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BnB Mix no.3
  1. Grom Moss of Aura
  2. Quick Canal (w/Laetitia Sadier) Atlas Sound
  3. Magic Spells Crystal Castles
  4. Driverunserver Kool DJ Dust
  5. Aces High Ladytron
  6. Dark Bloom Pink Playground
  7. Disaronno Brain Feed Betamaxx
  8. Daydream Youth Lagoon
  9. Hours Tycho
  10. Puttgarden The Embassy
  11. Soft Washed Out
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Cory Loven’s Icons

Author Chris Category Feb 07 2012

On Cory’s site he say’s he feels that “Creating an icon is perhaps one of the most difficult projects for a graphic designer” and I take that statement and wrap it in a warm blanket of agreement. There’s a sort of simplistic and child-like glee that comes with creating a successful icon, which is part of why I love designing logos so so very much and THAT’S why I’m going to be a legend of branding within 5 years :)

These images have everything that a textbook icon should have, but they’re also lovable. Here’s to falling in love with the triumphs of simplicity, all you future design legends. Now go make something simply wonderful!

ps :: Cory has plenty of other eye candy which I’ll most certainly be sharing with you in the coming weeks

pps :: anyone else see the weird glowing around the icons while you’re scrolling past? wonder what my brain is trying to do causing that optical illusion to be

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2 February Wallpapers From Us To You

Author Chris Category Feb 01 2012

I know it’s been a while since a post, but we always got you covered for when you want your iphone wallpaper to look dope like nobody else’s when some creeper’s looking over your shoulder.

This month our boy, Wyatt, is along side me with a wallpaper all his own! Download them all and tweet us some pics of them in action @bossnotboss, and I hope you have a decadent February, you sassy Bossnotbosser ;)

Wyatt Carroll’s wallpaper:
boss not boss february wallpaper wyatt carroll
2560×1440 • 1920×1200 • 1920×1080 • 1440×900 • 1366×768 • 1280×800 • iPad • iPhone
Christopher Martin’s wallpaper:
boss not boss february wallpaper christopher martin
2560×1440 • 1920×1200 • 1920×1080 • 1440×900 • 1366×768 • 1280×800 • iPad • iPhone

ps if you actually have enough screens to support all the wallpaper sizes, then you are mad in the cabeza and should lighten up your schedule (but if you go on to put BnB wallpapers on all your screens you’re mad in the awesome!!)

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Adventures In Design Podcast

Author Aaron Category Jan 13 2012

Adventures in design, “possibly the worst design podcast ever” is a new niche podcast about design through the eyes of two poster designers, Mark Brickey of Hero Design Studio and Billy Baumann from Delicious design league.

Within the design community the small gig-poster scene is definitely a powerful and influential force, in part because there is no motive or money behind the work. Mark and Billy wanted to start a podcast to recreate the feeling of hanging out and talking shop with other designers and printmakers after flat-stock (API’s international poster show). They touch on a lot of topics from an interesting perspective with a down to earth tone. Future shows won’t cover just the gig-poster community but include conversations, interviews, and of course funny stories within the world of design and illustration. Rumor has it they’ll have Sonnenzimmer in for an interview within the next few days, Keep your ears peeled?

Check out their Twitter for updates and listen to the podcast over on their site. (If your having trouble listening to the podcast right click the direct download link and ‘save link as’)

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Advanced Style

Author Ana Category Jan 12 2012

Okay, this is probably old news by now…. (no pun intended!…) but among all the fashion blogs out there, this is the only one you should
really look at, Advanced Style. Roaming the street of New York, creator Ari Seth Cohen has produced
the best street style guide of older ladies and gents with the most
impeccable and meticulous wardrobes.

This is how I imagine myself in my 80s, decked out in jewels and old
fur coats, duh! And all of my widowed friends would be the same (you
too Selena!).

So if you’re looking to learn a thing or two from your elders, here’s
the link! http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/

Oh, and it gets better! There is now a short film based on the blog
and it’s advanced style stars. :)

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Fabricated vintage Japanese ad characters on boss not boss

Fake Vintage Japanese ad Characters

Author Chris Category Jan 04 2012

Don’t you just wanna run up to all these and give ‘em a huge juicy juice hug? Some of these characters, by Juan Molinet, are a little bit too modern for my taste, but whatever, these are still awesome-maximum.

I wish there were more show posters that looked like this. Yeah yeah, I know that show posters have to show a lot of info, but living in Seattle, there are shit fliers everywhere and all the telephone poles look like garbage columns due to poor design, poor photography, poor tape/staple job, poster crowding, remains from posters that’ve been torn down by that old guy who has been going around and doing that…. these simple colorful posters would be like the first time my lips got above the surface of the water in many years.

If you follow @BossnotBoss on instagram, you can probably look forward to some drawing-at-works inspired by these characters :)

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3 January 2012 Wallpapers!

