The closest impact crater to designer Nicholas Weltyk's studio at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn is an unconfirmed indent a few hours upstate at a site called Panther Mountain. That crater, however, was too small to make it into Weltyk's die-cut poster series documenting the world's three largest impact craters. To create the images of sites in Mexico, Canada, and South America, Weltyk hand drew about 30 die-cut patterns, which he used to cut and layer museum board for depth. For cartography diehards, each poster has a section of footnotes with topographical and geographical details.
Find more work from Nicholas Weltyk on Behance.
Thematically speaking, the combination of lyrics from The Smiths and imagery from Charlie Brown cartoon strips is a no brainer. Neither party is ever satisfied, and a big part of the appeal is their shared brand of digestible and relatable sadness. After seeing a 1986 show poster from a Smiths gig in Chicago, which featured a particularly defeated image of Charlie Brown, Bay Area designer Lauren LoPrete realized Morrissey's depressed quips would make a lot of sense in classic Peanuts speech bubbles. Turns out lines like "Is it wrong to not always be glad?" pair extremely well with a slouching Charlie Brown.
Lauren LoPrete also designs releases for her label, Loglady Records. Follow This Charming Charlie on Tumblr. 
Like Andy Warhol, Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky (director of the cerebral sci-fi movies Solaris and Stalker, among others) had a fondness for the instant results and effects of images produced from Polaroid cameras. He took photos at home and in Italy. A Russian photography blog has digitized the entire collection. Many of the images (we've selected a few below) tend to evoke an emotional state, a kind of magical nostalgia, that Tarkovsky never tired of exploring in his films.
The new card game published as a collaboration by Rollo and Nieves is quite a flexible deck. The artist who drew the 100 cards, Masanao Hirayama, sees the deck having three possible uses: a simple memory game, a modified version of the quick draw Japanese card game Karuta, or for an entirely new game with rules written by the players. The deck contains 50 drawings, each printed on two cards, with a printed cardboard box.
The deck is on sale now from Nieves and Rollo.
The new Rodarte short film/advertisement, "This Must Be The Only Fantasy," indicates that it's worthwhile to have Beach House legitimately involved in scoring a project rather than using a soundalike. The film, released in conjunction with Rodarte's SS13 collection, and directed by Todd Cole, follows a teenage girl in Encino, CA through suburban scenes that combine magical realism with campy fantasy imagery. There's a scene that transitions by zooming into a unicorn's eye. If you're curious about the unicorn, view the 13-minute film below.
Head to the Creators Project for a longer read about the visual effects.
The fashion industry, as anyone involved in it knows, is competitive, and fashion designers, just like pro athletic teams or stars, often have loyal fans and followers. Now with designer jerseys by LPD NYC, fashion fans can represent their favorite designers without the price tag often attached to the designer's actual goods. Inspired by basketball jerseys, the designer jerseys contain a minimal design with a designer name and year of birth on the back of each garment in traditional athletic jersey font. Prices range from 85 dollars for a basic T-shirt style to 155 dollars for a hoodie.
LPD NYC designer jerseys are avaialble online and at select retailers.
Folk Clothing shows us that the later months of the year don’t have to be so drab. The London label's Fall/Winter 2013 collection brings the quirky to casual ready-to-wear. Folk's way with colors, juxtaposing bright shades against neutrals, is a breath of fresh air for those who need cheer long after the sun tan fades.
There are surprises, too. Multi-colored tweed-like knits meet stitches on ribbed hems, sweatshirts reveal peculiar side gusset colorblocking, and play with texture abounds. You really have to look close to notice the minutiae of each garment. As usual, Folk takes subtle detail work the extra yard with classic pieces tweaked in thoughtful, crafty, and unexpected ways.
Take a peek at the lookbook below and shop the collection at Folk.
For a new documentary profile, Ghostly sent filmmaker Will Calcutt to Rochester, NY to spend some time with artist Andy Gilmore in his studio. Gilmore, a frequent Ghostly collaborator who has contributed cover art for albums from artists like Gold Panda (whose music happens to soundtrack the profile), also releases his own work through the label's in-house art division, Ghostly International Editions. In addition to prints and music packaging, Gilmore's geometric illustrations have appeared in the pages of Wired, The New York Times, and a long list of publications. Check out the profile, and some of Gilmore's work below.
Nothing sets the mood quite like slow motion shots of mil-spec gear in action. The camera sling strap specialists at DSPATCH know this. The San Francisco-based brand has rounded up its 2013 collection of goods with a new video, which you can watch below.
This year DSPATCH adds to its line of utilitarian camera straps with more essential travel accessories for the minimalist who prefers function over fashion. SS13 saw the release of the brand’s MacBook and iPad accessories, and now the brand is rounding out the year with a bag collection. The two new styles—the Ruckpack and Slingpack—are handsome, no-frills offerings, and speak to the brand’s tactical military roots. That’s to say, the collection is well designed and really well thought out.
Both bags are made in the U.S.A. and constructed from ballistic nylon with Duraflex hardware and mil-spec webbing. The bags each have a flurry of compartments, designed in a way for the wearer to easily access them.
Check out the video and visit DSPTCH to shop the collection.
DSPTCH 2013 Collection from DSPTCH on Vimeo.
Happy Socks, the eclectic Swedish sock brand, is well named. The brand's latest lookbook, for Fall/Winter 2013, exemplifies this spirit as models demonstrate styles from the CHAPTER #SIX collection while skateboarding, laughing with friends, casually standing by quintessential New York scenery and so on. Pieces start at 10 dollars, are available in a wide range of colors and prints and add zing to any otherwise average fall look.
The CHAPTER #SIX collection is currently available for purchase via Happy Socks.
