wayne- who is my honey, resident david bowie expert, prince impersonator, and partner in crime.

together, we are working on a secret bonnie and clyde design operation (to be unveiled in november) and below is our first collaboration, a poster for our friends the agent ribbons girls.

agent ribbons is banned in the UK and there is a really great article about them in this week’s SF weekly along with a photo by me!

this week i am one tired design darling, all i have been doing is photo shoot, design, photo editing, design, work and repeat! (no wonder my vision is going bad!) to survive, i inhale coffee and listen to nick cave loud on headphones-

sunday i drove two of my favorite models, baby dee and alexandra up to sacramento where they posed, my friend jonathan did hair and make-up and i photographed some beautiful high fashion images- it was a long day full of giggling, visiting an amazing vintage clothes shop bows and arrows (and borrowing some beautiful clothes), listening to loud dance music, and eating in-n-out french fries late while driving back to the bay area-

i’m in nesting mode since richard wayne moves here from the east coast next tuesday- i want this black faux fur duvet cover and daydreaming about these suede shoes! the next months all i think about is hiding out, working on my book project, and creating more beautiful art-

i am in lust with my new red patent leather steve madden mary janes,
they are dreamy on the eyes and feets-

the talented swiss graphic designer vectortrash posted his final version of Kiki Bomb, it’s gorgeous-

nubby has an upcoming show, black & white graphic insight definitely check out her beautiful black and white collaged pieces- she has a variation of styles and sizes for every taste and budget.

lisa marie was and her rocker man, hang jones, are in nashville, check out her amazing photos here!

an interesting phenomenon in the electronic fashion blog world, lookbook.nu is a self proclaimed, “international social expriment in style inspired by fashion blogs and “what are you wearing today?” forums.”

i can’t believe some people really look that amazing every day AND have time to take an equally incredible photograph. ever wonder why i don’t post photos of myself very often? because i’m so vain about photographs now (except when i play with the macbook photobooth, but that doesn’t count.) they have to look a certain way and have a certain perfection about them, or i just can’t do it- half the time i will post an image of myself and delete it an hour later- (oh the curse of being both an artist and a graphic designer-)

found on oh joy! artist kent rogowksi who “takes ordinary teddy bears have been turned inside out and re-stuffed so each animal’s appearance is created by little intricacies of the manufacturing process.”

i want one! please please! i’ll be a good girl! (promise.)

can’t believe i missed one of my very favorites NICK CAVE and the bad seeds play in san francisco, oh the sadness- but i did enjoy looking at the photos that photographer leila-anne posted of this beautiful and amazing creature.

and for your enjoyment on that note, please click here to enjoy nick cave singing, do you love me?  (do you?)

i have been curious about scarf tying for months- thank you modcloth, i adore you and your hip, fun pittsburgh ways!

“It’s no secret that scarves are an essential for any well-rounded autumn wardrobe. They’re an easy way to add color while looking put-together and overall fabulous. Finding the perfect scarf to compliment an outfit is easy - styling it to achieve its (and your outfit’s) full potential is no simple task.”

read the full article and see a cute how to video here!

i have had a design crush on graphic designer and artist eduardo recife for years and was pleasantly surprised to see this statement about him in my electronic inbox ,

“The ominously named Misprinted Type foundry has recently released a series of outrageous, incongruous, schizophrenic yet adorable all-caps display fonts. HandMade is the most successful of the lot, but LeKing is pretty awesome, too. Designer Eduardo Recife must have scanned every ornamented alphabet he’s come across, and possibly invented some of his own as well, combining single letters into fonts that immediately define a style. The atmosphere is somewhere in-between dilapidated-mansion melancholic and thrift-store whimsical.”

yum!  i can’t wait to purchase them for myself-

this week i started working for a really fun greeting card company, in which i have been doing research on card design and discovered this designer, float paperie- her typography is stunning!

my clothing designer loves of the moment are bb dakota and ec star. if i could buy everything of theirs from lulus or modcloth, i would be a more fashionable and happy lady.

for the ears, check out miracles of modern science, pop music made by musicians in spacesuits!

“Using mandolin, violin, cello, standup bass, and drums, Miracles of Modern Science create an epic and inventive brand of music that can simultaneously be classified as futuristic pop, antebellum balladry and sea shanty singalong.”

i’ve also been dancing around to the sounds of parisian music makers, thieves like us and yes, my ear candy song of the week is, “shut up and let me go” by the ting tings- it’s so fun and bouncy, an instant car dance hit!

another eyeball treat to check out is the launch of my dear friend vinny’s new art and design website, Mudchicken it is worth a look or a bookmark.

i was in pennsylvania last weekend and was inspired by east coast trees and vintage taxidermy that is so affordable at their antique stores!  also while visiting, i toured the andy warhol museum, and had a delicious lunch and conversation with the man behind their marketing- and while driving all over the green, tree filled, humid state heard nick cave beautifully cover, neil young’s “helpless”-

on the plane i could not put down, vanity fair’s 25th anniversary edition, which features an article about the marilyn monroe files.

this girl is so photography, art, and design inspired- sometimes i wish sleep wasn’t necessary and i could design doll all day and night! dreaming of art and photographing your face-

he designed that beauty from this one…

oh how i want to drink delicious blue bottle french press coffee out of this gorgeous pantone black 4c mug!  and good news in life, i got a new fabulous design job that starts soon!

