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Chicago Keeps it Blooded: Part 103 (super shady)
kunal #9385
Chicago gang leaders will hold a press conference to denounce Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis' threats to crack down on gang leaders. Chicago needs a Batman, or at least a Christian Bale to yell incredulously at them.
I'm Going to Chicago (the future)
frank #9378
Hi folks. Long time no see, huh? Anyway, I'll be in Chicago Sept. 22-24 to speak at the Cusp Conference. Who wants to hang? Also, I think they may give me one extra ticket, so if any one is local and interested in attending, let me know.
Great horror photography (photography)
djg #9377
I stumbled upon the horror photography of Joshua Hoffine at the Missouri State Fair last Friday. He was an artist in residence in the fine arts building and a very nice guy with some fascinating photos. He's working on a short film too. My thoughts exactly...and some...as he's a very theatrical/cinematic approach. Really enjoyable stuff, at least to me. Oh, and turns out he lives just a few blocks from me. Crazy small world, at least here in Missouri. Enjoy. -djg
Antoine Dodson (ntih)
kunal #9375
The original was a sensation. The Gregory Brothers auto-tune took it to the next level. The meme has taken off full speed. Not sure what/who I'm talking about? Check it out at KnowYourMeme.com.
Vintage Tokyo subway manner posters (4real)
kunal #9373
Here are a few manner posters that appeared in the Tokyo subways between 1976 and 1982.
kunal... (super shady)
djg #9372
Thanks for the video links and for thinking of me. Unfortunately I can't watch them per day job restrictions and no internet at home. I'll get to them someday. For now, I watch the locusts and sometimes play with them. -djg
vote for DJZZZZZZZZZZZZ! (the future)
djg #9371
Daniel, you've got the freshest and most outstanding work on the AIGA KC People's Choice Awards site! Lots of thumbs up from me. Keep it up. Are you going to the gala? I'm not per outrageous prices. They can keep my award or burn it for the bums. -djg
Create Your Media Monster! (the future)
kunal #9370
Creating animated robots out of portable media. Awesome. So awesome.
DJG Will also love this video (video)
kunal #9368
Guinness World Record Todd Taylor Fastest Banjo. The only thing you won't love is all the banjo-related puns the narrator makes.
DJG Will Love this video - Drugs by Ratatat (video)
kunal #9367
And so will all of you. So good. Comprised of stock footage from Getty Images, Carl Burgess created this super uncomfortable music video for Ratatat. Watching it is like eating sour skittles. Check out the Predator cameo around 1:20.
even tinier, painstakingly detailed sculptures... (4real)
djg #9366
The lead pencil type sculptures are neat, thanks Chris. It had me thinking about Willard Wigan's insanely tiny art. Wow. I saw a special on him per CBS Sunday Morning. I believe he uses a fly leg or hair as his primary paintbrush. He has also inhaled his art before because it is so tiny and fragile. -djg
Lead Pencil Sculptures: The sculpture is carved into the lead of a pencil (kinda cool)
chris #9365
You probably seen the crayon carvings that have gone around the internet in the last year. This takes it to a whole new level. The steady hand and keen eye to create these is truly impressive.
the juggalo (photography)
trevor #9360
An intimate portrait from The Gathering of the Juggalo. Proof that your life can always be worse.
Daniel...Great Poster! (mad props)
djg #9359
It has that hint of GOOD Neville Brody that I love and great change-up on it's own. Keep it up! Also, am I still looking for something in the mail!? -djg
35 MM (video)
chris #9358
It's like all the reimagined movie posters the kids love to do only this time they animated it. Pretty nicely done.
Chris Man made me buy this for him (super shady)
peter #9357
Turner, corporate mercenary, wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him for a mission more dangerous than the one he's recovering from: Maas-Neotek's chief of R&D is defecting. Turner is the one assigned to get him out intact, along with the biochip he's perfected. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human.
Welcome back Doug (super shady)
kunal #9356
It's good to see you again. There are few of us who still check this. Live long and prosper. Everyone's so busy now. Norton has a job... Frank is like 5 hours behind everyone, so anything he hears about is already old news. Chris Marino got engaged, so I think he's done with the internet or something, and Trevor is too busy getting mad paid.
128 New Polaroids (photography)
doug #9354
Possibly the last Polaroids I will take unless I run into a whole stack of money.
Does anyone visit this site anymore? Does anyone care about my photos? Does anyone know what I am having for dinner tonight?
Twenty More Things to Dry Your Hands With (photography)
doug #9353
Five thousand miles, 20 hand dryers.
Produzione Privata Acquatinta Pendant Lamp (money)
kunal #9347
Gotta find a way to remake this bad boy.
Chicago Keeps It Blooded: Part VI (super shady)
kunal #9343
High court strikes down Chicago handgun ban. Chicago's South Side is about to get South Sideier. Woe is us.
epic (illustration)
trevor #9342
If I could draw like this, then I would do it more often. If I drew more often, maybe someday I could draw like this.
Tempura fried pork sandwich (4real)
norton #9339
From Kitty's in Kansas City. Who wants to shoot a pilot for food network with me.
Human Centipede Cat Toy (buy this)
norton #9338
100% Medically Accurate. I still haven't pulled the trigger and viddied this film...but it still festers in my mind.
Oh Sookie (video)
chris #9337
Snoop Dogg must really be trying to pad that retirement fund. So much so that he has moved past being the voice on your GPS to doing True Blood based rap-songs.
Killer executed by Utah firing squad (super shady)
kunal #9336
For those of you who didn't know (myself included), death row inmates can still be executed by firing squad in the US (or at least in Utah). The firing squad pinned a paper target to his chest.
Young Girl Drops the C-bomb on National TV (mad props)
kunal #9331
Love that she said it twice. Thanks UYD for making me aware of this. In another year, I would have actually probably seen this live. GBA!
Think its gross? (news)
daniel #9329
Well, guess what chump. It is also one of the deadliest fish in the world. Its the STONE FISH, and its out kicking ass and taking names. Stone cold, stone fish.
Fake It Til You Make It (video)
kunal #9328
Jaleel White (Urkel) returns to ... TV? ... with some sort of new show. I watched 5 minutes and laughed twice. Is it a good sign? Who knows. I don't. "GIRL, you look like you kick mules for a living." Also, I can't wait to copy off his style in the show. Except I believe he is ripping off of Kanweezy.
From the CIPB facebook: (news)
daniel #9326
For all you Chicago peeps: "Chicago International Poster Biennial Come to the CIPB Poster Gallery this Thursday, June 10th, and be one of the first in the world to preview the jury's selections. This is also one of the last opportunities to view the work of the jury, which will remain on exhibit only until June 15th. Thursday, June 10th from 6-9 PM Announcement of Finalists at 7 PM CIPB Poster Gallery 661 W Diversey Pkwy Chicago NO ADMISSION FEE" I entered five things, maybe someone can go and tell me if I got selected?????
Engaged and underaged. (news)
chris #9323
For those of you who didn't already know or see it on the Book, I got engaged this past weekend. So there you go... oh and Pete did not, if there is still any confusion.
eat da poo poo (news)
trevor #9316
Raising awareness about the sexual habits of homosexuals in Africa. Apparently, they think gay dudes just sit around at eat poo poo. Offensive/Ignorant: Yes... Hilarious: Absolutely...The good stuff starts at the 00:25 mark
Typography and Lettering Books (type)
doug #9315
Because I can't take all of my design and typography books to Switzerland, I have taken photos or scans of some of my favorites and put them up for all to enjoy.
Congrats Norton! (the future)
doug #9310
Way to go, Norton! Congratulations to you and your lady for the move up the road.
GIT'N PAID (news)
norton #9309
I got a job in Kansas City with The Collaboration: A traditional studio near The Crossroads specializing in identity and print advertising. Lauren and I will be moving to Overland Park, KS at the end of next week. All of you are welcome to visit and eat my food.
Google Font Foundry (type)
trevor #9308
A pretty nice solution coming from Google, though I wish their choice of faces were a bit better. At least it's good to see the big guys getting behind this. Oh the future!
Lina Medina (news)
trevor #9307
Look back at your life and ask yourself what you had accomplished by the age of 5. This is completely safe for work but at the same time might also technically be considered child pornography.
dodocase (advice)
kunal #9305
Hey Pete. Add this to the list of things you've done a long time ago that people much later monetized. Enter: the moleskine case for the iPad.
NAOTO FUKASAWA AT LUMINAIRE (design)
kunal #9304
Chicago boys: lecture at MCA Theater, Event & Exhibition at Luminaire afterwards.
Cat Lady (news)
daniel #9299
A new illustration. UC has been slow lately, so I have had more time to draw.
Happy Friday (video)
kunal #9297
Happy Friday indeed. This is mostly for Chris-man. "It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you..."
I watched this Milton Glaser doc the other day... (film)
djg #9296
...i was both informed and delighted. But, wanted more and more. Especially wanted to watch him draw more roosters. He is also less "gruff" than I had perceived. -djg
Added a few individual scans... (art)
djg #9295
...of the book art i'm in the middle of...having fun. -djg
machete (money)
peter #9294
this trailer actually looks like this movie will be better than I thought it would be when I heard that it was going to be a movie.
Robots scare me (super shady)
chris #9293
JAPAN STOP!!! These are some of the scariest robot images i've ever see. Serious people stop trying to make robots look like humans. Highlights: Giant headed robot baby, Robot Birth, Robots that look like the person standing next to them and Robot Bride. So creepy. Kunal, watch your back son.
Honda's Answer to the Segway (video)
chris #9292
It's smaller, more compact. I'm assuming slower, but it also is just one wheel and a stool. I don't know how i feel about this. The Japanese are crazy. I can see this being turned into a wheelchair alternative that will give a person greater range of movement and more flexibility. Otherwise it looks even more obnoxious than a Segway.
Alphabets and Lettering with Esterbrook Drawlet Lettering Pens (type)
doug #9291
A coworker brought this old book into work. So I scanned it for the entire world to see.
working on some art for a book (art)
djg #9288
my friend chad t. johnston wrote it. another 12 hours or so and it should be complete. thanks. be well boys. sorry i am so quiet lately. -djg
So many Questions with Amos Masondo (4real)
kunal #9285
Joburg is advertised as a world-class city. Chris Barron asked the mayor, Amos Masondo...
Global Apps for Development Competition (mad props)
kunal #9282
World Bank frees up development data, and opens competition for someone, anyone, to do something, anything, with all this data. Infographicphiles rejoice.
hudson mohawke - freek (music)
trevor #9281
Don't even worry about it. (Note: Chris-man, this is some epic sexy-time music for you. Doing the ape face all night long.)
Chicago Keeps it Blooded, Pt 4 (ntih)
kunal #9279
Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard must be called in to help.
Thanks Chris! (4real)
doug #9274
Unfortunately, the press would not easily fit into a suitcase. I am probably going to loan it out to the Baltimore Print Studios which is run by Kyle Van Horn. Which is funny, because I have never met him in real life.
Congrats Doug. (mad props)
chris #9273
Are you going to move that shinny new home letterpress across the pond with you?
international poster gallery (news)
daniel #9270
Has anyone else browsed this site? pretty great stuff, some of it is pretty reasonable, I guess. This poster is so "hot" tee hee
An Announcement of Sorts (news)
doug #9269
I have been accepted to the international MFA program at the Basel School of Design in Basel, Switzerland. It is a joint degree program with the University of Illinois, Chicago (so I will graduate with two degrees - one from each school).
I am excited and terrified all at once. It is a two-year program and Allison will (hopefully) get a job in public health (she has her Masters in Pub. Health) in Basel while we are there. It is a very international city and I will be trying to learned Swiss-German (though my classes are in English, thankfully).
This also means that all you boys will have a place to stay if you are visiting the European mainland, so start saving your pennies now.
NIKE music shoe promo video (video)
chris #9264
I'm assuming all this is real and i'm assuming this is awesome.
Food Party (video)
chris #9261
While flippin' through the channels on the boob-tube this weekend April found this little gem called "Food Party" on IFC. Needless to say we were more than curious as to what this show could be and why IFC was playing a marathon of it. I don't know the history of this program but i'm going to assume it goes something like this. 1 or 2 kids going to art school in NYC got really high and thought it would be a great idea to make a cooking/kids show. Not having and money or help they made everything out of cardboard and created puppets for the auxiliary characters. I can then only imageine that it had decent success on YouTube and was then picked up by IFC because other than Arrested Development all of their programing is insane. Enjoy.
Brooklyn Doesn't Have An Apple Store?! (video)
kunal #9260
"My God, even Staten Island has an Apple store!" Brooklyn Borough President makes a video plea to Jobs to put an Apple store in the 'creative capital of america'
Trevor (film)
norton #9259
I cannot stop thinking about this trailer! I have a major obsession with freaks...but I think seeing this movie may cause me some permanent mental instability. (*not that I was invited) :-)
Trevor (news)
daniel #9258
you know i will fly to NYC to watch ATM videos with you...any day of the week, jusrt keep me updated. That trailer looks so awesome.
the human centipede (film)
trevor #9257
Possibly the most disturbing movie trailer I've ever seen. I'm going to go against my better judgement and say that if anyone wants to see this with me (Rogan / Daniel) I'm so fucking down.
norton...thanks! (the future)
djg #9254
and i'm still working on a big grouping of all the lint cats. maybe by next year's lint? lint all year round with me though. -djg
new werk (news)
daniel #9253
posted some new stuff- revamped D&AD entries, a couple new posters, and illustrations! CHECK IT OUT.
Overdue Kudos (money)
peter #9248
Doug is on Svpply
Frank is top 20 under 30
DJG has new video
DJG in show in California
Kunal has new job
Doug has awesome new poster
Congrats boys!! Anyone else have any awesome news? Keep it going.
I Make New Poster. You Care? (design)
doug #9247
61 ampersands + more hours than I care to count = new poster.
Dice as type (design)
chris #9245
A nice simple idea to use dice to print patterns on a letterpress. Check out the link to the etsy page at the bottom for plenty of printed posters.
Cocorosie win worst album art award (news)
daniel #9244
from me. yes, this is really the cover of the LP.
40 Days of Lint (super shady)
djg #9242
enjoy...and with a big art piece of them all together still in production. -djg
men & women of industry (design)
trevor #9241
giving up to The Matchbook Registry. Congrats to The Blackness, I'm starting a blog and gonna steal your basic maths theme.
Biggest Drawing in the World - a Fake. (super shady)
doug #9240
Guy didn't actually use DHL to make the world-sized self portrait. Pretty sketchy, but still a good idea...
the broken - coheed & cambria (music)
trevor #9239
I'm not really down with them since The 2nd Stage Turbine Blade but it's nice to see that their music videos are finally as epic as their music.
How I'll lose 20lbs this year (super shady)
blackman #9238
Remove your right earphone and listen to what she is saying.
Headless Snow Stallion (super shady)
djg #9237
first day of kcmo spring = six inches of snow. today it's in the 50s. it was a nice experiment. what started as a whale turned into a giraffe until the 7ft+ neck toppled and then i settled on a headless snow stallion after i couldn't get the head to look right and had to call it quits per being out of gas and dark coming. and if you line it up right with the smoke stack behind, it is kinda neat. enjoy! -djg
philip cheaney illustration site (illustration)
djg #9234
so great to see what he's been up to while studying for masters at school of visual arts...and making motion graphics for me! -djg
heads of state (news)
daniel #9232
shame, shame. really, you went there? and i was just thinking the other day about how awesome you are.
amass blog (money)
peter #9230
awesome blog of awesome collections of design related ephemera. everyone will love this. prob doug will the most. i do the second most.
daniel...thanks for passing that along! (kinda cool)
djg #9228
neat! and please, anybody, keep me informed of my thingies passing by in the wind tunnels of the world wide web. i'm out of the loop, rather in knots. thanks! and enjoy! your support is very appreciated. -djg
Seume "Will Ya Be My Friend" Music Video (video)
djg #9225
Music by: David Seume / Art & Direction: DJG / Additional Art & Direction, Credits, All Animation: Philip James Cheaney
Memorable quotes for Cool Runnings (kinda cool)
kunal #9223
They should have just listed the entire script!
Photos of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives Archives (photography)
kunal #9221
Very interesting characters in the early days. Looked pretty clean-cut back then. Once you get to present-day, not so much.
kim jong il, oh man (news)
daniel #9217
on 16-18 his mouth looks like a couple soggy vienna sausages. just danglin' there.
For all you 'Lost' fans out there… (the future)
kunal #9215
Nice… I guess by default, this goes under THE FUTURE.
Super Mario Bros on an 8x8 LED matrix (video)
kunal #9214
Beats the hell out of Call of Duty, eh? In my dream world, all video games look like this.
Passion Pit vs. Juvenile - Back That Sleepyhead Up (music)
trevor #9213
from The Hood Internet's, The Mixtape Volume Four. Another banger is the Dead Prez vs. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks of Hip Hop mash-up. Real real good!
Oliver Jeffers Video (video)
chris #9211
A short video exploring Oliver Jeffers process for writing children's books. He's super great, I bout lost and found for my nephew a while back. Probably going to buy him another as well. [via. Swissmiss]
Sex.com domain is going to be available soon… (ntih)
kunal #9210
I've been looking for a new home for the Umbrella Club… you guys wanna pool our money?!
tron legacy: new official trailer (film)
trevor #9209
1080 HD streaming on YouTube is where it's at.
Christian T-Shirts That Don't Suck! (super shady)
kunal #9208
I can't tell if this is a joke or not, because these shirts do in fact suck.
Loose Change (mad props)
kunal #9202
Brought to my attention by Ricky Gervais podcast. A name as evocative and as exciting as… well, nothing.
"Abraham Lincoln hunts vampires in film adaptation" (film)
djg #9201
i'm not surprised. lincoln and vampires are hot right now. i'll see it. -djg
dee jay zee! (ntih)
djg #9199
great new posters! and i love seeing your body of work together like this. neat-o. keep it up. -djg
FBNORTON (money)
peter #9194
I realized how awkward it was to have things listed that way. I changed up some language last nite. Now some people are "just friends." You are still Umbrella club. Internet web posting sites come before friends.
DJG is my third favorite author (money)
peter #9191
I think that most of the UC members have their names on a fake book I have done. But only DJG and trevor made the final cut. Oh, and my grandpa.
pete and doug...nice new homes (ntih)
djg #9190
and i like you two. my turn for a new home...summer, maybe. -djg
pete, thanks for reminding me that i wrote an alphabet book (super shady)
djg #9189
can i get a copy? ha. in fact, i do have a "ABCDJG" book in my head. -djg
onpaperwings dot com (money)
doug #9186
Keeping with the new website theme, I also just launched my new site over the weekend. A big thanks goes to Frank Chimero for helping me with my interweb ignorance.
Pete, the new site is nice! DJZ, show me the money!
Pete Cuba dot com (money)
peter #9185
My new design site is live now. Feel free to give me advice RE it. I will probably mass email all of you at some point too. There will eventually be some sort of copy integrated into the icons, but for now there is not. You can't buy anything from here though. I'm no DJZ
"7 Vampires Better Than Twilight's Edward Cullen" (4real)
djg #9179
killer. spike from "buffy" takes the bloomin' onion for me. -djg
my friend micah... (video)
djg #9176
is doing some great stuff and from his parent's basement. we're going to tag team something in the near future. he's sorta radiohead meets daniel johnston in music and art. all-around great kid. -djg
kunal...thanks! (video)
djg #9174
it's really great to share and translate in a tangible way the things that are alive inside of me. and thank you for spending time with them too as well inside of your own head. i'd like to experiment more with this extended view of my work and play by the tools of these modern times. i'm a caveman though but know some good people who paint on wire walls well. case in point, philip james cheaney. and if anyone else out there wants an adventure in making things animate and move with me, i'm game. anyway, the final video will debut in a couple weeks. thanks. -djg
"The Most Unusual Hotels in America" (photography)
djg #9173
according to forbes. awesome stuff. -djg
Nice Work DJG! (mad props)
kunal #9172
You should have to animate everything you've ever done now. Although, in my head, all you work is dancing around a campfire.
re: this guy drew peter (news)
trevor #9171
Can't be him, Pete just trimmed his pubic hair. Unless he stylized him and gave him a dick wig.
preview of my 40 days of lint (ntih)
djg #9169
not to spur on the other kind, just for personal fun. back to work! kitties need me! -djg
Seume Music Video Teaser (the future)
djg #9168
a little baby i've been cooking with philip james cheaney. funny how we have a minute trailer for a four minute video. oh, the suspense. it will be debut in march. -djg
SXSW (4real)
doug #9166
It costs this much to go to SXSW?!?! Wow. I had no idea. I figured it was about $100.
this thinking for a living blog is so nice (news)
daniel #9163
best blog navigation, for the win. except, who cares about Nick Feltron anymore? Hopefully his penis has fallen off, due to his ongoing outpouring of self-indulgent masturbatory publications.
Thinking For A Living 3.0 (the future)
doug #9162
If you haven't seen it yet, Frank and Duane and other talented guys have launched Thinking For A Living 3.0. The navigation is a little strange at first, but then you really understand it and it is great. Looking forward to seeing this grow. Well done boys.
The Wired Tablet App (the future)
trevor #9161
This is what the future of digital publishing will be like. If so, I will buy an iPad. That said, if they implement all these features in all issues, the production cost from development to asset preparation will go through the roof.
Nick Gazin (news)
daniel #9160
There are a few weird things about Nick Gazin, 1 being his obscenely awesome illustration style (actually obscene) but also the fact that, after looking at his blog, I realized I rode on the train with him at least 3 days a week this summer in NYC. To top it all off, I bought a shirt online with his artwork on it, not knowing it was him, and now I am almost 100% sure that he drew the weird face made out of carboard that I found in the garbage in Williamsburg this summer. So I am about to send him a picture asking him if he did it .Life is soooo funnnny.
The Matchbook Registry (general)
blackman #9159
Thanks Dough! I haven't been able to figure that out yet. If you guys have any ideas let me know.
Matchbook Registry (design)
doug #9158
Blackman, I love it! As a collector of things myself, I am always as sucker for a serial collection. My only thing with the site is that when I click a specific tag from the top navigation, it doesn't show any photos, just text for all of the matchbooks that match the tag. Maybe it is just me, but I expected to see at least the fronts. Just my two cents, take it or leave it.
The Matchbook Registry (design)
blackman #9155
Hey guys this is something I've been in the process of making for quite awhile. It's called The Matchbook Registry. It's a place to show case the design and typography of the thousands of matchbooks I have. Let me know what you think, and please share with your friends. It will be updated daily. Cheers
Doug, (design)
kunal #9154
I'd say this portfolio puts you firmly in the loving snuggle of the cooligans. Too good.
Just proves (design)
doug #9153
that I don't know what is cool. It won a web design award and my site? Yeah. Well, I'm almost done with a re-design that has taken almost three months. Silly me.
Disappearing acts: Master calligrapher Paul Antonio (design)
trevor #9152
Nice video (slideshow) outlining the profession of the modern scribe. From The Guardian UK
Navigation is nice, but... (design)
doug #9150
it is way to "jumpy" in my opinion. Every time I click a new collection, it collapses, then expands and then when I click again, it collapses. Too much unnecessary movement in my opinion.
Randy Moller Goal Calls (money)
peter #9148
Panther's announcer has the most hilarious goal calls. All movie/song quotes. No sense. YOU MUST LISTEN TO THIS NOW.
nor-ton (news)
daniel #9146
i think 400 was the production cost, plus 200 for additional printing. but I believe they were given away for free...
Daniel (type)
norton #9144
I do like this calendar, thanks for the shout. $400 is stupid though, especially when I'm pretty sure there's a technical mistake where the nose of the 1 overlaps the zero. The "true story" theme is smart though.
Poster Help Thingie Whatsits (buy this)
frank #9140
This is my opinion based only on my situation. I think folks should do what they think is best. As a person who has made posters in the past for these sorts of relief efforts, I made a decision last year to stop. To me, they feel like like a weird middle ground where you're kind of doing it to help, but you're also kind of doing it to promote yourself and kind of doing it to feel important and not quite so helpless. I decided I didn't like that it was gray. For previous posters like this I had done, it was a way for me to feel like I could do something when really there wasn't much I could do.
I was invited to do 7 of these sorts of poster projects for Haiti in the past few weeks. (Seven!) On one hand, I could have interpreted that as an inspiring thing: all these designers looking to help! But, that's just not how I felt in my gut. I think everyone has good intentions and a desire to be compassionate. But, I'd rather donate money to charity and move on with my life. I decided if I made poster that never gets posted in public and only gets sold to people who already know about an event, that poster didn't have a useful purpose besides money trading hands. If that was the case, there's no value. (To me.) I'd rather contribute my own money and not have to deal with the gray area. I want my charity to just be charity, and only that. Again, only me. It doesn't make the projects bad or the people who contribute possess ulterior motives.
daniel (design)
trevor #9139
Sorry, let me clarify that I don't think that poster competitions to raise awareness are bad in themselves. However, I do think that most of the time and resources that go into organizing these productions could be better spent on directly sending aid to the relief effort. It is most definitely a grey area in our profession & this is just my personal opinion. Again, it wasn't my intention to offend or discredit anyone trying to help others in need. BTW I forgot to tell you how much I liked your poster, seriously.
trevor (news)
daniel #9138
can you explain how the "poster relief effort" is "a questionable practice" ?
Die antwoord - Enter the ninja (music)
trevor #9137
As much as I would like, I have no explanation for what you're about to see. Crazy South African Mutant Zef-Rap is my only attempt at a precursor.
Haiti Earthquake Infographic Contest (design)
trevor #9136
In a departure from the typical poster relief effort, which is already a questionable practice, this seems inappropriate and just off the mark. I want to believe good intentions were behind this.
Amazingly Negative Review (money)
peter #9134
Looking at buying some new desk lamps. This review takes a couple minutes to read, but the turn from complaining about the lamp to complaining about the world is seamless and the best example of pessimism that I have ever read.
interesting batch of "inglourious basterds" poster art by select artists (art)
djg #9133
all up for auction. -djg
To be fair, Trevor (money)
peter #9132
I did make the sweatshirt that makes kunal look like a lesbian. Chrisman helped pick it out tho.
kunal (news)
trevor #9130
I can't believe I'm saying this about yoiu & not Peter, but you look like a grandpa or 45 year old lesbian. Happy birthday!
chris-man (news)
daniel #9126
choice video, bro. does that polar bear destroy the RMS Titanic at the beginning? If so, AWESOME.
The best college hockey season opening hype animation ever (video)
chris #9125
I'm not even sure that's what this is. All i know is this polar bear has a serious agenda, and the only thing on that agenda is kicking ass. I can't believe someone made this, and even better that someone probably commissioned this.
Get Down on it! (video)
chris #9123
For those of us at work today, here's a little something to help you get through.
Miracle Fruit? (4real)
norton #9121
These are berries that apparently nullify your sour taste buds and make everything taste richer/sweeter. IE beer=chocolate, sour cream=custard, lemons=pixie stix. I heard about this for the first time in my life today and thought it was a hoax until I did research. Thinking about buying some and doing the blazin' wing challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Haiti Poster Project (news)
daniel #9119
here is my entry! I welcome comments before I send to print...
Looking to Step into the stock market? (4real)
kunal #9118
Practice with this virtual trading game: We Seed.
Parliament Design Studio Interior (4real)
chris #9117
This is probably one of the most amazing workspaces i've seen.
Trevor, Music (4real)
doug #9116
That's right! You were on that trip. Were you one of the guys that just went out and got drunk in NYC?
re: RED SILAS AND GMCF (design)
trevor #9114
Doug I was on that '05 trip & I remember them liking your illustrations. Watching your before you knew me.
Red Silas and GMcF (illustration)
doug #9113
Both stellar guys. A year or two before you guys, we visited them on the 2005 design NYC trip. I even stayed behind and had them look through my portfolio which I can't remember if they liked it or if they were just being nice.
Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Start Today (illustration)
kunal #9112
Shaun White, take home that gold. Are you in the games? I don't know. Nice Google Logo Illo for the event. Their first screen-width span I think!
The Big Red is the Man, and so is his buddy Grady Mcferrin (illustration)
kunal #9111
We met them up in NYC on our first SID trip up there. Thanks to whoever set up THAT TRIP, it was great.
Happy Valentines Day gents. (video)
chris #9110
Nothing like some soccer hooligans singing Savage Garden's Truly Madly Deeply to get you in the mood.
Chris Silas Neal (illustration)
norton #9109
I want to be friends with this guy. Gorgeous work. And anyone who has a "For Kids" section in their website is a hero of mine.
Design Masturbation (art)
norton #9108
Re: Trevor. SOSOSO many "designer" art prints out. Like Olly Moss (who makes hot shit) but not design. I really think this is going to be what the first decade of the 2000's will be known for in art history (if anything). Design School Artists. Masturbation is sex with someone I love. -Woody Allen
shoeless feet (news)
daniel #9106
prolly mah last threadless entry. I think its my strongest, who cares. Vote for it, if you have a smidge of a sec.
BLACKNESS (advice)
trevor #9099
I propose turning BLACKMAN or THE BLACKNESS into a category that represents something that is new but legit. Change his name to Dan so there is no confusion.
Blackman (design)
frank #9098
I know all 4! All super cool. And I would say Tyler and Elsa are the best sorts of people. We're pizza kin.
blackguy! (news)
daniel #9094
whuddup! can you guys vote on this? I dont care if you dont, whatever. Its been a longggg dayyyy
Thanks guys (ntih)
blackman #9093
Much appreciated welcome. Yeah Frank there is a crew from Ringling that is getting attention these days. Lab Partners and Always with honor were classmates of mine. Tyler Lang and his wife Elsa are wonderful people.
Blackman (ntih)
frank #9092
Welcome! Pretty sure every new person I meet went to school at Ringling. What's up with that?
Also, get ready to add Oregon to the list of Interstatial Cooperative Amalgamated of Umbrella-related Vested Interests, Kunal.
Introducing Blackman (the future)
kunal #9090
Hello everyone. Please welcome Dan Blackman, our Chicago-friend, but Phillyconnek. I've linked to his Flickr, because he is an amazing foto grapher. Also, a wonderful designer. Enjoy.
Blackman. (4real)
chris #9089
Well i guess Kunal is letting any one in these days... I think it's time to go back to the wave.
Welcome to the Club. (4real)
doug #9087
Blackman (is that your full name?), welcome to tUC! I have no idea who you are, but welcome. I have a very good friend in Philly that keeps trying to get me to move there. If I did, your agency would certainly be on my list.
We are hiring. (money)
blackman #9085
Hey guys I know this is my first post. So I figured I should spread the word that 160over90 (where I work) is looking for senior designers. Let me know if any of you are interested.
YOUR ADDRESS (4real)
rogan #9084
HEY dudes! email me your address now! all of you. rogan.howitt@gmail.com
axe cop (advice)
peter #9078
written by a 5 year old and illustrated by a 29 year old. This shit is gold.
100 Million Dollar Giacometti sculpture (news)
daniel #9077
and all I can think is, Recession? Haiti?
Everything That Happens: An Interview with Stefan Sagmeister (design)
trevor #9075
So weird to watch him talking about this in Indonesia.
i might need some help translating this... (kinda cool)
djg #9073
my dpi taiwan magazine should be in the mail this week! neat. though, they cropped the kitty that was peeking out of my jacket in the picture. my niece, age 5, is the photographer. -djg
most flattering/weirdest-cool thing in my little world (video)
djg #9072
i feel like this is for my funeral. weird. neat-o, if you've got 7 mins to kill on me. i sure don't. but, thank you crazy fan out there! -djg
I breastfeed my dog (news)
trevor #9069
How do you stop your dog from barking? Breastfeed her, of course. It worked for Suzanne Morgan, 32, anyway.
7000 dollar talking sex robot... (news)
daniel #9067
My birthday is in 10 months, guys! Pete- cool new tat, now we are truly brothers.
Some even more new stuff (money)
peter #9066
Didn't want to post it all yesterday, and fucked up the post too.
Owly
Skull
Stump
Tattoo
Sween
and pictures of my new tattoo are here
Some new pieces (money)
peter #9064
I don't even want to call them paintings anymore. doug #9063 Just what the title says.
Ahha
Apologies
Full (for Daniel Z.)
Selleck Waterfall Sanwich (4real)
Abram Games: Propaganda & Coffee Product Designer (4real)
norton #9062
Reading through Abram Games: Life & Work Book and discovered he played a significant role in the redesign of the Cona Vacuum Coffee Maker.
YouTube HTML5 Opt-In Beta (science)
kunal #9061
Ready to ditch the bloated world of Flash? Try running YouTube's HTML5 video beta.
re: re: syphon (news)
trevor #9060
Here is a dumbed down version of the syphon method from Bodum. I do have an inside connect on the legit syphon set-ups if anyone is interested. They are actually pretty cheap, less than $100 I think.
re:syphon (news)
trevor #9059
The syphon system for brewing coffee is seriously legit. I've seen it in action & it's boarder line science experiment.
How to make the "perfect" coffee and espresso (video)
chris #9057
Here are two videos done in what i can only assume is Intelligentsia's super geeked out coffee test kitchen. One video show's how to make a proper espresso while the second show's you how to make a pot of filtered/siphoned coffee. All of there tools are so custom and legit it's awesome, i wish this place was down the street from me.
Chicago Peeps (news)
daniel #9056
remember my favorite band, animal collective? they are screening their new visual album in your town! I cant go, because I would miss two days of school, but you should! Watch the trailer, its vomit inducing!
How to Live to 100 (video)
kunal #9055
Interesting talk that focuses on how culture and lifestyle contribute to high life expectancy, instead of focusing on diets and supplements. Regardless, I'm still screwed.
epic beer pong dunks (news)
trevor #9048
First time seeing this, where the fuck have I been. Genius!
New Four Tet Album (music)
doug #9047
Not sure if anyone else is a fan, but Four Tet's new album is streaming this week.
CO-OP Episode 314: Reflections 2009, Part 1 (video)
kunal #9041
It's back, Chris. Good year, great year coming up.
Chris, (4real)
doug #9038
Photopolymer plates. You can design on a computer, expose the plastic/polymer plate (like a screen for screen printing) and then it makes a raised surface to print. Boxcar Press makes the best plates in the business.
Re: The Making of (design)
chris #9036
So i watched this video yesterday after Trevor's post and i was wondering if any one (Doug you in particular) knew what the process was he used to make his "plate" it looks to be some sort of raised silicone. I was also wondering if you can get a good impression with said unnamed technique.
Ebert - Poignant as Always: A Letter to Rush Limbaugh (mad props)
kunal #9035
Anything that begins:
"You should be horse-whipped for the insult you have paid to the highest office of our nation."
is worth reading, in my book. By the way, don't look for my book, it's never coming out.
good ol' christoph niemann (illustration)
djg #9034
this time on weather. always all-around nails it. -djg
the making of (design)
trevor #9033
letterpress coaster for the Titel Media sites (Highsnobiety, Selectism, etc.) A nice idea for a New Year gift.
my "mid america manifesto" exhibit photos... (art)
djg #9031
apologies if i couldn't get a photo of every poster represented by the uc/msu/smsu crowd. i'll try for more on the next visit. art openings are awkward and i kept getting in the way. it's a great show. good work guys. -djg
school starts (news)
daniel #9028
and, though it only affects norton and I, here is something to cheer everyone up.
ppls bike website (design)
trevor #9027
looks pretty familiar. One mans trash is another mans treasure.
Umbrella Clubbers in "Mid America Manifesto" (design)
djg #9023
Pictures via Ink from Friday night's opening at 1819 Central Gallery in KCMOUSA. -djg
shirts fer murder by death (design)
daniel #9022
Hope they use one (or both), they asked me to do it, and have been busy recording...will find out soon!
lady gaga = Polaroid creative director (4real)
trevor #9021
WFT is happening in the crazing f'ing world?
Elvis on his 75th Birthday (photography)
doug #9019
A great photo show of young Elvis. The 3rd and 10th photos are amazing.
Anti-Flamethrower Mosquito (ntih)
chris #9018
AKA Death by fire. I like how the second pic shows the guys using it in bed. Because a mini flamethrower should be on everyones bedside table.
Another Mashup (video)
kunal #9011
Speaking of mashups, here's an oldie, but… a goodie. via Todaysbigthing.
Vampire Weekend "Contra" (music)
doug #9010
Streaming all week at NPR. But all of you guys probably already have it downloaded and are already bored with it.
re: wii x walk it out mashup (advice)
trevor #9009
Now Hit The Dance Floor Now Bend Your Back Low She Do It Wit No Hands Now Stop Pop And Roll I'm Smoking Bubba Hoe Now they in trouble hoe I Like The Way She Move An Undercover Hoe Now Everybody Leaning I Make The Crowd Rock Now Gone And Walk It Out I see they on my jock She Like That Bubble Gum Is They The Double Meant Twins 2 Hoes Choosing Me So I Know That Imma Win It's On Once Again Patron One Again I Threw My Head Back Then I Froze Like The Wind West Side Walk It Out South Side Walk It Out East Side Walk It Out North Side Walk It Out
Ahhh Walk it out. Walk it out... Walk it out... (advice)
chris #9007
NO NO NO!!! You can make a Wii game about walking. Are you kidding me. GO OUT SIDE AND PHYSICALLY WALK AROUND YOUR BLOCK!!! There is a entire REAL world for you to explore. This is why i haven't broken out my Wii and a year.
SPECIMINI'S! (type)
norton #9005
A typographic vinyl toy I invented. Who want's to make these with me?
Lucha loco (buy this)
rogan #9003
Jen got me this awesome photobook for Christmas. Be jealous y'all.
Giving Is Glorious (video)
doug #9001
What happens when a financial spam email is actually for real? A nice way to spend the company Christmas card budget.
trevor- (news)
daniel #8999
a blog dedicated to street art and medical illustrations, your two favorite things.
peddy's albuns of 2009 (news)
daniel #8998
havent heard of a lot of these bands, so i am saving this for later.
Christmas Came Early For Me (design)
doug #8996
And I now have one of these beauties sitting on my desk. Worth every penny I didn't spend.
What English sounds like to foreigners. (music)
norton #8995
I've tried to imagine this since I was 8yo. Awesome song out of Italy.
Can't win em all (news)
daniel #8994
or in my case, even get nominated. Is it just me or are these really bad?
Creeper in a NYC apt. (super shady)
chris #8993
This guy apparently kept finding food missing from his apartment, after his girlfriend denied any involvement he set up a hidden camera to monitor his apartment. What the video shows is a woman coming out of his crawl space to use his apartment at night. Co-workers of mine didn't believe it was real, but i'll leave that up to you. Either way it's creepy, watch your back Trevor.
sock monkey (super shady)
trevor #8992
I was having a debate with a co-worker about the racist implications of sock monkeys. This one ended the conversation.
seppukoo (news)
trevor #8991
I'm on the verge of committing Facebook suicide, this service should assist in that process.
Interactive Child Abuse Poster (design)
norton #8990
Play the video for the full effect. Fresh technical approach.
want to come to my self-portrait show at the bulldog? (super shady)
djg #8987
the online version. there's a video too, but i can't do video stuff here at the day job. -djg
i finally made some more "actual" merch... (money)
djg #8986
square buttons and dead mouse pads! t-shirts to come in early 2010. now, i just need to overhaul my web site and life. -djg
nice little description of a nice little song (news)
daniel #8985
surprise surprise, My Girls is pitchforks #1 song of the year. And the little write-up on it is spot on.
please don't (ntih)
trevor #8979
auto-resize my browser window for a splash page if you're going to auto-resize it again for the portfolio section.
New Google Chrome Video (mad props)
chris #8978
This is floating around the web so some of you might have already seen it. A really nice intro video to some of the features of Google's new browser Chrome. The whole thing is shot in a studio and uses analogue processes to show what Chrome can do. Awesome. I love the harpist.
The some secrets behind menu design (design)
chris #8977
A nice little NY Mag article [via SwissMiss]
My Deer: (design)
chris #8973
An awesome piece of dual functioning design. Most of the time it acts as a cool modern deer head on your wall. Then BAM! take it down and use it as a stool when need be.
Flight of the Conchords end tv show (money)
peter #8972
i guess it is good that they are doing it now. i sure hope they remake it for america though.
"once dead" by vengeance rising (mad props)
djg #8970
i just love it when a band succeeds in putting themselves on a record cover, TWICE! yes! -djg
Propreitor Card (kinda cool)
doug #8969
I am finally getting around to making my little letterpress venture official. It is going to be called The Scarlet Letter Press. And any private press worth its salt must have a proprietor card, so I'll be printing these up soon.
Snoop DOG-GPS (video)
chris #8967
Snoop Dogg now has a "voiceSkin" for your Tom Tom GPS system. He'll tell you exactly how to get to your destination, "So fly..."
Sketchy Santas Megatribute (news)
trevor #8965
Of course, my favorite is the black Santa. Check out http://www.sketchysantas.com/ for more creepy holiday goodness.
"how a web design goes straight to hell" (4real)
djg #8964
the same can apply for graphic design/illustration too. -djg
william hogarth (art)
djg #8963
in doing some studying on london's east end circa 1750 - 1900, i just realized that i have a high school history book print of this william hogarth...i used to hang it in my home. i guess i need a whole hogarth book now on my list of books a million. -djg
Helvetica and the New York Subway System: The True (maybe) Story (type)
doug #8962
A nice book on the topic of the NYC subway system and its typography. A very limited edition of 500 (only 400 for sale). Nice.
Also of note, my co-worker is currently playing "867-5309" just shoot me now.
Rogan, (super shady)
doug #8961
Sorry, no flash for you! The iPhone's biggest weakness (besides AT&T) is that it does not support flash. I'm not sure why, but it seems to me that Apple won't budge and Adobe won't budge so the customer suffers.
skoal (money)
peter #8958
I really like this new tobacco. And best of all, it is available with wintermint.
Skolar (type)
doug #8956
I really like this new typeface. And best of all, it is available with TypeKit.
rogain...i really like these! (4real)
djg #8954
in particular, the orange paper as the green really is "sick", as you guys say these days. great work! awesome image to have staring a guy down. head butt! -djg
Whoopsy! Deuce printed! (money)
rogan #8952
Fml. Also, if anyone wants shirts, get ahold of me, Erric and my print shop is up and runnin! We are called "Print Shop", and we will hook you up!
rogan...sweet, but the link doesn't work for me (the future)
djg #8951
no problem. just deuce it! oh, do you have a personal website? thanks! -djg
Printed deuce! (4real)
rogan #8950
Djg thanks for the crit! I agree about the deuce being larger and more unique, especially after priting them, I accidentally reversed the gradient on my first layer then said oh well and prited em anyway. You can barely tell who the poster is for, butttttt, they still look pretty sick. I'm probably gonna do some shirts this week too!
Book Lust (design)
doug #8946
Prepare to drool over this display of modern graphic design books - some even for sale.
Wolfgang Weingart (buy this)
doug #8944
Trevor, if you are looking for Swiss design history and inspiration, look no further than Wolfgang Weingart's monograph. Yet another teacher/designer at the Basel School and yet another book I don't own but recommend.
Emil Ruder (buy this)
doug #8943
The book is very good if you want some serious 1950'sand 60's Swiss design. I don't actually have the book myself, but I want to purchase it soon.
Fun fact: Emil Ruder taught at the Basel School of Design - where I went for my summer type workshop and where I am looking at going for grad school.
Jumping Spiders of Oklahoma (kinda cool)
chris #8942
A Flickr set devoted to tight shots of spiders. These thing are amazing looks. It's probably just the season but their eyes remind me of Christmas bulbs. Nature is crazy.
daniel...der, i get it now "2" for "deuce" (4real)
djg #8941
i was slow on that yesterday. "i get it, french class!" -djg
emil ruder - typographie (design)
trevor #8940
Can anyone recommend this book? I haven't seen it in person and would like the collective thoughts of the group.
http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuaw4mw9lG1qzl1pho1_500.jpg (design)
djg #8937
another mr. deuce! is this a school project or a tag team!? i dig 'em. i love that face and it screams first. and the layers going on are great. though, i want bigger main deuce type on this one. i see an alternate deuce thrown on the side and thought it sucks me in to the face, just want to see bigger, more prominent and more unique deuce display type. overall though, i like how i'm flowing through the information. try another bigger deuce if you have time and compare. -djg
daniel...thanks. looks sweet. (design)
djg #8936
i'm diggin' the style tinkerings that you guys are doing. it is always refreshing to treat each day with a new flavor of isee. however, please show a border on work like this. also, it almost wouldn't hurt to make this even bigger for digital viewing. is some of the "splatter" at the top white portion cut out via photoshop clipping? if not, this view size screams that it is to me and i see that as slop photoshop debris. and if it really is cut out like that and left behind...might want to fix that or freshen it up. sometimes that stuff can work though if mixed right and tidied up. i love that color scheme and background fade and beautiful bird/floras and emotional levels of "drips" and "strokes". is that a typographic "2"? i'm not sure what i'm supposed to read from that (but, as a decorative element and path it works in the composition). maybe it is representative of the date "january 2nd?" that i see there. perhaps i don't need to read into it? taking me a while, but i'm slowly deciphering the type at the bottom and i would like to see this in person to understand it a bit better. feels foreign and that's not a bad thing and i am no poster boy for complete legibility. but, i like what is going on here and where it can go and where it takes me. this would make a great calendar image and that is what first appeared to me. -djg
daniel...i meant to link that last one to your site's homepage (the future)
djg #8933
not sure what happened there. thanks! -djg
daniel...cool, but make it bigger! (the future)
djg #8932
congrats on the forthcoming art shows and endeavors. neat stuff. -djg
sad day indeed (ntih)
trevor #8930
You Work For Them will no longer be carrying books, I guess stock illustration, movie clips and mod typefaces sell better. Shitty shitty shitty!!!
Trevor Gilley? (super shady)
doug #8929
My how you've changed. Black turtleneck and ... what, Trevor? You're killing me here! Black turtleneck and ...
Hermes window installation (design)
chris #8928
A really cool/simple idea. Watch the video for the full effect.
its true (news)
daniel #8926
if Jen Cosmo was buying me sparks when I was 19, and I am 23 now, then that puts ultimate sparks hipsterdom at at LEAST 2005, though I was consuming them earlier methinks.
Evolution of a hip-star (4real)
chris #8925
What is funny about you posthing this Doug is A: this is hanging on the wall next to my desk as inspiration for project another designer is working on. B: They put spark in 2008 Daniel Zender will let you know that the true hip-stars were chuggin' that back in 2004.
frank c...great new work! (money)
djg #8922
i'm really enjoying everything i see from you. what is the "slaughterhouse five" design for exactly?! i'd love to see it as a real cover as you make me want to re-read it! keep on making! -djg
Little Drummer Boy (video)
doug #8921
Very young David Bowie sings with very old Bing Crosby. So sweet and only slightly strange.
New Spoon Track (music)
doug #8920
I know at least some of us boys are Spoon fans so, NPR is hosting a new track that is pretty darn good.
Pitchforks worst album covers (mad props)
rogan #8919
I think these are pretty great every year. Dark Meat's art is probably my favorite. I can't tell if their band name or their record cover is better. I love them both.
Back with Work (illustration)
frank #8918
Hiya gents. Sorry I've been gone. Things have been very busy lately. Anyway, here's some new work from the past week or so. Please no sharing, some of this stuff is still top secret.
Doug: Books are expensive. But I want that Steinweiss book.
Frank: I like the new illustration. The type is nice, so is the collage.
doug....thanks for that russian winter olympic logo update (super shady)
djg #8916
i think that eric p. should make an olympic logo. i no longer get disappointed with the recent high-rise stack of lacking logos. i like the dark side of the flavor crystals in the applications though. does the flip/duel use of the "hi" in "sochi" and in the "2014" mean something or am i just stupid and like that the russians are friendly to me? i'm sure it tells me but i don't care to read all about it. when i look at a logo i don't want to have to read a menu. -djg
uncrate: garb (news)
trevor #8915
Uncrate is doing a nice job of curating stylish outfits, roughly themed on whatever is convenient for the specific look. (Can we get a fashion or apparel category? No-homo.)
"Obama Chia" (buy this)
djg #8914
i saw a commercial for this TRUE product on tv last night and nearly fell into my own mouth. the world just got a little more awesome as and i now am convinced of the nobel peace prize committee's decision making process. i took a picture of the screen and hope to get it on flickr soon. for now, this image says it all. i think we may just survive our destruction in dec. 2012 thanks to this. -djg
doug...i have this steinweiss already in my wishlist... (money)
djg #8913
$500 or $3.87 used. hmmmm. i'm not good at math but i am with reasonably priced books. no book is worth even one hundred buck deer unless it is the original ten commandment slabs. same thing with the stupid-expensive henry darger book out there. i like steinweiss and art, but not that much, i guess. -djg
Rock-a-fire ms. new booty (music)
trevor #8910
I know either Daniel or Frank posted stuff like this before but this one is finds a place close to my heart.
Press Release with new olympic logo (design)
doug #8909
When your first sentence is this: FIRST EVER USE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN ADDRESS CREATING A ‘DIGITAL’ OLYMPIC EMBLEM TO PROMOTE OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN NATIONS AND FANS - I stop reading.
Alex Steinweiss, Inventor of the Modern Album Cover (buy this)
doug #8908
Frank Chimero (do you even read this anymore?), prepare to drool. At only 500 bones, we should all buy this for each other for Christmas.
Olympic Logo Fail (design)
doug #8907
Why do I even hold out hope for olympic logos anymore? A web address?! Seriously?!
Soul Portraits by Erial Ali (money)
chris #8904
So good, some one please fork over the the $150 bones. It's so work the money, you get a personal phone consultation, then he mediates on your to channel your aura. Then bam, he creates an amazing representation of you and your aura. He then ships you a CD with the image that you can then use how ever you see fit. I personally would print it out as large as possible, maybe even wrap a van in it.
dramatic tiger woods accident reenactment. (the future)
daniel #8903
with CGI! so good...i can promise you will laugh, just watch it all.
doom, is lying to my face (super shady)
chris #8902
So there is a new DOOM album out, and after lip-syncing at Pitchfork he has the nerve to put the following hook in first song on the album "I don't know why people try to be live when they not I gotta blow up they spot so I fly that knot"
blak i-rock (music)
trevor #8900
Can't wait to get my BlakkkRoxxxx Chevy Camero and tell everyone that Ol' Dirty Bastard is dead.
doug's link (money)
peter #8899
follow this one instead.
also, sorry for not responding to anyone. but doug won the contest yesterday i think.
Blakroc (music)
doug #8898
The Black Keys + lots of hip-hop artists = goodness.
All zipped up and ready for downloading.
The Universe is Amazing. (photography)
doug #8895
I should say it is the most complicated photograph I have ever made. It shows position of the Sun on the sky in the same time of a day during one year...
Norton, My Two Cents (illustration)
doug #8894
I like where this is going. My only thing is I don't feel like the "tree" things fit in with the rest of the illustration. They seem too photographic and not graphic enough like the other elements. Hope that makes sense.
Illustrated Calendar Spread (illustration)
norton #8893
Trying to turn over a new leaf, illustratively speaking...broadening my hand, etc. etc. Critical abuse is welcome.
awesome lord of the flies cover (news)
daniel #8892
i have never heard of folio society, but i like it.
What is the purpose of AOL.com? (design)
doug #8891
While we are on the topic of worthless websites, what is the purpose of AOL.com? A co-worker and I were talking about the new Aol logo and we both realized that we had never been to AOL.com. Because it has no worth.
Under Consideration (super shady)
peter #8890
Trevor- they say what it is right at the top of the page! WHAT THIS IS A growing network and enterprise dedicated to the progress of the graphic design profession and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. At times intangible, its purpose is to question, push, analyze and agitate graphic design and those involved in the profession. More about UnderConsideration…
underconsideration (news)
trevor #8889
I'm not really sure what the purpose of this site is anymore; please organize your content with some sense of visual hierarchy. Sidenote: Can we get a "WTF" category please, it's a long time over do. Or at least a "not tight".
f the world (money)
trevor #8888
For old time sake, just a couple of dudes bro'in out having a bud light. Kindred Spirits.
Really Nice Polaroids (photography)
doug #8884
The third one down really gets me.
And Trevor, I like how we keep going back and forth on total posts.
I don't like Jimmy Fallon but... (music)
opie #8883
this is really well done and he doesn't laugh at all through. Really well done.
Aerialist Table/Seating (design)
chris #8882
Awesome idea, you need a table great but wait you now need an extra seat, easy just flip the top and you've got a seat.
New AOL Logo (design)
doug #8880
Dear Wolff Olins,
Really?
Sincerely, Doug Wilson
Springfield, Missouri
Frank got ruled. (mad props)
chris #8878
He inadvertently wrote one of the 1001 Rules for my unborn son.
al gore's teeth are trending (ntih)
trevor #8875
A twitter trend involving the current state of Al Gore's teeth after being filmed in HD for 30 Rock and SNL. My favorite is 7th down, Indian Corn indeed.
E-603 (music)
doug #8874
I'm probably the last person to know about this, but E-603 is another mash-up artist that mixes a nice amount of indie music in with the rap.
i didn't know it was being thrown (news)
trevor #8873
and neither did she. Paula Deen smoked in the face by a ham.
trevor- (news)
daniel #8872
roggie and i watched the CaC live DVD several weeks ago, and it really changed my opinion about them. its one thing to just think they are acting like retards, but when you actually see that they ARE retarded, and so are their musical skillz, it becomes a little more enjoyable...for me at least.
ryan duggan (news)
daniel #8871
do you chicago peeps know him? his stuff always grabs my attention, and he is friends with maps and atlas' i think...
pissed (music)
trevor #8870
that this album wasn't on any of the "most important recordings of the decade" list, perhaps the nostalgia is making my biased. However, everything they did after this was utter shit. Sorry Rogan.
"New 'Fight Club' Blu-rays Come with a Prank by the Director" (super shady)
djg #8866
funny funny fincher. i just wonder what the "never been kissed" blu-ray menu looks like? ha. -djg
DJG's Cinemadhesive = "Anvil: The Story of Anvil" (film)
djg #8865
one of the most inspiring-awesome documentaries i've seen recently. "spinal tap" in the flesh...with heart up to eleven, not crotch. -djg
book templates (news)
daniel #8862
can anyone email me any blank book cover templates for mocking up that they might have?
re: adc logo update (design)
trevor #8856
I agree with the expressed opinion regarding the new logo. It's sad to see another beautiful mark replaced by something generic and soulless. The drip "brush" elements are beyond me and the linked posters look like student work. Honestly, I wish they would have just used Helvetica and cemented this logo as a staple of the 2000's trend. I give it 5-7 years tops before another rebrand.
Art Directors Club Logo Update (design)
doug #8855
Trollbäck + Company tries to explain why the logo is good. In my opinion, just because a logo is flexible, it still doesn't make it good. And if you have to use so many damn words and PDF pages to explain a logo, doesn't that mean it simply doesn't work?
Maybe I am just being snarky this morning because I had to artificially italicize some type at work.
chrisman (advice)
daniel #8852
that was the funniest post I have read on UC in a long time...keep on truckin!
Preformance Enhancing mouthwear (the future)
chris #8851
You think you are one top of your game. Think again, Under Armor has a new mouth piece that will make you better at whatever you do. Suck it. There are so many categories i want to put this in, because it is, Science, Kinda Cool, Now this is happening, Super Shady, 4 Real?, and The Future.
New Minute Maid Packaging (design)
doug #8850
Hopefully will be less dramatic than the Tropicana packaging...
Woodtype Now! (type)
doug #8849
A Swiss design student studied deep into wood type, history, and practical applications now. Awesome.
TAP Portugal (design)
doug #8848
I really want to go to Portugal someday. I would like to fly TAP Portugal based purely on their logo. So nice.
my partna dem (music)
trevor #8847
Rich Kid$, I am going to use this exclusively when referring to any of you guys. I love this!
Christmas in the Heart (music)
norton #8844
A Christmas Album by Bob Dylan. I'm going to buy this because I love it. "Must Be Santa" track cracks me up. XXOO ZZ
TREVOR + Last Meals (photography)
norton #8843
There are some photos on Lauren's blog by James Reynolds. He recreated a series of last meal requests and photographed them. I love this theme.
frank gets post familied (money)
peter #8842
love post family with all my boner. i sent them a link to my last painting with info about the show, but they did not post anything, and none of them came to the show.
dock ellis no hitter (4real)
trevor #8841
Animation tells the story of how he pitched a no hitter on acid. So surreal.
the last supper (news)
trevor #8840
List of what people being executed in Texas requested as their final meals.
weekend plans (super shady)
peter #8838
I am going to start making some of my furniture.
desk
entertainment center
planter stands
Zender (design)
frank #8837
Buy this book. It's the one I was talking about. Tell Wes to buy it too.
chIMERO (news)
daniel #8836
did you get my deviantart joke? i just realized that could be taken as a really stupid insult. hint-wes told me a funny story about yr class.......
CHIMERO (news)
daniel #8833
who powers your store? the attached poster is awesome! do you ever get inspiration from devianart?
Liberty Memorial in Kansas City (architecture)
doug #8832
A nice write up on the history and architecture of the "Paris of the Plains"
clipse - door man (music)
trevor #8827
Till The Casket Drops is dropping next month. Sounds solid & the beat is on point.
Fall Fest Documented (photography)
kunal #8826
I am getting into this 'Flickr' thing... I'm not really a big web guy, so we'll see how this goes.
the ancient hebrew conception of the universe (design)
trevor #8825
Nice infographic of wizard magic. (via boingboing)
doug, i couldnt agree more (news)
daniel #8824
what could say "Society, tradition, prestige, um...art" more then, "pink, sans serif, geometry" less then that logo. i dont know. thanks for the kind words though!
New Art Directors Club Logo (design)
doug #8823
The definition of boring. At least it is Franklin Gothic and not Helvetica.
incredible kick to the groin for missing out on leonard cohen last night...his first ever kc appearance (music)
djg #8822
needy more cha-chingy. isn't there a rapper named that? -djg
frank norton...awesome, thanks. (the future)
djg #8821
i too looking forwards. keep me heads up. -djg
DJG (4real)
norton #8818
I read and enjoyed the entire email. I hope to get together soon...I'll keep you posted with my exploits in KC.
frank norton, i got your postcard too... (the future)
djg #8817
and i emailed you a book about that recently. thanks again! maybe we can court each other in kcmo sometime. -djg
people of walmart dot com (4real)
djg #8816
yep, exactly. and some of these must be from my ol' stomping ground. "what do you want to do friday night?"..."i don't know. uh, go to walmart?"..."and then mcdonald's." actually, time has changed that much for me. -djg
hero, yes. (news)
trevor #8815
I've never had implications that I'm someone's hero before. It makes me feel good about myself. Norton, you are my hero as well. Watch him as he goes!
Norton, Yes. (design)
doug #8814
Sorry I'm late on this - yes I did receive your postcard - thanks! Did you send those out to all sorts of people/your heros? Also, I like making tUC our own personal chat room.
Thanks Doug (design)
norton #8813
The coins were executed in less than a couple days but I decided to go with something less concentric although it's true there may some practicality issues. Hopefully I can spend more time on the functionlity later. Always glad to get feedback. Did you recieve my postcard yet?
Norton, (design)
doug #8809
The Norwegians should be proud. Although there are some practical limitations, I really love the concept of the coins fitting inside of each other. Really nice work!
MAKE IT RAIN -- Final Currency Design (design)
norton #8808
My final designs for the Norwegian Kroner (both coins and notes) which I somehow pulled off in Eric's illustration class. Hope everyone approves.
Don't Air Force It. (design)
norton #8807
I saw this disappointing mark last night...It screams Military to me when the original was such a classy representation of American Art Deco. Aprčs Pepsi, le déluge.
Oh, Chrysler... (design)
doug #8806
A sign of things to come? Wow, can giant corporations do anything right?
Bears lose Hairs (4real)
norton #8805
Black bears in German zoo mysteriously going bald. These critters look pretty slinky scary.
Duff Dis : Tape on Walls (art)
chris #8802
Dis guy does street art and murals with tape. I'm still partial to Frank's tape bear from a couple years back, but this guy is pretty good too.
have you ever seen jim carrey's web site? (architecture)
djg #8801
yeah, me neither 'til today. i think it might blow up my day job computer. -djg
what do you do when somebody won't marry you? (4real)
djg #8800
exactly, call 911. and there weren't even any chicken nuggets involved. -djg
Youtube Comments That Make Me Smile - Entry 1 (ntih)
kunal #8799
There is something genuine and endearing about this YT Commenter's enthusiasm. chyea!
CNN.com (super shady)
kunal #8798
I'll keep talking about this redesign for a while. My favorite part is when the adspace extends like this.
ok, it is ok to buy a halloween costume kit if it is something like THIS (4real)
djg #8794
just need boo berry and count chocula to complete the holy sugary trinity. speaking of, my wife is awesome and bought me all three for the season. i relived childhood and rotted my face off. -djg
happy hothoween (4real)
djg #8793
this is way radical. i sure hope this is all hand-made-inspired and not bought as a kit. still, i guess that would be kinda rad. -djg
"Pixar releases Art Deco inspired UP posters!" (art)
djg #8792
really nice. can't wait to own this movie and wishing these were offered as mini posters in the dvd. maybe in an ultra awesome expensive costco holidays edition?? -djg
I Be Interview (news)
kunal #8790
Paras G, the writer who interviewed Trevor, also worked on an interview with me. Please to enjoy.
RE-halloween-ee pix (news)
daniel #8787
awesome set! but are there seriously KKK members behind obama in the 3rd picture. I cannot think of anything else they could possibly be.
Cursive poster (news)
daniel #8786
I think this is officially the 70th poster I have designed for a concert. woopee.!
Day of the dead (photography)
chris #8785
Some pretty amazing pictures of how people celebrate Halloween or the Day of the Dead around the world. Included a woman spitting alcohol on a horse, a giant skeleton puppet and Obama handing out candy.
Bank Note Design (design)
norton #8784
Make your own project in Pervukhin's Class. I chose to design the Norwegian Kroner. I'm working on coin design now. XXOO
recap: hand-painted film posters from ghana (art)
djg #8783
i can't look at these enough. and it is such a dying art. -djg
Some old horror movie poster style illustrations (illustration)
chris #8779
By kirstian Hammerstad. Happy Halloween.
i'm late on this...but, r. crumb is illustrating the book of genesis (illustration)
djg #8777
i want to look at that and maybe finally spend more time with it like i say every day. -djg
Shake Weight for men (video)
chris #8775
So good.... I recommend checking out the female version as well.
The world's greatest tree house (architecture)
chris #8773
More like tree mansion. This bad boy is 11 stories tall and sports a small basketaball court. Pretty Impressive.
No Post (4real)
norton #8771
Speaking of no post, has anyone received the post cards I sent out...I believe I sent one to everyone.
Quark is Officially Dead to Me (the future)
doug #8769
Has been for a long while, but I officially took it off my resume tonight. Strange how Adobe just took over the whole industry like that.
Viddy Rex (film)
norton #8767
Lauren and I watched this documentary mini-series a couple weeks ago and it's one of the best pieces of celluloid I've every sunk my teeth into. Strongly recommend it to everyone. ***Also got Objectified on Netflix last week--I thought it was really great, though not as strong and cohesive as Helvetica, worthy of a view though. HAPPY MOVIE MONDAY!
CNN.com redesigns again (super shady)
kunal #8766
And personally, I am not a fan of the top 300px of the screen. The placement of the AD SPACE IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS and I'm sad to see it at such a prominent level with the feature stories. The red banner is distracting. The rest of the site is OK for now, I am still thinking about it, but it's very clean. I was a fan of the old site.
TEHO (design)
trevor #8765
Agree to disagree & this is the first image that hit under an "agree to disagree" search. Wow offensive on so many levels. Happy Friday bitches.
r.i.p - anne winter (news)
djg #8760
she was one of the first big supporters of my art in kc as she would hang my posters at recycled sounds. sad. -djg
does anyone honestly like small stakes anymore? (news)
daniel #8759
i remember being all about their conservative design a couple years ago, but i looked at them today and realized how terrible they are. go through the first 10 pages and count how many hearts, records, feathers and leaves there are. on the first page alone, half the images are similar to one another. i have been really into grapus lately, tho.
"bonus track"... (mad props)
djg #8757
i love it when i stumble upon a new michael chabon...i can't wait to read "manhood for amateurs". -djg
site is live (money)
peter #8756
go to the address above, not the one i posted before. site is live. bugs still exist.
pete (news)
daniel #8754
hi, its me daniel. really like the site. i also like the image of me, so dont sweat it. also, you and norton and djg are the only people who linked me on their sites. ergo, you rule. see you soonn.
Test Drive (money)
peter #8753
Boyz of tUC. I will send an email as well for those who don't check this often.
Website is up and in beta. All the images are in there. Linked to my links page above. That is the basic idea. I will send dimensions in the email to anyone who is interested for the links images, that, or feel free to send me a link to an image and I will format it up right n tight.
Please give the site a once over (nav on the top right will be fixed shortly). Looking for advice on curating. Any pieces that shouldn't be in there? Anything you haterade? Don't hold back. But also don't tell me to redo the entire site. That is not going to happen at this point. Thanks in advance.
paintings by pamela michelle johnson (art)
djg #8751
pretty good extension of pop art (gotta have my pops). -djg
Danny- (money)
peter #8750
Awesome! I am thinking anything will do. It will most likely be a tall skinny thing or something like that. Just think it would be cool to give a tiny sample of a person instead of just the name, since I already have the format ready. Start thinking on it, I need to try it out to make sure it is going to work for realz dawg.
pete... (art)
djg #8749
i like that scroll of big work all right there. in fact, i've been tinkering with a similar idea to give the people as much as they want right away. you inspire me. can't wait to see the rest of the site. and i might be interested in making a little link icon. or, you can just use my face. -djg
Idea (money)
peter #8748
Gentlemen
the link above is what my new website will look like more or less. I will be asking for some feedback later in the week, but please hold off for now.
I am thinking in my "links" section that I might ask each person if they want to make a little icon or drawing for themselves. Is this an idea anyone would get behind?
if my pumpkin is a' flickerin' don't come a' trickerin' (film)
djg #8744
anybody else wet themselves silly with some "trick 'r treat"!? fantastic fun stuffin'! -djg
Daniel...sheep, sheep, sheep, sheets (buy this)
djg #8742
thanks for your interest. i've got 20-something done...(that one in the link was sold to auction a few weeks ago) just need to put a coat on 'em. i hope to wrestle some time with my web guyru early next month to get 'em up on my site. i also hope to trigger a site overhaul. thanks. -djg / ps: keep me posted on your kc visit. thanks.
Grey House (architecture)
chris #8741
A clean modern house built for $15,000. i would build one for that price.
Concrete Mushrooms (film)
doug #8739
What to do with Albania's 750,000 concrete bunkers? If you can get past the website design and need of a steady-cam, this looks to be a really interesting documentary.
Rock Band for the iPhone (kinda cool)
chris #8737
I don't know about this. I guess it could be kind of fun, but for $10 bone..... eehhh iiiii don't know.
Bunny Power, or rather bunnies being turned into power (ntih)
chris #8736
The Swedes are going around Stockholm and collecting wild bunnies, freezing them and then burning them for fuel.
Yanko store! (money)
peter #8735
My favorite industrial design blog was always plagued by the fact that 99% of the shit was just concept. Now they are opening a store and taking a lot of the concepts from awesome and often young designers to market. I can't wait to not be able to afford anything.
Woodtyper (type)
doug #8734
Nick Sherman has started a new blog dedicated to all things wood type. Nice.
Objectified Film (film)
doug #8733
It just showed up as available on Netflix - has anyone seen it yet?
major appendages up (4real)
djg #8731
fantastic. and one of the saddest taps (personally) transferred to film. -djg
somebody played doctor with my baby (design)
djg #8730
it looks better. and i'm involved with this anyway. -djg
new ibm ads in favor of paul rand's visions (design)
djg #8729
and they better keep that logo forever. or i'm gonna yale. -djg
From London To Paris: Trailer (video)
chris #8728
A bunch of dudes get together and ride their bikes from London to Paris. I want to know how they crossed the channel, i hope it was with come inflatable rafts and some adaptors that turn their bikes into paddle boats.
Truth about advertising. (4real)
doug #8725
When a client never hears the word "no" they will walk all over you. Period.
RE: MY SHIRT WITH SAGMEISTER. (the future)
kunal #8723
Frank, I hate to break it to ya, but that's not Sagmeister. That's Future-Chris-Marino.
i think that gerald butler is in matchbox 20 (ntih)
djg #8719
and this movie looks so stupid-awesome. i'll redbox it for sure in a couple months. -djg
of course i'd support my actual little friends if i had an allowance... (illustration)
djg #8716
and then i would go here and stock up. oh, and simply stop making my things. -djg
Pete, (design)
doug #8714
Hopefully, I will start printing this weekend. It is taking longer than I thought to get everything in place (drying area, solvents, ink, spacing, etc.). I will first be printing a few reprints of prints that have sold out, but I have a few new designs that I am working on that will hopefully allow me to break out a bit into a new direction.
Doug- (money)
peter #8713
When do I get to see some things letterpressed from within your home? I am pumped to see what the vandy will press out.
Hip Hop Nerds (music)
chris #8712
No, literally. British nerds doing a hip hop melody on old school synth beat box keyboard things.
Daniel (music)
trevor #8711
Here is the Lightning Bolt track that stood out the most on their new album. I think that you'll dig it. Much love.
DOUG (design)
norton #8710
I got a big book at Strand in NYC on Games...I love his work, especially his civic posters for Great Britain.
i'm sure you all have been in this fox hole (film)
djg #8709
neat. the site looks as much as a headache as the film must have been. gonna be a great fall crop of movies to fall for. -djg
Posters by Sonnenzimmer (design)
djg #8708
i be diggin' their kinda kim hiorthoy meets all that other stuff approach. finger lickin' modern freshy. -djg
Abram Games (design)
doug #8706
How have I not really known about this guy before today?! Simply amazing poster work.
Complete Collection of Original Erik Nitsche General Dynamics Posters (design)
doug #8705
Damn I wish I had a money tree. These posters are amazing and this gallery is amazing and my posts are amazing (two out of the past three statements are true)
Dental Training mannequins (kinda cool)
chris #8703
These are amazing. They are like props from a Terminator movie that was produced in the 1890's.
Audio Analysis of the Beatles Multitrack Masters (music)
General Wasabi Sauce #8702
Analyzing the separate tracks of Beatles songs. Pretty dang cool.
Twenty More Polaroids (photography)
doug #8701
Finally getting to shoot my new (expired) film. Let me know if it is annoying that I am always posting here about my polaroids. I don't want to out-wear my welcome.
a pilgrim in a new land (news)
daniel #8699
call me a wuss, but i find this image to be extremely cute. Its Oppurtunity, of the two rovers sent to mars, taking a photo of its days journey over the desert landscape. look at those funny little TRACKS
Kunal ran a marathon. Congrats. (mad props)
chris #8698
Atleast that's what an automated text message told me.
dante's inferno (money)
peter #8697
just finished my piece for a group show. it is about 3.5 ft. wide and 8.5 ft. tall.
Font Bureau Sues NBC (type)
doug #8696
Apparently, NBC didn't buy the rights to use the typefaces for their promos and logos. Yikes!
