Best of RUE: Issue Four

Oh, I love RUE magazine. I really wish they had a men's version. While I don't personally own an iPad just yet, I see their little online mag operation as one of the primary reasons why Apple's got one of the most powerful platforms for media consumption today. Browsing these things on a computer just don't feel right!

Pocketguide Type

Sometimes the best things in life are free. Like guidebooks, polished with typographic class and confidence.

It's N.E.E.T.O.

Some wonderful, eclectic fashion and design photos can be found over at indie mag N.E.E.T. Though I could truly care less for the articles, since they're mainly targeted towards girls anyway. Still, there's a number of ideas in there to help inspire me to experiment as I take my new camera for an outdoor test-run later this Spring. Or, in other words, when the weather stems away from the current 10-15° F of ridiculous coldness.

Why Books Look So Flippin' Cool

Sure, we could all grab our Kindles and make our way towards digital everything. Or, we could continue collecting books, stacking them on top of one another, and creating that wonderful, everlasting placebo effect that makes us think we retain everything we read. I, for one, like enjoy the second option.

EYESCREAM For Nigo & Hiroshi Fujiwara

My local heroes from the East, legendary Japanese entrepreneurs/designers Nigo and Hiroshi Fujiwara, have always been great influences for me since they started takin' over with their advertising methods, classy hip-hop style, and creativity that's a step beyond godly. Check 'em out on the latest April 2009 of EYESCREAM magazine.

Juxtapoz Magazine: Art, Culture, Octopuses

Ain't nothing like a badass art mag. Like how Giant Robot kicked off Kozyndan's famous rabbit wave piece, Juxtapoz introduces pop culture like a multifaceted bombardment that's nearly impossible to dodge. Definitely pick one up today if you're interested to see what great feats modern culture is brewing.

Dwell Magazine

Other than being essential for the modernist movement, for every person who loves interior design, and for the consistent subjective beauty, it proves that not everything is lost in a world of chaos and indignation - that we still have the ability to create pretty things with a stroke of a pencil. Get a subscription.