Rebecca Aisling

Old Soda Bottles

2010-04-27T01:09:00.002-04:00

own them for $10, (Blue Carrot Shop)

Toshiro Mifune

2010-04-27T01:03:00.005-04:00

Grizzly Bear Video

2010-04-27T00:58:00.000-04:00

Anna Atkins

2010-02-22T02:11:00.005-05:00

Anna Atkins was a photographer and botanist in the 19th century. She created books on Algae local to Britain and used the Cyanotype photo process to create pictures to accompany her written documentation. She is considered the first person to create/publish a book with photos as well as one of the first female photographers. This is most likely the reason her books start at $375 on Amazon, go figure!

link

Found Book

2010-02-22T01:08:00.004-05:00

$1, holla.

Found Cover design

2010-02-19T02:54:00.001-05:00

The Atacoma from Acne

2010-02-09T22:39:00.006-05:00

I saw these in the window at Acne's store in Soho, and I have loved them ever since. I am not one to go crazy over a new designer shoe every season, or many deisgner shoes, period, but these are just so great. Who would mess with you in these? You could do some real damage if someone ever tried! I also love Acne's use of the fat-face in their logo, which is printed beautifully (and largely) on their shopping bags:

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My New Tablecloth!

2010-02-05T22:39:00.004-05:00

Or, My New Wall Hanging! designed by Iiro Ahokas of Marimekko, circa 2009.

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The Descendents

2010-02-05T22:32:00.002-05:00

My favorite song of theirs, from the All tour. Good Times! "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" has been on repeat due to the coming of my birthday, so appropriate.

Marimekko's clothing line.

2010-02-04T00:30:00.008-05:00

this is what i want the majority of my closet to look like, throw in a couple of band t-shirts and some pants, and its pretty much aces.

straight to the source (marimekko)

This Daisy Chandelier

2010-02-03T23:38:00.002-05:00

Babies get all the good stuff and they don't even realize it! from charley harper, bruno munari, and paul rand children's books to this rad chandelier, kids don't even get how good they have it right now design-wise and they will probably just rebel against it later on only to discover it again once they grow up. This is maybe why I end up with Ikea kid's section picking out new furniture, I am either regressing or just jealous.

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Remed

2010-02-03T02:52:00.002-05:00

"El Spmet", acrylic on canvas, 2009.

a nice use of type, He has a really great graphic quality that feels new and familiar at the same time.

Remed's Flickr

Remed on Grain Edit

The Dead Kennedys

2010-02-02T23:15:00.005-05:00

Just watched "The Dead Kennedys: The Early Years Live", so good, Jello is insane onstage in the best way possible.

Old Neil Young photographs

2010-02-01T00:11:00.005-05:00

one of my favorite people/artists/moments in time.

link

Linework

2010-01-31T23:58:00.003-05:00

link

Friends With You

2010-01-31T20:47:00.002-05:00

I'm usually not a sucker for the whole illustrator/artist/designer toy thing, but I still want these, badly. I really enjoy Friends With You/Wish Come True ever since they designed some amazing rooms at the Hotel Fox in Amsterdam. I might just have a thing for rainbows and color, but these guys stick to their style and create their own universe through gallery shows and interactive exhibitions.

Friends With You/Wish Come True

Wish Come True toys

This is the perfect house.

2010-01-09T15:51:00.004-05:00

The Catton House, designed by Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey, 1967.

Diagonal wood panelling! Huge Deck! Awesome windows! fhkdafhldsfa.

via Grain Edit

Daphne Guinness. And her hair.

2010-01-02T00:45:00.004-05:00

And 2010 might be the year I actually Daphne-Guinness dye my hair.

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Ndebele House Painting

2010-01-01T22:43:00.007-05:00

Ndebele house painting is the 400 year-old South African Ndebele's traditional wall-painting, handed down from mother to daughter. The car is done by famous Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu for a BMW artist series in the early 90s. So awesome and flat, this graphic representation is pulled from everyday life, as well as personal milestones, and translated into a symbolic language. The tradition is super old and influence is evident throughout modern art and design, but it still looks so fresh.

car photo link, from Decida

Esther Mahlangu's profile

the third painting

Karin Dreijer Andersson

2009-12-09T22:35:00.001-05:00

She's so cool.

Philip Glass + Geometry + Sesame Street

2009-11-06T20:52:00.003-05:00

There is too much awesome here to process. amazing.

