Pub. Designer's Moment of Zen

Yes, my content has moved to the dark side and has started rubbing tushes with the likes of late-night FX or Comedy Central, but this sheitski is fraking funny.

A Moment

Beautiful commercial.

Cool Pinhole Cameras

Corbis Corporation allows you to download templates and create unique and quirky pinhole camera. Examples are below.


www.corbis.readymech.com/en

Social Ad Campaign

Campaign for the Government of Catalunya to keep the Mediterranean sea clean. 2005. Made with copywriter Fran Segarra, Creative directors Xavi Hidalgo & Fernando Planelles.

This ad does a great job of getting its message across.

Car Advertising War

It speaks for itself.

A Kid with Spirit

The 2007 Periodic Table Printmaking Project

Ninety-six printmakers of all experience levels, have joined together to produce 118 prints in any medium; woodcut, linocut, monotype, etching, lithograph, silkscreen, or any combination. The end result is a periodic table of elements intended to promote both science and the arts.

Below are a few examples:


Promethium



Niobium



Iron

http://azuregrackle.com/periodictable/table/

If You Were A Zombie

These are great, and if you go to their website, http://www.ifyouwereazombie.com/zombie-cards.html, you can learn how you can submit your own zombie ideas.

Below are my favorites:

An Unneeded Process

Wraps giving directions on how to wrap.

FF6600 - Must Be a Web Designer

In Virginia, personalized plates are everywhere. My car is very blah. Wonder what people would think about 000000. Probably already taken.

Koleston Naturals Creative Ad

Great concept. The sun setting or rising makes this ad beautiful. It would of made since to cut out the brand's name as well because it gets lost.

Scary Story

The story itself isn't scary -- it's the picture.

Keepon dancing to Spoon's "I Turn My Camera On"

From making music in the last post to dancing in this one, Keepon knows how to groove.

http://beatbots.org/

Yellow Drum Machine

I'm on a robot kick. The Yellow Drum Machine roams around a room looking for objects to make music with. This video has commentary from the creator as well.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

This book has been a favorite ever since I first read it as a child. The illustrations still make me laugh and the writing transports me to the fantastical city of Chewandswallow. I've heard that a movie adaption will be out sometime next year as well.

So many books from my childhood have been turned into movies -- and they've sucked. The Dragonlance trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper (The Seeker). I wish all authors would be as picky as J. K. Rowling when it comes to their books being adapted.

Another children's book with great illustrations is "Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing" by Judi Barrett.

My Paper Mind

An experimental animation in a technique being called "stratastencil" devised by Javan Ivey. Each frame is one piece of 4x6 card stock.

http://javanivey.com/my_paper_mind.html

Japanese Inspiration

Japanese culture and art inspired my imovie concept. Simon G. Phelipot a self-taught illustrator also creates artwork from combining Japanese and European aesthetics.

www.resonance-art.com/

Thule Trail

Remember the old Oregon Trail game. Thule Trail is similar, graphics and all, but instead you must survive a road trip.

The intro screen:

“See if you have what it takes to navigate through nasty weather, road grub, car problems, and crazy drifters. Get a high score and see your name among the greatest of the Road Warriors.”

www.thuleroadtrip.com

Glyphs as Typography

Chinese glyphs are art in themselves. Here are a few examples of how their abstract meanings can have even more depth.

www.sinosplice.com/chinese/fonts/

An Interview with Veteran Typographer Erik Spiekermann

Erik Spiekermann speaks of the evolution of typography. The article shows examples of his work from concept to finished product.

www.pingmag.jp/2005/10/31/erik-spiekermann-typography-and-design-today

Walk in the Woods

www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/A+Walk+In+The+Woods

What happens when you mix cute and gross with a bit of bizarre. If you have an odd sense of humor, you might chuckle.

Visual Texture

The texture of the sky has so much depth. It plays off the berry, lime, and tangerine of the hills well.

