Small pieces of my world - radiating out from San Francisco, California.Tumblr (3.0; @chromaculture)http://www.chromaculture.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzq2d4Xmfr1ql54z1o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Had a great time celebrating Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, and Buchanan today! Enjoyed the traditional sandwich and television, but didn’t make it to a single mattress sale.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17987974714http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17987974714Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:46:16 -0500<p>i feel so unbelievably melancholy today.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17974223331http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17974223331Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:03:56 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzoer6UX711ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>sunday afternoon at the california academy of sciences with joe and friends. predictably i was consumed by the aquarium. spent time staring into the eyes of a big red octopus, watching cuttlefish shimmer with the currents, and being hypnotized by the glowing anemones. amazing.</p> <p>more at http://pinterest.com/chromaculture/color-texture-pattern/</p> <p>above: white koi, cuttlefish, anemone, gazelle (not a painting)</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17931331426http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17931331426Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:18:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4NZdggNUvq0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>An old favorite becomes a new love. Haunting piano cover of The Pixies complemented by Garbo’s gorgeous face makes it feel like my heart is both speeding up and slowing down.</p> <p>See more on his channel:<br/> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/maxencecyrin/featured" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/maxencecyrin/featured</a></p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17756147260http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17756147260Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:38:23 -0500<p>people love to come back to the table to find the waiter has just delivered their meal. but public transportation commuters know that true joy is arriving at the platform to see the open doors of your train.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17297027682http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17297027682Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:09 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz088086rh1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>i think he likes me. birthday smiles continue.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17193757780http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17193757780Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:55:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzd7sL4Hi1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The birthday weekend was the best. Super lazy morning with crab cakes benedict at brunch. A trip to the Legion of Honor for walking among the art and drinking in the amazing views. Then a walk down the beach, a short coastline drive, dinner at a chicken shack, and onto the movies (Chronicle). I cannot remember a better day. Everything was perfect.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17157430566http://www.chromaculture.com/post/17157430566Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:45:28 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylhv1VSUD1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>well-designed, everyday, mass-produced items get the appreciation they deserve. read the foreward, select your objects, visit your collection to learn more about the inventors and their inventions, and make a nomination. beautifully presented and fascinating with a touch of humor . </p> <p>the site is slow but worth it.</p> <p><a href="http://www.hidden-heroes.net/" target="_blank">http://www.hidden-heroes.net/</a></p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16746604768http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16746604768Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:59:25 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylh4ttz6j1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>i love glimpses of sketchbooks, studios, and backstages. seeing the elaborate mechanics behind the art never spoils the magic for me. quite the opposite. this one looks scrumptious.</p> <p>lots of bonus links in this article…</p> <p><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/12/05/typography-sketchbooks/" target="_blank">http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/12/05/typography-sketchbooks/</a></p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16745850094http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16745850094Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:43:41 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lylgs9EU6d1ql54z1o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>sidebar ads on websites don’t even try to make sense anymore. this one was probably for insurance or a work from home scam. but good to know i am a short-legged ostrich and i have sharkdolphin to look forward to.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16745469914http://www.chromaculture.com/post/16745469914Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:36:09 -0500<iframe src="http://www.nowness.com/media/embedvideo?itemid=1640&issueid=1691" width="500px" height="315px" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>a love story told through handmade book covers - what happens when smart people have fun.</p> <p>Via </p> <p><a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/10/20/spike-jonze-olympia-le-tan-film/" target="_blank">http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/10/20/spike-jonze-olympia-le-tan-film/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nowness.com" target="_blank">http://www.nowness.com</a></p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15174828831http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15174828831Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:20:49 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx4xtjopSD1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>first creation of 2012 - metal encased ceramic pendant.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15136922038http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15136922038Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:51:18 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx00pcht8z1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>i just finished my homebrew ipod nano watch. easier than i expected and cost less than a buck.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15007265986http://www.chromaculture.com/post/15007265986Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:05:36 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwhmsbr4DJ1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>san francisco makes good use of flood lights. the post christmas shopping walk thru yerba buena last night was perfect. love my neighborhood.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/14498191419http://www.chromaculture.com/post/14498191419Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:48:10 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvnuxhbz601ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13711489115http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13711489115Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:56:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lve3fatSgU1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>mjb coffee mini case study.</p> <p>the goal of the “mjb coffee, why?” marketing campaign was to have shoppers shrug their shoulders whenever they passed mjb packages on grocery shelves. intended to be followed up by the “mjb coffee. meh, i guess.” billboards, mjb planned to baby-step their way into customers’ hearts.</p> <p>quickly, grainy photos of mustached <br/> mouths sipping from delicate rose-painted teacups populated the web as mjb coffee swept instagram and several other less well known social sharing apps. “gutter guinness”, a cocktail of colt 45 and mjb coffee, became popular in dive bars across the western us. soon, everyone who cared but insisted they didn’t was drinking mjb.</p> <p>after the coffee gained this surprise cult following, mjb launched a more aggressive campaign designed to appeal to their new hipster customer base. the introduced line of goods included letterpress coffee filters, a custom cupholder for bicycle handlebars designed to cradle the mjb/nalgene messenger bottle, and a popup etsy shop.</p> <p>unfortunately, the new tactic was unsuccessful and mjb embraced their current retire to obscurity strategy. </p> <p>researchers suggest that mjb’s attempt to capitalize on the positive response from hipsters was doomed from the start. one analyst explained, “it is simply impossible to look this market segment in the eye and have an economically viable offering - peripheral existance is the number one factor in success with this psychographic”.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13466526083http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13466526083Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:23:34 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luy9scGVpz1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>also, the Frog is very sensitive. </p> <p>(Knoxville Walgreens)</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13053461171http://www.chromaculture.com/post/13053461171Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:19:24 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2bp9iohE1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>oakland is very much occupied today.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12268800102http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12268800102Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:17:33 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltyrh3dTOs1ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>supernatural version of yelp offers a harsh critique of sushi train.</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12186688413http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12186688413Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:07:51 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwqxxJA961ql54z1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>looks way more festive than it actually is but if i say i heard tiny screams as i juiced the carrots would it be more halloweeny?</p> <p>hope you are all watching scary movies and eating candy!</p>http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12144615935http://www.chromaculture.com/post/12144615935Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:01:09 -0400