Weikai accompanied me to the NYU Stern Semi-Formal last night. The venue, Capitale, was amazing. Dinner, on the other hand, was not so great. I had a rice pattie with vegetables… not as appealing as it might sound to my fellow vegetarians. The dancing was great, for the most part, though. The DJ wasn’t anything…
Above: A turnstyle at the 14th Street – Union Square subway stop that advertises On March 30th, the NYC Health Department began a new campaign for targeting parents who smoke. The official press release points out the danger of smoking as it relates specifically to NYC parents: About 400,000 New York City adults who smoke…
Above: A subway ad at 71st-Continental Ave for WhatIsTheNewBlack.TV. After seeing a thousand ads for WhatIsTheNewBlack.TV, I finally checked out the website. As the name suggests, it’s a website that sees if you can identify “the new black”. You pick one top, one accessory and one bottom, and then see “if your black is the…
Above: Ice cream cake! Read below for the full story! Yesterday, Weily, my boyfriend’s sister, mentioned ice cream cake. It was all downhill from there! I couldn’t stop thinking about it and talking about it! Weikai, my boyfriend, was plagued with my begging all night long. At one point, though, he snuck off to his…
While reading a blog post on The Moment about an open call for designers at Henri Bendel, I discovered an interesting product — the Kamelflage. Created by Treger Strasberg and Loren Weiner, the Kamelflage is a product designed to camouflage the dreaded cameltoe… Here’s a little description from the Kamelflage website: Kamelflage is a small…
While on Facebook today, I saw the advertisement above for the McDonald’s campaign entitled “See what we’re made of“. On the website, they describe their supplier relationships with each ingredient, including the lettuce, tomatoes, beef and so on. This is their newest campaign, as it has just recently been phased into packaging designs. By the…
My friend, Weily, sent me a video last night, entitled “Signs”. It’s a short film about communication and has a little undertone of love, directed by Patrick Hughes. Check it out below. So sweet, right? Had me saying “Awwww…” for hours.
Above: An NYC tour bus ad that I spotted in Astor Place. Above: A news stand ad (at Lexington Ave and 53rd Street) for Continental Airlines. Above: A news stand ad (at Lexington Ave and 53rd Street) for Continental Airlines. Above: An NYC subway ad (at Lexington Ave – 53rd Street) for Continental Airlines. Above:…
Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist orange = My favorite color is orange.
Above: An ad placed in the subway by KeepNewYorkMoving.org As an NYC commuter, I’m definitely sad/angered to hear the recent news that the MTA is raising the transit prices yet again. Effective May 31, 2009, a train ride will raise from $2 to $2.50 and the monthly Metrocard price will travel from $81 to to…
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