Also, one of my favorite pieces, involving Lucinda Childs (choreography, stage mapping), Philip Glass (music), and Sol Lewitt (video) is "Dance":

Jim Stoten and Mike Perry...

2009-10-06T17:24:00.000-04:00

drawing a piece for Dwell mag.

Old Esquire Covers

2009-09-29T18:53:00.007-04:00

Back in the day, all Esquire covers had to incorporate the magazine's mascot, Esky. The great Henry Wolf was the art director from 1952 to 1958, and had pretty creative ways of using the logo without just sticking it on the corner of each cover.

covers found on grain edit.

Old Plays

2009-09-23T00:33:00.010-04:00

Found outside of Mercer Street Books, on the dollar-book cart. I love the fat-face scene title mixed with the be-serifed body type, simple and elegant. The play's not half-bad either.

Lou Dorfsman and the CBS Wall

2009-09-07T01:41:00.003-04:00

This is one of the most amazing pieces of typography, ever. He worked with close friend Herb Lubalin on the type, which was all hand-cut from wood. The Center for Design Study is currently restoring the wall as it was sitting in a basement for years after CBS just tore it down in the 80s or 90s.

The Center for Design Study

The Center for Design Study's Flickr photostream of the restoration/comp sketches of the wall.

This Picture...

2009-08-07T12:56:00.003-04:00

...of drew barrymore as a girl. found here.

The Horrors

2009-07-16T17:37:00.002-04:00

I love this video as well as the album, Primary Colours. This was the first single off the album, which was released back in March. A little late, but I saw this awhile ago and haven't forgotten it.

Staring at this Video.

2009-06-05T02:30:00.001-04:00

animation by Kate Dawkins for a V&A installation, music by Focus Group.

Stevie Nicks' hair

2009-05-18T10:35:00.001-04:00

(from a 1976 episode of Midnight Special)

or just Stevie in general.

serge gainsbourg et brigitte bardot

2009-05-17T23:35:00.003-04:00

he lights his cigarette mid-performance. and has look-a-like male back up singers. amazing. also, check out "bonnie and clyde"

this necklace

2009-05-17T21:10:00.007-04:00

i was in kate spade the other day, (at their newly re-designed wonderland on 5th ave), and probably tried this necklace (the tulum swirl necklace) on about 6 times in an hour. the chain is pretty long and light and the pendant hits right at the stomache/right above, so it really stands out. they have been on this ancient mexican culture through mid-century interpretation (for a while now), cue the Tijuana Brass.

Klute

2009-05-06T15:17:00.009-04:00

The title sequence alone is amazing, unfortunately hard to find on youtube, but the use of audio from wiretapped-phone calls

alongside creepy/atmospheric soundtrack with minimal visuals is fantastic. They also build the wide latin "Klute" in the title from triangles,

which is pretty inventive. Also worth seeing is Bree's (Jane Fonda) wardrobe, which understandably defined a new style in the 70s, and continues to influence many today.

Also, Donald Sutherland, I might be in love with you.

Old and Reliable Colgate Packaging

2009-05-04T02:48:00.003-04:00

an all-purpose soap i found at the food store that goes for about $.80 and can be used on anything. in these uncertain times, this packaging is the real deal, as it hasn't changed in about 765 years and has seen every major american war without a re-design.

Pistilli Roman (Opti Pirogi, Galeere)

2009-05-04T02:22:00.008-04:00

Fat-face typefaces have to be one of my most enduring obsessions, as they managed to be part traditional Didot spin-off as well as geometric modernist. The extreme contrast and balance between the thick and thins make for a dramatic display typeface that is a never-fail in attracting attention. Taken from the newspaper-friendly Didot, Pistilli Roman was created by Herb Lubalin and John Pistilli in the 60s, abandoned, and was partially digitized as Opti Pirogi Roman in the 90s. Today the typeface is midly captured in the Galeere typeface, but not as well.

One of my favorite fat-face typefaces, which is saying a lot because i love fat-faces so very much, Pistilli Roman, was so nicely used as a fat-face should be (large and clean), on the Valley of the Dolls re-design from 1997. I would probably have passed by this book, but the cover drew me in, and the designer, Evan Gaffney, used the same template for other Jacqueline Susann novels in the Dolls series.

