Robert Samuel Hanson

Loving these illustrations. So simple and funny. Get my vote everyday.

Clever Business

You can change the bobby pins on these one colour business cards from hair and make-up artist Yuka Suzuki. A great idea and a nice little feebie!
eJane

I, Secretary

Sometimes "misery loves company" is the best attitude a job searching twenty something can have. I've often felt that the process of leaving university and entering the workforce parallels the 5 Stages of Grief. The unfortunate thing however is that unlike death, this cycle usually repeats itself.

1. Denial: "I'll just be the front desk for a couple of months before I start directing."
2. Anger: "Getchor own coffee! I went to filmschool, beyaatch."
3. Bargaining: "What if.. you know, I like, filmed your dog while I was walking it and then could use that for my reel???"
4. Depression: "My breath smells like toner."
5. Acceptance: "Goodmorning, Company X?"
1. Denial: "It'll just be a couple more months until I finish my 'Dog Jogs' documentary."


Such is the theme of I, Secretary, a blog & comic site set around fictional characters [and roommates!] Simone & Rachel. Says the site: "I, Secretary is powered by the bitter disappointments of life in your twenties. And coffee."

Cheers to that.


View I, Secretary here.

Hello! Lucky

Mind: Are you obsessed with New York?
Heart: Yes.








Another thing to add to the obsession collection are these awesome Vintage New York wedding invites from Hello! Lucky. View more designs here.

♥ H

Crop Hair Boutique

Love the creative on the Crop Hair Boutique campaign by Rethink Communications in Vancouver, Canada. View the entire campaign here.

HJ

Miss Dior Couture

♥ This blog ♥ It bad!

I'm reminded of a quote from Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk:
"Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known."

Hurrah to the crazy collage / illustration / photography / postmodern design recipe that is the blogsite of Miss Dior Couture! View more here.


♥ HJ

Story of the Day: Fifteen Variations on "The First Day We Met"

Gad I love illustration. Gad I'm a sucker for love stories. Gad bless Sarah Oleksyk for combining the two.

Take 2 minutes, grab a cookie and a cup o tea and click on the image below. You won't be disappointed.




♥ HJ

Marker Comps

Anyone who has ever wanted to get into advertising has most likely come across the phrase "marker comp" whilst building one's portfolio. The difference between executing a marker comp vs. a pretty looking idea is that the marker comp will allow you to decipher "This is bad" before 12 hours of meticulous photoshopping leads you to the same conclusion. For those of you not in advertising, "marker comp" is just a fancy word for "doodling really badly. With text. And arrows. And your boyfriend's name in hearts."

Simply, the marker comp helps you kill the idea before you kill yourself. It's also a great exercise when going through extreme writer's block, as demonstrated on this site. Take a looksy at a time when you're stuck.

♥ hJane

The Walls That Funk Built

It's always been my suspicion that I've been continually reincarnated from a long line of 65 year old Grandmas, and being drawn to this collection of wallpaper from the 1970's only cements my past life hunches.

These are ballin'! Now hand me some smelling salts.

View more here.

This is my bearfriend

Do you have a bearfriend?

More amazing work here.

Some Monday Joy...

I'm in love with Kelly Grace

View more of Kelly Grace's work here.

Gimme some o that styrofoam

1 boy, 185 cups.

...


it never gets old.

View more here. Nice work, Boey!

Review: 500 Days of Summer

Last night I finally got to see the much anticipated 500 Days of Summer. I have been obsessively stalking this film since the day I first saw the trailer up on the silver screen. Which brings me to a mental note: DO NOT watch a film's trailer 25 times before you go see the movie! Especially this film... it will ruin the first five minutes for you!
(I was reminded of the time when I went to go see When Harry Met Sally: The Musical [stop judging], and realized with a slow, painful horror that there had been absolutely no re-writes in the script from screen to stage. Knowing something off by heart definitely takes away from the suspending your disbelief factor!)

Anyways, despite smuggly guffawing into my popcorn at already being able to recite the lines from many a scene [the trailer is 2 mins and 27 seconds afterall], 500 Days definitely delivered everything it promised, and should be archived as a culture time capsule of what was cool with kids in the late 2000's. Namely, girls with bangs, The Smiths, dressing like we're in the '50s, and overlaying it all with graphic interludes that look like your next birthday card from Paperchase:


They even threw in a shout-out to Alain de Botton. Hey-o!


Admittedly, 500 Days held much more depth than I had originally given it credit to. I thought I'd leave the theatre with a tummy full of warm fuzzies, gummy bears and that lovin' feeling. Instead, 500 Days has a screenplay that resonates the honesty of relationships that few films are successful in capturing... Closer and Revolutionary Road to name a few.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt shines as Tom, a love struck, wannabe architect who meets the love of his life, Summer [Zooey Deschanel] at the greeting card company they work for. What follows is a non-linear narrative [yeah I went to film school] of their entire relationship, from break up to break down. Definitely worth a gander. And I want the soundtrack.

Rating: 5 J's and a pancake. Maybe some syrup for those babies too.

Where The Wild Things Went

Occasionally I dapple in a little sumpin' sumpin called Adbeats. Here is my take on Where The Wild Things Are, featuring a future version of Max with Adbeats producer, Tommy Zee.

HJane ♥

Imaginary Friend

My mum had an imaginary friend as a child. His name was Burt. My nan said he had to get off because he was too heavy. The End
eJane