Category: Design
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2013 “Rewind”
Whew! Before I look forward to 2014 (and I must say, it cannot come soon enough), I thought I’d take a quick look back on my digital footprints and share my favorite CultureShockArt moments of 2013. So I picked 5 posts from Twitter, Instagram, WordPress and Pinterest that were either popular, or made me squeal, “Eep…
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Better Late Than Never…Last Minute Gift Ideas
You know you’re a procrastinator when you procrastinate on your “Last Minute Gifts” post… I cleaned my house, washed my dogs, cooked, worked out and generally engaged in nonsense instead of writing today. I’ll tell you what though, these gifts are so good, I wouldn’t mind getting them after Christmas (and right about now I…
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DesignerCon 2013
I am forever on the lookout for new graphic artists and animators to follow, so we headed to DesigerCon at the Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday. DCON has been around for 8 years, and is a convention that fuses urban, underground, pop art with animation, vinyl collectible toys, and clothing. The result was a mass…
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What I’m Listening to Right Now
Here’s some “new to me” music. Bonus: his album art is pretty amazing too. The Bay Area has an endless supply of musical talent. Loving this right now.
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Design Goes “Elemental”- Parachute Market in Los Angeles
Thankfully L.A. does not suffer from a lack of unique design fairs; I tend to flock to the ones that combine good food, great design and a great story. Parachute Market is a relatively new kid on the block, and they promote seasonal fairs that revolve around a cohesive theme. Just in time for the…
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If I Had Gone to the Met Gala
If I Had Gone to the Met Gala by cultureshockart featuring charm jewelry –——————————————————————————————————————– I wasn’t a fan of the sartorial choices at the Met Gala where the theme was “Punk: Chaos to Couture”. So of course I started thinking about what I would have done. I would have tried to channel the NY Art Scene between…
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Paris Photo LA
It’s not every day that you can celebrate Paris in New York and LA at the same time, but thanks to the Paramount Studios NY backlot, you can! Paris Photo Los Angeles made its debut this weekend. For 17 years Paris Photo has cemented a strong presence in the photographic art fair market and it…
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(Bay) Lights, Camera, Action!
The highly anticipated Bay Lights LED sculpture was unveiled in a grand lighting ceremony tonight. Over 25,000 LED lights were installed on the west span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge making it the world’s largest light sculpture. Using a software algorithm the designer created unique, non-repeatable lighting patterns. I am transfixed by the live…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 