May 28 | dreaming in denim.
Look what came in the mail today. Customized nike_id Cortez with Denim and what was suppose to be pink suede swoosh but got a leather swoosh instead. It's ok.



Damn it. I wish I could get these instead.

See more | Want These

May 27 | finally.
Went out for a little walk with these early this morning:



Came back with these gems:



Didn't get my size or color but I am sure some will trade me these Supreme Dunks Black US10 for a Supreme White US9. Anyone. Will try again for Whites tomorrow. Will settle for Black US9s though.

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May 26 | GQ · Fred Woodward · Futura X CK
It took me a two-three issues of Rolling Stone before I realized something was different about Rolling Stone. Looked at employee's page and found that Fred Woodward was not longer among the Art Director. I had another year left on my subscription so I kept reading. What a difference! It didn't suck but it wasn't exciting either. // A few months later while working at my friend Pablo Medina's studio, Cubanica, he tells me Fred Woodward purchased 25 cpu license to Marquee. So it turns out Mr. Woodward joined the GQ staff. Didn't spot the font in GQ yet but I am sure it'll be there. Mark Seliger is also among the staff. So I now have a 3 year subscription to GQ and Rolling Stone keeps sending me new issues but my subscription expired about two months ago. // With each issue I notice an improvement to the design of the magazine. It's one of the few magazines I look forward to every month. // In this month's [June 2003] "It's Good To Be A Man" section there's a picture of the Calvin Kline Artist series bottles. I am pretty sure the one below is the Futura bottle. I could be wrong. Pretty sure the ball was at Vacant while it was in NYC. // Now someone tell me where Gail Anderson went??



Some Pages | Subscribe | Cubanica


25 | Photographs Parsons



It was fun. A little more than 3 hours long. I took some funny pictures while waiting to be seated and then some after being seated. This was Wednesday May 21, 2003 at MSG in NYC.

The rest of them.
20 | The Animatrix
Well, most of us should have seen the Matrix Reload by now. Can't wait for more? Catch the Animatrix. While watching the 4 episodes available for download, I thought I knew the styles of the animation. Turns out these Gods were involved: Yoshiaki Kawajiri (writer/director of Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D); Shinchiro Watanabe (writer/director of Cowboy Bebop); Koji Morimoto (animation supervisor of Akira); Mahiro Maeda (director of Blue Submarine No. 6); Takeshi Koike (lead animator on several of director Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s films, including Wicked City); Peter Chung (creator and director of Flux); Andy Jones (animation director for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within). Talk about WOW.

See it | Buy it

18 | May magazine shopping Part II
Educated Community (EC) #10 · Read about this magazine a little while ago but didn't have a chance to check it out. While walking around the Lower East Side looking for more information on the Stash AF1’s, walked into the 360 Toy Group had and picked up a FREE copy of Educated Community there. This issue has some kick ass content including interviews with Futura, James Jabbia director of Supreme and Stussy NYC, DJ Krush + others.

Some Pages | Educated Community | 360 Toy Group

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DUB # 12 · Presumably one would expect to see an article about The Bathing Ape in Educated Community, WYWS or MetroPop. Completely surprised to see Nigo founder of The Bathing Ape appear in DUB magazine. DUB is automotive lifestyles magazine featuring mostly the celebrities who talk about their rides and 20-24" rims. Reading into the article one sees why Nigo is featured. He’s got more and fresher rides than most NBA stars. I went [and sent a number of my friends] searching for the Nigo cover but after look at more than 20 magazine shops, we were only able find the Kobe Bryant cover. Did you see the Nigo cover? Let me know.

Some Pages | DUB

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New York Times Magazine 05·18·03 · Looks like A Bathing Ape is getting quite a bit of coverage this month. The Stores article is not about Nigo, A Bathing Ape or one of the assorted names associated with Nigo; Masamichi Katayama is the feature of the article. Who? you ask. Pretty much all of the Bathing Ape shops, boutiques and complex are designed by Katayama.

Some Pages | Read the Article


17 | PS1 · Long island City · graffiti
PS1 is probably my second favorite museum, second to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. I have seen some of the most contemporary works of art at PS1. There’s always an exciting exhibition going on. There’s Warm Up during the summer with special music and special exhibitions. Recently Chris Cunningham’s work was featured (though I missed it). At this very moment there are a few exhibitions going on, including: First Steps: Emerging Artists from Japan, Breaking Away: 2002-2003 National and International Studio Program Exhibition, but most exciting is Chen Zhen: A Tribute. There are a few others as well. One of the Chen Zhen pieces takes up an entire gallery space: Jue Chang - Fifty Strokes to Each. This interactive piece has drums made from found chairs from around the world. I was luckily enough to have been there while two drummers were there enjoying the exhibition and making some incredible music. This is a must see exhibition for those interested in contemporary [chinese] art.

Chen Zhen: A Tribute | PS1

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Graffiti · After walking out of PS1, there was a sign announcing the Crane Street Open studios day, just across the street from PS1. As I walked down Crane Street, I notice all this incredible artwork on the walls. I am no expert on graffiti art but I found this incredible.

More Wall Art

11 | magazine shopping
Idea 297 · A little old but still good. Kick ass Special Feature on Kate Gibb, 56 pages! Feature on H2O/Michael Leon with interview. What's great about Idea is that it's in Japanese but they've translated most of the stories and interviews (though they might consider a new translator) The only bad part is the price, because it's shipped by air mail to Kinokuniya here in NYC the price per issue is $43 ($293 for a one year subscription by airmail or $234 by surface mail). It's about the size of Communication's Arts/Print magazine but it's a hell of a lot cooler than CA or Print.

Some Pages | Idea Mag | Kinokuniya

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Tokion—The South Issue · A lot cheaper than Idea. Also a little old. (I have been in the middle of the Communication Design Senior Exhibition and finals for the past 3 months; just starting to catch up with life.) Nice watercolor typography, some really nice layouts and a pretty quirky feature on the South. Seems like everybody is into the south these days. Could it have been the trucker hat craze? We also saw “The Southern Issue” in While You Were Sleeping (WYWS). Also great about Tokion is that they've started to translate most content into japanese. Let's hope Relax will translate into english sometime.

Different Covers | Tokion | WYWS

01 | NIKE Cortez id


Here are the new kicks. Customized Cortez. Demin toe, heel and eyestay; Pink suede swoosh and pink interior lining.
Pretty sick huh? I show the real pix when I get them.

4/22/03
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