トップページ｜GREEN TOKYO ガンダムプロジェクト (ntih)
kunal #8694
ご来場ありがとうございました！ 2009年7月11日（土）～8月31日（月）の52日間、都立潮風公園で開催されました『GREEN TOKYO ガンダムプロジェクト』は終了いたしました。期間中の来場者数は415万人を越え、会場は大変な賑わいを見せました。たくさんのご来場、誠にありがとうございました。
Piano Staircase (4real)
chris #8690
Can't really read exactly what is going on but somewhere i believe in Germany, someone put down pressure sensitive pads on a subway staircase to create a piano. I want to see two people try to recreate the scene from big on this. {Scroll ahead to about 40 secs in to see it in action}
I Hate Illustrator (super shady)
doug #8688
The way that it deals with spot color swatches and color in general is so childish. InDesign has so much smarter swatch usage. Sorry, I had to whine to someone.
Animals With Casts (photography)
doug #8687
Just what it sounds like. DJG, I think this is right up your alley.
Vintage Vampire Slaying Kits (super shady)
chris #8686
Some are real, some are not. Most of them are pretty bad ass. Happy October.
thursday (music)
trevor #8684
"This Side of Brightness" Wow- like opening the metaphorical can of teenage worms.
Daniel (music)
trevor #8683
Pumped you (& everyone) are taking the mixtape for a spin. Crazy 'cause I was actually listening to 'Full Collapse' the other day and it brought back serious high-school memories. Question: When was the last time you listened to Thurdsay's 'Waiting'? Two words: Fucking Epic! Imma drop the Doo-Doo Mouth Mixtape soon, unless Kunal has already leaked that exclusive demo version. Much love bitches.
edward gorey book cover illustrations (illustration)
djg #8682
a link list providing a lovely archive of Edward Gorey book covers. -djg
My Boys : Taken by trees (music)
chris #8681
Taken By Trees has done a cover of Animal Collectives "My Girls". Kind of a quirky acoustic version of the song for those interested.
awesome polish horror posters (design)
daniel #8680
some of these fucking rule everything. but my favorite is the Gremlins one.
Trevor, Music (music)
doug #8679
I am also taking your Monday Mix and busting it Tuesday. You picked my most favorite DJ Shadow song ever - nice!
trevor (news)
daniel #8678
your monday mix is curing my tuesday "working on swim and diving poster" blues! when was the last time you listened to Thursday "Full Collapse"?
norton- (news)
daniel #8677
yr website looks nice, and I really like the new work! if i had one small comment, it would be that the little squares underneath projects might function better above the images. send me templates, boi-yee!
A Few New Polaroids (photography)
doug #8676
I'm making a massive new effort to continue my vernacular typography polaroids. I just bought a boatload of expired film (because Polaroid doesn't make the film anymore) and I can't wait to shoot it all.
FBNORTON.CALM (design)
norton #8674
spent the weekend revamping my website and uploading new work to prepare for job-search 2010. Also, I have goodies I want to send out to my UC buds...send me your physical address. fbnorton@gmail.com
Monkey Mondays (music)
trevor #8673
I made a mixtape instead of working stupid shit today. #mixtapemonday (I know that hash tag won't do anything but I like the idea of having a secondary tagging system. deal with it.)
the oxford project (photography)
djg #8672
at the belger arts center in kcmo right now. fantastic, moving art. -djg
Sesame Street spoofs Mad Men (video)
opie #8670
Pretty good. I'm sure there was an episode like this...
new wallpaper (news)
trevor #8668
I want everyone to make this their wallpaper. Just a little reminder. I'd love to see pics of it on screen. (It is safe for work)
iPod Touch For Sale (buy this)
doug #8667
I have a brand-new unopened 8GB iPod touch 2nd generation for sale. Allison got it with her laptop, but she already has an iPod. I'm asking $150 for it - a new one goes for $200. Please email me or call me right away if you are interested. I am going to put it on ebay tonight if no one is interested. doug@onpaperwings.com or 417.773.5512
my codolences to the chicago boyz (design)
trevor #8665
Chicago knocked out of Olympic bid in the first round. It's unfortunate they don't award the games based on design alone.
china's 60th anniversary national day (video)
trevor #8664
time lapse and slow motion. Pretty epic! (via Qian Qian)
Gehard Demetz Sculptures (art)
chris #8663
Really nice body of work. I love the how he defines clothing with rough cuts and then contrasts it with smooth sanded skin. Also enjoying how they are constructed with gabs and holes. Also the last one "young hitler & mao" is pretty amazing.
Pete (4real)
norton #8662
A good friend always grabs you by your ankles before you lap up too much from the pools of dramatic aggression. I think this is a helpful and wise observation. I could afford to be more prudent when tackling this style. Umbrella Club is a great mentoring facilitator. LOVE YALL.
Daniel and Frank N (money)
peter #8660
Loving both of the new illo's I have seen from you guys and all the new work in general. Would love to talk to you both more in depth, but one quick overarching crit (anyone feel free to disagree):
It is my opinion that when you are digitizing something done by hand or when you are doing something digital made to look like it was done by hand you should be less aggro with the "done by hand" and texture in your strokes. When it is as harsh as it would be by hand, it comes across as a bit fake. Frank C. is the master of making it come across looking correct and even. With big bold strokes, subtlety is your friend. You both are my friends.
new hope sandoval... (music)
djg #8655
stream of it. she could sing about jockey shorts and i'd be seduced and destroyed. -djg
Une Soiree de ponche (video)
chris #8654
I know there are some Andrew Bird & St. Vincent fans out there. Well here is a nicely shot video of the two preforming an intimate show somewhere in France.
High Speed Pancake stacking with Flexpicker Robots (the future)
kunal #8651
Now all you need to do is attach a knife to the end, and give it wheels.
i should have done this with my generic g-ma patch kid (super shady)
djg #8650
you can't photochop such elegant weirdness. -djg
paranormal activity (news)
daniel #8649
if you like Blair Witch Project as much as this guy, myabe the trailer for Paranormal Activity will interest you. God, I love the Blair Witch Project.
WTWTA Soundtrack Streaming (music)
trevor #8648
Flavorwire is streaming the entire soundtrack. I hope there are not kids singing back-up on every fucking track. Shit will get old.
Tunnel People (money)
peter #8647
Article about people living under Las Vegas. T-grillz showed me a documentary about people living in old NYC subway tunnels. Dark Crystal?
"we may be through with the past but the past ain't through with us." - p.t. anderson / magnolia (4real)
djg #8646
soooo weird, i just found out about his arrest this weekend a few minutes ago and THIS morning i randomly watched "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" for the first time, though i knew about his past. anyway...yeah, you have made some incredible art, but you're a weasel and so is our judicial system. we'll see what happens, ol' man. -djg
Invisible homeless (money)
peter #8644
I had this very idea and never did it. Damn't. I fucking hate everything.
article about blink 182 (news)
daniel #8641
and socal pop punk. i have been listening to dude ranch nonstop.
las vegas role call (news)
daniel #8639
i sent text messages, no one responded. now you read this. text me if you are going to las vegas.
Tungsten - A New Typeface from H&FJ (type)
doug #8634
It was an unusual design brief for ourselves, completely without visual cues and trading in cultural associations instead: “more Steve McQueen than Steven Seagal,” reads one note; “whiskey highball, not a martini” suggests another.
Beck's Record Club (music)
chris #8630
Beck never one to stop producing has created a record club on his website where he does covers of albums. Up right now is the "The Velvet Underground and Nico." Apparently there are more to come. Wish they weren't videos and in a playlist of sorts
DZ, (design)
doug #8629
Yep up early working for the man. But the man pays good money and thus; my dilemma.
Critique Time! (design)
doug #8627
DZ, I like that you are going in a totally different direction than your usual work - it is good to change things up.
My critique is that the wordmark is still pretty rough - it needs tweaking to smooth out the edges; especially on the baseline of the P and the last E - they have some sharp elements. Also, the "name circle" of the drink name seems too close to the wordmark on the bottles. Hope this helps!
critique time! (design)
daniel #8625
I created a fake company called puree that makes fruit smoothies and designed a wordmark and packaging. i thought maybe it would be good to go in a completely different direction than normal...what do you guys think?
Crazy. (super shady)
doug #8623
If these guys would have been successful in their terrorist plot, Allison and I would have been on one of the flights leaving London going to Chicago. Pretty crazy.
Awesome text clock (money)
peter #8621
that was all the rage and all the expensive is also and iPhone app. I really like the idea of awesome clocks on phones, but does anyone use them? I hope so. Tempting to buy it.
wish i could edit my post (news)
trevor #8619
b/c sometimes the shit sounds better in my head. tUc 2.0
WORMS! (design)
norton #8611
Poster submission for Mexican Museum of Design competition. To Death We Smile
Torben Giehler (art)
doug #8609
This is one of my favorite new paintings. I saw it in Zurich a year ago and I also like his other work.
Japanese Google Maps video (video)
chris #8608
An awesome video about Google maps in a Wallace and Gromit-esque style.
eric carle's blog = i heart it (illustration)
djg #8607
so touching. i want to meet this man while i still can. -djg
Awesome Cakes (kinda cool)
chris #8606
The actual site of the creepy baby cake. I recommend the "Gollum" and "A nice pair" cakes. These people got mad skills, but there are some things that shouldn't be made into cakes.
"Bizarre act halts court hearing" (news)
djg #8604
wowee, bestest-weirdest real news i've encountered since a kc woman stopped a bullet with her dreadlocks. -djg
Green Porno (film)
norton #8601
Amazing short video series by Isabella Rossellini that Lauren introduced me to. Prepare for the best experience of your day.
pete (news)
daniel #8599
i would order youre calendar book. tis my birthday month. at first i accidentally spelled your name pere. i think i will start calling you "piere"
january 2010 (money)
peter #8597
i made a calender book on the internet. i want to get a big fancy desk and make a big fancy calender book or one that sits on a wall and you turn the page every day.
Recyclable DVD Packaging (design)
doug #8595
Saving for later. It is always nice to have another option for CD/DVD packaging.
Visit Waterloo, Illinois (video)
kunal #8594
Sarah's hometown. This. Video. Is. Incredible. Look for tadpoles along the shore!
New type (money)
peter #8593
That I made. Above is a sample. < a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twohorsetown/3901950332/in/photostream/">THIS is the alphabet + alternates.
snow white mac sticker (news)
trevor #8591
If I were the type of person who would put a sticker on my laptop, this would be the sticker.
the anti-portfolio (design)
trevor #8590
brilliant as long as she's not seriously looking for a job. still i love it
The Night Man Cometh - on tour (news)
chris #8589
Sadly not coming to Chicago, but the cast of It's Always Sunny is hitting the road and preforming "The Night Man Cometh" live.
my baby brother reviewed on pitchfork (music)
djg #8588
cool dude! i just wish he'd let his folks 'n' family know he was still alive. -djg
official flickr app (design)
trevor #8587
The beloved Flickit app just got bumped in favor of the official version. Very nicely built app.
re: grindin' rimz (news)
trevor #8584
Daniel, get those rims and turn your shit into a scraper bike.
Designer Books (design)
doug #8583
A very great and very dangerous (to my bank account) rare design book review site.
Melbourne/NYC Logo Debate (design)
doug #8581
Although I can see how someone could say that the Melbourne logo was inspired by the NYC logo (though I think it is a weak link) I just am so surprised how poorly Wolf Olins could create the NYC logo. Seriously not good where the Melbourne logo is very well done in my opinion.
found inspiration for melbourne logo (design)
trevor #8579
I may have already posted this, re-occurring conversations confuse me.
City of Melbourne Identity (design)
doug #8578
I don't know about you guys, but I am really liking this new logo for Melbourne, Australia - even if it was designed by a Sydney firm.
Jealousy... (type)
doug #8576
... is not a strong enough word for this collection of type specimens.
Blueprint 3 (money)
peter #8573
Anyone who cares prob. downloaded the leak yesterday. But MTV is streaming the entire album.
Triple 6 ft. Weebie - 'Lil Freak' (music)
trevor #8572
Another raunchy banger from the Oscar winning crew. I love American and rap music.
racist stock photography (photography)
trevor #8569
Not only is this the most racist stock photograph ever, its was categorized under and "christmas ornament" search. My favorite is the title.
guitar hero redesign (design)
trevor #8568
I'm sorry but I think the whole thing is utter shit. So they came up with a custom typeface that will allow all the sub-brands to looks equally as shitty. Nice! And to Chris' point, zero effort put forth in showcasing the range of environments/treatments that the logo type could take on. Reminds me of the classic story of Pentagram redesigning the Penguin logo.
Cyrillic Alphabet Exhibit at MSU (type)
norton #8566
at the student exhibition center. Cedomir set this up, he showed me some examples of the work in the show and I think it will be terrific.
Damn Nice Logos (design)
norton #8565
by Stefan Kanchev out of Bulgaria, apparently he died in 2001 but his portfolio of marks are still fresh and crispy.
Guitar Hero/Band Hero/DJ Hero (design)
chris #8564
The Hero's get the old Pentagram once over. I don't mind the cleaned up logo type, but these background explorations are ridiculous. Apparently Rick Valecintti has been reading some Photoshop tutorials from the late nineties.
pork steaks (money)
trevor #8563
I am going to chef these up this weekend and they will most likely be epic.
reggie watts beats (money)
peter #8561
95% sure that the black/white guy with the big hair was reggie watts. this is actually based more on his amount of hand jewelry than anything else. Except his race.
Fordlandia (kinda cool)
doug #8558
I have been reading a book about Fordlandia - Henry Ford's attempt to build a rubber plantation and suburban town in the middle of the Amazon. Seriously interesting to see unlimited money foiled by the harshness of raw nature.
I cannot fucking wait (money)
peter #8557
To have robots in my eyes telling me what is going on all the time. Only I want mine to be programmed by Danny and filled with him drawing over everything I see all day every day. Only then will I know true happiness.
Sparking Change: 2010 Calendar (design)
norton #8556
My first publication. Just wanted to share. I'm Miss March. I'll try to get you guys some freebies.
Stattoo (mad props)
kunal #8553
Another golden program from Panic! software (Coda, Transmit, etc.). I am trying it out right now. We'll see how long it stays useful, but so far my first impressions are very good.
Woofer (kinda cool)
kunal #8552
The opposite of Twitter. According to their 'About' page: "This is simply a novelty website where we thought it would be funny to have a minimum character requirement for public posts and see what people did with it."
Steven Segal : Lawman (ntih)
chris #8551
So this is happening. Steven Segal has his own reality cop show. Apparently he has been moon lighting as a cop ever since he was deputized for teaching akido moves to a bunch of cops.
AMAZING TIME PIECE (design)
norton #8550
gorgeous...but I don't think I could rationalize spending $1200 on a clock anytime soon.
rsvp gallery (design)
trevor #8547
You Chicago boys should check this out, pretty jealous right now.
Chicago Keeps it Blooded: Part 3 (ntih)
kunal #8544
Yesterday I heard a lot of sirens downtown (more than usual). Here is why! The morning news called the suspect a 'panhandler' which put a really funny image in my mind.
100 Cocktails to drink before you die. (advice)
chris #8543
I counted and i'm about a third of the way through this list. I guess i still have some work to do, delicious delicious work.
Re: CS4/Snow leopard (money)
trevor #8538
My favorite part of this brief article is the entire closing paragraph. Does anyone have a CS4 Creative Suite crack similar to the one we had for CS3. I steal all shit.
CS4/Snow Leopard (money)
peter #8537
So apparently there is no telling if CS3 will work with snow leopard. For any of us who are planning on upgrading, this is worth thinking about. I am not sure where the thinking will lead, but somewhere. However, if I manage to get snow leopard and cannot install my programs, i will save more than the original 5 gigs of space from leopard, so that is good news.
Wireless Electricity (the future)
chris #8536
This conversation has been had by a few of us over the years. Glad so see some one is finally making it happen.
Google Chrome for Mac (Intel) (mad props)
kunal #8535
This is still a developer release, but this version is pretty solid. I am using it right now, in fact. I am going to use it all day to see how it handles daily browsing, but so far, I am already leaning towards this being a Safari/Firefox killer for me. Interface is great.
EMBARRASSED. (super shady)
norton #8534
I just realized what this site is and that my logo was posted by peter. 1.) thanks for the support pete. 2.) I really wish we could delete posts.
FFFFOUND (design)
norton #8533
So after completing my nightly google search of my own name (shortly after masturbating into a looking glass) I saw that my little logo was on FFFFOUND. Prepare to razz me but...what is the function this site and how would I end up on it?
Live in Joburg vs. District 9 (film)
trevor #8531
Has anyone seen both Live in Joburg and District 9 in that order. If so how do they compare and would you recommend District 9. I'm trying to avoid being let down, thanks for the help.
WTWTA Soundtrack (money)
peter #8530
T-grillz previously posted something about this. There is a song available on the myspace now. Listening to it now. I think it will be good. Soundtrack of the fall.
inception (film)
trevor #8529
Saw this trailer while at the movies last night. Instead of giving a preview of the movie they decided to make a very short film about suspense. I laughed b/c my heart was racing yet I couldn't remember what I had just seen.
Free Ink? Epson 1280 (kinda cool)
frank #8527
Anyone here have the Epson Photo Stylus 1280? I've got a few things of ink still in the box that are of no use to me. I'll give 'em to you, if you'd like. Lemme know.
Upholstery Postery (design)
norton #8526
I'm building up a campaign around a logo I designed in Cedo's class last year for an upholstery company. I welcome thoughts.
UO polaroid (money)
peter #8523
I was so just about to post this doug. As much as I want to hate UO, I can't bring myself to do it. They keep doing stuff like this that I really like. It is good that there is a place as big as they are who is willing to do stuff like this. Also, they just released a desk I really like.
Last Polaroid Cameras to be Sold at Urban Outfitters (photography)
doug #8522
Always wanted to buy a Polaroid camera and shoot it lo-fi? Well, U.O. is selling off the last remaining stock of "new" cameras via The Impossible Project. There are only 700 camera kits available and we all know they will sell out fast because all suburban hipsters (calling the kettle black, I know) love trendy old things. They go on sale tomorrow.
Un-be-lieve-able. (super shady)
doug #8518
I'm working on finding a good self-publishing option for a book and I am looking for any alternatives to LULU.com - any ideas boys? Also, the linked book leaves me speechless.
CD Packaging Worth Buying (music)
doug #8516
Despite his overall cheesiness, "Moldover" has created a CD jewel case with a custom circuit board with a built-in theremin to make your own music. Pretty great.
Olivetti Poster (design)
doug #8514
I have seen alot of vintage Olivetti Typewriter posters, but this one stopped me in my tracks. So good!
New Radiohead Track (music)
doug #8513
First leaked by the band on torrents, now official and on their website.
8.7% of Tweets Actually Have Value (news)
doug #8512
Nothing against anyone here that uses Twitter, but there is now a scientific study finding that Twitter is not yet very useful.
Grant Hamilton (film)
doug #8510
Grant Hamilton of these amazing Polaroids is also a plastic surgeon in Iowa. What?! Also he is coming out with a documentary filmon the last year of Polaroid film. Okay, end Polaroid ravings now.
Three 6 Mafia x Alice in Wonderland (video)
trevor #8509
This is awesome, the best mash up video I've ever seen. Done very well. Enjoy your Friday bitches, I have a half day!
Snakes No. 1 & Snakes No. 2 (money)
peter #8508
I finished that painting and then made a version of it out of wallpaper that might be better.
laying it all out (money)
peter #8507
alternatives to indesign. bookmarked for later. i would love to take the time to try out new programs, but i am so used to the ones i got. i said remember that.
Explaining Magic (news)
daniel #8503
Painting I worked on for a week that may have been lost in the mail, along with 15+ books and magazines I found in NYC this summer. I am really hoping it shows up to my mom's house. If it doesnt i will perform hari-kari in front of the post office in springfield.
lowdy lowdy i love this cover (news)
daniel #8502
forest patrol. author was a sad dude. work hard everyone, we all will be forgotten.
Jimmy Dean Sausage Complaint call (video)
trevor #8501
w/o a doubt my favorite video on YouTube. "Fuck, I gotta eat gawd dammit."
big ass chain (music)
trevor #8500
Pete, if you were black and wielded a microphone this is the chain that you would wear.
7 terrifying giant versions of disgusting critters (news)
daniel #8498
pretty scary, pretty humorous .
pelican project (money)
peter #8497
prob. a repost but everyone will enjoy it. all the pelican covers from 1930s to 1980s.
Union Carbide Hand of God (illustration)
doug #8496
Pretty amazing illustrations and a little bit crazy.
The Man who walked around the world (video)
chris #8494
I wonderful short about the history of Johnnie Walker.
why rob thomas avoids the spotlight (news)
daniel #8493
"avoids" chris, baconlube made my day! we should get some for your visit!
Bacon Lube Taste Testing (video)
chris #8492
"That could really make someones genitals taste like bacon."
I am afraid of americans (news)
daniel #8490
mirko blasted this song at top volume, and when i looked up from my computer screen he was just staring at me. so i looked away.
Snakes on a board (money)
peter #8489
new piece I am working on. Probably the last one I will finish before I start this weird huge piece I decided to do for a group show in October.
silly ass shoe (ntih)
trevor #8487
I love shoe, sneaker in particular, but these are just fucking silly. Can't stop looking at them but Peter will punch anyone walking down the street in them. Unless they are doing so backwards.
mad men yourself (money)
peter #8486
http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/madmenyourself/
just a remind that this show is coming up again soon. get caught up. Mad Men, Dexter, and It's Always Sunny are going to make my best fall lineup ever.
Chevy Volt (money)
peter #8483
Going to have 230 mpg city rating. Times they are a changing. In every possible way. More song lyrics. Ch-ch-ch-changes.
YouWorkForThem Book Sale (buy this)
doug #8482
Trevor, thanks and no thanks! Now I will spend my food money on books. There are a few killer deals on here like "Graphic Design: A New History" for $15?! That is a $65 book on Amazon for $40.
youworkforthem: sale (mad props)
trevor #8481
They are having an epic sale. Copped a few books to add to the collection. Some real gems in there if you have the dollars, such as 50% Max Bill's monograph.
"new" tags (design)
trevor #8480
Don't really understand the concept of tagging portfolio items as new. In response I'm thinking of creating an "Old" badge to sit next to everything in my menus.
Dremel (money)
peter #8479
If anyone has been in the market for a rotating dremel (as I have been) this is a really good deal on Amazon right now. $50 + free shipping. Mine is on it's way. You cannot wait to see how many things I grind. Starting with your girl. Burn.
Landing at Princess Juliana Airport (4real)
doug #8478
Daniel, apparently, there is a bar right on the beach where you can watch the planes come in. I totally want to go there before I die!
print student cover (design)
daniel #8477
this is the last year i can participate in this. hopefully i win.
style = fart (money)
peter #8475
Doug-
The first thing I thought of when I saw that ad, admittedly, was Sagmeister. Further on in the commercial though, they really expand on the idea. In my opinion, the ad was well executed and thought out. If we didn't have this current culture of designers as rock stars, there would be no issue here. Everything is borrowed and expanded from somewhere else, as we all know. Stylistically some of the type looks the same, but I am willing to attribute that to the limitations of the medium that drive the style. I think that as soon as you release work into the public, it is no longer yours to own. You must immediately understand that if it is well done and executed, it will inspire new uses and ideas. As long as the use of the idea is appropriate for the message, it is acceptable. That has been one of my long standing problems with the way designers thing about typefaces vs. handtype/environmental type. They are means to an end. We as designers decided at some point that because someone spent time doing it by hand that there is more ownership over it for the individual. In reality, if you set bodoni on screen, use vinyl letters, set it on a press, cut a mask and screen it, or draw it by hand, it is just a treatment as long as it is being used for design. It gets into the line of design vs. art I think as well, which is an unending conversation. If anything though, Sagmeister should be flattered. People will assume he did the work and he probably isn't too hard up for cash.
Agency Ripping off Sagmeister? (ntih)
doug #8474
New Absolut ad blatantly rips off Sagmeister. But it brings up an interesting point - does Saggy have the only right to make words out of natural objects? Thoughts?
obama health care x nazi eagle & swastika (design)
trevor #8473
I guess it's there but kinda a stretch. On a purely esthetic note (politics aside) shall I dare to ask for thoughts?
blueprint 3 (news)
daniel #8472
trevor, i wish the type was better on this, but i really like the imagery. i dont think i got what your opinion of it actually was, because we were interupted by that russian gurl
Japan builds life-size gundam?! (mad props)
norton #8471
I dislike 85% of all anime I've seen but I love that the Japanese gov commissioned this gargantuan moving robot, that lights up and smokes!
norton (news)
daniel #8470
do you have paypal? if so, I would recommend that. Its safe, almost instant, and (if it comes to it) trackable. how much are you selling it for? that is awesome.
ADVICE: SELLING A DOMAIN (advice)
norton #8469
Dear UC, I registered LaurenLauren.com for Lauren a couple months ago and someone recently contacted me asking if I want to sell the domain. What do you guys recommend for executing the transaction? Paypal? Any specific advice would be appreciated. THANKS ALL. -Frank
dirk "the jerk" fowler (design)
daniel #8467
did this super unimpressive series for no doubt. i cant believe my eyes. dude goes from super silly and smart letterpressed gems to these "intro to illustrator" pieces of junk. bleh.
sun print paper (photography)
daniel #8466
so i will remember to buy this when i have money. cyantypes, baby.
Annoyin (design)
daniel #8465
I recently read an interview with M/M Paris, a team of designers who I really like, but was annoyed to read that they claimed to invent drawing over photographs, and that they had made it trendy. linked is an image I found in the Bbook "penguin by iillustrators", a book cover from 1966 by ross cramer. its quite tasty. additionally, the image on the right is a rip off of that book cover, 40 years later.
glyph board (money)
peter #8464
for all you iboners. lets you get at the glyphs the iphone keyboard is missing. format that shit correct, bitches.
Trevor - Right back at ya (video)
kunal #8463
Soulja Boy Crank Dat - Teletubbies style. Love the omnipotent baby sun.
pop lock n' drop it (video)
trevor #8462
Happy Friday bitches! These kind of videos always make me smile. Only really need to watch the first minute.
Rogan Knows Best (4real)
rogan #8461
Hey! i got an iphone and started a tumblr account, im gonna start posting pics all the time so visit that site yo! one of those pics is of a print space the queen city guys built for yours truly. go there ya jerks!
Sesame Street is Awesome (mad props)
kunal #8460
Always has been. I give you, "Desperate Houseplants."
seblester.co.uk (type)
trevor #8459
Love this dude's typographic work. Very detailed and witty executions. He is Tits!
Okay Type (design)
chris #8454
Two faces designed and for sale by Jackson Cavanaugh and ex-VSAer. Doing it.
lumadessa collection (money)
peter #8453
loving these bird paintings. might have to buy a couple. they seem like they would be great kitchen artwork. is that okay to say? i think so. my friend keeps two of my paintings in his bathroom. look at this while you shit.
FRANK F55 (illustration)
chris #8451
Nice masthead illustration Frank. I recognized it as one for your babies immediately.
GoDaddy.com (super shady)
doug #8450
I have always hated GoDaddy - thought it was tasteless. The above link is for the founder of GoDaddy and suddenly, it all makes sense (and makes me gag).
Grant Hamilton (photography)
doug #8445
Trevor, good link. I have been a big fan of Grant Hamilton for a while and I think his work is great.
abstract-impressioninstamatic (photography)
trevor #8444
Not a huge fan of poloroids but something about this set makes me feel different from all the other cliche 3x3 shots I've ever seen. The set that Doug posted recently were nice as well.
netflix official iphone app with "Watch INstant" streaming (news)
trevor #8443
Netflix def. has it's shit figured out. Every time they make a product innovation is brings a smile to my face. Soo pumped for this.
Really Nice Flickr Set (photography)
doug #8441
Polaroids (I know, I know I always rant and rave about Polaroids and it is getting old) of Time-Life Science illustrations.
speaking of olympics (design)
trevor #8439
idsgn blog covers the 4 finalist for the 2016 games and ask which would win if selection were solely based on the identities.
Olympics Posters (design)
doug #8437
Trevor, thanks for the link! As for me, although I really love Otl Aicher's 1972 Munich work, I think my favorite is 1968 Mexico City. The second 1956 winter poster for Cortina de'Ampezzo blew me away as well.
Olymperial poster archive (design)
trevor #8436
Nice site archiving all of the posters and printed material from all of the olympics ever. Personally it's a close call between '68 Mexico & '72 Munich.
helvetireader icon (news)
trevor #8435
If anyone decided to use the google reader x helvetireader x fluid combo I posted about, I've made a dock icon for it. The edges look fucked up on Flickr but I assure you they are sound.
Re: The Shack / Hut (design)
trevor #8434
These are both dying companies in a digital age. This is just their last feudal attempts of staying alive, rather sad actually. When was the last time anyone went to either of these establishments, it was quite possibly at the same time E.T. was in theaters.
Interview with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo (kinda cool)
kunal #8433
Nice. [via Tuaw] - via [creativebits]
The Shack, The Hut - what's next? (design)
doug #8432
I agree with Kunal - I most certainly do not want to go to "The Shack." Also, isn't that the title of a popular book?
THE SHACK (super shady)
kunal #8431
Radio Shack rebranding to "The Shack?" That sounds like a place I don't want to go... in a weird date-rape sense. [via Engadget]
The Obsessive Images of Seymour Chwast (design)
kunal #8430
SEYMOUR! I finally got this book. I lovey.
Doug - Hosting (advice)
kunal #8429
Doug, I recommend Webhostingbuzz to everyone, even though I no longer use it. It's pretty OK.
New Design Observer (ntih)
kunal #8428
Too wide. Too much content at my face. It's no Umbrella Club, that's for sure ;) Thanks for the link Doug.
nickelodeon rebrands (design)
norton #8427
though the slime-splat tugs on my childhood heart strings the shows have changed and so should the mark.
Be Consistent!? (design)
norton #8426
I agree that if something works, stick with it...but over the span of a century it makes sense to revamp and tailor to the times. Though I do see the point of capitalizing off of nostalgia. UPS should have done this.
New Design Observer (design)
doug #8424
Redesigned. I gave it the weekend to try and like it, but I just think it is not a step forward.
j hische (design)
daniel #8423
doug- i really like her work. mirko's assistant told me about her at the beginning of summer. not surprisingly, she work(ed)(s) for louise fili, the influence shows!
Host and WebMail (4real)
doug #8422
Hey guys, I am wondering what web hosts you use for your websites and how the webmail works. I have always used 1and1, but I really really hate their webmail. It is clunky and only works properly about 60% of the time. Any suggestions?
Lambo Chain (video)
trevor #8420
Soulja Boy bought himself a remote controlled lambo chain. This does well to promote stereotypes.
The Moon Before Mars. (science)
doug #8419
I understand that Mars is a more lofty goal, but in my opinion, NASA has to go back to the moon (a more reachable goal) to win the trust and support (and most importantly, the money) of the American people before they try for Mars. I know space nerds don't like this idea, but if they just demand financing for Mars only, they will never get the money they need.
This is what packaging for a $15,000 bottle whiskey looks like. (4real)
doug #8418
I do like Glenfiddich, but I might have to opt for a slightly cheaper bottle...
You can't just run to mars. (news)
chris #8417
Like anything else, it's all about baby steps. Of course if NASA doesn't get any funding they'll be lucky to crawl past the space station.
Daniel and Frank: T-Shirt Shipping (design)
frank #8416
Hey guys, about to ship your shirts. Daniel: Am I shipping to Brooklyn still? Frank: Are you local right now? Lemme know: frank@frankchimero.com
Google Reader x Fluid x Helvetireader (science)
trevor #8414
The triple effing threat. Creating site specific browser for g/reader with Fluid & then apply a user script to host the helvetireader theme. Finally a visual justification for using the solid performance of Google Reader + a desktop app.
mermaid video (news)
daniel #8409
saw a link when viewing franks awesome linked video. my favorite thing about the MERMAID VIDEO is the comments, like "LOL number 4 is 1 MILF LOL"
Mermaid tech: Lunocet (science)
norton #8407
It's like a hydrofoil for your feet...$1250 is steep but beats the hell out of flippers. I just want to do those bad-ass dolphin tricks.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (film)
norton #8402
This is one of my favorite Roald Dahl kids books. I've been awaiting this movie for nearly three years. ENJOY!
Peoria Packing Butcher Shop (mad props)
kunal #8399
Chicago boys... I smell a fieldtrip. Check out the awesome pictures. Has rave reviews on Yelp... not for the faint of heart.
ed fella (design)
daniel #8398
i really liked ed fella for a while, now i just kind of like him/sort of dislike him. try something new you old fart!
Ed Fella: Letters on America (photography)
doug #8397
Probably my most treasured book in my collection is Ed Fella's book. Now it is online and it still blows my mind.
Movie Title Stills Collection (film)
doug #8396
A really well designed website for old movie stills. Nice!
obama job (design)
trevor #8395
Apparently they are looking for someone who is is awesome at everything. I wonder how dead end & boring implementing "strict" style guides would get.
nyc = cold blooded (news)
trevor #8391
City administration is buying one-way tickets for homeless people to leave the city.
Unfortunate (money)
peter #8389
New painting. My friend said "laser eyes can't love" when we were debating super powers during a long car-ride.
Kid Cudi - 'Maker her say' (film)
trevor #8388
Love this video, great editing and cinematography. Just wish the song was better.
the arrow (news)
daniel #8387
is my favorite bar in mannahatta. i was surprised to find they had a website.
So much new work (money)
peter #8385
SHIRTS:
Forest/Trees Shirt
Scarf Weather Shirt
Boat Shirt
Argyle Shirt (old)
Marriage Shirt
OTHER:
Lies
Marriage
Beardo Stencil (WIP)
crazy pit (music)
daniel #8384
someone shot this crazy black lips video at the show i was at on sunday. i might be in it, i dunno....but it was one of the wildest things i have ever seen.
Andy Gilmore - Drawings (illustration)
doug #8383
Nice drawings and illustrations. Linked up from Draplin.
Kunal, Portrait Ideas (photography)
doug #8381
Brilliant! I am hoping to move my press into my house in the next few weeks, so I will see what I can do...
Change Your Mac's boot image... (kinda cool)
kunal #8379
I'm totally going to rock that old color Apple icon.
Ye Olde Bill Gates (image)
kunal #8378
Doug, I think you should take a portrait similar to this, but leaning on your letterpress.
Frank Norton, (4real)
doug #8377
I had my ol' nose carved up a few years back for my deviated septum - not fun! The flushing out of the nose is the worst - I hope you get better!
my septoplasy surgery (4real)
norton #8376
Got carved up last friday to fix my deviated septum and sleep apnea. I've been coughing up more blood than Aubrey Beardsley.
lessons learned (illustration)
daniel #8375
as you may recall, i did this cover for my sisters friends dad. i got my copy in the mail and was surprised by a number of mistakes: 1. the cover, which was so pixelated I could barely tell my art was used. As far as i could tell, he used the proof jpeg (about 2x3") that i sent him instead of the high res PDF. 2. the body which was set in a ultra flattering papyrus title / comic sans body text. seriously. 3. The credits were all in the back, where a paragraph is written about how i did the cover design. lesson learned. always proof the proof yourself.
Kunal, HM Aeron Chair (4real)
doug #8373
Before I started working at Marlin, I thought that all those fancy work chairs were just a load of hot air and high prices. But now I think they are just high prices. We have Hermann Miller Aeron Chairs and I can sit in one for eight hours and not feel much fatigue. I go home and in 30 minutes, I ache all over in my cheap Target chair. I know they are crazy expensive, but I would highly suggest investing in an Aeron chair (maybe you can find a used one on Craigslist) and using it for a very long time.
Seeking Task Chair Advice (advice)
kunal #8372
I need a great chair for my desk... any suggestions/personal favorites?
Melbourne smeels like NYC (design)
norton #8370
IMHO the Melbourne marks seems to be suckling from the NYC logo, which I've always thought to be pretty charming. That bloke from "the age" is a putz.
Visioneers (money)
peter #8369
Apparently did not get picked up for distribution. It is on netflix watch it now and also the DVD is for sale. I will most likely watch it tonite and will also probably buy the DVD if it is as good as I am hoping. Zack Galifiniakis (sp) and some girl I love but can never remember her name. Cannot wait.
Plains (money)
peter #8368
new painting I am finishing up right now. It is mainly about how if native americans lived in israel or something.
melbourne logo followup (design)
trevor #8367
There is some backlash going on, mostly to Chris' point of them hiring a Sydney agency to do the work. However, the guys reasoning shows a complete lack of knowledge and respect for the creative process.
the manhattan airport foundation (design)
trevor #8364
Too bad this is a joke b/c I wouldn't mind cutting a bus ride through Harlem out of my route to the airport. The nice design makes this very convincing.
for the record (news)
trevor #8362
I think this dude is a huge dick for whaling on the old man like that.
Dollar ReDesign Competition (design)
doug #8359
Seeing as I love collecting bank notes and Switzerland has the best-designed (in my opinion) notes in the world it is nice to see a few good redesigns for the USA notes. I think the green (to keep with the classic "green backs") notes with colored strips is the best design of the group.
Melbourne, Australia New Logo (design)
doug #8358
A quite nice and quite Australian logo for the artistic city of Melbourne (the irony is that the logo was designed by a Sydney design firm).
Sexually Explicit Sprite Commercial (video)
chris #8356
Originally to run in Germany this little ad got banned post haste. You'll have to sit through a couple of seconds of commentary from two saps who host some strange Turkish television show. Might want to peek over your shoulder and see who's around if you are viewing this one at work.
what's good bitches (news)
trevor #8354
I'm back from vacation and had one helluva time in MO. I miss it more than ever and hope it will one day welcome me back with open arms. I'm catching up on the post now & will be back in top form tomorrow. Much love!
Daniel, (music)
doug #8353
The new mewithoutYou, in my opinion, is really really fantastic. It is nice to have a band change fairly dramatically but still totally make sense as a progression.
doug (news)
daniel #8352
your trevor post confused the hell out of me....but yes, this show should be very good. interesting to say the least. after not listening to MWY for quite sometime, i was surprised to hear they have changed their sound quite a bit. their new stuff reminds me of a weirder neutral milk hotel. maybe? anyway, see you at the show!
Wrong Name! (super shady)
doug #8351
Doh! I posted the last comment about the Weiss Family show, not Trevor. Sorry!
Rad Show (music)
trevor #8350
Daniel, nice poster. My best friend's girlfriend (hopefully soon to be fiancee) is on tour with all these guys. She plays accordion, has lots of tattoos, and will kick your ass (after being incredibly polite and nice). I am very excited for the show!
new poster (news)
daniel #8349
the weiss family are the guys (and of their wives) from that band mewithoutyou
Pete, (type)
doug #8348
Totes: I don't really know what that means, but sorry if I came off as arrogant or preachy - I didn't mean it like that at all. And I agree that it would be nice to see if they explored anything else or if they just crapped the EcoFont out without much thinking.
Eco font? (money)
peter #8346
Doug, totes for real. What I was trying to say is if they took the idea of the bleed and applied that to this font to meet different ends. I am not convinced it is a good idea yet, and would like to see the research they did and see what other options they tried before landing on this solution.
Re: Re: EcoFont (type)
doug #8345
Pete, really Bell Centennial was specifically designed not to save ink but to allow for ink bleeding (dot gain) on cheap newsprint paper (which is what all phone books are printed on).
Daniel, "its a good concept, but rushed and poorly executed." - I couldn't agree more. And all the press this thing is getting is a bit silly.
re: ecofont (design)
daniel #8343
Doug- I agree, the face is really poorly designed. Why design a sans-serif when it is intended for body text? However, the National Geographic article where I just saw this, calculates the savings of a company of 5,000 people up to "$125,000 a year". i dont know where that calculation comes from. But I really think more thought could have gone into this. obstinsably, its a good concept, but rushed and poorly executed.
Eco font? (money)
peter #8342
My initial thought was that they would be doing this whole thing like Bell Centennial, which would make sense. Use less ink and let it bleed in to fill the areas. Do you think that would work for this? I could see that happening at text levels, but they make no mention of it. Also, the benefit/cost doesn't stack up for me since you are stuck with this one typeface. Maybe it would make more sense to create a pattern (or two) that could go over any body text and create areas that would allow bleed.
EcoFont (type)
doug #8341
I think this is ridiculous. The science of "using less ink" is barely correct and this face can't be used on anything but headlines (imagine trying to read that crap at body size) where it would look horsey and quite ugly.
Jovi-al (super shady)
kunal #8340
Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday. Monday...
ecofont (type)
daniel #8339
typeface designed for bodies of text, it saves 20% of normal ink use by employing tony holes in the letterforms. looks poorly designed., unfortunately.
Alan Bean Art (art)
kunal #8338
Meet the only artist to have ever stepped on the moon! In 1982, Bean stepped down from NASA to pursue painting. And he is still flying high today! His art is "off" this world! My fav. is "Is Anyone Out There?"
monsters of folk (money)
peter #8337
Not sold on the name. But a collab project of Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Jim James. There is a single up there now. Liking it so far.
buzz aldrin is a badass. seriously. (money)
peter #8336
Just heard about this. Back in 2002 one of the most vocal hoax supporters for the moon landing confronted Aldrin. Aldrin, in his 70's, responded by punching the guy, in his 30's, in the face.
Microwave Massacre - Memorable Quotes (ntih)
kunal #8334
I can infer pretty strongly what this movie is about, based on the title, but the quotes alone have piqued my interest even more.
Altar (money)
peter #8330
Did most of this over the weekend and finished it up the other day. By finished I mean that it still needs varnish and hinges. But I am out of spray varnish, and out of hinges.
chemistry comes alive (money)
peter #8328
on friday i am not going to go to chris man's party. i am going to stay home and watch old school chemistry experiments. it will be awesome.
Cabrini Heat, Son (video)
kunal #8325
I live by this projects building. When my parents visited, I drove them through this street, to get to my place, just to freak 'em out.
Classy Llama Studios - Web Development (design)
kunal #8324
They should redesign their own website! w00t!
My 2¢? (ntih)
kunal #8323
It may not be to your aesthetic, but I will say it is nice to see a website/operation that feels like a complete package. Overall, its convincing as a program. If you want to know who designed it, you can check out the next link I post. Classy Llama Studios in SPFDMO. :)
doug (news)
daniel #8321
i agree, springfield needs more young people doing creative work. but, emphasis on creative. does it annoy me that the linked image even exists? certainly.
Red Velvet Art (4real)
doug #8320
Daniel, I know Elsie but I wouldn't say I am a friend of hers at all. I feel it isn't as bad as you make it. Yes, she is WAY over the top in the **cute-factor** but I am happy that she is making original things (whether it is art or not is a whole different argument) in Springfield. Her work is not my taste, but it sure as hell beats all the scrap-booking moms that flock to Hobby Lobby. - Just my two cents.
by the same token (news)
daniel #8318
i know UC is a sort of, well, forum. so please, lets have a discussion if anyone disagrees with me.
ohhhhh, this makes me so mad (news)
daniel #8317
i dont know if my fellow VLV'rs are friends with the infamous "elsie cake", but it is really hard for me to look at her website. on the one hand i am glad that springfield has more art then just pastel'd horses and abstract'd portraits, but this....this is too much. kudos for makin it work, elsie, but please...TRY to be unique? its all of the cliches of katie bingham-burt, but sooooo muuuuucccccch worse. if i may, a quote from Orson Welles' "F is for Fake", a great movie I saw the other night: "When the flush of a new-born sun fell first on Eden’s green and gold, Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mould; And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, “It’s pretty, but is it Art?”
The Barring-gaffner of Bagnialto (or This Year's Masterpiece) (money)
peter #8316
Slow second half of the day. Did this. I hope there are jobs designing book covers with the same three assets for imaginary authors out there somewhere.
Daniel (money)
peter #8315
Thank you sir. It is only by invitation. I actually didn't even get an invitation, I was given an account by someone who had two. He already used the invitation on the account. Also, having an account kind of ruins the website in my opinion.
pete (news)
daniel #8314
nice cover! the consistency of your covers is really nice. now, lets talk about me. how does ffffound work? invitation only? wtf, i wanna.
Brand New is Brand New (design)
doug #8311
Nice, but feels a little narrow (but I think it is the same size).
Kunal, You're Running a Marathon?! (news)
doug #8310
I knew you liked running (the above link proves it to a sweet soundtrack) but a marathon?! You're crazy!
NYC HOMAGE BICYCLE (4real)
norton #8309
by core 77. complete with "fat frank" cruiser tires. awesome.
15 Creepiest Vintage Ads (ntih)
kunal #8305
Vintage? Certainly. Creepy? Yes. But the gentlemen of this club will most likely find these more effective and appealing than any modern-day ad.
ron artest: michael michael (music)
trevor #8302
Peter: You are guaranteed to love this. Kunal: This is why I love rap music and will never let it go.
i was surprised (photography)
daniel #8301
to see that a photo i took for photo 1 was listed on the MSU website. thanks for asking, jerks.
template (money)
peter #8300
DJZ-
if you grab the largest image size for the picture, you can just use that. There is a path on there for the sleeve, but not for the label. I just drew that up. I saw a boy/girl wreck hard last week after hitting a curb. He/she didn't know what happened, I said "you hit the curb going really fast" he/she said "I just got these jeans"
pete (news)
daniel #8299
can you send me the link to that LP template? as far as flippy floppies-some asshats are going to flip their hub, make it a fixie, take off their brakes...and immediately slam into the back of a truck or whatever. maybe i am being to pessimistic.
too many snakes (money)
peter #8298
i made an album cover with the 'typeface' i made yesterday. it is for a rap album.
UO Bikes / Lawsuits (money)
peter #8297
Daniel-
I did quit facebook. I will get back on it eventually, but right now it just pissed me off all the time because everyone wanted to bite me in zombie scrabble competitions for little green plants.
Why lawsuits? Is there a big problem with flip hubs malfunctioning?
UO bikes (news)
daniel #8296
wow. just wow. flip flop hub, seriously? are they prepared for the inevitable lawsuits that will follow?
UO Bikes (news)
trevor #8295
I can only imagine the quality components that are used on these things.
the fourth plinth (money)
peter #8294
ongoing project in trafalgar square. people get one hour to do whatever they want. they are supposed to be naked, but aren't always.
Monorip One (money)
peter #8293
I made a typeface out of ripped paper this morning at work. Eat your heart out doug. I didn't even have to leave my desk to make a typeface and someone tricked you into traveling out of the country.
a world without MJ (news)
daniel #8289
hilarious repost from Jen Cosmos FB page. seriously, where is DjG>?
New Music for Trevor (super shady)
kunal #8288
You need to take a break from rap music, man. Dig on this.
This is who buys all domains on the internet (super shady)
kunal #8287
Maybe one day you will actually need "SandwichFactory.com", and Name Administration will already have bought it and turned it into a useless search page. I hope this practice is one day destroyed. I read a couple cases (I found while Googling) of established companies that attempted to acquire domain names for legitimate means, and were denied.
Tacoma Film Festival (design)
norton #8286
riding on zender's coat tails. perhaps a better logo than a poster.
Maniacs In The Fourth Dimension (money)
peter #8282
Kilgore Trout cover I did this morning. The central idea did not come across as intended, so I will probably revise this if I keep these up.
New Paintings (money)
peter #8280
Finished up some paintings I had lying around this weekend.
Gala
Evergreen
Crisis
Filet
please to enjoy
Bored to Death (video)
chris #8279
A new HBO series starting Jascon Swartz-man and looks like Zach Gallon-finakus. Looks promising.
Peter (news)
trevor #8278
pretty sure you are going to have to buy these. Dunk on mad dudes at the YMCA in art fag style.
GDGT (money)
peter #8271
Peter Rojas and Ryan Block finally unveil their new site. I am looking forward to using it. Think gadget networking more than anything.
The Awesome World of Advertising (4real)
opie #8269
I apologize in advance if this has already been posted. So funny because it's so true.
Flickr Captures of Tokyo Gundam (mad props)
kunal #8267
I am liking this Sony Alpha A100K 10.2MP Digital SLR! Japan is wacky. Awesome.
i sip lean, pure codeine (video)
trevor #8265
Daniel, here is a link the that VBS video where the white dude goes to Houston. He explores the "chopped & screwed" music scene and dapples in the local greenery and samples some of their finest lean. Could only find it on Youtube but all the video are in "related videos."
battles (music)
daniel #8262
yesterday i was hanging out with emily's friend jamie who is a pretty awesome drummer and person. he rents a space in brooklyn to practice, and a lot of other people rent it too. anyway, we were there yesterday and there was this hilarious repetitious music blasting. you could hear it through the entire building. this band was playing the same thing over and over and over. SO LOUD. anyway, he found out today BATTLES practice next door to him. isnt that neat?! where has DJG been?
Daniel: massimo vignelli (news)
trevor #8258
Massimo is not a VAGina and don't let Mirko see how you spelled his name on the last post. At least you knew who he was, thought I shouldn't be busting anyone's balls about spelling. But I like your balls and busting them.
milton and vagnelli (news)
daniel #8256
i took this photo! then i ate pizza. birthday party. its blurry because i didnt want to turn my flash on and be "that guy", which of course i was.
ZOMBIE LEG (super shady)
rogan #8253
i fell on my bike and did this. Ill update with better pictures its pretty incredible in person. hopefully it will turn green soon, and hopefully we wont have to amputate.
I'm printing some shirts (design)
frank #8249
for giggles. Do you want one? Let me know by Monday at noon so I can increase the print run. I'll sell them for cost ($10/shirt), paypal fchimero@gmail.com with which shirts you want and what sizes. They're printed on American Apparel, so that should help your sizing decisions.
Frank: Your Scanner... (advice)
frank #8248
Are you using a CanoScan? Chances are there's not a driver for it. I'd suggest using something like VueScan.I had to make the switch a bit go after the Intel conversion.
HTC Hero - Spelling Fail (ntih)
kunal #8247
Man I'm a nerd. But this is how much spelling errors stand out to me. Check out this still from a movie on their product page. Took me 2 minutes to be able to screen shot it properly. Enjoy. I know my iPhone doesn't have a "Masssages" menu.
The Life of the Party (video)
kunal #8245
The age of superstars is almost over! R.I.P. MJ 4EVA! Enjoy.
kanye x Spike jonze short film (film)
trevor #8244
This sounds so bizzare, I am predicting that Yeezy will inherit the throne from MJ and become a reclusive connoisseur of little boy's doo doo holes.
forest for the trees (money)
peter #8243
made this today at work. I am pretty pumped about the shirt that it will be for my sister.
A little help? (advice)
norton #8240
I upgraded to CS4 but now my scanner isn't picked up when I go to import in Photoshop. I updated the drivers...nothing. I hate to use this as a help forum, but I am. thx bros.
Hooked (video)
kunal #8239
I can't wait to watch me some fisherman catchin' pre-historic fish with jank grills. This is gonna be awesome! Or should I say: "JAWSOME!"
book cover i did (illustration)
daniel #8233
this guy i know has a dad who needed a cover for his collection of short memoirs about his miserable time working for the post office. he didnt want anything conceptual, just silly. anwyay, its on amazon.
best tumblr theme ever (design)
trevor #8232
I was almost positive there was going to be a pair of testicles waiting for me at the bottom. That would be the best Tumblr theme ever, this is No.2
Daniel: Challenged (art)
norton #8231
NC might have some meaty chops but I implore you to remember his most bodacious offspring: Andrew "the fucking maniac" Wyeth. One of my favorites at the Nelson.
Hey Look! I updated my Flickr! (type)
doug #8230
If you care, I have posted up some photos from my Type Design Workshop.
Insel Verlag Book Covers (design)
doug #8228
I don't know what/who is Insel Verlag, but these book jackets are sweet meat.
Basel Workshop Video (video)
doug #8226
If you are interested, I had my first type design class today here in Basel and I took a short video on my iPhone (because I left my real camera on the plane like a retard). The teacher is Phillip Stamm and he is crazy smart about type and he co-wrote the massive new book about Frutiger.
NC Wyeth (illustration)
daniel #8224
is a fucking badass. I love his work so much. i just bought two books he illustrated for $13 total including shipping. he fucking rules.
OMFG LOVE THIS (mad props)
rogan #8221
Strawdogs poster, DZ posted something of theirs a while back, this is blowing my mind.
An Error Has Occured (news)
trevor #8220
Daniel, you have tricked me for the last time. Fool me once, you cried wolf.
Breakin' Up: The Music Video - Rilo Kiley (video)
kunal #8218
Homemade by a enthusiastic and eccentric group of kids. Lovely.
i am on cmyk's featured images for issue 44 page (design)
daniel #8216
not that anything i ever do ever amounts to anything.
Peter Mendelsund Designs Bookcovers (design)
chris #8215
To prove this he has a really nice holding page while he updates his site.
Oprah Winfrey (music)
trevor #8213
Lil' B storming the scene. Incredible lyrical power, this is how I would imagine Peter as a rapper. This is seriously impressing me, seriously. via Chris Allick
Chicago: Keeps it Blooded (ntih)
kunal #8210
Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods: FBI statistics show residents near 55th and State had 1-in-4 chance of being victims.
good news! (news)
daniel #8209
after 40 years, band-e-amir, afghanistans only unesco listed national park is finally open! landmines litter the surrounding hills, but look at this view! who is with me?
Find My iPhone works, and it is awesome. (mad props)
kunal #8206
Dude uses "Find My iPhone" feature in MobileMe to track down his lost/stolen phone. Read the harrowing adventure, and feel good about someone finding their lost goods.
Off To Switzerland (news)
doug #8204
Friends, I'm off to the land of the long horn and lederhosen. I will make sure to bow down to all Swiss Modernists that I meet and eat way too much soft cheese and baguettes. Catch you on the flip-flop!
Barack Obonga (image)
trevor #8203
happy friday p.s. this girl/guy's whole flickr stream is real rugged. love it
re: racism (news)
trevor #8202
I addressed the same issue and was told it was part of the larger joke. Hate Hate Hate
New Regina Spektor Album (music)
doug #8201
The whole album is streaming from NPR. So far, I really love it. It is also available via certain less-legal options...
St Vincnet Acoustic Session (video)
chris #8199
Happy Friday to all the St Vincent lovers out there.
Japandroids : Post-Nothing (music)
chris #8198
I've been listening pretty franticly to this album for a while now, i thought i would have burnt it out but by now but i haven't. It's unofficially officially the album of early summer for me. It gets me jacked up every time. The first 3 tracks of the album are a testament of the power a two piece band can bring. Can't wait to see them live.
kanye discovers the $1 bill (image)
trevor #8197
From my friend Chris, speaks to me on so many levels.
RE: norton the hut (design)
trevor #8195
I should have been more clear and said that in comparison to what Pizza Hut had before I think this new direction is successful. As for the Spin Pizza design, I agree that it is aesthetically pleasing but I'm getting burnt out on the distressed block letter logotype fad. I'm sure the pizza is real good and the actual restaurant interiors are nice.
Pizza The Hutt (the future)
kunal #8194
Unfortunately, this character ruined "The Hut" for me. Well, not ruined; you can't top it! And it's true. Sorry, no matter how much you brand or rebrand Pizza Hut, the food speaks the loudest. We live in a different time now. Also, I can make better pizza at home, and will.
Re: Trevor & the Hut (design)
norton #8193
I talked to this guy at the DSVC conference who worked on this campaign...he seemed pretty burnt- out. I like the marketing angle but I think the design falls short... especially when you compare it to this nice branding Willoughby did when they teamed up with Hammer Press. HOT!
Contrail (mad props)
doug #8190
For all the bike riders on here: a small thing of chalk that leaves a faint line of where you ride.
Finally, I can post on my iPhone (mad props)
kunal #8188
Posting to Umbrella Club finally became possible on my iPhone thanks to the 3.0 update. And with Doug taking the plunge this Friday (congrats, by the way!!), I think it is time for a tUC iPhone app.
Another great video game intro. (video)
General Wasabi Sauce #8186
And with excellent commentary from a very heavy mouth breather.
mr. natural meets "the kid" (illustration)
daniel #8184
found this lil gem in one of mirkos r. crumb books today. i really like page 2. enjoy!
Knoll Kids (4real)
doug #8183
A f&(#&$@ child's chair "starting at $3674"??!!! I love design too, but this is too much.
Comfort Wipe (video)
chris #8181
"The first improvement to toilet paper since the 1980s... The Comfort Wipe is a modern Solution"
Snow Leopard Wallpaper (image)
kunal #8179
Are you like me, and can't wait for the Snow Leopard upgrade? Get in the spirit with the official, upgraded, Snow Leopard desktop wallpaper.
Craig Robinson (illustration)
kunal #8177
Dyslexia in my last post, also short-term memory loss. Sorry.
Font changes coming to Mac OS X Snow Leopard (design)
kunal #8175
I'm trying to consolidate all my nerdery into one nerderiffic post.
True Blood Season 2 (super shady)
rogan #8172
Started tonight, cool ad. Great Show. Daniel quit biting my style like rollerbladers on skateboarders.
Rotten to the Core (news)
daniel #8171
got this new 59/50 at the New Era flagship store today. Fuck yesss.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE (music)
daniel #8167
saw these guys an gals at the Union Pool in Broklyn last night. they brought the ruckus! kind of a female fronted version of the Black Lips, good stuff.
People Love Doing Stuff with Post-Its (video)
kunal #8166
I want to see more lite-brite based projects.
UNIQLO Calendar (design)
trevor #8162
One of the nicest pieces I've seen on the internet in a long time.
tim burton exhibition at the moma! (4real)
djg #8160
"The retrospective is slated to include more than 700 drawings, paintings, puppets, costumes and other artifacts from Mr. Burton’s film career..." !!!!! -djg
u.s. air guitar regional in kansas city... (mad props)
djg #8158
dang it. i totally missed this. and just down the road from me. though, i thought i felt a mighty force in the neighborhood. -djg
Modul (video)
chris #8157
A nice little video, a series of short animation sequences contained in a white room.
trailer for "shutter island", the new martin scorsese! (film)
djg #8156
looks sooooo great. oh man. oh man. this fall/winter is gonna be ripe with motion picture pickings! -djg
Coast Modern Film (film)
doug #8154
For all you modern architecture nerds. I don't think it is out yet, but it looks really good!
Cool sloth video (video)
opie #8151
Well done and creepy. Trevor, the background in the biking video flashes different colors. I don't think it is for realzies.
Top 10 Bookstores in the World (4real)
norton #8146
Strand makes number 10. Lauren and I liked the St. Marks Place Bookshop, it's not huge but they have some really great and obscure finds. Check it out Daniel.
Octopus Ink VS Fountain Pen Ink (4real)
norton #8145
Sepia ink was originally derived from the ink sac from the cuttlefish. I love ink. Sometimes i get it in my mouth. :O
DJZ Poster (design)
frank #8141
Daniel, my advice to you is to simplify it. There's a ton of things in that poster that just don't need to be there, which, to me, makes it seem like things aren't really moving that much and don't seem that diverse. I'd say ditch the lines, ditch the letters made up of letters and focus on a way to make sure that things look like they're migrating. Migrating means that there needs to be a clear sense of where they used to be, and where they are now, which I think those extra elements are watering down in your current poster.
doug (design)
daniel #8139
i agree with you. making the background color a very light tone activates all of the other colors, and also makes the poster seem even friendlier. making additional lines from the m and g going off the page also makes the top of the poster more dynamic. take a look, side to side.
DJZ, (design)
doug #8138
I like the concept of the poster, but I agree with DJG that the execution needs some work. My first reaction is that the M and G seem all alone up there at the top. I know those letters are not in the bottom, but do you think that the dotted lines could weave around them at the top of the poster? Perhaps you are wanting to keep all the line at the bottom towards the "Celebrate Diversity" though... Another thought - have you tried to have a subtle background color? Just my two cents.
DJG (design)
daniel #8137
thanks for the words...horizontal is a great idea, but alas, the poster is required to be vertical. I will wait to hear others thoughts as well, but thanks for being my number 1.
daniel...your poster (design)
djg #8136
confused? i doubt my own sense making today. and in a way i think that i'm confusing and/or mixing the "migration" subject with a "diversity" one in my head from years back. very interesting, indeed. i'd love to read others' thoughts. and upon further inspection, in a unique way your "mig", "rat" and "ion" do work as a negative and a positive. -djg
daniel...interesting type concept (design)
djg #8135
however, i immediately read it as the individuals "mig", "rat" and "ion". which could come across as put-offs towards certain social groups (i may be on a limb here). when breaking up a word, consider where it breaks. in fact, this poster might work better as a horizontal, which may eliminate breaking up the word altogether. it might be more powerful and immediate and you could still jumble the letters to get the effect. and i tend to see migration patterns and/or anything in the big blue as wide screen format. does this all make sense? or on the other hand, am i personally missing your poster point completely? something else, i was stumped at following the dashed lines, which isn't a bad thing. i see that you're pulling letters from the poster subject title to spell "MIGRATION". though, "M", "G" and "O" do not belong and/or have a corresponding letter. does this mean that even though they are not part of the collective and/or are different, then they are sincerely included anyway? true that, diversity. oh, and in a stretch this sort of type treatment reminds me of dna structure or something scientific like that, which in a sense we are all the same when it comes down to the code of the human matrix machine. -djg
Congrats Frank-c! (mad props)
kunal #8130
You join an illustrious list of accomplished men and wom(a?)n.
fuck a monday (image)
trevor #8128
This picture will do the job. I love the faces on the people the most.
"up" = wet eyes o' warmth and wonder (film)
djg #8127
i'm very partial to the first half of "Wall-e" (the humans ruined the rest for me, as they do in real life too), but as a whole "Up" just might be Pixar's best since the original "Toy Story" (oh, but i also love this one and that one and this one and that one over there...in particular Brad Bird's work). ummm, do you think they ever get bored with being soooo darn creatively clever and constantly cranking out the hits!? i can't wait to own "Up" and hopefully grow old with it. oh, and "Partly Cloudy" is their best short yet. my only complaint, i was bummed that the "Toy Story 3" trailer was only plugged for the 3D paying ticketers. ah well, i saved a few bucks so i can see "Up" again. -djg
WWDC 2009 IS TODAY!!!!!! (the future)
kunal #8125
And all week. Phil Schiller commands the keynote live from WWDC 2009; and will be announcing many things that I will want to buy. Link to Engadget's live blog. Enjoy.
KUNAL--IT STINKS! (NOT) (4real)
norton #8124
I got "The Critic" series for christmas two yrs ago and watch it often. My favorite character is Franklin Sherman (Jay's Father). A great investment indeed...I don't think I've met many other people who really liked this show.
MUPPET WORKSHOP AT FAO (4real)
norton #8122
last october FAO Shwarz added a muppet workshop where you pay 100 bones to have a custom made muppet! DANIEL & TREVOR GO DO THIS TOMORROW! my birthday is next month.
racist technology (image)
trevor #8118
I would say this is fucked up but isn't Nikon an asian company? Thought so.
chrome beta? (design)
trevor #8115
Not sure if this is new but I'm digging the new browser. Easy to see where Apple got inspiration for the updates in Safari 4
norton (art)
daniel #8114
have you ever looked at franknorton.com? there are some funny similarities between you and some mexican dude.
A Few New Regina Spektor Songs (music)
doug #8109
New album out June 23rd and I am liking what I hear...
Superheroes Anonymous (ntih)
kunal #8108
'Real-life' super heroes. Or is it, real life 'super heroes'? I don't know which part of that sentence to downplay, but I do know my super hero name would not be Mr. Ravenblade. It would be Boss Diesel, or Axe Diesel, or Boss Axe, or Axe Boss, or the Diesel Boss.
naming props (money)
peter #8106
on the new blog go to frank c. and his unbelievable ability to L33T.
MY EMA1L W0N TH1S PRIZ3 (ntih)
kunal #8105
New project from Pete + Kunal. Really, Kunal's idea, but Pete does all the work. Kinda how things will work from now on. Go.
runpee.com (mad props)
djg #8104
ha! this site lets you know the best times to "go" during a movie at the theater. however, this doesn't apply to me as i've only "gone" once in my lifetime of theater-going and that was during "Batman Forever" because i could justify it. -djg
Warmer, Fuzzier New Logos (design)
doug #8103
We have all seen this, but NYT posts it all nice and concisely.
Why Does American Airline's Website Suck So Much? (design)
doug #8102
One designer got so fed up, he redesigned the site and sent an open letter to AA. The response shows the truth and ugly side of giant corporations. (so interesting, so true, and since I am flying them three times this summer, so applicable)
Blog/Twitter on Website (advice)
norton #8100
Does anyone have any advice on how to have my twitter feed or blogger account appear within my website...more specifically how would I direct the code to be placed within a desired table? If it's more convenient, you can e-mail me at fbnorton@gmail.com THANKS!
this table and chairs (money)
peter #8099
is the shit. the problem i have with things like this: it is awesome, and designed for minimal space. Someone with $900 to spend on a table and chairs with this small a footprint will probably have enough room for something slightly larger and would rather have more space and spend an extra $500 for something designed just as well. Alas. If I had the money i would get it.
this band (money)
peter #8098
is doing a cool thing leading up to their album. bookmarked for later.
Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien - Episode 1 (video)
kunal #8095
Haven't checked it out yet, but peeped the intro. See Conan run cross-country by the Guggenheim, the Tribune, (through) Wrigley Field, the Arch, and so many more famous landmarks!
R.I.P. AF 447 (news)
kunal #8093
So I'm sure you're all aware of this situation; not to make light of it, but this quote in this article could possibly be the most French thing ever: [Speaking to France Info radio, the French government minister supervising the search for the aircraft, Jean-Louis Borloo, said, "We must seriously imagine the most tragic scenario."]
Eminem gets punk'd by Bruno at the MTV Movie awards (video)
chris #8090
I didn't watch this last night but i heard about it at work. Sacha Noam Baron Cohen gave Eminem an ass sandwich, and he M&M did not like the way it tasted.
Drag me to yes please. (mad props)
rogan #8088
saw drag me to hell twice this weekend, really really really awesome movie, its cool to see something so fresh, but still stick to old school horror roots. theres so much i want to say about this movie. we were laughing so hard, and feeling so gross, and getting so intense. p.s. if i ever had the opportunity to meet anyone in the history of the universe, hands down i would pick sam raimi.
sam gibbons (illustration)
daniel #8087
is awesome. saw one of his paintings in a gallery in chelsea on friday. these are really big acrylic paintings on wood.
HOT PETE (4real)
norton #8086
Though I enjoy a mollusk for a fashion I think your Jurassic Park cover is IRRESISTIBLE! I think 80% of kidds work is pretty shallow. But this cover is hotter than blue blazes!
pete (design)
daniel #8085
awesome idea, awesome cover. i love me some vonney, and i love that cover as well.
Venus on the Half-Shell (money)
peter #8084
I have decided to do covers for Kilgore Trout's books. I know this falls into the "redoing shit in a different way" but this is the only one that was ever made. Fuck it, it is a fun exercise.
Blood Tea and Red String (film)
rogan #8081
Borrowed this movie from lotus rain 6 months ago. just got around to watching it. creepy and awesome! i found this scene to be especially disturbing, it followed at 10 minute scene of three mice getting drunk on blood, playing cards and then fighing.
I just finished a great new book called "Ablutions" by Patrick DeWitt (video)
djg #8080
here is a nice little video/commercial for it that has a Daniel Clowes-ish (among others) illustrative sense. anyway, great debut novel that was originally intended to be the notes for the novel. -djg
i bet this sheep is insanely great at kicking things... (4real)
djg #8078
this would make a great book. -djg
"Mike the Headless Chicken" (mad props)
djg #8077
believe it or not. 18 months without a head = mad props. check out mike's full story at none other than www.miketheheadlesschicken.org -djg
Google PowerMeter (science)
kunal #8074
Great idea from Google; I can't wait until they partner with ComEd or People's around here. Allows one to visualize their power consumption through their energy company, to raise awareness on how much of a difference conscious power usage can make in the grand scheme.
The Vendor/Client Relationship in the Real World (video)
doug #8073
Makes me vomit a bit in my throat because it is so true.
david byrne's bike racks... (mad props)
djg #8072
sure, things can get caught in these too (i guess with all bike racks), but i say rack 'em! awesome street art. -djg
“Hoop” design wins bike rack contest in NYC (design)
djg #8071
hmmm. alright. though, looks like a trap for big dogs and drunks and dumb kids to get wedged in. i prefer david byrne's unique bike rack designs that i posted on a while back...i'll find 'em again. -djg
doug...thanks for the plate update (super shady)
djg #8070
slightly better. the birdie isn't nearly as cute 'n' curious as the one on Missourah's plates though! we win. -djg
Boring Nebraska License Plate was a voting hoax (4real)
doug #8069
College Humor encouraged people to vote for the boring/ugly plate and so it initially won. Thankfully, a slightly better license plate is the real winner.
Panic Software is 50% off (ntih)
kunal #8068
For any budding HTML-ers, or FTP enthusiasts, you can nab my favorite software for half the price!
Suicidal bridge jumper gets some help. (video)
chris #8067
The jumper was holding up traffic, refusing to come down from the bridge. The police couldn't get him to come down so a civilian took matters into his own hands and climbed up and pushed the man off.
i quite facebook on friday (money)
peter #8066
And I am not regretting it at all yet. I know it is my fault for having friends that aren't my friends and people I don't care about, but what I got out of it didn't really amount to much.
I know it is a great marketing tool, and that kind of solidified my decision. A cousin who works in marketing was talking about how great it is for his company. An acquaintance has a separate account just for her company stuff. With the amount of stuff I am trying to sell and being sold all day, I don't need more. I just wish there was some other way to spy on ex girlfriends without having to actually talk to them.
Polaroid Lovers Try to Revive Its Instant Film (photography)
doug #8063
The impossible project. I sure hope it really isn't impossible!
Norton, (design)
doug #8060
Modern Postcard has the highest quality that I have seen but it is also the most expensive. OverNightPrints.com is fast and cheap (but the quality is not as good) and 48hourprint.com is somewhere in-between.
kunal...agreeable on the license plates of other lands (design)
djg #8059
i wish we could make the switch...simple and elegant. most likely a fat chance. ah well. -djg
it hurts... (the future)
djg #8058
not surprising at all and not set in stone just yet, but it hurts. it has worked well for other classic rock icons, but it just doesn't seem right for Queen. i trust you can still rest in peace ready-freddy. -djg
norton: overnightprints (design)
trevor #8057
A few of us have used them and they are affordable and of decent quality, there may be others I don't know about though.
Online printing? (advice)
norton #8056
Any suggestions for online printers to go with for business cards and postcards?
The rest of the world has these... (ntih)
kunal #8055
Why are we still paint-by-numbering OUR license plates? I cooked and ate ribs tonight. I love meat.
New grizzly bear video (video)
rogan #8053
so, i really dont care about this band at all, i thought that album that came out a couple of years ago was really boring, but this video and song are really really amazing, some sort of stepford husbands thing going on here, and gawd are these guys creepy looking!
cold war kids: i've seen enough (music)
trevor #8052
Nice interactive spin on the old formula for a music video. Song is "Meh" but cool idea.
enjoy your memorial weekend (4real)
djg #8051
i plan to watch some war movies and make some things. later dudes. -djg
Softlightes "Heart Made Of Sound" music video Dir. Kris Moye (video)
djg #8050
cute cool mostly typographic video idea in that sagmeister type kind of way. and i'm glad that you can pretty much watch it without aid of the samey-so-so song. -djg
new nebraska license plate (the future)
djg #8049
honestly, i don't think we're too far off as a society to where we are given a number template to personally slap our design(s) and picture around and point-click-print-n-ship. -djg
"Wu-Tang Design Remix Project pt.1" (ntih)
djg #8046
another design re-do project via vein/vain of the classics. they all look alright, and result in quality exercise time (and a guarantee to spark a frenzy of "hits"), but i'm getting burnt quick on stuff like this. you guys? or maybe i'm plugged in too much? -djg
Official Lego 'Architecture' Site (architecture)
kunal #8045
Whoops, that last post was me too! Anyway, this is soon to come...
