What qualifies as an indie rock coloring book, you ask? Coloring the whimsy of Andrew Bird‘s whistling; finding the birds in Devendra Banhart‘s beard and coloring them yellow; helping a Wolfmother get ready for her Wolf Parade by drawing a festive hat. Consider this book an addendum to your childhood as well as the essential gift for any fledgling hipster baby. Brought to you by the nonprofit organization The Yellow Bird project, The Indie Rock Coloring Book features indie rock inspired illustrations awaiting your coloring mastery. All royalties will be donated to charity.
In celebration of the book’s release, we’re holding a coloring contest with fantastic prizes! Details after the jump. Read More »
We have a serious love for graphic t-shirts, so when Flavorpill NYC’s managing editor Leah Taylor was chosen to be the judge of Social Designer’s Kids Story t-shirt design competition (which benefits our friends at 826 National — a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting expository and creative writing for kids ages 6-18.) we were all over it. That, and we’re a big fan of both their owl mascot and unbelievably cool mission: “to spark new thinking about the issues that matter most by encouraging the design community to create fun, socially-relevant graphics for tees, totes and other goods.” Read More »
Back in high school, wearing the same thing twice in a row was considered a cardinal sin. Some of you may even remember Mean Girls-style rules being arbitrarily enforced — pink on Wednesdays, sweatpants on Fridays, free-choice never. Unfortunately, many of us have subconsciously carried this doctrine into adulthood, keeping track of what we wear and when, never liking to be seen in exactly the same ensemble. All this, coupled with our modern obsession for fast, disposable fashion, makes Sheena Mathieken’s Uniform Project all the more daring and exciting.
Since May 1st, for the next year, Sheena will be wearing the same black custom-made dress, in an effort to raise money for a children’s education project in India, and to raise awareness about fashion sustainability. Intrigued by the project, we sat down with Sheena on Day 47 to discuss inspiration, donations, and the little black dress at the center of it all.
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