Specimen #15: Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) true California native, the bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) lives comfortably in the desert and by the sea. It inhabits the sort of world traveled by the itinerants in Steinbeck's books: the parched highways and less-traveled coastal roads, the desolate bluffs and disturbed areas, from Monterey to Mexico. It is hearty and [...]

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Specimen #14: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) he seeds were the first thing I noticed. I was collecting specimens in my Hollywood neighborhood when I came upon the crimson drops, scattered across the grey concrete like so many precious stones. Truly, to me, they were jewels. They lay in the generous shadow of the tree from [...]

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Hey, this is neat: over at Photojojo, there’s a blog entry that teaches you how to tape-and-bubblegum a tabletop photography studio together. I don’t know how many times I’ve had a project suddenly require photography after a budget’s been set, and can’t expand?so my only real answer is to shoot it myself and hope for [...]

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[Editor's note: Over the next few weeks, Imprint will feature guest reports from one of our sponsors, EricksonStock.com as they announce the relaunch of their website with a country-wide road trip.] By Jesse Hughes Hi. My name is Jesse and I just discovered that I am the very definition of irony. I'm not sure I [...]

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Jamel Shabazz's books Back in the Days and A Time Before Crack, full of?informal street portraits of his fellow New Yorkers in the early and mid 1980s, caught hip-hop's style and fashion in all its fun and simplicity. The shots from Brooklyn and Uptown high schools, shopping spots and subway cars and platforms show the [...]

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I just finished designing a salon and gallery in San Francisco called The Pretty Pretty Collective. It turned out absolutely amazing, the owner did a ton of the physical labor herself and with the help of friends which allowed mountains to be moved. Every person involved gave it her all and it really shows. I [...]

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Last Saturday?Parsons The New School for Design kicked off its first ever art and design festival, and with nearly 200 public events taking place across its campus and around New York City what a festival it is! The event runs to May 23, 2011 culminating with a daylong block party on May 21 that will [...]

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Its been a tough winter here in New York City. We've had record snowfall and here at the beginning of March we've still got 20 degree temperatures. I just want to go camping on a hot summer day, by a lake, with a couple of friends and a rope swing. Damned if Google doesn't find [...]

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Israeli directing duo Yuval and Merav Nathan are at it again. This music video for Eatliz perfectly showcases their patient stop-motion skills. This directing team received a Grammy nomination for their work on Oren Lavie's Her Morning Elegance. This video is primarily sand sculpture... shot on a beach in one laborious night with the more [...]

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In May of 1966 The Beatles did something "horrendous." No, it wasn't comparing themselves with Jesus Christ (though that was equally as tempestuous). They created an album cover that turned their American label, Capitol Records, into a censor. The album was Yesterday and Today. It wasn't a concept album, but rather a compilation so that [...]

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