Jun Gil Park is a young artist from Melbourne, Australia who draws on bananas in a very clever way. Jun scratches into the peel to oxidize and then the artwork starts to appear on the surface. Check out more of Jun’s work here
Go Banana
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As some of you may know, Dylan and I have recently taken the deep and beautiful swan dive into the business of owning our own creative shop, Haigh & Martino. Or HAM, as we like to say since no one in the universe can pronounce Haigh correctly. Read a newspaper, people.
This is one of the first projects we’ve been able to see in print so far and in all honesty, it was truly a dream project with dream clients. Though, it should be said, it was FUCKING HARD WORK, MAN!
Way more pictures and words after the jump!
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Great type + great food, a marriage of two favorites that look so good you don’t want to ruin by eating. Anna Garforth created this tasty poster using biscuits. After seeing this, I want to dice up some cookie dough with an Exacto so bad. Okay, now I’m hungry. Check out the rest of Anna’s experimental work here.
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This one is for all you local Durhamite OK Greatsters -
Two weekends ago was the third installment of what I hope continues to be a really amazing event in Durham – the Yum Yum Supper. Quote the Yum Yum website:
The Yum Yum Supper Club is a fresh bunch of humans interested in a cooperative exploration of food, timely celebrations, and the tilting of the planet in the North Carolina Piedmont.
Sounds awesome, right? It was. For the not insignificant price of $28 pp, I had high expectations for the night. It started off with some casual conversations and drinks at the Central Park Pavilion(where the farmers market is held) – sangria and wine – along with some bocce ball and croquet on the field. Wandering around I noticed a table with some peculiar objects:
Getting better, I thought. What better way to celebrate the true downtown heritage of Durham than finishing off a hopefully-delicious meal with a post-prandial cigarette and tie-on moustache (apologies for all crappy iphone pics)
So finally the dinner bell was rung and we sat down at a beautifully set table with a bottle of wine between nearly every other seat (big thumbs up). What followed was a truly delicious meal, filled with local ingredients (bacon or pork belly was featured in every course, including the chocolate chip and bacon cookies for dessert – amazing – and yes there was a veggie option), and great company. The chef, Chris Holloway of Southern Season, put out unbelievable food for over 100 YumYummers and then prior to the dessert course, (said cookies and jack and coke floats – I’m salivating now thinking about those) came out and gave one of the most impassioned “I Love Durham” + “I Love Food” speeches I’ve heard anywhere, and everyone got all warm and fuzzy (or maybe just drunk on wine).
Anyway, there’s more photos on the site (including a sort of horrible, sort of hilarious one of me and my lovely in moustaches) and more details about the club. Looks like the next one will be sometime in the fall, so all y’all locals makes sure you check it out.
Needless to say, my $28 expectations were wholeheartedly exceeded on all fronts.
Moment of silence please, for Leslie Buck who passed away on Monday at the age of 87. Buck was the man behind that cup of coffee above. He was a Nazi refugee from Europe who came to America and landed a Sales Manager position at a little start up paper cup company in the 60s. Buck figured since all the diners in the city were Greek, why not follow that theme in paper cups? Brilliant. Not only did he get a better title (Director of Marketing) he also created an object that will forever be tied to one of the world’s greatest, most infamous cities. NYC, coffee, paper products – man I love this country. Thanks for your bright idea, Mr. Buck. Just one more bit of proof that design can permeate the souls of everyday people.
And from all of us here at OK Great, “We Are Happy to Serve You.”
So not too long ago I reminded all of my fellow Durhamites that the third annual DOUGHMAN is coming (and yes, it must always be capitalized – style guide y’all). A lot of you were probably thinking, well, that’s pretty damn cool, and all the eating stuff sounds awesome, but I could do without all the running and biking and water activity-ing and the what-not. Well fear not couch crusaders, because the DOUGHMAN is for lazy people too.
On the evening of May 29th, after all the competitive eating has completed, and those participating have had enough time to digest, the DOUGHMAN hEArTS Durham Banquet will take place at the Durham Athletic Park. Tons of great local restaurants (Piedmont, Toast, Fosters, Tosca, Locopops, etc) will be offering various dishes and local beer (Foothills, CBC, etc) will be flowing as well. Music, good people, good food, and a great cause – the Durham Inner City Garden and SeeSaw Studios will be the benefactors of the event.
Pick up a ticket soon, cus they will most definitely sell out. See you all there, fat & happy.
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As far as I can tell, Aaya is a London based Japanese Restaurant. Their design was done by Ramon Marin, and I like it, even if I don’t like his website. I also like Japanese food.
These are the chopstick cases, yeah?
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So, apparently I have too much time on my hands. But that also means that I get to find new things to be obsessed with, and bring them to you, so you can love them too, or just like them.
1. Graphic Exchange
The blog of Fabien Barral, showcasing inspirations and favorite design work. I could spend forever looking through the archives here, and I almost did.
More things I love after the jump!
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Last night I checked out the Boylan Bridge Brewpub in Raleigh that opened recently. It’s pretty neat, they have lots of outdoor seating with a great view of downtown and they brew their own beer. And right now they’re showing some cool North Carolina themed photography taken by my good friend Nicole Alvarez. You should check it out!