Fav Words

Imagination
Fantasy
Creativity
Dream
Stargaze

Sleep
Food
Fruit
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Dessert

Moolah
Vacation

Love
Sexy
Beautiful

Soft

Fuffy (not a typo)

Bloody-dang-it
Revenge

Sugar Dumplings (Endearment for my cats)

Great Animation for Cat Lovers

Black and white pencil animation. It's cute. I know "cute" is an evil world, but it is what it is.

Misc. Fuzzies

If you are having a hard time crunching out the ideas, here is a smile.

Chronological List of Womens' Fear by Jan Pettit

01. Fear of the dark
Under the bed - long arm reaching out from leap and landing.
Inside the closet.

02. Fear of separation
Lost in crowd.
Lost in the woods.

03. Fear of abandonment
Parents dying.
Parents divorcing.
Parent moving
Parent remarrying

04. Fear of wicked stepparent

05. Fear of pee accidents
In school.
In bed.
In friend's bed.

06. Fear of bras
Needing one.
Not Needing one.

07. Fear of period
Getting it.
Not getting it.
A surprise attack.

08. Fear of embarrassment
Wrong clothes.
Wrong hair.
Wrong glasses.
Wrong body.
Wrong mother.

09. Fear of getting pregnant

10. Fear of rejection
By friends.
By boyfriend.
By colleges.

11. Fear of being found out

12. Fear of not getting work
Not paying student loans.
Not paying other bills.

13. Fear of selling out
Deserting dreams.
Embracing capitalism.

14. Fear of the dark (continued)
Parking lots.
Deserted streets.
Apartments.
Houses.
Bedrooms.

15. Fear of rejection (continued)
By lovers.
By bosses.
By friends.

16. Fear of being unloved

17. Fear of being unlovable

18. Fear of having married the wrong person

19. Fear of not getting pregnant

20. Fear of mortality
Parents' mortality
Spouse's mortality
Signs of mortality

21. Fear of childbirth

22. Fear of losing a child (I have yet to get here)
To SIDS
To falling down stairs.
To head injury.
To bathtub.
.
.
.
To childbirth

Rainbow in Your Hand

The design and concept of this flip book is clever and clean; it was designed by Japanese art director and copywriter Masashi Kawamura.

Funny Four Eyes

Oogmerk Opticians: Get the respect you deserve

Out of all the advertising methods, I think comedy sticks with you the longest. These four posters do a great job of making you laugh and wanting to know more about the product. The campaign conveys how wearing the firm's glasses positively changes the perspective of those who see them worn. What makes the ads so funny is that they are so true.

Serious Campaign

The visual execution of these social ads support the message well. Photoshop is fantastic.

Kiwi - the bird not the fruit

At the beginning of last year, my life was in a rut.

I was debating whether I should pursue a graduate degree.

After earning my undergraduate degree in accounting, I felt I needed a profession that allowed for creativity. But with no previous education or experience in a creative field, I thought there would be no chance.

Then I watched this short film.

Afterwards, I knew I had to at least try, so the search began.

And here I am.

Make A Wish

The movement and visual contrast of this piece caught my eye.

Use The Brains Your IBM Wasn't Born With

The headline for this 1988 CompuServe advertisement for Internet Access made me go - huh.


Old stats:

Price: $6.00 to $47.50 per hour ($11 to $83 adjusted for inflation)

Connection: dial-up

Speed: 300 to 9600 bps (Avg. speed now is 6,000,000 bps)

Services: 400 databases, covering news, shopping, finance and the like; 140 discussion groups, e-mail

Robotic Cunning

The video clip shows my topic for project two.

Dario Floreano and his team at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have been studying the evolution of robotic communication so that we can better understand ourselves and other social species. Last year they published their results in the report “Evolutionary Conditions for the Emergence of Communication in Robots.”

The Robots began with no knowledge of communication and slowly developed their own. Their goal was to find the food and avoid the poison. The researchers found that some robots lied to eat the food source by themselves, and others were heroes warning their peers of the poison before they died.

