A colorful page from Nylon magazine, with added commentary from a co-worker (given to me because I wear a lot of bright colors, and would probably “wear all of this at once.”)
The front page of a 2001 Rolling Stone article about author and Merry Prankster Ken Kesey. I love the frame, typography, and brackets (and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of my favorite books).
Mini-postcard from Danish artist Bo Bendixen. (My mom was born in Denmark, so I have a special place in my heart for the bold primary colors and simple lines of Scandinavian design.)
Large bumper-sized sticker from a Harry Potter sticker book (“beware of the DARK ARTS”).
Another graduation card, this one from KOCO New York. I especially love the quote: “There are only four colors, ten digits and seven notes; it’s what you do with them that’s important” (Ruth Ross).
A quote I wrote down while reading Oscar Wilde’s A Portrait of Dorian Gray: “It’s the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution” (Oscar Widle).
A little comic I drew in indesign about cubical and shared-office life.
The 2008 Shoe Mini-Calendar from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009 calendar shown above).
In the end, the walls of your office might define you more than the walls of your home. After all, these are random bits collected, taken down, put up again, transported from job to job or office to office. These little pieces mark who you are when you aren’t carefully matching frames with prints with the walls of your home. They just might be a sneaky way to understand the things that move you, and somehow help you get through each day.
[tags] time out new york, letterpress, typography, cubicle, decorate, postcards, graphics, calendar, card, graduation, Bo Bendixen, harry potter, sticker [/tags]
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