Snack Memos

Snack-attack stationery from Peco Mart

As smartphones and tablets become more ubiquitous, actual notebooks and memo pads are beginning to seem less and less necessary. Outdone in the realm of convenience, Peco Mart has taken a more entertaining and eccentric approach. Upon first glance, their Snack Memos look like ordinary bags of potato chips or Christmas cookies. However, the bags actually contain 88 small memo sheets. Adding to the illusion—and …

The Dinner Series

James Victore's week of brain exercises feeds meaningful thinking

In sports they tell you that to become a better player, you have to practice against people more talented than you—demolishing your opponent each time will never lead to increased skills. This advice holds true in the creative realm as well, and one of the great graphic designers of our time, James Victore, is inviting a handful of budding designers to come play with him. …

The Great GoogaMooga Posters

Illustrations revisit the Roaring Twenties

by Joanna Prisco For the last six months, New Yorkers have been hotly anticipating The Great GoogaMooga, a free food and music festival to take place in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park this weekend, 19-20 May. Created by Superfly Presents—founders of Bonnaroo and Outside Lands—the GoogaMooga has sparked much dialogue among summer concertgoers for shifting the spotlight from the stage to the concessions. While food lies at …