This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
Vinyl fans rejoice a new website has been created just for you VinylGraffiti.com has just been launched and this site enables fans of designer toys to showcase their toy collections and network with other like-minded collectors.
While they don't envision providing the level of networking offered by the likes of Myspace, Facebook, Twitter etc, they do hope to develop a thriving community site specific to fans of designer toys. By enabling members to create a profile and add links to accounts on other networking sites, they are more about enabling members to catalog their designer toy collections, make wish lists and offer free ‘classified’ style advertising to sell or trade toys with other members.
Vinyl Graffiti's aim is to include all the designer toys ever produced, a monumental task that hopefully will be achieved with the support of the designer toy community. Members can quickly add toys to the central database using an online form and when a member adds a toy, they are credited with a link to their profile page. Also since they know that many members will also be customizers, future features on the site will allow members to add their custom toys to their collection and also offer them for trade or sale.
Check this out, MINDstyle just put up a nugget on their blog that shows a VERY pink PEACEMAKER No.32.97, that can only mean one thing in the vinyl toy community, Buff Monster is teaming up with Brandt Peters for this rad collab! No other info as of yet, but I will post it once I find out anything!
Rocket World needs YOUR help!!!!! This is your chance to help the IWG team pick the new apparel design for this coming year's "Creature Hoodie" contest all you need to do is e-mail your design choice from the above images to contests@rocketworld.org with your name, oh and get this, bonus points are awarded for spreading the word online via blogs or social networks.
METROPOLIS GALLERY steps up its role as Lancaster's cultural ambassador by presenting a special show curated by David Choe, one of the most important living artists in the world today, from September 4-30.
A contemporary of legendary street artist Shepard Fairey, whose red and blue Barack Obama "Hope" poster became an iconic image during the most recent presidential race, Choe hasn't shown a new piece stateside since debuting an iconic Obama image of his own at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In light of the fact that Choe stopped staging shows in the U.S. in 2007, his return to America is massive in the art world; that it's happening in Lancaster, PA, is extraordinary.
Choe, who earned additional caché via his highly publicized incarceration in Japan and his prolific contributions to Vice Magazine, is also the subject of a new documentary film, Dirty Hands; the biopic's filmmaker, Harry Kim, will be in attendance at the METROPOLIS exhibit's opening reception.
Starring in Choe's curated show are fellow urban art luminaries Rob Sato and Joseph To. Praised for their careful nod to traditional Eastern folk art as well as contemporary influences, the artists mirror Choe's approach in both their precision and undeniable sense of humor.
Feeling black and blue? I Heart Guts has got your sickness covered! Go ahead and wallow in your sorrow with this emo fellow. Same size as the regular heart, 6" x 8.5" but this one's faux patent leather with metallic stitching -- he's even crying a little tear of blood. Take him home and make him your back up band when you re-enact old early 80s punk shows in your living room -- you get to be Joan Jett. Edition of 1000, and this will retail for $24 a pop!
Info from the very great, and amazing DKE Toys. For Wholesale Inquiries about this awesome product please contact www.dketoys.com.
I had a great opportunity to talk with Erick Scarecrow at this years Comic-Con and boy did we ever! It was a conversation filled with so much information about the vinyl toy world it would make your head spin, so I just condensed it into what you see above. The most important part is that we got to talk about his upcoming project with Sony, where he was asked to design a Nathan Drake vinyl figure for the release of the game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves! We also talked about his love for videos games and merging the gap between them and the designer vinyl community, plus other great nuggets! So sit back relax and enjoy the video!
Come celebrate with Pinkghost the Grand Opening of their Hollywood, Florida location at 1888 Polk Street, Hollywood, Florida, 33020. The party starts at 7pm and the first 20 people to arrive will receive a goodie bag stuffed with pinkghost goodness. Playing live, post folk rhythm architect, boxwood. There will also be cool tunes, DJ set by Brian Hunker, delicious goodies, raffles & prizes. Admission is free. Hope to see you there!
Hosted By:PINKGHOST When: Saturday, September 5, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: PINK GHOST 1888 POLK ST HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020 tel: 954-616-1403 www.pinkghost.net
Jesse Hernandez host of the awesome vinyl toy culture show Vinyl Addiction has a great interview with Huck Gee. This time around Jesse asks Huck what he has planned for future releases, how he became involved with the "Fresh" crew down in Manila, and how Huck got into the whole vinyl scene. After watching this video you can see that it is a little dated, but it is still a great watch, so enjoy!
Kidrobot is hosting an awesome custom Munny show this November, and is giving the whole community a chance to get involved! Now is your chance to shine as a toy customizer and be seen globally! Design a Munny and send your submissions to MunnyWorld@kidrobot.com to win a spot in this upcoming custom Munny show!
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