MINIMALISTIC ALBUM COVERS

20 ALBUM INFLUENTIAL COVERS BY ARTIST TY LETTAU. I LOVE THE IDEA OF HOW MEMORABLE IMAGES RESONATE IN OUR "VISION BANKS". PUT TOGETHER A FEW BASIC SHAPES AND COLORS AND WE CAN EASILY RELATE SPECIFIC VISUALS BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL SOURCE. NOTHING MORE DIFFERENT THAN ANIMAL CLOUDS IN THE SKY. SOURCE: FUBIZ

FLASH GORDON - 1980

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. IT WAS SO FLASHY, BIZARRE, AND SEXY. NOT TO MENTION...QUEEN DID THE SCORE, SO WHAT IS ELSE IS THERE REALLY TO SAY.

THE ROOTS - DEAR GOD 2.0 FT. MONSTERS OF FOLK

FOR QUITE SOME TIME, A LOT OF THE ROOTS RECENT SONGS JUST HAVEN'T CONNECTED WITH ME. I USED TO BE A HUGE ROOTS FAN, BUT MAYBE MY TASTES HAVE CHANGED. I HAVE BEEN TRYING WITH HOPEFUL ENTHUSIASM TO FIND A NEW SONG OF THEIRS THAT WILL GRAB ME, AND ALAS, DEAR GOD 2.0. HAS DONE JUST THAT. THIS VIDEO IS SO BEAUTIFULLY SHOT WITHIN CAPTURING THE HONESTY THAT EXISTS IN OUR WORLD.

LAIN CRAWFORD - BEAUTY

I IMAGINE IT'S HARD TO MAINTAIN A DIVA-ESQUE LOOK WHILE SOMEONE IS CHUCKING BUCKETS OF PAINT AND POWDER AT YOU, BUT IN THIS SERIES BY BEAUTY AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER, LAIN CRAWFORD, THE MODELS REALLY KEPT THEIR SEXY ON. THEN AGAIN THEY ARE MODELS AND ALL...IT'S NOT LIKE MOST OF US HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EMPATHY FOR THE RIGORS THAT THEIR JOB ENTAILS. NO?? WATCH ZOOLANDER THEN. SOURCE VIA THE 25TH CENTURY.

5&A DIME

I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RAD SHOP WHEN I WAS IN SAN DIEGO LAST WEEK HELPING A FRIEND OUT ON A PHOTO SHOOT. CLASSIFIED AS A LIFESTYLE/STREETWEAR/URBAN CLOTHING SHOP, 5&A DIME WERE TOTALLY UP MY ALLY. SIMPLE DESIGNS, CATCHY LOGOS (THEIR SIGNATURE MUSTACHE SILHOUETTE IS PRETTY COOL), WHILE THE REST OF THE SHOP HAS A VINTAGE AMERICAN FEEL TO IT. 5&A DIME

KID CUDI + BEST COAST - ALL SUMMER

HERE IS A GREAT VIDEO TO START OFF THE WEEKEND. IT'S SUPER FUN TO WATCH AND THE SONG JUST SOUNDS SOOOOO GOOD! ENJOY.

KARLIE KLOSS BY LACHLAN BAILY

APTLEY TITLED, PARALLEL LINES, THIS SHOOT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FRENCH MAGAZINE NUMERO. I JUST LOVE THE USE OF THE CHORDS..IT BRINGS OUT A CERTAIN SENSE OF POWER. THE STYLE OF THE WARDROBE IS PRETTY FANTASTIC AS WELL. VIA DESIGN SCENE

LET THE GAME CONTINUE - T SHIRT DESIGN

YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHERE ALL THOSE TETRIS PIECES WERE COMING FROM. YEAH...I WOULD TOTALLY ROCK THIS SHIRT. NOT A BAD PRICE EITHER..$18 FOR BOTH GUYS AND GALS. VIA THREADLESS

THE COLORFUL WORLD OF MILES ALDRIDGE

I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPHER NOT TOO LONG AGO AND WAS INSTANTLY IMPRESSED. NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE UNLIMITED BOUNDARIES WITHIN HIS STYLE, BUT HIS USE OF COLORS ARE UNIQUE AND BOLD. I WOULD CALL IT A COLOR HAPPY TIME-WARP. SOURCE VIA TOUCH PUPPET

THE SMART TANK

LIVING OUT IN LA NOW, I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVE SMART CARS. I LIKE THE PRACTICABILITY OF SMART CARS IN REGARD TO PARKING IN TIGHT SPACES AND SHORT DISTANCE TRAVELING, BUT UM...I WOULDN'T DO IT OUT HERE. IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE, I CAN EASILY SAY, THAT LA DRIVERS ARE NUTS! I WOULD NOT TRUST BEING IN A SMART CAR AROUND THESE CRAZIES...AND THEN TO GO ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN A SMART CAR? THAT JUST CONTRADICTS THE CARS NAME. A SMART TANK WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO GO. I WOULD NEED SOME FIRE POWER THOUGH FOR THE CRAZIES ON THEIR CELL PHONES, VEERING FROM LANE TO LANE WITH ROAD RAGE.

DAILY INSPIRATION

IF YOU WANT TO FLY WITH THE EAGLES, DON'T SWIM WITH THE DUCKS

JAY-Z - SUMMER IN BROOKLYN

OK, SO I DON'T MISS THE HEAT THAT NY IS FEELING RIGHT NOW, BUT IN MY HEART, BROOKLYN IS STILL THE BEST. JUST SAW THIS VIDEO AND WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED BY IT. REALLY SIMPLE. JUST SHOTS OF BK AND TEXT OF THE LYRICS. IN MY TOTALLY BIASED OPINION WHILE WEARING MY BROOKLYN INDUSTRIES T-SHIRT...THIS VIDEO IS VISUALLY CAPTIVATING.

ASIA BUGAJSKA BY JULIA POGODINA - BLACK MAGIC -

SOME SERIOUS BLACK MAGIC HAPPENING HERE IN THIS WORK BY FASHION & BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPHER JULIA POGODINA. THE CONTRAST OF LIGHT AND DARK IS DONE SO WELL. CHECK THE HEELS IN THE FIRST PIC AND THE WARRIOR BRACELET IN THE SECOND. IT'S JUST MEAN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE (IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE). SOURCE VIA FASHION GONE ROGUE

HORSES ARE SUCH AMAZING CREATURES. THERE IS A GREAT PRESENCE JUST WITH LOOKING INTO THEIR EYES. THERE IS A CERTAIN ENERGY THAT HORSES CARRY AND TRANSFER ONTO US. I FEEL THE EXPRESSION "POETRY IN MOTION" IS HIGHLY OVERUSED AND OFTEN GOOFY SOUNDING. BUT FOR HORSES, I MUST MAKE THE EXCEPTION BECAUSE THE PHYSICALITY THEY POSSESS IS JUST BREATHTAKING. I FOUND THESE PHOTOS ON KANYE WEST'S BLOG. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE VERY FIRST MOTION PICTURE WAS A MAN RIDING A HORSE. WAY BEFORE THE IDEA OF MOVIES FOR ENTERTAINMENT EVER EXISTED, THE STUDY OF MOTION WAS PRESENTED WITH HORSE.

KIMIKO YOSHIDA "SELF PORTRAITS 2010"

NOT MUCH ELSE I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN AMAZING. I WILL LET THE ART SPEAK FOR ITSELF. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE REST OF THIS SERIES VIA THE 25TH CENTURY