Kissing Matters

We Are Each Other

Josh Shayne — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:00:46 PST

By the supremely talented Graphic Artist Christopher David Ryan. We highly recommend you check out the posters in his online shop here. They’re lovely.

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Anatomy of Love Print

Josh Shayne — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:00:59 PST

We just adore this ‘Anatomy of Love‘ 11″x14″ illustrated art print created from an original gouache painting by Anna Bond. Each print is archival printed on 100% cotton rag paper and signed. Available at the Rifle Paper Co. here.

While we’re at it, her personalized stationary with a custom-painted portrait of you is pretty neat too!

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When Charlie Brown Meets T-Pain

Josh Shayne — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:42 PST

An inventive mash-up of Charlie Brown and T-Pain’s “Kiss Kiss.” I love the dance breakdown at 1:50 – the Peanuts gang never looked so good.

Kiss Kiss Charlie Brown

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Stephi + Jeff’s Wedding Photo Booth

Josh Shayne — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:00:52 PST

This cute short by filmmaker Josh Shayne, is compiled from 720 or so photo booth snapshots at a wedding in August of 2009. What a great way to remember the guest list!

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The Kiss Hello

Josh Shayne — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:00:32 PST

photo and accompanying quote selection by: Michael Shane (michaelbshane.com)

Elaine: “What is the big deal about putting your lips on somebody’s face?”

Jerry: “It’s the obligation. You know, as soon as this person comes in, you know you have to do this. I mean, if you could, say, touch a breast as part of the kiss hello, then I think I could see the value in it a little better.”

Elaine: “How about an intercourse hello? How would that be?”

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Kiss Me. But Slowly. And Do it in Black and White.

Josh Shayne — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:08:25 PDT

Everything is sexier in slow-motion – kissing included. Now throw in some shimmery lighting, glitter and a fan and you have a video that is a bit tongue in cheek — both literally and figuratively. Directed by the obviously very talented Carey Williams.

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Getting Cheeky: Kiss Like a European

Josh Shayne — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:14:30 PDT

You’re about to say goodbye to your good friend, Monique who is visiting from Paris. You go to hug her and she goes to kiss your cheek. Do your noses collide or are you clued-in as to which cheek gets kissed first? And how many kisses will this farewell take?

In Paris and central France, most people give two kisses – one on each cheek. But a swath of northern France, from Normandy to the Belgian border, opted in general for four. And southeastern France, from Marseilles to the Alps, preferred three. The French upper class seems to go for two kisses. But which cheek first, dammit!!

The answer? Nobody knows. The Italians kiss all over the place — left, right, it doesn’t matter which is first. In Spain you have to kiss the right cheek first or risk having your toes stomped. The French may prefer that you kiss the left cheek first, but this is heavily influenced if you are dyslexic.

Photo: moonsoleil on flickr

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We Are Not Two, We Are One

Josh Shayne — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:54 PDT

This charming piece is by the quite talented Christopher Bettig.

Bettig is a French/American artist living in Los Angeles. He has done commercial work for Converse, Urban Outfitters and Fila.

I love what he does here with color, how his blue lines intermix with white space and obviously the concept of two lovers becoming one through in shape of a heart is adorable.

If you like this, be sure to visit Bettig’s website and his etsy shop where you can buy spiffy posters like this for your friends, neighbors and generational cohorts.

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Asleep and Dreaming

Josh Shayne — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:00:35 PDT

Every once and a while I’ll see a music video that knocks my socks off. In addition to being a lovely daydream of a story, this video for the song “Her Morning Elegance” by Oren Lavie is super well-produced. And while very simple in scope, the film is incredibly innovative in its use of setting, stop-motion and production design. Lavie is an Israeli-born singer/songwriter/director. You can find his album here: The Opposite Side of the Sea

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Bedroom to Boardroom: Kissing at Work

Josh Shayne — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:00:47 PDT

In these germ-phobic times, a great ad from Science World about a very affectionate board meeting. If this were how the corporate world operated, I might quit blogging.