Tuesday, February 9, 2010

5 Minutes | Jon Contino


We always like to ask a few random questions to our Monday Morning Playlist features. Jon was no exception as he was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to give us his two cents.

5 things people don't likely know about me are...

1. I've seen "Miss Congeniality" about 500 times and don't exactly hate it.
2. I've never had the opportunity to jump on a trampoline or pogo stick.
3. I wish Wiffleball was a professional sport because I would give up everything to make it to the Wiff Bigs.
4. I'm 27, I've never seen all of "Goonies," and I don't really care!
5. I am unable to see ghosts, but wish that I could.

5 things I don't leave home without...

1. iPhone
2. keys
3. gum
4. cash
5. a belt

5 brands that intrigue me...

1. Monocle
2. Ray Ban
3. Keds
4. Zuriick
5. Levis

I first met Matt...

...on the first day of college orientation in the summer of 2001. We were both in hardcore bands and had less than six degrees of separation for years before, but somehow never met. Turns out we both liked the same stuff and started working together almost immediately.

If my computer was only capable of running 5 fonts they would be...

Garamond, Bodoni, Knockout, Univers, and American Typewriter.

If I wasn't a designer you could probably find me...

...at a hardware store picking up materials for some type of construction job.

Favorite New York neighborhood is...

...hard to say. I love south shore Nassau and Queens, Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint, Montauk, and the West Village. I like them all for different reasons though.

Design books you would most likely find on my coffee table would be...

...anything involving Herb Lubalin, Paul Rand, or Paula Scher; they would most likely be monographs.

The last article of clothing I purchased was...

...a heavyweight navy, boating-style sweater with twine and wooden toggles from the J. Crew Liquor Store.

My favorite piece of the CXXVI Spring 2010 collection is...

...either the light canvas boat shoe, the whale t-shirt, or the string bikini. I think we might have to find some new models for that one though, dudes with beards and tattoos aren't going to cut it.

If I had to wear one pair of shoes for the rest of my life they would be...

...New Balance 574s.

Predictions for the last season of LOST...

I am the worst at predicting anything for LOST, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the show is just an elaborate commercial for Tide detergent.

After completing this interview I am off to...

...watch a few episodes of Mad Men and maybe draw a little...probably just Mad Men though.

If you missed his Monday Morning Playlist you can check it out here.