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On February 27th I checked out a sweet art show on Granville street. You walk in, purchase a $5 pack of mystery cards created by various artists, then you open them up and start trading with people in the gallery. It’s the most socially fun art show i’ve ever been too. I’m totally looking forward to checking out their other event Hot One Inch Action.

If you want to submit art or just check it out sometime, go here: http://www.hotartcard.com

$15 bucks later and some awesome trading, this is what I settled with:
(Top right corner: designed by awesome CF creative director David Manzl)

Cheeky Durex ads designed by Andrej Krahne

Although I think the type choice could be better (Hobo definitely isn’t one of my favorites) and the copy writing tweaked, I think the overall concept is pretty great.

Valentine’s Day is almost here, even if you haven’t got that special someone, i’ve got something special just for you!

I’ve discovered some brilliant vintage Valentine’s cards, some may be slightly offensive so cover your eyes if you can’t bare with it.

Helvetica is like a celebrity, (no really it is, it’s in a movie). It’s so highly regarded among designers and never hated on like Comic Sans or Arial.

I’ve discovered a brilliant crafty exploration, showing Arial vs. Helvetica side-by-side. You’ll notice that in most cases Helvetica is the simpler, more elegant of the two. (see the angles of the r, t and c).

You might also noticed that there’s only 10 characters listed here, is it because all the others are identical? Some investigation needs to take place! Anyone up for the challenge?

(image via: google.com)

Turquoise, the 2010 Color of the Year, is PANTONE 104-2-3 C in Goe and PANTONE 3258 C in PMS.

“Turquoise inspires thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a comforting escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while restoring our sense of welllbeing.” (via Pantone.com)

I’m loving it, it’s probably one of my most favourite colours, especially for home decor.

There’s a little spot along West Broadway in Vancouver that I walk past on a regular basis and everytime I do, I have a little laugh. There’s this amazingly awesome super old wood sign that’s placed outside a Karate school. This sign is a riot and I hope they never update it, only because it’s so old that it’s new again!

Check it out:

And just incase you can’t seem to figure out what my headline for this post is all about:

A while ago Cowie and Fox recieved an eye catching postcard in the mail, it was passed around the office and after a quick read and a chuckle we decided that it was perfect to post up on our blog.

Thank you to Mark Stokoe