Elegant Designer Travel Accessories for Scooters and Bicycles By JJ Scholl.

Stylist and blogger, JJ Scholl, has created a beautiful line of classic and vintage-looking accessories for scooters and bicycles inspired by the jet-set lifestyle of her great uncle, Dr. Scholl (yes, THAT Dr. Scholl - the foot care guru who was, himself, an adventure traveler).



Classic Americana heritage reinvented for the modern traveler, her designer scooter accessories are for wanderlust spirits and refined commuters. With two pieces in the collection thus far, she has captured the luxury of old world travel combined with the tasteful design of modern stylish accessories.

Rive Gauche case:

above and below: 14 x 10 x 10 inch 
interior, laptop and smartphone storage, universal fastening straps adheres to any scooter or electric bike, some cruisers $380 USD


Serengeti case:

above and below: 14 x 10 x 10 inch 
interior, laptop and smartphone storage, universal fastening straps adheres to any scooter or electric bike, some cruisers $380 USD


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Three Different Designers Do An Artful Retro Take on Cyberspace and Social Media.

Three different designers have all created various posters and ads that take the most popular sites in cyberspace and give them a vintage look. From Google Plus to Facebook, the stylized retro treatment emulates everything from Propaganda posters to vintage textbooks. Take a look.

1. Aaron Wood


Graphic designer Aaron Wood from Massachusetts has this great and growing selection of Propaganda Posters selling Social Media tools and sites.








The above posters (and more) are available for purchase from Aaron's etsy store, Justonescarf Design.


2. Moma Agency/6B Studio


Brazilian ad agency Moma Propoganda created the following spread ads to promote Maximedia Seminars. They ran as spread ads like the one shown above, but for the sake of better seeing the artwork, here's a look at the left hand side pages only.



Advertising Agency: Moma, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director: Rodolfo Sampaio
Art Director: Marco Martins
Copywriter: Adriano Matos
Illustrator: 6B Studio
Published: July 2010


3. Stéphane Massa-Bidal


Lastly, Stéphane Massa-Bidal aka Hulk4598 or Rétrofuturs is a french illustrator and graphic designer who recreated vintage textbooks using popular sites and social media tools as the subjects.





Images courtesy of each individual artist and the clio awards

The Only Time Rust Looks Good On A Car. The Art Of Bo Lundvang.

Today's NY Times featured an article about the automotive art by Swedish writer and artist Bo Lundvang which prompted me to look further into his artwork.

The "rustings" as he calls them begin with a rendering of the desired image in a computer program. The finished image is sent to a vinyl cutter that produces a stencil from a large piece of adhesive vinyl, which Mr. Lundvang then affixes to a piece of bare steel measuring roughly three feet long and 1½ feet tall. With the stencil in place, the artist applies a process — “my own little secret,” he said, refusing to say more — that speeds the oxidization and regulates the formation of rust. When the stencil is removed, the image stands in smooth, gray steel against a background of deeply textured rust. Lastly, the entire work is covered in a sealing agent to protect against further oxidization.

Koenigsegg CCX:




Lamborghini Aventador:





'69 Dodge Charger:




The works, of which he creates no more than two each month, are for sale on his web site, with prices for predesigned work starting at $1,500, and special commissions costing more.