Lego Architecture (architecture)
General Wasabi Sauce #8044
I may have to start 'playing' with legos again. Beautiful.
Ooops (NSFW)
frank #8043
I totally bonered that last post. This is the weather site. That last one is about people being douches on twitter. It's funny too.
Yay F*CKING WEATHER! (NSFW)
frank #8042
My new favorite weather site. Maybe NSFW if you can't say read the F-Bomb at work.
Yay Frank! (design)
frank #8041
Nice work, mate! Squeaky clean, and glad that I can now refer people to your work online.
Frank Norton (design)
doug #8040
Awesome website! Really great site and really great work! Nice job!
Julia Dales (music)
trevor #8039
Super hot girl beatboxing, my dream come true. via NPR (i think, can't remember)
Frank Norton - Boy Genius (mad props)
kunal #8038
Frank your work is on fire. Like the clean presentation too. I wish we had this project in class, both your's and Daniel's are my favs from your respective portfolios. Although your Nearly Famous logo is beautiful as well. Best wishes, hope this brings you lots of work.
"apache" - only texas would have an all porn drive-in (scroll down to the very last one...no worry, nothing "bad") (super shady)
djg #8037
"Solo screen with a capacity for up to 300 cars; open year-round; screens X-rated films only." / my wife told me about this, as she is from that part of the world. east texas is such a strange land. i kinda like it. -djg
norton...great-great-great body of work you have building here! (mad props)
djg #8036
i don't believe i'd seen your work until now. thank you. -djg
frank norton (news)
daniel #8035
sweet website. just want to eat it up. i add'd you dudes to my links.
Amazing Architecture office (architecture)
chris #8034
I bet it would be awesome to be in this glass bubble of an office when it rains.
Plants vs. Zombies (4real)
chris #8030
Just watched a review of this on Area 5. Looks like a pretty sweet/addicting tower defense game from Pop Cap. Can't wait to get home and give it a spin.
i miss this old milwaukee brewers baseball logo (design)
djg #8029
...or, do they still use it sparingly? i'm not sure. i was just reminded of it. and awesome, i never realized until now that the glove is actually made of type! i like it even more! -djg
Christoph Niemann "Over the Wall" (illustration)
doug #8027
I always like Niemann's illustrations and stories.
some new paintings (money)
peter #8024
i did this weekend. been out of the game a few weeks.
hustle
sorry
a video for m. ward's cover of "rave on" (mad props)
djg #8023
you know something is greatness when it is both inspiring and discouraging. -djg
Mother Lovers (video)
chris #8020
This is a week old, but i just finally watched it, so some of you might not have seen it yet either. JT and SNL have put the boxes away and found another place to put their dicks.
going to see the royals tonight! (mad props)
djg #8017
i can't wait to see the renovated stadium! and it's buck night (cheap food!) and fireworks after the game! i hope the rain or other doesn't hit us though. it's dark here in kc right now. -djg
norton...i understand and if i had a choice i think you know which way i'd swing... (film)
djg #8016
i want to see "space buddies" before it though! i can't wait to see that one! and yeah, this goober movie does have some of that "calvin and hobbes" feel (and it's a wonder why an adaptation of that doesn't come to play?). in fact, you could say this movie could play like the "calvin pisser" decals that got aped. heck, this goober movie even has some of that "where the wild things" feel, which keep in mind we are getting later this year finally! and it looks to re-define and even maybe re-store our childhood masterpieces, maybe point some of today's youngsters to some oldies and goodies. so, there are a few good ones these days. a few. anyway, every generation has trash and treasure in all departments. is that the way to put it? i don't know? no worry and i certainly don't aim for debate at the dessert table that is cinema. i just think it looks great in that "air bud 4" sorta way. if there is sucha way? -djg / ps: i need to see this "fuzzbucket"! peace.
DJG on GOOBY///Kid's flicks today (film)
norton #8015
I agree that there's something great about revitalizing those old cheap and bizarre kid's movies (like one of my favorites as a child "Fuzzbucket"...but I'm turned off by how this seems to borrow inappropriately from Calvin and Hobbes and how cheap kitsch is the only thing for kids anymore. Where are the "Never Ending Stories" and "Dark Crystals" of our time? Everything is puff, fluff, or stuffed with a cliche' unimaginative formula (like nearly all of current computer animation)--dare I say...WALL E??? Give me some "Flight of the Navigator, Tron, and Jim Henson gold!
Pugs, Pugs Everywhere (money)
kunal #8013
Pug Dog Millionaire Party at Joe's Saturday. Thanks to April for sharing this with me.
finally, a trailer for "the road" (film)
djg #8011
this trailer is cut like an action-disaster-horror-thriller. bum-dumb, but not surprising as marketing is marketing. but, i hear it's follows the book well...which, if so and if the narrative is handled right, it has the potential to be a masterpiece. i need to read it a fifth time before october. -djg
norton...more like piece of special! (kinda cool)
djg #8010
thanks! "gooby" looks pretty darn fascinating to me. though, i wish john candy was still around to play the title role. -djg
GOOBY: A MOVIE THAT I CAN't BELIEVE IS REAL (4real)
norton #8009
has anyone heard anything about this piece of shit...I really can't believe this is an actual movie. PLEASE...what is this?
so, i already knew i sucked at cutting stencils... (mad props)
djg #8008
my hands would fall off. -djg
"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (film)
djg #8007
this scene is soooo great. one of my favorites. i watched the movie this morning. it's a fantastic '70s gem. -djg
Frank Lloyd Wright on "What's My Line?" (video)
doug #8003
I love this old game show for some reason and it is interesting to see Wright on film.
fuck you bag (money)
peter #8002
i made a bag for my store.
DJG- I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your cat.
Noise Canceling Headphones (buy this)
doug #8001
Boys, anyone have tips on good active-canceling headphones? I have had enough of jet engines and crying babies and not sleeping on flights and I am finally investing in some good headphones. I would prefer the smaller on-ear (instead of over-the-ear) headphones and obviously prefer them to not be $500. Any thoughts?
Wolf and Pig : Stop motion (video)
chris #8000
A a really nice treatment of what is essentially a stop motion within a stop motion. It's a little long, i wish they would have done more of the camera changes earlier on instead of throwing them all at the end.
It's OK Trevor (4real)
frank #7998
I read no dickishness in your comments. Also, it takes about a year for things to reach out here in BFE Missouri.
the trevor project (news)
trevor #7997
I working on a foundation and need your help. Any donations would be appreciated.
Mazzy Kitty / 2004 - 2009 (news)
djg #7996
my kitty mazzy passed away last night. she was a good one. -djg
New Face from H&FJ (type)
doug #7994
Sentinel: a new Clarendon. As with everything they design - quite nice!
re: new banksy exhibit (news)
trevor #7993
The Banksy "Pet Shop" was in New York last fall & this article from October 2008. Sorry man.
PhD: Phantasy Degree (ntih)
kunal #7989
Hilarious Wikipedia article that I stumbled across. Some of the character bios were lost in translation, or were written by an individual not well-schooled in grammar.
OMGWTF. I've NEVER seen anything more horrific. (super shady)
norton #7988
Don't look at this if you vomit easily. Unless you enjoy vomiting. If you do go here...watch the video.
Roomba Long Exposure (photography)
doug #7986
You know those worthless robot vacuums? Well at least they make some interesting long-exposure photographs...
the new "star trek" is genius (film)
djg #7985
and i've only ever been a casual fan of the series. but, wow-wow!!! j.j. abrams has really made something special. five stars from me. -djg
Absolutely Awesome (4real)
norton #7981
Satyr Leg Stilts...watch the whole video...it gets progressively more intense and great.
Andrew Bird : Chris Ware : This American Life : Animation (video)
chris #7980
Um i'm assuming that one of the names above will make you click.
real real pool (design)
trevor #7979
Here is the link for the actual pool, not just the one I like the most.
animcal collective on letterman last night (video)
djg #7975
performance (f)art. if they didn't have it, they'd be really boring live. but, sounds pretty good and like a vegas show or something? though, i'm more of a casual animal collective fan who thinks when they "nail it", they REALLY "nail it", as opposed to those who think they are the second coming of musical christ. oh, i like what letterman said before and after. clever guy. -djg
The Selby (mad props)
rogan #7974
probably a repost, but i just found this for the first time, pretty nice photos of peoples homes, really nice homes, with pretty stuff.
Peter goes on a killing spree (image)
chris #7973
The distortion of the security camera makes this image look a lot like one Peter Cuba. I feel like i've seen a vision of the future.
this internet ad (money)
peter #7972
looks like an orange hand is flicking off norton. (antivirus, not frank)
dear gretchen (money)
peter #7969
an book by a girl who made awesome 3d infographics from letters she has received (or sent?) since she was but a child.
The red house: furniture for black people and white people (video)
chris #7967
this commercial is bizare, it seems like it should be an SNL parody.
response (money)
peter #7966
doug- cannot believe that article is real. it is halfway inspiring and halfway horrifying.
doug- i will be out of town that day, alas!
frank- pogo's alice remixes are the shit, but that made it even better.
Aaaaaaallllllliiiiiiicccceeeee (film)
frank #7965
iiiiiinnnnn Wwwwwwwooooonnnnddddeeeerrrrllllaaaannnnnddd. Just watch it.
Peter Arnell Newsweek Article (design)
doug #7964
I read this at Jiffy Lube getting my oil changed. Pretty much confirms that I don't want to be in advertising forever. Remember that BS Pepsi PDF that went around a while back that had all that jargon and pictures of Mona Lisa in it - yeah, that was real.
Chicago Boys, (the future)
doug #7962
America Airlines has screwed up my itinerary and now I have six hours to kill before my flight leaves for London (I'm going to a type design workshop in Basel, Switzerland by the way) and I'm wondering if anyone wants to meet up for lunch or something on Monday 22 June? Email me if anyone will not be working for the man around noon on that date.
"click dmv" is my favorite nebraska design on that page (mad props)
djg #7959
ha ha! awesomely-bad! -djg
Nebraska license plate design voting... (super shady)
djg #7958
geesh. and why must we now put a state's "home page" address on a license plate? but, none are nowhere near as awesomely-bad as kentucky's wacky walmarty sun from a few years back.-djg
boom box pillow cases... (mad props)
djg #7957
dang it. i had this idea the other night as i lay'd me down to sleep. -djg
pretty clever... (the future)
djg #7956
"An alphabetical look through various magazine mastheads." neat. -djg
pete...make tie time...and make new things and/or alter things with ties. i think you should start tying ties around trees. just do it. i am giving you this assignment. it would be like yellow ribbons, but for the benefit of trees, not troops (yellow ribbon lord, please don't strike me) (the future)
djg #7955
oh, and this ed nacional guy you linked has a "crush" on frank! -djg
Last post (money)
peter #7953
cut off for some reason. makes me mad not having enough time to flesh out ideas (like the one above) and then someone else has a similar idea and does have time. Regardless, nicely done.
makes me mad (money)
peter #7952
not having enough time to flesh out
kunal #7951 Louise Fili is the gold standard in logo/packaging design. It is hard to accept that I will never be as competent in design (or probably anything) as her. But that's like being jealous of God. I remind myself to just sit back and enjoy the wonderful things she creates. We live in her world.Doug, You got me all hot and bothered... in a design sort of way (design)
"predator" rap! (4real)
djg #7950
amazing...amazing. so, i'm going home for lunch to watch predator while i eat meat. -djg
Fili/Heller House Sneak Peak (design)
doug #7948
Whilst I am gushing over Louise Fili, you can check out their home with all sorts of things that I would quite possibly kill for.
New Louise Fili Site (design)
doug #7947
Man, I love her work! But, I'm glad I'm not married to Steven Heller.
Pete on Faithful (super shady)
norton #7944
if you look at 2:47 on the video...is that the decemberists bassist? I think his name is Nate Query/Weary or something. Weird shit. I wish Nico was still alive, only the Viking Goddess could cover this song. PS: thanks for the kind encouragement with my interview, I appreciate that.
"Take a 360-degree tour of Greensburg two years after the tornado." (photography)
djg #7943
awesome. -djg
side 2 side reminder (music)
trevor #7939
for my self b/c I'm a gangster in the club that can't dance.
Bamboo Bike Studio (buy this)
doug #7938
Build your own bike out of bamboo over the weekend! Why is everything cool in Brooklyn? Trevor, you should do this.
fleet foxes youtube cover (money)
peter #7933
one guy doing all three parts sitting on the same couch spliced together. i don't even like the fleet foxes, but i liked this. not always on key or on time, but always on cue.
TDR: Doug (type)
trevor #7932
I think it's worth getting if you have the $ to spare. It is beautifully printed and the binding is quality. It covers all the terminology, categories, and letterform elements in a petite package, I would even be tempted to call it a novelty publication. In terms of theory and application Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style wins hands down. Nice to have but not essential. Do what you do.
I saw this mouse... (photography)
djg #7931
...creeping on the sidewalk towards me on saturday. -djg
matthew flute (design)
daniel #7930
i am researching dvd covers for a self initiated box set i am designing, and found this guy. his favorite number 1 is frank chimero. what a dork. "i honestly thinjk gigposters are the best design out there" shut up, dork.
Is it just me? (super shady)
doug #7927
Or does every corporate Twitter account seem like it is just a propaganda device and overly reactionary?
Typographic Desk Reference (advice)
doug #7924
Trevor, I think you bought this. What do you think? Should I add it to my collection? Is it possible to have too many type books? Should this go under advice?
norton... (image)
djg #7923
...you asked: "PS DJG: were you referring to my last post as being offensive" ...nope, mine was unrelated to yours. it was just something i had in my head...a "high fidelity" movie line/paraphrase, to be certain. i didn't look at your post until a while after. best wishes on sailing that internship though! -djg
Website for Asya Pervukhin (design)
norton #7921
that I finished designing today. PS DJG: were you referring to my last post as being offensive?
"CJ7"-"CJ7"-"CJ7"-"CJ7"-"CJ7"-"CJ7"-"CJ7"!!!!!!! (mad props)
djg #7917
i cannot recommend this enough! my new second favorite movie of 2008. Stephen Chow is a creative genius. "CJ7" is his best work yet. -djg
file under: current events seeping into popular culture (kinda cool)
djg #7914
something like that. though, i'm so-so with the altering of such classic purity. -djg
Doug (4real)
norton #7911
I hope you didn't think I expected you to pull strings. I think I NAILED the interview...but I'm not sure how they felt about my schedule next fall...as the intern position typically lasts more than 3 months and I still have a 5th year of school. I'll let you know what I find out.
BlackBox Revue Tees (money)
rogan #7910
These shirts are being printed this week, hopefully they will turn out real good, and i get half the profit, buy one, not because i want your money, but because im greedy bitch.
Trevor, (4real)
doug #7908
Yes, it certainly is an ad agency (trust me, I just got off a phone conference with every agency cliché about our client) but thankfully, they seem to keep at least some of the BS of ad agencies at bay.
I leave you with something awesome. (mad props)
frank #7906
Ferris Bueller's Day off interpreted as Fight Club:
One day while he's lying sick in bed, Cameron lets "Ferris" steal his father's car and take the day off, and as Cameron wanders around the city, all of his interactions with Ferris and Sloane, and all the impossible hijinks, are all just played out in his head. This is part of the reason why the "three" characters can see so much of Chicago in less than one day -- Cameron is alone, just imagining it all.
Oh Lord Pt. 2 (super shady)
frank #7905
I hate it when designers make "designer" versions of stuff. Thank you for isolating us further from reality. Let it be said: the tools of design are not cool. Brushes and cameras are cooler than mice, pantone swatch books and over-criticalness.
Oh Lord (super shady)
frank #7904
I hate it when designers make "designer" versions of stuff. This baby got back video is especially awful. Someone needs to revoke their "make stuff" license.
Why I Like Marlin and Hate Ad Agencies (video)
doug #7903
The head of business here at Marlin just sent this link out with "NEVER DO THIS" as the only text in the email. Wow, this is terrible.
Free Artropolis tickets (money)
chris #7901
If you are in Chi-town this weekend and want two free tickets to Arttropolis($40 bone value) this weekend click the above link and read the news post on the right. Awesome!
Norton, (design)
doug #7900
Sorry I didn't have time to say hello yesterday at Marlin - it was a crazy afternoon. I hope your interview went well and best of luck! By the way, I have zero control or say in the intern process so don't blame me either way!
Norton, 1and1 Works For Me! (advice)
doug #7899
I have used 1and1.com for about five years now and I am pretty happy with them. I believe Frank uses 1and1 as well. Honestly, my only complaint is their webmail is pretty crappy, but beyond that, I have been extremely happy.
Meet Our New Category - Advice (advice)
kunal #7898
Since it seems that I'll NEVER get the 3.0 version of tUC finished up... I've rolled out a new category: "Advice" for anyone seeking or giving advice. Fun! My advice: you should use it.
Norton > Mediatemple (ntih)
kunal #7897
The best. Around. No one's ever gonna keep you down. (Get you down?) Or you can pay for WebHostingBuzz. They are sweet too.
DJZ (design)
frank #7894
I think you were a little overzealous on that one. Easy boy!
Also, congrats on CMYK!
this american life (money)
peter #7888
an idea i started to flesh out finally. it has been in my sketchbook since i was going to do it for the tshirt competition last year and never did.
Pretty Woman (video)
kunal #7886
A supposed registered sex offender sings "Pretty Woman" Check this sweet video out. It's like he is saying, "I am going to invade all your dreams!" [via PTy]
"We Got Time" Video (video)
doug #7885
Using record players as a praxinoscope to make a fancy lo-fi music video. Make sure to also watch the "making of" video.
Smartest Dogs: Moscow Stray Dogs (kinda cool)
kunal #7882
Dogs is smart. Russian scientists say that Moscow stray dogs became much smarter. The four legged oldest human’s friends demonstrate real smartness such as riding the Moscow metro every morning to get from their suburban places of living to the fat regions of Moscow center.
cornify (money)
peter #7881
This is awesome. Go to the ESPN website (among others) and enter the konami code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, return) and keep hitting return. It is a surprise and a half. Apparently it is on a few sites.
Fancy Clothes (4real)
kunal #7880
Best. Website. Ever. I like how the posts descend into anime shortly after all three Victorian-era outfits are exhausted.
Today is World Graphic Design Day (design)
frank #7877
I'm celebrating by being overly critical all day, reading aloud from Design Observer and praying to my Tibor shrine.
DJZ, (design)
doug #7876
The problem with Univers is the strange looking tail on the Q. If you don't know what this says, the Q is a bit difficult to figure out at first. A slab-serif is a good idea or even a humanistic/geometric sans (like Gotham or Avenir) might have the right feel.
Also, I would suggest lining up where the words begin and end - right now they feel a little weird.
on second thought (design)
daniel #7873
though i appreciate the suggestion of a different face, i think a sans serif (or, sans slab serif) altogether would be better. how about good 'ol univers, which has a machined feel, but without tight spaces in the counters?
Daniel- font idea (money)
peter #7871
I agree with frank on the counters. Not sure what typeface you are using, but let me recommend Beton. A bit like archer, but more masculine/industrial. I do like the heavy, but maybe if you are looking to really flesh this out, make two options. One that is for larger use that can use a heavier weight, and another for smaller application.
QCC Logo (design)
frank #7870
Yo Daniel, dig the concept. A bit of feedback, if you'd like: the geometry of the cog feels off and the typeface should maybe be rethought because those counters just aren't large enough, especially for a logo that could be printed at 1x1"
Meat Cards (the future)
doug #7869
"Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS."
Photogravure (photography)
daniel #7866
bookmarking this process page for later. Can we do this at school? i hope so.
The Bean-Shooter Man (video)
kunal #7865
Great little old-timey video about the greatest slingshot marksman.
one of my favorite movie scenes (film)
djg #7864
if you haven't seen "The Night of the Hunter", please do. i re-visited it this morning. it's in my top movies. still really really fresh and unique. -djg
yes! "machete" is finally getting made! (film)
djg #7862
it was a Robert Rodriguez mock trailer on the front of the theatrical release of "Grind House". awesome. awesome. -djg
All Time Top Apps (news)
General Wasabi Sauce #7861
iPhone reaches 1 Billion apps sold... must be a sore point for them that "iFart" made it on there. Oh and "iBeer." Geez-louise. What lameos.
Andrew Novick (4real)
kunal #7860
The man who saves everything. No, not DJG... this is Andrew Novick.
big ass sundae (photography)
daniel #7856
JRl and I biked to braums. oh man on man i love tmobile uploads
first intaglio (illustration)
daniel #7855
i am oh so close to completing this thing. its kin of based off of the song Visions of Johanna.
Hood Internet: Phil Colin v. Yelle (music)
chris #7854
I was just thinking about Phil Collin's "In the air tonight" earlier today and how i listened to it on repeat for several hours at work one day. This remixes steps up the song quite a bit but i don't think the drum break was given the umff it really needed. Still good though.
This is what youtube/UC was invented for (super shady)
chris #7853
Thanks Frank, you made my day. Also Peter i have had the album for some time as well, also not to pour salt on your wounds but i've only listened to a couple of tracks.
wait (money)
peter #7852
Is the album already out for real? I thought it was out in May? Are you an internet pirate?
Thank you Pete (video)
frank #7851
But I've had the album for a while now. I'm glad you like the diagrams. As a return gift, I give you a youtube video of a guy who's combined a toy piano, a ukulele and a kazoo into one instrument. He's playing The Final Countdown by Europe. He's also playing at my wedding.
Dear Frank (money)
peter #7850
Loving the diagrams.
As a gift, you can stream the new St. Vincent album from NPR at the link above. Most of the love songs are probably about my boner.
Build a net gun: Instructables (kinda cool)
chris #7849
Some good ol' fashion Rob n Big fun for yeah.
Wood Type Web Museum (type)
doug #7848
This printing company has a nice "web museum" of wood type and a few specimen books. Nice!
Brain-Twitter project offers hope to paralyzed patients (the future)
kunal #7847
I very much hope this comes to fruition. Sounds like it works. Squarely planted in THE FUTURE.
PBS OnDemand (video)
frank #7842
PBS just launched a HULU-like website. I can finally watch Antiques Roadshow whenever I wish! (But seriously. Nova is on there. Nova rules.)
dl this new deastro 7" (music)
djg #7838
great great great mad props stuff. this kid is in his early 20s. geesh. -djg
Chris, (music)
doug #7836
You can download the acoustic version of "Help, I'm Alive" at this link. And thanks for linking to that video - I often feel the way that she described herself.
new camera (money)
peter #7835
I bought this on ebay yesterday. It takes half frame 35mm. I am pretty pumped about it. I am going to take so many tiny pictures.
"One-armed Mermaid That's Part Unicorn with Bigfoot" (mad props)
djg #7834
"30 Rock" = television genius. -djg
Tampa Bay Mugshots (4real)
kunal #7831
Gallery site with awesome interface. This is great! Hours of entertainment.
ebert on "e.t." (film)
djg #7830
i love this review. soooo darling. i watched "e.t." yet again this morning. wowie wowie. does it to me every time. in my top five. -djg
i am bookmarking this type gallery for myslef (design)
daniel #7827
but you guys should check it out too!
Emily Haines in Buenos Aires (music)
chris #7826
So apparently Emily Haines went down to Argentina to write the new Metric album. This is a pretty nice short about her trip, there is also a super nice acoustic performance of the first single which i now want a separate recording of.
Fuji's Instax 200 (photography)
chris #7825
For you Polaroid lovers, fuji has come out with a replacement. The camera looks cheezy but the results seem interesting.
Pulp Book Diorama Photographs (photography)
doug #7824
This guy cuts out old pulp book images and photographs them in three dimensional space. Pretty cool.
Brazilian Letterpress Video (video)
doug #7823
Grafica Fidalga, a printing press in Săo Paulo, Brazil, makes posters on a 1929 German letterpress using hand-carved wooden letters.
did anybody else see this last night!? (mad props)
djg #7821
great great. though, i doubt it lasts long. i hope though. -djg
elijah wood (super shady)
djg #7820
i knew he had a record label but didn't know he made his own records. oh wait, this is m & m, my bad. -djg
H is For Holy Crap (illustration)
doug #7819
Marc Johns has a book coming out of his little illustrations - awesome!
Wall Street Journal Article on Comic Sans (type)
doug #7818
More information than probably any of us knew about a horribly popular face.
Service Advisory (news)
trevor #7814
This is going on in NYC, so spot on. I should punch myself for not thinking of this. Fuck.
50 Great Photographers You Should Know (photography)
kunal #7811
Didn't really look through this, so don't know how great it is. Some interesting banners on a quick pass... [via Gizmodo] ... [via Hongkiat]
tomorrow is record store day (4real)
djg #7809
i plan to watch "high fidelity". one of my favorites. -djg
Call me Sir Kunalcelot (ntih)
kunal #7808
I am going to Medieval Times tonight, for feast & tournament. Have I stumbled off ye olde spice route? My presence is sure to cause anachronistic chaos of castle-sized proportions!
i'm pasty by choice (super shady)
djg #7806
well, not really a choice thing, just how i am. though, i do kinda miss working as a groundskeeper because i got a farmer's tan...sometimes 3rd degree sun burn. -djg
We Love Typography (type)
doug #7804
From ilovetypography - a type & lettering ffffound/delicious for inspiration. I am now pooping my pants.
"ok computer" special edition (buy this)
djg #7803
i'm so behind on the music times. i'd like to get this eventually. same with the one for "the bends". -djg
nike air yeezy gay fish edition (news)
trevor #7799
This is for anyone who saw the episode of South Park where Mr. West finds out he is a gay fish.
New Chicago Apple Store @ North + Clybourn (news)
kunal #7794
Pretty close to my current apartment... [via TUAW]
Ram Jam! (buy this)
djg #7790
can't wait to get this one on dvd next week! though, i was really hoping for a superstar edition with a Randy "The Ram" action figure, mini ring to "Ram Jam", posters and whatnot. maybe down the road? at least it's got a making of documentary and the Bruce song/video! -djg
interesting, criterion is putting this out... (film)
djg #7787
interesting. i just hope it's reasonably priced in the stores. -djg
Safari Search Google Auto-suggest (ntih)
kunal #7784
I made this little compilation.... eager to provide answers to all of life's burning questions.
MOON (film)
chris #7783
Trailer for the movie MOON. Looks to pull a lot from 2001. Be interesting to see how they twist it. The visuals and sounds seem like the could be tasty.
New Hand Dryer Photos (photography)
doug #7781
From my most recent trip to Chicago this past weekend. (sorry boys, it was too quick to be able to stop by and say hello)
I finally have used my first Dyson Air Blade! It was totally awesome!
I am totally a nerd!
re: fun type stuff (design)
trevor #7776
If you haven't seen Beautiful Losers I highly recommend it. Greg Lamarche is one of the feat. artist and they spend some time talking about the Coney Island pieces. Also, if you were wondering why Harmony Korine is so weird, it's because he saw his friends decapitated head in a park where they used to play.
Daniel, DSVC Poster (4real)
chris #7772
It happens every year, some one will submit an "edgy, subversive or shocking" poster and it will win the poster category if not sweep the show. One of the years we went it was a poster of Ronald Mcdonald Crucified. Happy Good Friday every one. [Note the image posted is not the poster mentioned above]
Megan Dowdy (design)
daniel #7770
This is the girl (and poster series) that won: best in show, best copy, best poster, and judges choice at the DSVC comp. this year. um....
i feel....KIND of bad about posting this. (design)
daniel #7769
This is a business card that my GF got from her interior design senior show at MSU. This is one of her fellow students cards. the back had fuzzy fabric glued to it. LOL.
Countdown to 1 Billion Apps (kinda cool)
kunal #7768
Apple is closing in on 1 Billion, and you can enter their product giveaway (up to 25 times per day), to put yourself in the running for a $10,000 iTunes gift card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and a MacBook Pro. No purchase necessary; just use this alternative entry form!
Hope I don't Work somewhere with this installed (ntih)
kunal #7765
yikes! Network admins can be pretty sneaky! Although, you shouldn't be slacking off at work, even if it is a recession!
panoramic view of new yankee stadium (architecture)
djg #7763
awesome! and i love how h.o.k. sport/populous kept the old roots and tradition. -djg
Speaking of Buckminster Fuller (mad props)
kunal #7759
Our buddy Scott did the branding for the event... he works down at that ol' Museum thing where it's happening.
New Healthy Choice Logo/Campaign (video)
kunal #7758
Hasn't hit Brand New yet, but it probably will soon. Let's talk about this ridiculous extension of the campaign, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. What is going on here? It's funny-ish yes, but it's a weird disconnected message from the brand. P.S. Man she looks GOOD for HER age!
jesus, robocop! (news)
opie #7757
"We thought Robocop would be the coolest roommate. Turns out, he's the biggest asshole. Whenever Robocop pulls a total dick-move, we'll snap a photo and post." (My boss made a few of these. Pretty good stuff. Makes Robocop seem cooler than he really is.)
Buckminster Fuller (news)
opie #7756
Chicago kids should really go to this. Hearing this guy talk about his biospheres was hilarious/intense!
call on mike jones (music)
trevor #7755
He did this shit so long ago and he put it in his songs (281) 330-8004
305-528-2786 (kinda cool)
kunal #7753
Call rapper Flo Rida, or text him. It's legit, and kinda cool that he is doing that, even if it is horribly impractical.
"Seymour: The Obsessive Images of Seymour Chwast" (buy this)
djg #7752
i want a bigger tax return. -djg
"Reasons to be Cheerful: The Life and Work of Barney Bubbles" (buy this)
djg #7751
i want this book. -djg
"Creative Grab Bag" (design)
djg #7746
i believe it once had the working title of "the grab bag book", something like that. feels like ages since i made stuff for it. anyway, it's now available for pre-order on Amazon. i was curious as i remember a "spring release" for it, but according to ethan bodnar's site, it's pushed to august now. i'm excited about it, and others involved should be too! -djg
kunal...i want to be a little mouse so i can get some pizza. (kinda cool)
djg #7745
i like how i see many "k's" in the line patterns with each random refresh. reminds me of the creator that is kunal. good work. -djg
new gmail for iphone and android (the future)
trevor #7744
Saw this dropped yesterday but actually sat down a played with it last night. This is seriously impressive and not a shitty webpage ported to fit the smaller screen. Uses HTML 5 and lets you access while offline like Google Gears. This is the future.
Actor Kal Penn joining the Obama administration (super shady)
kunal #7742
Whaa whaaa whaaaaat? Kal Penn will be joining the White House Office of Public Liaison. Funny, because in Van Wilder, he played assistant to Van Wilder: Party Liaison...
close range (money)
peter #7740
I love how spot on the onion is all the time. but i still love video games, and really love the variety where i am shooting things.
kunal...done, i own it! (film)
djg #7738
thanks though! oh, i just found out about a sweet-lookin' '80s movie called "Solarbabies". has anybody seen this?! i want it NOW. -djg
another great poster for "Where the Wild Things Are"!!! (film)
djg #7734
even better! i don't like to wish months away, but October can't get here quick enough! the internet makes it harder to wait on movie experiences these days. -djg
Coffee Printer (the future)
norton #7733
Printer that uses recycled coffee grounds for ink! I love this.
Microsoft Sustainability (the future)
chris #7731
The softer side of Minority Report. I think this might have gotten posted before or maybe some thing similar. I want Microsoft so explain how they can accomplish a sheet of Newsprint that can accept and dynamic display content.
Dear Alex Montgomery (design)
trevor #7728
I'm sure your work is nice but fuck you for auto-sizing my browser and I didn't make it past the minute long loading time. Maybe next time?
Agnex Montgomery (art)
frank #7726
Dude who did the Panda Bear cover. Awesome collage work all around.
Daniel: (news)
frank #7725
Congrats dude! Haven't checked UC in a bit, so just finding out about the internship. Thumbs down to you for not telling me over the weekend though. *fist jab*
Graduating Boys (4real)
doug #7723
If you want to get a seriously good internship, apply for the Walker Museum internship - it would be amazing!
Pete, This is Badass (mad props)
kunal #7720
Solid. The palette makes me think of Klondike bars. I am getting hungry now.
Random Lights Generator (science)
kunal #7719
I made this last night after being inspired by the light show I saw at the Ladytron concert this weekend. It's just a quick exercise, but I am trying to think of how to extend it. Refresh the page to get a new arrangement!
Space Invaders Coasters (kinda cool)
kunal #7718
Set of six wooden coasters featuring those those persistent little aliens from everybody's favorite invader-based arcade game. [via Etsy]
Two new "paintings" (money)
peter #7717
In truth, very little paint was used.
Task: I can't decide if this one looks like it belongs in a lodge, or an awesome lodge. It gave me blisters.
County: I can't decide if this one looks like a retarded person made it or a really retarded person made it.
becoming a master student...for the 12th time (the future)
djg #7716
on my morning walk to work i found this work book on the ground (with notes) that shall improve a monday morning just right. however, i can't help but feel for the individual who lost their book on becoming a master student. i try to see the bright side of the possible fact that this book had already been mastered, tossed from a moving vehicle to land in my path. a few yards from it i also found a discarded cd cover to a new kids on the block album and a burnt copy of a ruben studdard album. go figure. i guess they were mastered too. -djg
Carla Bruni (music)
doug #7713
So about six months ago, I got this French singers album from a friend at work. It was Carla Bruni's "Quelqu'un m'a dit" (which is really good for chill French music btw). I am watching the news tonight and finally put two and two together and realize that she is the freaking wife of the French president! Also, she seems to be a man eater and has supposedly had affairs with Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton - yikes!
arcade fire vs. vanilla ice in terms of movie trailer soundtrack (video)
djg #7712
the music hipster dufuses have been exhausting the topic of arcade fire putting music to the trailer of "where the wild things are". however, this is pretty darn great. and surprisingly works really well. i want to see "TMNT II" right now...again. -djg
the "best" for me... (mad props)
djg #7709
these homemade "star wars" costumes tickle me beyond any galaxy... -djg
Ladytron + Faint (music)
kunal #7708
Seeing them tonight. Another flash from the past. Can't wait for the bass to rock my poor little ears.
Looks like that CWalken Twitter page was fake (super shady)
kunal #7707
I sort of suspected that it was too good to be true. He was amazing though. Just as good as the real CWalken. I really wish Christopher Walken had a twitter account, but with the frequency of updates, I suppose it was impossible to really be him. Alas.
Vanessa Prager (art)
kunal #7706
Oil-paintress. I like her subjects, but I sort of wish some of them didn't have the backgrounds they have -- they tend to flatten the overall painting. Solid work though.
Doug (money)
peter #7705
Speaking of weird shit to come across when you are image searching... Sporting News stole your poster and does not seem to credit it. Might be worth contacting them about this and raising at least a small fuss.
cows on parade...bears on parade...mickey mouse on parade...guitars on parade...how about my little ponys on parade? (kinda cool)
djg #7704
cowboy-up. -djg
"party with the big man!"..."oh, yeah!" (mad props)
djg #7703
this recent ron liberti poster is one of my favorites! -djg
Friday Flashbacks: The Lawrence Welk Show (video)
kunal #7702
Another oldie-but-goodie. Kristin Wiig at her best. Love it.
Tintin and Alph-Art (4real)
kunal #7701
Must... buy... this. Also, I saw a PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION version of a Tintin book I'd never heard of in Strand's Rare Collection in NYC. Trevor, go back and buy it for me. You remember where it was sitting, right?
Creased Comics (mad props)
chris #7698
UPDATED. With a ton of new comics and content. Check-Check Check-a-Check it out.
Alright, Stop. (image)
doug #7696
So I am searching for vanilla images for a new drink line we are working on and this comes up. I think it is pretty great.
Big Brothers Big Sisters (mad props)
doug #7695
Pete, I have a good friend that works in Philly with BB/BS and I can say that it is a really good organization. Tell your sister to keep up the good work!
big brothers big sisters (money)
peter #7693
Anyone who is so inclined: My cousin has been working very selflessly for Big Brothers Big Sisters for the past two years. She is currently $75 away from her fundraising goal. If anyone has $5 to spare, it would be awesome of you to help her out. It only takes about two minutes to fill out the info. /End asking for donations
Vanilla Bikes (mad props)
doug #7691
Want to wet your pants with envy? Check out Vanilla bikes. Custom made bikes in Portland, OR that currently has a five year wait for them to make you one. Awesome!
woah! spinal tap is on leno tonight! (4real)
djg #7684
i will smell the t.v., or youtube in the morning. -djg
Big City Dan (design)
daniel #7683
I got an email today announcing my acceptance as an intern for Mirko Ilic...I couldnt be more excited!
Honey Bees Suffer (science)
chris #7682
Walked into a conversation about this in the lunch room this morning. It seems that our little yellow and black friends are disappearing by the colony and in some instances they are vanishing with our a trace. This issue doesn't seem that large until you account for home much of our food is pollenated by honey bees.
my new dj flyer (the future)
djg #7681
i've been asked once or twice if i spun records. i should start. -djg
i like this new verizon logo... (the future)
djg #7680
more than likely an april fool's joke. but i appreciate that it sucks a little less than the other! hopefully they adopt it. -djg
squeeze bacon (the future)
djg #7679
i think this is an april fool's joke as well, but i want it to come to life on my big ol' burgers and some! however, why keep the american public from getting their hands on this until this long after WWII!? ha. -djg
tauntaun sleeping bag (mad props)
djg #7678
i believe this is an april fool's joke, but i'm kicking myself. on this past sunday millie expressed interest in making large-scale stuffed animals. i replied with, "let's make giant tauntauns that you can get inside of." -djg
Good News (video)
frank #7677
Adventure Time has been picked up by Cartoon Network! Totally rhombus!
Pete...thanks. (super shady)
djg #7676
not sure if it exactly unfolds well, but there it is. yep. MONEY. i pretty much need lots of grants (har har)if i were to submit my usual dumping to Print. i guess i'm in the Jelly of the Month Club now. i'm happy with that...where's the toast? -djg
DJG Print Regional Submission (money)
peter #7674
Everyone should check out Danny's print submission. Pure awesome fun. Click through the photo stream to see it come to life.
Verizon Logo (design)
doug #7673
Woah.
But maybe it is an April Fool's joke? If so, it isn't very funny...
verizon logo (design)
trevor #7672
Got a serious facelift, I don't like the new one but compared to the old guard a turd would be an improvement. Now I hope they update the gigantic sign overlooking the East River.
hybrid desk cluster fuck (news)
trevor #7670
This one looks like a combination of Chris-man's & Pete's desk circa The Manor days.
kunal...i missed the beat on this one (super shady)
djg #7669
but wow, i sure hope mine doesn't radiate such a gross feeling. i feel dirty and overwhelmed looking at these hideous beasts. -djg
DJG - I didn't see your desk in here (money)
kunal #7667
But then again, yours is an organized clutter... definitely a method to the madness. Hmm.
DJG & BEN / "Bad Things Happen in Twelves" (super shady)
djg #7666
a little poster project that Ben (neversleeping.com) and I threw together today. -djg
omegle stranger chat (news)
trevor #7661
Basically you chat with complete strangers, so much fun. You: hi Stranger: hey Stranger: you ok ? You: no are you ok Stranger: im fine You: what's wrong You: you can tell me Stranger: just need sex, boyfriends been away for months Stranger: ahah sorry You: aahhaa it's ok You: is he in Iraq Stranger: no Stranger: school trip thing You: sounds gay Stranger: a/s/l? You: what is that an acronym for something? Stranger: yeah You: do you believe in ghosts Stranger: age/sex/location ? You: what? Stranger: dont worry You: i wasn't Stranger: so, upto much?
Super fun illustrations (illustration)
opie #7660
Frank and I went to his show last year. Great stuff. Super bizarre but in a good way. -Opie (back from the dead!)
Fall of Communism in the Eastern Bloc Countries (4real)
doug #7659
I remember seeing this all on the news when I was a kid, but not fully understanding what it all meant. Also, this helps explain where Cedo came from and how his country disintegrated so fast.
on stanley donwood (video)
djg #7658
decent short video on stanley donwood and a bit of his process and art. -djg
DJG / "Danny's Bossome Man Cave" (video)
djg #7657
“I Love You, Man” is a fantastic new Bromantic Comedy starring film funny guys Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. To help steer the movie marketing they’ve devised a competition for guys across the country to show-off/submit their Man Caves. Allied Advertising in Kansas City, MO held an identical competition and chose “DJG’s Bossome Man Cave” as their local winner! DJG is honored and still in the running for the film’s national Man Cave winner, to be judged by Rudd and Segel and announced soon. I posted a link to the video last week, but here it is again. Bossome! -djg
The Typographic Desk Reference (type)
trevor #7656
came in the mail today. Just thumbed through it so far but it looks expansive and is incredibly well bound and printed. Petite in stature but heavy on details and terminology. Going to give it a side by side against Bringhurst's Elements this weekend.
did you know (news)
trevor #7655
I'm fairly positive this video will be making it's 8 sec internet stardom rounds soon. Maybe it already has and I missed it. Feels to me like western propaganda and statistical nightmares for white +50 business men sitting in their corner offices in some failing corporation somewhere. This shit didn't happen overnight it's called progress and innovation. Sorry!
free music samplers (money)
peter #7654
from a bunch of indie labels on amazon. via uncrate's twitter.
DJG / Stegosnowus (art)
djg #7652
I finally got to play in the snow and it's already SPRING! I made this Stegosnowus yesterday with some help near the finish by the neighbor children. They came up with the idea of the Dino eating grass and also with making eggs! Also, they brought over a little bit of their own snow to share! I guess I need to reconsider starting up that army of interns! -djg
Anthony Burrill (type)
doug #7651
Daniel, I have heard of him and I really love his "Work Hard and Be Nice to People" poster. Unfortunately, I have emailed him a couple times and he has never responded... whatever that means.
eric p. wallpaper (design)
trevor #7650
This would be so perfect underneath his paintings of medieval torture rituals.
anthony birrill (design)
daniel #7648
doug- have you heard of this guy? he does stuff similar to yours.
tugboat graveyard (photography)
trevor #7647
Daniel, here is a photo set of the graveyard I was telling you that we would bike to. There are other photo sets out there and you can search "rossville" tugboat graveyard as well.
i don't trust a donkey (illustration)
djg #7645
if the good lord is dead, like according to this little guy, then so would be all donkeys. time to get another donkey if he's got an attitude like this. that is my five cents. later dudes. -djg
Old TUAW logo (design)
kunal #7644
I love this logo for making a geometric shape out of its letterforms interconnectedness, for sneaking a crumpled version of the Apple logo into the second half of their logo, and for marrying green and blue in a way that no one had seen. Also, drop shadow, and of course, the "apple puddle." Man I miss it.
one more thing (money)
rogan #7643
this video is reallly reallly good too, also from hudsucker. This montage is sam raimi, in fact he plays a silhouette of one of the guys trying to come up with a name, hes the one who figures it out.
You know, for kids! (4real)
rogan #7642
one of my favorite movies i hope i havent posted this before. The film was a collab between the Cohen Bros and Sam Raimi super brilliant minds at work here. If i could meet one person dead or alive, i would pick Sam Raimi he is a huge inspiration to me, and has brought me so much happiness in my life. i love you. we should be together. Dear Sam, I want you inside me. Dear UC, I AM FEELING LIKE AN INSANE PERSON TODAY.
Chris Martin (illustration)
chris #7639
So apparently Chris Martin is behind the new Comcast ad. For those of you who aren't in Chicago you probably haven't seen them. They are basically people walking though an illustration environment while singing about comcast in a terribly annoying monotone voice. Any way visually they are pretty amazing, just watch them with your volume down.
"Toasty Torpedo" (mad props)
djg #7637
amazing. i about rolled off the couch last night and slapped five with myself. "5 Dollar Foot Longs" has some competition...a "Toasty Torpedo" and Hal-like "2001" oven. way to go Quizno's!
i want to put this in my ears - now! (music)
djg #7636
i love me some doves. i appreciate their kinda-cliche simplicity in lyrical core and spanking sonic visuals. peace. doves. -djg
"The Ramp House" = the definition of stupid-awesome (art)
djg #7634
something for everyone. even if i skateboarded i wouldn't want this because i'd have people all up in my space 24-7 and that balcony ramp would be a lawsuit waiting to happen plus many dishes would get broken. -djg
The New "K" (architecture)
djg #7633
i can't WAIT to catch a Royals game out at the newly renovated ballpark. i'm excited about it. Kauffman stadium was always a fresh and fun place, but now really looks to be in a league of it's own! i'm a huge fan of baseball stadium designs and it's awesome to get one like this in my backyard. -djg
face out books (money)
peter #7632
A great book cover "blog." However they take the time to ask the designer questions and get roughs and drafts from the process. INTERESTING.
"taking woodstock" (film)
djg #7631
i want to see this. another unexpected directing choice for ang lee. i admire his unique career. and maybe demetri martin can finally get big...he's been too fresh 'n' funny for way too long now. -djg
doug, awesome sheep art. here is my favorite (art)
djg #7629
makes me want to get some sheep again...and some industrial sculpture making equipment and a lot of space. -djg
lady winter is not done yet (4real)
djg #7628
i'm excited to get some more of that white stuff. -djg
"Chronology of Large-Scale Projects by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen" (art)
djg #7624
my favorite sculptures and sculptors. -djg
Christopher Walken's Twitter (mad props)
kunal #7623
Always awesome. I'm amazed he (or whoever) can write it like he sounds when he speaks.
DJG / "Danny's Bossome Man Cave" (video)
djg #7621
this is the world premiere for a silly little video millie and i put together last week. enjoy! -djg
"Where the Wild Things Are" / THE TRAILER! (mad props)
djg #7620
wow-wow-wow, give it to me NOW! -djg
DOUG...you'll see some of our familiar type "faces" here (type)
djg #7618
i'll be figuring out the ropes on getting you some credit on here. bare burger with me! thanks! -djg
DJG / Typographicposters.com (super shady)
djg #7617
the fine folks at Typographicposters.com made room for a DJG gallery! -djg
ha, in the previous post i said "FIRLM" instead of "FILM" (super shady)
djg #7616
i've never played "dungeons and dragons" but "firlm" sounds like a word from that universe. -djg
Poster for the firlm "Dungeon Masters" (design)
djg #7615
nice poster and i'm very intrigued by this movie...and surprised it took this long. there's a documentary for everything these days, but this could be really great. -djg
STEP Inside Design is shutting down (4real)
djg #7613
i'm not sure if this is out in the open yet...but i got email word this morning from the editor at STEP that, "...The upshot is that our publishing operation is being shut down altogether, effective immediately..." this is a blow to the design world. -djg
OhNo (money)
peter #7612
I made this last night. I guess it was a productive day yesterday. MSU gentlemen + Frank: how was Dallas?
i want this neko case poster (design)
djg #7610
it is vicious and so cute 'n' square. i'm on a music + design kick right now. i will now stop it and go to the bathroom. -djg
cd cover for the forms (kinda cool)
djg #7609
this cover could easily fall prey to my patented "samey-so-so" feel, but i think they pulled it off in a good way. thank you. -djg
Peter Broderick's "HOME" CD cover art (art)
djg #7608
i really like the cover painting for this album. i'm just not turning the music on and do not know much more at the moment. thought so far i think i like the painting better than the music so far. -djg
Em S Ewers (the future)
djg #7606
Very kind Sophomore Joseph P. Oneill inquired about being my summer intern. Sadly, I had to turn him down as I do many applicants each semester as i don't get to make things full-time. I was wondering if you knew him or have taught him many things. I admire that he inquired about interning at such a young age because i had no idea what graphic design was as a college sophomore and sometimes i still don't. take good care. ok bye. bring 'em up to be good ones. -djg
monkey hanger (news)
trevor #7605
This was brought to my attention my a british co-worker and just too good not to share with everyone. Enjoy! v3.0 Needs a "FACT" category.
Quietube (mad props)
kunal #7604
View a YouTube video in the comfort of a blank page. No ads, no comments, no nothin'... Watch the tutorial on how to use this little script.
"let the wind rumpus start!" (film)
djg #7603
some new stills from the forthcoming and genius-darling-looking "Where the Wild Things Are"! yessssss, please. -djg (ps: you might have to sit through a long ad...but, it's worth it)
creepy landing page (money)
peter #7602
T$-
I saw that somewhere a couple months ago and grabbed it. I desperately want to make it into my screensaver. It is a gif, does anyone know how to do that easily and without spending money? (gifs won't animate if set as an image for screensaver)
10 Rare HTML Tags You Really Should Know (science)
kunal #7599
Nice article! Some of these may come in handy for the next iteration of my website...
Chris, (super shady)
doug #7597
I totally understand about tonics that don't have HFCS - always better tasting and not fake.
The link is to the bullshit marketing of corn syrup by the Corn Refiners Association - make sure to watch the TV ads and be amazed by the "Don't question our product - just TRUST US" mentality.
Yay, Anatomy of Design got in HOW (kinda cool)
kunal #7596
And my name is listed there, whoa!! Coming up in the HOW magazine April 2009 edition, under "Editorial Merit"
Doug, pt. 2 (4real)
chris #7595
In regards to bottles. I was always buy the small glass bottles for the same reason. You can keep them on hand and they don't go flat like the big plastic bottles, which i only buy in party situations. Cheers.
Doug, (4real)
chris #7594
I have not personally tried the tonic that you linked to but i have tried Q-Tonic which is another high-end tonic water, which i throughly enjoy. It's funny how sweet a regular tonic water tastes after you either (A) Start drinking gin straight or (B) Use a tonic water that doesn't have high fructose corn syrup in it. It's a bit of an eye opener and i suggest trying it with a good bottle of gin, I'll recommend Junipero if you like a gin with some kick. In the end it's all about what you situation you are in, i generally buy Schewpps or Canadian Dry, unless i'm feeling fancy. Luckily it's starting to warm up which means i don't care what tonic water i'm using, just give me a patio in the sun and a sweat GNT and i'm happy.
Chris, (4real)
doug #7593
I know you are a G&T man. Have you had/read about this tonic? I haven't ever bought into the "high class" tonic water, but I always buy Canada Dry in the small glass bottles so they keep fresh longer than the plastic bottles. Your thoughts?
Trevor...i broke the law too. (super shady)
djg #7592
i have been for years. lock me away, please. -djg
Familiar Scan Face (design)
trevor #7591
This imagery would be awesome to illustrate a road trip mix tape. I feel like the damn design police today!
Mixology Blogs (science)
chris #7589
I don't know if i posted these a while back or not, but i'm an avid reader of Jeffery Morganthaler, as well as a few other mixology blogs. Linked is another blogs from a bar tender down Houston. This blog (Drink Dogma) hasn't been posting a lot recently because they are about to open their own bar but there is some really good content on the site. I'm hoping that their bar is up and running by easter weekend when i'm down in Houston.
Mixology Blogs (science)
chris #7588
I don't know if i posted these a while back or not, but i'm an avid reader of Jeffery Morganthaler, as well as a few other mixology blogs. Linked is another blogs from a bar tender down Houston. This blog (Drink Dogma) hasn't been posting a lot recently because they are about to open their own bar but there is some really good content on the site. I'm hoping that their bar is up and running by easter weekend when i'm down in Houston.
bulletproof design (design)
trevor #7587
Apparently they have never seen the logo for the Brooklyn Museum. Or they just don't give a fuck.
my dad and i hunted for shed antlers on saturday (4real)
djg #7584
none found, but i'm sure they were hiding good. it was nice to play in the woods. -djg
Jeffery Morgenthaler: Bartender's Blog (mad props)
kunal #7580
Pretty solid. His resume details his wide breadth of experiences in numerous disciplines, as well as his professional endeavors in mixology.
this logo does not make me barf (super shady)
djg #7579
i'm not sure what this site is trying to be/prove, but on a personal level, i have loved this Department of Conservation logo since childhood and it simply works. -djg
iPhone App Organizer concept (kinda cool)
kunal #7577
Pete and I were just talking about wanting something like this! [via veronicabelmont.com]
Sophie Madeleine (music)
kunal #7574
Interesting that Uncrate featured her... she has a relatively small presence on the internet. What a well-structured face though! I haven't heard her music yet, but I like her skirt. She looks too fashionable to play the ukulele. We'll see...
kunal...did you see THIS today?! (illustration)
djg #7572
it totally googled my eyes. i celebrate an extensive catalog of Eric Carle, including an over-sized Hungry Caterpillar! did you know Carle has a museum of children's book illustrations? i want to go to there. -djg
Duane King: Layer Tennis (news)
trevor #7566
I don't support or condone this so I won't be linking to the site or watching but I do like Duane so I will wish him good luck. So if you are reading this, Good luck Duane.
Zubaz are back, and in the most ironic way (buy this)
chris #7562
Are we supposed to take this seriously? Zumbas are the butt of every ironic pop culture joke as the one thing that will never come back. Well i guess some one wanted to prove them wrong and turn a dollar at the same time. Capitalism might have gone to far on this one.
I pulled the trigger on some Bucky Balls (money)
chris #7561
I posted these a ways back, but it looks like they have started to mass produce them a bit more and the price has dropped quite a bit. I'll let you know how they play.
RE: YET ANOTHER REASON WHY I DON'T USE TWITTER. (ntih)
kunal #7559
"Yet another reason?" Doug, are you saying that you lack the common sense to responsibly post tweets that are made public? ;)
Don't hate the game. Hate the player. I think that's a basketball thing. It is March Madness.
Sailing Anarchy (news)
trevor #7557
Lil' Frank, I didn't know that you followed the Sailing Anarchy forum too!
twitter augmented reality (design)
trevor #7556
Yeah this stuff is hot right now in the interactive world. There have been a few discussions at work about implementing it into a few campaigns. This twitter shirt is the most functional use I've seen yet.
GE Augmented Reality (the future)
doug #7555
Kunal, I saw this a week or two ago and it is freaking awesome! Such a cool idea and it works pretty well!
GE Augmented Reality (the future)
kunal #7554
WHO HAS SEEN THIS!? Holy crap. This is just a video demo of how it works, but someone here at work said she tried it and it works awesomely. I don't have a webcam, so I can't try it out. You folks with newer computers look up GE Augmented Reality and give it a whirl! This is definitely going under The Future.
DJG / 365 Days of Creativity (super shady)
djg #7550
i just saw this! i feel honored! -djg (blushing)
Obama Bracket (money)
peter #7549
Awesome. Obama filling out his bracket on a big white board. Gives his reasons for each pick as well. Throws in a couple upsets. Also, Air Force One has DirectTV.
Ledger-directed music video set for release (kinda cool)
djg #7548
i had heard he was doing some music-related stuff before he passed away, but didn't know he did something for Modest Mouse. i'm very curious. -djg
Siftables (science)
kunal #7547
This makes me real sad that I never continued to work on the UNITS project. Regardless, both my UNITS and these Siftables are totally based off of the Sony tiles experimental interface. I love the concept though.
doug...when pentagram nails it, they really nail it. (4real)
djg #7546
all are great, but Maira Kalman just really does it for me every time. and there SHOULD be a "big a" poster in there somewhere! -djg
doug...glad you got your bike back...but, sounds painfully awkward (super shady)
djg #7545
sounds like something that would happen to me. i almost think i would get the police involved. but, might be more trouble than it's worth and the wife beaters seem to know where you live. i'm just glad you got it back. also, was the storage shed for you to snoop through legally? i just don't want four blonde brothers like in "Punch-Drunk Love" come and mess with you and your girl. -djg
"Away We Go" (film)
djg #7544
i really hope this is good 'n' sweet. though, i fear it could fall prey to the typical "indie"/quirky road trip/dysfunctional families/anxious pregnancy types of things and i know the marketing/art is pushing for those familiars with people right now. though, writer dave eggers and director Sam Mendes could be a good fit to give it something special...maybe. it's good to see maya rudolph...though, the rest of the cast feels a little too expected. maybe it's just me? maybe i watch way too many movies? -djg
Bike Story with line breaks (super shady)
doug #7543
Sorry guys:
My mountain bike was stolen about four months ago - lame.
This morning, my friend sees a bike just like mine at a sketchy flea market out on west Chestnut Expressway. I call them up and ask if they have this type of bike, they say they do, I tell them “I think that is my stolen bike, I’m coming to check it out.”
I drive out to the flea market (really, slightly organized piles of junk) and the bike isn’t out there with the rest of the bikes. I look around and ask about the bike, and they start acting like jerks and saying “Oh we just sold it.” Which I say, “You didn’t sell it in the past 20 minutes.” Then they say ”Do you see it? No? Then it isn’t here.” and saying if I don’t have papers on the bike, they don’t have it. All three guys are wearing wife-beaters by the way.
I look around in the store and go out back to a storage shed. In the very back behind some furniture is my bike. They totally just hid it after I called, but not very well. I take the bike up front where they start changing their story and saying “Oh, THAT bike?” They know they need to sell it to me cheap or I will get the Police involved. Long story short, I bought back my own bike for $35.
So the moral of the story is:
1: Don’t tell people they have something of yours that was stolen when they probably knew it was stolen in the first place. (in fact, I’m pretty sure they helped with stealing it because they said “Don’t leave it outside anymore” - after they had already mentioned something about Jefferson Ave. which is where I live)
2: Cash-only flea markets are sketchy.
3: My bike can fit in the back of my Toyota Camry.
Crap! Sorry! (super shady)
doug #7542
I forgot tUC doesn't do line breaks unless I code it up - sorry about the massive paragraph!
My Bike (super shady)
doug #7541
This will definitely be the longest UC post ever - I apologize in advance. The above link is my new bike that I bought about a month ago. The story below happened yesterday. So, my mountain bike was stolen about four months ago - lame. This morning, my friend sees a bike just like mine at a sketchy flea market out on west Chestnut Expressway. I call them up and ask if they have this type of bike, they say they do, I tell them “I think that is my stolen bike, I’m coming to check it out.” I drive out to the flea market (really, slightly organized piles of junk) and the bike isn’t out there with the rest of the bikes. I look around and ask about the bike, and they start acting like jerks and saying “Oh we just sold it.” Which I say, “You didn’t sell it in the past 20 minutes.” Then they say ”Do you see it? No? Then it isn’t here.” and saying if I don’t have papers on the bike, they don’t have it. All three guys are wearing wife-beaters by the way (that one’s for you Pyle). I look around in the store and go out back to a storage shed. In the very back behind some furniture is my bike. They totally just hid it after I called, but not very well. I take the bike up front where they start changing their story and saying “Oh, THAT bike?” They know they need to sell it to me cheap or I will get the Police involved. Long story short, I bought back my own bike for $35. So the moral of the story is: 1: Don’t tell people they have something of yours that was stolen when they probably knew it was stolen in the first place. (in fact, I’m pretty sure they helped with stealing it because they said “Don’t leave it outside anymore” - after they had already mentioned something about Jefferson Ave. which is where I live) 2: Cash-only flea markets are sketchy. 3: My bike can fit in the back of my Toyota Camry.
twistori.com (kinda cool)
djg #7537
apparently feeds off of the twitter buffet. cool, but kinda makes me dizzy. and i'm still not really sure what this twitter thing is useful for. -djg
lots of "woo-girls" out today (super shady)
djg #7536
Kansas City redirected their patented St. Patrick's Day parade this year so that it dumps into Westport, and just two blocks from where my day job sits. Lots of sirens, helicopters, thumpin' music, horn honks, bros yelling...and of course woo-girls. did i mention that it's 80 degrees and still Spring Break today? yep, only amps up the stupidity. i plan to walk through it all on the way home. it should lend to a unique experience. -djg
iPhone PS Photokeys (news)
trevor #7531
Related to Chris' last link, a app that has a photoshop tool bar connected to your computer. I can't really image that this would increase productivity but seems to be well designed and intuitive.
Balmuda Design : Iphone 9 key pad for your laptop (design)
chris #7530
A nice example of a simple functional relationship between your laptop and your iphone. Though i don't crunch a lot of numbers, and i don't have an iphone this still seems like a good idea. Also check out their product design, there are some nice laptop stands and other desk accessories.
The Cover of Metropilis : March (illustration)
chris #7529
I know the idea of collaging or gridding out multiple illustrations isn't new but this also seems to bite Frank in style and rendering a bit as well. He doens't ad the Frank Chimero special sauce that is redrawing everything, but when you looks the rest of his work nothing else looks like this. I'll leave it up to you guys.
sippin yak in the back of my black on black lac (music)
kunal #7528
I usually don't like shit like this, but something about it makes me smile.
Hippo ic iphone wallpaper (news)
trevor #7527
I made an iPhone wallpaper out of the hippo image I stole and the IC crest. If you're interested please enjoy!
re: google maps nav (design)
trevor #7526
Another clever idea, but I think it need about 4x as much work to make the nav worthwhile/functional. Can't wait to see some big brand rip this off like the recent Skittles/Modernista. Can't wait for the new "comments" feature in tUC 3.0!
Google Maps Portfolio Nav (design)
chris #7525
Kalle Hagman took a similar approuch to the portfolio site trevor posted earlier only streamlined it a bit by using google maps.
Up close with Cricket's giant Samsung Messager (news)
kunal #7522
Hilarious. I actually walked by this yesterday. Someone was typing "I love yooouuuuuuu. K k A"
Big Picture Boston - Robots (science)
kunal #7521
Oh man, my vision for the future is documented. I don't know about you, but "Big Dog" is a bit frightening.
The History of Star Trek Logos (video)
kunal #7519
A video presentation of the history of Star Trek Logos. Nice. Peter will like this, because he is a super-nerd.
1-2-3 (design)
trevor #7517
This may have gone around before or something like it. Interesting idea for the nav, or the lack of, but after a while it is just fucking annoying.
Black Peter Cuba (4real)
norton #7516
Asian T. Gilley made me think of this...does anyone else think Pete looks like Wyatt Cenac from the Daily Show?
DJG in Ink Magazine (4real)
norton #7515
While trotting along in Westport this past weekend I came across the local KC periodical INK...to which our own Danny Gibson was dedicated an entire spread of juicy mag meat. Always a pleasure reading about you D.
Donte Stallworth (news)
kunal #7513
Miami Beach police said Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley Saturday morning on the McArthur causeway.
"watchmen"...did anybody else come out beaming like i did? (film)
djg #7510
what a visual treat! and the opening montage made my goosebumps weep. though, other than clever "hot topic" marketing, why the heck have My Chemical Romance cover Dylan's "Desolation Row" at the end? it was blasting sooo loud that it made me rush out of the theater. why not have the subtle beauty of Dylan's original hold me still, chewing on what i just saw, puncuating the film? it would also have served as a lovely bookend to the opening...oh, and the "archie" sex scene was a little TOO over-the-top fanboy. i get what they were doing, but pretty low-brow-tasteless to me, music and all. personals: i would have loved the parallel subplot with the ship wreck book and the the action at the news stand...same with how far Rorschach ate at his therapist's life. also, i would have loved to see a balls-out ending like the book. but, i give zack snyder a lot of high-fives for pulling off the weight/wait of an adaptation like this. and it stands on it's own. i think it will only be more respected with age. haters need to chill and find joy in the simple art of entertainment. i was like a kid in a candy store and reminded of why i got into movies in the first place. peace. -djg
pete...it could only get better. (mad props)
djg #7509
enjoy that harlem globetrotter experience. i really want to see them. they make any age light up a slam dunk smile. make some art about it and show us next week. -djg
Tomorrow (money)
peter #7505
I am going to StL. After dinner, I will be going to see the Harlem Globetrotters with my dad and my grandma. My dad did not explain why this was happening, but it was impossible to decline. My grandma is 83. I don't think she even likes basketball. It promises to be one of the more surreal moments of my life.
"killdeer" (4real)
djg #7503
i am reminded again of the moment in the early 1990s when my dad stopped the truck to open up a gate to the cow pasture and we heard a "killdeer" bird. i've since been fascinated by the name of this bird and the sound it makes. the audio link attached isn't as prominent of the little mama "killdeer" calling killdeer i heard that day, but you can kind of make it out. i kinda want to make a story about giant killdeer birds who deer hunt. or, a big pack of tiny ones who group together to capture and eat deer in these "tough economic times". -djg
Asian Trevor (money)
peter #7502
The guy on the far left at the table who is in the grey jacket looks a lot like trevor would if trevor was better at karate.
Ampersands (money)
peter #7501
I decided to shape my ties like ampersands and take pictures of them because i thought they would make nice strokes with the thick to thin. I was right.
Read the caption under the image and prepare to be saddened (ntih)
kunal #7500
The father of missing child Haleigh Cummings' married his 17-year-old-girlfriend, who was the last one known to have seen the child alive. Even worse than that, he proposed to her in a Chili's.
pitchfork 2.0 (music)
trevor #7499
Welcome to the new internet Pitchfork. Oh the irony of streamlining hipsterism. I like your new site but I still hate your fucking guts. Oh and they give the new Handsome Furs album a 8.0 which I find just. Really I was going to recommend it after this rant but someone it works it's way in, so check it now that it's been Pitchfork approved.
txt message business cards (ntih)
trevor #7498
Site is nice and maybe the only decent use of Cooper Black I've ever seen. I guess this could be used in case of an emergency.
Skateboarding with Balloons (video)
doug #7496
Pretty sweet ad featuring skateboarding, balloons, and M83 (I believe).
Sears Tower Being Renamed (news)
kunal #7494
What a bummer! I think everyone will still call it the Sears Tower though. I know I will.
doug...i trust the food wasn't still freezer burnt! (4real)
djg #7493
awsome! and wow-wow. i would love to see ice like that...well, maybe not? -djg
“The Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Ninja Turtles.” (4real)
djg #7492
dang, i'm almost a year late. -djg
iPhone OS 3.0 is coming, preview on March 17th (the future)
kunal #7491
[via Engadget] Can't wait to see what is in store for us.
Ice Cold. (photography)
doug #7490
DJG, I don't know if you realize, but Versoix is where I went grocery shopping several times a week this past summer! The lake is beautiful but it wasn't that cold when we were there!
DJG's CINEMADHESIVE (film)
djg #7484
"Let the Right One In" your DVD player...do it. subtle-yet-striking, well-crafted masterpiece. -djg
AIGA Design Leaders Confidence Index (ntih)
kunal #7480
Wow, hadn't heard of this before. Weird polling index, but interesting results.
pictureisunrelated (photography)
djg #7479
great archive of random/weird/ridiculous/awesome images. -djg
Springfield Cashew Chicken (news)
doug #7478
A NYT article about the origins of Springfield's most famous meal.
the youngest in charge (music)
trevor #7477
Not saying this is right or wrong, just throwing it out there. Like lord of the flies in the ghetto making music.
Surface View (buy this)
chris #7475
Wall murals, blinds and giant prints. I've just glimpsed at the site but they an interesting selection of images. I also really like the how they did their examples.
re: new ipod shuffle (news)
trevor #7474
Doug, you forgot to mention that the new iPod shuffle talks to you.
New iPod Shuffle (music)
doug #7472
Even smaller. Now half the size. Controls are on the headphones cord.
doug...bigger is better (super shady)
djg #7471
yeah, i was hoping the pictures would be clickable to biggie size. oh well. and i'm interested in their cutting room floor. though, i'm pleased and they were so nice to come over and play after hours. there is a printed version on the kc streets...i hope to get one tonight. -djg
DJG, (photography)
doug #7469
I want bigger pictures! The photo of you at your desk with rolls of tape for eyes looks awesome!
International Day of Awesomeness... (4real)
djg #7468
...was yesterday. did anybody else celebrate? or, are you hung-over with awesome on a daily basis?! -djg
DJG / Ink Magazine "Office Space" (super shady)
djg #7467
The fine folks from Ink Magazine spent part of their evening at DJG’s Clubhouse a couple weeks ago. Here is what they documented for their “Office Space”! Enjoy! -djg
Natasha Bedingfield Describes her style (news)
kunal #7466
When asked by CNN, Natasha Bedingfield has this to say about her approach to fashion: "A little eclectic, a little sophisticated and somewhere in between really. [I like] clothes that make you feel good, fabrics that are nice and feminine. But with a tiny bit of masculinity in there as well just to edge it up." Figure that one out. [via CNN]
Teen-created Muziic after losing job as Harry Potter stunt-double (4real)
kunal #7465
Hmm, let's see how far this flies.
Heidelberg Windmill in Action (4real)
doug #7464
Super awesome. They don't make them like they used to!
Type Specimen Books (type)
doug #7461
This guy lives in Germany and has a seriously great collection of specimen books.
I was actually thinking this. (buy this)
frank #7460
That way, you know, everything around me could be all blurry.
Frank, (buy this)
doug #7459
You could buy this bike. On board GPS, ceramic disc brakes, under 15 pounds...
Probably the cutest mutant tadpole ever (image)
chris #7457
PTy found this by googeling "cute fish." I want one as a pet, it's amazingly cute.
DZ, (4real)
doug #7456
I saw you riding your "whip" the other day and I've got to say it certainly looks pretty rad.
flier whip (the future)
daniel #7455
rogs whip is nice but not as whippy as mine. color combos! american flag!
The Original Innocent Citizens (ntih)
kunal #7453
Back when I only knew Pete, and loved using tables! This was sick.
new painting (money)
peter #7452
I am working on having things come full circle. I haven't worked on a small figure based painting in awhile and I want to start pulling some more of my pattern and abstract stuff into it. So this is the first go at it.
I can't Believe this article title (super shady)
kunal #7449
I thought I was on the Onion's website for a second...
Chemist explains navel fluff (science)
chris #7448
I'm glad someone has spent years of their life to understand this issue, and better yet i'm glad they probably used thousands of dollars in grant money.
Sleeve Face (kinda cool)
chris #7447
This complements Doug's last post. Also this probably isn't anything new, but i just found out about it.
500 Days of Summer - full trailer (film)
chris #7445
Puts the movie in a bit more perspective. Peter you should enjoy the fact that not only is Zooey Deschanel in it, but also that it is set to a Regina Spektor song.
Dream Home (architecture)
frank #7443
Seriously. This is just silly. Maybe I can make one out of popsicle sticks.
An Instrument A Day (kinda cool)
doug #7439
This guy made an instrument every day of February. Pretty cool.
Man beats up 'kangaroo Jackie Chan' in house (news)
kunal #7436
There are so many things that are funny about this article, 1) the title, 2) the quotes, and 3) this guy's picture. Oh by the way, Happy Monday. [via CNN]
Whip Closeup! (mad props)
rogan #7434
Check out that Franken hes drippy and looks like RIP alex. all the accents are gold vinyl.
Free! (news)
doug #7432
Another elementary school class has done some printing based off of my work - this time in Indiana! Awesome!
StrongBad Email on Logos (video)
doug #7431
Probably you have all seen this, but every new logo that comes out reminds me of this.
i love to see different types of animals adopting each other... (4real)
djg #7429
this cat adopts a baby bunny. sooo sweet. human beings can learn a lot from the animal world. -djg
kunal...i meant to say, "I HEART YOUZOO!" (video)
djg #7428
i heard 'em too cause animals speak to me. oh man, i wish i could get paid to watch videos of animals all day! -djg
kunal...thanks...i heard u-zoo! (video)
djg #7427
love the music/captions that come with the stories. though, i don't like the google ads that try to get me to buy the new U2 album. -djg
My New Favorite YouTube Channel (video)
kunal #7425
I think DJG will agree with me, and I love that logo. Also, that bird is crazy lookin'.
"rare visions and roadside revelations" website (art)
djg #7423
check 'em out...i'm jealous that they get paid to drive around and look at folk art and meet people. i love this show. they went to a house a block from me that has a wall made of bowling balls. awesome! i really wanted to buy the house when it was up for sale last fall. but, not big enough for my family and all of my junk. and i want a farm. -djg
folk art friday! (art)
djg #7421
going to this show in kc tonight at one of my favorite art spaces. the show is curated by the team that do the local PBS show "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations". awesome show! -djg
Winamp (4real)
kunal #7416
Still rockn' that classic logo! Love it. This thing looks so much bigger than I remember it...
