When I was 4 years old, my mother sat me down with a Chinese brush painting kit. And while many other children might have painted a face, truck, or dinosaur… I drew a number 4. This is my first memory of passion for typography, art, and more specifically graphic design. BR4DSH4W is dedicated to inspiration that stems from that moment. Follow along on Twitter: @th4tbr4dsh4w Connect with me:FacebookFlickrFoursquareGoogle+Last.fmLinkedInTwitterYelp How I make my living:ExkclamationLEGENDmag My little experiments:EvilfunkgeniusFelonius ThunkPhotographyThridTumblr (3.0; @br4dsh4w)http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8918a01eff8160e98455ac760009a86b/tumblr_mm6trobwYU1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Imperial seeing eye.</big></p><blockquote><p>Nice <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterbigidea/8442778223/" target="_blank">photographic</a> emblem for a 1965 Chrysler Crown Imperial. (via <a href="http://chromeography.com/post/42353919401/1965-chrysler-crown-imperial-by-misterbigidea" target="_blank">chromeography</a>)</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/imperial-seeing-eye/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/49456479017http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/49456479017Thu, 02 May 2013 13:18:59 -0700browncirclegoldHAL 9000imperiallogoreflectionretrowordyellow<p>Your Friday Inspiration: &#8220;Glowing falls&#8221; —Beautiful long-shutter/timelapse photos of glow sticks flowing down waterfalls lit by moonlight.</p><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.fromthelenz.com/neon-luminance/" target="_blank">Landscapes</a> lit up by glow sticks, road flares, headlamps, and moonlight.<br/> (via <a href="https://twitter.com/pbump/status/321624448002293763" target="_blank">pbump</a>, <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/04/long-exposure-neon-waterfalls/" target="_blank">thisiscolossal</a>)</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/glowing-falls/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48382266121http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48382266121Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:25:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6629c5fa06561862439019e5fb8615f9/tumblr_mldqfi1siC1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Snuggly space clouds.</big></p><blockquote><p>The whole series of photos taken by Canadian astronaut <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield" target="_blank">Commander Hadfield</a>on board the International…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/snuggly-space-clouds/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48174125403http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48174125403Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:16:30 -0700<blockquote><p>Beautiful geometric shapes and dream-like video sequences, to the soundtrack of Eskmo’s Cloudlight.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/videos/cloudlit-dreamlapse/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48058458599http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/48058458599Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:36:41 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/335f4fcecbd82ee6422932b794e5f7ad/tumblr_ml01amGjbo1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>A square meal.</big></p><blockquote><p>Food geometry photographed for Blend by <a href="http://www.carlkleiner.com/?s=3#92" target="_blank">Carl Kleiner</a>.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://freeyork.org/art/food-geometry-for-blend-by-carl-kleiner" target="_blank">freeyork</a>)</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/a-square-meal/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/47550044202http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/47550044202Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:44:46 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/afe540812bbe8b869392fab02fb077db/tumblr_mkplwpK4fN1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Everything in it’s place.</big></p><blockquote><p>Beautiful typography by <a href="http://www.davidmcleod.com.au" target="_blank">David McLeod</a>.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://typography-daily.com/2013/03/25/typographic-work-by-david-mcleod/" target="_blank">typography-daily</a>)</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/everything-in-its-place/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/47076484013http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/47076484013Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:36:22 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a8362aae2fb18fe1f9ed9e0ac37e6e92/tumblr_mkby1c5XTe1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>I’ve got a sinking feeling.</big></p><blockquote><p>This image seems to do a good job of capturing the emotional fog that currently haunts my soul. A…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/a-sinking-feeling/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/46431502051http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/46431502051Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:32:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2cc2d4574395a827a79e6e5acbca6ff/tumblr_mk4gkiveWN1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Hot air to nowhere.</big></p><blockquote><p>If you are going to be near Germany in 2013, you should make plans to go see <em><a href="http://christojeanneclaude.net/press/big-air-package" target="_blank">Big Air Package</a></em>—Christ…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/hot-air-to-nowhere/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/46080772962http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/46080772962Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:31:30 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d8d4fa70624163be7ae677d2917f88b/tumblr_mjzrfxSepx1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Slices of time.