Brad & Angelina 1963 Photos

These photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were shot for W Magazine in 2005, but I just came across them now. Pitt teamed up with photographer Steven Klein and decided to set the photos in 1963, the year he was born. The results are pretty awesome.

Know your enchanted cuts of meat

Vote now for the Enchanted Cuts t-shirt to be printed by Threadless!

Design by Luke Oeth of nerd mug fame.

Designgive: Cause for design

Designgive has some great t-shirt designs, all of which donate a portion of the proceeds to a charity of the buyer's choosing. If my t-shirt drawer wasn't already overflowing, I'd be all over that Hendrix one.

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir is an amazing Icelandic photographer who also knits these amazing sweaters and photographs herself wearing them.

Mr. T Challenge for Diabetes

I pity the fool who don't donate to diabetes research. Apparently, that's what Beard Crumbs contributor Chris "LudaChris" Mischler was thinking when he decided to grow a beard, dye his blond hair black and sculpt it into the bad-ass Mr. T look you see above. Chris has even pierced several holes in his ears and got a small "I Pity The Fool" tattoo on his arm, all in the name of diabetes research. The transformation continues with new donation challenges each step of the way. Next up, he needs to raise $7,500 by Nov 23 for a portrait of Mr. T to be added to his arm tattoo.

See more pics and donate to the cause at www.mrtdiabeteschallenge.com.

MoveOn Obama Shirt

The progressive nonprofit group MoveOn.org is initiating a massive program to register half a million young voters in swing states. Since the majority of young voters support Barack Obama, bringing more of them into politics would make a huge difference for him in this election. By donating $12 or more to their efforts, you will receive this bad-ass union-printed American Apparel Obama shirt.

And as long as you've got your credit card out, you might as well throw a few bucks towards the disaster victims through the American Red Cross.

Nike Euro Shirts

NYC designer Steve Rura has designed a nice series of shirts for each country that qualified for the Euro 2008 football tournament. All 16 shirts and lots more good stuff can be found at Letters & Numbers.

No Logo Branding

Outdoor apparel company Nau talks about their sustainable design philosophy and how consumers are ready for clothes without logos... Interview at TreeHugger.

Update: Nau is now dead. Maybe they should've sported some logos after all. Or just not have been so damn expensive.

Double update: Nau back by popular demand.

Gilly Hicks

Abercrombie has launched a spin-off brand called Gilly Hicks. They put skinny naked girls in a video. (and some dude's ass)

Update: The titty movie is down. Yawn...

Bear Art

Artist/musician Scott Hansen has some exciting work for sale at the ISO50 shop.

TIMBER!

Go sneak a peak at the old-timey lumberjack goods for sale at the TIMBER! shop on Etsy.

Strike Swag

Support the Writers Guild members who are in financial distress as a direct result of the strike with Writers Strike Swag.

Hand Job

Designer Mike Perry has compiled the hand-drawn work of 55 type designers in his book titled Hand Job: A Catalog of Type (available on Amazon). Perry himself has some wonderful (mostly hand-drawn) work on his site, midwestisbest.com.

If you couldn't tell by his domain name, Perry (originally from Kansas, now in NY) is clearly a fan of the Midwest. He's even created a blog dedicated to "the special makers whom make up the area between the coasts." As if all that wasn't enough, he also recently published another side project called Untitled (a fashion) Magazine.

Facial Hair Shirt

How the hell do those pretty pictures end up on your t-shirts? Here's how!

It's not quite as dramatic as the Aesthetic Apparatus screenprinting video, but still nice. Facial Hair Shirt available at Wire & Twine.

The Story of Stuff

Here's something you should really watch before your next trip to the mall. Much like the post below on global warming, a large complex issue is explained in a friendly and concise manner. Here, Annie Leonard takes it up a notch with her 20-minute animated presentation on consumption, sustainability, and the materials economy. Watch it now at www.storyofstuff.com.

Site design by Free Range Studios, an agency that specializes in social and political messages.

Adam Cruickshank

Designer/illustrator Adam Cruickshank has some nice work on his site.

Björn Borg Underwear

Björn Borg, the Swedish tennis star who dominated the game in the late 70's is back. Transforming his trademark style (fashion muse to Richie Tenenbaum) into official fashion mogul status, he brings us a new line of men's and women's underwear. They'll even send your old "not sexy" underwear to the warmonger of your choice. Not a bad website, either. Check it out.

TONIC Tees

"What if capitalism and social good can co-exist?"

Each of TONIC's organically-made bamboo and cotton tees hand over 40% of revenue to causes benefiting the environment, education, social welfare, and poverty. The goods don't come cheap ($45 each), but it's a stylish way to help make a difference.

TONIC

Punk is Dead

CBGB’s Vacant Shell To House Designer Suits And Other Things We Can’t Afford

OBEY Shepard Fairey

"There is a great quote from John Paul Getty -- 'Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.' Our next artist, Shepard Fairey did just that. With persistence that has been described as obsessive Shepard's seemingly ubiquitous Obey Giant campaign struck a nerve and catapult him into what some have described as the godfather of American street art. Joining me on stage, please welcome Shepard Fairey."
- QBN Sessions | Krop

This video is from the recent QBN Sessions, a design lecture series organized by QBN (makers of Newstoday and Krop). If you missed last year's more in-depth discussions with Perry Ferrell and Shepard Fairey, be sure to check them out at Lolla Lives.