In July 2012, Ian Bowles took it upon himself to learn how to sew. With an interest in cycling caps, Bowles started producing his very own to wear while working as a bicycle messenger in Vancouver. As Bowles skills progressed, interest from others followed and he has since then sold his colourful and multi-print caps to fellow bike messengers, as well as has had his caps appear in art shows. With the slogan "Hey Fatty, Ride Your Bike!," Guy Friday also has branched into apparel with a tee and tote.

In high school, kids that didn’t want to go to the pep rallies for football games would all go to the cafeteria to hang out. I get the distinct feeling that if Golden Grrrls would have ever shown up to such a gathering with their gear in hand that they would’ve really turned that mother out. This record is bouncy and fun like a well proportioned woman in a bathing suit, but it also has a certain peacefulness and sophistication to it - like if Ladybug Transistor ever got into partying.

We wrote about the upcoming documentary Sign Painters that's debuting later this month, and we agree with them that the paint stoke in authentic sign-painting is power. We especially see that with Signs For The Homeless—an exchange project for homeless people by artist Kenji Nakayama and Christopher Hope.

Bacon and eggs, cookies and milk, peanut butter and jelly — these are some of the food combinations that we've grown up with and love together. David Schwen has taken these and has recreated paired Pantone colour swatches — the standard language for colour communication — with commonly paired food items. A Minneapolis-based illustrator and art director, Schwen first had the idea of making Pantone chips out of real household objects, such as sponges, cardboard, and the like.