"chocolate", with an "e" on the end and without johnny depp (film)
djg #7415
see it. awesome stuff. johnny depp's "chocolat" is good too. -djg
DJG / "Dishing Out Design Stimulus Packages Since 2002!" (super shady)
djg #7411
lunch break designs are best. -djg
Should be a good movie (video)
opie #7410
Probably going to read a Dillinger bio before this comes out. Most of Michael Mann's movies are pretty awesome.
Pty's CAT Trip (photography)
kunal #7409
Pty shared this link w/ me. His photos from his recent trips abroad. So awesome -- this Germany shot is my fav.
1 in 8 Million - The Urban Taxidermist (photography)
doug #7407
Pretty cool features on people in NYC.
"whaa waa waa waah..." (4real)
djg #7406
i feel like i'm in a never-ending "peanuts" episode. as in, the voices of "grown-ups"... -djg
"Neko Case - Middle Cyclone EPK" (video)
djg #7405
awesome. she's got some lovely things to say and lovely animation clips...and i really want my own farm w/barns. -djg
i'm enjoying some Paul Rand extras today... (design)
djg #7401
a co-worker loves the new UPS logo...i prefer Paul Rand's. i have an old logo hat that my UPS workin' momma gave me too. -djg
"where the wild things are" skateboards... (film)
djg #7400
nice. i am sooooo ready to see this movie! -djg
naked people (art)
trevor #7398
Interactive art "project" of unavailing people from their clothes. Pretty cool but NSFW.
yep, no more jack in that box... (super shady)
djg #7397
feels awkward (maybe unfinished?) to me and not in a good way. yep, doesn't read right. perhaps they're pushing towards the nice guy name of just plain JACK? as in, "hey bro, let's go get some JACK!". i've never eaten at one, though i've wanted to. and no more jesus fish in the logo neither. -djg
New Jack in the box logo (ntih)
kunal #7396
I don't like how I read "Jack" separately from "in the box" now, which makes me think of how funny that name is. The script is kinda nice, but maybe for something else-- but overall, it feels like a rebranded grocery store chain or something. Yet another one bites the dust I suppose... too bad.
a video of my friend micah explaining his art (video)
djg #7395
lovely lad doing some great things. he holes up in his parents basement constantly. enjoy. -djg
Tom Gauld (illustration)
frank #7393
If you're not familiar with Tom Gauld's brilliant comics for The Guardian, you should be.
new alexander payne movie in the works! (film)
djg #7391
awesome. it's been way too long since "sideways". -djg
synergy (money)
peter #7390
my new painting is not up on my website yet, but i made it into a patterned background for it. magic eye.
Some times you just have to have some nuggets (news)
chris #7389
And when you can't get those nuggets it's a god damn emergency.
An oldie you help you get through the week. (video)
chris #7388
The intensity in that gorillas eye makes we wonder how different we really are.
Lazy (new art) (money)
peter #7386
I made this last nite. It turned out just how I suspected it would. Also, I have simplified my previous wall full of art down to something simpler for the time being. I left a lot of holes in my wall though...
9.5 Hours of Charts and Graphs (design)
doug #7385
I have spent the last 9.5 hours making charts and graphs of pizza toppings. The fact that I worked the system and never took Roman's Info. Graphics class is coming back to bite me in the ass big time...
art on earth (money)
peter #7384
This guy Jonas who used to work with me for a bit here at VSA is behind this. He passed up a full time position, moved back to Norway, and spent his entire life savings to get this off the ground. Beta is launching soon. Basic idea is a music store that is run by the artists and can be posted to immediately by anyone creating music. 80% goes back to the artist and everything runs straight from the browser in what looks like a pretty elegant set up.
MooTools (kinda cool)
kunal #7383
Yes please! MooTools is a compact, modular, Object-Oriented JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer. It allows you to write powerful, flexible, and cross-browser code with its elegant, well documented, and coherent API.
terrible poster (design)
daniel #7377
i am doing research for a Copeland show poster, to see what has been done, and i come across this nasty thing. god, if i saw this in real life, i would want to instantly look away, and not know what i had just looked at. what a lil nasty.
it's nice that publication (money)
peter #7376
wondering if this is going to be worth it. Frank, you have any inside info on how bad ass or not bad ass this book is going to be?
Kunal, this seems familiar (science)
chris #7375
It's the kind of obsessive cataloguing you have always talked about. I wonder if you have more or less items than this person?
Chaumont poster (design)
daniel #7373
This years theme is "Being 20: being 20, yesterday, today and tomorrow", a celebration of their 20 year anniversary. here is my ennnnntryyyyyyyyyyyy.
Totally Just Bought This. (type)
doug #7370
462 pages of probably my favorite living type designer. I can't wait!
doug...thank you for passing this along... (4real)
djg #7369
what a beautiful, gorgeous, engaging and inspiring piece of work, history and love. i wish to go make something now. and i want to meet your mom's abe friend. -djg
DJG: I guess I forgot to Tell you... (news)
doug #7368
... about my Lincoln scholarship. Not really, but my mom has a friend from her high school that does Lincoln impersonation and it is CRAZY how much he looks like ol' Abe!
Magpie (mad props)
kunal #7365
And this... saving for later. My website is gonna have so much info fed into it.
Yahoo Pipes (kinda cool)
kunal #7364
Yaay! Jackson recommended this to me: Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup content from around the web.
2009 is showing off her album cover skills... (art)
djg #7362
i like this art more than his music... -djg
Chocolate Rain (video)
doug #7361
I'm pretty sure everyone has seen this, but everyone is playing it in the office today and it makes me laugh because it is so catchy!
1,500 hits (super shady)
djg #7359
i'm not sure if it's something to brag about, but i've hit that umbrella club a lot. -djg
"Anarchy for Breakfast" (video)
djg #7357
Millie and I have a friend in Austin, TX who is writing and directing this great series of episodes about "Two roommates on opposite ends of the social spectrum -- a socially awkward hipster and a free-thinking wannabe anarchist -- get into messy adventures on the outskirts of civilized behavior. They drink too much, get into trouble and recover again just in time to start the whole cycle over again." -djg
Me Want (kinda cool)
kunal #7356
I would use this as a desk. But we all know there is only one desk for me.
Box full of Cuba Awesome (art)
frank #7354
Pete sent me a box full of paintings. They were packaged so nicely. Thanks Pete! These are going up at home.
Year of Good Music (music)
frank #7353
2009 making up for 2008 continues. New Grizzly Bear and St. Vincent albums in May. Can you say yay hooray for May?
Daniel, Glad to see the dream is still alive... (design)
chris #7352
Looks good man, let me know if you ever want me to make a spread that's a bio of one of my friends.
Nice work, everyone. (4real)
frank #7351
Daniel: I like Couch and want a copy. That poster looks well on it's awesome way too.
Kunal: I have always loved Kunal running. It shows off your spryness.
Couch, Issue 1 (image)
daniel #7350
My friend Kelsey and I are making this zine called COUCH this semester. The covers are letterpressed, the innards are laserprinted, the cds (a mix cd of local artists every month) are silkscreened. its a rewarding and time consuming process. we are also doing all the inner illustrations, layouts, headers, etc.
More work on my website - updated (video)
kunal #7348
Added a bunch more projects, and even a VIDEO! It is a funny treat. Check it. Had to retool the nav a bit to make things work a bit better.
foamfingerme (kinda cool)
djg #7343
reminds me how i wish to badly get the rest of my childhood up on flickr for safe keeping before my basement destroys everything. -djg
"ways to be cool" (mad props)
djg #7339
it's official! i am in love with this. it's the holy grail (perhaps commandments) of street finds, i would think. -djg
Jindal earns bad reviews in national debut (news)
kunal #7338
I didn't see it, but I'd like to... [via CNN]
typo/graphic posters (type)
djg #7336
way too many places on the visual super highway. it's all good, but i'm overwhelmed and will now walk home to eat and enjoy the sunshine. i need to unplug. -djg
great photography by peter funch (photography)
djg #7333
makes me want to visit nyc again, and all the little worlds that pass each second. -djg
"How accurate was Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" about the future?" (film)
djg #7332
makes me thirst to pull it off the shelve and re-visit. -djg
Kunal Saves the Day! (design)
doug #7330
Kunal, your suggestion to place the individual PDF documents inside of a letter sized paper in InDesign worked! Thanks! Still, quite ass-backward and Acrobat should have something as simple as resizing a page but it worked!
dropular (money)
peter #7329
essentially the same as weheartit, ffffound, etc. I have an account and one invite right now that I can give out. If anyone wants it, let me know and I will send the link your way.
pete...dylan's "the basement tapes" - alternate (mad props)
djg #7328
i wonder if they all drank the kool-aid after this one? -djg
Pete...underwater baby? (mad props)
djg #7326
love 'em. thanks for sharing. if it were my family, i would feel honored...and ashamed they were thrown out. -djg
david bazan playing house shows again (music)
djg #7325
30-100 occupants? my basement isn't that big. i do have a chair or a stool. i don't see this working too well though, as Bazan is past the point of this. and especially if it's not-so secretive. but, cool. -djg
Found negatives (money)
peter #7322
I found some old negatives and I am not sure where they are from or who this family is. I scanned them and put them up on Flickr. I should use some of them for something.
Doug, cant you (news)
kunal #7320
Throw it into indesign and scale it? then output it as another PDF?
Acrobat is Stupid. (super shady)
doug #7319
So, the only way to resize the document is to buy a PC, and then buy a $200 plug-in for Acrobat. Stupid, stupid, stupid. (thanks for the call Pete, but your work-around did not work either)
Page Resizing in Acrobat (design)
doug #7318
Does anyone know how to $(@#^# scale the page size down in a PDF? Not reducing the file size, not cropping, not printing and saving as a PDF - none of those work. I need to take a 22x26" PDF and scale it down to around letter size. Tips please!
incontention.com already has an extensive list of next year's oscar predictions (the future)
djg #7314
geeesh people. i'm excited about this year's crop of movies too, but please slow down! -djg
Never Sleep Book (buy this)
doug #7312
"There is a major disconnect between the life of a design student and the transition to being a design professional. To demystify the transition, we share the failures, successes, and surprises during our years in college and progression into the field."
polyvinyl sale (money)
peter #7310
lots of great lp's and cd's on the cheap from polyvinyl right now. Deals like $60 for 10 lp's, mix and match style.
The American School system has failed the workers at Verizon (video)
chris #7308
What truly is the difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents. The manger at Verizon thinks it's just a difference of opinion.
netflix to go streaming only (news)
trevor #7307
Netflix CEO spouts that eventually (soon) the service will be available exclusively online. I will miss getting the red envelope in the mail.
Tropicana Reverts to Old Packaging (design)
doug #7306
Pretty crazy - the public has Pepsi running for the hills.
ROGAN (4real)
norton #7305
I LOVE CARNIVALE...i watched the whole shabang about a year ago and Lauren got me the series for XMAS...you'll love it...but be prepared for a truncated ending because the show was cancelled like 1 episode before everything was tied up. BAH! Also...it's fun to run around quoting samson saying things like..."we gotta bite the nut" and "lets shake some dust!"
"Inglourious basterds" posters (design)
djg #7303
they're kinda playing up to the "horror porn" meets "300" crowd, but that's marketing for ya. though, they do give a fresh twist on the WWII lense. and i'm sure it will be bloody fantastic. -djg
Carnivale (film)
rogan #7302
Started watching this show. like it so far, really really like the title sequence linked above
remember that hotel from NYC? (money)
peter #7301
Kunal, Trevor and I stayed in what was possibly the scariest worst place in the world when we visited NYC for two memorable nights a few years back. We ended up there after some confusion at a different hotel. I just found this list of the worst hotels in the US, somehow the place we stayed is not on the list, and the first hotel appears to be no. 1 on the list.
Glitch Pool (science)
chris #7299
A flickr pool dedicated to what happens when your program freezes and something kind of amazing happens.
for the chicago kids (4real)
opie #7296
So sad I won't be here for this, but if you are, you should go.
no more one lump fee for print regional... (super shady)
djg #7295
so, print mag will only be getting a letter from me this year for the regional. business is business and times are tough, i guess..but, this is not a great way to support the little businesses. each entry submitted is now 50 bucks apiece. and i don't think i can pass a giant pile of stuff off as a campaign for 75 bucks. sorry print, but you suck right now. -djg
crazy...i'm guessing this is real (buy this)
djg #7294
and always sounded like it would be hard to swallow, until now. must have been a little kitty. poor thing. -djg
norton...nice (the future)
djg #7293
love it! -djg (ps: and i love how their tales come out of their butts.)
Check out this old Map of Manhattan... (illustration)
djg #7292
friends gifted me some old maps for my b-day. i scanned some of them in. here is a great illustrated one of Manhattan. enjoy! -djg
Candidacy Review Poster (design)
norton #7291
I usually don't participate in show & tell but I hope you all enjoy this gem I just did for the tikes up for review. XXOO
Gregory Crewdson in KC (photography)
norton #7290
Lauren & I are going to his lecture at the beginning of March...he's fab.
Cereal Resurrection! (design)
norton #7289
While I was in St. Louis last weekend I spotted these old school cereal boxes Target is bringing back...oh so nice.
Alex Steinweiss Book (buy this)
doug #7288
Only 1500 made, signed by the artist, written by Heller (of course). Crazy expensive, but I want it!
Cinecycle (video)
doug #7284
The sunny day and talk of fixed-gears has me liking this short little film.
i really want to live in a cave! and it's in missouri! (4real)
djg #7282
especially one with 15,000 square feet, divided into 3 chambers and is the site of where ike and tina turner, mc5 and ted nugent once performed. i wish i could bid on this. -djg
love the card (money)
peter #7281
they text for some reason reminds me of say anything when lloyd dobler is talking about how he doesn't want to buy anything, sell anything, manufacture anything bought or sold, etc etc.
The real point is that it would be badass to get the FTC die cut. Wait... I call that idea. My entire business card is going to be just a die cut of my initials and then there will be instructions to put a flashlight up to it to make a "pete signal" that will inform people they need me. no contact information, just the pete signal.
spoiler alert: watchmen is fucking awesome (money)
peter #7277
Chris Hardwick (whose opinion I trust) went and saw the movie and loved it. I bet I will too.
TED: Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius (video)
doug #7275
Writer talks about creativity and "genius" and how to not be afraid of working and being creative.
"16 Foot Scale Model Noah's Ark & Dinosaurs" (4real)
djg #7274
wow. and get a load of the SERIOUS "visual lie" critique of an artist's fun-lovin' ark painting (scroll down a bit). -djg
big type / not big type? (super shady)
djg #7273
the presentation choice for this so-called "big" type work is confusing to me. perhaps i should do more research on this, but i haven't the gas in me. i usually don't mind too much when you can see people holding the work (though it has become "the thing to do" it seems), but the hands/legs/feet, even paper are all the same template for the type projects and makes the work appear a little gimmicky and less human. now, if there really are prints available in this format and this "big", then i guess i will let it slide. but, at this point i'm just disappointed in the use of technology. -djg
Feb Fixed Gear Poster (design)
rogan #7271
My friend wes and i made this, hope you dudes dig it. it looks better silkscreened. peath!
the BBDO atrocity (super shady)
trevor #7270
You may remember a while back the Lakai skate intro that was shot and directed in slow-mo by Ty Evans and Spike Jones with M83 soundtrack. Shit was exploding everywhere and was totally badass. Well BBDO remember it as well and decided to shamelessly rip it off. Watch "The BBDO Autrocity" for the tv spot and "Skateboarding is Hot Hot Hot" for the storyboard that use the original skate video as reference images. Fuck I wonder where my soul went.
Italy's voice of woody allen passed away... (film)
djg #7265
i bet his voice was more enjoyable than the real Woody Allen voice. -djg
Believe in the bullet deflecting power of hair weaves (4real)
djg #7264
this is soooo bizarre and happened in kansas city, mo last night. -djg
what does "DJG" stand for? (super shady)
djg #7263
Deutsch Japanische Gesellschaft. weird, i always thought it was Der Jerp Goob? -djg
wanna order some obama sushi? (4real)
djg #7262
ok, they're running these ideas into the ground now. kinda cool, but what will they max him out on next? -djg
Crisis of Credit Visualized (ntih)
doug #7260
A nice, simple (as simple as a super-complex process can be explained) visual explanation of the mess we are all in.
Johnson & Johnson Introduces 'Nothing But Tears' Shampoo (news)
doug #7259
To toughen up these wimps!
NORTON...thank you! (video)
djg #7257
lovely darling. i want to have kids now. well, maybe not...just more kitties. i do the same daily with real ones! -djg
"Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie" (video)
djg #7256
some elegant stop-animation...morning appropriate. -djg
m. ward on letterman last night (video)
djg #7254
dang, i missed it. but, thank you you tube. i love his stage presence and his band looks really rugged and wild. -djg
learn typesetting (type)
trevor #7253
Hey you teachers, I saw this and thought that it would be funny to tell your classes that they are going to watch a movie and then sit them in a dark room and start this movie. Would be hilarious! Actually I would love to document this and make a short movie. If one or both of you are interested let me know and we can work something out.
$50 Logo Experiment (design)
doug #7251
This guy takes on the "wealth of creativity" and "unlimited revisions" of one of those silly spec logo sites. Pretty great.
MJ Auction...oh how i wish i had some money to blow (mad props)
djg #7250
frank, i'd fight you for that amazing sunglasses painting! but, these "Edward Scissor Hands" are lovely! and the train tea kettle! that is actually kinda in my price range! oh, i love MJ as Peter Pan...awesome. and the Sega flight simulator (stimulator, har har) wow, astonishing...amazing collection. why doesn't MJ just open up a museum? oh wait, that was called "Neverland". at least the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame could build a wacko-jacko wing? they need to boost up their stuff anyway. oh yeah. -djg
"And the Oscar goes to Matilda if Ledger wins" (film)
djg #7249
a great reminder for a dad she barely knew. -djg
i saw a special advanced screening of this last night (film)
djg #7246
it's a great BROmantic comedy. though, it's always hard to laugh at a foul screenplay while sitting next to old people. it's as awkward as watching something in appropriate with parents and grandparents. -djg
Kunal...i'm still an "under" kinda guy and it drives my lady crazy but hey, i know some guys that are too lazy to even change the roll (4real)
djg #7245
oh, and how i love your bio picture. one of the best ever! SONIC should give you royalties. though, i think a giant pile of super kunalchos would be even better. -djg
Dark Was the Night (music)
doug #7244
Purchased last night (per Pete's recommendation - thanks!) and it is pretty much the best compilation of music I have heard in a very long time. Sufjan's new song is massive/epic/crazy in all the right ways and I am always a sucker for Gillian Welch along with so many others.
Silhouettes of people visiting the American Museum of Natural History (photography)
doug #7237
Awesome!
Harry Potter Cover Redesign (design)
doug #7235
Oh how I wish this was true! I would actually think of reading the books!
RE: BEAUTIFUL MINDS: STEPHEN WILTSHIRE (video)
kunal #7230
This literally hurts my brain. I mean, literally.
Stephen Wilthire's web home... (architecture)
djg #7229
this guy needs a full-length film. brilliant stuff. -djg
Danny, (video)
doug #7227
Thanks for the great 'Merican welcome back.
Wow, this song, video, and entire pretense is a bit too shallow for me. In reality, very few of these opportunities ever exist for people that sign up for the National Guard. And if a soccer ball rolls in front of a Humvee, you are sure as hell not going to get out of your protected vehicle to kick a possible IED back to an Iraqi kid just to get a smile. In fact, you will be terrified of anyone with darker skin than yours and probably shoot the ball making the locals hate you more and in return you hate them more. Alas.
Kid Rock + War on Terror + Nascar = Solid Gold Pile (video)
djg #7226
i'm late on this...i just didn't know it was THIS bad. wow. i saw it before a movie in the theater yesterday and i just couldn't believe my eyes/ears. it kinda hurts. -djg
have you met "nannerpus"? (mad props)
djg #7224
amazing. i was blown off the couch by this the other night. -djg
dark was the night (money)
peter #7222
just purchased this from amazon. proceeds go to a good cause. that being said, the album is like 6-7 bucks cheaper on amazon mp3 download than itunes, so i recommend going there instead. listened to a couple demos and they all sounded really good.
13 year old father. (money)
peter #7221
This is pretty ridiculous. The kid looks as if he is no older than 10.
Nerf N-Strike Raider Rapid Fire CS 35 (ntih)
kunal #7217
I remember me some Nerf back in the day... [via Uncrate]
DJG / Bag Lunch (Never Play w/Machetes the Incorrect Way) (super shady)
djg #7214
I love table scraps. -djg
My buddy Ben's new Zine! (buy this)
djg #7213
awesome...and he and are currently booking thoughts on a co-authoring venture. i'm excited. not enough time in the day at the buffet! -djg
Layer Tennis from Coudal... (ntih)
djg #7212
a co-worker turned me on to tuning in to layer tennis...i'm loving this one. i'm sure this is old news by now, but it's always fun to watch such a match! this one in particular! -djg
converse wtf (design)
trevor #7211
I don't even know what this is. Nice try. Oh, and half the links are broken, fucked up, or are just the same "viral"ish video. Oh, and that hot girl talking about rich dudes, bitch is sitting on a couch from Ikea. Maybe next time converse.
i love the internets (news)
trevor #7210
This was a hit for a google search of "michael jackson and gary coleman." My favorite is Pearl from 227.
"Fist of God" (design)
djg #7208
wow, i don't know if i like this cover or not...i'm leaning towards YES PLEASE. it has an odd Sagmeister fresh lemon twist to it that i dig. -djg
Li Wei - Gravity Defying Performance Art (photography)
kunal #7207
the images below are the work of Chinese photographer and performance artist Li Wei. Li uses mirrors, scaffolding, and steel wires to create gravity defying illusions, all of which appear to include him
I'm Off to Mexico! (news)
doug #7206
Allison and I are taking a long weekend to visit friends in Mexico! Enjoy the cold, suckers! (I don't mean to be mean, I'm just excited to get away for a few days)
Blake Loosli (illustration)
frank #7205
In the same vein of what DZ just posted, here's an illustrator that I completely admire, yet his style is completely different than mine. He has such great portraiture work, and the movie stuff is totally my slice of pie.
sean freeman (design)
daniel #7204
anyone know this guy? i love finding awesome designers who are completely differnt from me, yet who i wish i was. really awesome stuff.
New Pepsi Logo... (mad props)
djg #7203
try it now...not sure as my day job computer likes to cyber patrol me. -djg
Six Word Memoirs (kinda cool)
doug #7201
Novelist Ernest Hemingway, who, when asked to write a full story in six words, responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."
"inglourious basterds" trailer! (film)
djg #7200
honestly i have no idea what to expect other than "awesome"... i'm really excited. -djg
True Cost of Stimulus: $3.27 Trillion (ntih)
kunal #7198
All of the major news outlets are reporting that the stimulus bill voted out of conference committee last night has a meager $789 billion price tag...
Joaquin Phoenix = New Vincent Gallo (super shady)
djg #7197
wow. i can't take this new Phoenix seriously. yeah, it's funny...but, mostly awkward and what did he expect for appearing on Letterman...and to promote a movie career that he says is no more. but, this interview might be his biggest role yet! people are calling him brilliant. at what? maybe he really is brilliant in terms of marketing? me too on really wanting to hear his rap/hip-hop music! -djg
Netflix is Dominating Recession (news)
kunal #7196
Really interesting. 600,000 new subscribes since January 1st, alone. Looks like most of the people that have been layed off this year have decided to spend their time staying at home and watching movies.
behind the interview: Phoenix on letterman (news)
trevor #7195
Casey Allick is filiming a documentary about him.
DOUG...cool and all but i was expecting this kind of WOW! (mad props)
djg #7194
i'm still a "Neverending Story" fan and the dedication to detail on that van is pretty wow. -djg
Nike Swoosh (design)
doug #7191
Yeah, it sounds like Nike gave her stock and bling just out of the goodness of their hearts! Nice!
Re: Nike Swoosh (money)
kunal #7190
Don't worry. She got Nike stock. Probably at back then just around $1 a share. It's at $44 now. Sweeeet deal.
The Beauty of Multiples (kinda cool)
doug #7189
I love collections of random, seemingly unimportant things!
i really want to see "The Reader"...but i did see this one this morning and see it immediately if you love movies... (film)
djg #7188
beautiful stuff. i love it. i want to go buy it right now. -djg
DOUG-SWOOSH...makes me feel a little bit better as i've designed way too many logos for $35 and under! (design)
djg #7187
...even for cheeseburgers, cups of coffee and a ride home. though, i seriously doubt they will have the impact and iconic stitching power (even murder-inducing) of a brilliantly stupid SWOOSH! i couldn't handle that kind of responsibility and legend. -djg
ROGAN...THANK YOU! (4real)
djg #7186
Lambert was a big favorite of mine as a child...and today! -djg
"Tape Cassette Inserts" (design)
djg #7185
It's odd how foreign and fresh these look now. And i find a lot of pine riding nostalgia in these. It's debatable or not if this Generation iPod is really plugged into the music the way us lads were...who stayed up late, dripping saliva in wait to tape The Dr. Demento Show...or in wait to tape Rick Dee's & The Weekly Top 40...and tape our favorite cartoon theme songs and tape our favorite songs on the radio, transmitted from high city towers to Sticks, MO...and tape the everyday sounds or "field recordings" whenever we'd need a break from music...and how we would work for hours crafting the perfect mix tape that really did mean something on both ends of the gift...I guess I still kinda do. It's great to have music at the flick of my wrist, but it's nice to be able to think about those first notes of music heard on vinyl, 8-track, cd and especially the multi-talented cassette. -djg
magic negro (art)
trevor #7183
Artist Jayson Musson's playful posters that poke fun at our super hero obsession with the new president. My favorite is the saving of the last unicorn.
Football and Type Together at Last! (type)
doug #7180
So someone faked up a letter from a dead football player that was nominated for the hall of fame saying it was from 1999. But, they used the typeface Calibri (the new default face in Microsoft Word that looks like Gill Sans) - which wasn't released until 2003. Oops!
Lambert the sheepish lion (video)
rogan #7177
i doubt they make cartoons this good anymore. those baby lambs are soo cute i just wanna eat them up.
Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman (super shady)
rogan #7174
this is a really incredible hilarious and painful interview. i wanna hear his music bad. what a hipster!
Great Flick (4real)
norton #7172
Lauren & I saw this last week at the new supermegaplex downtown...really great.
PLEASE BRING TO WONDERS OF WILDLIFE (mad props)
norton #7171
Thanks for thinking of me frank. wink. smile.
lennon and dylan, drunk (film)
daniel #7170
two guys i like, riding in a cab together, talking like retards. apparently a documentary was going to be made in the 60s called Eat the Document, about Dylan, but it never came out. sad.
Pomegranate phone (the future)
rogan #7168
I heard about this on NPR acouple nights ago. SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOD SERIOUSLY If T"EHRe IS A LINK THAT EVERTYONE= has to look AT ITS THIS ONE.
The Frank Norton Manifesto (ntih)
frank #7166
Remarkable footage of elusive narwhal - creatures best known for their unicorn-like tusks - has been captured.
more Manifesto... (art)
djg #7165
i'm a fan of this one. but, not really a fan of manifestos. though, they are fun every once in a while if done right. and we all have one even if we don't think that we do. dude. -djg
Manifesto (ntih)
doug #7163
In my opinion, anything that has the word "Manifesto" in it is already out-of-date and completely irrelevant. Even if it has something important to say, I don't care because they are trying to sell me something using "buzzwords" to try and make it sound new and different. Anyone else think the same?
DJW + PJC (video)
doug #7161
I had forgotten how much I loved this video by Philip! Yes, Pete, Philip and I are good friends and blood brothers. But I should probably sue more people...
Tokyo! (film)
chris #7160
A new movie comprised of 3 shorts by directors Michel Gondry, Joon-ho Bong (The Host) and French director Leos Carax. Looks to be interesting.
Observe and Report (film)
chris #7159
Red band trailer for a new Seth Rogan movie coming out. It's another mall cop movie but this one looks to be a bit more entertaining.
DJG / Don't Tread on Media - Logo (super shady)
djg #7158
a logo i produced back in 2006 is up and going online now. -djg
"Giant Midwest Mecca of Nerditude in Oklahoma" (4real)
djg #7157
i spoke of this last month. i am sooooo ready to stop in here when i travel through OK again to see family. -djg
Matthew Sigel Evans Design (design)
djg #7156
an alum of SMSU and he kicked my butt in gear a lot. many many great-late nights found Matthew cleaning up a ton of clumpy production files before printing on his over-size inkjet by a dumb kid named Dankie Doodles. i miss Matthew. i didn't know he had a website...i guess i'm a bad friend. he's in Boston now. -djg
phillip cheaney! + Doug (money)
peter #7152
Please notice doug's poster in the background of the first actualy shot of this video. That girl seems really sad, which she should probably be happier that she got one of those. Also, Doug, I wish you sued more people.
CUTE = Sportsday Megaphone - "Meet Me In The Middle" video (video)
djg #7151
i want one. and a koala. -djg
Get to Know Philip James Cheaney's Genius (design)
djg #7150
behold. i'm wetting myself for when he gets a complete website rolling. -djg
what the font: iPhone (type)
trevor #7149
Whathtefont type recognition service on the iPhone. Haven't really tested to too much but if it works it will be amazing. Pretty much you take a picture, crop the letters, assign a letter to the image and let er' rip.
Holdin' on to the past… (money)
kunal #7148
I put up a little lightbox presentation of the production of issue 19 of NGTH. Lovely days...
Obama handwriting font (super shady)
kunal #7146
Yikes. This is getting weird. "44th President" is based on the handwriting of President Barack Obama."
Seymour Chwast's "The Nose" is online...this reminds me of how you boys documented Nicci Goes to Hollywood online. (mad props)
djg #7145
i've always wanted a subscription in the flesh. this will do for now. gosh, i love me some Seymour Chwast. -djg
oh, that "visionary graphic designer" listing is closed. (super shady)
djg #7143
well then. maybe they need to hire somebody to clean up their site? -djg
Flower (4real)
kunal #7142
Looks cool enough; I am glad that people are coming out with some really interesting concepts for what a video game can be. "Flower is a PS3 game featuring the Sixaxis controller to control the wind and grow flowers in the surrounding environment, developed by thatgamecompanyLLC and published by Sony."
lawrence.com seeking for a "visionary graphic designer" (design)
djg #7141
might be something good to look into for those interested in moving to Lawrence, KS. -djg
"KU class meets in online fantasy site" (super shady)
djg #7140
the future or the now? weird regardless. can you fight in such an environment? that would be cool. especially during hot critiques. -djg
Call of Duty: World at War map pack coming in March (the future)
kunal #7139
New Zombie map! Following in the footsteps of the Call of Dutys before it, World at War will be getting a brand new multiplayer map pack in March on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. For an undisclosed price, you'll be able to add "Nightfire" (source of the above image), "Station," "Knee Deep" and "Verrückt (Zombie Asylum)." See full descriptions for the all after the break.
Dough...thanks, this is perfect research... (mad props)
djg #7136
...for the bachelor party i'm throwing. -djg
decoder ring design concern on erectile dysfunction... (design)
djg #7135
hilariously smart stuff. be sure to check out all 4 images. -djg
amazing photograph by Sandy Skoglund (photography)
djg #7132
as you can tell, DJG finally found his little paper scrap in which he wrote down his favorite Nelson-Atkins art pieces while visiting about a month ago. -djg
amazing photograph by Kurt Baasch (photography)
djg #7131
another personal highlight hanging at the Nelson-Atkins. What a conversation stimulator this one is. but, this little internet picture doesn't do the little original justice. -djg
pepsi wow (money)
peter #7130
I cannot believe how filled that is with nonsense. Few things make me truly happy that I am doing what I am every. One of them is when I see things like this. I love not having to be in the situation where I have to reverse engineer what I did to justify it. Bottom line: either it works or it doesn't. Get someone at the company who can communicate that through research and thought, not tracing things and showing pictures of the mona lisa.
"boy party" is the new "block party" (art)
djg #7129
i really admire a clumpy pumpkin painting by Burgess Jess Collins hanging at the Nelson-Atkins here in Kansas City, MO. i can't find the clumpy pumpkins, but i found this and am oddly attracted to it. uh, nice strokes? -djg
PEPSI...i will drink you and throw your skin away and/or recycle (4real)
djg #7128
i feel all of that is complete corporate bologna and was made-up at the last two weeks of the campaign for bored meetings. give me a break. how about a Kit Kat? yes please. -djg
Advertising Corporate Bullshit PDF. (super shady)
doug #7127
Someone uploaded a PDF of the Pepsi redesign strategy and it is so full of complete nonsense and buzzwords that it makes me vomit in my mouth a little bit. All you ad boys should recognize this type of ridiculousness but hopefully have not had to participate in it fully. (I uploaded THE PDF to my site because it was difficult to download - enjoy)
Fairey Arrested for Vandalism (ntih)
doug #7124
Just before he walked into his own show, ol' Shep was arrested. Also, I heard this morning that he sued the A.P. in a preemptive strike. Never a dull moment.
Smart History (money)
peter #7123
I assume Frank N and DJZ are done with Western Art History already, but this could be useful for everyone, and more specifically for Doug and Frank to share with some students.
N.B.A. meets a feminine hygenic procedure and war? (design)
djg #7121
what a weird one. maybe i'm just not educated enough? -djg
in stereo surround sound (mad props)
djg #7115
i'm working on a radio station mark. i wish this one was mine. -djg
Wonderful Korea! (design)
djg #7114
Some darling postcards my friend Paul gave me from Korea. He is currently teaching there. -djg
Peter, I bought (music)
trevor #7113
a bushel of apples. I thought of you and this video at the same time. A: b/c you used to eat a lot of apples B: your ex-girlfriend had a serious muffin. Enjoy!
update: Google Sync (news)
trevor #7112
Decided to step out on a limb and synchronize everything on my phone and computer with Google. The premise is appealing so I thought I would go for it. Definitely back up both calendar and contacts on your home computer before doing it. It's actually a very involved process as you need to use google's and Apple built in software with the native apps before you dive in iTunes. Also, I recommend exporting and deleting all Gmail contacts and make a master list in OS X Address Book by which to sync everything with. After all this you then set up the ActiveExchange server on your phone, which has huge potential to sync the whole google experience in the future. As of now Contacts are working great, took some time to Push over the air, and now waiting on Calendars. We'll see what happens and I'll keep anyone interested posted.
The F*cking Weather (news)
frank #7109
I've been waiting for a website like this for a while, since simpleweather went down. AND vulgarity? I'm SO in.
Los Campesinos alas... (4real)
kunal #7106
We were supposed to see them on Saturday night, but I under-estimated Logan Square Auditorium's ability to sell out a show.
Wooly Wooly (ntih)
General Wasabi Sauce #7105
She's so indie, she permanently applied the fisheye lens to her face.
Amazon Kindle 2 (ntih)
doug #7104
Battery is supposed to last for two weeks, lighter than a paperback, and still a bad idea because staring at a screen sucks, no matter how good it is.
ok, maybe not douchy (design)
daniel #7102
i do like a wooly wooly. are they referring to the shirt or the model?
select series (design)
daniel #7101
super neato shirts associated with threadless but %75 less douchy, and with proceeds going to a good cause. i just ordered a shirt designed by seripop. i am really excited.
"The Woz" on Dancing with the Stars (super shady)
doug #7100
Has anyone else besides me always thought that Steve Wozniak was a total d-bag and seemed to just get lucky on the coat tails of Apple?
Koolhaas Building Fire Update (ntih)
doug #7099
It isn't the iconic "upside down U" part of the building, but the building right next to it. Madness.
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (ntih)
chris #7096
Caught a glimpse of this last night. For those of you out there that were fans of Rob & Big, it's Rob up to his ussual antics but instead of house he has a warehouse and with out the restraint of a rather large black man. I just feel bad for his employees who have to try and work in the same building as Rob's free-for-all.
You Might Think (video)
frank #7095
If Rogan's going to link to Rockit, I'm going to link to the Cars video. Rockin' out on a bar of soap, yo! Also, the video stuck in my mind because Ric Ocasek is terrifying looking.
Grouper illustration (illustration)
daniel #7094
draarin for Couch, album review of Liz Harris, aka Liz Harris.
the grammys are great when there is house work to do (music)
djg #7093
what an awkwardly produced awards show. even the sound is awkward. but, i found myself oddly fascinated by the entire train wreck. and RH's "15 Steps", at least on my tv at home, had zero bass to it, which adds to the genius in it for me. a ton of drums are cool and all, but what about THE band? I only saw two of 'em up there. but, the Grammys are all about the spectacle. and why weren't The Jonas Brothers and Sugarland singing with Thom Yorke? ha. and how is John Mayer still beating out Paul McCartney for Grammys? beats me, that's all i know. and i have that stupid-awesome "I Kiss a Girl" song stuck in my head and i've only ever heard it one time, and that was last night. f-yeah. pretty catchy though. and that M.I.A person almost gave birth last night on stage in the worst lady bug spandex outfit ever. wow. so, actually i LOVE The Grammys. they are kinda fun. I just wish they'd actually hand out awards. -djg
it wasn't me... (super shady)
djg #7092
...i swear. but, all humor aside, this is bad stuff. why not at least go over by the Ol' Roy dog food? i mean, i love Legos and Hot Wheels too, but come on, there are kids in the toy section. -djg
Akron?Family (music)
daniel #7091
are playing NYC the night before we come back to missouri. trevor, frank...wanna go? oh, cut copy are playing to. trevor, i know you want it.
Only reason I watched the Grammy's... (music)
opie #7090
Thom York's creepy dance is awesome and creepy.
Herbie Hancock (music)
rogan #7088
Rockit dudes. this is sooooo scary and awesome. should have won best video in 1983, apparently the cars put out a better one, which i cannot believe. this shit is sooo funky!
Woman Swims the Atlantic Ocean. (4real)
doug #7087
Yes. She swam across the Atlantic Ocean. In a cage to protect her from sharks. I am in awe. I can barely swim six laps at the YMCA.
live what you love (money)
peter #7084
got this in the mail today. it is going to go in my room once i finally paint it back to white.
i want this... (buy this)
djg #7080
revisited the movie this morning. love it and find it oddly touching. -djg
FOLK ART FRIDAY - Edward Hicks (art)
djg #7079
his "peaceable kingdoms" = awesome stuff. and the fact that he painted 61 = even more awesome. and my cat porchie kinda looks like the lion. -djg
America's Next Top Model - Folded paper commercial (video)
kunal #7077
I've seen this a couple times on the 'ol tube, and I.Am.Loving.IT. Boo-tiful!
eric pervukhin (image)
trevor #7076
For some reason I was compelled to Google image search Eric. This is one of the results. I'm sure he would be quite proud!
mykonos video (money)
peter #7075
I haven't been able to get into the fleet foxes yet, but if anything is going to help me do it, it is anthropomorphic shapes in a one of the smoothest stop motion animations i have ever seen.
the amazing and inspiring drawings of Elizabeth Layton (art)
djg #7074
"Elizabeth Layton, a native of Wellsville, Kansas began drawing in 1977 at the age of sixty-eight..." -djg
"Push" (film)
djg #7073
there is a new movie out today called "Push" that looks ALL kinds of "Shoot 'Em Up Matrix Wanted X-Men". the mrs. and I are there tomorrow for it. you betcha. -djg
my package (news)
daniel #7071
i ordered a hat, and my UPS tracking code said it was in earth city so i wiki'd earth city and this funny article came up. kunal, you broke my heart. call me friend-o!
letter cult x highsnobiety (design)
trevor #7068
They are sharing the same tabbed top navigation. Must be a WP template or something.
letter cult (money)
peter #7065
great great inspirational website. based mainly around interviews with great typographic stand bys and up and comers. i am sure that some or all of you know about it already, but i am going to let the rest of all of you know.
obey plagiarism (news)
trevor #7060
Shit is finally catching up with him. It's safe to say that we are all just a little bit guilty of this but it takes balls to be so flagrant. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Oops. (super shady)
frank #7059
The Associated Press is claiming ownership of the most famous image of the presidential campaign: Shepard Fairey's “Hope” depiction of President Obama in red, white and blue.
Pete - Big Ol' Stamps 2 (illustration)
doug #7056
Here is a close up of the rounded stamp. Hope it helps!
Pete - Big Ol' Stamps (illustration)
doug #7055
The best thing to do for big stamps is to make it slightly rounded (or convex) so you are pressing down on just a bit at a time. If you just do one big, flat stamp area, it is really tough to get everything to print.
Here is a photo of a couple stamps I found here at Marlin. (check out that big ol' handle!)
stamp (money)
peter #7053
I am working on. I might have to recut parts of it or something to make it work. I don't know how to print it well even though I bought a bunch of tools to help me do so.
Anyone have advice for printing a larger stamp? can you use a small stamp pad and just blot it around?
i guess i fail then? (image)
djg #7052
i proudly wear mine. this is sooooooo great. i heart smart vandalism. -djg
go get your printable oscar ballot... (film)
djg #7051
...if you're into that kind of stuff. i am. and my wife and i will have our 4th or 5th annual pile of cheese-filled oscar-mayer wieners on Oscar night. -djg
frank's new digs (money)
peter #7050
1) book looks awesome, cannot wait to get my hands on a copy. do you need addresses?
2) New writing for TFAL is the best yet. You say "damn" a lot.
3) What's a brother got to do to be considered a "friend?"
4) I think you should start doing tiny wheatpastings. I am talking like a single line of copy pasted places or taped to poles that have your sayings i.e. Simplicity requires courage"
FRANK...site do-over looking swell (the future)
djg #7049
gots more guts to it. though, i must say that i was taken more with your other "profile page"...especially the little guy on the horse. -djg
How To: Double Your Internet Browsing Speed on Firefox (kinda cool)
kunal #7047
[via Apartment Therapy] - Pretty interesting hacks...
KUnal...interesting because i happened to go to your site and right before even reading your post about the re-launch (the future)
djg #7046
i'm liking what i see. and the pictures per each page. though, you have the same picture for bio and friends, but kinda does work both ways. your baby illustrations are creepy cool and i want soooooo much more. Henry Darger that stuff up! Perhaps put the "interactive" things as the last option(s) to click on since they take you away from your site and the rest of your good-lookin' work...though, those sites are your good-lookin' work too. i don't know. does that make sense? also, i understand you have multiple views of some work, but based on my personal experience of fitting everything to a strict frame, it can be frustrating per certain applications. and i prefer to see designs bigger in the flesh as a whole (and less clicks), instead of as smaller fragments. though, it is nice for textures and i've been told my work might benefit from that on my own website. oh, and then navigation works well to me. keep it up. thanks for your time and for your support. though, how come the link to my site goes to a picture of my mom? -djg
frank....nice! (the future)
djg #7045
set that ship sailing. and oh! i finally got a copy of "1000 Supreme CDs" and your stuff looks great! -djg
Kunal...i love me some madlibs! (mad props)
djg #7044
thanks for reminding me! i too have some Madlibs that i've been meaning to get scanned in...that is bread and butter of my youthful buns! -djg
jay ryan's HUM poster (illustration)
djg #7043
i'm liking this a lot. i like that band too. i was fortunate to see them in a now-closed, but really cool little place in Springfield. i can't remember the name though. but, great show. i think they opened for Fuel. weird. i think i even moshed a bit...if you can call it that. even weirder. -djg
If I Could Change Me... (ntih)
kunal #7042
Sarah found this gem in the basement. This page is from a book called "My Secret Book", a sort of Madlibs for the insecure. This happened to be the ONLY page filled out of the almost 50 pages, but there are definitely some gems in there. Hopefully I can add some later for y'all to fill out!
Guess what I got in the mail? (design)
frank #7040
My book! I have lots of copies, so all UC gentlemen get complimentary copies.
Oh, and Frank, I promise to clean out the variables from the URL (ntih)
kunal #7039
I know that I am being a bad boy right now. I just don't know how to hide them. But I will have to, b/c someone could destroy my website so hard right now. I haven't built a script for it to degrade nicely; a custom 404 page, if you will. Also, people of TUC, please know I will be making that FRIENDS LIST a lot longer!
And if that didn't work (ntih)
kunal #7038
This link might. My server is acting up. Might be time to switch back to MediaTemple. So expensive.
New KunalBhat.com Launched (design)
kunal #7037
Hey guys. To get my butt in gear, I launched my website "earlier" than expected. And by that, I mean, waaay later, but with not all the content filled in. Not the best practice, I know, but I had to do it to force myself to start filling it in and polish it. Thoughts? I have some issues still in my mind (which is why it took so long to convince myself to go ahead and launch it), and there are many other projects and fancy widgets I want to add, but alas, that will have to come soon in the future. So, in true Web 2.0 fashion, here is my perpetual beta of a website. Actually, I should put that in the header... enjoy.
scott doesn't know (music)
trevor #7036
I was thinking about this song and forgot how much I love it.
DJG / Windmill Gloves (architecture)
djg #7035
let's just say that i "borrowed" these gloves from Dad. i like those windmills! and actually modeled one of my own for a poster based off of that design. -djg
Aluminum: How It's Made And Where It's Used (illustration)
doug #7032
Draplin set of book illustrations.
David Goes to the Dentist (video)
doug #7031
Want to see a video of a kid coming off drugs from dental surgery? Should I even ask?
"cake wrecks" (design)
djg #7029
awesome cake designs gone wrong...though, i think a lot of these are GOLD. in particular, Darth Vader holding a baby saying, "It's a Girl!" -djg
mewithoutYou - new album and beautiful art (design)
djg #7028
i like this band. they've got something special and something to say. and they have nice art. and they are nice guys. and i like to support them. oh, check out the comment. it is heartfelt and humorous. -djg
message to Christian Bale: YOU ARE NOT IMPORTANT...and certainly not PROFESSIONAL. (4real)
djg #7027
"The Dark Knight" didn't do it for me, but i was hoping for a solid addition to the "Terminator" family. not now. as if his recent acting was bad enough, i officially have lost all want to support new Christian Bale work. i had heard that he had some a-hole in him, but wow, he is now the official definition of a complete a-hole. i tend to either become saddened or lose respect for "artists" when they start to play God with their gifts. he's officially lost my respect and support. i tend to have a fairly long fuse and a hefty grace period...and i understand the idea of "having a bad day at the office", but this is completely uncalled for, unprofessional and simply not a way to tattoo yourself to this Earth. and besides, he stopped acting professionally for me after "American Psycho" and "The Machinist", so I don't feel I'm missing out on any so-called "art". -djg
munny speaker (music)
trevor #7026
I am going to build some of these, i'll let you know how it goes.
Bodum double walled beer glasses (money)
peter #7025
Two for $15 right now. I added it to my cart so I could see. This is actually a good deal on these or any beer glasses, so I think I might pull that trigger.
p e.e. cummings (type)
djg #7023
so, if i get drunk, fall asleep and bang out jib-jab like my infamous ASDFASDFASDFAAAAAAAAAArt Paper of 1999, could I too become a famous writer? and/or couldn't I just finally fulfill my plan of one day setting up a ton of typewriters in a small room for my kitties to tell me their bangs on at random? what IS art? maybe I need sE.E. the original single sheet's type to appreciate this nonsense more? I get more out of talking to Lady Liberty down the street about the "academically speakin' Supper Bowel athletics leakin'." -djg
stencil generator (money)
peter #7021
is online. now all i need is a laser cutter and all the work is done. I AM A ROBOT, I WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU FASTER AND WITH OTHER ROBOTS FRIENDS OF MINE. BEEP BEEP BOOP.
Movie Book jackets inspired by '60s Design (design)
djg #7019
be sure to keep lookin'. quite a few and other good-lookin' stuff too on "make something cool every day". -djg
charlie rose with shepard fairey (design)
trevor #7018
Listening to this guy bullshit reminds me of someone I had in design classes. Come on man, it's a 3 color stencil with a slogan on it. Strong yes, overt and metaphorical stretch.
Design in the Hands of Kids? (ntih)
kunal #7017
What do you guys think? Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing theme "What I Wish for the World."
Students Call International Space Station (the future)
doug #7014
Four college students make their own device and call the International Space Station. What?!
Tough Guy Competition 2009 (ntih)
kunal #7012
Check out # 14. It's got Trevor Gilley written all over it.
re: netflix (news)
trevor #7008
Rogan we are now friends. For everyone else this link is to my Netflix handle. Please be my friend.
NETFLIX (film)
rogan #7006
which of you jerks has netflix forever without us being friends on there. click the link. be my friend. and leave me lots of notes.
BAd album covers (science)
rogan #7005
well thats the title of the page, its kind of funny because i really really like a bunch of them including but not limited to 17, 18, jose angel looks like a pretty cool guy and Mr. Bat Sings seems like its probably the scariest album of all time. im gonna put this under design, i think. no, science actually.
RE: Bruce Lee Nokia (kinda cool)
rogan #7003
a followup/outake/sometihng commercial also i think. the sounds are terrifying.
O.M.G. (super shady)
kunal #7002
In my last post, I wrote "Pty SHOULD this to me" instead of "Pty SHOWED this to me" ... what the H is wrong with me?
holladaddy (news)
trevor #7000
Pretty much a dude fucking with ignorant ass thugs on myspace. Sadly haliarious! The best, disturbing, most funny post is with ~*~*~To DaMn FulL oF rEsEnTmEnT~*~*~ About the 15th post down. Priceless
marquis daniels (photography)
daniel #6998
seems like a douche. i am doing visual research and found this. read the lil quotes. god, what a douche.
Ariz. TV station says porn clip interrupts Super Bowl (ntih)
kunal #6997
A Tucson television station's broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday was interrupted for some viewers by about 10 seconds of pornographic material, the station said.
the hold steady cover springsteen... (music)
djg #6996
not surprising. though, it still doesn't make me want to listen to them. i'd rather just listen to more of the real deal. and their lead singer's voice kinda is on the Blues Traveler map, whom in comparison i actually like now. -djg
"encounters at the end of the world" (film)
djg #6995
Werner Herzog rarely disappoints (well, "Wild Blue Yawner"). see it. amazing. i want to own it. I want to see him accept an Oscar...though, by now he deserves an Honory statue. -djg
Hilarious review of Gran Torino (film)
daniel #6993
Matt Stowe (Springfield guy) wrote this review for COUCH zine, a zine i am creating with kelsey steffes. it is so wonderfully written, i felt i should share it: Gran Torino is the perfect movie for Republican dads. In it, Clint Eastwood (who directs, produces, acts, and even sings the embarrassing end credits song (think John Ashcroft sings “Let the Eagle Soar” bad) plays a gruff Korean War vet named Walt Kowalski who, after the death of his wife, begrudgingly connects with his Hmong immigrant neighbors and eventually assists them against a local street gang. From the extreme xenophobia and frequent brandishing of various guns to the old-fashioned, blue-collar “family values” and gas-guzzling American car worship, when one imagines Lou Dobbs popping open a Pabst and putting a DVD on, one imagines it is this movie. You see, Walt Kowalski is from a different era (as the movie tirelessly points out over and over - there’s no intentional subtext to the movie, just text). In frequent and unflattering close-ups, he growls like an angry mummy at the indignity of suffering through modernity. Racial slurs constantly spew from his mouth, and the audience full of Republican dads is meant to be titillated by how anti-PC he is. It’s Don Rickles minus the “wit.” In lieu of actual Viagra, Kowalski asserts his alpha male potency through a variety of phallic substitutes (the titular vehicle, his prized M1 Garand rifle, his tools, etc.). When Kowalski easily, and quite implausibly, manages to beat a teenage Hmong gangster, the crowd of old Republican dads is meant to cheer the elderly Eastwood’s lingering virility and old-fashioned, no-nonsense attitude. They are living vicariously through Kowalski’s stubborn rebellion via stasis. Ostensibly, Gran Torino is meant to examine the various racial tensions of a small Midwestern town; however, in practice, this movie makes Paul Haggis’ misguided Crash look like Do The Right Thing in comparison. In its clumsiness, the movie is clearly racist, and not racist in the sense that the main character is a raving, unrepentant bigot nor in the frequency of certain slurs, but racist in a neo-colonialist way. The supporting ethnic characters are one dimensional, two at best, and they fall into two categories: violent, thieving gangster/thugs and the impotent, effeminate innocents they prey upon. Only the white man, however decrepit and hateful he is, can save and reform the neighborhood. This movie could have easily been called Manifest Destiny or The White Man’s Burden. Only Thao, Kowalski’s teenage Hmong neighbor, briefly threatens to break the movie’s simplistic gangster/prey ethnic dichotomy; he is initially seen reading a book and attempting to refuse gang initiation. However, after the Hmong street gang pressures Thao into a botched attempted theft of Kowalski’s Gran Torino, Eastwood’s character soon takes Thao under his wing and mentors him on the finer points of Masculinity with a capital M (swearing, screwing, drinking, maintenance work, a construction job, etc.). In other words, he takes a polite, young, book smart minority and turns him into a heterosexual Village Person. This is the bigot’s redemption. The script is weak and dependent on clichés and transparently expository dialogue. The acting is jarringly amateurish; the cast is full of mostly novice Hmong actors. Eastwood’s direction is workmanlike, but his performance is frequently campy. He delivers all his lines in a raspy growl that falls somewhere between a death rattle and Christian Bale’s cartoonish Dark Knight voice. The stilted script and awkward performances make this feature film seem more like a low-budget TV movie; it’s like the film sprung from a bizzaro version of Lifetime, a channel for men where they make poorly-crafted paeans to the white masculine gender role. What else can you say about a movie starring a cranky old man whose catchphrase is literally “get off my lawn?” Skip it and buy the DVD for your red state dad next Father’s Day.
new album cover for cursive (art)
djg #6991
oh-so dark and beautiful, naturally. just hope they put some mutes on those horns and a lot of the over-dramatic whines. -djg
er-h (illustration)
djg #6989
great illustration stuff (and more) from a link that was email listed to me recently. -djg
DJG / New Play Thangs (super shady)
djg #6987
some fun stuff to round-out January. i finally got the hang of the new year and it's gone. but, got some new partners for my ARK, among other things. all-in-all it was a spectacular weekend. -djg
Maira Kalman ~ Hallelujah (illustration)
doug #6986
Maira is back at her blog with paintings from the inauguration. I love her book, I love her paintings.
he's human after all? (4real)
djg #6985
though, not to toot my personal will power and constitution, but i never have. -djg
i miss me some accidents grotesque (design)
djg #6984
it was my signature (well, that is arrogant, how about favorite?) type to play with before my computer crashed back in 2002ish and i lost the ability to use my special fonts. which, was actually one of the best design blessings (oh LORD, please have pity on my pea brain) moments for me, right next to Lester Beall's book falling off a shelf and at my feet during a library visit in 1999. i then checked it out for the next six months straight and finally bought my own copy. -djg
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations Chicago (Tonight) (kinda cool)
kunal #6981
Pumped to see where he goes. Check it out tonight, if you can.
BOSSOME! (4real)
djg #6980
what a brilliant show...i've watched it three times already! and the Super Bowl again had me biting nails at some jaw-dropping amazing plays. sorry Cardinals, sooo close, but at least you got to open for The Boss. -djg
good ole' days (image)
trevor #6975
Oh how I miss them. It's safe to say that we are all just a little bit gay.
i bang the worst dudes (sorry mom) (news)
trevor #6974
Yet the latest craze in the land of bloggage. It's got a nice WP theme, which I might use for my own, and reminds me of the MTV show Undressed b/c it's trashy but I couldn't stop reading the post. Also it took my a while to realize all of the fuck sessions weren't posted by one girl.
Kunal...thanks! (image)
djg #6972
can't wait to see these pictures in motion! we've got some really neat-o ideas for 'em! i'm super excited! i'll keep you guys informed! -djg
"Watchmen" poster (film)
djg #6971
i'm ready for this. but, need to read the book again asap!...been a few years! i wish i was still a janitor...lots more reading time then. -djg
DJG - This one is too kewl for skewl (mad props)
kunal #6970
I love this one. That butterfly definitely had it coming!
FRANK on Bishbo (money)
peter #6969
Typing RANK was not intended as a sleight to FRANK, but it is funny. Next time I am going to make fun of you in type (which is often) I will use it. Get prepared for me to use wordplay to tear down your blogdom fame!
rank on bishbo (money)
peter #6968
Bishbo keeps a great blog of inspirational stuff. Frank is up there right now. I think I saw something on Don't Touch My Moleskine (also and awesome blog) the other day as well of Mr. Chimero's, Keep on keeping on
"The Danzig Trilogy" (ntih)
djg #6967
i've just finished chapter one of "The Tin Drum"...love the movie. one of favorites. love those illustrations! -djg
DJG / Stop-Animation Art (super shady)
djg #6966
I'm really excited to see my babes "go" as Philip James Cheaney of Portland, OR is putting the moves on "Kitty Come Home" and "Butterfly Squaw"...more to come on this. I just previewed some of the music involved with the projects and I'm way excited! This is only the beginning as we just agreed to do a full music video later this year! -djg
awesome poster (design)
daniel #6963
site has a lot of great polish posters, this one is for the 1968 film killing game, and i love it.
remembering captain caveman (architecture)
djg #6961
gosh, i miss watching cartoons at my Grandma's right after school. i want to go back to there. -djg
DJG's Clubhouse (super shady)
djg #6960
all are welcome in my clubhouse. but, not too many at once due to fire codes and you have to bring a club sandwich for me and/or a club to smash the seasonal cockroach or two and wasps...but, thankfully the wasps have been decapitated. though, i do kinda miss the alarm buzz of their arrival. thank you. -djg
Hungarian "Star Wars" Posters (illustration)
djg #6959
AWESOME. and for the original trilogy. one, yes only one of them, recently sold for $670 on eBay. wow! -djg
Hallmark internship (money)
peter #6958
I have heard great things about working for hallmark. Frank N, this could be a good thing if you are thinking about moving to KC. Spend a summer there and get paid to do it so you know if you want to end up there or not. Also, you can probably play with DJG in his clubhouse if you ask really nicely.
been through bingham, havent seen the mine (news)
daniel #6957
though i wish i had. gosh, i wanna go on a roadtrip again soon.
nitinol (money)
peter #6956
someone buy some of this stuff. it is awesome. it is like that shit in batman he uses for his cape.
dolphin stampede (money)
peter #6955
watch to the end. this would be the scariest shit in the ocean if i saw it coming my way. Seaquest.
nasty scootering (news)
trevor #6954
Before this moment, I never knew people could make something so gay look so cool.
flickr toy (money)
peter #6951
creates a really nice and simple stream from your flickr. or someone elses.
books create icons (design)
trevor #6950
Kinda cool but then you have no fucking idea which book is which.
"kunalchos" (the future)
djg #6949
i sense brand marketing genius. i know i'm always hungry for 'em. and i know i'd eat yours. -djg
more work (money)
peter #6944
i made another thing last night. This time it is little tiles pasted to a bigger tile. Groutwork.
I did this while i was watching LOST. Last nights episode reminded me why I started watching that show in the first place.
Brooklyn Go Hard (news)
trevor #6943
This has been out for a while but I just heard it this morning. Jay-Z feat. Santogold produced by Kanye West. It is safe to say that Jay-Z is trying to sound just like Lil' Wayne and even biting the way he flows. Sad sad sad.
Daniel... (design)
djg #6941
my cyber patrol won't allow me to look at myspace pages, but why doesn't this guy just make his own poster? oh well. just push it and open up the flood gates. eat some nachos too. -djg
Daniel...turn that frustration into freedom (design)
djg #6940
seriously. start layering some "funner" stuff. and make a ton of them. overwhelm the sucker. -djg
Kunal...ha...you put "Bollywood Posers" (art)
djg #6939
anyway...i too love me those hand painted posters. such an almost dead art. we should all revive it. -djg
DJG / "Addin' to the Pile" (super shady)
djg #6938
I've had these bunny-esque scraps saved from cuts i made on some masks last August. I finally put them to good use. -djg
Speaking of Bollywood Posers... (the future)
kunal #6937
I'm going to move in this direction with my work... really embrace my roots.
Nexus' posters are hilarious (super shady)
kunal #6936
Totally spacey. The Terminal Groove 2 poster looks like a Bollywood poster.
awesome things getting....awesomfunnnner? (news)
daniel #6934
so, i respond to BBR's message saying (essentially) what would you like me to change. this is the response: "keep the concept like you said, but drop the clouds background and go from there. primary colors are great, but when you are overlaying them (especially over the blues), they tend to make the overall scene look rather bland. stick with the red-to-yellow gradient on french horn and work around that instead of trying to work it into the rest of the poster. hopefully that makes some sense. nexus" the link is to the guy who critiqued my works myspace. check out the poster section. i think i am just going to screen them, offer them to BBR and see what happens.
But... (4real)
norton #6933
on second thought...my initial reaction is its very punchy and nice, and the lack of a strong focal point backed by contrast gives it something simple and hottt.
Daniel (design)
norton #6932
I'm a fan of the poster, especially the combination of carnivalesque approach to the heading contrasting the minimal stijl approach to the bottom left text. My only criticism might be that the lack of contrast, aside from the white type on blue, makes it a little flat. The abstract elements remind me of keys on a brass horn--which is irrelevant, aside from you could possible expand upon this concept while maintaining a vague and abstract approach.
damien correll (illustration)
daniel #6931
dont know if you all are familiar, my friend jon showed me this lil video about the brooklyn based designer and illustrator. oh, panda bear is the background music, so i automatically liked it, but the illo work is really great too.
FRUSTRATN' (design)
daniel #6930
just got THIS cute lil message from the DJ whose opinion i asked of the poster: "I dont think that will work i want it to be alot funner and black box has to be be bigger... I dont lie i keep it real we need somthing diffrent. thanks Johan" um, thanks dude, i will make it "funner" for you. seriously, how do i respond to that?? oh, and frank, doug, thanks for the words. I am going to have to amp up this lil guy for johan, but i am keeping your suggestions in mind...
DJZ Poster (design)
doug #6929
Daniel, I am happy to see you pushing your work in a different direction - even if it is pure experimentation. I think it needs a bit of work (Frank's suggestion is good) but overall, well done!
DJZ Poster (design)
frank #6928
Daniel- I actually like it quite a bit. My gut is saying that adding some horizontal motion to it would help it out and seem more interesting. Might be as simple as taking those cloud halftones and rotating them 90 degrees either way.
kunal, DJG (design)
daniel #6927
thanks for the feedback...i like the idea of pushing 4-5 different variations to get a variety of choices before i choose a final design. i wanted to do this cheesy, spacy weird colorful thing because a- i dont usually and b- i think it fits the electro-pop dance club stuff that FHR do. also, i rarely do EVERYTHING on the computer, so that was fun. i didnt really want to conceptualize to much. maybe it needs to be pushed farther in that direction? thanks again!
Daniel...i like it. (design)
djg #6926
i understand kunal's gut d.c. reaction. i see that. but, i like the re-invention of those wheels, and i can read this. just not 100% on the 3 chunky "crescent moons", though they do make nice french horn toots. you've definitely rebelled towards your normal way of making, and i admire that and i would say keep pushing. and in this case, might be cool to try three or for or five different takes on the poster for this show. ya know? but for starters, try another take on the info type... but, all-in-all i like it, even though when critiquing i was taught and told not to say "like", but i can't help myself. just do it. -djg
BTW Danielzzzzzzz (ntih)
kunal #6925
BTW Daniel, "dated, 90's, reticulation, primary color" isnt' meant in a negative sense here, though I feel it could be taken that way. I just want to know how you feel about it. I actually think the primary-ness is a cool contrast to what you normally do, and certainly a fun thing with silk-screening.
Re: Kunal, Re: Poster Critique (ntih)
kunal #6924
YOYOYOYO. I dunno, it was the first thing that came to my mind. I think it is the dated, 90's, reticulation, primary color that made me think of him. Actually, tell us HOW YOU FEEL about the poster first. I feel it is too abstract to critique, and I'd like to hear how you approached this project before we get technical on it. I don't want to miss something.
Poster critique (design)
daniel #6920
hey this is different then most stuff i ever do, i would like your opinion of it, guys...thanks!
Michael Bierut = "26 Years, 85 Notebooks " (4real)
djg #6919
i've tried to keep notebooks. succeeded for a bit while janitoring. but, lately i prefer scraps of paper i can stick in my pockets. -djg
"Thriller" music video director sues Michael Jackson (news)
djg #6916
"days before a Broadway producer announced he had bought the rights to adapt "Thriller" for the stage." -djg
drunked negro head cookie (4real)
trevor #6915
And I bet you thought that NYC was an Utopia of cultural tolerance and racial integration. You can find ignorance anywhere my friend.
Fox News Redesigns Website (design)
kunal #6914
I will admit that I check Fox News from time to time to see how they are spinning stories to the right, like CNN tends to spin stories to the left. It's a fun game to watch the two sites literally contradict each other on voice and POV, like a camper trying to start a fire with a stick and some dry tinder. ANYWAY, the hardest part was navigating Fox News' ATROCIOUS website, and today it got A LITTLE BIT better. Not great, but much more manageable than it used to be.
Re: SUPER BOWL LOGO REDESIGN (design)
kunal #6913
I'm surprised how many of the designs incorporated the pseudo venn diagram effect with the helmets, which BY THE WAY, is a horrible analogy for the Super Bowl. Also it shows what dorks designers can be. But anyway, I think that Stefan Bucher got it on the money.
Super Bowl Logo Redesign (design)
frank #6912
NYT asked some designers to reimagine the Super Bowl logo.
Only problem is, everyone came up with the same solution. Snore.
Didn't realize this was the inspiration for a Flight of the Conchords song (video)
kunal #6911
I like the FotC one better ;)
i look forward to the new Joss Whedon T.V. series, "Dollhouse" (news)
djg #6910
however, a Friday night slot on FOX doesn't look to promising for a creative genius who has been screwed-over quite a few times before. i look for one season. looks great though. -djg
pete...i'm digging this direction (art)
djg #6909
has a pinch of jasper johns in it, but you do him way better. keep on making. -djg
i own one of these now... (kinda cool)
djg #6907
...and i've never really owned anything nicer than a 40 dollar design book and a criterion dvd. and those typically come used. people ask me, "don't you love it!?". i don't know how to love a car...A-to-B is all i neeed. i haven't even drove it yet. -djg
Function (money)
peter #6906
I made this last nite after i got off of work while drinking vodka tonics. I thought it was not taking a long time at all, but then I realized it was 4:30 in the morning. I was late to work today.
The Toy & Action Figure Museum (4real)
djg #6905
dang...i'm scheduling a stop in Pauls Valley, OK the next time we travel to see family in Texas. i have a good friend named Paul who loves The Hulk and i'd seen billboards with The Hulk and Pauls Valley...so, i finally looked up what this town housed. -djg
Hood-Rich Architects (architecture)
kunal #6904
Someone in Springfield, please take a picture of this for me, when you get the chance. I never did, when I was there.
New Whitest Boy Alive (music)
frank #6903
For Chris. And anyone else that may fancy them as much as he and I. Haven't listened yet, but I expect good things.
Big Red (design)
frank #6901
I'm bidding on it. None of you suckas better beat me out for it. This is the last one I need for the trifecta perfecta of type specimen books.
"Big Red" Linotype Specimen Book on eBay (type)
doug #6900
This is a super awesome type specimen book that I would highly suggest for any good designer. Right now, only $26 which is a steal. If I didn't already have one, I wouldn't be posting this...
fine and dandy shop (money)
peter #6899
for all your sartorial needs. looks like a cool idea that should only get cooler as time goes on
Four Tet remixes Andrew Bird (music)
frank #6897
Imotosis. This plus classes cancelled this AM is enough to make my Tuesday happy happy.
Re. Diculous. (photography)
kunal #6896
With a production run limited to only 500 units , this special-edition "Safari" includes as well as the olive green painted LEICA M8.2 and the silver anodised finished LEICA ELMARIT-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH.lens, an exclusive Billingham camera case and an elegant carrying strap, bearing an embossed Leica logo.
"Eli, No!" = Darling and needs to be published (illustration)
djg #6895
and would look great as individual prints. in particular i want this one to hang in my kitchen. -djg
who wants to live here with me (money)
peter #6894
it is only $2100 a month and it is 4,200sq. feet. We can do ANYTHING inside of here
In A Thousand Words (film)
chris #6893
A very nice silent short about a man who recovers a camera on the train and then goes in search of it's owner. Yep.
W3 Schools Redesign (ntih)
kunal #6892
I doubt anyone cares about this, or noticed, but one the best online tutorials for website production has made a significant redesign to the site after over 10 years with the last design. Unfortunately, I like this one less. Still the best on the web.
engageinteractive (ntih)
trevor #6891
This is pretty a sick utilization of the iPhone functionality. I can only imagine what kind of doors this will open. Well actually the door it will open will be navigating the web by the orientation of the phone.
djg (news)
trevor #6890
The City of New York does not use tire boots, they just tow your shit instead. Now thats what I call Courtesy. Professionalism. Respect.
cool bicycle painting process (ntih)
daniel #6888
using powder coating, i could have a bike covered in pornography. wilikers! ohm this is safe for work, though.
Z (design)
frank #6887
That's what I thought. Thought I'd ask just to play it safe. That illustration kind of sucks. I also accidently ripped off the DSVC logo. Oooops.
FOUND: Caprese salad (news)
trevor #6884
So my friend at work found an 1/8 of green on his way home today and posted this found ad on cragislist.
WOW WHAT A COMPLIMENT (design)
daniel #6883
THIS REALLY FAMOUS DESIGNER USED MY CHAUMONT POSTER THAT GOT PICKED AS INFLUENCE FOR HIS OWN PROJECT! WOW WHAT A COMPLIMENTTTTZTZ
DJG / Sleepy Black Cat (super shady)
djg #6882
an addition to my Ark. i've seen this guy in a scrap piece for four or five months now and finally put him down. unfortunately, my fairly new white out pen decided it was time to be put to rest. fitting place, i think. -djg
this is all i care about right now... (ntih)
djg #6881
bruce is loose. gettin' my deluxe "workin' on a dream" album plus dvd and special lyric booklet is in the mail...i have a digital copy gearing up for tomorrow at 5am...and the Super Bowl is coming up. and tour dates are starting to pile! though, i'm still bummed he got way snubbed by Oscar. hopefully, Mickey Rourke will say something when he accepts his. -djg
Personally, I dig Paula's husband's logos wayyyy better (illustration)
djg #6880
at least, i understood they were husband and wife ten years ago when i was in college. anybody know for sure? anyway. Seymour Chwast does no wrong for me. but, Paula, you're a keeper too. no worry. -djg
NY Phil Logo (more, more, more)... (design)
djg #6878
actually, i think the logo was specifically made for iPods and "NO NY Philharmonic Music is to be played on this iPod." -djg
NY Phil Logo (more, more)... (design)
djg #6877
oh! i'm not a fan of the animation that introduces me to the logo. however, i am a fan of the point where all the "batons" fly/animate inward together...and right before i'm shown the final logo. actually, that might work better as the final logo, aka: bunched batons or pick-up sticks? -djg
NY Phil Logo (more)... (design)
djg #6876
oh! it also looks like one of those cuffs/locks that are placed on car wheels to keep the owner from moving it. so, very fitting for nyc, i suppose. -djg
NY Phil Logo... (design)
djg #6875
looks like a "no" logo, as in "Ghostbusters". does look better per application(s) and i "get" it even though anymore i don't really know how to react to most design and have been pretty disenfranchised for a while. but all i care or wonder is how much Paulapentagram charges to make a logo? -djg
Golden Girls Put to good use (video)
chris #6874
This is pretty amazing. I don't know who this band is and again i don't know about he song but the video is Golden, literally. It reminds me a lot of the Buddy Holly video by Weezer mixed with the Come to Daddy video by Aphex Twin.
