The thing I purchased that I used the most in 2020 is . . .
February 16, 2021 — Comments are off for this post.
JOY COMPLEX PRESENTS: Best of 2020 (a month late)
May 15, 2020 — Comments are off for this post.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Hringpoki Stones In Stock at SCRIBE Stationery in Pittsburgh, PA
J O Y C O M P L E X is pleased to announce that in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania SCRIBE Stationery has started to carry our line of Special Edition Icelandic Hringpoki Stones.
SCRIBE is Pittsburgh's premier paper boutique. They offer distinctive invitations, letterpress, stationery, greeting cards, and gifts from the country's finest designers. They also stock unique and objects and ephemera to compliment any workspace.
Hringpoki stones are another unique addition to SCRIBE'S stock of rare or one-of-a-kind objects for those with discriminating tastes. The Special Edition stones are objects to behold.
They are our take on the traditional worry stone - just the thing to keep within arm's reach on your desk when you need a little reassurance and to clean your hands of microbes naturally.
Iceland's volcanic stone inspired the unique design. As lava hardens, the various gasses trapped inside create bubble-shaped voids. These trapped bubbles of gas are called vesicles. We created an approximation of those bubble patterns using our hringpoki technique to create a mesmerizing design to both see and touch.
Hringpoki stones are made using copper or copper alloyed metals, which are naturally anti-microbial. Our copper, brass, and bronze stones are fabricated using lost wax metal casting and hand polished. Our steel+ stones are made additively - a process in which layered steel powder infused with bronze and heated in an industrial autoclave. This method gives each stone a unique stepping pattern that looks almost like the whorls of a fingerprint.
HRINGPOKI: hringur = circle/ring; poki = bag/pack
ABOUT SCRIBE:
Scribe Fine Papers is Pittsburgh's premier paper boutique. It offers distinctive invitations, letterpress, stationery, greeting cards and gifts from the country's finest designers, including Arzberger Engravers, Crane & Co., Gilah, Julie Holcomb and Rifle Paper Co.
412.682.1644
731 1/2
Filbert Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
ABOUT J O Y C O M P L E X:
J O Y C O M P L E X is a content studio and design showcase that helps people, brands, and companies grow. It was founded in 2014 by Jeremy Burnich, a respected voice in 3D-innovation, content development, and community engagement.
412-449-9501
PO BOX 112554
2211 Lesnett Road
PITTSBURGH, PA 15241
Published by Admin Astrator in Announcements
December 9, 2019 — Comments are off for this post.
2019 Instagram Post of the Year
Selected by J O Y C O M P L E X
A slick and creative Instagram post.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Gonzalo Menevichian (@gonzalomenevichian) on
Gonzalo Menevichian
https://www.gonzalomenevichian.com/
Published by Jeremy Burnich in Announcements
December 9, 2019 — Comments are off for this post.
2019 Instagram Account of the Year
Selected by J O Y C O M P L E X
There are over 1 Billion monthly active Instagram users. Every day users “like” over 4.2 billion images of things. The most popular image? An ordinary egg.
There isn’t any possible way to go through all of those Instagram accounts. But we took a sampling. This year we actively followed several.
One in our little collection stood out. It showed, in a fun way, something being used.
That something? The Municipal Library of Akureyri - succinctly said in Icelandic as Amtsbókasafnið á Akureyri - @amtsbokasafnid.
If you don't want to scroll through, here is a video that shows what you'd see.
Doesn’t it look like a great place to visit? It shows the library being used in all sorts of fun and interesting ways. It has the obligatory photos of people reading. But it also shares images of children learning. And documents adult-sized people acting silly.
The images are both inspired and inspiring.
And if you can read Icelandic, you should read the descriptions. There are mini-interviews of the staff. Humorous descriptions. And informative insights into books.
The best kind of advertising is truthful in showing how something can be used. This feels like a truthful and inviting window into a wonderful institution. It's also an innovative and clever use of the platform.
Amtsbókasafnið á Akureyri
https://www.akureyri.is/amtsbokasafn
Brekkugötu 17, 600 Akureyri
Sími: 460 1250
Tölvupóstur: bokasafn@akureyri.is
Published by Jeremy Burnich in Announcements
J O Y C O M P L E X / Copyright MMXIV-MMXXII / Privacy Policy / Terms & Conditions