Today Lila and I were talking about still life / product photography for a project she’s doing. I was sending her some of my favorite quirky things I’ve found and saved, when she pointed me to David Sykes. I’ve seen a few of his pieces before, but never had a name or website to attach to the work. Seeing the rest got me into a conversation with Kelsey about how I like really GRAPHIC photography, and she, naturally, feels the same way about illustration.

So, I decided to share some of today’s inspiration:

When Kelsey and I stay up late working, we occasionally make midnight donut runs to the Winchell’s near her house.

And donuts displays fit into modular dreams very well.

These are my birthday shoes from Angeline Tournier in London.

I call this one “floral bag, out of focus”

Sean teaches the chillins about oldstyle numerals and when to use them.

A riveting Communication Design 4 critique. Obviously the TA’s job is to look for photo-ops.

Sometimes you find broccoli in the weirdest places.

Ok, so this should catch us up on the last few weeks. Now I’ll be able to post guilt-free, right?

Weird things I found on the table in our Communication Design 1 classroom.

Dark clouds from the roof of the parking structure in Old Town Pasadena.

Late-night taco extravaganzas with Kelsey

The underside of the bridge at school.

My good friend Strahan graduated this term, so I took him to Houston’s for good ol’ fashioned American food.

This is the facade of Milk, a fun little cafe on Beverly that we went to for Jo’s birthday last week.

This is the sun setting across the street.

This is the sun setting in Pasadena.

(Kelsey and I have Ms. Benatar stuck in our heads..it’s amazing how well that song embeds itself into your brain)

Getting ready for more fun with Jan.

Packaging process book times