Letterpress madness (design)
chris #6873
ok not madness but some interesting stuff going on here. I really like some of the work where they are using the letter press to make ASCII images or pixel images. Yep.
Unsuitable English Road and Town Names (4real)
doug #6871
I have a picture of a road called "Butts Wynd" in St. Andrews, Scotland. It is awesome.
PS NYPH Logo (design)
doug #6870
If you want, you can read a boatload of comments on the logo at Brand New (above link).
Personally, I think that the logo is weak. All of the materials of the Pentagram announcement of the logo focus more on the application of the logo. Yes, it can be applied many different and nice ways, but I still think that doesn't change the fact that the logo is weak and feels uninspired.
PS PH Logo (money)
peter #6869
I get it. It can be used a bunch of different ways and the circle lends itself to being placed wherever. I personally hate the severity of the italic/oblique. It makes it feel forced. This is when I hate the entire function of form discussion. You can argue (as the link from doug does) that the logo works perfectly for all expected applications and communication. That doesn't matter if I don't want to look at it though. deal.
Overflow (kinda cool)
kunal #6868
Overflow is an application designed to quickly launch applications, open documents, or access folders while reducing the number of items needed in your Dock. Anything you want can be added to the Overflow interface, making it accessible through a few simple mouse clicks or keystrokes.
Founder of Wikipedia (super shady)
doug #6864
Seems like kind of a douche-bag. See the linked picture and then read his own Wikipedia entry (especially about his personal life and him selling erotic photographs after being a foreign currency speculator).
norton...i'm up for making puppets and creatures...actually finally close to it on the list...i hope! (video)
djg #6863
and i love me some "Wonder Showzen"! -djg
Doug...thanks for these Olivetti ads... (design)
djg #6862
...they are soooooooooooooo good that it's STUPID. -djg
DOUG...this is sooooo inspiring! way to go! really, this would mean more than an "actual" design award or "actual" design press. (design)
djg #6860
my favorites: "Have a Shot", "You Can Do It" and "Walk Tall"!!!!!!!!!!!! -djg
The White House might have a decent record collection... (music)
djg #6859
"Each of the sleeves was imprinted with the presidential seal and the records were housed on the third floor—but as soon as Ronald Reagan moved in, they got shipped off to the basement." -djg
Bruce Lee Ping Pong (video)
chris #6858
Sweet Nokia ad. It doesn't have anything to do with the actual product but very nicely done.
ONE WAY OUT COMMERCIAL (the future)
rogan #6855
this commercial is amazing, the guy in the slingshot is HILARIOUS!
Too much. (video)
norton #6854
I only like freaks in the circus, carnival, and bass pro. Not domesticated children! My apologies for be insensitive to reality.
Olivetti Advertisements (design)
doug #6853
Punch yourself in the face because you are not this good.
I love Wonder Showzen (video)
norton #6851
and puppets. DJG, lets start our own creature shop in KC.
Westvaco Inspirations (design)
doug #6850
Bradbury Thompson really laid it down in the 50's. Seriously great.
English School Children Make Their Own Paths (4real)
doug #6849
So this elementary teacher in England had his children make prints on maps based on my "Make Your Own Path" prints!
Seriously, the coolest thing ever!!!
the bike that doug posted (news)
daniel #6846
is cool. and this site has a lot of other interesting stuff on it. wilikers.
State Monsters (illustration)
frank #6844
Equal parts flattering and awesome. This dude sent me a messaging saying my little project inspired his. These rule in all sorts of ways.
Doug's Funny Bicycle (illustration)
frank #6843
Funny you should link to one of those bicycles. I just drew this for the music video.
54 in. High Wheel Bicycle (4real)
doug #6840
The inventor of the Vandercook printing press rode this bike! I want to ride one of these some day!
"In 1892 he rode a 54 in. high wheel bicycle through Yellowstone National Park, a journey heralded as the first made by a horseless vehicle."
street fighter youtube interactive (news)
trevor #6839
This is how existing internet technology can be used creatively in new ways. Really simple and smart
Pete Cuba Ordination Ceremony Tonight (news)
kunal #6837
At my place. Pete, this is what you shall look like tonight, when the magic happens.
new work (money)
peter #6835
that i just did last nite while drinking beer after i got done drinking beer with kunal. i wish i slept more better.
St. Louis Thangs (money)
peter #6834
Stumbled across this amazing rap duo. It kind of reminds me of exactly what it was like growing up in St. Louis.
fathers and sons (money)
peter #6833
I accidentally shot some video when I was using my camera. For some reason I really like the audio captured in this one second. I wish that the video was cooler though.
DJZ-where did you get that much linoleum for that cheap? I want to get a lot of stamp rubber for cheap.
la times (news)
trevor #6830
Someone tell these people that they don't need to have the whole page reload every time a new image is requested.
"mickey rourke transformations" (photography)
djg #6829
interesting look at Mickey Rourke over the years...-djg
crazy ticker tape ribbon, batman! (the future)
doug #6827
it won't be long until we're plugged into Times Square or in arenas. -djg
i did make a purchase of this the other day with some b-day funds... (art)
djg #6826
weird how it's "used" for $15, yet has a $300+ tag for "collectible" and "new"...not sure. i know i'll enjoy it the same at $15. but, if i can sell it for a large mound of dough, i would and just buy more of them. Saul Steinberg is one of my all-time favorites. i also have his "new yorker" and mask collections. -djg
Danny is Thinking... (art)
djg #6825
...that design books should be more affordable. like, five bucks or a trade. -djg
awesome idea (money)
peter #6824
i wish that great concepts would be made into great products. I have been thinking about a platform bed, and this would be awesome to have next to it.
DJG / David Seume Poster (super shady)
djg #6820
nice weather to spray paint. in fact, i'm waltzing home in a bit to my Boss Pod to eat lunch, drink soda and make some more of these. -djg
Florence and the Machine (music)
kunal #6816
Anyone heard of her? I may be behind on this one. I don't know how I feel about it.
I. Just. Bought. This. (4real)
doug #6815
Holy crap. I just bought a 1969 Vandercook SP-20 proof printing press. It weighs 1500 lbs. and is 7.5 x 3.5 feet in size. And I live in a one bedroom apartment...
"No Line On The Horizon" (design)
djg #6814
feels more Peter Saville meets NIN than U2, but i don't mind. i wonder what it sounds like? -djg
"Star Wars vs. Saul Bass" (video)
djg #6813
"Bhilmers, a YouTube user and student, created this alternative credit reel for Star Wars in the style of legendary title-designer Saul Bass..." -Boing Boing. i need to check Boing Boing more often. -djg
500 Days of summer (film)
chris #6811
Ok this looks interesting. I've been a huge fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt since Brick and lets face it Zoe isn't exactly rough on the eyes. But there is something about the narrator in this trailer that has me feeling very skeptical about the movie. The movie also seems to have a Michel Gondry "Science of Sleep" kind of thing going on which i'm also a little uncertain of.
this reminds me of those jimmy dean breakfast commercials (illustration)
djg #6810
sooooo, me likes it. -djg
norton...kc is good (the future)
djg #6809
i hear ya on those five year program program programs. however, i quit mine. let me know if you visit this way. -djg
Unflattering CNN photo montage for Obama (super shady)
kunal #6803
FoxNews could have put together a better banner for Obama. What were they thinking?
FBI Warning: Jury Duty Scam (super shady)
kunal #6802
Jury scams have been around for years, but have seen a resurgence in recent months. Communities in more than a dozen states have issued public warnings about cold calls from people claiming to be court officials seeking personal information. As a rule, court officers never ask for confidential information over the phone; they generally correspond with prospective jurors via mail.
Gepperth's Market - Chicago's Finest Meat Market! (the future)
kunal #6800
Sarah and I bought some rib eyes from this fine gentleman last night. They were incredible. I barely had to cook them and they were like butta'. Chris, I highly recommend making the trip to this place to get quality cuts.
"Patriotic Porta Johns" (design)
djg #6798
hopefully this will trigger a new market for graphic porta-potties...a trickle-down effect, so to leak. -djg
DJZ BBQ (4real)
norton #6797
Yeah, we went to the original on Brooklyn, near the Jazz District from my understanding. It was lovely and delicious. I think I'm going to move to KC in about a year when I graduate my 5 year program program program.
Holy Radness, Pressman! (design)
doug #6795
Vandercook SP20 letterpress sales sheet (links to PDF document).
Forget about.com (money)
peter #6793
I am on flickr! And it is my own flickr site. I did this earlier today when I was waiting for a file at work. This phrase has been bouncing around in my head all last week as the title to an autobiography.
Frank, (4real)
doug #6792
Personally, I think About.com wins. Especially since I have actually heard of About.com. Nice job!
Forget JJJJound (design)
frank #6791
I'm on ABOUT.COM BITCHES!
(Actually, on second thought, JJJJound and Doug win. :( )
Make Your Own Surprise (kinda cool)
doug #6790
Wow, I am flattered. Also, this site seems too hip and classy for me, but I'll take it!
make your own doug (money)
peter #6789
Doug got jjjjounded, which is inarguably hipper than being ffffounded. This guy posting your work makes you 12 times classier overnight.
Norton...bbq awesome! (mad props)
djg #6788
did you go to their original location? i have yet to go there. Thursday night I went to the one at Legends out near the Kansas Speedway and loaded up big-time. -djg
DJG / Things Near My Scanner (super shady)
djg #6787
26 new things archived into the almighty file cabinet Flickr... -djg
YEE HAW MUTHERFATHER (type)
rogan #6786
incase you havent seen these posters, these are probably the sickest thing ive seen in a year. $250 is really expensive tho.
Homemade Sex Machines (buy this)
norton #6784
Remember the device George Clooney makes in Burn After Reading? This is a photo book of these devices and their makers.
Dear Sir Obama. (news)
chris #6783
This is a great op-ed piece in the NY Times about letters written to Obama. Make sure you look at the portraits slide show, number seven is by far the best illustration of Obama i've seen and it's by a 12 year old.
WTF Peta. Sea Kittens? (ntih)
chris #6779
I understand not clubbing a seal or skinning an animal alive for a fur coat but this draws the line between me and PETA. I refuse to call a fish a sea kitten.
Circuit City Shopping Spree Anyone? (news)
kunal #6778
[via CNN Money] Circuit City to shut down Court filing shows bankrupt electronics retailer seeks approval to sell merchandise in its remaining 567 stores.
Re: Web Trends 2008 (design)
kunal #6776
My favorite example of the Magazine trend... b/c it is a site for an actual magazine. One of the most beautiful sites on the net. Too bad for all the ads sometimes.
GROUPER (music)
daniel #6773
i havent been keeping up on new music so hot lately, but i just heard this band GROUPER (or i guess, songstress) and i am really into it. sounds like the soundtrack to being trapped in the garden of good and evil. oh, and she is super hot.
adbusting in brazil (money)
trevor #6768
This is clever but the only people who can really appreciate/understand it is designers. Oh well, we can just cover our narcism with promises of changing the world through design.
New Neko Case (music)
chris #6767
Been waitin' along spell for this piece of wax to come my way. The first taste is wettin' my whistle, can't wait for the whole pie.
gimpsgonewild (NSFW)
trevor #6766
I made it to the landing page and the was scared of what I might find inside. It def. has the potential for being the most offensive website ever. Bookmarking for myself later at home.
Japanese Designer forYou Alarm Clock for iPhone (money)
kunal #6765
There is a lot going on, but I like this.
Steve Jobs Handing Over Day-to-Day Ops to COO Tim Cook (super shady)
kunal #6763
Looks like Steve Jobs is stepping down for a bit? AAPL shares dropped ~4-5% on the news.
DJZ, (design)
doug #6761
Yes, I have "New Vintage Type" and it is a really good book. Nice choice. And I also saw the suggested book by Amazon with "Fraktur" - pretty funny.
"1,000 Supreme CD Designs" (design)
djg #6760
just got mine in the mail today! can't wait to get home and look. -djg
-10° in Chicago, but at least it isn't -24° (ntih)
kunal #6759
It hit -42° in International Falls, MN. Apparently it is warmer in the South Pole than Chicago.
yeah, i dig on lynch's "straight story" too! (film)
djg #6758
awesome stuff. and yeah, i love it when a director can change hands like this and drop something completely new for them. thanks again for sharing the "hell ride" trailer. nice. -djg
HELL RIDE (film)
djg #6757
i'll see it. QT didn't direct, just presenting/producing. it looks to fit with the "Grind House" series, which i assume will be on-going, like boy-hood fantasies are. and i'm more interested in "machete" by robert rodriguez. and i'm more interested in the movie QT IS directing/working on, his WWII epic (i'm sure you know). it's supposed to officially release in August '09, from what i understand! new territory for him, but i'm sure it will explode his signature. -djg
hell ride (film)
daniel #6756
my opinion of this is QT is becoming a one trick pony (maybe, has been) which is sad for me to say, considering how much I used to love his movies. come on. can we see something new, dude? even lynch made the straight stry, am i right??
doug (design)
daniel #6755
i wish i could tell you....barnes and noble sent me a message saying that it was currently out of stock, so i got something elese instead. but, i did get this really awesome steven heller book called the New Vintage Tyoe. have you heard of it? oh, this link is to what amazon suggested buying WITH frktur mon amour, which ithink is really funny......
HELL RIDE (film)
rogan #6753
Trailer for a new movie presented by tarantino. Looks like a grindhouse-esque road gang movie, and michael madsen is in it, and i think hes great.
Walken Mask (NSFW)
trevor #6749
I'm very confident one of you will put this to good use, hopefully inappropriately. If anyone does, I would love to see pictures
Type Nerdery! (type)
doug #6747
Want to drive yourself crazy with minutiae of type? Go to this iLT post!
this is the last day of my 20s (photography)
djg #6745
i'm kinda ready to put it to rest, though at the same time i kinda envy you boys in the early or middle hours of it. -djg
New lamp (money)
peter #6744
Went and bought this yesterday. The people seemed to really like it but had no place for it and did not want to throw it away. It only cost me $5, which is awesome. It is bigger than I anticipated. If it was a floor lamp, that would be even more awesome.
401k Fail (ntih)
peter #6741
I opened my quarterly statement from my 401k last nite. Big mistake. My returns for the last 4 quarters stand at about -30%. For the last quarter somewhere around -17%. I have lost around $600 so far. I think there are casino games with better odds than this.
One Laptop per Child Sees hard times (ntih)
kunal #6740
OLPC cuts 50% of their workforce, and reduces salaries of the remaining 32 employees. Man, it's tough in the streets!
Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) sings opera (mad props)
kunal #6738
Mike Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera and worked for QVC selling various items in the early 1990s.
Lego Camera (money)
peter #6737
and PMP, etc. all on their way. Not actually made of bricks, but still looks awesome. I wonder if the market would be there for an adult version that was more DIY. I could be interested in that.
Australian Island Caretaker (news)
kunal #6736
Someone posted a job for me. Comes with a salary too, I never imagined that would be necessary.
awesome guy (design)
daniel #6734
check it out erally good design makes me so happy. i wanna start using bigger type/
prettyloaded (kinda cool)
trevor #6733
Big Spaceship has released a database of pre-loaders. Kinda interesting given the perspective of an interactive designer. You wouldn't imagine how much time is spent creating these which is the part of a site that is most hated.
rogans girlfriend (illustration)
daniel #6731
i have been working on this for a lil bit. its really big. looking for some feedback. it started as random sketches that i have been melding together to make a story about a ghost at the mudlounge. thanks.
interesting cd packaging... (design)
djg #6730
hmmmm. good for a “semi-annual” publication. anything large scale would be a production nightmare, i would imagine. -djg
Ask a Wino... (mad props)
kunal #6728
From local Chicago-burbs magazine "Wassup! Local". This column is a staple in their issues. This is easily the funniest thing I've ever read. There are 3 others I have which are also hilarious. Burger King Ball crawl, baby.
A Panda with the taste for human blood. (video)
chris #6727
The Panda in China has bitten 3 different zoo goers who have trespassed into his cage. The story gets really interesting around the 1.30 mark when you learned one man bit the panda back.
Digital Printing? (photography)
doug #6725
Do any of you boys have suggestions on good high-quality digital inkjet printers that make artist quality prints? I'm toying with the idea of printing some of my Polaroids and I am looking for suggestions.
hate (money)
peter #6723
i just got home from work. it is 3:41 sunday morning. i want to encourage everyone to be thank-ful for what you have.
Shep Fairey (buy this)
norton #6722
I've always thought Fairey to be kind of a wolf in sheeps clothing, which makes his name pretty ironic, because he capitalizes on this activist aesthetic but uses it in such a mainstream context, lately at least. Comparing Fairey to Activism is like comparing the TV Show Survivor to a Holocaust Survivor. I had a lot more respect for him when he just spray painted the andre the giant star logo everywhere for fun. He's really become a one trick pony but what's more is I think it's kind of tacky how Saks shits out this campaign that has nothing to do with their profile, they might as well make the concept "Freakshow" and use carnival freaks for models or something...if it's just to draw attention. I think fairey should stick to his world of Juxtapoz Magazine and Saks should have a better sense of branding fortitude. Passe trends are cheap and so are one style designer/illustrators.
PARKER LEWIS CAN'T LOOSE!!! (ntih)
chris #6721
OMFG, I've been trying to think of the name of this show for the last 4 years. I don't know who or when I brought this up but i know on several occasions I have brought the line "synchronize swatches" but could never recall the name of the show, only it's premise. Thank you "Jordon, Jess, Go!" for reminded me, and thank you Pete for turning me on to J,J,G.
Kunal's Website 2.0 (the future)
kunal #6719
Hey guys, I redesigned my website, and I am giving y'all a sneak peek. Just FYI: I've added a lot of new content. Thoughts?
crackhead x hipster = fashion (science)
trevor #6718
Why does Kanye look like a crackhead here? Let's examine shall we... Scruffy Undone hair (nappy) Mangled face from a car crash (literally) hideous clothes possibly from a dumpster. Thus Kanye West has elementally become a crackhead.
Gorgeous (photography)
chris #6716
Emma hack likes to paint naked women so that they are camouflaged with the wall paper behind them. Really nice.
kunal's next bedroom (money)
peter #6713
Should look like this.
Also, I don't care enough about Fairey. I don't personally care for his stuff, but I get it. Any one of us would accept a huge campaign for a huge company based on a passion project if the price was right. Dude is just getting paid to do what he loves to do. Also, the message is obviously political. I am with T-Grillz on that. I bought an Obey cardigan a couple weeks ago and I really like it. It has a tag on the front with the logo that I am going to remove though.
...More Fairy (4real)
djg #6712
can't wait to see this one on my mom's 52" as she just bought it for my nieces! -djg
fairey...i just i don't care enough? (design)
djg #6711
i think the writing (copy) is funny. though, i prefer saddle bags to slouchy. -djg
SF: Another Thing (design)
frank #6710
This has nothing to do with Shep, but I think my biggest beef is how stupid stupid stupid the copy writing is. Geez. Slouchy bag? Want it? I think Want It is a recurring slogan, but it just looks stupid with this visual. Bold visuals + meek, weak writing = Meh.
Shepard Fairey (kinda cool)
doug #6708
I am of two minds about all this. On one hand, money is money and if Mr. Fairey can make some money, more power to him. I wish I could make money off making something Russian Constructivist looking - it would be fun. But on the other hand, this is pretty sick and dumb and funny. They know what they are doing - they are saying "yes, advertising is propaganda and here is some great propaganda." But it is too cheeky and too "smart" and too slick. Visual pastiche in a bad way.
does general wasabi kiss his mother with that mouth? (4real)
djg #6707
i don't curse much and i don't kiss my mom much either. none at all. -djg
...fairey (design)
djg #6706
money is money at his level. whatever. and didn't he do the dew re-design a couple designs ago? that is mega dill-pickle millions. -djg
FUCK: too little to late (general)
General Wasabi Sauce #6705
I guess I should check the site before I go directly to the post page. Sorry!
SAKS propaganda campaign (image)
trevor #6704
Saks 5th Ave. has launched it's new visual campaign based around the slogan "Want It!" It can be seen as tongue in cheek right now given the current financial climate. The Saks marketing director is fairly honest about the fact that most advertising is essentially propaganda. Shepard Fairey did the artwork which is no surprise but his quote at the end is just ignorant given the graphic language, "... I don't think there is really any political statement embedded in this." Since we haven't had a discussion in a while I would like to open a dialogue around why this is/isn't political solely based on the graphical style used.
DJG / Bodisartha CD Stencil Designs (super shady)
djg #6703
In 2007 I designed a giant batch of stencils for KC band Bodisartha. They put some to a CD package recently. -djg
Re: Shepard Fairey Sells Out (design)
frank #6702
Raise your skinny, emanciated arms! Revolt! Riot! Mutiny! Consumption as rebellion!
Re: SHEPARD FAIREY SELLS OUT? (kinda cool)
kunal #6701
I think it is kinda interesting in some respects, but pretty gimmicky in others. I think it is a bold move, more by Saks, than a statement by Fairey. Regardless, I think it would be much more successful if Eric Pervukhin had done it all. :)
Shepard Fairey Sells Out? (ntih)
doug #6700
Shepard Fairey just finished working for Saks Fifth Avenue making a Soviet/Constructivist branding campaign. Silly? Brilliant? Sad? Or is the joke on the consumer?
Tonto Video by Battles (video)
chris #6699
United Visual Artists were commissioned to create this video. The intro is really cool and the setting and lighting is awesome. I do wish there was a bit more to it though.
Caslon Suicide Note Tattoo (type)
doug #6698
This guy got a tattoo in Caslon of a suicide note in its entirety from a psychiatrist in the 1920's. Strange.
kunal...close (the future)
djg #6696
something like that. and sometimes i image what i'll look like after if i passed away home alone and forgot to feed my cats. -djg
DJG / Patches Collection (design)
djg #6695
Various patches. The majority were found in a box at a Kansas City, MO thrift store in 2006 or 2007. I have a few more hiding in the basement somewhere, but this is a good start. -djg
DJG / Your Electric Grandmother - CD Wrapper (super shady)
djg #6694
I finally got this one scanned in. My friend Ben (neversleeping.com) and I collaborated. We co-designed and illustrated and folded. He did all the paper picking and screen printing. This scan isn't the best, but it will do. The band designed the guts to the wrapper. We insisted on doing it to make it uniform, but they wanted to do it themselves. I'm not sure how it turned out. I do know it will be a CD in a thin paper sleeve and possibly a paper insert in that? Though, I am pleased with our wrapper. It's like saving wrapping paper on a gift and hanging it up...I hope? Though, I also like to think it's a "European Carry-All" -djg
zombies mode (ntih)
trevor #6693
In case the emails don't go through. I'm ready to play some zombie mode tonight. Are you guys in? Thoughts/times?
Skull-helmet (mad props)
kunal #6692
I imagine this is what DJG looks like when he goes to sleep. Standing up.
CUTE THINGS FALLING ASLEEP (video)
kunal #6690
I dare you to try and read the title of this page. Super ugly website. Anyway, the 'things' are super cute.
My Doppelgänger (design)
doug #6689
Seriously. This guy letterpresses, shoots Polaroids, and also teaches. Craziness.
DJG / 1965-1966 Guy's Potato Chip Baseball Buttons (design)
djg #6688
These 1965-1966 Guy's Potato Chips Baseball buttons were a favorite look-see for my older brother and I while in our grandparent's garage. One day my older brother got to bring them home. He then passed them on to me. I miss the way things used to look and be. Simple in production, graphic commentary and spirit, these buttons seal the deal on capturing an era, one that was locked away 20 years before I began to peek into their fascinating, eye stabbing glory. -djg
Andrew bird (money)
peter #6687
All songs considered this week has an exclusive thing on the new Andrew Bird. I cannot say that I have listened to him, but I remember Frank C. being a big fan. I am sure others are as well. Ch-check it out.
Advice to Obama on battling presidential aging (super shady)
kunal #6686
Weeeeeird. They made him look more like George W. Bush.
two things (money)
peter #6685
first of all, a good name for an album would be "focus pocus" second of all, either Frank should start to DJ, and go by the name of Am Frank. (Not like DJ AM, but like I am going to the store).
DJG (music)
daniel #6682
I have the leak of this. dont worry, i preorded it too. its incredible. but they are my favoriteeeee
i love the aging of art/culture... (illustration)
djg #6680
...and how changes can change things. but, this is still golden, regardless. -djg
noble beast is streaming (the future)
opie #6679
Didn't know if anyone new about this. So far so good. Saw him play at a surprise concert a few weeks ago at a bar called Ronnie's.
Onion Parody - Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (video)
kunal #6678
"Here at Apple, we like to think we are giving customers features they don't even realize they want yet."
DJG / Postcards sent to BEN (super shady)
djg #6677
Front and back of DJG postcards sent to BEN (www.neversleeping.com) in November 2008, but did not make it to their destination. They are either in KCMO or Columbia, MO...or somewhere in-between? I hope somebody is keeping them safe and/or burning them to keep warm. -djg
Norton, take the kiddies here. (4real)
chris #6676
Her chicken-n-waffles are supposed to be outstanding.
i've mentioned this before, but i want to see this up close (design)
djg #6675
i wouldn't mind putting it in my ears too, but i'm still absorbing their prolific output from the past many years... -djg
Blago has his own burger (4real)
opie #6673
Sounds like a heart attack but at least the price is negotiable...just like a senate seat!
Laid off? Hyundai will take your car back [via cnn] (news)
kunal #6672
Very interesting... I am interested to see how this plays out this year.
INDECISION 09 (news)
daniel #6669
here is my dilemma: come to chicago and hang out with youse guyz because rogan is already going to be up there and the ride would be free or stay in springfield because my birthday is sunday and school starts monday. either way i have 4 days off in a row. also, pete: i like this painting.
New paintings (money)
peter #6668
Gentlemen
Fractal
Triangles
the first two were done on friday/saturday between the hours of 10pm and 9am and were accompanied by 11 beers and no sleep. I cleaned them up last nite. The last one is just a little exercise for myself while I get excited about making some stamps.
S.I.D. N.Y.C P.L.E.A.S.E. (design)
doug #6667
Here are my opinions: visiting Illc/Glaser was good. Visiting Penguin was boring. Visiting Grady McFerrin & Chris Silas Neal was great because they were two young illustrators that were making it work. Maybe try and meet with Heller as he writes everything you students read?
Also, just make them go to the MoMa, Met and Frick and take them to the Turkish Kitchen.
Suggestions from all UC... (the future)
norton #6665
I'm starting to schedule the itenerary for the annual Students in Design NYC trip. Does anyone have any suggestions for studios/designers to visit that were memorable for all of you? I have my own list but I'd really like the input of my esteemed friends and neighbors here at the UC.
Happy New Year Again (illustration)
frank #6664
I decided to just go ahead and make one for this year too.
DJG / List (super shady)
djg #6661
i wrote this on a whim back in 2005 when i worked as a groundskeeper. i think most of these goals apply to the new year. see ya in the next one. -djg
RadioLab Illustration (illustration)
frank #6658
This is still on the down-low, but here's a little illustration I did for a fundraiser to raise money for NPR's show RadioLab. Give the podcast a listen if you haven't: the show's awesome.
Totally Just Bought This. (buy this)
doug #6657
Just think of all the cheeses, meats, and vegetables that will be cut on this thing...
OLPC: A Kunal xmas (the future)
kunal #6655
I am thinking about biting the bullet and buying the Give-One-Get-One Package. I think it would be cool to have one of these for posterity, and of course, to give one as well.
Frank...sweet! are we in this book together too! (design)
djg #6654
i get them confused. i still need to buy "1,000 Music Graphics"...i think i still have a makeshift coupon for it somewhere in email. -djg
1000 CDs Supreme Yay Awesome Thingies (design)
frank #6653
DJG: I forgot if I was in that book or not, then I saw this. I guess I am.
DJG / "1000 Supreme CD Designs" (super shady)
djg #6652
The kind folks at Maomao Publications in Barcelona, Spain gave me some room in their book "100 Supreme CD Designs"...which, i should be getting in the mail in the next couple weeks. What makes it even more exciting is that I don't have to pay for it. Usually, I can't afford the books that I'm in. -djg
New House Ind. Site (type)
doug #6651
House Industries launches a new site. And I am 90% sure I'm buying one of those ampersand cutting boards...
Sol Sender: VSA Partners - Obama '08 Logo (mad props)
kunal #6650
I remember when I designed a PowerPoint for the Wallstreet Journal with Sol... great interview.
thanks doug! these kitties are super geniuses! (mad props)
djg #6648
i remember when my fat cat whitney showed my mom how to take the tree down...i learned some new motherly words on that day and whitney couldn't walk for a week. -djg
oops (super shady)
djg #6647
sorry doug, i have much fatter fingers post-holiday and our names sit together on the name o' meter. -djg
Christmas Tree Decorating Tips From Cats. (ntih)
doug #6644
A little late, but I still know DJG will love it.
Double V! (film)
doug #6643
I guess I am alone on this one. Sorry, I'm sure he is a nice guy in person, but I have never been impressed by a single character he has played. Mainly because in my mind, they are all one and the same.
"Swingers" (kinda cool)
djg #6641
i too recall this being a quality V.V. movie! in fact, i want to see it again! genuinely, i think he's a nice guy and he makes tons of dough to help make entertainment for people to laugh and forget their troubles. i wish i could say the same. -djg
My 2 Cents: Vince Vaughn (news)
kunal #6640
To answer your question, Doug, here is a list of movies he has been in that I think are worth watching, and awesome...
Wiener's Circle closed by Health Department (super shady)
kunal #6639
I walked by the Wiener's Circle last night and saw a sign up on the door saying their license had been suspended. What am I going to do for Hot Dogs now? I guess there is always Hot Dougs... but it is so faaaaar away. And busy. But so much better.
Doug: Re: Andrew Bird (music)
frank #6636
Brandon and I are going up for the STL show. Buy tickets, carpool with us. I have to come back that night because I teach Monday morning.
"Japanese kids who skip breakfast lose their virginity sooner" (super shady)
djg #6635
hot lava! i must have had me a lot of that stuff as a youngster and/or been japanese!? -djg
more v-squared! oh yeah! (4real)
djg #6634
i'm not sure if v.v. was a main vehicle in these movies, but i love "Zoolander" and i really want to watch "Into The Wild" after i finally read the book in the next decade. "Thumbsucker" was so-so...oh wait...he was in an epichode of not only "Doogie Howser M.D.", but also "Sex & The City" so he totally is awesome on my end no matter what he does!...AND he was in "Sex & The Matrix" and an ABC after school special called "A Question About Sex", which I now must see because I have the same question.-djg
"Something Has Survived" (mad props)
djg #6633
Oh man! i forgot about "Jurassic Park 2"! Awesome stuff! Daniel, can we have a marathong? R.I.P. '08 to Michael Crichton and Stan Winston...-djg
i like this vince vaughn discussion... (the future)
djg #6632
Oh man, was he in that movie...uh, is it "Jennifer Aniston"? Oh man/men...This topic reminds me of when V-Squared was skinny and in the VERY-VERY poopy and non necessary shot-for-shot remake of "PSYCHO"!? Why Gus, Why?! Such a stupid idea. The original is genius film making, so does that kinda count for V.V. to kinda be in a good movie? I hate being a jerk, because movies are movies. Oh, and i just got the special edition of the original "Psycho". which, makes me curious how can it be made more special? But, it is equipped with some Saul Bass goods on it such as shower sequence sketches and promo stuff! Add a spice of Saul and you'll get some special. Remember the epic T.V. sci-fi mini-series named "V"? I think there should be another with Vince Vaughn giving birth to alien babies for 12 hours. That would be really radical. And I'm really trying to bring back "Radical". Later Dudes. -djg
Daniel, (film)
doug #6630
You make a good point about JP2. So let me revise my challenge: name a good movie that Vince Vaughn has been involved with in the past 11 years that has been any good.
doug (news)
daniel #6629
i am a HIGE fan of JP 2: Lost World, which Vince Vaughn stars in. I have the JP boxset if you want to watch all three someday.
Rubik's Kunal (news)
kunal #6628
My cousin taught me one way to solve the 'ol Cube, while I was visiting last week. My personal best time is over 2 and a half minutes, but he can solve it in 40 seconds. So... long way to go.
Vince Vaughn (film)
doug #6625
Name a single movie that he has been in that has been any good. I would be impressed to know about it.
Pete, (design)
doug #6624
Those shirts are AWESOME! I would have loved to have you as a goddad (how exactly does that work?) when I was a kid!
my godson (money)
peter #6622
wearing the stegosaurus shirts that I made him. I also uploaded a blurry picture of my parent's christmas tree and wood burning stove. I am not excited to be back at work this week.
Christmas wears me out... (news)
djg #6621
and so did my patience with the much-much overrated "The Dark Knight" and "Fred Claus". -djg
Thank you Trevor (design)
norton #6620
for introducing me to EMJ. Lauren got me a collection for xmas. I love these products designed by Michael Rutchik from Mudhaus. Great design and quality.
this is me trying to get my new atari 2600 to work (NSFW)
rogan #6618
this is seiously NSFW. but had me loling all over the damn place.
Norton (illustration)
daniel #6616
here is the illo I did. you other UC'rs can critique it as well, if you like. Frank and I, as well as some others are in a silly competition to get chosen to illustrate a children;s book. we were all asked to draw the same thing. this is what i did.
Thanks Daniel. (4real)
chris #6615
You are a swell guy for driving me and my family home. Have a very merry christmas.
DJG / Commentary on my work from an "actual designer" (design)
djg #6614
this is the most AWESOME commentary in regards to my work! i love how it was posted by an "Actual Designer"! -djg
rob sheridan illustrations (illustration)
djg #6612
i love a few of these...in particular the old cereal icons and the christmas one...-djg
"30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences" (film)
djg #6610
this is awesome stuff...i just wish i had more time with it, and movies in general. i'd love to have all of these on a dvd to show at a party. -djg
DJG / Present Magazine 2008 Lists (super shady)
djg #6608
here are a couple of 2008 year-end lists i made, along with my ol' Santa letter, that Present Magazine is showcasing. enjoy. -djg
Daniel (design)
frank #6603
This is a pretty solid list. I know Duane's compiling a list he had me look over. Give me your email and I'll pass it on.
graphic design books (design)
daniel #6602
i got a really big certificate to BandN. recommend me stuff
the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" do their take on 2008 (mad props)
djg #6601
this is AWESOME. and most underrated comedy on television, i must add. -djg
winner of last year's sufjan stevens christmas song competition... (music)
djg #6599
...is incredibly underwhelming. -djg
Hack (image)
frank #6598
merry chris-aarrcah cah cah ack kak ka ka arrgghhh. caaa kaaa crrrrhhh rrrrrr
"we heart fighting" (super shady)
djg #6596
of course. and i got an awesome greeting card from a friend via this site! it has a cute kitty on it and "slang" for how much of a "kitty" i am. -djg
DJG / Dear Santa on Dailyminefield.com (4real)
djg #6595
my friend Patrick in Portland, OR put my ol' Santa letter on his website! -djg
Phonographantasmascope (video)
chris #6592
Making animation one a record player. The hurdles and the guys passing the boxes are my favs.
South Korean Political Fight (news)
doug #6589
Holy crap! So these opposition lawmakers don't want to sign this trade deal with the United States and so there is fighting using fire extinguishers and sledgehammers. And if you know any South Koreans (which I do and I love them) you know how crazy this is!
A Charlie Brown Ad Agency Christmas (video)
doug #6588
For all you ad boys out there. So true it hurts.
Working On Typography Class (design)
frank #6587
I'm digging through old materials assembling things for my type class. And I struck me that I miss Roman.
Son Lux (music)
doug #6586
Probably all you indie boys have already been there and gone, but NPR just featured Son Lux as the best new music and I like it very much.
MERRY FIXMAS!! (4real)
rogan #6585
Poster for this months Queen City Fixed Gear Jam. Probably one of my favorite things ive made, printing them as soon our new emulsion gets in here.
Worst Films of 2008 (film)
doug #6583
Or: "I'm so cool I can't like anything that anyone else has praised at all."
My Fonts (type)
doug #6582
SO MUCH BETTER! But, if I had anything to do with it, I would get rid of the rounded san-serifs at the top. I really hate rounded san-serifs. Alot.
DJG & BEN / Your Electric Grandmother CD Wrapper Poster (design)
djg #6580
check out the amazing guts that Ben (Neversleeping.com) engineered for our CD Wrapper Poster for the band Your Electric Grandmother! this is the pre-print...it's actually screen printed on vanilla-ish 18" x 24" paper...we had a folding party last night. 125 out of 500 done. i will have no finger prints after this, but it's worth it. i'll try to get a scan of the finished print and fold-up later this month. enjoy. -djg
My Wife Graduates Tomorrow! (news)
doug #6579
She is getting her Masters tomorrow! I am more excited then she is!
i want to see "Bundog Dillionaire" (film)
djg #6578
it's about hot dog toppings. naturally, i will be there. -djg
draplin holiday cards... (illustration)
djg #6577
i waited too long to get my weiner dog. bummer, but awesome. -djg
chris? (news)
daniel #6569
definately one of my top fav indie pop albums. solid songwriting, funny, genius, etc. all around great. i am going to listen to this now. oh, i cant WAIT to see you.
Eff the haters, this is still a good album. (music)
chris #6568
Put the Unicorns album on for the first time in years tonight and i gotta say it's still solid. I know Daniel's got my back on this one.
HELL YES! FoTC early premier (video)
chris #6566
The first episode of Flight of the Concords season 2 is now online. Do the doggy bounce...
30 ways to die of electrocution (NSFW)
trevor #6565
Via Gizmodo. 1930's Vienna, my favorite is obviously the guy pissing on the electric wires.
GUYS! help! (news)
daniel #6564
email me your addresses! CHRISTMAS CARD TIME! kunal, i need sarahs. thesocialgospel (@) yahoo.com K THANKS
I love America. (ntih)
doug #6563
The best part of the story is when the aryan nation guy quotes our new president (which I am guessing he knows is black) to justify his child's name.
worst lyrics of 2008 run-down (4real)
djg #6562
wow, Nickelback just completely baffles me. and they are multi-gazillionaires. however, i heard a new Alanis Morissette song this year and the lyrics are awesomely-bad-cliche. -djg
Child named Hitler is refused cake request (ntih)
kunal #6561
Ay caramba!... "The Campbells' other two children also have unusual names: JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell turns 2 in a few months and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell will be 1 in April."
I understand Kunal. (4real)
frank #6558
Doug sometimes likes to burn down villages just to rebuild them. It's like designer clear-cutting.
Doug, You just REMADE my day (mad props)
kunal #6557
Like a phoenix born from the ashes. This is incredible.
Doug, You just ruined my day (super shady)
kunal #6556
I can't wait to see the goons that come out for this one... luckily it doesn't seem like a very big production... otherwise the unfortunate STEREOTYPE of 'graphic design' will be furthered. My favorite, super-redundant quote? How about this: "Just look around you. Everything you see visually was created by a graphic designer." Also the website looks terrible... is that logo created in pastels? Is that... Lumos Pro...?
help (money)
peter #6553
who drew this? I totally recognize it (or at least the style), but my memory isn't what it ever was.
From Trevor (money)
peter #6552
and AKQA to all of us. Only I didn't see trevor in the video at all. He probably boycotted because of the lack of beats.
New Record for worst wide-release film opening ever! (film)
djg #6551
awesome. what a cast. wow. somebody is going bankrupt. -djg
New Illo for the Times (illustration)
frank #6550
About luxury travel stuff cutting their prices for the holiday season.
SNOW! (ntih)
djg #6549
sicking to me that the world keeps on going and plowing thru it...why not sit back, admire and PLAY? i have something to build...might do it at 5am, if my knees can hold up. -djg
DOUG...these are sad days, indeed. (design)
djg #6548
i am done with design. R.I.P. yee ol' Sysco logo. -djg
NO NO NO NO NO NO! (super shady)
doug #6547
DJG, remember just last week posting about how great the SYSCO logo is (or was is someone else)? Well, I have always loved it too, but it looks like all good things must become shit sooner or later... How sad.
Treasures of Canton (photography)
djg #6543
This is a picture of all of the wonderful treasures we bargained and bartered for at the world's largest flea market in Canton, TX. -djg
darn clever designers... (design)
djg #6540
i wish i'd thought of this. though, i feel the only people who would use them are non-hunting urban outfitters...but, dollars is sense. -djg
inspirational kansas city christmas house... (4real)
djg #6539
if you're ever in kc this time of year, you HAVE to visit this house. it's the bruce springsteen of christmas decorations for this kid. truly inspirational. i go to it every year. on friday we were leaving to see two giant tour buses coming to see the wonders. imagine going into a thrift store and turning all the wonderful old stuffed animals and strange items into animatronics. wow-stuff. -djg
hilarious photo, funy article (news)
daniel #6537
just click the link. we all knew mccain was thinking this.
Wes Anderson directs brad pitt in a japanese cell phone commercial (video)
chris #6536
The quality of the video isn't all that great but it has Wes Anderson's hands all over it.
Hip & Urban Logo & Branding For Summer Festival (design)
kunal #6535
I wasn't aware of the "Hip and Urban Style" movement... "The Inner-City Muslim Action Network is looking to create a Hip and Urban Style Logo for its bienniel summer festival called "Takin it to the Streets"."
Please please please (type)
doug #6534
Buy this book for me for Christmas. Frutiger is probably my favorite type designer.
"Human Wrecking Balls" (mad props)
djg #6533
has anybody else seen this way-genius-stupid-awesome stuff at best?...i caught it at my parent's house a month ago. thankfully, i don't have cable. -djg
Vaughn Oliver's First 20 with 4ad Records (design)
djg #6532
this site is an extensive volume of Vaughn Oliver's first 20 years of 4AD work...wow-wow stuff per usual. i recommend picking up his book(s) too. -djg
no so fast iphone copy/paste (NSFW)
trevor #6530
Kunal, unfortunately this service was to good to be true. Damn!
Girl Talk (music)
doug #6529
I know all you boys were talking about Girl Talk a long time ago, but I finally sat down and gave it a listen and I am a fan. Pure mash-up madness.
maybe i am really behind on the times (music)
daniel #6528
but this song and video are really great/
Whoever does this has way too much time to spend... (super shady)
djg #6527
pretty hilarious though. i'm sure i'll be on there someday...i can only hope. PF linked it off of their James Taylor worst cover...-djg
One Night in Bangkok (video)
kunal #6525
This Murray Head gem came up on my last.fm Friday Night Fightlist. I can't wait for The Empire of The Sun covers this song.
Copy/Paste iPhone (money)
peter #6524
It has happened via a slick(ish) web app. Emperor's rejoice. via swissmiss.
New Andrew Bird Album (music)
General Wasabi Sauce #6523
Download up there. I'm a big fan, I know others here are too. It's a bit different. Sounds like the album was written on a guitar. I still really like it though.
Yeah Pitchfork, But you gotta admit tho... (design)
kunal #6522
That Brad Paisley cover + comment is spot on, and HILARIOUS.
fleet foxes - cover art (general)
General Wasabi Sauce #6521
we talked of this a while back...but, the beautiful cover painting is from 1559 by Bruegel. i still need to buy it in the flesh. -djg
I love The Golden Globes (film)
djg #6520
I love the Oscars too, but the Globes are less stuffy and spread the love around some more and always offer up a surprise or two or three...and they do TV stuff too. -djg
fuck you pitchfork. Where is the "best album covers" of 2008 (super shady)
trevor #6519
I think everyone has a love/hate relationship with Pitchfork Media. The Santogold album artwork is anything but bad. It's funny they don't do a "best album cover" article b/c that would actually require a marginal sense of good design.
I think that some of these covers are the BEST of 2008 (design)
djg #6516
But, what do i know? I'm not PF. -djg
Chris, video (music)
rogan #6515
That is one of my favorite videos ever, bugs are not real, thank god. the song is pretty fantastic, perfect with the video.
LittleSnapper (mad props)
kunal #6514
Capturing snaps of entire webpages, as well as areas of your screen, has never been easier. LittleSnapper's menu item and global keyboard shortcuts allow you to capture webpages without leaving your browser, safe in the knowledge that the snap is automatically added to you library to work with later.
The World of Goo (mad props)
kunal #6513
Awesome physics based puzzle / construction game 4 da Mac. The millions of Goo Balls who live in the beautiful World of Goo don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.
"Life Changing Box" (ntih)
kunal #6512
Hm. Did Sharp not really think about what this tagline could also mean, or am I really just that immature? I am guessing it is the latter... but still! CMON!
Are these real? (video)
chris #6510
This music video is extremely simple but really bad ass. It's basicly just shots of these crazy bugs with dramatic lighting. The thing is some of these things are so alien looking that i can't decide if they are CGI or not. I know some of them aren't but other just seem a little to intense. I wouldn't be surprised either way.
drawing party (illustration)
daniel #6508
around midnight i put some coffee on last night. four of us drew each other. then we watched cant hardly wait. i drew this picture of my friend elise.
poor edward (news)
daniel #6506
alice, tom waits 2002 album, must be on e of my favorites. the song Poor Edward is about the linked image, edward mordake, the poor soul with a head on the back of his head that could laugh and cry but couldnt speak.
i want more snow... (4real)
djg #6505
does anybody else get incredibly sad when others say stupid things like, "I hate snow, give me 85 degrees.I want it to melt." i get sad. and yesterday and today sad watching it all melt as i sit in my cubicle. at least i have windows, right? but, i want to play and build stuff. not snow enough for my next giant sculpture, but there is enough purity blanket to roll around in. ho-hum. -djg
Doug... (design)
djg #6504
yep, you nailed it. and thanks for reminding me to finally put stuff in my AV Club...i have to find some recordings at home AND kick some butts on putting the moves to my currently-on-hold music video illustrations. -djg
DJG, (photography)
doug #6502
How can I forget a beautiful face like that?! I also remember that his nickname "Nartan" came from the fact that he misspelled his own name on accident...
Sleep Op (design)
djg #6501
Art Chantry inspired music graphics. Did the new R.E.M picture book. -djg
great conor oberst poster (design)
djg #6500
love this. classic idea, really pops and isn't too typical band poster bleh. -djg
Flock Browser (kinda cool)
kunal #6499
Flock is a consumer Internet business which has developed a free, next generation web browser. The web, and the way people engage online, has evolved dramatically over the past decade. But web browsers - the application that fundamentally enables online experiences and services across ones' connected life - have not kept pace.
Gold Knuckles Coffee Mug (buy this)
chris #6497
Kunal you need to get this to go with your trigger mug. Build up a whole coffee assault arsenal.
Wendy (photography)
djg #6496
Doug, you probably recognize that face...remember?...portrait was taken by Steve, a co-worker. -djg
Doug (film)
norton #6495
Chapter 27 is a movie that came out recently about Mark David Chapman. Have you seen it?
The Boss: "Working On A Dream" Cover Design (design)
djg #6492
Bruce isn't known for having the most exceptional album covers, but i somewhat appreciate every single one of them for what they are...and because i love the Boss. I kinda like this new one...in a weird water coloring book sorta way. And holy heck...two Grammy Nominations on top of the Super Bowl and a new record and I almost bet he'll be performing at Obama's President party. SWEET. -djg
Resident Evil in Real Life: Another Sign (news)
kunal #6490
Bring it on. Tracking deadly viruses' spread from animals to humans...
8 bit cafe (kinda cool)
djg #6489
my good friend Paul Buzan is teaching English in South Korea. He wants to hit up Japan soon and especially 8 Bit Cafe. In his words: "the site is in Japanese so it's a bit tough to navigate but it's cool. and what a concept: a bar/cafe that sets out to recreate the 80's videogame and comic experience. im afraid if i went to Japan id never come back..." -djg
doug...have you seen "Chapter 27"? (film)
djg #6488
i have been wanting to. stupid Mark David Chapman...and stupid Jared Leto ate a ton of ice cream to gain weight for the part...look at that poster? weird. -djg
Trevor, burgers around the world. (NSFW)
chris #6485
This video reminds me of when i had a "hambuger" in Senegal. Though it was the first time i had and egg on a burger (which to this day i am still a fan of) I don't believe the egg was added for flavor as it is in the US as much as it was to cover and support the other meat in between those buns.
whoppervirgin documentary (NSFW)
trevor #6484
This campaign has been getting a lot of media coverage and controversy. I have been on the pro side but after watching this doc. I can see it more as a sociological experiment than an advertising campaign. I just wish we had better things to offer the world than fast-food. I'm going to throw it out there and say this will change the future of advertising.
Catcher in the Rye and John Lennon (super shady)
doug #6483
John Lennon was killed on this day in 1980. And apparently, the killer said "This is my statement. Holden Caulfield, Catcher in the Rye."
DJG / STEP Inside Design 100 Reader's Choice Polling Station (super shady)
djg #6482
I've a couple of items in competition for the STEP 100 Reader's Choice. Go vote if you're into that sorta stuff. There is a State Bird tour poster on page 3 (#55/271) and a double-sided poster for an exhibition Called "Cacophony" on page 13 (#245/271). be sure to look all the entries over as there is a fine 'n' solid crop. -djg
"emobama" (kinda cool)
djg #6480
i'm sure we'll be seeing tons of stuff like this in the next four years. -djg
Goons & Goblins (NSFW)
trevor #6479
So one thing led to another and I came across this dialogue about a Lil' Wayne lyric. Though it was humorous and I'm sure only some will appreciate it. I don't get to do hand-drawn type at work so I have to entertain myself some how.
Louise Fili (type)
doug #6477
Any of you NYC boys (past or present) work with Louise Fili? Damn she is good.
Olympus Adverts (design)
doug #6472
"Surprise is the basis of all advertising" - A.M. Cassandre (sorry about all the Cassandre things today)
ADC Hall of Fame - 1972 (design)
doug #6471
Damn 1972 was a good year for the ADC Hall of Fame! Rand, Beall, Brodovitch, Cassandre, etc!
A.M. Cassandre (design)
doug #6470
I'm doing a ton of type research for a poster and I am again amazed by the work of Cassandre. Seriously, amazing work. (go to the gallery to see the samples)
the offspring of a threeway with "Shoot 'em Up", "Fight Club" and "The Matrix" (film)
djg #6469
wow-wow-stupid-awesome-genius stuff. what the heck am i doing working in a cubicle when i could be writing action screenplays like this? -djg
How To Pretend You Give A S*** About The Election (video)
kunal #6468
Courtesy of The Onion. Check out the other videos, funny as well. Haven't seen a lot of 'em.
"How to Talk To Girls" from the perspective of a 9 year old... (super shady)
djg #6467
geesh, i have two decades on the little guy and what the heck do i know? -djg
Neko Case's new CD art... (design)
djg #6466
a friend of mine passed this to me...hot dog! totally hot stuff! love it! can't wait to put this in my eyes/ears. -djg
"Cinematic Titanic" (film)
djg #6465
From the creator and original cast of "Mystery Science Theater 3000". AWESOME! -djg
"The Wrestler" trailer (film)
djg #6461
i can't stop thinking about this movie...amazing stuff. -djg
"Che" and/or "Guerrilla" trailer... (film)
djg #6460
looks like the movie Soderbergh's been hinting at for a while now. hope that audiences can stand 4 hours sitting still though. wow-wow. -djg
"Ten Things You Need to Know About THE WRESTLER" (film)
djg #6459
awesome and i couldn't agree with this MORE. incredible movie. please see it. -djg
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (mad props)
rogan #6458
One of my favorite cartoons as a kid, dssney used to do it up right. the opening scene for some reason reminds me of the opening sequence of evil dead II.
Kermit Sings LCD Soundsystem (video)
frank #6457
It'd be better if it was in the kermit voice though.
Check out what I saw on a poster today? (design)
frank #6456
I got weird looks for busting out with laughter so loudly on the street.
Sad Kermit (video)
chris #6455
Kermit sings the blues, or rather Elliot Smith while reenacting everyones favorite scene from the Royal Tenebaums.
Madness. (4real)
doug #6454
So I just finished giving a Starbucks presentation that we had literally 13 minutes to put together, sketch, digitize and email to them. Pure madness. My heart is seriously racing.
Kunal, It's back in the family. (video)
chris #6453
I finally got it back from Brock, so now i'll hold on to it for 6 months.
DJG / "6ixth on the 6ixth: Me Mhakes (sic)" (super shady)
djg #6451
Poster for my 6th annual Dec. art show at The Brick in KCMO opening tomorrow night. In typical DJG fashion the poster didn't get up, but will be for free at the opening. Geesh, I've been busy...I'm ready to call it quits for a bits. -djg
Coca-Cola Blāk (ntih)
kunal #6450
Oh how I miss thee fizzy coffee flavor. I know you weren't popular... but I loved you.
nsfw attn:kunal (buy this)
trevor #6449
May I please have the NSFW back? When I post is defaults to Buy This. I poster very little shit that warrants buying, so I feel that this is more of a cock-tease than me always poster under NSFW. It is my schtick, you don't see people taking the vocoder and weed away from Weezy F. Baby. Please!
this "quantum of solace" poster/photograph makes the girl look really weird to me... (photography)
djg #6446
...like "Kumar" (Harold & Kumar) in drag. -djg
adventconspiracy.org (4real)
djg #6445
solid little info video on here for the Christmas and economy spirit. -djg
"The Go-Getter" (film)
djg #6441
All puns intended, “The Go-Getter” gets GONE from the GET-GO and doesn’t GET ‘ER DONE for me. If anything this indie cliché in the “random road trip category” makes me really want to over-turn my rules of not turning off a movie early in hopes that it will be redeeming or rewarding in the end. Not even M. Ward's music could save this one. The only good thing is that it paired him up with Zooey Deschanel for their lovely "She & Him". -djg
QoS (film)
chris #6440
Yes, I saw it over the break. I thought the intro was good, far better than the one done for Casino Royale. I'm glad they went back to using silhouettes in classic bond fashion, the song was also better as well. I was also expecting to see the scene depicted in that poster as it was also in the initial trailer. I have much more to say about the movie its' self but i'll save that for a later date.
Anyone Seen Quantum of Solace Yet? (design)
kunal #6439
There is a beautiful MK12 intro sequence. Anyone else care to opine on the theme? P.S. I was disappointed to find that the scene depicted in this movie poster does not actually appear in the movie... sad because that gun looks awesome. DJG- you should go hunting with THAT.
Doug, I couldn't agree more (super shady)
kunal #6437
What a miserable time to be touting such a luxury. AMEX had the same thing at one time (I believe it has been discontinued), and I'd like to note that the MINIMUM spending requirement on that card was $250,000 annually. Thus making the annual fee of just having the card negligible.
I make it a point to not purchase outside my means, and thus have no outstanding debt. I have always been of the school of thought that you should SAVE to EARN something. There were times, of course, when I had no income, and credit was necessary. But as with anything, discipline is required in these cases. I am happy to hear you are saving for grad. school.
So Wait, (super shady)
doug #6436
You have to PAY to have a credit card? Are they not making enough money off of the terrible buying habits of Americans already? And does this really make you "exclusive" and "important" because you have to pay for things on credit? Why doesn't cash do the same thing?
Sorry for my rant, I have been reading about budgeting (for saving for my grad school in a few years) and the really bad habits of debt and credit. We would not be in such a terrible mess right now if it was not for the insane prevalence of credit and credit-based schemes.
Frank, ah yes, that I did (buy this)
kunal #6435
But I would probably take all the type and pattern off of it, if I had my way.
Black Rectangle (money)
frank #6434
I'd just like to point out Kunal just linked to a black rectangle.
Visa Black Card (buy this)
kunal #6433
Just in time for the recession. Black: like the never-ending hole of debt and despair Americans are finding themselves in!
Jim Denevan (art)
chris #6432
Jim likes to go find sticks on the beach an d then spend hours carved vast patterns into the beach before the tide comes in and washes it all away.
I would Doug, (illustration)
frank #6427
but I just blew all my money on this book. It came in today. It's massive. And awesome. It's seriously like 11x17" and 3 inches thick. (That's what she said.)
Frank (design)
doug #6426
As a reward for the GOOD film finally releasing, you should buy this Erik Nitsche poster from that gallery in Geneva.
Jailbirds Animation for GOOD Magazine (video)
frank #6425
This finally was released. I'm so glad I can add it to my portfolio.
diedyoung/stayedpretty (NSFW)
trevor #6424
Doc. about rock poster. Looks interesting and pretentious. I hope some screening run state side.
Bid on Colbert's Xmas Boots (buy this)
kunal #6421
If you saw the Colbert Xmas special, then you know of what I speak... check 'em. Pete, where were you last night? It's OK, I got some QT in with multiplayer.
My Dad's Big Buck (4real)
djg #6420
He's waited patiently five or six years to get a big one. This one took three grown men to get up on the four wheeler. I'm proud of him. He's earned it. -djg
"Middle Cyclone" (music)
djg #6419
info on the new record by Neko Case! early '09 is gonna be great to me...The Boss / M. Ward / Neko Case! -djg
East Texas Oil Museum (mad props)
djg #6417
My wife grew-up in Kilgore, TX. Not only is it an awesome name for a town in Texas, but it fit the definition for "Boom Town" back in the day...in 24 hours the population went from 800 to 8,000 all because of the Texas Tea buried beneath. The East Texas Oil Museum is one of my favorite museums for it's size and subject and is a fantastic and fun experience. It's awesome. -djg
Seed (video)
chris #6416
A beautiful little short using cut/folded paper and basic pen drawing. The use of transition between the two techniques is really nice.
808s & heartbreak (NSFW)
trevor #6415
Daniel, I will dissent on your feeling about the new Kanye album. I can see your point of view and respect that. I don't mind the vocoder and look at it as a concept album. Plus the artwork is amazing and done by KAZ. Oh and there is a shout-out to a MIZZZRII girl on "Robocop" about 1:20 in.
DJG / Your Electric Grandmother - CD Illustration (illustration)
djg #6414
This illustration is part of a fold-out poster for a CD that Ben (neversleeping.com) and I are co-designing for a band from the KC area called Your Electric Grandmother. Ben is working on stuffing my work full of great little illustrations showcasing the tick-tockings of it all. I will share the final with you as it unfolds later this month. Thanks. -djg
JG Whatworth!?> (type)
rogan #6412
this logo is amazing! completely ludacris! it makes me laugh everytime i see it.
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/060522/212410__Sisqo_l.jpg (NSFW)
rogan #6410
ive always liked this, sooooo much!!!
the new shitty kanye (music)
daniel #6408
gets a good review from pitchfork. of course. because they are just THAT indie.
DJG / Brick Poster For December 6th (super shady)
djg #6406
Though, December 6th is just a handful of days away, I finally did pork some time to get a poster made for this show. I think it will mostly be for social networking sites, but I do have a printed version on old computer paper in the works...that is if I can get the colors to turn right. If so, I might just give them away at the show as it coincides and collides with my 6th annual basement cleansing at The Brick. This may be my last band poster for a long time. But, I've been saying that for years. -djg
DJG / Iron Man's Helmet (After Crashing) (image)
djg #6405
While excavating giant tubs of Christmas decorations from our basement, Millie and I found a mud dauber and/or wasp, still struggling from what I presume was a beating that I gave him back in October. I went ahead and gave a mercy killing, severing yet another skull for my collection. -djg
Painting by Webb Riley (art)
djg #6404
While thrift store frame shopping for my forthcoming art show I came across this darling 'n' dark little landscape painting by a Webb Riley. It is dated January 15, 1973 (I was born exactly six years later...Not that it matters). But, I do suppose Riley is from the KC area. I want to see more. I feel kinda bad paying 99 cents for such a lovely work, but such is the life of an artist and I see it as a rescue. Perhaps more baffling is it being dumped off at the thrift store. -djg
SYSCO logo (design)
djg #6403
I've loved this since traveling as a child, passing hwy semi trucks...I came across a huge one on the side of a building while in Texas. I hope this logo is never two point oh'd. -djg
Fort Worth Zoo Logo (design)
djg #6402
I love this logo for the Fort Worth Zoo...i love their zoo too. -djg
Carom (ntih)
kunal #6401
I've been playing this for a while; in fact here is a picture from Thanksgiving break of my brother and I playing while my mom looks over. OK, it's not really, but I did play a great deal over break.
Canton Trade Days (mad props)
djg #6399
i attended the world's largest flea market in Canton, TX on Saturday. it happens once a month. it was awesome. i will soon show pictures of what i rounded up and bartered for. -djg
"Elconsultador" (image)
djg #6398
fellow smsu alumni patrick craig philip james cheaney out of portland, oregon are behind this genius. -djg
Turkey (image)
djg #6397
look at my awesome wife in the background...this was taken years before i met her. -djg
"Fahrenheit 451" (the future)
djg #6396
i finally got this gem in. listened to it on cd while on vacation. love it. i have the book in my to read pile for the new year. great cover too. i got mine for 50 cents. -djg
Frank..."questionable characters" (mad props)
djg #6395
way to go on this one. love it. great idea. -djg
"The Wrestler" (film)
djg #6394
While in Dallas two weeks ago I was fortunate to wait in line for 3 hours with my BossPod in ear and Michael Chabon book in lap and catch a free advanced screening of Darren Aronofsky's darling new movie, "The Wrestler". It is My favorite this year and his best so far and Mickey Rourke better get a statue for this one. Aronofsky and Marisa Tomei were in attendance for a Q & A. I was about to shake his hand as our eyes met but then a bunch of more enhanced super-geeks usurped my shot and started flashing bulbs and then he was whisked away in obvious "i want to get out of here" fashion. I just wanted to say "Thanks". But, it was just great to be there and it was one of the best moments of 2008 for me. I will now send him an email to see if he'll bring this incredible movie to KC early...because mid-west people here love wrestling. -djg
PETER...cool new site. (illustration)
djg #6393
however, not much is working for me. I can't see any images or much of anything? I'm late to seeing it...but yeah, make left hand type column bigger. -djg
You're Not My Father (money)
peter #6392
Really weird experimental video based on a clip from Full House. It keeps overlapping over and over again. Weird.
suggest fucking rock n roll (music)
daniel #6391
i am having a rock n roll party. i need classic cuts.
Texas... (mad props)
djg #6390
actual amazing TEXAS quote I saw on a craft the other day: "This is God's country so don't drive through it like Hell!" -djg
Frank...I wants Hop for long time (design)
djg #6389
way to go on treating yourself! i wet my pants just a wee bit. -djg
Back in the states... (image)
djg #6388
TEXAS...land of giant white pick-ups with giant Calvins peeing on more than one thing and giant piles of Tex-Mex that I ate for seven meals and "healthy" gals that could pick me up and throw me far and giant trade markets that i'm obsessed with and homes with heat cranked up high even though it was in the upper 60s and giant celtic-like and much more awesome-duder crosses on shirts and made out of wood instead of our "simple" ones and Bible verses on the state of texas...some paraphrased to include the name of the state and so forth...and loads of other great things...-djg
DJG / "The Washington Monument" - Photograph Published (photography)
djg #6387
Another photograph published on Presentmagazine.com. It's the third one down. Enjoy. -djg
Why the South is Way Better Than then rest of the USA (image)
doug #6382
My father-in-law shot this just down the road in Jackson, MS. Amazing.
Fluffernutter! (mad props)
doug #6381
If they EVER change the Marshmellow Fluff packaging, I will leave the United States and never come back.
Also listen to the great audio clips and watch the "new" TV ad!
World of 100 (design)
frank #6380
Take statistics. Simplify them down to 100 people. Show the results.
Self-Xmas Gift (illustration)
frank #6379
I just bought a Christmas present for myself. It's this. I'll let everyone take turns looking at it. There will be saliva splash guards.
American Analog Set (music)
doug #6375
AmAnSet has been around for a long time, but I just want to make sure that all you boys know about them. I really like them. They are a band that I constantly come back to after the newest/hippest/fashionest bands disappoint me.
I bought their first album "Know By Heart" purely based on the album art (it has a heart made out of a guitar cable on the front and a noose made of the same cable on the back) at CD Warehouse about six years ago. I think that was the first time design really hit me. Which makes me all sentimental now.
Pete, (music)
doug #6374
I am not cool enough to have heard this album. If I was to guess, this is a decent album as the lead singer is trying to look all French and gypsy-like. But maybe because of that same fact, it will not have lasting power. So, who knows?
brave bulging buoyant clairvoyants (money)
peter #6373
Doug- is this album any good? I heard this song on all songs considered (or something else similar) and my jury is currently hung.
Hippo Roller (4real)
doug #6365
The simplest ideas are often the best: This water carrier allows people in rural South Africa to carry large amounts of water easily and without future physical damage to their bodies.
Maybe I will quit my job and go to Africa to help with this.
World Record Base Jump (4real)
doug #6364
Two guys have jumped (quite illegally) from the Burj Dubai. Freaking awesome.
Umbrella Club Search Keywords (ntih)
kunal #6363
Just a little taste of what people are searching for when they stumble upon this website... My faves are numbers 2 and 3... I imagine #2 was searched by Trevor.
Done and done (website) (money)
peter #6361
Thank you guys for the feedback. With the exception of shooting a bunch more paintings and prints and getting those up, everything is ready to go!
Good call on the type size. Doug- I did not add the prev. next buttons out of sheer laziness. I want to keep everything in alphabetical order and don't want to recode by hand each time, and I don't know the fancy way to make it work by itself.
Also, I am embarrassingly aware of the different lighting on the shots. I was trying to get it all shot while I had natural light, but we only get about 5 hours of good light in Chicago. I should have taken pictures in the sand by the lake.
Diplo-Real Good (NSFW)
trevor #6359
A new track from the latest Diplo mixtape "Fear and Loathing in Huntsvegas." Highlight of the song is the verse that drops in around 2:20. Enjoy!
Trevor, Get the DJ Khaled Album (music)
kunal #6358
It's "off da hizzy" ... but seriously, great beats.
web two point oh (money)
peter #6356
I like the idea of standardizing the phrase for when we talk about something being "web two point oh-ee." I am going to say I want it to be written web 2.0E because it looks even more technical.
Hey Frank, What's going on? (design)
chris #6354
Oh apparently this. I think it's a really bright idea. I just wish i hadn't heard it first from It's Nice That, I prefer to get my news first from MTV News, Bum BUm BUM. Keep on Keepin' on.
The (Mostly) True Story of Helvetica and the New York City Subway (type)
doug #6353
A really great and insanely detailed piece about Helvetica and the NYC MTA.
Issuu (kinda cool)
doug #6352
Goofy "web 2.0" name aside, this is a pretty nice platform for showing your work (maybe even a portfolio or magazine) online.
Pete = Website (design)
doug #6350
I agree with Frank about the tiny type - esp. when you click on paintings.
Also, is there a way to put a "next/prev" to click through the paintings instead of only clicking the names in the left column? Maybe not, since what do I know about websites?
Also the links aren't working when you click any of the painting names (not the images) on the main "paintings" page.
Daniel (design)
frank #6349
I'm not going to do it because it doesn't fit with the rest of the book, but I mocked it up, just as a special gift from me to you.
Pete (design)
frank #6348
I think that your type in the left column when you list your projects is very very tiny. Other than that, I think it's swell.
website critique (money)
peter #6347
if anyone has anyhting that they like or hate about my website i would love to know. I am looking to finish it up this weekend so I can start sending it around on Monday. Emails or posts or phone calls would all be more than welcome. Frank- I owe you an email regarding relationships. Also, i am going to pick your brain RE postcards.
Just Kidding Frank (news)
kunal #6346
I'm not offended, just in case there is any confusion. I wouldn't link to my site either because its way outdated and totally off the radar. Just being funny!
Friend Parade (4real)
kunal #6345
When did your Friend Parade become so exclusive!? I remember when I used to be on there.... maybe when I am an accomplished artist, you can put me back on?
PETE (music)
daniel #6343
mah friend crystal shot this video from the GUK reunion. it is suprisingly good quality.
Falsetto (video)
kunal #6341
You may recognize this from the new Hood Internet album. I'm gonna get it stuck in your head.
Kinky figure drawing (4real)
chris #6339
"you name it we’ll find a way to hold it just long enough to capture the moment"
Chadburne Shrew (money)
peter #6334
Another animal for the fable. I need to come up with a name for it all as well. It is going to catalogue the from the creation to the destruction of the earth.
This guy makes it look easy (photography)
chris #6331
This guy has some great shots though most of them just look like party pics. His formula 1. Find People (Famous or just crazy) 2. Get them drunk or atleast get them pumped up by listening to Journey 3. Talk them into doing something stupid 4. Shoot it in front of no desrcript white wall with a point and shoot camera 5. Laugh all the way to the bank.
Great article (money)
peter #6328
Very well written article about a very interesting guy. He is essentially leading the charge to make video games relatable and meaningful. Explores a lot of how and why most everyone (myself included) believes a good video game can never be art.
Alex Maclean (photography)
chris #6326
Some amazing arial photography coming for this guy. I wonder if he owns his own flying machine.
bodoni (money)
peter #6324
I actually love bodoni poster, with the exception of the lowercase j. I love the italic even more.
Help the Honey Bees (design)
doug #6322
I'm usually super-critical of this corporate "saving the earth" crap, but this site is well done.
Umbrella Club 3.0 (design)
kunal #6321
I have a new tUC in the works. It will still remain simple, but I am cleaning this layout up. Would everyone KILL ME/HATE ME if I used some version of Bodoni (possibly poster), for the masthead!? I just want to know how many angry points I'll accumulate when I inevitably ignore everyone's answer and use it. Thanks :)
Sween Fox (money)
peter #6320
This is a sketch for some fables I am going to maybe make. What is everyone's favorite animals? I need to fill in two more. Do not say frog, fox, turtle, mouse, or snake, because those are taken!
A Calendar made of matches (design)
General Wasabi Sauce #6319
This is a really cool idea, what a way to burn through year.
paranormal competition (photography)
daniel #6318
inspiring, if not cheesy photo manipulation competition.
new animal collective cd "very good" (music)
daniel #6317
according to fact magazine. i like facts. i cant wait for this.
Indxr & Index Exhibit (NSFW)
trevor #6316
DJZ, check out either of these two code templates. I'm also updating and going to use one, so I guess we'll have websites that all look the same.
Drudge Report (design)
doug #6315
This guy from 37 Signals sys that the Drudge Report is one of the best designed websites on the web. I couldn't agree less. BUT, with 25 MILLION hits in the last 24 hours, who am I to say?
My Fonts: Creative Characters (type)
doug #6314
How can MyFonts have such an INSANELY ugly website but still have great features on type designers?
Engraving Dandies (4real)
norton #6312
Ultimate high class status may be achieved by obtaining a walnut iphone case custom engraved with your own design... preferably something more original than vector-art, though.
pete (news)
daniel #6310
site looks nice. friends page is messed up, KB-B link is messed up. I wanna steal your code.
My Website (money)
peter #6309
Is so close to being done. Since I assume that no one goes to it since it has not been updated, and my stats program is not working, I haven't worried about hiding it away as beta. The photography of the paintings is going to change, but other than that it is pretty set. Let me know thoughts.
Giraffes!!! (video)
doug #6308
"Sent from outer space to kill the human race!" - one of the best shorts in recent history in my opinion.
Doug (money)
peter #6307
We have a server for every team organized into job numbers. On top of that when we clear the server, IT archives old jobs onto discs. So if I need something that is not active, I just call them and give them the job number. It works like gangbusters.
Doug (4real)
kunal #6304
Between IT and our office manager, we have an archiving system in both digital formats (i.e. servers full of old work, and a physical archive). It does make things easier to pull. Eeez niiice.
For Frank Chimero (video)
kunal #6303
A really inspiring video about typography and Paul Rand, and Modernism.