Book Cover Archive

Walker Arts article/post

Surface to Air "Night Out" men's tennis shoes

2009-04-29T21:10:00.004-04:00

i would have to find the little boy's version, but these shoes are like the gatsby of tennis shoes, always classy. if only they came in metallic gold they'd be perfect. all the boys would be so jealous.

found on refinery 29

found for sale at bblessing

Richard Perez

2009-04-26T16:18:00.002-04:00

I found out about richard perez courtesy of grain edit, he is a san-francisco based designer and illustrator and his work is so fun but so clean as well. he has an etsy shop as well as a website.

"Girls in the Window"

2009-04-14T19:45:00.005-04:00

by photographer ormond gigli, shot in 1960 in the facade of a crumbling row of brownstones in upper manhattan. such cool composition and contrast. found on fashion is spinach, and gigli's website.

felt typography

2009-04-14T19:37:00.003-04:00

from a Necchi brochure from the late 60s/early 70s. found on cathy of california, might be some new inspiration.

apartamento magazine

2009-04-12T23:45:00.002-04:00

apartamento is an "everyday life interiors" design magazine out of italy, which i saw on reference library. it looks like they don't stock it in america (but they had a launch party at matter in new york), but hopefully that will change because i really love the aesthetic and layout.

airline logos

2009-04-12T21:36:00.004-04:00

the Museum of Flight has a list and image library of airline logos from the past and present. it is so interesting how airlines marry national pride with flight, as they have to encourage tourism and inspire confidence that the plane won't end up in the middle of the ocean. the logos and brand identity usually capitalize on the strongest and optimistic aspects of the country's culture. interesting stuff.

IBM on the "Future"

2009-04-08T11:41:00.004-04:00

Square America has photos from a slide show from 1975 about the future. I wish I could go back to this future.

Russell Stover Chocolate Bunnies

2009-03-15T17:17:00.002-04:00

tacky and delicious, this is some inspired foil.

dutch door letterpress cards

2009-03-15T17:14:00.004-04:00

beautiful letterpressed card I got for my grandmother's birthday, from Dutch Door Press in california, found at Greenwich Letterpress.

These Pucci Shoes...

2009-03-15T17:07:00.004-04:00

these are pretty old, but i still want them very badly. photo from Amelia's Magazine.

Lux Interior

2009-02-06T19:42:00.005-05:00

Yesterday Mr. Interior passed away at 60, here is one of his many obituary/tributes/memorials.

this is amazing: (live from the Napa State Mental Hospital)

old matchbook covers

2009-02-06T16:33:00.010-05:00

Dan Chamberlain has a flickr set of old matchbooks, which is amazing. i love how they bled the plaid to the edge, who doesn't want a plaid matchbook, i mean, really?

this teacup + saucer i found on ebay

2009-02-01T09:40:00.002-05:00

I have been looking for something like this for ages, the perfect teacup in marigold (my favorite color), and this might be the best accidental find on the internet, ever.

Eli, No!

2009-01-31T21:34:00.006-05:00

Eli, No! is a new children's book by Katie Kirk, it is currently unpublished, but hopefully will be in stores soon. until then, Katie Kirk's Flickr has the whole book as a slideshow.

found on grain edit

Isabel and Ruben Toledo

2009-01-31T13:22:00.003-05:00

I really hope my life will be this awesome one day.

click here to read the New Yorker article on the Toledoes.

ballet classes!

2009-01-31T12:40:00.002-05:00

super cute and perfect. not all advertising induces rage.

found on dinosaurs and robots.

Block Type on Novel covers

2009-01-28T17:54:00.006-05:00

found on So Much Pileup, these book covers are an interesting take on novels that are so well known, they have their own style and they don't really need a cover.

sheer heart attack

2009-01-24T01:23:00.002-05:00

both the album and the cover.

Nixon "The Score" watch

2009-01-18T23:58:00.004-05:00

i love this watch, it looks like an old radio from the 60s.

end story.

"Graphis Annual" Covers from 71/72

2009-01-18T21:27:00.003-05:00

i am going to find a copy of "Bedside Nurse" on ebay right now.

link to the rest of the covers

this might be interesting...