</big></p><blockquote><p>Beautiful renderings of the passing of time. I especially love still imagery that conveys a third…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://inspiration.exkclamation.com/photos/slices-of-time/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45890497598http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45890497598Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:38:21 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/929f1b3a786858d6fb83b498efb2ed1b/tumblr_mjxmkhkdPp1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Feeding the storm. (via <a href="https://twitter.com/TomChivers/status/296661991748145152" target="_blank">Tom Chivers</a><span>)</span></p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45794244042http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45794244042Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:57:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dad91c064d61f19e9e3e4a91e0adc73/tumblr_mjx4cvuwQZ1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On a wing and a prayer. (via <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/03/suspended-feather-installations-by-isa-barbier/" target="_blank">thisiscollosal</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45764582377http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/45764582377Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:24:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4zhoJBDr1qzsahyo1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seems crazy that it’s already been a year since Steve passed away.</p> <p>Apple.com has a <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/05/one-year-after-his-death-apple-shares-video-tribute-to-steve-jobs" target="_blank">fitting tribute</a> today on their homepage along with a letter from Tim Cook (link goes to AppleInsider, for posterity reasons).</p> <p>However, all of this reminds me of one final publication that quoted my tiny encounter with the man from years ago. After being interviewed by <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/111862/i-installed-steve-jobs-trampoline-me-steve-stories/" target="_blank">Cult of Mac</a>, <a href="http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/11382344646/im-honored-that-my-quote-was-chosen-as-the" target="_blank">People</a>, <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1776100/first-time-i-met-steve-jobs" target="_blank">Fast Company</a> and a <a href="http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/who-was-steve-jobs-the-man-20111007-1lcrx.html" target="_blank">few</a> <a href="http://regator.com/p/253411802/i_installed_steve_jobs_trampoline_me_steve_stories/" target="_blank">others</a>, my <a href="http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/2863613282/meeting-steve-jobs" target="_blank">Steve Jobs story</a> was published in the Japanese magazine <a href="http://www.aera-net.jp/editorial/blog/111031_002624.html" target="_blank">AERA</a>. (You know a man is a legend, when even my simple, poorly written story about meeting him would get me international press!?) Nevertheless, I forgot to mention it when it happened, and now seems like a fitting time. </p> <p>If any of my Japanese followers can read this or have seen a copy of the mag in person, I’d love to hear from you on <a href="http://twitter.com/th4tbr4dsh4w" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p> <p>Otherwise, just remember to be kind to one another and do great things.</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/32958471483http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/32958471483Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:04:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m96a72YkkI1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Time-lapse of moths in a porch light (via <a href="https://twitter.com/DougCoupland/status/238361163761594368" target="_blank">Douglas Coupland</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/30129905310http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/30129905310Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:57:49 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks555nae9q1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bowling world. (via <a href="http://butdoesitfloat.com/100752/Our-guiding-principle-was-that-design-is-neither-an-intellectual-nor" target="_blank">butdoesitfloat</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/29982232396http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/29982232396Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:03:53 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8rgbvukSH1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lovely product photography. (via <a href="http://www.urbanears.com/press" target="_blank">urbanears</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/29425481824http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/29425481824Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:49:47 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/M5i2XO58Jppprqb9AivN990uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Shape and form. (via <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Likecool/~3/zwZxYMzV0Ms/Its_Just_Paper--Pic--Gear.html" target="_blank">Likecool</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28656170031http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28656170031Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:39:04 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krz8a8bkLH1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Coat hanger gorilla. (via <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5382281/coat-hanger-gorilla-in-captivity" target="_blank">Gizmodo</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28507053986http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28507053986Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:21:36 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltftbx2uPf1qzsahyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Thinking man’s graffiti. (Via <a href="http://www.myspace.com/c215" target="_blank">c215</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28310592338http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28310592338Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:20:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu1qw7ojUG1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Insides. (via <a href="http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/2011/11/11614" target="_blank">PDN</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28310529986http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/28310529986Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:19:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyix1stxkw1qzsahyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tired. (via <a href="http://www.junk-culture.com/2011/09/tire-art-of-wim-delvoye.html" target="_blank">junkculture</a>)</p>http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/25676360663http://kc.br4dsh4w.com/post/25676360663Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:57:10 -0700