Design Firm Question (4real)
doug #6302
Boys that work in big companies: is all of the past work/files organized at your company or is it a complete mess? I think I spend about 1/3 of my time just trying to find the right logo on some random CD that was not filed in the right place. This drives me crazy and I was wondering if it is like that in the big cities?
UPS Fuel Economy (mad props)
kunal #6301
"In 2004 UPS announced that they would save fuel by minimizing left turns. Because drivers are idle at intersections while waiting to make left turns, UPS developed software that routes the day's packages with preference to right turns."
Danny (money)
peter #6299
This is what I would like you to do with your doe. It would bring me infinite happiness. Also, do you make deer sausage with your hunting booty? I used to love when my cousins did that. It is so good.
I have the coolest Mom in the world. (illustration)
frank #6298
How do I know this? She just sent me a link to Blu's website, asking if I had seen his work. My mom's mad connected in the street art scene.
odd habits (money)
peter #6297
Do you guys have odd habits whenever you start something (designing, drawing)? I just realized that I ALWAYS erase the first line that I draw. Even if I draw the same line again right on top of it.
new 360 dashboard (NSFW)
trevor #6294
I downloaded the new 360 interface on our box at work. Looks nice with 0 lag. Similar to how the PS3 layout and functionality. No word on the Netflix streaming, your box gives you a code that you then enter to your account via a computer. So fucking pumped for HD streaming.
Out of your league guy (money)
peter #6293
great series of viral videos for converse. I am pretty sure that anomaly did them. they are funny and pretty pointless. You can see a full list here or just click through the sites.
Pirates (money)
peter #6292
Trevor, I was reading yesterday about how Blackwater is starting an anti-pirate security group. I don't know why we don't call them mercenaries, because that is what they are and would be more badass. In any case, lets start our own anti-pirate mercenary group. I want everyone to be in a one person helicopter that is also a submarine. These contraptions will also have hellfire missiles that double as torpedos and the ability to lay sea mines.
pirate mothership destroyed (NSFW)
trevor #6291
So there as been a lot of news about Pirates lately. I couldn't ignore this recent headline from CNN. I still think we should all abandon our respected design careers and become pirates. Peter, you are still slated for the top pirate position, your name will be Captain Stabbin.
too cute (money)
peter #6289
a penguin escapes from some whales by swimming around really fast and then jumping in a boat. And then he just hangs out. Skip a minute or so in and watch from there.
NuggNuts (super shady)
kunal #6288
This is real. McDonalds continues to have the SHITTIEST advertising in the world. I despise their stupid theme song, their stupid ads, and their stupid play on diversity. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR SHITTY UNHEALHTY FOOD. It gives everyone diarrhea.
The Best Form Of Flattery? (design)
doug #6287
Israeli Candidate Borrows a (Web) Page From Obama. Pretty amazing.
Chris' Dreams Are Closer (news)
kunal #6286
Boxee Raises $4 Million To Take On Apple TV, Microsoft, Cable. Doesn't sound like a lot of money, but it counts.
Jerry Yang stepping down as CEO of Yahoo (the future)
kunal #6285
FINALLY. This guys has single-handedly botched the whole Microsoft dealings. Sorry Jerry! Adios. Looks like investors are happy too.
Art Institute Modern Wing Opening Soon (the future)
kunal #6283
Can't wait for this bad boy. Save the date, May 16, 2009.
Thomas Kincade's 16 Guide to Making Things Suck (ntih)
doug #6282
The Painter of Light (TM) has made a movie. And here are the guidelines to make people love it.
How can someone make $4 Billion dollars making crap like this? It just makes me want to sell everything I have and move to a developing country and actually try to serve people.
New Yorker Cover (video)
doug #6281
Trevor, that cover is sweet. Here is it animated with the "Big O" speech.
new animal collective song brother sport (music)
daniel #6280
leaked. check it out. its totally giving me the best morning. i think i will listen to it again, RIGHT NOW>
Bob Staake New Yorker Cover (NSFW)
trevor #6279
So so good. Same dude that did the elephant and donkey cover with Photoshop 3.
Scott C. Watercolors (illustration)
chris #6278
These drawings are so charming, cute and funny. It makes me want to pick up my old dry tubes and see how bad my hand has really become. [vis It's Nice That]
the honey badger is a bad sob (NSFW)
trevor #6276
This is for Kunal, who is always enamored by the beauty and power of nature. I'm not quite sure how The Guinness Book of Records was able to award this animal with Most Fearless Animal, seems to be a pretty subjective characteristic. All this fucker does all day is run around and kill shit.
Daniel, Cut Lino More (mad props)
kunal #6274
It really suits you. I think you've found your calling. Awesome!
mah first linoposter (design)
daniel #6273
thanks fer yr help frank and doug! this panda is so sad that he is stuck on thios ice with this penguin. as doug said "Naturally".
do the ricky bobby (ntih)
trevor #6272
NTF. It's times like this when I wish I had more street cred.
People You'll See In Hell (ntih)
kunal #6266
My new favorite blog! I am a little put-off by the author's implied assumption that I too will be in hell to meet these folks when they inevitably end up there.
New Watchmen trailer (film)
chris #6265
This is one is more than just a few additional scenes. It sets up the movie pretty nicely, can't wait.
Kunal...stay out of my head. (super shady)
djg #6262
good guess. though, the other night it involved deer with giant racks. it was x-rated. -djg
"puking cowboy" (illustration)
djg #6260
ben over at neversleeping.com has some great new goodies up on his site...he and i are working on a big CD project together right now, along with the poster series for The Record Machine. -djg
Patrick Leger (illustration)
chris #6259
This guy has some really nice stuff. I really like his 50's marker style that he mixes with some more modern ideas.
DJG / Deer 2008 (photography)
djg #6256
On opening morning I missed by a hair on a decent little 8pt. buck. My dad and I found some belly hair, but no blood. On Sunday I settled for this medium-sized doe. For the most part it was terrible weather in north central Missouri for hunting. It all tastes the same...actually, my Grandmother claims that the females taste better. Either way, BIG OL' BURGER! ps: don't worry...these pictures aren't as graphic as my past ones. I have more images of close-ups and poses, but they are on another camera and will appear in December after my trip. -djg
I should have gone hunting with Gaston Phebus (buy this)
General Wasabi Sauce #6255
he always got the big buck and some...by the way, his book of hunting images is fantastic. -djg
What the Fuzz? (4real)
doug #6254
Go to the fifth picture in this series about the California wildfires. Is this guy really texting while on his Segway while wearing a dust mask in the middle of a wildfire?
Free FontShop Booklets (type)
doug #6252
For the type nerd inside of you.
And Rogan, I hear that you told Quentin Brown that I was a "type snob" - maybe it's true, but be nice!
PageOnce (ntih)
kunal #6251
Awesome app that aggregates ALL your accounts. Like Mint.com on crack cocaine. It will show your finances, all your online accounts, like Netflix, AT&T bill, things like that. awesome. AND BEST PART IS THERE IS AN iPHONE APP TO ACCOMPANY IT!!!
"Essentials" (design)
djg #6249
It's bugged me for many a year now that Columbia's "Essential" collections for their recording artists have the most unflattering cover photographs and unessential packaging and design. I guess they DO all work as a unit/collection. Just my ten cents of making stuff beef. -djg
the amazing Chip Kidd... (mad props)
djg #6248
...is giving a free talk at the KC library next Wed...unfortunately i'll be in Texas...i'm bummed. -djg
Frank Chimero is King (mad props)
doug #6243
Frank,
Remember that "Painting in Photoshop" tutorial you did a few weeks back for your class that I sat in on?
Totally saved my life for a presentation today. Thanks!
I'm hunting in the morning...too (4real)
norton #6242
Danny, when I'm out there with frost on my eyelashes and blood on my lips...I'll look to the clouds and think of you. And for that one moment as we howl to the mizzuri sky like wild ravaging beasts...we'll be pagan cousins of olde,
I'm hunting in the morning... (photography)
djg #6241
it's supposed to be darn cold though. i'm not ok with that...but, warm adrenaline kicks in when you shoot a gun. -djg
Fireside-chat in the 21st century (news)
frank #6240
Obama's going to start recording his weekly address and posting it to YouTube and change.gov. Super duper awesome.
Today I bought (news)
frank #6239
a cardigan. I do this in remembrance of a certain Peter Cuba. Also, Mr. Cuba, my website is fixed. I'm missing some crucial links though.
nerd alert (money)
peter #6238
read this entire (short) article. The last sentence really brings it home. I am getting really good at typing fast.
mix turtle (money)
peter #6236
like hushie but better. lets you search for mp3's on the internet so you can check things out. I love things like this that make it easy for me to listen to something before i buy it without having to steal the entire album and then not wanting to buy it since i already have it.
DJG Design / Grafik Tasarim Feature (super shady)
djg #6235
Grafik Tasarim, a great design magazine from Turkey has been kind to me again and saved some space in their November issue for a full feature/interview with me. I should be getting a mailed copy soon...so, I better brush up on my Turkey (for some reason their "English" site version isn't granting me access). Unfortunately, I never saw the article on CD graphics that I was in two years ago as the wrong issue was mailed to me. -djg
RADMOVES VS. CATMOVES (super shady)
kunal #6228
Sorry, DJG. From the tiny thumbnail, it looked to me as if those were CATS riding the skateboards. I thought that was totally awesome... because it would have been. Alas...
Ornaments (design)
doug #6227
Pete, I am all for these free ornaments. If I had lots of free time, I would do this. But, alas, I am spending all of my time creating concepts for corporate giants.
Kunal...Thanks. (art)
djg #6226
although, i'm a fan of "radmoves" all-around, i'm more into the "catmoves" with this section of my life. -djg
free ornaments, etc (money)
peter #6221
At the risk of angering Doug, this is a big collection of digitized ornaments etc. from Briar Press for free.
"Christmas on Mars" film by The Flaming Lips is out on DVD now! (film)
djg #6220
wow! i heard it was coming out this year (as i have EVERY year), but i figured it would hit some theaters first. but, this will work. you can get even get it with a cd of the score! -djg
oops? (money)
peter #6219
frank, what happened to your website? why is it down? i wanted to look at some things and now i can look at no things
hey mr. president... (money)
trevor #6218
Nice install by the peeps at Departika. We can all relate to the ArtWalks and know how much potential they have. Glad to see that they are taking advantage. I am now somewhat missing Springfield.
last.fm iphone app (Re.) (NSFW)
trevor #6216
Kunal, been using as well and it's rock solid. Though I can't figure out how to add a play playlist to my profile so I can access later. Any advice?
How Devil's Tower was Made (illustration)
djg #6212
I have this poster at home. Got it when i was a youth on vacation. -djg
DOUG (news)
daniel #6210
can ya' call me puh-leeze? i gots some type i sorta set and a lil lino cut that needs ink on himself like ice in a cola. ALOT. 417x619x1141. PS i am doing a poster and i have done %95 percent of the work, just need yr approval, and you have type on the bed of the press regardless sooooooo
never say die (money)
peter #6209
interesting article on why people believe the mind goes on after death. i am only on page one, but it seems interesting so far.
For Pete (Sorry to the rest of you) (ntih)
kunal #6206
We are such dorks. Pete: you are not online at work, so I am posting this. Here is a list of legendary weapons attainable in Fable 2. Most are from side-quests. There are a lot more than I thought there would be.
The great chicago fire (money)
peter #6205
On the train this morning I thought, "Hey, The Great Chicago Fire would be a great name for a band or a DJ or something. The problem is, this band in Maine already exists. The good news is that they suck really bad and no one goes to their myspace. They will probably break up when one of them accidentally sleeps with the other ones girlfriend, or when the singer borrows the drummer's white studded belt without asking.
"The Sixth Floor Museum" (super shady)
djg #6204
museum surrounding the assassination of JFK in Dallas, TX. i wanted to go while on my Texas trip next week, but not for $13.50. geesh. i'd expect some answers for that price...definitely super shady! -djg
last.fm iphone app (ntih)
kunal #6203
I downloaded yesterday and have been using it all day. I am huge fan now. Nice interface and intuitive. Brought streaming radio back into my life.
Watchmen Character Posters (money)
peter #6200
These look great. I cannot wait for the movie. After finally reading the book, I am not quite sure how they will pull it off, but it will be interesting.
Goin' to Texas Next week and the week after (the future)
djg #6199
i hate to leave the house for that long, but in-laws and Austin and Dallas and fun stuff. -djg
communion-wafer caper! (mad props)
djg #6197
awesome. don't bite off more than you can chew. won't save you any more or better. -djg
I miss the owl buildings in Austin (4real)
kunal #6196
Oh how they stood tall, constantly striking fear into my heart that they would uproot themselves from their concrete shackles and breathe fire from their metal beaks...
On Seeing and Noticing (illustration)
kunal #6195
I love this damn cover... I've probably posted this before.
RIP (news)
daniel #6193
i really miss killing the fuck out of you guys. i think i just failed an art history test.
Trevor (super shady)
norton #6192
Hello Trevor Gilley, My name is Frank Norton, I am the president of the Student Design organization of Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. We would love it if you'd be able to give a visiting lecture and possibly participate in a student workshop. We would definitely like to negotiate and discuss how we can bring you here, and hope to hear back from you soon. Best, Frank Norton & MSU Students in Design
Motley Fool Indeed (money)
kunal #6191
This is a nice little laugh. An article written back in April of 2004, when Google went public with their IPO of just $85 a share. Bill Mann, writer for The Motley Fool, laughed at the 'overweight' price and then went on to list a number of reasons why people rushing to buy the stock wouldn't see much return. Let's imagine for a second, an investor decides to throw a paltry $5000 at Google's initial stock price... that would get them about 59 shares. IF they had sold that stock, just 3 years later when it hit its all time high of $724.80/share, those investors could have walked away with a cool $42,000. Not bad. Now people with real money to spend on Google's IPO would have easily made out with a six-figure return.
pete, chris, kunal (design)
daniel #6190
Hello- My name is Daniel Zender, I am a representative of Students in Design, a student organization of Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. We'd love it if you'd be able to give a visiting lecture and possibly participate in a student workshop. We would definitely like to negotiate and discuss how we can bring you here, and hope to hear back from you soon. Best, Daniel Zender & MSU Students in Design
the eagles (music)
djg #6188
blew me away on sunday night. best concert sound/mix i've ever heard. greatness. -djg
"Diseases of the eye" (illustration)
djg #6186
i have this oldie-goldie book at home and it has some outstanding "Plates" of illustrations. -djg
roagan...totally a giant rip-off (4real)
djg #6183
yeah, "little bit" was my cute way of saying so. -djg
New Illo for Business Week (illustration)
frank #6182
Article's about old tech and the blossoming of new tech in a harsh economic climate, blah blah blah.
little rip off? (super shady)
rogan #6181
are you kidding its a complete rip-off, how shitty. i hate it when i get tricked.
huge url (design)
daniel #6180
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Dummy Poster = '70s Movie called "Magic" (super shady)
djg #6179
Hmmmm, I'm not sure about that gig poster. Little bit too much of a rip-off for me. They could have paid homage to this great film in a better way. -djg
John McCain at the Alfred E Smith Memorial Dinner (video)
kunal #6177
And for both sides sake, McCain's speech is just as hilarious and well delivered.
Barack Obama's Speech at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner (video)
kunal #6176
For those of you who weren't aware how President-Elect Obama can deliver the funny. This is the speech that rendered the line: "My greatest strength is my humility. My greatest weakness? It's possible that I am a little too awesome."
"pepero day" / "veterans day"...choose your weapon (ntih)
djg #6175
i'll go fighting with chocolate covered cookie sticks anytime. -djg
Reyka (design)
norton #6173
What a lovely website and branding concept. My sisters new boyfriend gave me a bottle of this on Halloween...I've yet to taste it but it looks promising. I mean...It's distilled from freaking lava rocks! PS: each bottle has a different decorative neck paper which reflects what's going on in Iceland while that batch is being made. Tremendous. My only criticism is that they should get Bjork to be the narrator pal at the bottom.
The best website background image I have seen all year. (4real)
doug #6172
Hopefully it isn't random because this is a puppy dog with heart-shaped glasses on it's head.
Spanish ads for... Something. (video)
chris #6168
These animations are pretty hilarious. Though what's really perplexing is how this strange animation style is suppose to sell me some sort of food product.
coney island (NSFW)
trevor #6167
If only this was an accurate representation of the actual coney island.
Really Big Hits! (4real)
doug #6165
For all of us that have the joy and privilege of living in Springfield. This is at the intersection of National & Battlefield.
"Oldboy" remake material? (film)
djg #6162
why not just watch the original one instead of a remake involving Steven Spielberg and Will Smith? I love both of those guys but this just doesn't sound right to me. -djg
FRANK!...awesome job on the book! (mad props)
djg #6160
the Mittens + Typewriter had me grinning out loud. same with Orion's Suspenders and everything else. this project is superb and has a wonderful Alan Fletcher-esque tickle to it. thanks for making things. though, what does "carte blanche" mean? i'm stupid and just shy of 30, remember. -djg
Madness. (design)
doug #6157
Want to be overwhelmed by modern art and navigation? This SF-MOMA site will do just that.
New Pixar movie, UP (film)
chris #6156
This looks to be another wonderful adventure from your animating friends. I like how the main character is a 70 year old man, pixar must be trying to bring in the senior set. Getting them to watch movies instead of Matlock.
" target="_blank">WILDCATS in lawrence (video)
rogan #6154
we went to this girl talk show last weekend and they put us on his blog. check out the shirts i made at the end, theyre pretty gnar.
My book is done! (design)
frank #6152
I've spent what seems like the past forever working on a book for Corraini, an Italian publisher. Basically, I got 16 pages, and carte blanche. I decided to draft 16 creative exercises and go through them myself. This is still top secret, so please keep inside the UC.
Obama Watches Himself Win (photography)
kunal #6150
David Katz, photographer for Obama for America, took an amazing series of candid photos of Obama and his family on election night. They’re up on Flickr. Viva transparency. Perhaps an Obama Twitter feed will be the 21st century’s “fireside chat.” We’ve heard about that new New Deal. [via Good Magazine web]
"5 Cents For Your Troubles" (image)
djg #6149
awesome. i've thought about doing this. though, wouldn't too much weight cause the envelope to cost more? i guess that's what the extra 5 cents is for! -djg
DJG / Animaxion (super shady)
djg #6147
I'm currently working on an animation for a recording artist named Max Justus. Originally it was to be projected behind him during a set here in KC, but since this is my first venture and I have no idea what I'm doing and the show is in one week, we're taking our time with it and will fit it to a music video. What I do have for others to see is a landscape still shot of all the elements. Two more tech-inclined youngsters are making it move and blink for me. Which, hopefully you'll see in December, pending work ethics and free-time line up like I want them to. It's going to be very simple, but I already have the plans drawn for two more, and more complicated and lively videos to push for in 2009, which might work better as concert projections. Anyway, exciting new ground for me and an area I plan to push into with the actual mechanicals of in the future. -djg PS: did anybody know that I love tape!?
sslyby shirt (money)
peter #6144
they put my shirt up on the store finally. well, one of the shirts. no one told me. i need to have them send me one. it is the Pangea one 4th and 5th picture down.
The E-Presidency (news)
frank #6143
Looks like this will be a well-connected and well-designed presidency.
heidi klum Guitar hero commercial (money)
peter #6142
This is something else. I love what is allowed.
Get to know Frantisek Vanecek (known as Frances) (art)
djg #6141
wow! i want more images of his good-lookin' work! darn mental hospitals. -djg
artist James Castle is a new favorite... (art)
djg #6139
like Saul Steinberg, but more even more folky. i need more money to buy books and things and to travel to see stuff and peoples' impressions left behind for me to celebrate. -djg
"Zanti Misfits" (film)
djg #6138
i was introduced to these funny little critters on Halloween night...amazing stuff from "The Outer Limits". -djg
"westworld" (film)
djg #6135
i always forget that Michael Crichton not only wrote, but also directed one of my favorite movies from childhood. genius. it's one of the few classics that i'd love to see remade! -djg
I want to see my 90s too. (news)
djg #6134
i knew Billy Graham was old, but not as old as graham crackers. -djg
DJG / The Record Machine Is Five Years Old! (super shady)
djg #6133
This is a series of 5 DJG posters made from over a hundred illustrations to celebrate the 5th birthday of Kansas City, MO independent music label The Record Machine. Illustrations are based off of ideas pulled and culled by DJG from every band or album that has been released by The Record Machine. This is phase one of a project that will incorporate over a hundred more illustrations made into another five 5's and then screen print over-layed on top of DJG's 5's by Ben Chlapek of www.neversleeping.com -djg
BOSSome! (music)
djg #6131
looks to be a new Springsteen record early next year! i hope he comes back to KC! man, he's a work horse, good guy and true inspiration. one of my heroes. -djg
Kunal (design)
frank #6130
I spent last night downloading the demo of the master collection. So far, so good. I kind of want to update just for the better interface.
ADOBE CS4 (news)
kunal #6129
Frank, I am running CS4 at work now. I will let you know my analysis, but I already recommend it based on the demo I saw last month. We'll see how it really plays now though.
You Don't Need Instruments To Rock (video)
kunal #6128
Stuff vs. musical instruments, as far as I can tell.
Chad Kouri (design)
rogan #6127
Do you chi-dudes know this guy? i like his type, and pretty much everything at the very bottom.
this must be the funniest picture of me (photography)
daniel #6124
this our friend wes. he destroyed me at girl talk/
Gigposters Coloring Book Vol. 1 (buy this)
djg #6119
great idea. we need an Umbrella Club coloring book or at least grocery satchels or v-neck sweaters. -djg
word problems... (4real)
djg #6117
i can't do them. heck, i even turn simple things into them. but, i think that's called obsessive compulsive disorder. but, i am a proven math flunky times 4. -djg
i think those mccain posters are in poor taste... (super shady)
djg #6116
and soooo lasterday. but, whatever and ever amen. -djg
my friend John Raux has some art for sale on etsy.com (buy this)
djg #6115
he has nice hands and a nice heart. -djg
Just in case any one forgot Al Franken's early work. (video)
chris #6110
He's always been a man of the people.
Oh, P.S. Guys (ntih)
kunal #6109
I love the design of the NYMag blog pages. How do y'all feel about me ripping it for tUC?
Europe Is Finally, Totally, Awesomely Jealous (news)
kunal #6108
I enjoyed the visual I got from the line, "Last night, it [Europe] choked on its cigarette and spit up its wine — that's how impressed it was."
CNN "Hologram" (4real)
kunal #6106
A little insight into the technology behind it. And no, it's not a REAL hologram. I must say that I am not a fan, but maybe because they beamed in will.i.am that I laughed so hard when I saw it has something to do with it.
OBAMA is BEAUTIFUL WORLD!!! (ntih)
norton #6103
only one video can capture my emotions right now...thank you citizens of Obama, Japan for supporting our Friend & President.
kalman rip off (NSFW)
trevor #6100
I can get down with the message, but McCain looks like a black-faced Richard Nixon and Tibor did it better in Colors.
DOUG...actually, this site isn't exactly what I had in mind to what it says... (kinda cool)
djg #6098
i was thinking of typographic faces. or, am i missing something here? -djg
The History of Evil (video)
chris #6097
Nice little black and white animation of what evil has be described as through out the ages.
Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. (4real)
djg #6096
geesh. a big sack of stupid-awesome! -djg
Grab Up (the future)
chris #6094
Wow. Frank i saw you using this earlier and was confused by the url so i checked it out. This is a pretty sweet app, why didn't you post this before. You're always hoarding the best things for yourself.
Gill Sans R (type)
frank #6092
I nominate you as having the most ridiculously long, stupid looking tail for all the frequently used typefaces.
New show from the creators of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (news)
chris #6090
This could be interesting. Something to keep my on.
Doug, You Got Me (super shady)
kunal #6089
I should have spent more than 2 seconds looking at his page and judging. That will teach me. I see it now. Thanks.
tonight i have "ELECTION" coverage (film)
djg #6086
gonna re-re-re-re-re-dive into the genius of Alexander Payne. and he just got some more mad props from me for aiding in the writing of "Jurassic Park 3"...i had no idea until just now. anything with dinos equals mega-props! even if it is one big pile of sh*t. -djg
Kunal (type)
doug #6085
Not to be type-elitist, but I believe his type choice is Gill Sans (which is interesting because it is based on the London Underground typeface and normally thought of as British) but his website (especially splash page) look WAY too much like Obama's.
Oh Bob Barr (super shady)
kunal #6084
You couldn't have chosen a different typeface huh? Association by Gotham... I like it.
No Matter Who Wins Tonight, This Will Always Be Here (video)
kunal #6083
"I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling..."
"Yummy Mummy" cereal! (4real)
djg #6082
sadly this was discontinued...i only remember his brother cereals. i just had some Frankenberry a couple weeks ago! -djg ps: just don't look up yummymummyclub...yikes. not appropriate for work.
"IT'S INDUBITABLY DELICIOUS!!!" (4real)
djg #6081
does anybody else remember being super thrilled by creative "Crispy Critters" cereal commercials, but then taking that first taste and experiencing a bland product? i do, with each bowl and box but i couldn't get enough of the animals! -djg
Analog Clocks Are Awesome! (kinda cool)
doug #6077
SBB (the Swiss train system) has its own fancy clock as well!
Alex Colville Paintings (art)
djg #6076
i'm interested in his work. in particular, the horse on the tracks running towards the train. he comes with an underline of creepy dream. -djg
BBC Brings back the analog clock (mad props)
kunal #6074
Brill-freakin-iant. I love it. Top right corner.
The End of Clamshell Packaging (the future)
frank #6071
Well, hopefully. Amazon's introducing frustration-free packaging. I guess packaging doesn't matter if you buy stuff online, so just let it come in a generic box, right? Sweet! I can open it without bloodying my hands up.
VOTE (4real)
djg #6070
a hand-painted Charlie Brown-esque voting sign in my KC neighborhood from last year. it changed my day and mood. -djg
DOUG...if only we could get those old ones back (design)
djg #6069
i love that old Pepsi-Cola type. not sure how i feel about this new one, other than a bit sad, as i am with everything these days. -djg
Behind the Candidates (news)
doug #6064
Sure you know ol' Johnny and Barry, but do you know the people behind them?
"the talking turd" (video)
djg #6062
i want to see this entire film. this scene reminds me of "How to Get Ahead in Advertising." it's not too dirty, just a well-crafted talking turd. -djg
NetFlix Watch Instantly on Mac Now Working (film)
frank #6059
You have to opt in, but I'm checking it out now.
ghillie suit (money)
peter #6058
next halloween. $60 well spent, and, I will be able to use it day to day as well.
National Geographic International Photography Contest (ntih)
djg #6056
you have until midnight tonight to submit up to 6 images! do it...free! I'm submitting under my millie's name too! the deadline kinda snuck up on me this year. I missed it last year by a month and I promised myself I wouldn't wait 'til the last minute and/or miss it this year. -djg
Halloween Treat From The Boss - "A Night With The Jersey Devil" (music)
djg #6051
The Boss is channeling some old blues spirits and some Tom Waits. When I saw him solo he re-did "Reason To Believe" in this howling, boot stomping style. It was great. I love the freaky-fascination of the Jersey Devil...i kinda want to study Cryptozoology professionally. -djg
The Republic Tigers on Daytrotter (music)
djg #6050
cool. i still need to get my couch on ebay that Kenn used to sleep on! -djg
Happy Halloween, My Friends (super shady)
kunal #6049
No, that's not McCain wishing you. It's me. I am happy to share my very favorite holiday with all of you. Each and everyone one, my friends. Don't do anything I wouldn't do tonight! Especially you, Doug!
happy halloween (news)
daniel #6047
may all your hallows eve wishes come true. i hope to make out with someone.
Bosniaks (4real)
norton #6046
After Bidens reference to Bosniaks during the debate, I thought it was just a gaffe...which he got a little guff for from Fox News...but after doing research on the Sarajevo Winter Festival for Cedo's class...I discovered Bosniak is the ethically correct term for those hailing from Bosnia...even if they ARE'NT a maniac...though Bosnian is acceptable in english speaking cultures.
Peter...THANKS for print props! Check the opening Mid-West write-up to see a Doug quote too! (super shady)
djg #6044
yeah, KC represented MO big-time. but, you can submit under IL. -djg
The American Dream... (music)
djg #6043
and why shouldn't Joe The Plumber be a country music star? -djg
mtv music (money)
peter #6042
forgot to post this yesterday. Although everyone probably has already heard, MTV puts good quality copies of almost every music video ever on a new site. I have not played with it yet, but how great would it be if there was some sort of Genius playlist type thing for parties and whatnot? Really awesome.
dell xps one (money)
peter #6040
while i don't like the look, I love the specs. if I lived in a small place and did not love video games and did not design, I could totally see having one of these bad boys as my catch -all for media and computing. I love tech-knowledge-y so much.
time/project tracking (money)
peter #6039
Doug- we use a program called "a lot of account managers." We track our time on jobs with Citrix though.
CS4 (design)
frank #6038
Thinking about picking it up at the end of the year as a business expense. What do you guys think?
Sordo (music)
frank #6037
Music database is pretty great for downloading. I'd suggest using it. It usually covers the things I want.
Daniel (science)
chris #6035
Most of us use Xtorrent to get music and videos. It's pretty good, though i will say lately it i haven't been able to find everything i'm looking for. Though that could just be that my tastes are becoming more obscure. It's just not easy to find Bulgarian covers of Cindy Lopper songs any more.
Advertising Boys: (4real)
doug #6033
What time tracking / project trafficking system does your company use? We just had a meeting about our system, Webvantage, and it isn't very good. I'm just curious to learn what other systems you guys use.
Danny and Doug (money)
peter #6032
Congratulations on Print! I just saw it in person, so now I believe it. Also, Danny is quoted in the Missouri section! He says he wants to throw iPhones at jazz musicians or something like that.
It makes me sad that I want to move back to St. Louis one day and there was only ONE St. Louis firm in the entire Missouri section. I guess that means there is room to stir shit up at least...
kunal (music)
daniel #6031
what torrent site do you use? or chris? i need to start downloading a bunch of stuff i only have on vinyl.
Burial - Untrue (music)
kunal #6030
Downloaded this album this morning. It's good so far. Awesome reviews, wanted to check it out.
Daniel...scary-cool (mad props)
djg #6029
i thought the arm had an "infinite chodeness" tattoo at first glance. maybe you should make one to honor such a statement as well as it fits with the times. do it. -djg
LIGER: Believe in the majesty (video)
chris #6028
Apparently when you bread a lion and a tiger you get a mother effin super cat that becomes not just king of the jungle, but a prince of the universe.
Quayle Quotes (4real)
djg #6026
i remember being a little one and thinking "How the heck did this guy get to be our V.P.?". these quotes crack me up. i'm no smart cookie, but he was as dumb as daddy's boy. -djg
Zineswap (kinda cool)
chris #6022
Peter, i think this is was one of your ideas at one point. If not then it's at least a frankenstein.
No Way (money)
peter #6019
This is the best. Ever. I am trying to find out who in my family is going to get this for christmas
"Jonas, or the artist at work" (mad props)
djg #6018
here is the synopsis for a fantastic short story by the great Albert Camus. -djg
FRANK...money (mad props)
djg #6017
though, oprah and suzie told me not to keep my money under the mattress. the sides of the money stack i "get", though my initial thought to them was panel fencing that i have back home on the farm. i feel they are passable, but that's just me and my little boy head gushing...and you definitely get another passing grade. -djg
Google Earth for iPhone (the future)
kunal #6014
Yessss. And with Street View supposedly coming to the next iteration of iPhone software updates, I will be a happy camper who can see all.
Milky Way's baby sister (money)
peter #6013
They found it! I cannot wait until we go and visit our little brothers.
xbox update (money)
peter #6012
looks like it is going to be awesome. netflix will be amazing. i am going to watch the shit out of everything ever. november 19th cannot come soon enough.
Mrmr (design)
kunal #6011
Awesome. Mrmr is an ongoing open-source research project to develop a standardized set of protocols and syntax conventions to control live installations and multimedia performances via mobile devices.
Taser/MP3 Player/Computer (super shady)
kunal #6009
Mainly, taser. What is this thing? Thoing, thoing? Over 50 "designer" colors.
Daniel (super shady)
chris #6007
This picture gives me the creeps. Every time i see it I get sad because it makes me feel like i don't even know you any more.
drink n' a chat (news)
daniel #6005
drink n' a chat is a new thing that my friend wes and i decided to do. basically, boys only, at my house, have a drink and a chat. if any springfield peeps wanna get in on this, you should tell me. also, we have a myspace. i will start posting blogs soon.
mad decent radio (NSFW)
trevor #6004
Mixtape podcast by Diplo, the new Halloween mix is soooo tight, "Kill Yourself 3-D." This link is to the mp3 page but there is also a subscribe service podcast which I also highly recommend.
Frank, (illustration)
doug #6002
Love this illustration! My only fear is that the stack of money looks a little too perfect and a bit difficult to see that it is money. Also, along the side, it almost looks like sheet music / music notes. Just my humble opinion - if you hate it, fine, just don't hate me.
More Business Week (illustration)
frank #6001
Another illustration for them. Same issue. Article's about companies that earlier converted their assets to cash, and then sat on it. Now that the market's down, they can swoop in and be aggressive in a weak market.
Oh, and thanks for the feedback everyone. It's already been shipped out to the AD though, so no more edits.
Some times the simplest costume is the most scary (image)
chris #6000
I wouldn't give candy to these kids.
Steal a base, get a free taco (4real)
djg #5998
awesome. way better result than with the ladies. -djg
FRANK...another great one! (mad props)
djg #5997
i agree with peter on this being one of your finest. though, i prefer tricycles and i tend to get hooked up with reject shopping carts with only 3 wheels. and i like generic products for my pocketbook. so, i relate to this piece extra-plenty. one thing though, put a bottom rack on the cart and a little djg laying on it. all-in-all this is a best-choice of a product. extra bon(er)u.s. points to you FRANK! keep on turnin' that crank! -djg
Trevor (news)
frank #5995
This should make you feel maybe a little bit better? These dudes are in Rolla.
Monocle podcasts (art)
chris #5994
Yo peeps. For those of you looking for a little worldly discussion, news and culture Monocle has a Podcast. You can get it through the itunes music store with a simple search. It's a nice change of pace when you are sick of looking at Monkey vs Dog and Turtle Boy on youtube.
MO in the News (NSFW)
trevor #5993
Well, I saw this article about the dudes from Tenn. but the Guardian showcased some of our fellow Missourians to add to their article. I think it goes without to say that I am saddened. The guy at work who sent it to me ask if I know anyone who has joined "the movement?" Oh and can I please get the NSFW category functioning again.
For sure clutter (money)
peter #5992
I was imagining that was the reason. Have you thought about having only the wheel and no attachment line? That might work. If not, so be it. I am going to go buy some yellow soup.
Dearest Pete-kins (illustration)
frank #5991
I've tweaked the perspective a bit, and I can't really add in the 4th wheel because it clutters things up and looks odd. Thanks for the extra little kick in the butt and the compliment.
frank- awesome (money)
peter #5990
This is conceptually maybe the best piece I have seen out of you in awhile, and that is saying something. However, the perspective on the shopping cart and the lack of a fourth wheel bother me. Other than that, PERFECT
New Illustration for Business Week (illustration)
frank #5989
Talking about how generic and in-store brands are rising in popularity again.
Peter, (4real)
chris #5988
I have both "the internet" and a dvr with last weeks Office stored in it's little robot brain. If you want to view either of these things let me know, you can chillax with Mo. Just don't drink my booze... Alright you can drink my booze too.
30 Rock Premiere is on Hulu NOW (money)
peter #5987
get it. Watch it. my internets are out at home so I cannot. I hope everyone else has a good time. I have not even seen the office from last week yet.
SiD (money)
peter #5986
I did not know that you gentlemen were the president and vice president! A modern day McCain/Palin! Fitting, since Frank has a limp from a viet cong prison and I want to sleep with Daniel.
electro-face (money)
peter #5984
this guy hooks up electrodes to stimulate his muscles to synch to music. you HAVE to watch this to understand how awesome it really is.
Department of Eagles (music)
djg #5982
great new 4AD band. man, this label has rarely disappointed me over the years. -djg
the hood internet (NSFW)
trevor #5980
The Mmixtape Vol. 3 just dropped, pick up the .zip download. Fire.
Lou Dorfsman - R.I.P. (design)
djg #5979
he passed away over the weekend. i studied him in design school. what a master. get to know him if you don't. -djg
http://www.myheritage.com/celebrity-face-recognition (news)
daniel #5977
everybody do this and take screen shots of results. my other one, with glasses, was 70% peter sellers. DO IT NOW, YOU FUCKS>
Weezyer (music)
rogan #5975
I first heard this mashup at a girltalk show in tulsa a couple of months ago. someone actually put it together and its pretty badass.
WTF Pepsi (design)
chris #5969
Apparently Pepsi is relauching their brand in 2009 and boy oh boy it's something else...
my mom likes mccain (design)
daniel #5968
which is unfortunate, but i did make this awesome birthday card for her.
"Bachelorette 2" (4real)
djg #5966
in particular, the strange Victorian-esque oil painting on the bricks. -djg
real life or art installation? (image)
djg #5965
a co-worker and i asked this sick question this morning. -djg
NORTON...it's been on my list for a while. (4real)
djg #5964
i want to see it now that i just polished off "Sex & The City"...and i thought that packaging looked familiar. thanks! -djg
FAILBLOG,org (mad props)
djg #5963
old news, but always worth checking for new stuff. i want to make something this smart-stupid-awesome! -djg
DJG (kinda cool)
norton #5962
I love Crewdson...did you ever get into Six Feet Under, the HBO series. It's truly one of, if not the, best television series I've ever seen. He did the packaging photography.
The image prior reminds me some of Miguel Calderon's paintings (art)
djg #5961
he had the ones in "The Royal Tenenbaums". -djg
Doug...Throw Posters Out Your Windows When You Pass (4real)
djg #5959
I hope I make it to the century mark as well. I don't get bored. -djg
Cartoon "Travis Bickle" Poster (illustration)
djg #5958
I hate it when I trouble with wondering if I should like something or not, even in a stupid-awesome way. This poster applies. -djg
I really-really want Gregory Crewdson to direct a movie or at least execute the cinematography (4real)
djg #5955
It would be Lynchian without the Lynching. -djg
DJZ...they boys and blue probably didn't think to read white-out type on white plastic (illustration)
djg #5953
i tricked them. my bad. another one that got away. -djg
"mih-ZUR-ee" (the future)
djg #5952
In the climax splatters of campaign mud pie marketeering and electioneering, I’ve come to the conclusion that within The Show Me State, I will only vote for those candidates that clearly verbalize the correct way to pronounce MISSOURI, such as “mih-ZUR-ee”, not MISSOURAH or MISSOURAW or MISSERAH or MIZURUH. This also includes MIZZOU, as in The University of Missouri. Well, I suppose I am more lenient when it comes to their sporting cheers and money already spent on uniforms. However with the campaign trail of MISSOURI “Mavericks”, “Cronies”, and “Joe Plummer Butts”, it can be quite a challenge to keep track of or think of which candidates do or don’t say the name of their and mine respective state correctly, without stuffing one’s own voter booth trousers and bib overalls with cheat-sheet and/or mini boom box-tape recorder of previously played and studied voices logged from radio and television billboard constituents-future. I proclaim a new ballot system, one that has voices pre-recorded for each candidate who clearly say their name and state or national office or agenda and something interesting that they like to do in their spare time besides ruin up the air waves with over-priced advertisements mispronouncing the wonderful state I call my home. And for those who “fill-in” the blank, you can simply say your own name or somebody else’s. Also, the closing weeks of campaigning can raise money from CDs and mp3s of these voices, money that can actually go to something better than over-priced mud pies. -djg
Palin's Visit (news)
frank #5951
Will it draw all the crazies? You betcha! I can't wait for her to start some sort of witch burning in our little city and to stoke the fires for the bigots.
Palin visits Springfield (super shady)
norton #5950
She's holding some sort of rally at Bass Pro on friday...perhaps there will be some stray bullets from the gun club.
Dr. Chaos (super shady)
kunal #5946
In 2002, the 25-year-old Konopka was arrested by Chicago Police after he was caught hoarding potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide in an unused Chicago Transit Authority storeroom in the Chicago L Blue Line subway.
Satanic Messiah (money)
peter #5945
New Mountain Goats for free download or pay-what-you-will sort of situation. I really want the other EP which features Kaki King as well, but it is tour-only. If anyone catches him on tour, grab it for me and you will be rewarded handsomely. Also, if anyone spots a Satanic Messiah vinyl, grab that too. They only made 666 of them. The devil.
Animal Collective's new Optical Illusion CD Cover. (design)
djg #5943
i want to see this in the flesh to believe what i'm seeing...wow, took a page from Sagmeister. though, i think everybody is upping-the-granny on trying to get stuff sold. -djg
And if you aren't into Gang Gang Dance (music)
kunal #5941
Frida Hyvonen is playing by Chris at the Lakeshore Theater, on the same night. w00t w00t.
Anyone in Chicago Want to See this? (music)
kunal #5940
I wouldn't mind going to this show... not one bit. They are playing Monday, Nov. 3 at Empty Bottle. Pete, I am guessing you will either hate this, or not mind it. Or like it. I am hedging my bets.
HEMA = The future of interactive online advertising / product purchasing / mindless entertainment? (the future)
djg #5939
Mega-cute and clever. Give it time to work screen magic. I agree with my friend Chad, "Reminds me of the old game Mouse Trap."
"LOST" season 5 - first official promo trailer (video)
djg #5938
Awesome. Though, I wish they'd just hurry up and bang 'em out. To quote my wife, "I hope the world doesn't end before LOST gets a chance to wrap up." -djg
DJG / Iron Man's Helmet (Souped-Up Version) (super shady)
djg #5936
For some mythological reason or sign from above (one in the same?), I presume, the shimmer silver Andy Warhol-like Factory insulation above my basement clubhouse has become the portal for a band of wasps (aka: Mud Dauber, maybe?). Actually, they seem to be more yellowed than wasps, though I’m certain they aren’t as dangerous as the common Yellow Jacket or hornet. For sure they don’t have the stinger on them (which, according to my friend Mike-of Pat & Mike Football Rockin’ Partyin’ Fame-as he motions with his hands that they, “Have a stinger that is about a foot and a half!”). I’ll call them, exhibits A-thru-G simply as wasps. Could this be Andy’s Candy buzzing in my ears? I kinda appreciate their drop-ins, even though it shoots a shock to my ticker when they drop down onto my makes while I’m in deep. They only appear aggressive towards the three male-hog-genitalia-like “screw” light bulbs poking down, penetrating the basement cavities until I “turn them on” and/or “turn my Mac on”. The wasps, one-by-one they come, love to buzz the bulbs (oh, don’t we all), tickling a whispered code to me. This is when I turn a combo of half-Girl/half-Security Gorilla, clenching my trusty rolled-up “Get to Know Latino/Mexican Kansas City” free newspaper, giving those little guys code of my own. I feel bad, as the wasps seem to be weakened by both my less than fair fight and the fact that the basement’s atmosphere of wet pavement and rocks (aka: Mold) and all of my junk yard trades tend to keep them in a dizzy. I’ve given many good whackings in the past week, but the whacks don’t do the damage completely, only tossing the little guys around and around. They hide and then come back to whisper more and then I finally catch up to them, “Slap-Cinco” again and finally flatten them to gooey bits and rake them into my garbage pail. Are they the “DJG Whisperers”? Are they the eternal goal of Andy Warhol’s Factory, to make-make-make-make-mass produce one after another?? It’s like a tiny man in my rafters above me is experimenting in mechanical-intricate-working-parts-silk screens. He CAN form “complex machines”. What if there are little men in the little flying machines, sending me code that I must stay up all night trying to record and decipher? How can I communicate back, other than slapping-Cinco with my sluttily dressed Latino KC brothers and sisters? And then Monday night came. I put the blow on a whisperer so hard that his head flew clean off. Sheered him sick. I Marie Antoi-knighted him. In fact, the head looks like Iron Man’s helmet. I killed Mini Iron Man. Tuesday passed, Wednesday too. Both came and went without a wasp, without a whisper. Is it because I finally bested the little men, or has Andy’s Candy given up on me and my own paper trail? Or, have they moved on to other cork screw fun house slide whispers in another man’s cave? I think it is due to the little helmet head on the alter next to my printer that keeps them away. Sorry Mini Iron Man, but I bested you. -djg
DJG / Postcards Sent to DJZ (super shady)
djg #5935
Another set of grabbing goods and letting them go. -djg
Gonna see him beat on the piano tonight! (music)
djg #5933
It should be great. Sadly, I feel he still doesn't get enough credit as one our most gifted songwriters. What else does he have to prove...an album sung and played to Nick Hornsby lyrics?! -djg
"Watchmen" - Watch This (film)
djg #5931
Can't wait...Though, some of the effects look a little too digital-effecty. Maybe it's just my cranky eyes this time of day or my mood in general with digital stuff? Could be to the way this new trailer-like sneak is cut? Sometimes studios dumb stuff down. Not that it's dumb though...Overall, I think it just might pull it off. -djg
"I saw the bright shinies" (video)
djg #5930
my friend nathan posted this on his blog. A darling little video by the Octopus Project. -djg
Boo & Boo Too at CMJ (mad props)
djg #5929
My brother plays in this band too out of Lawrence, KS. -djg
Elliott Smith R.I.P. 5 years ago yesterday (music)
djg #5928
I remembered this when I woke up yesterday morning. But, it’s the time behind The Granada in Lawrence, KS. that I remember the most, almost daily…when Elliott and I shook hands and simultaneously said, “Thanks.” -djg
areas of my expertise (money)
peter #5927
i really like the type on john hodgeman's (sp) blog, not sold on the color, way too cluttered. makes me mad when something starts so good and goes so wrong.
if you like to laugh, if you like to cry, if you like pop music and you just cant say no to the HP (music)
daniel #5924
then i bet you will like this. it just made my day. BTW, its HP/rilo kiley related.
The Nations First Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Company (the future)
doug #5923
Now this is off to the right start!
the predator fifi (NSFW)
trevor #5917
General Wasabi, that is quite an impressive pumpkin you carved. The mouth looks similar to a vagina.
Yeasayer is a really great band. (music)
rogan #5916
dont be a naysayer. this video of this band is totally awesome, check out the side line to them playing "sunrise" on the same show. ungh.
Life on Mars? (news)
djg #5913
not Bowie, but darn weird. I might be late to this, but news to me, even if it is just an optical illusion. But, I've always got high hopes for Big Foot. -djg
Kunal...Dragonforce is UNREAL! (video)
djg #5912
a co-worker introduced me to them...This new cover is incredibly kick-ass in an "Alien" type of way. i want to go fly off and slay something! -djg
Elephantitis of the chode? (illustration)
djg #5911
i guess this could be a crude little illustration, but appropriate for the idea of the inner and outer chodes of life I deal with on a daily basis. -djg
I just obtained this gem (image)
kunal #5910
Yes, it's the new Dragonforce. And yes. The title of the album is "ULTRA BEATDOWN." LOOK AT THIS COVER!!
Speaking of Performance (video)
kunal #5909
I give you Daft Punk - Around the World. Don't let the song get stuck in your head. I would love to go to one of their shows... or Kraftwerk, if they were still floating around.
Seapockets... (the future)
djg #5907
This is a friend of mine. He goes to bed when I wake up at 5am. He does nothing but make art and music in his parent's basement. He is a genius. He is only 18 and is a spectacular kid and citizen to the world and to creativity. He is something special and one of my inspirations. -djg
DJG / Halloween Poster (super shady)
djg #5906
A last minute, mildly-epic Halloweenie poster challenging sore eyes all over mid-town KC. In other words, just another poster. I got a free coffee and one-third of a banana muffin this morning for it! And I usually hate bananas in anything other than their slips. -djg
"Have You Seen This Cat?" - Poster (design)
djg #5905
Wowee...one of my favorite designs I've seen this year. -djg
!!!post no bills!!! (NSFW)
trevor #5902
And by bills I mean videos or any other visual material that will require Kunal waste his time cleaning up this site. I don't mean to sound dickish, but it isn't a very hard concept/guidline to grasp.
Not Bruce's "Glory Days" (kinda cool)
djg #5901
wow. this is oddly awesome. the guy is totally me. -djg
Dearest Trevor Gilley (4real)
norton #5900
I swear I will call you soon...the only times I've been available have been deep into the night when you're asleep. But I swear I'll phone you back soon.
Dearest Frank C (super shady)
norton #5899
It began with me making the Palin Posters...and someone retaliated with those really sad ones. But I've moved on to bigger fish...I made the posters about the design program being segregated from the Juried Student Exhibition because everyone INCLUDING ANIMATION is allowed to contribute work from their major except for design/illustration. I spoke with Sharon Harper who is organizing the exhibition and almost vomited. To learn more...contact me directly, on account of this is far too long of a post. And yes, you should make political posters as well, perhaps you have the time to make yours pretty.
i dont know. starting at 54 secs, this video rules (video)
daniel #5898
30 rock (money)
peter #5897
season premier will be on hulu on october 23rd, a full week ahead of when it is on tv. well played, NBC. Right that Palin train straight to a helicopter, and then shoot a wolf from it.
Dear Frank N. (design)
frank #5896
What's up with all the "political" posters up downtown? Should I make my own and post it around?
O'Reilly Flips Out (video)
kunal #5893
In case you weren't already convinced that he is a very angry man...
dear daniel (money)
peter #5891
please get a flickr so i can browse your photos without going crazy insane. i am going to fly to springfield and have a beer with you, and then kill you if you do not get a flickr account within one week. murder.
I agree about Ra Ra Riot (video)
doug #5890
This is a nice video too. I sometimes wish I was a cartographer rather than a typographer.
ra ra riot (money)
peter #5889
frank mentioned them a long time ago and I didn't listen. it was my own stupid mistake. kind of electro-folksy mixed with angels tears. So good. Frank, I will not doubt you for the rest of the day.
Barack 'n Roll (4real)
opie #5884
Pretty funny. Good intro. Kunal, fivethirtyeight is pretty awesome. I've been following that for awhile. Hopefully Nate is right!
FiveThirtyEight (4real)
kunal #5883
A very precise polling system developed by Nate Silver, a statistics-genius. Read an article about him in NYMag; his accuracy is extremely high (even predicted Tampa Bay winning 90 games this year-they actually won 97, but after being the worst team in baseball), which makes his stats regarding the current election, extremely interesting.
I make new painting on saturday (money)
peter #5882
This is what it looks like. Back and forth forever.
Eames House Bird (design)
kunal #5880
I saw this little baby at the MCA gift shop this weekend. As soon as I find a side table, this guy will be sitting on top of it.
Norton...no problemo, my name is not speical and i certainly am not...and i've been called worse (image)
djg #5879
and thanks for diving into my childhood archives on that hippo riding picture. looks just me...the hippo does. -djg
Minus the Bear Acoustics (music)
frank #5877
Really good little EP by these dudes. Was a tiny bit disappointed by their last LP, but this doesn't disappoint.
Obama in STL (news)
frank #5873
They're saying 100k people, but this looks to be about 150k or 200k. INSANE. He's in Kansas City tonight, I'm wondering how many will be there...
ny mag. illo (NSFW)
trevor #5872
This illustration for New York mag. is really doing it for me. Can't really put my finger on it but "I like."
Firefox Style Guide (design)
kunal #5870
Awesome style guide for Mozilla's Firefox. Love this, since style guides are right up my alley.
Norton You BUSTED ME (super shady)
kunal #5869
I still maintain my fandom for the show, but it was a total misstep on my part. How embarrassing. More embarrassing than admitting my affinity for the show.
Appologies to DJG (super shady)
norton #5867
and to Kunal...I'm kind of a hypocrite (hippo-crit) for criticizing Kunals error when I addressed my last post to DGJ. OOPS! MAJOR BONER!
Norton...i'm almost through season 5 and 6 to do next week and then THE MOVIE! (4real)
djg #5866
man, i love that show. oh, was Season 5 cut short due to 9-11? I should research that...-djg (Note: My clever image of NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw instead of Carrie Bradshaw.)
KUNAL & DGJ (4real)
norton #5864
You may be surprised to hear I have seen every episode of sex AND the city...and challenge Kunals appreciation for the show due to him getting the title wrong in his previous post!
4:33 (money)
peter #5863
Televised full orchestral version of the John Cage piece. Watch is and really listen, it is pretty fun. I could only give it about 2 minutes (I know...) because I am at work. I love everything and hate everyone.
Dramatic Lemur (video)
kunal #5862
Whomever thought to sync this up with the THX theme... brilliant. I love human ingenuity and creativity.
Rome Construction works find a city of of the dead (news)
djg #5861
awesome stuff. rest in pieces that will now be tinkered and put under mircoscopes, but awesome stuff. -djg
Trevor (money)
peter #5860
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, well, well, yer not gonna fool me again.
Trevor, This Video is Unbelievable (video)
kunal #5858
So awesome! Best video on the net. That's total domination.
Frank, I was looking forward to hanging out (4real)
chris #5852
That's too bad. Let us know if another opportunity comes up.
KUNAL...yeah, totally not a guilty pleasure when you get genuine pleasure from something. (4real)
djg #5851
Oh, i realize that sounds like i'm getting more than great t.v. from "Sex & The City"...and not the TBS version, the "Hell's Box Office" one. Kunal, I'm more of a cross between Carrie and Charlotte, you? -djg
Muppets Take Noir (film)
djg #5850
Interesting, though this overlaps with an episode of "Angel" where Angel and Spike are turned into puppets and must interact with regular people to solve a murder/monster or something fantastical. It's mega-awesome. -djg
No Chicago (news)
frank #5849
Sorry boys. No Chicago for me this weekend. I've had to cancel because we're having an emergency studio-moving operation going on this weekend. The construction has pretty much rendered our old space unusable.
What Makes It Great (music)
doug #5848
Explaining what makes "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz great. Seriously amazing.
DJG - I too am a huge Sex in the City fan (4real)
kunal #5846
It's not even a guilty pleasure for me. I plan to buy the box sets soon, because I keep catching old episodes on TBS and it's just not enough. SJP 4EVA!
Yeah, so I stopped using the term "Guilty Pleasure" when I fell in love with "Sex & The City" (mad props)
djg #5845
...a little tid-bit to say at my future funeral when the "Angels with Uzis" come down. -djg
Good Transparency: Satellites (video)
frank #5843
So awesome. This is the second one that was done at the same time as mine. So hopefully I'm next up?
Doug...I'd rather trade children for more books (the future)
djg #5842
...or, just swap the time with children to spend time finishing the children book ideas I've been sitting on for awhile, some since I was a child. Though, the way things go, those ideas might not bare the fruit I want until we're in a "Children of Men" type scenario. Which, sounds kinda ok sometimes. Besides, if I ever made a book it would be for man-children like myself. -djg
December in October (music)
norton #5841
Did anyone else pick up the first installment of the Decemberists 3 parter single series, cleverly entitled: Always a Bridesmaid. Music is nice by the cover art is a copout.
Bless my user! (film)
norton #5840
Did anyone else love Tron as much as I did as a child? Jeff Bridges is a little bit more gruff than in the 80's but I think el duderino can pull off a good camp-tronic adventure.
Kunal (film)
norton #5839
I know I've mentioned the tin tin documentary before...but have you heard about this?
This reminds me of (4real)
norton #5838
Fusilli Jerry for Seinfeld. Please...someone make miniature pasta works of all umbrella club members.
The Serif Fairy (type)
doug #5834
I guess DJG and I are the closest to having children (unless there is something I don't know) but you should certainly buy this book for us if we ever have children.
56 New Polaroids (photography)
doug #5833
Up for your consumption.
On a side note, Polaroid film is now three times as much as before. It's killing me!
Fastest Way To Straighten in Photoshop (photography)
doug #5832
Seriously, Photoshop is so ridiculously huge. This is a trick that I never knew, but I am a HUGE fan of it! Mainly posted to remind myself the next time I need to straighten a bunch of photos.
Sorry, Dudes. I was Out sick yesterday (ntih)
kunal #5830
Frank - You are of course welcome at my place as well. I have to check to see if my brother is coming into town this weekend though. I shall let you know. BTW- Check out this website.
"Maps and Legends" by Michael Chabon (buy this)
djg #5829
Great little dive into his "first non-fiction book". This one finds Chabon playing essay writer on pop-culture tide-changing literary influences like mythological, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, comics, whatnots from childhood, young adult and beyond. It's a great read. Chabon is a genius, a work horse, slave to the word sculpture, and knocks another inspiring child out of the park for me. -djg
Girls (money)
peter #5827
Nothing reminds you that you have not had a girl over in over a year like finding a bobby pin on your floor. So small, but so demoralizing...
dick (NSFW)
trevor #5826
I was thinking about going to his lecture at the TDC, but this reminded me about what a douche he is.
how to display posters (NSFW)
trevor #5824
This came up a while ago, I think this is the best solution.
"Inglorious Bastards" teaser poster? (design)
djg #5823
Looks good enough for me. I just can't wait for this WW2 epic from QT. -djg
This Weekend (the future)
frank #5820
Well, if I go to Chicago, I'd probably leave Thursday, and arrive Thur night? Leave Sunday morn. We're needing to go furniture shopping for the new studio though, so we may be going up to KC this weekend to do that. I'll let everyone know probably by tomorrow. Thanks for the warm welcome, gents.
Frank, I'll keep the light on for you. (news)
chris #5819
Ditto to what Peter said. When do you think you would be coming up and how long are you going to stay?
Chicago weekend (money)
peter #5818
No plans Frank. None at all. My couch is open for sure, Chris man has a comfy futon and kunal man has a comfy couch, so I am sure there is plenty of places for you to stay. I am not sure about Opie's furniture situation. I imagine he will make you sleep in a box with a blanket like a baby pup even if he has 8 extra beds. He really knows how to put a guy in his place.
Weekend Plans, Chicago gentlemen? (the future)
frank #5817
It's fall break and I'm thinking of driving up. Plans? Anyone have a sofa for me to sleep on if I do come up?
A Change Gonna Come (music)
kunal #5815
I nominate this awesome song as Obama's theme song when he wins the presidency.
The Suze Orman Show (video)
doug #5813
Speaking of Kristen Wiig. If you have never seen the original Suze Orman show, then you won't know how ridiculously accurate she plays the part!
KUNAL (the future)
norton #5811
I love this...my grandparents have shit like this at christmas with jesus and angels...when I'm a crusty old man I'll have festive decor like this...and lamp shades made from human skin.
SNL - The Lawrence Welk Show (video)
kunal #5810
I didn't catch this last weekend, but oh man, this is HILARIOUS. I love Kristen Wiig.
EZ Code (science)
kunal #5808
I made one for our website. Scan it and it will take you this site. w00t w00t.
WTC WTF (super shady)
kunal #5807
Weird. Am I missing something? Is this supposed to be in poor taste? Regardless, I don't like.
David Kassan (art)
chris #5806
This man does wonders with oil. His texture studies are unbelievable.
Fifty Nifty United States (video)
doug #5805
Did anyone else have to sing this in third or fourth grade? I know I did and I frickin' loved it!
This Deserves A Post. (photography)
doug #5804
Draplin is driving across the west from Portland to MNPLS (I can't spell that town for the life of me) and found this in Idaho. Only Idaho and Alaska left for me to have visited all 50 of the USofA.
DANIEL...nice exploding sperm trees! (mad props)
djg #5802
a mt. of eerie, for sure. speaking of, did some crude-lookin' rough stuff knock at your door? -djg
"MUTO" a wall-painted animation by BLU (video)
djg #5801
Great little film of wall-painted animation in Buenos Aires and in Baden.
Mt Eerie poster (design)
daniel #5800
just printed these. redid the type at the top. show ended up happening, which is good because i really liked these posters.
Palin found to have abused powers (money)
peter #5796
Troopergate inquiry finds Palin abused powers... I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS WEEKENDS POLITICAL WARS! I am going to wake up to watch Meet The Press.
baby panda's are my friends (4real)
djg #5791
i want one soooo bad. and they don't eat meat. anybody see "Planet Earth" with the panda and baby? soooo sweet. -djg
"Not Exactly Domesticated" (mad props)
djg #5790
at home with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips. man, i love this guy. great great little write-up on he, his wife and home. -djg
Confabulator Shakeup (ntih)
frank #5789
The results have been shaken up. I've been ousted out of second by the DJG.
this is the comic Millie brought home on wednesday (illustration)
djg #5788
it's pretty cool...way better than the debates and t.v. commercials. -djg
The backs to the things that I sure hope are REAL... (design)
djg #5787
i want to find these, if so. my wife picked up the comic book of the candidates the other day. -djg
True Horror = Cover for new Antony EP (music)
djg #5784
i'm not a huge fan of his, at times very hard to stomach, but he has some talent and i appreciate his artistic directions. though, not on the Leonard Cohen movie and Bjork's last album. -djg
Mandate (money)
peter #5783
Proof of Concept:
I am writing this concerning the future. The first time a gay man is elected as President of the United States, I call making a joke about him having a "man-date." You are all my witnesses.
I don't know what this link is, click on it at your own risk.
i love the cover drawing for "Offend Maggie" by Deerhoof (music)
djg #5782
the music inside is awesome and definitely Deerhoof. That band is so baffling, and in a great way. -djg
Adobe CS4 - Content Aware Scale (the future)
kunal #5779
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE. Incredible new feature (licensed from GIMP) in Adobe Photoshop (which will be a dream for quick comps, mock-ups and retouching instructions) is "Content-Aware Scaling": Non-destructive image scaling which 'protects' areas of the image that are most important (i.e. human bodies, major shapes) and scales the areas around them. Anyone who is scared of technology should probably look away.
Timeout Chicago on Roger & Chaz Ebert (4real)
djg #5777
awesome. sad though, as Ebert honestly doesn't look very good...doesn't look like the same Ebert. I know about his bad bout with cancer the past couple years, and his lack of public appearances, even on his own show, but I had no idea that he lost abilities to speak. His wife Chaz is his outer voice now. This is awesome love. -djg
Tripwire likes Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk (music)
djg #5775
nice! DL a track of my little brother and collective...nice cover too. i think they all pitched in a crayon or twelve. -djg
Divers In Motion (image)
chris #5774
Wow these are hilarious. It looks like some one poured Ex-Lax in their gatorade.
this is genius (mad props)
djg #5773
i once tried to get very ambitious with my pumpkin carving and i broked it. i will carve some on saTURDay and see what happens. i guess i DO keep it simple after all because. -djg
DOES COMPUTE: DOES NOT COMPUTE (super shady)
kunal #5768
I wanted to name my website this, and found out that this website took it. Not only that, but they took the doescompute.com and REDIRECTED TO THIS SHIZ. Sad me.
Keating 5 Doc (NSFW)
trevor #5767
Only posting this 'cause it was officially put out by the Obama camp. Oh, and the motiongraphics at the beginning are pretty nice.
U.S. Debt Clock (ntih)
doug #5766
Runs out of digits because the national debt is too big. This makes me so sad.
New NYT Illustration (illustration)
frank #5764
Another illustration for the NYT about Vista, and how to spruce it up to make it run better.
K&P (super shady)
frank #5763
Thanks for the heads up. I've taken care of it. For some reason, that post has gotten slammed by spammers. That one must have squeaked through.
Frank, Check Out the Latest Post on your Site (ntih)
kunal #5762
Comment today by loren446. Love it.
Antony Hegarty (music)
doug #5761
Best known from Antony and the Johnsons. He sang with Bjork. Really really nice. (this is a link to a recent NPR music show along with Buena Vista Social Club)
Muxtape is Back... Kinda (music)
kunal #5759
A really long statement from Muxtape founder Justin Ouellette basically summed like this: Muxtape is turning into MySpace Music. Well... not really, but it's not the same Muxtape we knew and loved. Whether I am afraid of that or not has yet to be determined, but the basic functionality of Muxtape which was popular and successful is going to be blown out into a "service for bands". They will manage their own music, and to a degree, the style and feel of their pages. The beta is private right now, but we should plan to see it revealed within the next few weeks.
Adobe CS4 (news)
kunal #5758
I attended this little event this morning, and I must say, Adobe has made a lot of steps towards making the programs more intuitive. I am a big fan of the latest interface introduced in CS3, and they step-up it up with a myriad of refinements that allow you to spend more time on the artboard, and less time digging for tools in menus and fly-outs. And finally, tabs in Photoshop for multiple files, and multiple artboards in Illustrator!
firebelly (design)
daniel #5757
are just shitty. I want to respond to this email i just got, explaining all the type errors.
Debates last nite (4real)
peter #5756
Were infuriating. Even though I have already made up my mind, I try to be adult-like and watch them. I almost turned it off in the first 20 minutes when Obama was doing terrible and McCain kept talking about projectors. Then I almost turned it off again when the candidates refused to mind the time limit and used up all the discussion time in lieu of with canned answers that were not really answers.
Tom Brokaw for President (the future)
djg #5755
Though, if Peter Jennings were alive, I'd vote for him. But, i think he was Canadian-born...? Anyway. I am done with debates, I think I already was. -djg
Wii Ski (money)
peter #5754
Uses the Wii balance board. I cannot wait till this comes out and I steal (in this order): Chris' Wii, Chris' Wii Fit, Chris' Wii ski, Chris' girlfriend, Chris' heart.
Frank...is there an ice gun for those bullets!? (4real)
djg #5753
Or, maybe Nerf and Nestle needs to get on a version of that...at least make it shoot soft serve? and have a triple barrel with the one in the middle that shoots chocolate and vanilla together! -djg
Firefox Philosophy (ntih)
kunal #5750
Firefox's Auto-Suggest search box pretty much summed up all the existential questions I have yet to ask the internet.
"Experts ponder linkd between creativity, mood disorders" (news)
djg #5748
not too surprising. interesting. -djg
Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap. Library. (4real)
doug #5747
I seriously can't find the words to describe this library.
DJG / Interview For The Record Machine (super shady)
djg #5746
I've been behind the scenes with Kansas City record label The Record Machine for over five years now. Here is a little "get -to-know" or something like that. Enjoy! -djg
Gmail Mail Goggles (ntih)
kunal #5745
No more late night, drunken rants to ex-girlfriends... via e-mail.
thinking for a living widget (money)
peter #5742
Duane- I never knew this existed! I love the idea for quick inspiration. I am going to start trying to make the widget my first stop before I head to by handy and ever growing list of bookmarks.
New poster (design)
rogan #5741
just finished this poster for this band crocodiles playing here. they are good! they have ex members of some girls and plot to blow up.... hope ya digg
T.I. Kanye West M.I.A. Others (video)
kunal #5738
Trevor, have you heard this new track off the new T.I. album? These beats are for real. I don't know if this video is official, but the track is hot.
McCain at work (money)
peter #5737
I made this from fold us candidates today while i was waiting for a 3gig image to open. Scott took a picture of it and put it right up on his flickr. I don't understand how people take photos that look good when I cannot.
My Ffffound (design)
frank #5736
Somehow I got my shaky hands on a Ffffound account. This is the stuff that I've indexed, in case you're interested in looking at lots of random samples of midcentury design and stuff.
Dance Dance Dance (money)
peter #5735
Lykke Li playing in some park in LA backed up by Bon Iver. I just found out that the show I told people about in Chicago might be sold out now. I was lazy and did not get my tickets right away. I am maybe crying.
The Big Picture - Singapore Grand Prix (photography)
kunal #5734
Images 21 and 22 are incredible. A lot of these are. Actually, all of them are.
Gothenburg Opera (architecture)
kunal #5733
Beautiful architecture. I'd love to see a few Swedish bands perform here.
Bullet proof pocket square (money)
peter #5731
Someone buy this now. I would, but I don't dress up enough.
On the topic of music. Anyone looking for a good 'pick-me-up' album, check out the new Noah and the Whale. Really fun musically and vocally. Leaves something to be desired lyrically, but it is fun.
Speaking of New Music (music)
kunal #5730
I can't believe The Faint came out with a new album. "Fasciinatiion" comes 4 years after their last release, "Wet From Birth." I was so compelled to hear how they may evolved, I decided to go ahead and give the album a spin. I just started the first song, but I can tell you: sounds like The Faint. Also sounds 4 years old. I'll report back if the rest of the album takes a turn.
David Byrne's "Playing The Building" project (art)
djg #5729
i this profiled on CBS Sunday Morning too. Fun-Clever-Cool stuff from Mr. Byrne again. You NYC boys please go play the building and see the bike racks. -djg
Bike Racks by David Byrne! (art)
djg #5728
i saw these on CBS Sunday Morning yesterday...genius. i'm jealous that KC doesn't have many bike racks, let alone cool bike racks. -djg
speaking of "Zoobilee Zoo"... (kinda cool)
djg #5726
wow. this takes me back to scary-fun land. -djg
Empire of the Sun cd cover = fabulous! (design)
djg #5725
major wow-wow points...in a "Star Wars" meets Zoobilee Zoo and Sea World kinda way. -djg
XOHM (money)
peter #5724
I cannot wait. $25 for twice the speed I am paying for DSL right now. I guess I will need to find the location of the towers in Chicago first. But this seems like it is going to be the best thing since sliced bread, and I eat a shit load of bread.
TV On The Radio (music)
frank #5723
Since we're talking about music, I thought I'd mention the new TV on the Radio is excellent. I think the whole thing is streaming on their website. It's everything that crappy newest Bloc Party wasn't. Which is mainly awesome.
I am mentioned as a repetitive verse in the new version of We Can Win Missouri! (music)
daniel #5722
Daniel raise up now you gotta go hit the record on the way to floor. I guess Jon was rewriting this song, and I did exactly what the lyrics say while he was doing it.
animal collective are so awesome. (news)
daniel #5720
this is weird. linked is the "official" AC website. recently, it was updated with the information you will soon see. the video is a loop of sometone circuit bending a toy fish. no one knows what merriwether post pavillion means, if its the name of the new album, or what. also, when you go to dominorecords.com, it says its status is merriweather post pavilion. so i am confused and excited, as you can probably tell. TTYL.
JungleDisk (the future)
frank #5719
So I've decided to take the leap and start archiving and backing up my files on the cloud. I'm using JungleDisk, which uses Amazon's S3 service. It's going to work out to be super cheap (probably about $6/mo tops?) And I'll have a backup on a server that's somewhere that's auto-backed up daily, so I don't have to worry about things. I'm in the FUTURE!
paying for gyms for obese children (the future)
djg #5715
i love the odd news headlines that gmail streams. -djg
apologies for that last one... (super shady)
djg #5713
i realize i just got a little too pitchforkmedia on it. -djg
another awesome-bad-weird Killers cover (super shady)
djg #5710
this looks like a left-over from CREED. -djg
This is such a strange image (4real)
djg #5709
for a new single by The Killers. this band baffles me. -djg
Burma Shave Signs... (art)
djg #5706
great piece of our history. when road signs were way cooler. you ever been to Maine? billboards were banned there 20 years ago...it's cool and creepy. -djg
Danny (news)
daniel #5705
I disagree, but that is what friends are for. thesocialgospel (AT) yahoo (dot) com
Daniel...what is your email? (super shady)
djg #5704
i must say, i don't think that drug-induced art should be "hoped" for. and if so, i see drug-induced art disappointing and cheating just like sports and steroids. -djg...ps: what is your email? I wish to talk to you about whales and whatnots. Thanks!
jen stark (illustration)
daniel #5702
i accidentally found her. really great colorful, hopefully drug induced stuff.
India's Top Photographer. (photography)
chris #5700
I recommend the shots of the kids. They are TCFS.
