Juxtapoz

When a person is writing a blog about the places they spend a lot of time on the internet, it becomes easy to realize how much time you waste in just a few spots. A huge time waster for me is Juxtapoz. Juxtapoz, a sister company of the popular skate magazine Thrasher, started in 1994 and stills flourishes as an art and culture magazine, but also puts a ton of time into their blog updates each day. Every day you can find at least a page of links that you will most likely find yourself clicking on, to see more of the exhibit/ piece/ project that numerous artists have been working on from around the globe. Just surfing back less than a week, i found:

An art exhibit Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd has been working on utilizing garbage from the ocean, in order to raise awareness of the current state of our oceans, and the masses of garbage that are deposited there everyday.

A series of photographs by Tim Mantoani of famous photographers holding the photo that they are most famous for.

A tree house restaurant in Okinawa.

Art, design and culture obviously play a huge part in consumer behavior, as humans are more than obsessed with objects, members of the opposite sex, trends and products that are appealing to the eye. Companies that recognize the need for quality, up-to-date design and artistic work put themselves much farther ahead in gaining and keeping our attention then their competition sitting down from them in Aisle 17. Juxtapoz is a good example that some of the best artists and designers aren't those that are hired by big name corporations, but are out doing their own thing. Money doesn't always buy quality! And who wouldn't want to eat in that tree restaurant in Japan? (Spoiler: said tree is actually made of concrete)