2009-01-18T21:12:00.003-05:00

the Anonymous Gallery has a current exhibit through the 24th that pairs pieces by influencial artists and their contemporary counterparts:

"Anonymous Gallery is proud to combine three generations of prolific artists whose work has been influenced by, or has directly influenced popular culture, design, and the urban environment. The Piece Process will unite relevant artists with their contemporary counterparts through artwork that serves as a reference or an impetus to something larger or more complete. Anonymous Gallery will exhibit unique pieces of art in the form of sketchbook drawings and original works on paper or found objects from over 30 established and emerging artists exhibiting in New York. The exhibition intends to create discourse in regard to artists who have not only influenced one another, but society through their use of iconography, collage, pen, paint, and print.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Anonymous Gallery, will also be hosting weekly workshops for children. Artists Todd James, Leon Reid, Michael De Feo, Maya Hayuk, Ellis Gallagher, among others, will teach the workshops.

In the spirit of giving, portions of the proceeds raised will go to benefit Public Art for Public Schoolshttp://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/SCA/Programs/PAPS/default.htm. For additional information, workshop schedules, or to make a reservation, please contact - events[at]anonymousgallery[dot]com."

can i pretend to be a child so i can go to a workshop with maya hayuk, please?

more info: Anonymous

Anonymous is located at 329 Broome Street, Lower Level, New York, NY 10002

Ignaz Semmelweis & Mária Weidenhoffer's wedding portrait

2009-01-13T21:53:00.002-05:00

Semmelweis was the first doctor/medical student to discover the relationship germs had to the spread of disease and high mortality rates, especially in obstetrics. he was run out of town and ended up dying from infection related to abuse in a mental asylum, ironically. his work was only taken seriously once louis pasteur wrote his "germ theory of disease." his wedding portrait to maria weidenhoffer is beautiful.

vahalla design studio

2009-01-09T23:30:00.002-05:00

some great multi-color concert poster screenprints by the kansas city-based studio Vahalla. multiple designers and great color=gold. you can buy the posters on their website.

the new york adorned website

2009-01-04T22:19:00.004-05:00

i have noticed, shopping around for tattoo studios, that many tattoo studio websites are not really well designed and many don't blend tattoo imagery with clean design. the new york adorned website, however, is an exception. the site is so clean and the type the designers used is a blend of beautiful script and clean sans-serif. it makes sense that one of the most well-known studios in new york has a good looking website.

nyadorned.com

greenwich letterpress

2008-12-30T21:25:00.005-05:00

found on print & pattern, the greenwich letterpress is a nyc based letterpress company (i think it might be in the west village on christopher street, which would make sense), but their cards, especially this one in particular, are very rennie mackintosh/vienna succession/arts & crafts movement/art deco. they also have an etsy shop.

happy holidays!

2008-12-30T20:44:00.000-05:00

old stuff in my sketchbook

2008-12-11T00:38:00.000-05:00

cat power's album cover

2008-12-10T23:02:00.001-05:00

i saw the vinyl cover in a record store window tonight and am considering buying it despite the lack of record player in my house. the album just came out.

"the seven year itch" opening credits

2008-12-10T20:52:00.001-05:00

circa 1955

this bag i won on ebay!

2008-12-10T20:23:00.006-05:00

a vintage old stock aer lingus flight bag found on ebay. only 15 dollars and sweet type running on the bottom! this seller "timinbrooklyn" sells alot of vintage airline paraphanalia, which is pretty sweet to check out.

also i found this website of airline timetable images, including alot of vintage images (like the one below) from the 40s-60s when airlines had some pretty stellar design.

the reader's digest guide to sewing

2008-12-07T20:13:00.006-05:00

this is practically a required resource for anyone who sews or constructs garments, and has one of the sweetest covers i have ever seen. i got this copy on ebay a few years ago while during my brief stint in the fashion department of my college, and the publishing date says 1976, which makes total sense. i should have realized my fate was to be in communication/graphic design instead of fashion because i spent more time eyeing the cover instead of looking up how to make a french seam and not fail my construction class.

this sticker i found

2008-12-07T20:09:00.003-05:00

found this on a box at work, which my co-worker nicely tore off and gave to me. i love the "keep cool" lettering on the fish and how random it is. i will treasure it forever.