Author Chris Category Jan 02 2012

This month our new contributor, Ana, gets into the wallpaper mix along with Selena and me. Having a BossnotBoss wallpaper fresh off the press has been proven to bring luck and happiness to you for the rest of the month

2011 was pretty BOSS due mostly to the rebirth of BossnotBoss and the awesome launch party that went with it. I’m sure there were a few other things that happened this year, but BnB rising like a Phoenix is the only event worth remembering and making a commemorative plate for (please let us know if you make a BnB plate because I’m trying to get this thing made and the plate factory won’t return my calls).

Ana Nelson’s wallpaper:

Christopher Martin’s wallpaper:
Christopher Martin boss not boss january 2012 wallpaper

Selena Goodwin’s wallpaper:
selena goodwins 2012 boss not boss january wallpaper

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Screen Prints by Anthony Cozzi

Author Chris Category Dec 28 2011

Anthony’s Screen prints are really getting me good in a sense that something can seem to be far greater than the sum of it’s parts. These prints are super simple, like a bread sandwich, but unlike a bread sandwich, there’s so many subtle flavors for my eyeballs to enjoy! Which is good because I have a couple epicurious peepers.

I have to say that after seeing the second skeleton print of his, I was stricken with a mad case of the Z’s, but if he has to dig through a thousand damn skeleton prints in his brain to get to the part that decides to make Elk Peak (the first image), then I’m totally ok with them.

There’s plenty more to see on his site like all the skeleton prints I didn’t show :)

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Dazzle Camouflage

Author Chris Category Dec 20 2011

It seems like such a strange contrast to see ships painted this way in the context of WWI & II. It looks like a modern art project about something over-done like ‘playful painting on ominous battleship.’ But, unlike art, this actually has an intended function—camouflage (yeah yeah “art has a function: it makes me feel things”).

Developed by Norman Wilkinson (pictured at the end of the post) and first implemented in 1917 by the Royal Navy (Great Britain) and working with painters, sculpters, and even set designers, this camo doesn’t work in the traditional sense of trying to make an object invisible, but instead, this weaving of geometric madness serves to confuse an observer to not be able to make out it’s type, size, speed, and heading.

Creating this illusion is what rocked my world. I’m no Camologist,* but I always thought the idea was to make an object invisible, but now that illusion has been introduced into my camo-lexicon (lexouflage?), I wanna see some fucking Magic Eye submarines (even though I’m sure they don’t use bare optical observastion in the depth, but rather sonar like Ecco the Dolphin. I just like the term Magic Eye submarine). Perhaps, rather, a tank?

“I know, I can hear tanks too. But all that’s out there are space shuttles and unicorns. Here, look for yourself. No no no; you have to cross your eyes a little…” And this is why I help run a sideways blog instead.

Although it does look pretty cool, there really wasn’t sufficient data to show whether or not it actually worked. Plus by the time WWII rolled around, the advances in radar had made Razzle Dazzle as usefull as painting flames on your Geo.

*a person who studies camouflage, camels, or cameras probably

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BnB’s Wish List: Landland Print Subscription

Author Aaron Category Dec 12 2011

I hope Mr. Santa Clause reads BossnotBoss because I’ve added Landland’s 2011 print subscription to my wish-list.

Landland is Dan Black, Jessica Seamans & Matt Zaun; all of which are designers, print makers and illustrators from Minneapolis. They’ve had this print subscription going all year and it costs $500.00! (hear me out) While that sounds like a lot of cash to put down for some screen-prints, which it is, but it’s definitely a lot of BOOOOM for your buck.

So the idea is that you get one of everything they print (or did print) for the entire calendar year, and if you’re a Landland fan, you know how prolific they are. This includes over 50 show posters, art prints, make ready prints, zines, books, and even records (yes, they also have a record label, Landland is not a record label). Since the year is coming to a close they only have 2 more subscriptions available, I’m guessing this means you’d just be getting a big shipment of radical.

Dan Black (master of the 4 color process print) has made a list of everything that’s included in the subscription over in their store

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Damien Tran

Author Aaron Category Dec 08 2011

I learned a new word last week, pareidolia, and normally when I come across a word that I can’t pronounce and ends in “olia” I figure that it just belongs to the doctors and scientists of our great planet. But this word has a meaning that has fascinated me since I was a little boy.

The psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Basically its what convinces you there’s animals in the clouds, it’s also the culprit of sending you secret messages through your toast! With that said I wanted to share some of Damien Tran’s work, a designer and screen printer from Berlin.

Its great to see collage work translate to screen printing so well, he pulls some great 4 and 5 color prints and has some crazy 25 color zine collaborations going on. There’s definitely something to be said for work that can evolve with your perspective over time.

Go check out more of his work over on his site and his Flickr

This post was writen by Aaron Bloom! He’s a graphic designer, studio mate, and one of our new contributers. You may recall him from our post about our new studio with him and also from our post of Dec Wallpapers. Do yourself a favor and peep all his awesome work

 

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