Palette knife Artist

Leonid Afremov is an American artist known for his palette-knife technique, using vibrant colors, and romantic scenes. The below piece is titled Anticipation of Happiness. His colorful art is inspiring. My style is usually methodical and geometric and I would love to be able to incorporate his in-the-moment approach.

More of his paintings can be seen at the link below:

http://www.afremov.com/

Narrative Description Example

"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" by Shel Silverstein

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
Would not take the garbage out!
She'd scour the pots and scrape the pans,
Candy the yams and spice the hams,
And though her daddy would scream and shout,
She simply would not take the garbage out.
And though her daddy would scream and shout,
She simply would not take the garbage out.
And so it piled up to the ceilings:
Coffee grounds, potato peelings,
Brown bananas, rotten peas,
Chunks of sour cottage cheese.
It filled the can, it covered the floor,
It cracked the window and blocked the door
With bacon rinds and chicken bones,
Drippy ends of ice cream cones,
Prune pits, peach pits, orange peel,
Gloppy glumps of cold oatmeal,
Pizza crusts and withered greens,
Soggy beans and tangerines,
Crusts of black burned buttered toast,
Gristly bits of beefy roasts...
The garbage rolled on down the hall,
It raised the roof, it broke the wall...
Greasy napkins, cookie crumbs,
Globs of gooey bubble gum,
Cellophane from green baloney,
Rubbery blubbery macaroni,
Peanut butter, caked and dry,
Curdled mile and crusts of pie,
Moldy melons, dried-up mustard,
Eggshells mixed with lemon custard,
Cold french fries and rancid meat,
Yellow lumps of Cream of Wheat.
At last the garbage reached so high
That finally it touched the sky.
And all the neighbors moved away,
And none of her friends would come to play.
And finally Sarah Cynthia Stout said,
"OK, I'll take the garbage out!"
But then, of course, it was too last...
The garbage reached across the state,
From New York to the Golden Gate.
And there, in the garbage she did hate,
Poor Sarah met an awful fate,
That I cannot right now relate
Because the hour is much too late.
But children, remember Sarah Stout
And always take the garbage out!

My cousin gave this book to me as a gift when I was ten years old. After moving overseas, it was lost, but I have always remembered the vivid description of the above poem.

Dolphins at Play

I thought this video was amazing and shows creativity in play.

My Interviews

I was able to get in contact with both Chef Wolf and Ysabella Brave; the interviews were conducted by phone and email respectively. The interaction with Chef Wolf by phone helped me get a better idea of who she was. I've also talked with Mr. Kliman, Dining Editor of the Washingtonian and will be submitting a lengthier profile of the chef on spec.

An Inspiration

Sainte Chapelle located in Paris, France is a place of geometry, vibrant colors, and sacredness. A sprawling picture in "National Geographic" inspired me to visit the small chapel. I love the aesthetic of stained glass and its influence can be seen in my work.

We Have Contact

Today, I received emails from Ysabella and Allison who is head of marketing and communications at the Charleston. I will not be able to interview Chef Wolf until she returns from a business trip in a week. Waiting to know if Ysabella would like to be interviewed by phone or email. Here are links to find out more about each:

http://www.charlestonrestaurant.com/
http://chefcindywolf.blogspot.com/
http://www.ysabellabrave.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/ysabellabravetalk
http://www.youtube.com/user/ysabellabrave

Finding the Interview

I have begun making calls and sending out emails. Thus far, I have tried contacting Santino Rice from Project Runway, Cindy Wolf, Executive Chef of the Charleston, and Ysabella Brave a music personality on Youtube. Will let you know if any get back to me.

Is It Art or Pure Randomness?

http://typogenerator.net is a random generator that uses both text and images. Visually they are inspiring, but is randomness art?

Below are some examples (The titles are the words I inputed).

Silly Nilly

Wonder Ponder Asunder

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