Bo Lundberg

2008-12-06T21:36:00.008-05:00

Bo Lundberg is a contemporary swedish designer/illustrator who is awesome. here is his site (bolundberg.com), here is his interview on grain edit, here is the flickr photostream from said interview!

fifi lapin

2008-12-06T21:22:00.004-05:00

fifi lapin is an illustrated take on fashion, and one of my favorite blogs.

there is also a shop for prints, drawings, and a t-shirt.

and an etsy shop.

the grid system

2008-12-04T23:30:00.007-05:00

the grid system is a website devoted to articles concerning the foundation of modernist design, the grid. check it here.

found on grain edit

also, check here for a online graph paper generator which will create specific grids and output it as a PDF.

frosk

2008-11-28T20:38:00.007-05:00

frosk.org

ballet photos

2008-11-28T20:19:00.005-05:00

school of american ballet, 1974

school of american ballet, 1936

LIFE

2008-11-19T17:35:00.004-05:00

google is now hosting images from LIFE magazine, so that means thousands of LIFE photographs in hi-res form, like the above image of two kids playing with an Eames toy. if you add "source:life" to the end of your google image search it will search through the LIFE archive.

link

Klas Fahlen

2008-11-19T13:22:00.005-05:00

klas fahlen is a swedish illustrator, here is his site!

found on grain edit

my childhood...

2008-11-14T13:27:00.005-05:00

a wrinkle in time is one of the best books ever, and my copy, most likely from the 80s, is well worn but well designed. the cover art is super colorful and compliments the yellow border as well as the simple and elegant interior design. this was for the "young adult" set and made it easy to read and exciting to pick up.

books i have stolen from my dad...

2008-11-14T12:27:00.007-05:00

searching the basement or the corners of bookshelves, i would (and still do) steal or "borrow" my dad's old books from college in the late 60s-early 70s, when book cover design was an art form. to my credit, sometimes I would replace the book with my ugly, boring modern version (such is the case with the Dubliners above).

glass milk bottles

2008-11-12T22:53:00.005-05:00

i found some glass milk bottles from the same dairy farm in ny in the food emporium in union square, in the city. they don't look as awesome as the ones pictured above (those are on sale for $25 here and are from 1952), but they are the same shape and use some pretty sweet old script.

this dress from hayden-harnett...

2008-11-10T01:55:00.007-05:00

...even though i usually can't stnad the touch of velvet i think i could deal.

cotton velvet with gold trim, hayden-harnett, $315

The Ukelele song from the Jerk!

2008-11-04T01:23:00.001-05:00

Ukelele Song from The Jerk | Funny Jokes at JibJab

"tonight you belong to me" from the Jerk

Cream!

2008-10-28T02:42:00.000-04:00

live - 1968

19th century fenian brotherhood mugshots

2008-10-24T23:41:00.024-04:00

"Identified as felons and Fenian political prisoners, the subjects of the photographs in these two albums include some of the leaders of the Fenian Brotherhood and its Irish wing, the Irish Republican Brotherhood. One of these, the early activist Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), recounted sitting for his portrait:

After being shaven I was led to have my picture taken. The photographer had a large black-painted pasteboard prepared, with my name across it in white, and, pinning it across my breast, he sat me in position. I remained sitting and looking according to instructions until he had done, and he never had the manners to tell-what artists never fail to tell me-that I made an exceedingly good picture. [O'Donovan Rossa's prison life: six years in six English prisons (1874) p.73]'"

found here, on the nyc public library digital collection, from 1865, mountjoy prison. was the standard 19th c. british prison uniform a three piece wool suit or was it just for the photograph? damn, they all look so modern. go here for more on the fenian brotherhood.

Françoise Hardy!

2008-10-22T22:43:00.011-04:00

the muse of many, (including nicolas ghesquière), francoise hardy was leader in the french pop style of the 60s. she is talented and has a perfect sense of style, je t'aime.

"oh oh cheri" + "voila" + "viens" are my favorite songs.

Pac Man Cookies!

2008-10-22T17:14:00.003-04:00

I plan on making these for every occasion.

found on cute overload

Polaroids on Polanoids

2008-10-06T18:03:00.004-04:00

Polanoid is a polaroid database where you can search or submit polaroids, which is brilliant.

Album Art

2008-10-06T16:48:00.001-04:00

ffffound on fresh good minimal

I'm more of a Bourbon girl,

2008-10-06T14:53:00.005-04:00

But this packaging design/concept for Douglas Laing & Co, Ltd Scotch is pretty sweet. As the Dieline pointed out, it takes the whole "whiskey as medicine" route and it works pretty well. Some of the lettering looks off but the shape and color palatte work. Reminds me of the Christopher Brosius "I Hate Perfumes" store/line of scents based out of Williamsburg.

Old Photos

2008-10-04T17:06:00.005-04:00

turn any JPG into a weathered photo, which you could do in photoshop but this is so much easier/faster. link

(found on three potato four's blog)

Square America is a collection of photos found in estate/yard sales or flea markets that give a glimpse of real life in America

double exposed polaroids

2008-10-04T13:27:00.004-04:00

link

found on anders nilsen's blog

Black Metal Dialogues

2008-10-01T20:38:00.005-04:00

read this, for the love of god and metal.