Clint Eastwood is made of solid oak (film)
djg #5697
WOW! Clint Eastwood has TWO movies coming out this winter…and a third already in production right now. geesh. he is a do-it-all work horse on another level leaving a stamp behind even in his mid-70s. I admire him sooo much. -djg
netflix on mac by years end (money)
peter #5696
the future is awesome. i will have netflix delivered to my door, on my xbox, and on my computer all at once. maybe i will watch more than one movie a month now? hopefully.
New DS (science)
chris #5693
I guess i should have waited a couple more months before i got mine. Oh well...
Trevor. (4real)
chris #5692
Agreed, this name should have ben yours. You also should have gone on to be the Kind of J-town. Also this guy looks like Bubs with a shaved head.
you guys (NSFW)
trevor #5690
let me down, how is this not my nickname. I hold you all responsible! I was thinking of a name for a blog and this might be it.
Super Brothers (mad props)
chris #5689
Pixel Love. This guy has a sweet little pixel world going on. He is rocking so large with so little. The movies are pretty good, i'd check out the Dot Matrix Revolution.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (illustration)
djg #5688
oh gosh! i had no idea this existed. i wish to ride an animal to it NOW! -djg
The Masters. (mad props)
doug #5687
Rand and Bass. (and I'm labeling this "Mad Props" so I can give them to them both - even if they are both dead)
The Irish Goodbye (super shady)
chris #5686
Kunal, are you sure you don't have a little Irish in your genes.
CYRK Posters... (illustration)
djg #5685
i've always connected an odd kin to the mystery of these posters. i'm not even sure what that means, but the animals always do it for me. -djg
DJG / Is your poster design phallic? (super shady)
djg #5684
I didn't mean it to be more than a fun face with the Bobcat paw that my Uncle Berlyn gave me from his overall front pockets while visiting my Grandmother in the nursing home, but all of Kansas City told me it is phallic. -djg
Jenny Holzer Exhibit at MCA (news)
kunal #5678
Coming Oct. 25. Would like very much to check it out. Chitown posse? Anyone else interested?
Good Grief...Another "Peanuts" Holiday Special DVD... (super shady)
djg #5677
I am quite annoyed with the DVD market milking consumers with extra special platinum totally way awesome dude editions cool beans super dupe releases every nine months. Cool on the updates, but at least put the discs in giant HEADS or something and then I might think about re-buying it. -djg
How To Celebrate a 3rd Wedding Anniversary (film)
djg #5676
Exclusive to Target only, this severed IROM MAN head set. It's awesome...actually, several stores are offering limited editions of the movie. Everybody has a product to push. Though, I will not collect them all. Oh, and isn't my wife awesome?! No flowers or all that crap...IRON MAN! -djg
Mad Men - Illustrated (illustration)
kunal #5674
I'd like that 'What'll it be, Daddy?' one. Nice. Classy. Cutsie-pootsie.
Illustrator Class (design)
frank #5672
D- you may want to check out this website. It's got some nice tutorials, and they're formatted like you're not completely stupid. I learned stuff from them.
Afraid of Vector (4real)
doug #5671
Nice post, Frank. Especially because I am using a ton of Illustrator at my new job and we all know that I really suck at Illustrator...
Vector Drawing Mistakes (design)
frank #5670
This blog post is actually quite handy for me. Hits on a lot of things that I haven't been able to figure out on my own. Super duper handy because I'd like to design a typeface one day. (Probably just a display face though. I'm not patient enough for something for books or the like.)
Dewey the library cat (buy this)
djg #5666
i want this book. i saw a feature on his life/legacy the other day. -djg
OLPC's Give One, Get One returns to Amazon on November 17 (buy this)
kunal #5665
I think I will buy one of these to a) help the world and 2) own what might be considered a collectible in 50 years. eez niiice.
oh, to be a new kid (super shady)
djg #5664
tears of joy. i must admit, i was on the pathway to being called every word for "gay" in high school because of my out-loud lyrical foreplay with NKOTB. -djg
Perfect (mad props)
kunal #5663
Frank, you beautiful man, you nailed it bygawd. Although, the proverbial battery in my head looks more like the disk-read error right now.
"CBS Sunday Morning" had a great feature on mechanical banks...here are some online. (art)
djg #5661
i wish i had more money to blow...and i wish i lived back in the ye ol' days. -djg
get one of two new Mercury Rev records for FREE... (music)
djg #5660
what a nice idea from the band themselves...get it. -djg
Published 2010 (the future)
norton #5659
I just found out one of my posters was selected for the 2010 War Resisters League Peace Calendar. I heard about it from Luba, who will be designing the calendar. I'll post the poster later.
This Shit gets me wet (mad props)
norton #5658
thanks for posting rogan. i'll drop out of school if you want to start our own lab.
Steampunk Workshop (buy this)
rogan #5656
silly name, cool stuff. i think i might have posted this here before. that keyboard is disgusting.
the curious case of benjamin button (film)
djg #5653
new David Fincher cannot be opened until Christmas...-djg
ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS (money)
peter #5652
Trevor- yes it would. it does look like a good coat, but alas. There are similarly priced coats with similar styles.
Rogan- the anniversary looks like it was awesome. the linked picture of you and ali makes me very uncomfortable.
Daniel- I think that I saw Empire of the Sun at some random loft party in Greektown here. I had a backpack full of beer on. There was a huge roof. They were really really good live. I think one guy had some crazy beard or something.
Rogan - Dude, sorry! (ntih)
frank #5650
I totally forgot that I was going to a debate party on Friday night. When I talked to you, I figured the debate would be cancelled. Oh dwells.
Whats going on in springfield?! (ntih)
rogan #5649
Riders of Rohan just had their one year anniversary formal last friday, and it was a blast. we just wish you all were there. and i dont think i spelled anything right in this comment.
another Empire of the sun single... (music)
djg #5648
i honestly can't wait for this awesomely sleeved album. -djg
My Bloody Valentine reunion...? (the future)
djg #5647
i'll finally believe it when i finally HEAR it. they've promised a new record every year since LOVELESS. -djg
Let It Be (video)
kunal #5646
As the rain pours down here in Chi, and our nation stands on the brink of history-making financial crises, this song seems very appropriate.
the art of moneygami (kinda cool)
djg #5645
if only i had cash. ah, but look at his mountain of paper and post-its next to me. -djg
The Eagles! (music)
djg #5644
I'm gonna take it easy, sittin' between my Mom & Dad while seeing The Eagles in KC in November. No, not the Philadelphia ones...no, not a conservation seminar on Bald Eagle protection...no, not my old high school basketball team...yes, the musical super group EAGLES! I Can't Wait! -djg
major boner (music)
daniel #5643
i am visiting tony and jen in tucson this fall break, and i just found out that conor oberst and the mystic valley band are playing the day before i leave. and i just bought tickets. boner.
pretty...pretty...pretty-good. (film)
djg #5642
not bad Spike...put all your joints together to make one big one. lots to chew on...not perfect...but lots to chew on. -djg
Cool Hand Paul Newman (video)
kunal #5641
My submission for my favorite Paul Newman scene. I caught this scene on TV the other day after not having seen the movie for several years now, and it was just as fantastic as the first time I saw it. Definition of classic.
BRUCE playing against each Super Bowl XLIII team (the future)
djg #5639
yes! yes! i just pray Sarah Palin doesn't usher the apocalypse until after the Super Bowl...-djg
"Young @ Heart" (film)
djg #5637
see it...it's a beauty. i hope to rock all the way to the golden years too! -djg
Jurassic Park Theme Song (music)
kunal #5636
I can't get this stupid theme song out of my head. JOHN WILLIAMS!
Gothic-Lolita (ntih)
kunal #5635
Yet another interesting (and theatrical) fashion trend in Japan. I really want to live in this country for a couple years.
Frank's NYT Illo and Big Desk (mad props)
kunal #5634
Franklin, congratulations on the NYT illustration! Looks really good. I wish they hadn't super-cropped it though. The top and bottom edges are so small. DAMN THEM. Looks really good though. I hope you get that big desk, because you are in the big time!
PandaGold (music)
chris #5633
So April and I went to the Mates of State Santogold show last night at the House of Blues. All and all a pretty good show. The interesting part about Santogold's set was when she broke out a interlude version of "lights out" the song that you here 30 secs of every time a Budlight Chill commercial comes on. Since the song will forever be remembered in association with this new lime infused beer trend she decided to mix it up. Instead she sang the chorus of the song over a sample of "Comfy in Nautica" by Panda Bear.
NYTimes article (illustration)
frank #5631
Yo dudes, here's the link to the NYT article. I made a couple of assumptions with the illustration because I pretty much got a sentence to work with on Thursday. Glad to see I guessed right.
New Desk (buy this)
frank #5628
I'm fighting tooth and nail on eBay for this guy. It's up in St. Louis... couple days left on the auction, so hopefully it works out.
frank--awesome (money)
peter #5624
1) super awesome illustration. love the concept, and, as always, the execution.
2)love that you used your own head again. now get to washington and solve this crisis.
New Illustration for the New York Times (illustration)
frank #5623
B&W for print, color for the web. Happy Friday!
The Virgin Bling (the future)
djg #5622
sequel to Ingmar Bergman's "The Virgin Spring"...you may have already heard this. i almost passed out from ridiculous when i saw this on Inside Edition a couple weeks back. man, how much could I have made at 26? only in 'Merica, but isn't this also called prostitution? -djg
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (video)
kunal #5621
It is here, and it is real. My dreams have come true as worlds collide.
pete...top-notch! (mad props)
djg #5618
good work. you inspire me with your work horse ethic. i too have windows sitting in my stock pile in need of stuff made on them...if i can't use it today, i'll use it fifty years from today. -djg
DIESEL XXX (video)
chris #5616
Oh yeah, some one had some fun with this one. Trevor, you might have already seen this, but if not i'm sure you will love it.
Reconciliation (money)
peter #5615
A new painting that is almost done. I painted it on a sweet old window.
What I did at work yesterday (money)
peter #5614
Aaron and I celebrating putting tape on a window with a super sweet jumping high five. What is better than an animated GIF of a high five? Nothing.
"Eyes Without A Face" (film)
djg #5611
finally got to this one...good blue print to horror stuff. though, the graphic documentary about the slaughterhouses of Paris on the Criterion release is even better. and wow-wow. cinema fantastic out the wahzoo. and i mean that because it's a zoo of animals getting butchered and "wah-ing" all the way to the dinner plate. my grandfather was a butcher for 40 years and i could have easily followed, but i chose graphic design and debt. go figure. oh, and check out that design...AA all the way. one of their best pieces. speaking of AA, they won a silver at the Chicago poster competition thingy. cool beans. -djg
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (ntih)
djg #5609
Autumn is good again for a Michael Chabon kick...and this book cover is hot dog. And I just found out that the movie adaptation is coming out this winter. geesh, gonna be a great movie season. -djg
JPMorgan buys WaMu (news)
kunal #5608
In the biggest bank failure in history, JPMorgan Chase will acquire massive branch network and troubled assets from Washington Mutual for $1.9 billion.
Frank Gets SwissMissed! (4real)
doug #5607
Part deaux. Or three. Or four. I don't remember, but congrats!
I.O.U.S.A. (design)
opie #5606
I'm sure most of you have seen this. Pretty awesome, even though it makes me worried about the economy...which I know nothing about!
oh...Republic Tigers tour pictures (mad props)
djg #5604
i want to be chaperoned around the world to make my art too. -djg
The Way of the Road... (mad props)
djg #5603
this blog entry documents Kansas City darling The Republic Tigers insane/incarceration Visa battle in order to trek with Travis overseas...-djg.
DJG / Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Sheep... (super shady)
djg #5602
My Dad used to holler "Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Sheep..." until the whole herd came running. I am working on a children's book detailing the experience. For now, it is a series in yard clippings until I myself become mulch. Some of these have been seen in other venues already, but whatever. You get the picture. Shoot, I can hear Winter bleating and I need to get the best out of my lawn. -djg
GPS Story (super shady)
frank #5598
One time, the GPS in my iPhone told me which stall I was in, in one of the bathrooms in O'Hare.
iPhone GPS, Part Deux (4real)
kunal #5597
Sorry, I didn't answer your full question. It uses a combination of GPS AND cell phone towers to more accurately (and quickly) pinpoint your position.
iPhone 3G GPS (4real)
kunal #5596
Doug the iPhone 3G GPS feature is one of my favorites. It's highly accurate (it zooms in to show my position IN a building (like, I am in the back, or front), and it is very helpful. Unfortunately, due to software or hardware (weak antenna) the GPS isn't ideal for driving conditions. It can't update quickly enough. Some people have speculated that this can be solved by a 3rd party solution with more powerful software. Also, the 3G is key to the GPS. If the iPhone is running on Edge...forget about it.
Safety Dance Video (video)
doug #5594
Maybe you have seen this before. It is too wonderful for words.
iPhone GPS (buy this)
doug #5593
Does anyone have the new iPhone 3G? If so, how does the GPS work on it? Is it real GPS (getting info from satellites) or does it ONLY use cell tower GPS info? Is it good GPS or just dinky maps with a locator? Just weighing my options...
Pete, (4real)
doug #5590
Unfortunately, we stayed with friends - so I don't have any ideas on hotels. But this hotel with the funny sign is just south of all of the downtown on Congress street and has a great pizza place across the street from it and also a Airstream trailer that sells amazing cupcakes.
haha. woops (news)
daniel #5589
that other link is for eric's 3d illustration class. here is my bike tattoo
Takka Takka: everybody say (music)
chris #5587
This song is totally rubbing me the right way today. Maybe it's the syncopation, maybe it's just because it's a slow day and i'm just falling into it's mellow embrace. Either way i'm probably going to pick up the rest of this album.
I'll be in Austin for a few days this Thanksgiving (the future)
djg #5586
though, i'm staying with my mother-in-law/step father-in-law who live in nearby Manor, TX. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" was filmed there. I plan to go see that water tower that Leonardo climbed in the film. -djg
doug (money)
peter #5585
did you guys stay in a downtown hotel in austin? we are looking for one that is agreeable, can hold three people for two nites, and is not really expensive.
Kunal, (4real)
doug #5584
It's crazy that you posted that sign because Allison and I were in Austin this past weekend and I saw that very sign and thought it was funny.
If i were born to Sarah Palin my name would be "Vise Peeper Palin" (super shady)
djg #5583
see what your's would be. -djg
Daniel...i'm on it! (the future)
djg #5581
it will be a first cousin to the one you like, maybe even better lookin'. he is swimming at home right now or i'd be saddled up already. -djg
Street View Guy Has Balloons? (kinda cool)
kunal #5580
I was attempting to locate the nearest White Castle to the office, when I noticed that my little street view character was wearing a party hat and carrying balloons. See image. That is quite strange! Is it his birthday?
Daniel...perhaps something can be arranged... (4real)
djg #5578
...what is your mailing address? -djg
pete...beary nice (4real)
djg #5577
at first i thought the wittle trees were arms of a buried man. and that would be a great idea to spin off...a beary nice bear helping pull up a buried man...and then the bear eats him. -djg
futureman (money)
peter #5576
a guy at work was just telling me about this. this guy plays with the flecktones. he made this instrument himself. i am guessing he tore down his own house and built a banjo-thing out of it.
Springtime! (money)
peter #5574
A painting for my friend Wolly. It is really big. It was all drawn with whiteout pen first. It was going to be just plain white, but then the wash started looking badass. The closeup is here so you can see the bear.
How Is Obama Doing? (news)
frank #5572
Really kind of amazing website that grabs an average of a bunch of polls.
The Giada-net (money)
peter #5570
Chris man's second best girl is now on Hulu. Everyday italian... more like everyday titties.
THe Big Picture Does it Once Again (photography)
kunal #5569
Bringing us big pictures of North Korea's stunning display of patriotism and national pride.
DJGs Advice is da best (news)
kunal #5566
Make friends with you IT people. They aren't out to get you, but they are there to make things run for the company as safely and smoothly as possible.
Internet Free For All (NSFW)
frank #5565
Doug - I can do whatever I want to on the internet. Right now I'm downloading illegal flickr accounts while uploading torrents to personal emails.
@ the office (money)
peter #5564
we have pretty much free reign. I know kunal got in trouble for uploading via transmit to his personal site once, but I upload to flickr almost exclusively at work. We are expected to check personal email at work because they flip out if work email is used for anything personal. Being that IT regularly controls my computer from theirs to fix things, I know there is a good amount of monitoring going on everywhere, but no one cares as long as it is legal. Actually, I emailed our office manager about a bit torrent client, so maybe not even.
I have been meaning to call/email RE the new job. CONGRATULATIONS! Also, after a year and a half at a "design firm" as opposed to an "ad firm," there is no difference. People are just more snobby about the fact that they are at a design firm. Hell, I was before I started working, that was one huge reason to come to VSA instead of Barkley. Didn't want to "sell my soul." Guess what? It happened anyway. Same old shit, different name. But... healthcare! paycheck! portfolio! résumé! Give and take. Make at least some cool shit and you won't get sad.
Doug...i keep it hush-hush on this end and being the anxiety-riddled piece of naive small town crick that i am, i get a bit paranoid sometimes... (super shady)
djg #5563
i am tuggin' on the line more than i probably should, but it is a bit relaxed here. though, i keep it hush. and we are small and i am good friends with the tech guys and they never look at that stuff anyway. though, a few months back, if you remember, they almost pulled the plug. but, instead they just blocked myspace/facebook and crap like that. best wishes on the new job. if you wake up with holes in your neck, that is a good sign to leave. "Hush" by Deep Purple rocks my jock off. i love it to death. it's perfect. -djg
surveillance (NSFW)
trevor #5562
Doug, I believe we are on a "don's ask, don't tell" policy. We do what the fuck we want but there is definitely monitoring going on. Oh, and we can IM to!
Work Tracking (4real)
doug #5561
So it is my first day at my new job. So far, the evils of advertising had hidden their faces. But I wanted to ask you boys a question: does your work block/track your online activity? And what is the policy at VSA/AKQA of checking personal email/websites throughout the day? Just curious.
Bizarre Headline of the Day (news)
frank #5560
"EPA won't limit rocket fuel in U.S. drinking water"
What the fuzz?
DJG / Postcards Sent To DJW (super shady)
djg #5559
Here is a set of 21 postcards (Front & Back) made by DJG and sent to Douglas James Wilson in May of 2008. -djg
Oh Yeah (design)
frank #5558
Also, to be stupid, I made an iPhone/iTouch icon for the site. You know, just in case you want to bookmark it in there.
frank...! (mad props)
djg #5556
good lookin' new house for all things frank! i used to dislike the use of thumbnails too, but your use of them are convincing me to like them now. solid work buddy. keep it up! -djg
apostropheabuse.com (4real)
djg #5555
you may have seen this...but, it is quality. My favorite is "No Playing With Ball's". -djg
flash drives (retractable) (money)
peter #5553
Trevor- WOOT has an 8gig on sale right now for $18(+5 s/h). I have the same brand and it is good. When I say good, I mean it is a flash drive and it works. I might end up buying this.
Little Big Planet used in place of Powerpoint (video)
chris #5552
This was a pretty great idea on Sony's part. They created a level in the game that presented the introductory numbers of the presentation. Pretty sweet, this game might tip me to buy a ps3.
VMX Architects (architecture)
kunal #5551
Love the blue guide line running over everything, randomly. Nice site.
trevor (news)
daniel #5550
i have the exact same flash and it works great. i dont know what else to say .i am drunk. COLLLLLEGGGGGE
love lockdown (NSFW)
trevor #5549
I don't know how I feel about the singing, but I am digging the design.
flippy flash drives (NSFW)
trevor #5548
Does anyone have any experience with these retractable flash drives? I am curious whether the latch mechanism will hold up.
Norton...yes, Chad is a friend of mine. (4real)
djg #5545
one of my best. he is in lawrence, ks now and we routinely hook up for movie marathons and eating. he knows a lot of springfield past and present. he taught some film classes and communication. -djg
For the discerning whiskey drinker (science)
chris #5544
For any who drinks whiskey or any other drink of the rocks this ice maker is for you. It will create a perfect sphere of ice with the power of gravity. A spherical ice cube means a slower melt and a longer time before your drink gets watered down. The mold can also be changed to make just about any other form.
Ecstasy Cat (video)
kunal #5543
Not particularly funny, but worth it once the music kicks in. Trevor, you will be all about that Benny Bennasi beat! That cat is outta control! I like this site.
Planned Parenthood & Palin (NSFW)
trevor #5542
Got this email today, pretty clever, " Make a donation to Planned Parenthood (minimum donation is only $5) in Sarah Palin's name! And here's the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they'll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honor. Here's the link to the Planned Parenthood website: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ (to make an Honorary Donation, Click on DONATE at the very top of the page and select HONORARY from the menu that drops down). You'll need to fill in the address to let PP know where to send the 'in Sarah Palin's honor' card. I suggest you use the address for the McCain campaign headquarters, which is: McCain for President 1235 S. Clark Street 1st Floor Arlington , VA 22202
Manhunters: Assassination style (news)
chris #5541
Apparently the creators of The Wire and Oz are getting together to produce a mini series about the 12 day manhunt after the assasination of Abe Lincoln. With my love the Wire and with how well HBO treated John Adams I can easily get behind this.
New Cool Kids Track (mad props)
rogan #5537
Delivery man, free to download. totally amazing. and you might recognize Chuck's verse from that black cab session i posted a while back
totally hilarious logo (super shady)
rogan #5536
guys, this could be the funniest logo i have ever seen
totally agree, and i've yet to even see "The Dark Knight"... (4real)
djg #5532
9 times out of 10 I agree with the KC Star’s head film critic, Robert W. Butler…I couldn’t agree more with this. -djg
new BRIAN WILSON record! (music)
djg #5531
Did anybody know there is a brand new Brian Wilson record out NOW?! I was in Barnes & Noble last night and came across it. Awesome! Too bad CDs cost too much money. -djg
i want to "Dial M" (music)
djg #5530
man, i’m pumped! I get a bit giddy for new Starflyer 59 releases. Though, i’ve been off the radar with them since 2005. But, this really excites me. Classic design and a Hitchcock film title! I'm ready to die-al right now. har harm, "F" yeah! -djg
Laugable Design (ntih)
kunal #5529
A little fun on a Friday, we all like to check out laughably bad trade show booth graphics websites? Right? Vinyl banners? Well, vinyl type of course! Enjoy the bloodbath!
kewl online stores (news)
daniel #5528
that accept paypal? i have imaginary online moneyz burning a hole in my pocket.
kewl online stores (news)
daniel #5527
that accept paypal? i have imaginary online moneyz burning a hole in my pocket.
wild card bitches (video)
chris #5526
For those who caught the new episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia last night.
'No Smoking Under No Coditions"! (mad props)
djg #5525
in Henry Darger's room/woom! I love this...it is brilliant and I assume he made it for his own apartment. My buddy Chad has pictures from Henry Darger's reconstructed room at Intuit in Chicago. He was a likeable bastard and crept under the velvet rope and actually touched the type writer that banged out 15,000 pages of novel genius. -djg
Typo-not-funnies. (ntih)
doug #5524
Yeah, Frank, I saw that site. I thought I would really like it.
No.
Doug is now Gainfully Employed! (news)
doug #5523
I will be working for Marlin advertising company here in Springfield. They specialize in food advertising. I will be a freelance designer for them (not full time - which is good actually) but I will be working in their office about 25-30 hours a week.
It is a good setup because they do not have a full-time position open at the moment, but they want to hire me, but they are a little nervous because I have never worked in advertising before. And I am nervous about them because I am not sure if I want to sell my soul to advertising. So, it is good for both sides to try it out and see.
I am nervous about advertising, but honestly the people that work at Marlin are really smart and nice people and not ones to buy into the soul-sucking corporate lies and money. They are very choosy about who they work for and they really seem to believe in people over money. Which is good, but isn't that what they all say?
sirously goooood (design)
daniel #5522
How many art directors does it take to change a lightbulb? Does it have to be a lightbulb?
AKQA (money)
peter #5521
On apple livepage profile. I didn't read too closely, but, Trevor, where was your name? I thought at the very least there would be a "T. Gillz uses iTunes while he pounds bitches out!"
Seriously Unfunny (design)
frank #5520
A series of typography jokes that make me want to punch myself in the face.
noah and the whale (money)
peter #5518
as cute as this site is...
this band really rips off Wes Anderson films with its logo and also its videos. The website takes it one step further.
they do write really catchy songs though. makes my pee pee smile.
yeahhh (NSFW)
trevor #5516
Doug, don't be puss. All the cool kids are doing it and you want to be TCFS right? I just bought my bike but no one has stopped me to ask questions b/c I don't have it yet. The shop is fucking around trying to get me the '08 which is now discontinued.
Kunal, (NSFW)
trevor #5515
you seriously fucked up by not patenting this when you had the chance. Ahh, hindsight.
little fork = big type! (design)
djg #5514
lovely. lovely. pants wetting lovely. i want a time machine NOW dang it. -djg
Zoo Madrid Matchbook... (design)
djg #5512
another good lookin' '70s matchbook. i just realized that the matches in my home were kept right next to the cookie jar. i was doubl-fistin'! -djg
ha! a co-worker just made an interesting point on those animal matchboxes... (4real)
djg #5511
isn't it funny how they are matchboxes that kids would be drawn towards?! but, it was the '70s...i know i played with many a stick of match as i caught the last eleven and one half months of that strange and fine decade. or, i guess i just really shouldn't have children. -djg
doug (news)
daniel #5510
suck it up, be a man, ride fixie like rogan and i. i have never had so much fun in my life. oh, and be careful if you are buying it locally.....
really really gosh darn beautiful old animal matchboxes (design)
djg #5509
geesh. i want them. so good it hurts. -djg
incase you werent aware of what a "pork rind" actually is (science)
rogan #5508
BBBBLLLLAAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!@!#!@!!@!#!111oneon3!!!
Masi Bikes (4real)
doug #5507
Boys, I just test-rode the fixed-gear Masi bike and it is freaking amazing. I'm not man enough for a fixed-gear, but I would flip the hub and make it single-speed. I had three people stop me and ask if the bike was mine and commented how much they liked it.
alfred hitchcock's FRENZY trailer (video)
daniel #5505
great trailer for a great movie. Hitchcock's last movie, frenzy, is a murder mystery about the "neck tie killer", a rapist in 1970's britain.
Peter (mad props)
rogan #5503
if that war shirt wins, instead of scrooge jumping in a sea of gold, he will be jumping into a sea of my gold splooge.
pete (design)
daniel #5502
if this shirt, i will spend so much money on it. 5 times a billion. i love it. you should get a small run printed if it doesnt get in. or, i will print them for you if you send me a file. i promise. get back to me on this.
threadless (money)
peter #5501
5 out of 7 shirts are out of the running! Oh No!!! At least I think that is what it means. It said finished early. Two are left still in it, so that is good. Who knows? Bo knows.
skillz (money)
peter #5497
this kids hand skills are insane. it makes me sad inside. i think he is like 12 years old or something as well.
Science is Awesome! (science)
doug #5496
This site answers so many good questions! Like: Why does scantron require using only a #2 pencil?
I'm Home (film)
frank #5495
After 40 hours of traveling. Too tired to catch up on the UC now, but I link you to this amazingness for my childhood.
Music for The Road = Nick Cave (film)
djg #5489
"The Road" just got even more promising. got's Cormac McCarthy's great story, John Hillcoat's direction, Viggo's acting and music by Nick Cave. geesh. -djg
calling all students (NSFW)
trevor #5484
This is a bold competition that deserves bold solutions. I see a lot of "Hope" and "Change" being implemented. Don't know if it is worth doing but I thought it was just a reflection of the mood our country is in. Someone should just do a red,white and blue graident on the golden arches and a line that says, "America, Fuck Yeah!" Sorry Daniel and Norton if Cedo, Dough, or Frank picks this up and makes you do it as a class assignment. I could only see it being successfully done by Sr. Pervukhin. Sorry Dough, Frank and Cedo.
shave the pussy (NSFW)
trevor #5482
Interactive shaving experience! Exactly what it says it is, so NSFW for some.
General Wasabi Sauce (super shady)
doug #5476
Seriously, who/what is "General Wasabi Sauce?" And how can he/she have more posts than Qian Qian - who actually exists?!
I have never actually watched talk soup before (video)
daniel #5475
but i just watched this and it was the funniest thing i have ever seen. i think.
DJG / Mathematics & Tambourine Club Poster (super shady)
djg #5473
a newbie-oldie. going back to some silly games. it's like a banner for the ultimate in school nerderies, and the weight loss club woman with the shotgun club boys in her trowsers gives those nerds some edge...but, all are winners at my school. the image is part of a series i'm doing on things in people's pants. i will one day fianlly contact back the folks at a local fitness club who want to show my work there. but, i only want to show stuff doing with Richard Simmons and putting things in pants, like boys with shotguns or a nest of birdies and such. it's kinda like Eddy Murphy's "Boogie in Your Butt", but I probably won't piss off too many right wing Christian groups. and I fight with J. Clives on my side, so they can stick it in their pants. -djg
GM Volt (super shady)
doug #5472
I hate to be a pessimist here, but ABOUT DAMN TIME GM! Seriously. And all they can come up with is a car that looks like a Prius? AND it won't be ready until 2010?! AND even that is subject to change?!
Good grief Detroit, get with it. You have sat back and lobbied the government for FAR too long.
Danny (design)
daniel #5470
my and my friend, or ex girlfriend, or whatever, visisted the boys in january and went to the intuit and it was really great and i really recommend going. the lil room was really incredible and it makes me wish i was insane like henry darger because he had a lot of lil paints and stuff that were super cute.
PETE...bootiful type (mad props)
djg #5469
i like these. make 'em bigger...and more of them. i am starting some new and improved type pieces myself. big ones. but, not as annoying or "Amazing" as Aerosmith's later work...-djg
Chicago boys...please chaperone me one of these days and take me here! (the future)
djg #5468
my buddy Chad toured this Henry Darger apartment recreation yesterday in your town. i want to go so bad. i saw a big bulk of his legacy at The American Folk Art Museum in NYC last year...but, this place in your town looks really fascinating. Though, i'm sometimes a bit iffy about things of such nature as there are certain privacy/barrier issues and respect for the deceased...but, this is Henry Darger we're talking about here...Chicago boys, some day i will come to your town and you can be my datesa and we can get drunk on Henry Darger and good times. Maybe we should all have a show...even if it's in somebody's bathroom, that would be a hoot. -djg
Mistakes No. 2 and Mistakes No. 1 (money)
peter #5467
Two new paintings by me. I was writing "These Are Mistakes" in my sketchbook, and by an fortunate accidents it could also be read as "Are These Mistakes" but I never realized it until last nite. There are few things I love more than going through old sketchbooks and finding ideas I never knew I had. Especially when the brain is full of cobwebs and I have no ideas that I haven't accidentally come up with yet.
GM Volt (video)
chris #5466
So the GM Volt should be coming out in the next two years. A fully electric car that gets 40 miles on a full charged battery of FCB (i'm coining this phrase) This video specificaly looks at how they are shaping the aerodynamics. It looks to be part of a series about the car though i haven't seen any of the others. This is pretty big for GM I think they are putting a lot into this car.
Chris, (4real)
doug #5465
Thank you for your clarification and for the link to that blog - now I have one more thing to become snobby about...
nyc housing (NSFW)
trevor #5464
Pete, I will live here instead and we can play real-life Super Smash Bros. on it.
Doug (art)
chris #5463
Let me correct myself it is properly named Junipero (Spanish for Juniper.) Though i believe there might be another gin named Green Juniper or something similar. Anyway, this gin review site has some nice discussions on the topic. Though i do disagree with them when it comes to tonic water. I believe Q-tonic is worth the money, though it's not a back porch with friends tonic water, it's drinks at the Carrolton with Don Draper kind of tonic.
Trevor, (the future)
doug #5462
No, I did not play the DH game. But now I have and I can't figure it out. All I can do is die by hitting rocks and stumps or fly by hitting little hills. How do I get points?!
Chris, (4real)
doug #5461
I appreciate the feedback on the gin as I have heard through the grapevine that you are the G&T man. Which makes me like you all the more.
What is this "Juniper" you speak of? Is that the brand name or just what is in it (because almost all gins have juniper berries in them)? Do tell.
a recent Charlie Kaufman interview... (4real)
djg #5459
i need an extra 2-1/2 hours to hear this...i'm looking very much forward to his "Synecdoche, New York". -djg
Doug, in response to last weeks question (4real)
chris #5456
On a day to day basis i drink Tanqueray with my tonic. Though recently i have been trying to branch out and try some other gins. So far i have really enjoyed Right Gin, especially with Q-Tonic if you can get your hand on some. The next bottle i buy will probably be Juniper. I have heard from my brother that it is the cats meow.
I Like this neversleeping fellow... (mad props)
kunal #5454
This post had me cracking up: "Why is it all of the sudden hip to look like a pedophile? I really don’t know."
Never Sleeping Design - Blog (design)
djg #5452
my buddy ben...he is a maker. we should get him in on some UC action one of these days. -djg
50 Amazing gig posters... (design)
djg #5451
nice little set of concert posters. my buddy Ben (Never Sleeping) is in there with his Caribou one! he and i are currently collaborating on a big epic thingy bopper of a poster. it will be tweat-neat. i will share when it goes live next month. currenly i'm chipping away at a pile of fifty some illustrations for it. he is too. -djg
Smile For Google Earth (4real)
doug #5450
This town in Russia figured out when Google Earth's satellite was going to be overhead and got a bunch of people together to make a smiley face.
Data Data Data Data (buy this)
kunal #5448
Yessss. I will have to get this, so I can continue to track everything that I do. Today it took me (door to desk) 29 minutes and 33 seconds to get to work.
The Real Deal (design)
kunal #5447
Trevor and I were talking about this last night: Remember when Designers used to dress like badasses/men? Holding cigars, sitting on badass lounge chairs, drinking the finest scotch? Obviously, no one here remembers that time directly, but we know what we know from stories and pictures. If I could afford these clothes, and those cigars, you better believe I'd be all for bringing the respect back to the design profession that we've lost over the many years. If you want a good idea of how designers are portrayed these days, go to a stock image search engine and type in "graphic designer" and let your eyes be gouged by all the CRAZY, free-spirited, kooky, hip and young artistes. Forshame! Chris, let's bring Mad Men to the office.
for everyone but especially for kunal, the skatman (NSFW)
trevor #5445
Be bop ba be da boop, baa beda bop.
david Vandervelde performs cocksucker blues live (music)
daniel #5444
this dude deserves all our money and love.
xbox 360 answer (money)
peter #5442
Trevor- I read yesterday that you can plug in ipods to your 360 and it will both play and charge them, so I assume that means they are all fitted with fully powered usb2 ports. Should run anything that plugs into a port on your computer.
xbox 360 question (NSFW)
trevor #5441
Pete or Kunal, do either of you guys know if the 360 will power an external drive w/o a power source or possibly a large thumb drive? Thanks.
Foals (music)
opie #5440
So if you're a fan of Bloc Party and was kinda disappointed in them recently, you should really check out Foals. Just sayin'...that's all.
leroy jenkins (NSFW)
trevor #5439
I don't know how I ever missed this. Sorry if this is terribly bad news, but I couldn't resist to share with those who live in a cave as I do. Beats the Toyota Tundra WoWC spot by a million billion.
gerber artifact tool (money)
peter #5438
awesome awesome awesome and cheap cheap cheap. i think i might get it.
DJG / REVIEW Magazine Profile (super shady)
djg #5435
REVIEW is a lovely little arts magazine published monthly in Kansas City, MO. September’s issue covers the wide range of poster design in and around the city’s scene. The fine people over at REVIEW have been kind enough to recognize posters produced by DJG, allowing room for a write-up and three posters. REVIEW magazine can be picked up for free at Kansas City area locations. You can also browse what they have to offer on their website as there is an extended profile of the various poster makers that the KCMO area has to offer. -djg
New Mt. Eerie poster (design)
daniel #5434
I havent printed these yet because the day i designed and illustrated it, they may have decided to cancel the show completely. that would blow, but i still made this.
Fox News Does Something Right (video)
kunal #5431
Unbelievable. Thanks GOOD magazine for pointing this out.
glad i am single (money)
peter #5429
When I see things like this. Series of shots of Beckham checking out a girls ass when she is right in front of him, and his obviously super-hot wife getting jealous.
Average Rating (money)
peter #5428
I guess you cannot see the shirts yet. Someone told me a lie. The average rating right now is the ratings that I gave to other people. I am harsh and don't like bullshit.
threadless submissions (money)
peter #5423
the theme is "threadless loves drawing." So I took a bunch of things that I have already done and made them into t-shirts big time. BIG TIME. Not available for voting yet, but I will repost when it is.
I cant take credit for finding this, per se (news)
daniel #5422
rogan showed it to me, but this has a broken social scene soundtrack instead of guns n roses like the OG version. so yeah, watch this. bike messengers in NYC. min 3-4 is fucking sick. and the end. i am going to ride my bike to work now. yes.
GOOD Sheet (design)
kunal #5421
These are printed on 12 x 24 newsprint and distributed for free at Starbucks. Available on their website too.
Space Olympics (video)
kunal #5419
SNL Digital Short from last night—this song is already stuck in my head. "Space Swords: Totally Cancelled"
some serious recession (NSFW)
trevor #5417
"My president black, my lambo blu, and i'll be god dmaned if my rims aint too." This album is very very legit. Not a fan before, but this cat grew up and realized the potential of hip-hop.
itunes grid (NSFW)
trevor #5416
I really like the new iTunes grid view, though I think I'll stick to the tried and true coverflow.
Denison Witmer...new album cover. (music)
djg #5415
nice little throwback, BUT i sure would be bummed if this was photoshopped. -djg
There Are Many Things I Don't Understand About M.I.A. (ntih)
doug #5412
This is one of them. And also this.
Lively - by Google (super shady)
kunal #5411
I see GREAT potential for this tool. Y'all know what I am talking about. This is hilarious.
we should start a design firm in a foreign country (super shady)
daniel #5405
if obama loses. we could call it "EX-PATS" or something. oh, and my teacher had an interesting quote in religion class today, referencing a german teacher she had in grad school at harvard, who was christian, and made to fight for the nazis in wwII: "nationalism is the greatest sin on earth" when she told the class this story, and the quote, I literally got shivers down my spine. have a good friday everyone!
THE ROAD (film)
djg #5404
i think i already pooped my pants with these images a while back...but, is anybody else super excited for this movie? i'm almost through the book my second and a half time...need to read it once more before November hits. and please read this masterpiece before seeing the movie. though, the movie looks like it might just nail it. you got the fire? -djg
Gin & Titonic (ntih)
doug #5403
For all us G&T drinkers.
BTW: UC poll - which premium gin do you prefer?
LogoDesignLove (design)
doug #5402
An online logo design site. One of my students found it. Pretty nice.
Trevor, (4real)
doug #5400
Allison and I talked about that the other day. If Obama doesn't win, we might just move to Scotland early to start my grad school. But if Scotland doesn't work out, for sure I will move to Asia with you. Especially Japan. I want to go to Japan so much.
Take Screenshots on iPhone (ntih)
kunal #5399
Thanks Pete, for letting me know about this. Nice. Now I will do that, but I don't know for what reason...I should find one.
DJG / DJG's Ark (super shady)
djg #5398
Me and The Boss and our pets. The ones that chase something in the night. -djg
presidential ultimatum (NSFW)
trevor #5397
If Obama loses if I am going to Asia. At one point I thought Hillary was the most insane potential candidate, The Barracuda has taken the cake and eaten it to. Who's coming with me, Kunal we could get that Japanese mistress you've always wanted.
Stuart Kolakovic (illustration)
chris #5395
Has some really nice illustrations, I also strongly recommend going to the comics section and viewing the "Never Been" comic. He uses a surprisingly really cool technique to tell the story.
"Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head" (film)
djg #5394
one of the all-time greatest scenes from the movies. this swoons me something fierce. -djg
Photos from New York (photography)
norton #5391
I finally posted some photos from the summer. I took probably 200 photos...but these are just a few.
ass nasty video (NSFW)
trevor #5390
This is the video I was talking about that our CFO made us take offline. Well, apparently a agencyspy blog picked up the story and imbedded the video. Just for the record and any keystroke trackers or IT monitoring: I DID NOT POST/LEAK THIS!
Nice new posters by designer Karl Eggers... (design)
djg #5389
Former SMSU designer...former roommate of mine...he is in St. Louis, MO. -djg
oh, that Dubya'll... (4real)
djg #5388
har har. actually, i bet he was saying, "I'll-Fly 'a-Kite 'a". -djg
DJG / Chomp Womp Masks (super shady)
djg #5387
Back on 08-08-08 my brother curated the second of many art/music one-nighters in Lawrence, KS called "Chomp Womp", showcasing the noisy band Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk. Originally I had big ideas to make eight foot tall cardboard creatures (something I began back in 2006 for a show), but instead focused small because I was saving on postage stamps. Instead, I donated some masks to the cause. Sadly Icould not attend to see the results, but Drew said they were a hoot. However, I'm now concerned that most noses aren't as perfect as mine for such masks. Oh well. They are also business cards for myself, i suppose. Included in these images is another mask that doubled as a poster. However, I ran out of steam, hand strength, time and spray paint to fully realize it. So, only a facefull was fulfilled and sent along the way from on lucky person to be a walking advertisement in downtown Lawrence, KS. Enjoy. -djg
DJG / Big Erin's Easel (super shady)
djg #5386
Last Wednesday in a downpour, this story came back to me. -djg
DJG / Mr. Robin Mahfood (super shady)
djg #5385
Since I don't give the church I attend any more than my get there lates and leave earlies, I save my personal collection plate portion for charities that help with cancer and aids, veterans and dying babies. However, I am getting more and more vulture-like charities plucking my name off the "giver's list" and sending me junk. So much in fact that it can cause a man to think twice now and feed his cats before kids. I want to help as much as I can, but not when I feel that all the manipulative advertising, design and printing costs could have been put towards ACTUALLY putting food into the stomachs of dying babies or put towards cancer/aids research and to veterans who've been neglected by the country they've fought for. I'm kidna contemplating on using those postage paid envelopes and free stamps to donate art instead of cash. -djg
DJG's Long Walks Home... (4real)
djg #5384
Showbiz Pizza BALLS have sooooo many hours of my youth buried in them. That place is magical. Though, the best trip was when my best friend Ean's dad Rex (a mortician/janitor/bus driver/preacher)had to pick up a dead body in a cardboard box from Kansas City International Air Port. It was Ean's 10th birthday (i think?) as we satin in the back, faced cars tailgating "The Hearse" while singing Dexy's Midnight Runner tunes (actually, the only one we knew)as the gloomy Oct. sun melted down the foliage and lapped another notch to Ean's life line. We entered into the special access back of the lettered terminal like rock stars. Our faces in flushed red and "The Hearse" in angelic white. Rex wore aviator sunglasses with confidence, flopping his neck tie while gripping the back hatch handle to bring out a couple of live ones. Ean and I watched papers signed with scribbles and then a six-to-seven foot long regular ol' card board box delivered to a dock by a service vehicle/fork lift. Rex unfolded the middle and backwards back seats, laying down a smooth foundation for the forthcoming lay-over. The exchange of scribbles and body only took a matter of minutes. Even for the 1980s, i found this efficiency in top form. Room in the back of "The Hearse" was now limited and the ten and nine year old were a little disappointed. Though, Rex promised us great riches were in store. So, Ean hopped in the front passenger seat and I directly behind him, one arm resting on a cardboard box. The only thing between life and death a thinner-than-i-wished layer of compressed poop brown paper. The colored smear that this shell let loose upon soul's release. She, whom I would come to get to know on that car ride home, was from Garland, TX (Dallas Suburb). It just so happened that my Mom's sister resides there and I couldn't help to think it was Aunt Linda inside that box, or at least someone that the Brightwell family were acquainted with. But, this person was gone now as "The Hearse" was the vessel's harbor now, at least for another tiny handful of hours on a highway into the heartland. Bright Branson-like lights showed us the biz less than thirty-five minutes and miles of cardboard box arm props. "Showbiz Pizza or Bust" was scrawled in my under pants lining and beyond as we knocked around the play pin's plastic balls and played video games with greasy fingers into Ean's birthday night. All the while, the pizza crust of a box sat, naked and cold. I swear I slept the sleep of the dead on the ride home. And I swear I could sense pepperoni slice rounds opening up inside that delivery box...-djg
stashes (super shady)
djg #5383
Somebody here said, “The cop that pulled me over this morning had one of those ‘80s porn stashes!” and I honestly understood this as, "The cop had a ton of ‘80s porn stashed in his cop car?" Wow. that would be odd and vintage stuff. Though I doubt it was mint condition. And how would a civilian find this out anyway? Super seedy shady arse-clinchin' schtuff (in my best Eric PUUURRRvuhkin voice). -djg
TREVOR...no joke. but, i am now ashamed to say I once played an awful spin-off game of today's anniversary events called "Twin Towers" that involved pillows and human bodies. (super shady)
djg #5381
Doug Wilson, I think you were there too. And we both have senses of humor that we can't help sometimes. Though, mine extends to kicking over cans of baked beans on your former front porch and pissing off your roommate, but that was a different game altogether. -djg
to soon (NSFW)
trevor #5379
I've decided it is to soon to joke about 9-11. I'm now in NYC and should exhibit a bit more compassion. I need an american flag pin stat.
conspiracy (NSFW)
trevor #5378
Danny, I find it a bit suspicious that your 911th post on tUC coincides with the 7th anniversary of the 9-11 Attacks. Could you possibly be an alien being waiting for the stars to align so you can enlighten us with you higher intelligence? I think so. I can't read your long post right now cause I am busy getting it from the man, I hope I am not repeating anything you talked about. Is it o.k. to joke about 9-11? If so... Knock Knock. Who's there? 9-11. 9-11 who? I thought you said you would never forget.
Uh...my last post was No. 911 (4real)
djg #5377
Pause and reflect. Back in 2001 on this day I was headed to morning design class in my car, listening to NPR. My initial thought was that I was hearing some sort of unearthed "what if" evacuation/emergency tape or a "coulda-woulda" reflection on the World Trade Center bombing attempt back in the '90s. And then I realized it was real and wondered if all of the other Springfield commuters, off to work or school, knew that this had just happened just a few minutes prior. I got to the 5th Floor and saw the images on the computer monitors and then Eric gave us a little off-the-cuff lecture about the history of terrorism (in the following days we would comment on the spectrum of feelings felt from all the signs, banners, phamplets and posters that showered the Bible Buckle with or against US). We were then let out of class early, as all SMSU students were that strange day. I received a phone call from my roommate as I slinked into my car on the way to the Mudhouse for coffee and a light lunch. He said, "Hey, if you need gas you had better get it now cause people are flipping out, lines backed up. They're scared of a gas hike or something." In fact, i was near empty on gas and spirit. Though, I chose to go through with my lunch plans with two classmates. I think we needed each other. It had already been a strange year inside and now it was outside. Little Erin, Matthew Evans and I ran into drawing instructor Sante at The Mudhouse. It's always odd to see an instructor out of classroom, but it was even stranger to see Sante, whom I had always sensed disappointment from with the possible potential my haphazard work ethic whispered at. Sante asked Erin, Matt and I how we were doing and wondered how the design instructors were doing as well with the day's event(s). I stuck to coffee as I watched Erin and Matthew eat their lunches, remembering that I didn't have any money and a garbage bag of found food in the freezer at home. I left and in a mad panic i drove across town near my home, waiting for my gas turn, literally paying in small change from my car's console reservoir as nervous attendants said, "We'll take anything today, except for what happened this morning." After fifty minutes of gas station service, I went to my little duplex on the highway. I was hungry and gurgled to the rumbling four lanes for a TV dinner and a 3/4 pint of freezer burnt ice cream that I "borrowed" from the break room fridge at the Bank I janitored at the previous evening. I crawled up to a roommate's room (he had a bigger and more enhanced television than I) and watched the fuzz of collapse(s) over and over and over with Peter Jennings as my pilot and makeshift salisbury steak and mint chocolate chip ice cream flowing out my gapping mouth. In the night cap I cam back to with a hundred elephant illustrations and my janitorial job at the bank. My boss that night walked me to a new little cleaning responsibility back behind the bank in a dark alley. My head cooked beheading in that little ticker tape of a back room as he said the day had been pretty weird. I couldn't agree more as I attended to my dust pan and broom. -djg
Flannery O'Connor Audio Stuffings... (mad props)
djg #5375
great stuff to listen to while working away. eat her up if you have not. -djg
I agree that..."Jesus is My Friend" (mad props)
djg #5374
“He loves when I’m right, he loves me when I’m wrong. He loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs.” -djg
Speech Wars (money)
peter #5373
Compares how many times each candidate said a given word in their speech. Just type in a word and see a graph and numbers. Awesome.
E.O. Wilson (video)
kunal #5370
It just so happens that last night, on one of my various PBS-esque cable channels, I watched an interesting program with the biologist E.O. Wilson centered on fire ants. I also just so happened to, without looking specifically on the TED website, stumbled across a lecture he gave on insects, and saving life on the earth. He has one of those voices that is easy to listen to, and he is wise, and old. So listen to him.
Obama Air Force ones (mad props)
chris #5369
I'm not sure these are real, this comes from what looks like a thick slab of rubber that is glued to the bottom of the shoe. But even if it is a scam it's a pretty interesting idea.
Eames House Bird (buy this)
kunal #5368
I still want to do the same things with it, but this time, I will correctly arrange the words in its name.
Eames Bird House (buy this)
kunal #5367
Beautiful. I want two. I will put it outside my apartment window, since I don't have any trees, or a yard.
Adobe Creative Suite 4 (buy this)
kunal #5366
Uh-oh. How quickly things move on. Take your CS3 and shove it, because CS4 is almost here. End of the month. I can't keep up with this nonsense. Luckily, I don't have to: our IT dept. will take care of it. Wakakakakaka.
Matte Stephens (illustration)
kunal #5365
Frank and Matte (I am sorry, this is how he spells his name) should be friends. You can tell this is someone inspired by "Alexander Girard, The George Nelson office of the 40’s and 50’s, Herman Miller *Charles and Ray Eames, Irving Harper, Ben Shahn, Living in the Suburbs, our pets, my wife Vivienne and Things I see in my everyday life."
D-U-M (video)
kunal #5364
Ed Rondthaler shares a little visual exercise in a comment on the 'D-U-M' way we spell words in English.
1000th Post (4real)
kunal #5363
I just realized that last post was my 1000th post! Happy birthday to me!
Work/life balance calculator (4real)
kunal #5362
Dynamic infographics are awesome! My new website will only be this sort of thing from here on out. Awesome.
Did anybody see the great Typograph in FRINGE last night? (mad props)
djg #5361
there is a little video on here...it's really nice and interactive with the show. really fresh. the show is great too, though not when i'm a bit sleepy. -djg
I don't dislike Oasis THIS much... (music)
djg #5360
this is probably old news on here...but, wow! and at least he wasn't Dimebag Darreled. -djg
Carson on Obama (kinda cool)
djg #5359
i like that first one a lot...did Jean Michel-Basquiat come back to slop paint for it? cool, kinda. thanks for sharing. -djg
i had a lovely visit with "The Band's Visit" (film)
djg #5358
simply lovely. lovely. see this movie now. five djg stars out of five. i want someday for there to be an art exhibition of movies with shot-for-shot darling cinematography, and blown up and tacked onto the wall. this one could be in it. -djg
Facebook Launches Redesign (ntih)
kunal #5357
Absolutely RIDICULOUS this website has 100 million users. Let's see if he can get away with this one this time! You know what people? Suck it.
kunal's worst nightmare (NSFW)
trevor #5355
Simulation of a very large object destroying us. Soundtrack is most poignant.
iTunes Cleansing (4real)
doug #5353
I don't know why, but cleaning out my iTunes, adding missing album artwork, and getting rid of music I didn't remember I had gives me WAY too much joy and happiness.
i don't remember my weekend either chris (NSFW)
trevor #5350
Well, actually only part of Saturday night. Now a story you guys who were around for the cases of 40's will appreciate: Stumbling home at 6 a.m. on Sunday morning, a bus that picks up elderlies and handicapps was parked in front of my apt. building. As I swaggered up the driver opened the door so I could get on. In my drunken stupor I stuck my head in and simply said, "Naw Dogg!" PS Sorry about the video link from before, our CFO made the guy take it offline, I am getting a copy and will upload it for you viewing pleasure.
David Carson Makes Five Obama Posters (design)
doug #5349
I hate to be mean-spirited, but seriously, David Carson, please move on!
Hurricanes Scare the Pants Off of Me (super shady)
kunal #5348
Many of you may be aware of my (rational) fear of large objects. Well, there are few things larger than hurricanes on planet Earth, thus putting them close to the top of my list of Large Objects That Scare Me. Beautiful space-photography.
Man I really don't remeber last weekend... (news)
chris #5347
This story has the facts all wrong, we were swimming off a pier not jetty and my fathers name is George not Walter. When is the AP going to start taking some accountability for their writers.
most bestest grammar (NSFW)
trevor #5346
Coming from me it's a bit hypocritical but I couldn't resist. Come on Apple!
no joke (NSFW)
trevor #5345
this happened in my our office building early this morning. Someone saw it and and thought to check the security camera. This is a true story.
Apple Event (money)
peter #5343
9to5mac.com has made all the liveblogs on one page. prepare for CONSTANT UPDATES
Radiohead Live Concert (music)
doug #5342
Two hours of goodness. Stream it on NPR or download from "All Songs Considered" podcast.
Hangin' Tough or We're All A Bit Broke... (super shady)
doug #5341
"On a March afternoon, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood are gathered together, hanging tough all over again in a small Los Angeles studio looking a little older, but still youthful, fit and anxious to not simply celebrate their musical legacy, but also add something new and personally meaningful to it."
Has no one yet said anything about the fact that maybe, just maybe, they just need more money? Or perhaps they really care about the music - who am I to judge?
The Font Feed (type)
doug #5340
New joint type blog from our friends at FontShop - including the ever ubiquitous Erik Spiekermann. Nerds rejoice!
The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniv. DVD (kinda cool)
djg #5338
wow.great movie, not sure if i have shelf space for a bowling ball. -djg
watched a great-great movie this morning called "Dear Wendy" (film)
djg #5337
nope, not a "Peter Pan" sequel locked in the Disney vault...just see it. Lars von Trier wrote it. -djg
Sigor Ros playing at Moma (video)
chris #5336
Caught a glimpse of this on Current last week. It's a show of Sigor Ros playing at moma. What i saw was pretty amazing. Frank i think you will find it most appealing.
Things that are impressive / Things that make me uncomfortable (money)
peter #5334
The girl in this picture (who also took it) is only 14.
Super amazing skills, but super uncomfortable me.
900 (image)
djg #5333
this is no. 900 for me. wow. lots of time wasting, but University of Umbrella Club is top-notch. can i get a diploma so my parents will think me to be something? but, i just want to say thank you to everybody who has shook a little bit of spice in my daily cubicle life since last year and before and beyond. go get 'em tigers. -djg
Daniel/Peter... (kinda cool)
djg #5332
i don't mind a good visual pun or literal piece of literate poster litter. this one is style over substance and I can see why it was picked for Poster of the Week like I can see why people flock to see samey-so-so movies. we're all guilty though, me especially. mostly i believe in having fun and getting tickled and pooping out my heart and guts...especially if i'm paid in magic nose goblins and mild sauce packets. then who cares? posters have short life spans anyway. this one has a decent tan, though doesn't "do it", only "dude's it". in the end, it's more legible than most of my slop bucket and in the end people won't go to the show because of the poster, only because that little debbie death cab cute stuff band is performing and in the end the same teet will be milked tomorrow. my saddle bags are full today though i only brought apple slices for lunch. -djg
3-D (super shady)
doug #5331
So I am researching 3-D glasses (due to a great suggest by Frank) and I came across this crazy website. Even the normal images creep me out...
Doug...Super 8 logo... (super shady)
djg #5330
for all those racing fans out there. wow. another in the bottom half of the Super '08 tank. -djg
FRANK...solid again. (mad props)
djg #5329
this goes well with the school illustration you did a while back. the boy has become a man, or something. what something? i don't know. i like that green knife in particular...i like it all. and your shoes are right in line with Andy Warhol's. nice stuff dude. -djg
Mountain goats and kaki king (money)
peter #5328
this song sounds awesome. I cannot wait until this EP comes out. I will gobble it right up!
Choke Trailer (NSFW)
chris #5327
Chuck Palahniuk is back with his second book to movie venture. For those who haven't read Choke, it's a tale of a sex addict/con artist. I will warn that this link provided the red bar trailer which is defiantly not safe for work.
literal posters (money)
peter #5326
if there was different or even semi-imaginative type on this it would not be bad. it is a nice would/lino cut (or fake thereof). Danny does some great literal posters, but they also come across as more clever than this. Maybe because they are combinations of bands a lot, so it takes or cleverness to combine. In any case, close but no cigar.
New Illo (illustration)
frank #5325
For German mag Focus (It's like the German Business Week). Article's about "transcultural leaders," which is a fancy way to say CEOs that go between western and eastern cultures a lot.
i hate "literal" posters (design)
daniel #5324
i know, i may be guilty of it, but this is soooo stupid.
New Super 8 Logo (design)
doug #5322
I saw this driving to St. Louis last weekend and I hoped it was a rogue motel that had re-worked the logo. Nope. It is corporate-wide.
If I could Design Anything... (design)
doug #5321
I think this would be it. It combines everything I love.
where the wild things are...update (film)
djg #5320
things are looking better for Spike Jonze's vision/version with the movie. not sure if Dave Eggers is still on board? I assume so. can't wait for Oct. 2009, if everything goes right. -djg
Powerglove (NSFW)
trevor #5319
I've never heard of NintendoMetal before, only NintendoCore. Kunal, a bit like H.O.R.S.E. The Band and Dragonforce mix together. So Epic.
winnie the pooh (money)
peter #5317
theme song. i suggested today at lunch how weird it would be if one day this girl's crossword was all the lyrics to winnie the pooh in order across, and then down. someone asked if there was a theme song for it. i proved them wrong.
spooky mountains (design)
djg #5316
great stuff out of Berlin. but again, really small images to represent. -djg
PETE...beautiful. (mad props)
djg #5314
i think this is my new favorite. very mysterious to me in these blank bored/strech-board faces. in particular the golden ornate borders and the grape clustered backgrounds are very capturing. the little cat head skull islands and tri-sail boats are lovely. and if they aren't those, then they are to me. love it all. keep on the horse. -djg
Pete, No worries (NSFW)
trevor #5313
My friend at work is in the process of building a tandem as we speak. By the time you make it up it should be ready to roll. This picture is of the work in progress. This is also in his new apt. in the LES which we will also take full advantage of.
FOLK ART FRIDAY - Adolf Wolfli (mad props)
djg #5312
great stuff. i've been slacking in my studies. -djg
Great Amerian Beer Festival (ntih)
kunal #5311
Anyone want to go? It's in Denver... I haven't been there in at least a quarter century. Trevor, you need to do some flying. Either to Chicago, or to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival.
Association (new painting) (money)
peter #5310
This is the one that I have been working on for like three weeks because it kept taking so long to get anything on it done. I have something really different that should be up by Monday. Then, I will finally start my ex girlfriends and their husbands/children series.
FRANK's FLAGS (mad props)
djg #5309
wow. that is some really stupid-awesome-funny commentary! thanks for sharing. I just sit back and watch your work(s) WAVE. keep UP the good work. -djg
Trevor- Please Rethink (money)
peter #5308
Your decision. The fact of the matter is, eventually I am going to come up there and visit. When I spend all my money getting up there and drinking, I will need some way to get around. This is that way.
Frank, That Guy Almost Sounds Like a Joke! (image)
kunal #5307
The sad truth is probably that it isn't, but it seems in the way of a full-scale, over-the-top, mockery of the right-wing thinkerky. Sort of a zealous John Stewart perhaps? But I doubt it. What a fool!
settled (NSFW)
trevor #5306
I'm getting this bike tomorrow, thanks for all the advice. Even though I didn't listen to any of it.
Want a laugh? Check out this gross misreading of my flag series. (art)
frank #5305
Here's a juicy, funny quote:
I’m assuming that Frank’s really just a right-wing plant (or Baba Booey, if he’s still around) looking to create a scandal in the art contest, ‘cause there’s no way any oh-so-earnest liberal could possibly think it’s a good idea to remake the American flag to suit their own Democratic purposes.
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (money)
peter #5304
That is a real place. The link is a video from google maps of a kid riding in the elevator in the Sears in the King of Prussia mall. He narrates the whole thing. I don't care if you are 10 years old, dont be a shitty narrator.
"Peanuts" animator Bill Melendez passed away... (news)
djg #5301
another great one. seems that this year has taken sooo many. -djg
PETE...nice new one! (4real)
djg #5300
yep, no reason you shouldn't be cranking these out like mad. do it. everybody start cranking stuff out. but, don't do crank. let's all have an art show one of these days. -djg
Drew Struzan...you might recognize the work before the name (illustration)
djg #5299
anyway...he is retiring from the now almost completely neglected world of hand-painted movie poster art. Sad...Geesh, this guy was SOLID. look at all of this stuff he put into our childhoods. what incredible thumb prints he gave us. -djg
pretty (disgusting) images (NSFW)
trevor #5298
poor people hold luxury goods=insightfully ironic. poor people holding luxury goods to sell luxury goods=distasteful and insulting. Oh the power of money in a capitalistic society.
Vogue India Photoshoot (photography)
doug #5297
So Vogue India just released their latest issue and it has a photo series showing very poor Indians in the normal life - except they are holding $10,000 purses and $200 umbrellas.
Obviously, this has started a lot of debate. Me, I think it is really sickening and smacks of callous western "art director that has never seen the true poverty of India." BUT, I must admit that the photos are beautiful and the colors of India showcase the fashion products quite well.
Thoughts, boys?
Tiny showcase gallery in BROOKLYN! (money)
peter #5296
Trevor-
tiny showcase presents:
WE = TROUBLE
a collaboration show
Opens: September 6th 2008, 2-10pm
Closes: October 2nd
Secret Project Robot
210 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211
GDGT (money)
peter #5295
Rojas and Block, the two guys who started engadget, have started their new project. Odd that it is still gadget related since Block is still involved with Engadget. I am sure it will be great though. Also, check out RcrdLbl, Rojas' other project. Pretty nice music site. They don't even use vowels.
Kunal, make a website called ggl that just takes a website and removes all the vowels from it. That should take ten minutes to do. Let me know when you want to get on it so I can start the timer.
I sniff another Oscar for The Boss's scrapbook (the future)
djg #5294
This is BOSSome...a song for the new Darren Aronofsky movie and a possible appearance in the new Judd Apatow. Combine those with a possible Super Bowl half-time show and I'm just beaming. -djg
trek district (money)
peter #5293
trevor- get this bike. newfangled non-chain looks awesome, although there is something to be said for how great a shiny chain looks.
i only get love in texas (general)
trevor #5292
Being mistaken as The Blood Brothers is probably one of the greatest moments of my life. Not to mention we were ask by a 50 year old white dude. I can see the resemblance in you guys but still haven't managed to figure out who I would be.
new painting! (money)
peter #5289
I stayed up late last nite and finished a painting because it has been so long since I have had some new work to show. I have two other ones in the works right now as well, so that is good news. And, I found a lot of good wood in the trash, and just bought some arches and some masonite so there is no excuse not to do some more work. Also, the first thing that i did with my arches paper was cut out a jizz blob for a penis collage. But I can't wait to use it for real.
book cover blog (design)
daniel #5287
seems pretty nice. I will look at it more, after I get drunk at this warehouse party i am going to. big....city....shit.
Kora (image)
kunal #5285
If I were a girl, I'd stand with my toes pointing at each other all the time too. Goodness.
The Archive (video)
doug #5283
Really well done video about the guy behind the world's largest record collection.
Good Times (kinda cool)
kunal #5282
IC Boyz: Remember when we stopped at that Whataburger in Texas, and that guy ran up to us in the parking lot and asked us if we were the Blood Brothers? Good Times™...
AA - Misplaced Groceries (mad props)
djg #5281
great idea. a photographs book of grocery items in the wrong place, by Aesthetic Apparatus. the signs for sale are pretty entertaining too. -djg
The Gyro Bike (ntih)
doug #5278
You must watch and listen to the amazing video - simply irresistible!
Miyazaki (science)
kunal #5277
A new Miyazaki!! Yah! I am watching 'My Neighbor Totoro' at home (I have to finish it). It is one of the last of his films that I have yet to see surprisingly enough, since it is one of his most famous!
Miyazaki on Cartoons... (mad props)
djg #5275
the master sums up nicely everybody's umbrella club animation talk-talk from a couple weeks ago. -djg
daniel (money)
peter #5273
what is your email address? I have a bunch of templates I can send you here at work. I have some more I will send you tonite. Shoot me an email at petecuba @ gmail dot com and let me know. Give me a call tonite and remind me to send you the book from eric's class as well.
Apartment Therapy Visits Spin Pizza.... (design)
kunal #5272
in Lee's Summit, Missouri?! Never been there, but it looks cool.
new washington irving song (news)
daniel #5270
washington irving (ex bogart) released the first song from 12 new ones they just got done recording. i dig it.
THE WICKER MAN - the original... (film)
djg #5266
i had a horror fest over the weekend and finally saw this one. wow. love it. supposedly there is a sequel in the works called "Cowboys for Christ". It better star a giant wicker horse burning up Nicholas Cage and G.W. Bush...that's all I'm saying. -djg
DOUG...just a couple hours ago I put this classic MJ anniv. box set on my wish list (4real)
djg #5265
whenever i get a bit blah with today's music, i just put on some THRILLER and bingo, i get a great whiff of genius. i love to make things to this record. -djg
HA! (4real)
kunal #5264
Whoops! Google Chrome isn't even available for Mac yet. Trickery. I just assumed. Right now only for Windows, later for Mac. Teeheh.
ROGAN...when i saw this shot in THE BROOD... (super shady)
djg #5263
...it reminded me of myself as a child. i don't remember myself being that creepy though. but, the blonde hair, hood and dirty hands seal the deal. -djg
MySpace Only Cares About Ads (super shady)
kunal #5261
Obscene. MySpace.com is an abomination of the lowest depths of hell. There are so many things on the internet and in advertising that I hate. I should start a website.
Raccoon Wreaks Havoc on Kitchen (video)
kunal #5260
My favorite part is when the guy tells the raccoon that he hates him.
The brood (super shady)
rogan #5259
is one of my favorite of his movies, in close competition with the fly and scanners. the first time you saw that kid thing freaked me the F-out!
THE BROOD - Babies (film)
djg #5257
i picked this Cronenberg dvd classic new for three bucks at BIG LOTS. wow. i really don't want to have kids now. killer flick though. creepy to the core. -djg
cd and book templates (news)
daniel #5256
does anybody have these from school? i needz em for erics class! THANKS! oh, you can just email them to me. thanks
CERN Film (the future)
doug #5255
The first in a series of films about scientists in Switzerland trying to find something (I really don't know what) using the new giant LHC atom slammer.
Google Chrome (the future)
doug #5253
Silly comics in my opinion, and WAY too long. Also silly name. But some of the stuff looks interesting.
You can see some screen shots here.
Another Sufjan Link (video)
doug #5251
This time to a short video for the song "The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake."
Science looks cool big (photography)
kunal #5250
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch next month (October 8th), carrying new instruments, batteries and gyroscopes to the Hubble Space Telescope. This will be the final servicing mission to Hubble, the 30th flight of the 23-year old Atlantis, and one of the final 10 flights of the Space Shuttle program, which will be retired in 2010.
Iconwerk (design)
kunal #5249
Stefan Dziallas has added some more slick icons to his website. He's so good!
google chrome (news)
kunal #5247
On Tuesday, google's rumored project becomes real. A terrible name, but sure to be an interesting take on the next generation of Internet browsers. From what I have read, it sounds similar to the concept of the original browsers, netscape and aol. I am interested to download it tomorrow and give it a spin.
DrawBot (design)
frank #5245
So this is apparently a tool used to help typographers and type designers learn Python. I'm going to bookmark this to look at and hopefully start learning around the holidays.
It's ADVENTURE TIME! (film)
frank #5244
The show got picked up by Cartoon Network!
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVYWJOEy9A
Update\ (money)
peter #5243
Do LOVE the mag wheels though, I keep thinking about that, but then realize that it is not worth $200 for new wheelZ until I have to.
No, sir (money)
peter #5242
My hub is all one speed all the way. I thought seriously about the fixed gear, but did not see the benefit, as I don't need to brake my ass off in traffic. Go with the flow.
storm trooper (NSFW)
trevor #5241
I am going to stick with the KHS and someday make it look very similar to this whip. Pete, I was looking at the Lager myself, I respect your decision. You have a flip-flop hub right?
kunal:headphones (NSFW)
trevor #5240
I went to the new apple store where they have a whole section of iPod Touches with Beats by Dre cups hooked up. They sound aiet but not amazing.
Mixtape Money (NSFW)
trevor #5239
Resource for any mixtape ever made, and dat shit be free.99! Kunal, pull down the new Lil' Wayne and Friends V.5. Fire fire fire.
daytum (money)
peter #5238
keep track of all your data. kunal was going to do this for himself, but now, this website does it.
Has anybody seen the Harry Nilsson-penned animated feature "The Point!"? (mad props)
djg #5237
just curious. the soundtrack is great and the story is really creative, simple and a lot of fun. it was also a play. anyway, i've been on a big Nilsson kick of late (well, when I'm not spinning Bruce, of course). Nilsson was the 5th Beatle...before Elliott Smith was. -djg
i am ready for the "Synecdoche, New York" (film)
djg #5236
the new Charlie Kaufman. he gets behind the camera as well as the typewriter on this one. looks really interesting, per usual. though, it might suffer from a hard to pronounce "Douche" title. i'll still go see it. -djg
somebody probably lost their JOB for an accidental posting of Steve Jobs obituary (news)
djg #5235
funny. -djg
STEP 100... (design)
djg #5234
submit. though, i feel that their prices raise every year. stinks for us guys who don't make money making things. Heck, i used to send over 75 things for under 200 bucks (i think). now it's..."Categories 1-17 are $40 for each single entry submitted [7-15 single entries is $200, 16-20 is $300 and 21 or more is $400] and $75 for each series [or campaign]. Student category 18 is $20 for each entry submitted [7 or more entries is $115]." -djg
Doug - e - Doug (buy this)
rogan #5233
yes they have them at queen city, the whole series, if you are thinking about one of them, be sure to ride the speciale fixed, and commuter.
DOUGIE...yep...i dislike tiny work and they seem to do work well - MAKE IT BIGGER - and let this site be a lesson for those of you who are making sites with tiny work. don't do it. never. why even think about it? cause i want to see you work big and clear enough so i can see how you DO think! (kinda cool)
djg #5232
...makes me not want to look at the work. and the animation is cool on the site, but why not just make an animated video even cooler and have it to watch if i want too? oh well. -djg
Dylan played down the street last night... (news)
djg #5231
It bothers me that some spectators of the Bob Dylan show last night at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO ended up watching the Obama speech back in the bar room instead of watching Dylan. Why not just Youtube the speech later and watch Dylan in the moment? Or, just give ME your darn Dylan tickets and you stay at home. That is lame. LAME. I stayed at home and didn't even bother to watch the speech. -djg
Rogan, (buy this)
doug #5228
Where did you ride this bike? In S-Town? Because I really like this bike. Please say "Yes, Doug, it was in Springfield. And it is less than $500. In fact, let me buy it for you."