i have decided my fall/winter look is going to be inspired by frilly blouses, gloves, stockings and pencil skirts. how is that different from what i already wear? well, i suppose it is not so much, but i want to look like the above image every day! oh fashion, i love and hate you. i should just design for shoes. can i?

so many items to drool over, i am so looking forward to cooler weather, the san francisco indian summer heat is destroying me! oh to wear coats and opaque stockings again, i can’t wait!

bb dakota is designing some brilliant pieces- look at this beautiful red empire waist jacket and this plaid dress, the vintage inspired designs are gorgeous, i must have it all!

american apparel creates my favorite opaque tights and i am so happy to have a retailer where sheer back seamed pantyhose are easily accessible.

not rated shoes have some really cool new designs, i just purchased these which i can’t wait to wear with colored tights and coats!

i am so happy that gloves are currently popular! last year i purchased these amazing full length leather ones, pictured on me here, taken in new york by burlesque photographer don spiro-

but oh i am dreaming of these material girl gloves from modcloth!

and i cannot stop drolling over lou lou’s panties and huge bows and the feather hair charms from charmschooldesigns over on etsy.

as far as girls to adore, check out these lovelies, all seen from wardrobe_remix and in my flickr favorites- oh nubby, you are my dream design darling

and marie, you don’t know what you do to me with those lips and fishnets- you also got me obsessed with wanting to visit the madonna inn in san luis obispo.

iheartnorwegianwood yu have most adorable hair.

and dear, white-apple, this outfit and photograph is amazing.

to end this fashionable post, some girl porno, men with puppies, or hang jones, my dear lisa marie’s husband, with wilfredo, san francisco artist, lisa congdon’s chihuahua. oh my.

i have a new favorite electronic shop lou lou loves you a sweet heart filled lingerie and bow emporium out of the UK. today i purchased my first hair/brooch bow and am excited to receive and adorn it! also expect an interview with loulou, a crimson haired beauty and mastermind behind the emporium soon!

found this etsy seller, the black apple from another dear one, am in lust with this image-

i would do anything to hug a giant bunny rabbit! the latest issue of N.E.E.T. magazine is here again and like always, someday i hope to be able to photograph anything for my favorite electronic fashion rag.

in honor of my grandmother’s passing, i am listening to flamingo’s radio on pandora radio, currently frank sinatra is spinning, which makes me think of her in the kitchen, singing, “i left my heart in san francisco-” which was her favorite old blue eyes tune-

since i am the graphic design girl in the family, i was given the job of creating her funeral program- which is both an honor and difficult- but it did allow me to scan a bunch of old grandma photographs, see below what a glamour darling she was and you can see where i get my tastes!

in the world of flickr, motionid inspires me daily- in which this week i photographed christopher salon with nothing but my 50mm lens and available light!

and in daydream photography land, check out canon’s new creation, EOS Canon 50D, which someday will be mine.

i am so ecstatic for future photographic projects, including a new photo shoot with my old friends the agent ribbons girls, who contacted me again and are currently on tour in the UK, in which i hope they can meet the darling loulou-

my honey is on a creative roll and drew this adorable mustache graphic, in which we went and designed 4X6 postcards, i can’t wait to see them!

i miss my grandma, but i am happy that she can be in peace now, and i like to imagine death is like the end of the movie, “the big fish” and she can be young again, somewhere beautiful with my grandfather and all their friends, dancing to swing music, smoking a cigarette and wearing high heels. i will always love you grandma, you influenced me so much, every day when i get dressed i look at a photo i have of you as a young woman and try to emulate your style- thank you for giving me a love for all things classic and pretty.

i hope everyone is enjoying their monday off and being productive, i am living in photo edit land, i have the hair salon shoot to finish, a wedding i photographed last weekend to look at, go go girls to do final tweaks to, and a jazz singer’s album design to finish, busy lady! (but that is how i like it) looking forward to a week of beginnings and new clarity. it’s time to live and create all these things i dream about.

xo.

favorites and inspiration oh my!

the beautiful anonymous poster and postcard designs posted on creative review

i forgot about the beauty of this suede album cover designed by peter saville and posted on FFFFound!

twitter is extremely addicting.

jordan crane reprints two of my favorite posters!

the magick daggers being dark and sultry in my headphones!

yes, i want pantone stairs!

i can’t stop staring at these new david lachapelle images.

this image by jessica-m which was right in synch with my recent rope girl work!

more your earbuds, san francisco band veil veil vanish are lovely and i’m meeting up with one of them tomorrow to discuss future evil art plans!

i watched the 2005 movie “the lost” and found it visually stimulating and great acting by marc senter who reminds me of my other favorite man, crispin glover.

the illustrations of jason thielke

my coworker, anna main, is a secret talented poster designer.

being stopped on the street for the SFstyle blog, the cure’s “entreat” on headphones, warm san francisco days, nude fishnets, and much needed heart peace are making my lips turn upward this tuesday.

these images arrived in my electronic mailbox over the course of twenty-four hours, this girl is a similar soul and i do adore her- i can see her creating many spectacular pieces, she has that familiar drive and i was speechless when i saw the final product- jessica- m is amazing. and if you know me in real life, i think you can figure out who these two characters are… and if you are really good, you know what movie she depicted below- (which is one of our favorites…) thanks jessica-m, now dear readers, go heart her art!