Les Shadoks

2008-10-01T19:18:00.004-04:00

found on genevieve gauckler's blog, i am in love with this popular cartoon from 1960s france.

the style reminds me of early sesame street, Asterix, and school house rock, as well as modern

cartoons like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, (aaaaaaand I still watch cartoons because I am 5).

go here for the first episode on youtube.

I am Spasming with Delight

2008-06-07T17:30:00.001-04:00

Chicago Design Annual poster

2008-06-04T23:21:00.004-04:00

Sweet poster from 1969 via grain edit

Muxtape & Mux Find

2008-05-27T19:54:00.001-04:00

Someone created a search engine for Muxtape, called Mux Find making it that much easier to use and cooler.

FAME, I'M GONNA LIVE FOREEEEVERRR!

2008-05-26T18:02:00.001-04:00

"Becky is a...

Grapheme-colour associator and Ordinal-linguistic personification, higher synesthete."

MY SYNESTHESIA IS FAAAAAMOUS!

(from the other bloggggg)

Parsons Senior Show

2008-05-26T17:40:00.006-04:00

The BFA CDT senior thesis show was pretty sweet, except for the whole "we ran out of alcohol, sorrrrry" thing which did not happen last year and made me greatly regret not bringing my Jim Beam with me. Despite sobriety, the show did not fail to impress.

Cytowic

2008-03-02T03:30:00.001-05:00

"It is not a hallucination but it is hard for me to describe. As I look at a page, I see the colors there even though I see the color of the real ink that's before me. I know it isn't there for real, but I still can't help seeing it. There is still a sensation that the color is there. I can't remember when I didn't have it. It's not something that I do. It happens all by itself. Letters and colors seem exactly as they are since forever." - MT

* page 43 In Cytowic's "Synesthesia; A Union of the Senses"

Eidetic Memory

2008-02-24T16:52:00.001-05:00

Recently I was told about eidetic memory. Basically eidetic memory is an extreme case of photographic memory. Apparently in some cases individuals (many are children who have no concept of their irregular processing) can see an image/text/stimulus in front of their face for a period of time after they see the actual object. It is another example of a process of perception which strays from the established norm and involves the relationship between stimulus and memory. An article on eidetic memory can be found...here.

Stamps/Color

2008-02-22T03:26:00.001-05:00

Gavin Potenza of Exploratory Design in Portland designed these stamps as a personal project in 2007. The color and transparency is evocative of the color change in numbers when their environment changes. I saw this on Grain Edit.

Korewa nandesuka?

2008-02-22T01:11:00.001-05:00

I should probably explain what Synesthesia is...

...according to the extensive wikipedia article (I swear that is not where my research came from), Synesthesia is "a neurologically-based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway." Basically a synesthete experiences multi-sensory stimulation. Some hear music and see a shape in front of their face, or can taste the letter "A." Some have a severe case of Synesthesia, which can be hindering, but many do not mind their cross-pollinated sensory experience. Many see this as a interesting phenomenon because humans are supposed to separate sensory perception according to evolution, so some have hypothesized that it is a more infantile/basic form of perception, (Simon Baron-Cohen).

I experience Grapheme-Color Synesthesia, as I see 0-9 as very specific colors and personalities. i see letters as colors, but there are too many in the alphabet to concentrate on individually, so they aren't as strongly identified as numbers. In my mind numbers have a familial relationship and interaction. When I see a group of numbers I usually chunk them and attach imagery to the colors as well as note the relationship between the numbers.

25 is pink & purple (twilight/dusk) and very feminine as well as a mother/adolescent daughter relationship where as 19 is black & yellow (bumble bee) and a father/grown son relationship. if you gave me a sequence of about 3-4 numbers I could paint you a random landscape using the colors and relationship between the numbers. This sounds insane, I know.

Memorizing numbers is really easy for me, but moving numbers, like in math, is really hard. When I was little I used to entertain myself during car rides with this and didn't think it was weird until I realized no one else saw things like this when I was a teenager. My parents thought I wanted attention and my friends thought I was high.

This experience is echoed by many who have discovered their synesthesia, as many thought they were the only ones who had it. It is quite amazing that something so seemingly individuated is so universal.