What can be said that hasn’t been said already. It’s tragic that he died at such a young age and the first thought that went through my head when I heard about him passing away was… He can’t die yet, he still has so much to do!

To be alive and experience what Steve Jobs has done for the world first hand has been pretty amazing and it gives me chills to sit here and look at my desk, staring at all the products he has created that have enabled me to do what I do and help me create a life for my self that I love. Steve Jobs will be deeply missed and his effect on the world, not just with technology, but with his design sensibility and taste will last forever.

The internet is going to be filled with Steve Jobs related stories for the next while, but a few that I have really enjoyed so far have been a full documentary posted on Wanken, an interactive timeline from New York Times, and a video timeline from CNN.

Daniel Benson has been updating his SITE and TUMBLR page with overspill pics from previous Albion issues.

Here’s a cool one of Eddie C.

Yeeeaahhhh, Who remembers this??

I got out of the shower this morning and randomly started singing this.

Kink just posted a mini look book showcasing their new softwoods. Check it out on their site or keep reading to see the look book!

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Any trip to the Glory Hole is an adventure, and this edit shows that. For those who are not familiar, the Glory Hole is a massive rideable concrete drainage pipe in somewheresville, and you need to raft to get there. Adventure for sure. See pics HERE. Edit by Brian Chu.

Thanks to Kyle Emery Peck, who is also photo-blogging on a new site called FULL FRAME COLLECTIVE.

Click below for edit.

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Reuters is reporting that a 22 year-old New York college grad Maxwell von Stein has designed a bike with a flywheel that works on a similar principle as the hybrid car. The flywheel is a 15 pound, cast iron fly-wheel taken from a car engine, then mounted on the middle of the bike frame and fitted with a continuously variable transmission to the rear wheel. Kinetic energy is transfered to the flywheel when slowing down via a twist-shift embedded in the grip, and that energy helps with a boost when you need to get going again. Seems like a really interesting system, and best of all, it doesn’t use batteries.

Hit this link to check out the news report video on Reuters.

What do you think of the system? Could we be seeing this on mainstream bikes in the future?

I’ve been a fan of Jean Paul Goude for years, but just spent some time over the weekend, digging through his site again… and I thought I’d post a bunch of the images that I saved. Keep reading to check them out and make sure to brush up on your Jean Paul Goude via his site or the documentary (basically just a three part montage of his work) that you can find on youtube, So Far So Goude.

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…for Federal. Automatic embed.

Filmed by: Devon Hutchins
Edited by: Edd Allen
Music: ‘Parrowdice’ by Klashnekoff

NOWNESS has a great feature on calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenier, who is basically in charge of creating all the had written invitations for Fashion Week, working with all the big brands and creates original alphabets and letterforms for each client. Check out the interview and more on NOWNESS and keep reading to see a few more photos.

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Colony has been dropping some leftover edits with footage that didn’t make in into the Colony DVD. Check out their latest leftovers with Marnold. Also, we are super stoked to welcome Colony and Division as advertisers. Thanks so much for the support!!