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May 7, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |

We’ve been featuring some interesting guest contributors on Lost At E Minor over the past six months — some of our favorite musicians and artists — all of whom have written about art, photography, music, fashion, places and faces that are exciting them right now. Read more

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Trends / Clutter Magazine

April 30, 2008 | Trends | by Ruban Rat |

It’s a fact, people who don’t like clutter don’t collect plush and vinyl toys. Read more

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Trends / Backwards Bus Ad

April 29, 2008 | Trends | by Gerry Mak |

A Dutch insurance company recently launched a pretty creative ad campaign that was put on the backs of buses in Amsterdam, making them look like they were actually moving backwards.

April 29, 2008 | Trends | by Ruban Rat |

God save the Queen. Oh, and Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook too. Read more

April 23, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |

We’ve been running a contest on Imeem for the past two weeks inviting members to create their photo or illustration based tribute to the magnificent Icelandic chanteuse, Bjork. Read more

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Trends / A Paper Tiger

April 12, 2008 | Trends | by Jenn Porreca |

A Paper Tiger is a new venture that launched in January of this year selling exclusive prints by some of my favorite artists such as Jack Long [shown above]. Read more

April 9, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |

Ok, it may be a little tucked away amongst everything else on the site, but we have a forum on Lost At E Minor now. Read more

April 9, 2008 | Trends | by Gerry Mak |

I’m one of those people who lament the death of analog film as a medium, not because I romanticize the process, but because I love the unpredictable imperfections inherent in non-digital formats. Read more

April 7, 2008 | Trends | by Yuko Shimizu |

When Louis Vuitton used Mikhail Gorbachev for their ad, it was so sensational it got significant newspaper coverage. Read more

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Trends / ACLU Scare Spot

March 21, 2008 | Trends | by Gerry Mak |

No one disputes that the Bush Administration is no friend to civil liberties, but this little spot on the ACLU website smacks of paranoia. Read more

February 16, 2008 | Trends | by Gerry Mak |

Personally, I think the new AT&T logo sucks. In attempting to make it look 3-D, the designers have also made it look like a scoop of ice-cream, not exactly what I associate with cellphones. Neatorama recently posted a rundown of how a few other iconic logos evolved. [while we’re on it, check out the Wolda design a logo competition]

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Trends / Digital Cloud

February 12, 2008 | Trends | by Snell |

Located on the way to the first class lounge, this shimmering cloud hovers and flickers to signify the transition from the noisy public realm into the calm of the lounges. Created by Troika, the cloud is a digital sculpture with an animated skin, utilizing flip-dot technology and 4638 dots flipping to the tune of a computer. Read more

February 12, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |

Our friends over at the New York-based Culture Shock Marketing (CSM) represent artists and galleries looking to increase their exposure. Read more

February 11, 2008 | Trends | by Zolton |

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Trends / USS New York

February 6, 2008 | Trends | by Gerry Mak |

No one should be surprised that the US Navy has used some of the steel from the World Trade Center to build a new state-of-the-art battle ship, but still — WTF? Hurricane Katrina delayed the construction of the USS New York in 2005, but when the 684-foot amphibious assault ship is completed, it will have a crew of 360 sailors and hold 700 combat-ready marines. The ship’s motto: ‘Never Forget’. [read about the nautical cushions of Reiter8]

 

George Lois is the god of good ideas, or at least one of them. When I am stuck on ideas, I pray to George the God, or look through his works in hope of doing something one hundredth as good as his work. Read more

We spoke with Patience, lead singer of Australian band The Grates, about the new album the group are in the process of writing. Read more

Dear Miss Helena, one time host of children’s show Romper Room, you have a lot to answer for. Yes, squeaky clean Miss Helena of wholesome blouse and values, I have not forgotten those childhood years spent patiently glued to the television waiting for you to call out my name through the magic ‘looking glass’ — that portal to ‘good’ children everywhere. Read more

A project of my producer and drummer, Tucker Martine, Mount Analog’s soundscapes are gorgeous, melty mixes of organic and processed sounds. Martine brings the best musicians together to create strange and beautiful music.

This awesome promo video for the Lost At E Minor site was created by our friends over at New York-based design studio, Lifelongfriendshipsociety. Read more

Cheap Monday are arguably one of the biggest revolutions in denim since Levi’s. They’re pretty much the uniform second skin for the music totin’, cons scuffin’ youth of today. Read more

Maverick artist come architect, Michael Jantzen, has created this fantastic experiment as a design study for a modular prefabricated eco-friendly house. Read more


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Things are happening almost too quickly for Sally Seltmann, the bashful Melbourne balladeer who plays under the guise of New Buffalo and who wrote Feist’s 2007 hit single, 1,2,3,4. Read more

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I love the nostalgic overtones in Peter Drake’s artwork. His new series is based on a collection of lead soldiers his father assembled over the years. Read more

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We are constantly surrounded by photography, but do we ever really stop to look? To be honest, I never paid much attention in the past. But I’ve now turned over a new leaf, and my ignorance has turned to obsession. Read more

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Maki Kawakita’s fashion photography

If I was a fashion photographer instead of an illustrator, I would probably be Maki Kawakita, or at least be like her. Read more

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For the rest of this week, we have eight copies of the Anton Corbijn directed DVD, Control — the story of UK band, Joy Division — to give away to randomly selected new Australian-based Lost At E Minor subscribers. Read more

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