Unique LA Event

               

  

The Venue @ the Historic Barker Hangar

The 2nd Annual Unique LA event in Santa Monica last weekend was the  go to spot for new trends in food, fashion, design, art...you name it, all created from local designers and artists. Corey, the newest addition to the LA office went to the event and came back with a good review. All hand picked, these designers were chosen to exhibit their goods (and passion) to hopefully get some major exposure and new customers. In addition, Unique partners with many non-profits and donates 10% of the ticket sales! Once your in-- not only do you get a free ticket to the Orange County Fair but they have food trucks, free drinks & food samples, silkscreen t-shirts, photo booths, massage center, DIY (do-it-yourself craft booths) and much more! There was far too much to see in a few hours and the venue gets crowded, a good tip is to go in the morning to get the first looks. Unique is still very new, having launched in 2008 the creator, Sonja Rasula's mission is "to bring modern Made-in-America design to the masses, my goals are to help designers and small businesses grow and become sustainable, to support the local economy, and to teach shoppers the value of conscious consumerism." 

A-Z | Street Stencils

Candy Chang is a unique mix of graphic designer, urban planner, and architect with an ultimate goal of improving local communities with her environmental designs. 

She is known for street stenciling public spaces with thought-provoking messages, maps, and other helpful graphics. Her project called Sidewalk Psychiatry, was designed to prompt pedestrians to "do a little self-reflecting in transit". 

On the pavement of New York City, she stenciled questions such as "Do you think that went well?" and "Does she know how you feel?" with temporary spray chalk.  

http://candychang.com/sidewalk-psychiatry/ 

On Governors Island in New York City, she used the same stenciling process to bring both entertaining and important historical facts to the sidewalks.

 

http://candychang.com/pedestrian-timeline/

In Chinatown you will find a stencil design on the sidewalk that reads "This would be a nice place for a tree". This was her contribution to the "new MillionTreesNYC program, where they are aiming to plant one million new trees in the next decade".

 http://candychang.com/nice-place-for-a-tree/

She proposed a navigation system for the Brooklyn Bridge as the area is difficult to navigate for visitors and tourists. Her simple graphics would make the tourist hot spot a fun place to explore.

http://candychang.com/brooklyn-bridge-wayfinding/