Trevor, this would be the freshest ride on the block (buy this)
chris #5227
Two wheels are cool, two different sized wheels is down right bad ass.
actually for real buy this bike (buy this)
rogan #5226
these guys make amazing bikes, they are called MASI their website is masibikes.com this one is called the speciale commuter, it goes fixed, and single-speed depending on which way the back wheel is put on, so you could switch it anyway you want, and they have the flyest colors, i rode one the other day, they are super light and extremely dependable. the speciale commuter has thicker wheels than the regular fixed they sell for better all-terrain riding, and i think has front and back hand brakes. i would strongly suggest looking at these if you wanna get the flyest whip on the block. they are pretty inexpensive too.
My bike (money)
peter #5224
I got this one. I really like the handlebar setup a lot. I do wish there was a back brake in the middle as well though, and I keep thinking about running one. I also like that it is a single speed and not a fixed gear. Fixed gear is way too intense for me and I don't really understand it. I wish it was a three speed, but the place that I was at didn't have a three speed, and I had to buy a bike because I had to get home somehow.
I think I am going to put some yellow hilights on it sometime in the near future.
Mythbusters 1100 barrel Paintball gun (science)
kunal #5222
And they paint the Mona Lisa with it in one fell swoop. One of the COOLEST effects I've seen. Check out the slo-mo at the end. Awesome.
Castle Crashers (video)
chris #5221
This looks like a pretty sweet little game from the Xbox arcade. For you boys with the system i think it warrants a look.
really cool wireless speakers (money)
peter #5220
plug in a usb stick, and add as many of the speakers as you want, wherever you want.
Next step: same idea for a home theater set up. In this case, each speaker knows where it is in the arrangement, and how many other speakers are present, telling it exactly how much of what sounds to play.
People should pay me for these ideas.
dazed and confused mag / polaroids (money)
peter #5219
daniel/doug- you should submit something here. i don't know much about the magazine, but it seems like a cool thing.
Good Ol' Fashioned Nightmare by Matt & Kim (music)
chris #5216
I've heard this song a couple of times on Woxy this week and it's been standing out a bit. I nice mid afternoon pick me up.
123Buero (design)
chris #5215
Some nice work out of this firm. I really like this installation, I really want to know if they were really printed right on the web roll or if they faked it some how.
Tokyoflash Watches (buy this)
chris #5213
So one of these watches, "the Rogue" was posted on uncrate today, which i really like and was actually thinking about the same idea last weekend of a standard watch with a complete digital display. Any way they have some interesting stuff, a lot of it is pretty out there but a lot of good variations on how to display time. Basically a competitor to Nooka but a fraction of the cost. Though i still really want a Nooka.
Black Sheep...see it! (film)
djg #5212
and not costarring Chris Farley and David Spade. though, that one is enjoyable too but not as good as this horror-comedy. -djg
Mr Impossible Chair (design)
chris #5211
They said it couldn't be done. Well Philippe Stark proved them wrong. He found a way to fuse to molds (the seat and the legs) together with out creating a seam.
More Rare Sufjan (music)
doug #5210
Can there ever be enough Sufjan Stevens? Some may say "yes." Others may say "no."
Opie, (4real)
doug #5206
I have seen the commercial for that hand dryer (which is really strange to have a commercial for a guy that designed a hand dryer but sells vacuum cleaners) and I have always wanted to use one. I must be getting old when that excites me...
Best hand dryer ever? (4real)
opie #5205
After Doug posted the hand dryer pics, I thought of this. If you've used one, you know how exciting it is to dry your hands. I thought the picture was pretty awesome too.
thank you! (news)
daniel #5204
thanks doug, djg, and rogan. I ended up choosing Mt Eerie, Mountain Goats, Darkest Hour, Washington/SSLYBY, Xiu Xiu, and a seperate book project that i did this summer for my friend. Hopefully, I get published. If not, i will drink bleach.
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 18 (super shady)
djg #5203
Sedalia, MO holds the Missouri State Fair, and a firm grip on this beautifully crafted RESTROOMS sign for those who ride around on BIG WHEELS. It was a slow day at the fair (with the crowds and security), thankfully because the week before a man had been arrested for taking photographs in the MEN's restroom. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 17 (super shady)
djg #5202
Here is the only known shot of the elusive four-headed woman that hides out in a public restroom at Pershing State Park in Laclede, MO. Photographer is unknown. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 16 (super shady)
djg #5201
Just outside of a can/restroom at Watkins' Mill State Park near Kearney, MO there is this beautiful illustrated handicapped parking pavement sign. It looks like the little guy is unloading one heck of a mound of trash ass. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 15 (super shady)
djg #5200
My wife was reading my mind when she snapped this creepy little cancer-like baby (cancer is not a joke, but it can be creepy) which hovers above my Mom and Dad's bathtub to spy on toilet users. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 14 (super shady)
djg #5199
My aunt 'n' uncle in-laws house this creepy thin Santa in their non-public restroom during the Christmas season in Nacogdoches, TX. Much cheer was brought when i realized who was watching me pee. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 13 (super shady)
djg #5198
Doug, you once left a wonderful care packet outside of my former KC apartment. This haunting image was snapped inside of the non-public bathroom there. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 12 (super shady)
djg #5197
My Grandma keeps a neat non-public restroom. Something told me to take a picture of this, so I did. I just liked those towels and that window/curtain. Though, this bathroom window sucks at night cause it's low and pee-pee toms can come see you pee if they want to. So, in the evening, i opt for the bathroom with no windows. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 11 (super shady)
djg #5196
The subject on the opposite wall to "Pleasure Chest Pal" was a sign right outside of the busy WOMEN's Bassroom. The sign was about a grand champion granma archer named the same as my wife. I laughed out loud and snapped this "Millie Took Duck" play on type picture while grown grandma's escourting little granddaughters into the potty looked at me like i was a creep. which, i kinda am. -djg
DJG / Bathrom Picture No. 10 (super shady)
djg #5195
This incredibly titled "Pleasure Chest" image was captured above the main MEN's restroom at the new Bass Pro Shop in Independence, MO. Again, I just couldn't help being eleven again. I received MANY manly scowls as I tried to secretly take this shot during busy bathroom traffic in and out of the door below it. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 9 (super shady)
djg #5194
My funny wife snapped this picture inside the home of the late-great Edward Gorey in Yarmouth Port, MA. I'm sure the decor is not restored to the day that he passed, and I'm quite sure he didn't populate his bathroom with fake bats or big prints of his own work, though I wouldn't put it past him cause he was a genius and that is ok with me. But, it is pretty cool to pee where he pee'd. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 8 (super shady)
djg #5193
Little Drew Gibson (my brother) is seen here entering the WOMAN's restroom at Weston Bend State Park in Weston, MO during my wife and I's wedding reception that was held in an old tobacco barn on the premises. it just so happened that i accidentally locked the men's restroom and all the boys got to pee in the girls coffee can as i sang, "You are the wind beneath my jeans." -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 7 (super shady)
djg #5192
Another shot from a non-public restroom. The following illustrates what hangs above my personal throne. Exhibit A: Pee (by: Chad T. Johnston of Lawrence, KS)/ Exhibit B: Found Toofbrush (by: DJG / made of rubber tire) / Exhibit C: AMAZING (by: Jenny Edinger of Dallas, TX). -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 6 (super shady)
djg #5191
This photograph is not from a public restroom, rather taken in my Grandfather-in-law's bathroom. I peeked behind the indoor shutters/curtains to find this bootiful sign giving me exactly what i wanted to hear. i lub it. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 5 (super shady)
djg #5190
The Grumpy Gang's she-journey-of-nanny-gans is documented in this picture of a bathroom stall somewhere in Kansas City, MO. I have no idea who this gang is, but they have the coolest name ever and they seem like they are in desperate need of hugs. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 4 (super shady)
djg #5189
This displays a poorly photographed confessional to why mary-j-wanna should be leagalized, according to the illustrator/typographer. It was taken in a Pomme De Terre State Park. You'll notice they have lovely wood stalls. -djg
DJG / Not a Bathroom Picture No. 3 (super shady)
djg #5188
This was not taken in a bathroom, rather just outside of it, but it is kinda bathroom-like as it says, "Home of the Honkers". i just couldn't help from being eleven. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 2 (super shady)
djg #5187
here is a changing table in the upper penis-ula of Missourah near the Iowa border. anyway, nothing really that special about this, but i just liked it lots. -djg
DJG / Bathroom Picture No. 1 (super shady)
djg #5186
This little MAN has a tie on. The bathroom experience at Plymouth Rock looked like it's been there before the pilgrim's landed and pillaged, plundered and penetrated the pipes. I was looked at very peculiarly by an elderly Pilgrim-esque man and had to rush this, thus the out of focus. but, i'm sure you get the picture. -djg ps: i have never been arrested for taking pictures in public restrooms, though the second line of the previous post may have made it sound like i had. i am not good at this English stuff. -djg
DOUG...i prefer to kill trees, but i like to make the blowers blow (mad props)
djg #5185
these are bootiful, though can one get arrested for snapping shots in restrooms? i have before of changing tables and words from the prophets on the walls, but am always a bit nervous about doing so. i would for you to do a series of pictures of the blow dryer graffiti...in particular, the ones where cleverly dirty birdy tard nut folks etched in boobies on the "Press Here" illustration of the hand touching a "knob". oh, and i saw one that had "Bacon" etched/written after "Press Here For..." GENIUS. oh, Nothing wrong with shameless self-promotion. in fact, i think we need a tag/headline for that. Oh, i think i shall try to now find my few bathroom picture moments to share. wow, that sounds incredibly sick. i like it. -djg
THIS is my personal 'merican life. (kinda cool)
djg #5184
nice. though, i wonder if those illustrations were borrowed? -djg
DANIEL...I'm late on this (the future)
djg #5183
i like lots the most some Xiu Xiu / Mt. Eerie / Yo La Tengo / Mt. Goats / Mobius Band / The Show is the Rainbow / David Vandervelde / Cornbelt Chorus / Jesse James Wax Museum (letterpress) / Washington Irving / Darkest Hour / David Bazan... i sorta like 'em all! man, you've got some great 'n' solid stuff percolating. keep this up. i agree with Doug...get some better scans of some of these. they deserve better views. -djg
Hand Dryers from Around the World (photography)
doug #5182
**Shameless Self-Promotion Warning**
I have uploaded my collection of 75 electric hand dryers from around the world to my Flickr account.
doug (news)
daniel #5180
check yr email sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry
This American Life T-Shirt Contest Winners (design)
doug #5179
Some nice designs here - including one from a "Chad Marbut" of Springfield, MO. Anyone know him?
Large Hadron Collider nearly ready (science)
kunal #5177
via The Big Picture. Beautiful pictures of the Hadron Collider, which is currently cooling down for its debut (possibly final?) performance later in October. I await this day with bated breath.
FLORENCE (design)
kunal #5175
A lady (presumably) illustrator, who loves animating objects on her website, quite amusingly over her print material as well. This is a girl who says: THERE ARE NO RULES. I believe that is what she may say, but I can't be sure. Check out her counterpart Johann's photography as well.
Alessandro Alvvino (illustration)
kunal #5174
An illustrator who was separated from birth from Peter. After all these years of separation though, they still share an affinity for rigorous line work and avian illustrations.
Test Card TV Cosy (buy this)
kunal #5173
Tee-hehe! Nostalgia-abound. People are always coming up with fun little ideas.
If you were a woman... (super shady)
doug #5172
...wouild you let this man anywhere near your private areas?
The Life of Y (4real)
kunal #5171
If you could say one sentence knowing the whole world is listening, what would you say?
Dr. Dre's 20-Year-Old Son Found Dead (news)
kunal #5170
The son of hip-hop producer Dr. Dre died over the weekend, the music star's rep confirmed to PEOPLE.
Doh! (ntih)
doug #5168
Sorry boys, tUC was acting up and I thought it was not posting. In fact, it was. I apologize profusely.
Daniel, My Picks (design)
doug #5167
Washington Irving/Faatherington/SSLYBS (you get two for one), Jessie James "hands" print, Mount Eeerie, Yo La Tengo, and you really need better pictures of these. Use the big scanner on the 5th floor.
Daniel, My Picks (design)
doug #5166
Washington Irving/Faatherington/SSLYBS (you get two for one), Jessie James "hands" print, Mount Eeerie, Yo La Tengo, and you really need better pictures of these. Use the big scanner on the 5th floor.
Daniel, My Picks (design)
doug #5165
Washington Irving/Faatherington/SSLYBS (you get two for one), Jessie James "hands" print, Mount Eeerie, Yo La Tengo, and you really need better pictures of these. Use the big scanner on the 5th floor.
daniel, my picks (design)
rogan #5164
Cursive, washington irving(invitation), darkest hour, murder by death. i think i just like them the best, i dont really know what the competition is about though.
Mobb Deep-quiet storm (NSFW)
trevor #5163
Tuff'st rap video ever, a modern day Viet Nam. The O.G. East Coast Clipse.
fire spitting (NSFW)
trevor #5162
If I ever joined a hardcore/hip-hop band I would modify a yellow pay phone into my weapon by which I would unleash nasty barrages of hot fire.
How competions (design)
daniel #5161
unless you care, or need a reference, or want to do this with me. its cheaper if you are a student.
Umbrella Club Advice (design)
daniel #5160
There are two (2) HOW competitions that I want to enter. One is the international competition, and the other is a poster competition. I need your guyz' opinions on which 4 or 5 posters you think i should submit. I dont like the idea of wasting money. You know? Also, only select from pages 1 and 2. the rest are too old.
Hip-Hop Republican (NSFW)
trevor #5159
So after my post this morning I came across this article. We should start selling breaking news to second rate website since we seem to be ahead of all news/trend sites.
Danny McBride is one of my favorite new comedy talents... (the future)
djg #5158
i want to see this. -djg
geesh... (film)
djg #5157
how many special disc releases can "The Nightmare Before Christmas" receive? I'm getting a little peeved with the home entertainment market. -djg
Doug, Muzic (music)
chris #5156
D to the oug, The Dodos album Visiter (and yes that is spelled correctly) been around for a couple of months and it's become my unofficial album of the summer. So if you haven't heard it yet i'd recommend it. It's got some nice bluesy guitar pickin' with drums that will heart your heart and then put it back together in a way that will trump the lords handy work.
1,000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die (music)
doug #5155
While we are on the subject of music.
When I am Old... (image)
doug #5153
I want to look like this photo of Norman Rockwell. Old west in the background and everything.
DJG / Photograph Published on Schmap.com (super shady)
djg #5152
For some odd and exciting reason 2008 has seen a lot of DJG photographs published online and elsewhere. This latest one is a picture I took in March of this year at Spaghetti Works in Omaha, NE. -djg
How To… (4real)
kunal #5151
Ha, just remember this. Wish the HTML gallery was still up. I guess that is in my hands.
Doug y Trevor (music)
kunal #5149
Doug, Frank, I agree about the new Bloc Party. Underwhelmed. There are a few standout tracks, but not much else. Doug, I would suggest: Greg Gaffin, Joan as Policewoman, Lovely Feathers, and the newest Flogging Molly album "Float". Rock! Trevor, LP3 is good, but Doug's comments are pretty spot on. But those albums have always been good background music for me anyway.
YouTube Comment Snob (science)
kunal #5148
YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox extension that filters out undesirable comments from YouTube comment threads.
Muzik. (music)
doug #5147
Sadly, I might have to agree with Frank and Pitchfork (the link) about the new Bloc Party album. Crunchy, disconnected, lacking true substance, I'm afraid.
Trevor, about Ratatat's LP3, I have not listened to it much, but it still sounds like Ratatat - they are just experimenting a bit more with different ways to mix their instruments. Which is good, but it is not as catchy as their earlier work. But I suppose that could be a good thing as well...
While I am at it, does anyone have anything new that they would suggest for me to give a listen? Don't worry, I won't judge you if you suggest the new Missy Elliott - I am past worrying about indie cred.
subway vent sculptor goes advertising (NSFW)
trevor #5145
Remember this guy, well now he is doing commercials for Ogilvy.
black republicans (not the song) (NSFW)
trevor #5143
This guy officially has zero street cred. First ever black presidential nominee and he's voting for the 90 year old white dude.
PETE...thanks for the nice comments in comparison... (mad props)
djg #5142
though, i don't have posess the patience nor privacy invasion to do this out in the open. i do wish i had more bouncy balls to do such stuff. i do want to drag a piece of chalk in one continuous line down the sidewalk the entire distance of kc. that would be one heavy piece of chalk. -djg
Reminds me (money)
peter #5141
Of danny's stuff. But instead of stuff from the ground, it is stuff on the ground. Really cool. I want Danny to walk around with chalk and a camera and make it happen.
MEGA BURN! (mad props)
frank #5137
It will be of benefit to all of you to know that I have integrated "mega-burn" into my main client's vocabulary. I'm as proud as I can be. Also, this hilarious image comes up when you google image search for "mega burn"
My Brightest Diamond: A Thousand Shark's Teeth (music)
doug #5136
If you are a fan of My Brightest Diamond, her newest album won't disappoint.
Doug, i understand (4real)
rogan #5135
My first car was this 1984 volvo DL, since then volvos are the only car that i lust for. what i really really dream about is a 1998 black stationwagon. cream dream.
My E-mail to the web dealer (super shady)
norton #5133
Dearest Ken Palm, As we are a network, Umbrella Club believes the dotnet affix is quite appropriate and dotcom is just grotesque, and may I go so far as to say...offensive. We love our dotnet and we will never pay for a dotcom. So I ask you firmly to cease your greasy e-mails. Something, Slick Fulcrum
Daniel, (design)
doug #5132
You many be right about having to already be a graduate to intern there... I can't remember. When I visited them, I was almost graduated and they encouraged me to apply for the internship. But instead of moving to Knoxville, we spent eight months overseas - which I am happy about, but I would still love to intern there.
Want to Become an Ultra Nerd? (design)
doug #5131
Take a year off, move to The Netherlands, and make your own typeface! (if this was an MFA programme and not just an MA, I would probably be starting this in the next year or two...)
doug (news)
daniel #5130
Yeehaw! Rogan showed me YH one time. we like those guys. But i dont think they do internships unless they intern has graduated. i could be wrong. oh, and you are right. Knoxville was tii--te.
The Poster List (super shady)
kunal #5129
Doug, I agree. I will post this under Super-Shady. So generic. Why are so many people making posters as art? Now, as a culture, we have too many posters that say nothing, and do nothing for us. 'Loose Lips Sink Ships'—now there's a message worth putting on a poster.
The Poster List (design)
doug #5128
Another post that I am not sure what I think about. Some cool posters, but also a little cheap to be of much quality? Or am I just being stuck up anymore?
Actually, the going rate is... (money)
peter #5127
$657. The site just has a for sale page up. We should try to bargain with him, or, better yet, trade. Do you think that trading umbrellaclub.net for umbrellaclub.com would be a good trade? I think so.
Umbrellaclub.com (news)
kunal #5126
Hi guys. A few of you have contacted me regarding some emails someone is sending you regarding umbrellaclub.com. I am ignoring them, we don't need that. Also, this guy would probably charge upwards of $200 for the domain, which is information-highway ROBBERY. Fah-geta-bout-it. Thanks!
Floor to Ceiling Cream (design)
doug #5125
Daniel, yes, the type collection at Hatch Show is amazing. I have visited there twice and they have it going on there. In fact, my most prized and framed possession is a giant poster printed by Jim Sheraden (the guy that runs HSP) that says "Type" in four foot tall letters.
May I suggest an alternative to Hatch Show that I feel would be even better to intern for? The link above is for Yee Haw Industries in Knoxville, TN. They print some pretty amazing stuff and they are super nice people. Also, Knoxville is a pretty damn cool town. My problem with Hatch Show Print is that they really abuse their type and often don't seem to worry about quality. Because they are owned by the Country Music Hall of Fame, they don't have to make a profit (which in most cases is awesome) which allows them to be sloppy and not care enough about their work in my opinion.
Even more than that, they retain the copyright to anything you print while you work there. Which means if you make a Ryan Adams poster that sells really well, they have the legal right to reprint it later and sell it (after you are gone) and makes tons of money off your original design. Like those Elvis and Johnny Cash reprints that they sell all the time. Which I feel is really wrong (the copyright issue not the Elvis and Cash posters).
Sorry if this was too long, but there is the inside scoop on Hatch Show Print. I love 'em, I just wouldn't work for them.
Toast: Tech's Forgotten Brands (science)
kunal #5124
25 tech brands which have gone the way of the Dodo... at least in our minds. Muy interesante.
umbrellaclub.com? (super shady)
norton #5123
I keep getting e-mails from a guy named Ken Palm asking me if I want to buy the rights to umbrellaclub.com. Is anyone else getting this shit? I have no idea how they got my contact info...but I say hey...heap of dirt...we like .net...in fact...we love it
Catchin Up (news)
daniel #5122
It just took me 20 minutes to catch up with UC. I went to appalachia, and visited Hatch on my way. Doug, have you been there? Did the ceiling to floor type trays make you cream your pants? I think I am going to apply for an internship there next summer. HU-AH!
first things first (NSFW)
trevor #5121
Doug, you should become one of these (see link above), secondly I give my condolences for your loss. You should buy a Hummer. Or a tugboat and get tugjobs.
Great illustrations (money)
peter #5120
On this guys blog and site. The site is all rollover, but worth checking out.
Doug- very sory about the volvo. I remember when you told me you were in the 300,000 mile club and how proud you were.
R.I.P. Victoria (ntih)
doug #5118
I finally had to get rid of my 1982 Volvo Wagon. Which is really sad. Most of you won't know how much she meant to me, but I made a Flickr memorial set for her to immortalize her digitally.
NYC Boyz (4real)
doug #5117
You should go visit this type designer and meet other cool people. Because it seems as though every freaking person that is cool lives in Brooklyn.
British Overseas (design)
frank #5115
Doug, I found this and thought of you, although I'm sure everyone else will enjoy it too.
Jubilat (design)
frank #5114
Like Archer, but manlier. Also, cheaper. But just as nice. Also, check out the rest of Darden's typefaces and his shiny new website. I wish we had a "Type" category.
GOOD + Wanderlust = Awesome. (mad props)
doug #5113
GOOD Magazine has an interactive site of the world's best travels.
that interview (money)
peter #5110
is really good. reading Keyes' responses makes me miss art history, and realize how much i love artists that are so totally grounded and understanding about the work they do. It is easy as an artist or a designer to forget why you are doing something and to just do it. The link is a magazine he mentions which seems cool as well. I have been looking for a good art magazine.
Josh Keyes interview on Josh Spear. Or: Josh Keyes on Josh Spears. Or: SPEAR KEYES (money)
peter #5108
Should be a good read. Always like Spear's interviews, and have not read one with Keyes yet. I don't know why I even care about artist interviews. There is no reason to. But I do. Deal.
GENIUS...Boys, if i ever get a piece of paper saying I yam what i yam then please make one of these for me... (mad props)
djg #5107
...or, just make me one for the heck of it. and CHRIS, i want more negative space letters cut out of clothing articles! Brilliant. -djg
GENIUS...Batman: The Killing Joke (mad props)
djg #5106
A friend of mine moved to Portland, OR and left me with a giant box of graphic novels to look after...finally getting around to some of the brilliant stuff like The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. If you get it, get the recent update as the reprinting of it is really something great. -djg
nice little type and music lyric blog...though almost a little too emo at times for me and it would be exhausting to keep up with this. but, great idea.. (kinda cool)
djg #5105
my ol' springfield roommate ryan sims does this site...among others that he is busy with. -djg
DJG / 146 Logos On Flickr (super shady)
djg #5104
Almost every logo is up...minus a few that i've misplaced and two Pornhusker ones that i can't mess with here at work due to our anti-porn software at the day job. -djg
New Bloc Party (music)
frank #5102
Bloc Party released a new album. And it kind of sucks on the first listen. I'm going to give it another spin over the weekend and see what I think.
PETER...i'm slow. i get it...snow sculpture (4real)
djg #5101
wow. i'm very slow. good idea, if i have that kind of strength left in my knees and joints. wow...rolling giant snow balls for three hours and punching snow to death made for a sore week to follow. but, it's part of the process. oh, and i still plan to make flat images too. -djg
PETER...or, spring/summer/fall (the future)
djg #5100
any season is a season for animals on a couch. in fact, i have mega plans to make giant family reunions of all of my animals and friends from year-to-year that show up in the things i make. -djg
I don't mind (art)
peter #5099
Everything he does. There are some interesting monotypes, etc. I don't mind the print of the photo of type either. What I do mind is this bronzed stuff et al where he has cut the type. For some reason it seems more wasteful than even a table.
That would have been useful... (4real)
doug #5098
Dang! I just flew through Newark and both times had 6+ hour delays. This would have been nice!
This Makes Me Sad. (super shady)
doug #5097
And then happy, but then just more sad. I just don't think this is the best use of antique/limited availability wood type. Yes, I love looking at it, but it just makes me sad to realize that this type will never be properly used again. It will just sit and collect dust.
Also, he is selling giclee (read INK JET PRINTS) print of letterpress blocks?!? There is no soul in that at all. Eff that.
Get Free Airport Wi-Fi with a Simple URL Hack (mad props)
kunal #5096
Useful tip for the jet setters in the bunch. Nice!
Next Winter (money)
peter #5095
Danny should do some sort of family of animals on a couch. Maybe even watching TV.
The Diver’s View (photography)
kunal #5094
Thomas Finchum, an American diver competing in Beijing, describes the view from the 10-meter platform at the Water Cube.
Clarification of the term 'Orient' (news)
kunal #5093
In the United States Oriental refers to objects and material good such as rugs and teapots. However, the term Oriental does not carry any such connotations in the United Kingdom, where the word Asian commonly refers to people of Indian/Bangladeshi/Pakistani/Sri Lankan descent. (These people are called South Asians in the United States.)
Goliath Grouper 2 - Hidden Name (super shady)
kunal #5092
I just noticed what the name of this species USED to be. Unbelievable.
Goliath Grouper (mad props)
kunal #5091
More info on DJGs giant fish find. Thanks for the pic, DJG. You are a man of your word.
Grizzly Bear vs. Cougar Mother (video)
kunal #5090
Protecting her young. I could watch animal battles all day. All. Day.
this is a big fish (mad props)
djg #5089
i wonder if i could catch it with a whole cow? Mad Props to God on this one. -djg
My First Post on Thinking For a Living (design)
frank #5088
I just realized I forgot to post this. I feel horrible. It's about living without plans. I'm good at that.
congrats sherri! (money)
peter #5087
totally forgot about this. an oldy, but a goody. trevor, where are you? i miss listening to your heartbeat as while we hold eachother and fall asleep.
while we are on letterpress... (money)
peter #5086
Another table with wood type. This one fakes it though. I don't know if that is cooler, because it isn't using the type in an essentially useless way, or less cool because it is not real type. Maybe both. Either way, it is expensive.
HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! (buy this)
doug #5085
A guy's entire wood type collection with almost 400 fonts of wood type is for sale in San Francisco!!!
Holy crap!!!
Interesting quote--Never really thought about it this way (art)
peter #5081
“ The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. " -Banksy
Frank...i DL'd the Bass movie... (image)
djg #5077
but, it won't open cause it says that it is invalid or corrupted. -djg
Tangible Worldwide (design)
frank #5076
I think Pete has linked to these folks before? Some fresh to death work coming out of Chicago. They just placed an order, and I'm trying to figure out what sort of goodies to give them in addition.
Laura Cantrell (music)
kunal #5075
Possessing a bright clear voice that combines the vulnerability of a young girl with the intelligence and resilience of a grown woman, Laura Cantrell burst onto the international music scene in 2000 with a debut album that showcased her affecting vocals, literate songwriting, and superb taste in musicians and fellow songwriters.
Pale Male (photography)
kunal #5074
Lincoln Karim, a Trinidadian photographer and avian enthusiast living in New York, takes pictures of raptors in the park. This is his website/blog. He's sorta obsessed. Very nice.
redbull flightlab (money)
peter #5073
pretty fun. wish i was not at work so i could play with it for more than 2 minutes. my plane did not fly well at all.
Flugtag is coming to Chicago!!! (the future)
kunal #5072
Chicago boyeez. We are going. It's at the North Avenue Beach. The waters of Ocean Michigan will be freezing. Also, Pete, you should have saved your old, gold bike. You could have entered it into the competition.
Gumshoe Hackers (super shady)
kunal #5070
Baidu cache offers more evidence of underage Chinese gymnasts. Unfortunately for China, there's a growing body of evidence pointing in the opposite direction, including online evidence a gumshoe hacker discovered lurking in the cache of Baidu, China's equivalent of Google.
iHologram (science)
frank #5069
Some dude codes a program for the iPhone giving the illusion of a fully 3d hologram. Uh-mazing.
David Lee Roth - Screams Only (music)
frank #5068
Check this out. It's the funniest thing ever.
Trevor: That album is great. I really love that track as well. Did Sagmeister do the cover in some CAD program?
Doug: I did link it at some point. I don't remember where it is though.
Did Phelps Really Win? (super shady)
doug #5067
Nothing like a good conspiracy theory to get things going...
Olympic Photographers Blog (photography)
doug #5065
A really great blog by Newsweek's Olympic photographer.
Why Man Creates - No Audio? (film)
doug #5064
I downloaded the movie, but I don't have any audio. Any of you boys have the same problem?
Finding Faces (photography)
doug #5063
Not a new idea, but nice photos.
Frank, isn't there somewhere else that has a ton of these? I can't seem to find it, but I think you linked to it at one point...
animation, the uncanny valley, et al (the future)
peter #5062
image metrics is getting real close to having actually realistic animation. this is amazing, but, still not perfect... and that makes it creepy as shit. impressive, but creepy. watch her mouth change size and her teeth be insane.
PETER...Thanks! (image)
djg #5061
i was fairly pleased with it. my hands were dirty for days, so i suppose i'm really pleased. -djg
DJG / Lots o' Logos (super shady)
djg #5059
Fourteen or Fifteen new logos...mostly for Your Electric Grandmother and The ACBs (two bands), and one more for The Mad Ferrit (online music store). Enjoy my slop bucket. -djg
Everything that happens will happen today (NSFW)
trevor #5058
The David Byrne and Brian Eno co-lab. Very beautiful, favorite track so far "Strange Overtones." Sagmeister did the design work. Overall A+ student!
Baboon Takesover Car (video)
kunal #5057
The guy's accent is so hilarious. "Oooh the sweets! He's taking the sweets!"
Baboon Eating a Flamingo (video)
kunal #5056
Apparently a rare occasion in nature: This is Grade A Badass. Check out near the end of the video where the baboon chokeslams the flamingo and bites its head. Then it looks like he is eating cotton candy.
porno for the blind (NSFW)
trevor #5055
Brilliant, I think this may be an actual non-profit. This is technically NSFW but since there are no images it should be o.k. Delivery is so money!
UAE... more like UA(craze)E (money)
peter #5054
Shots of the largest skyscraper in the world as it nears completion. These shots don't even look real. They look... fake. She looks smart.
Movie Poster Type Challenge (kinda cool)
djg #5053
two of my creative loves, movies and typography. this is tougher than i thought, but enjoyable. -djg
Financial Web App Mint gets updated (news)
kunal #5052
And uses minty colors a la Orbit gum. I liked using this program more when they had the primary green. It made me feel like there was more money involved. Now it looks like someone decorated baby's room.
DJG / Haybaling Hank - Photograph (super shady)
djg #5051
Present Magazine.com is showcasing a DJG photograph this week. -djg
Design Thinking Out Loud: Beyond Design (video)
kunal #5049
Dated video (actually only maybe a year old) about VSA. The music is so cheesy. Actually, the video is cheesy, but its funny. Its where we work. Chris and I work on those stairs.
Frank...i like your dirty shirt (mad props)
djg #5048
nice horsie. i should make many dirty shirts cause all my clothes have food stains on them. -djg
frank...i couldn't get the bass link to work. (film)
djg #5046
i can't wait to see this. i sent you an email last week about how a boy like me could get eye mits on it. -djg
designBYrds (design)
daniel #5045
some nice stuff, some shitty stuff. I like his modest mouse poster.
Dirty Laundry Gallery Show (art)
frank #5042
I finished my tee for this show. The idea is you take a bunch of white shirts, stain it with something, and then incorporate the stain into your design. This was a nightmare. I wound up staining it with ketchup, chocolate syrup and unicorn tears. Also, thank you for your assistance, Pete on the stenciling. It was mucho helpful. I hesitantly post this under "art."
Why Man Creates (film)
frank #5041
Hey doodz. This is a UC exclusive. I ripped my copy of Saul Bass' emmy-winning short "Why Man Creates" and uploaded it last night. Have at it.
great review of the unreal, spiritually-induced live rock show I was fortunate to witness last night. (4real)
djg #5040
and i must add that Jim James knows something. he and his merry band have tapped into something purely special. -djg
Ra Ra Riot's (music)
frank #5039
new album came out. And it's amazing. It's my album of the year, I already know.
Muxtape, Pandora, the RIAA (ntih)
peter #5038
Now that I have a real job I am making good on my promise to start paying for music. I would say that I pay for about 85% of the music I consume now. Granted, it should be 100%, but it is not. The RIAA is raising fees on Pandora harder and harder and now is after Muxtape. Granted, I have never used Muxtape, but it is a great way for people to find new music and get excited about it.
That issue also... (mad props)
peter #5037
Had cat dragon (of the royals), snakes on a plane, and the anne frank/lisa frank/hellen keller fight. Maybe the best combination of pages ever put together. Not in NGTH, I mean ever.
My take of the warp drive (mad props)
chris #5036
This is the issue of NGTH with my spread on how the warp drive could/should work. It took me a while to dig through the archives and find this one but i'm glad i did. It was a quaint trip down memory lane. I can almost smell the overwhelming fumes of spray paint that filled our not so well ventilated basement from back in the good old days when we used to spray paint all the covers, man that sucked. I'm glad we got that screen printing thing down. I want to file this under memories, but unfortunately that isn't a category. So i'm going to be cocky and give myself the "props." Peace.
Why We Drink (video)
chris #5035
A sweet little bit of 3d fake infographics goodnees. Just saw this on current TV and thought it was worth the post. For those of you who have never seen current TV it's like watching youtube but somebody preselected what you are going to watch. It's a really easy way to kill some time.
i agree with art. (art)
djg #5034
that is precisely my ten cents too...just keep in mind that ten cents is all you'll make. -djg
Administrator's Note (NSFW)
trevor #5033
Instead of Kunal, please refrain from submitting non-text bases post. The administrator will now have to manually remove the post that crashed my browser! Thank you for your co-operation -MGMT
Art'z Art Tipz (design)
frank #5032
I happen to full-heartedly agree with this: 3) start doing work that you WANT TO DO for your friends. do bands, logos for stupid businesses, tshirts, theatre crap. do the GOOD stuff you got into the biz to do. don't be a professional - keep it pleasurable.
I didn't have an internship, and look how good I turned out! Then again, I didn't get a bunch of awesome posters from Luba.... Also, Frank, I'm going to resume the ketchup wars, this time with chocolate syrup. Wish me luck.
art chantry response pt. 2 (news)
daniel #5029
daniel - the reason i feel that way is that is what i experienced and watched all my friends experience. frankly, it was so unnecessary. i didn't learn squat about anything except that most designers are fraud businessmen/greedheads. my best advice is: 1) (very important) learn the printing process. go work in a print shop for 6 months. that will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know about graphic design. i'm not joking. 2) take a job you hate. work at mcdonald's or dig ditches. do something you despise, so that when you get home at night you'll still be eager to do your graphic design work. if you spend the day doing somebody else's hack design grunt work, that last thing you'll want to do at night is your freelance work for yourself. 3) start doing work that you WANT TO DO for your friends. do bands, logos for stupid businesses, tshirts, theatre crap. do the GOOD stuff you got into the biz to do. don't be a professional - keep it pleasurable. if you pay attention to what you got into this to do and nurture that stuff, you will go MUCH farther MUCH faster. oh, and don't think money money money. that will bog you down. - art
NGTH was ahead of the research curve (money)
peter #5028
Apparently the theoretical ability to travel in "warp drive" is news. Chrisman did a spread that described this exactly over a year ago, and it had more endearing diagrams. Look out, science, NGTH is on your tail--and it has warp drive.
"Enhancing" videos with photographs (video)
kunal #5026
Enjoy how our soft-spoken narrator goes from 0-60 around 2 minutes in. What is he talking about?
Disney Animation Workflow (film)
frank #5025
This is while Walt was still alive. This diagram rules.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (illustration)
doug #5023
My favorite Gorey story is online. I love his work!
my last post today (news)
daniel #5022
hey, everyone. I just found a bike very similar to this at the Salvation Army for $70. and guess what? i bought it.
thumbtack press (illustration)
daniel #5021
have you guys heard of them? they are chicago based, and good!
party Barge (music)
daniel #5020
I was invited to join the band "party barge", and new springfield band based totally around partying.
art chantry intern response. (design)
daniel #5019
daniel - sorry, i have never used interns. i've always worked alone. in fact, i really don't approve of the "internship" concept. the reality is that you don't need internships and the studio using you is getting free labor at your expense. so, i sorta see the internship program as abusive to the intern. sorry. good luck out there. - art
Inquisitor for Safari (NSFW)
trevor #5018
As it says, acts as Spotlight for Safari. Just installed and seems to be pretty helpful. Give it a spin.
Bye Bye NYC (4real)
norton #5017
My New York apprenticeship with Luba has come to an end and now I'm back in Springfield. Though I miss Trevor and Qian dearly...along with that big sweet fat apple...It's kind of nice to return to a place where I can drive and see a lot of green. As a token of thanks and Bulgarian generosity Luba gave me her Women of the Bible collection of 24 silkscreened posters, along with signed Visual Metaphor and Dont kill the music, knife frets, theatre posters...They are being framed. I want to see your house Daniel...answer your phone.
Ah, City Life (image)
kunal #5015
Daniel, your house sounds massive and magnificent, from how you describe it. I hope that it is a koi pond that you have. If it isn't, then you are not as classy as Springfield's Japanese gardens. Sometimes I do feel a tinge of sadness that I left the quiet backroads of Springfield to take the hustle-and-bustle of the city head-on. But then I see a toothless man-woman peeing her/himself on the train, and I think, ahhh, the city. It's not the same if its not on a train.
The Print Space (design)
doug #5014
These people emailed me telling them about a new service based in London called The Print Space. It is an easy, cheap, and good quality print service for artists and photographers. A good idea and it looks really nice. Too bad it is in the UK.
new conor oberst (music)
daniel #5013
in response to djz from like, 2 months ago: the new cd is so great, i cant believe it. most people who know me know that i have had a "thing" for anything bright eyes related since i was a high school freshman, but the new cd has such a rich, mature and upbeat feel, i think its some of his best work. I highly recommend it. Also, "I dont want to die in the hospital" sounds like a johnny cash or loretta lynn song. It makes me wish i could move to mexico.
I got a new house (news)
daniel #5012
its really badass. i am paying so much less then all of you and getting so more. let me pose you this question: who here has a guest room? answer: me. Anopther question: who here has a walk out porch from their second story bedroom, and a pond? answer: me.
i may be behind...but, have you guys seen the "Stromotion" photos? (mad props)
djg #5011
great new way to see athletic ability frame-by-frame at the OLYMPICS. I've really been enjoying the games. I've watched more coverage than I have since I was eleven. -djg
The Daily Show's take on the russian situation (video)
chris #5010
They raise a good point about how we are condemning Russia for something we are currently doing.
Muxtape Native App for iPhone (kinda cool)
kunal #5009
I was thinking about how awesome it would be if I could use Muxtape's website on my iPhone. Of course, I can't. Why? Some architectural changes on their backend, supposedly. Or perhaps their frontend. Regardless, they promise a native app for the iPhone, which I hope to see soon. Here's crossing my fingers...
Eugenio Recuenco: A man of mythology (photography)
chris #5008
Another worldly photographer, this hailing from Spain. A very stylized photographer that seems to deal a lot with mythology and fables. This shot i find to be pretty compelling as he takes people and blends them into the background creating a greek Frieze.
Miroslav Tichý: The most grizzled man in the world (photography)
chris #5007
He is also a really interesting photographer who builds his on cameras out of trash.
Chris, (4real)
doug #5006
It is flattering to hear that you used to think I was cooler than you. And now, it is just disappointing to us both that I'm not...
HI-YA (music)
chris #5004
Frank, i'll get you some albums, I think i have some old jems that you are ithin' for. Doug, don't put yourself down back in the days when you used to come over The Manor i thought you were way cooler than me. It was mainly all those hats of yours, I've never been able to pull them off.
Frank - I have music. (music)
doug #5003
No, I am not as cool or hip or indie as you or Chris, but I do have a few things that you might like. And I have it on my tiny portable 320 GB HD that you can borrow, if you would like.
Kings of Leon Poster (illustration)
frank #5002
by the Invisible Creature boys. This is just STUPID.
This is the new hot thing in chicago (music)
kunal #5000
Shell games! Take that NYC. This isn't actually true, but I will make it so. Frank, I call sending you all my Spoon albums starting with Gagagagagagaga!
No More Music (music)
frank #4999
So my external drive with ALL my music on it just crashed. The drive was about 6 months old. Boo.
Since I'm starting from scratch, everyone should email me and tell me 10 albums I absolutely MUST have.
Obama's Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening To Derail Campaign (news)
kunal #4998
From the Onion. I don't know, something about this made me chuckle a little.
More About Animation (film)
frank #4997
Actually, Kunal, I love Miyazaki's work. Spirited Away is one of my favorite films and Mononoke is powerful. I don't debate animation as an art form that has its masters. I think Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird should also be counted in that company.
The rationale behind me saying "They don't make animation like they used to" is a lament for the disappearance of 2D animation in Western culture. Disney is supposively going to release a couple 2D movies in the next few years overlooked by John Lasseter, which is encouraging news.
I don't think that Gerald McBoingBoing could be a comic for the exact same reason you say that you enjoy it: "The narrator and sound effects, the simple rhythm of Dr. Seuss' writing are what really enhance it for me."
All in all, I'm not writing off contemporary animation. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is brilliant. Southpark is usually incredibly apropo and smart behind the vulgarities and poop jokes. It's just that there's a gloat of crap out there right now. And who knows, it may have been like that in the past, and time just allowed the cream to rise to the top.
More Animation (this is a great debate though, seriously) (4real)
kunal #4996
I'm glad we're finally using Umbrella Club properly! Obviously we will be drawn to the styles we find most aesthetically pleasing. And I am not championing modern animation over traditional, because I am huge fan of the Master Hayao Miyazaki, who is simply that, a Master. He is the definition of the bridge between traditional animation (films until Princess Mononoke were created without computer animation) and modern animation. I'm talking about animation as an art form, and Miyazaki is an artist for which I have a great respect for his enormous talent. He is also a great filmmaker who tackles very sophisticated subjects of war, environmentalism, and good and evil. The visual aesethic may not be to your taste, but surely you can see my point is that traditional style (UPA even) animation lacks a sophistication beyond that of its nostalgic, playful visual layer. I find it hard to believe that a UPA style animation can evoke/tackle the complex range of human emotions that are necessary for important films. Before I say this, I do realize that Gerald McBoingBoing is a short clip, not a movie, so its hard to compare it to these, but I'll get into the visual style. Aside from my enjoyment of its visual appeal (yes, nostalgic, although not really because I wasn't born or growing up in the middle of the century), Gerald McBoingBoing is a very simple visual treatment of a story that could just as easily (and beautifully) be told as a static comic. Why was it animated? The narrator and sound effects, the simple rhythm of Dr. Seuss' writing are what really enhance it for me. I think its short-sighted to see modern animation as "too perfect" and leave it at that. Modern animation is not a betrayal of the history of animation, but, as I said before, an evolution of it. It's nice to be nostalgic, but there is a reason that they don't make cartoons like they used to. Because they contribute to the art form on a very low level. Of course modern animation owes a lot to traditional animation, but again, its not one side or the other. It's progression. I agree with Pete's comments, our MSU animation dept was not that good. Here is a clip from Nick Pitera from Ringling. It's beautiful.
Office Confessions (money)
peter #4995
Sorry, nothing to do with 'The Office.' Did I see this here? Anyway, funny place where people vent in just a couple sentences about what they hate about their job. I guess I will only need one word: Kunal.
hyper-real (money)
peter #4994
completely agree about smsu animation. but a lot of that, i have realized, is because our animation department wasn't that good. check out some of the work from Ringling (for example) and you will see it is on an entirely different level.
I do have to disagree about the depth of field. That is something that has never been popular with animation. As an artistic medium, I do like older animation aesthetically as well. However as a story telling medium, you cannot beat contemporary animation. the subtleties that they can capture now through characterization is what allows them to tell a story like Wall•E with minimal dialogue. But the lack of depth of field is, methinks, because they are not concerned with mimicking reality, but placing everything in a hyper-real and stylized place. It has to do with the whole thing about robots being creepy when they are too human looking but not perfect. Animation cannot mimic reality yet, so it is just weird and creepy when it tries.
i think we should put down our cutting blades and hug more kitties (4real)
djg #4993
if that is all the good i'm good for then i don't find that a bad life. -djg
animated motion graphics (NSFW)
trevor #4992
I think the title "motion graphics" was given to the animation medium in much the same manner "graphic design" was given to commercial art. Please enjoy a very nice piece of animated motion graphics.
My Last Bit on Animation (4real)
doug #4991
I really love this old, UPA style animation. Not just for nostalgia, but because it really has a great feel. And I completely agreed with Frank - all modern animation is too "perfect" and does not properly use depth of field and different focal ranges. And one last thing: motion video and motion graphics really interests me - like a whole lot (but I guess that is not animation) but I would like to do some stop-motion work.
More Animation: Gerald McBoingBoing (film)
frank #4990
Written by Dr. Seuss
Animated by UPA in that classic UPA style.
I think we can all agree when I say "They don't make cartoons like they used to."
Although, I think Pixar has made some fantastic progress with Wall*E by simulating depth of field. One of the things that's always bugged me about 3D animation is how everything's always in focus.
In Defense of Animation (video)
doug #4989
Kunal, a good question, dear sir and I shall attempt to answer it.
When I say that I do not like animation, I understand that I am being a bit over-the-top and generalizing. In fact, there is animation that I like (such as that Octipi animation, or some old childrens animations) it is just very few and very far between.
I find that a large proportion of new animation does not get me excited at all. I am not a fan of anime, cartoon shows, or comic books and I often just find that animation bores me. But I am also one that does not care for fantasy or science fiction, so I suppose that I lump all of that together unfairly. Also, when the animation students would show their work at the MSU galleries, I would be so bored by it all that I could only appreciate the hours and hours of work they put into it - not the work itself.
I would have to admit that Pixar does some really great work, and I have a good friend that is a very talented animation person (grad of MSU) and I have learned to appreciate animation more through him.
To sum this up: Doug makes generalizations that are too broad and heartless.
Please Help My Friend Steve Win $10,000 (video)
kunal #4988
My friend Steve, is a finalist in a national scholarship for Law Students. Vote for his movie, once per day per e-mail if you wish. Or just watch the short and the outtakes!
cake with giants (money)
peter #4986
this girl runs the tummy-ache blog. her work mainly consists of her putting stuff on the ground or wall and taking a picture of it. I LOVE THE SHIT OUT OF IT. So temporary and poignant and badass. She has a photo of just some colored triangles on grass that might be my favorite piece of the year.
Hand Job / Over and Over (money)
peter #4985
Hand Job is really good, but, it you will excuse the pun, a bit masturbatory. It is really just a book of pretty pictures. When the subtitle was "a catalogue of hand drawn type" I was expecting it to be a bit more comprehensive. Really it is just a spread or two on each person with a really short bio and a selection of work. Even though I love the book, it should have been subtitled "Pictures!"
I have a book on mexican hand drawn blackletter that actually serves to catalogue mexican blackletter, pointing out differences, etc. Also, Hand Job's body copy is set in a handwriting font. Color me really annoyed about that. Kind of defeats the purpose, and makes people hate hand type. Fucking use real type for body copy, Mike Perry, I know you can, I have seen you do it before.
I expect Over and Over will function the same way, and I will love it as well. Although it would be awesome if it was actually somewhat informative on how the patterns were made and why and application. Alas.
Over and Over (design)
frank #4984
Michael Perry actually has a new book coming out very soon about hand-drawn patters as well. I think it'll probably be a very similar format as Hand Job. I still don't own either, so I'll have to fix that relatively soon.
Chicago Air & Water Show (mad props)
kunal #4983
Anyone interested in going?!? I want to see some fighter jets!
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type (buy this)
kunal #4982
I am sure everyone knows about this, but I am providing a link for those interested in Mike Perry's work, just in case you didn't know there is a book available!
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (film)
frank #4981
Since we're talking about animation, Duane showed this to me last week and I fell in love with it. He said it reminded him of my work, and I take that as the highest compliment. It's very Leo Leoni to me. I love it. (About 10 mins, so maybe watch on your lunch break?)
Doug, I Have To Ask... (4real)
kunal #4980
At the risk of sounding defensive, I present this argument, for your consideration: Why do you dislike animation? Obviously you enjoyed the reel that Frank posted. Animation is simply a tool to tell a story. And if it's a debate of traditional animation vs. modern animation, modern animation has evolved to address aspects of visual storytelling that traditional animation cannot reach. Pixar has managed to create incredibly sophisticated (and beautiful) animations without compromising the basic idea of great storytelling. I put it to you: how else could the Octopi story be told with the same emotional impact? Simply dismissing an entire media/medium, for whatever reason, is missing the point of having tools in your toolbox. I apologize if I am over-estimating your dislike of animation.
Apology? (news)
kunal #4979
Look guys, when it comes to Umbrella Club content, we are here to share OUR interests with EVERYONE else. Sometimes, goofy things like sharing rap videos or whatnot, are often targeted at an individual. But the knowledge and pursuit of design and art are universal interests on this site.
Trevor (super shady)
frank #4978
Sorry. The article is pretty nerdy, so I figured that only the nerdy guys who read Elements of Typographic Style yearly would be interested in it. No more assumptions from me. I'm not even going to assume that you don't read Bringhurst yearly. Look at me, not assuming.
Patrick Dempsey (ntih)
doug #4977
So on the flight home, there was complete crap on the in-flight video system so I was forced (or if you hate me you could say "forced") to watch "Made of Honor." It was terrible. Just terrible. A romantic comedy that was more predicable than most romantic comedies. So here is a link to where you can buy a German road sign that is signed by him.
Frank, Three Great Links! (design)
doug #4976
Nice links. The Octopi animation is seriously one of the best animations I have seen in a very long time - and I really don't like animation. The door hangers are beautiful, but the website is super clunky to browse them - boo. And the type article makes me wet my pants. Not really, but I like the article.
Sigh (image)
kunal #4975
Frank, you are on. I've been meaning to pick up a processing book or, at least get to downloading it. I also wanted to develop some iPhone apps, but the SDK only runs on Intel :(! Boo hoo. Anyway, this picture is just a little tribute to how I wish I could have gone into animation sometimes. At least you have a reel to show at the end of your school. That octopus one was BEAUTIFUL. Had all the charm of a Pixar short, but, then again, Pixar did step it up a notch (several) with the Magician and his bunny. Even Pixar's entrance looks like a beautifully rendered animation. Sigh....
we simpletons (NSFW)
trevor #4974
Frank, thank you kindly for dismissing my interest in the Scala post. It would have been disastrous if I would have attempted to read the article, my head would have most likely exploded. For those of us on the lower brow, I recommend Tropic Thunder as a suitable alternative. Robert Downey Jr. is brilliant and I laughed (smiles count) through 80% of the movie.
Martin Majoor's type design philosophy (design)
frank #4972
Probably just for me and Doug. Talks about the creation of Scala, making a serif and sans for a family, creating an upright italic, etc. Neato.
Solar With Lyrics (film)
frank #4971
Kunal, since you're so good at programming, can you learn Processing so you can do cool stuff like this?
Beautiful Losers! (NSFW)
trevor #4968
I saw this last night and everyone must see it. Very inspiring for visual creative. Please see it. I'm also going to see Tropic Thunder tonight solely based on the fact that Robert Downey Jr.'s character is in black face. I'll post my impressions tomorrow.
fuck (NSFW)
trevor #4967
Doug, it's o.k. to spell out the work Fuck. The filters at VSA will catch it but the boys won't get fired, I promise.
Rollin' with Saget (video)
doug #4966
Who you rollin' with? Bob Saget. The illist mother f@#&^r in a cardigan sweater.
hungarian olympic weightlifter accident (NSFW)
trevor #4965
Don't know if you guys have heard about this yet but here are the pictures of the incident. The video is very hard to find and I could only come up with the 3 second clip, but the images are actually worse than the footage at the link below. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCQuVOY9gVE&feature=related
Let's Chop Cats! (money)
peter #4964
Well, we'll chop a couple cats just so they know that its real...
No Longer in Switzerland (4real)
doug #4963
Sadly, I am no longer in Switzerland, so Kunal, you will need to lump me back in the "Gateway to the West" group. Which is a nice homecoming.
What You Need to Know Before Starting Your Own Business (4real)
doug #4961
Some good information here.
Letter-really hard - Press (design)
doug #4958
Yes, nice post Chris, but some of these images do really make me cringe! Oh the poor poor rollers and tympan!
Bruce Mau Web (design)
kunal #4956
Just in case: for those who haven't run through the images on Bruce's site, I say do it now. Especially the younger folk! Great use of opaque drop down menus. This is an inspired guy. Bruce Mau!
Otl-ay (design)
frank #4955
While we're talking about the Olympics, I found this website that has a bunch of Otl Aicher's work from the Munich games. Trevor will enjoy this. I do, as well.
I'd Like to, Once Again, Point Out... (super shady)
kunal #4954
HOW F*(#%ING AWFUL THE FOXNEWS website is; both in CONTENT and DESIGN. The website is reminiscent of that fear-mongering, sensationalized tabloid, The Drudge Report. This is a classic example of how little FoxNews cares about the content: look at the headlines they choose to bold and highlight, look at the copious use of drop shadows and Red, white and blue. Everything about FoxNews exudes poor taste and in-your-face nauseating 'patriotism.' Blah!
Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity (news)
kunal #4953
Foxnews usually leaves out a lot of exclamation marks. Here is how I see the second paragraph: "Now, at 30 years old, he attends an evangelical Christian church, Barabbas Road in San Diego, Calif! He renounced his Muslim faith!, left his family behind in Ramallah and is seeking asylum in the United States!!!"
Letter-press (kinda cool)
kunal #4952
Chris, excellent post! Thank you for sharing! Although, I must say that I cannot imagine the toll it took on the roller. Goodness! Doug, look away! These images may be disturbing for your eyes! :) LOL!
Map of olympic medals (NYTimes) (NSFW)
trevor #4951
After all of Frank's post and now this, I think it is safe to say the the in-house design dept. at NYT isn't fucking around.
Gorgeous Letter press (design)
chris #4949
This flickr set is full of wonderful shots of some really spectacular letterpress work. Some fairly free form work with a lot of deep impressions and overlapping elements.
AOL Weather Beta (design)
kunal #4948
Area 17 has redone the frontend of the new AOL Weather site. A huge improvement over the old one (which I've only just seen now). It's clean and simple. Nice.
RIP (NSFW)
trevor #4947
I wish we were still doing NGTH b/c I would have done a nasty centerfold obituary of Bernie Mac and Isac Hayes. This pictures eludes to more sinister undertones.
Dell Latitude with Obama Attitude (ntih)
kunal #4946
This photo definitely threw me off initially. The Obama 'Gotham' look is all to familiar. Wonder if it's a nod. I also just wanted everyone to know that today, I was thinking to myself, and I realized that I am really, really good at programming. Like, seriously good. Scary.
The Boyz are Back in Town! (news)
doug #4945
Hey everyone. Allison and I have made it safely back to the United States of America! I am not yet accustomed to all the giant cars and funny, similar-sized money, but I'm sure glad to be back home.
Drunken Lullabies (video)
kunal #4944
Listening to Flogging Molly always makes me want to simultaneously watch Lord of the Rings.
frank...great stuff (mad props)
djg #4942
nice. i would love to see this worked as an animation too! -djg
Kanye West "Champion" Video (NSFW)
trevor #4941
Latest from Mr. West, looks like they got the puppets done by Crank Yankers. Overall I think this is pretty shitty, not diggin the Olympic parody either.
bubble calendar (kinda cool)
djg #4939
cool idea. but, i'd rather have a "jump to conclusions" version. -djg
zach galifinakicsiasdi always makes me pee (money)
peter #4937
in my pants, because he is so so funny. i don't even know what to say about it. i couldw atch him yell at kids all day long.
Olympics - Intel only? (super shady)
peter #4935
So apparently you can only watch the olympics online with intel machines. so... i guess i cannot watch the olympics online.
My Piece for Manifest Hope (art)
frank #4934
Sup doodz. I've been super busy the past couple weeks working on this and a few other things. Four pieces done for the Manifest Hope exhibition in Denver during the Democratic National Convention, August 24 - 28. The show is put on by Shepard Fairey's HOPE campaign in support of Barack Obama’s bid for presidency and MoveOn.org. Each piece focuses on one of the key ideals necessary for a bright future in America: Unity, Hope, Change and Progress. Embellished Giclée and Cut Paper.
Don't Fall Off! (4real)
kunal #4933
An amusing sign in France, warning the cyclist of hilly roads ahead.
Singapore Design Festival (design)
kunal #4932
2x4 contribution "Our Trash is Your Treasure" was included in an exhibition curated by Jackson Tan of Black Design at "Utterubbish: A Collection of UseLess Ideas", at the Singapore Design Festival 2007 from November 28 through December 16th. The project consisted of 26 original posters designed by individual members of the studio, printed in multiple, bound into pads and installed en masse in the gallery. Visitors were invited to rip off copies to take with them.
Volkswagen Shift (design)
kunal #4931
Excellent Volkswagen ads for the new electronic gearbox. Spot-on!
walrss (NSFW)
trevor #4929
Make an iPhone or iPod Touche version of any site, I don't have one yet so just bookmarked for when I do. Chris, I caught one episode but want to catch up on the first season before I dive in half-way.
Surviving The New Depression (video)
kunal #4928
Videos poking fun at the "hard times" we are currently going through.
Springsteen to rock the Super Bowl! (mad props)
djg #4927
sweeeet. i had a hunch it was his turn...-djg
Spain's basketball team on the offensive (ntih)
chris #4926
I don't know if this is true or not, the players could just be pointing at their temples. Oh man if it's not, that is some 3rd grade racism. Mind Blowing.
Mad Men (4real)
chris #4925
Trevor, have you been watching Mad Men. It's a pretty incredible show, Ape and I picked it up about a month ago and have been loving it. I'd also recommend it to all of you.
death bed, the bed that eats (film)
daniel #4920
frank- why did you post that? linda and i watched that movie one time. it was stupid. also, there were a lot of aubrey beardsley illustrations in it. i dunno.
ROGAN...Olympics ceremony were special because of Zhang Yimou (mad props)
djg #4919
i heard that the Opening Ceremony will be on DVD and it's hard to find clips online because of strict rules. yep...Yimou is an incredible filmmaker. i couldn't watch it because i was eating Chinese food, but i taped it. yep, i still TAPE stuff...i still need to watch it. i did see an interview/story on the choreographer of the the dance paintings...Steven Spielberg originally was on the team to direct the opening too, but backed out for political reasons. -djg
Pete, Where Are You (illustration)
kunal #4918
Why have you been sick for 5 days now? I blame it on the pollution in China. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery.
St. Elmo's Fire (video)
kunal #4916
I don't know WHY I am posting this, and I am almost certain this is the second time I've done this now. What is wrong with me?
Get Your War On (NSFW)
trevor #4915
David Rees is now animating his cartoons. Pretty damn funny. Via QBN
Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies (super shady)
kunal #4914
Noooo. Found unconscious by treadmill. End of an era. Who will be the next to take the voice of 'Chef' on South Park?
Im looking for a video form the olympics (ntih)
rogan #4912
until now, ive always thought that the olympic ceremonies were super cheesy, but i watched the whole thing this friday, and it was super amazing. im trying to find a video of the human printing blocks about half-way through the ceremony, that was some mindblowing choreography, and i want to watch it again, let me know if any of you come across it anytime soon. Oh yeah, and has anyone made fun of that video of bush being bored out of his mind, and looking at his watch during the march of nations?
Foux do fa fa! (film)
frank #4911
1) Flight of Conchords is amazing.
2) This music video is great.
3) Doug probably watched this every day in Geneva.
4) Ça va? Ça va.Ça va? Ça va
38 Dead After Being Bitten By Vampire Bats (news)
frank #4910
Kunal, you best be brushing up on your real-life Resident Evil skills.
MTV's Undressed (video)
kunal #4909
My favorite TV show, ever, is online now for viewing. Why won't they sell the DVD's?
fuck math (NSFW)
trevor #4908
I guess it would be a duo, not a trio. Unless we were an ironic DJ duo with an ironic name like our old colleague Mr. Wright.
I fucking heart beats (NSFW)
trevor #4907
Soon I will have my Stormtrooper, we will start a DJ trio that makes beats exclusively on the iPhone. I am open to name suggestion. i.e. Beat Up to the feet Up.
Hushie (music)
frank #4906
Music search engine. Like Hype Machine, but simple, easy and not annoying as @#X!@. Super handy if you just want that one mp3. Also, you should listen to this song. It's my new favorite Devo song.
I make beats (buy this)
kunal #4905
Trevor, I downloaded the Beatmaker for the iPhone. It's as awesome as I hoped. I love beats. I can't wait to make some sweet Rucker Park sounds.
What it means to be a designer (video)
kunal #4904
If one song could sum it up, I'd say the message in this classic is pretty clear. I present it now, for your consideration.
moron Harv... (super shady)
djg #4903
upon further inspection, Harv's tombstone could be photochop trickery. i haven't the keen eyes as some of you other lads. oh, and instead of summing up life, he STRUMMED. har har...HARV. -djg
HARV was there (4real)
djg #4902
cool duder. not sure if the entire spectrum of one's life can be summed up in rock concert attendance, but still makes for an awesome dude. -djg
Chicken growing up, a drawing a day (illustration)
chris #4901
A similar project to Frank's small prints on with a chicken and incredible intricate pen and ink drawings. Really incredible.
Worst rap battle ever... (video)
chris #4900
On a high school news channel. This is a little rough but stick it out until the second contender and it will be worth it. Trevor i think you're going to like this one.
Old Man Dance (4real)
opie #4897
So I went to Lollapalooza and saw this old guy dancing on a table for Kanye. Sure enough someone put it on YouTube and made him famous. Oh and Radiohead was incredible...
House of Cards video in Legos (video)
chris #4896
or atleast some of it. This is pretty cool, though i wish it was a better quality video and it was shot for shot.
Apparently Chicago is like Paris (the future)
frank #4895
Chicago is gradually coming to resemble a traditional European city -- Vienna or Paris in the nineteenth century, or, for that matter, Paris today. The poor and the newcomers are living on the outskirts. The people who live near the center -- some of them black or Hispanic but most of them white -- are those who can afford to do so.
Bookmarked to read later.
Eternal President of the Republic (4real)
kunal #4894
Best title ever. Put THAT on a business card. Also, name a band this.
Paris in Washington (4real)
djg #4893
funny stuff. i would vote for her if she can get AHHHNOLD for V.P. somehow. -djg
ADC3D (money)
peter #4892
This is AMAZING.
This book makes me want a coffee table worthy enough to put it on. Maybe I will start the great reconstruction of my table this weekend so that I have a reason to get this book.
James Gulliver Hancock (illustration)
frank #4891
Pete, I feel like this guy is some sort of Frank/Pete hybrid.
weird... (mad props)
djg #4890
my post before this didn't show that i put MAD PROPS and DJG...just put GENERAL and GENERAL WASABI SAUCE. oh well. -djg
Pete...nice flickr option. looks great! (general)
General Wasabi Sauce #4889
i should do this with my family pictures and my misc. junks, collections and finds that i need to finish getting scanned. -djg
Sorry, Haters (film)
djg #4888
wow...amazing movie. i am usually blah with topical films, but this one is explosive and really unique and well-pieced. the ending had me jumping off the couch. it's a movie that will keep you chewing for a long time. -djg
Stimulus, Round 2? (news)
kunal #4885
Probably won't happen, but please do. I promise to save it this time!
VSA Summer Outing (ntih)
kunal #4884
We are going here with work for this year's summer outing. It is going to be preceded with two hours of drinking beforehand. This looks like its going to be really intense. I hope I don't freak out like in 'Knocked Up'!
blow up flickr (money)
peter #4882
maybe posted when i was away. however, this is awesome, and will for sure be a viewing option on my website that does not exist yet. On a related note, I think that once a weekend I am going to start staying in and working on things that I want to work on. Namely, drinking. Maybe some website and zine stuff thrown in for good measure though.
Call of Duty 2 crack (NSFW)
trevor #4881
Does anyone still have the COD2 Mac app w/crack. If so, can I arrange to get it from you?
PETE...thanks (4real)
djg #4880
i didn't make that connection of kelly and the lpp site. true, i do need to sell some stuff. it is coming. i've said that for seven years now. oh, and stuffed animals will come after i go into hyperactive hibernation again this winter and once my wife gets her sewing room picked up. they've been on the list for many years of list making. -djg
i finally got five bucks... (mad props)
djg #4879
new WALKMEN is incredible. go give for cancer charity and get it. -djg
failed mascot for the SF Giants back in the '80s (4real)
djg #4878
very likeable though. it's crappy crab. -djg
Olympic Logos (design)
frank #4875
Here's all of 'em. Sure, 68 in Mexico City is epic, but I think my favorite is Munich in 72.
Kelly Lynn Jones / Little Paper Planes (money)
peter #4874
DJG-
Kelly Lynn is the fabulous lady behind little paper planes, where once upon a time we sold some NGTH. By that, I mean we sold like three there. She owes us like $4, but I told her to keep it. She is wicked awesome and super nice. You should sell some stuff there if you ever start doing so. I think you should start making little found object dolls.
New Desktop Wallpaper (art)
frank #4872
Geez. I just did this to see what would happen and I almost threw up. Take this image, set it as your desktop background on tile. Holy crap.
Yip Yip (money)
rogan #4871
I also just got shit shirt in the mail. it comes with fabric markers, and i expect to have it finished by the end of the weekend, any help would be appreciated.
Tsee-da-doo, pah pah pah, bida-looo (video)
kunal #4866
Trevor, for some reason, the scatting at the beginning of this song always reminds me of you. Wun luv, jah.
Wrock Chicago (ntih)
kunal #4865
Wrock Chicago will feature 30 wizarding bands over three stages, celebrating both the exceptional creativity of the bands themselves and the Harry Potter series that inspired them.
FOR those of you with a DS (buy this)
chris #4862
I purchased a DS over the weekend which i'm very pleased with. What i'm really excited for is getting one of these bad boys. It allows you to download games and then play them off of a SD card. This is supposed to be one of the best ones on the market.
The Boombox Project (photography)
kunal #4861
Photographer Lyle Owerko presents a visual timeline of the era of the boombox.
Box office info graphics (design)
chris #4856
A nice little piece plotting how much money movies have made at the box office this year.
Half blood prince trailer (film)
chris #4854
For the Potter fans in the house here is the newest trailer if you have haven't already witnessed it.
speaking of s. pegg...i wish i could have gone to this! (mad props)
djg #4853
nice even poster too! and please pick up SPACED if you haven't seen it...finally release in 'Merica. brilliant show. -djg
please george lucas...please... (the future)
djg #4852
let Simon Pegg write for new STAR WARS television series. he's our only hope. -djg
New SoSS Photos Up (photography)
doug #4851
This typeface is the best one I have seen in Geneva. I love it so much!
I'm glad that foxsports has faith in the KC Chiefs... (super shady)
djg #4849
...at least to go 0-16 this year. it could be a long season though. i just hate it when people start to sabotage things in the pre-stages. -djg
Dear Chris, (music)
frank #4848
I am forever indebted to you for introducing me to this Foals album. SO. GOOD.
OMAZING GRACE (kinda cool)
norton #4847
I'll jump on the Youtube wagon...I always love a good crackhead flick.
Spam Comments (super shady)
doug #4846
I got spam commented on Blogger today - any ideas how to stop this or get rid of all the comments at once? I have the "anyone can make comments" on so that our parents can post a comment if they want - so I already know about that.
Cool Kids. (mad props)
rogan #4845
Nine gold infants. This video is better than half of the songs on Bake Sale, but not nearly as good as that song they do with lil wayne.
i wish i had five bucks to get the new album by THE WALKMEN... (mad props)
djg #4844
it is for a great cause too. -djg
SSLYConfuzzling (music)
frank #4843
That's not even the album version of the song. Total weirdness. Next single, let's all make our own videos.
SSLYBY Modern Mystery Video (video)
peter #4842
So confusing. Um... I am assuming that polyvinyl handled all the stuff on this one as well. There is a weird glossy detachment to both the videos off this album that I am not digging. I am going to make a shadow puppet video.
Bus rider beheaded (news)
peter #4841
I don't understand how things like this happen. I know that no one wants to run in and try to stop someone with a knife, and a lot of times people will simply walk past something, but in a confined space, how is it possible that no one stopped this? Terrible.
kunal (design)
daniel #4840
my friend has this, and a bunch of other beatles rarities. i dont think he knows how much they are worth, and he may sell them to me. i will keep you updated.
Another youtube Oldie but a Goodie (video)
kunal #4838
The Grape Lady - OWWW OWOWwwww oWWWWWW!! OOOH OHOHHH!! STOP!
Early Beatles Tapes Being Auctioned off (buy this)
kunal #4837
Daniel, now is the time to spend all that money you've saved!
Charlie Bit Me (video)
kunal #4836
Sarah showed this to me… oh man, there is nothing funnier than a pair of British babies. So eloquent.
Classes (the future)
frank #4835
Two sections of DES202, Frank. I picked them out and submitted a resume. It's still not confirmed yet, but Maria asked if I wanted to teach them so I suppose it's worked out?
Rivet (kinda cool)
kunal #4834
Recommended by a former colleague. An alternative to Connect360. Just throwin' it out there.
Franking for a Living (design)
frank #4832
Oh hi. Just wanted to alert the masses that I'll be "blogging" at Thinking for a Living with the esteemed Mr. King. Get ready for some blather!
ps (design)
daniel #4831
I didnt get what you were all saying about borders until i viewed this on another site...what causes this? they dont appear on my screen in the lab. also-anything i didnt change i either noted for later or disagreed with you on. so there.
frank (news)
daniel #4828
i like that book. once DJZD is reuploaded, all can see my version of that cover I did for eric's class.
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (mad props)
norton #4827
I'm currently reading this book and recommend it to the entire UC. It's about a carnival family...and when business starts going down hill decide to start breeding their own freaks by giving the pregnant matriarch pesticides, radiation, and lots of drugs. It's Full House meets Carnivale. We can start the Umbrella Book Club.
djz revisted (design)
daniel #4825
realized i had to add a flashsplash. its stupid. changes are still being made. check it!
PETE...glad you loved something HORRIBLE! (mad props)
djg #4824
yeah, Whedon is BOSS (though, not THE BOSS) and especially when he uses NPH. did anybody know that he worked on the screenplay for TOY STORY? and sad that his WONDERWOMAN script got dumped. he's also working on tons of great comic stuff right now. the guy is golden and i like him lots and look forward to seeing his career really bloom. I should be in the sequel to Dr. Horrible, but have it be about my horrible design instead. -djg
FRANK...i felt the same about Fleet Foxes with my first day of listening back in March... (music)
djg #4823
i too thought they were My Morning Jacket clones. but, i picked it back up and the fox boy sounds just really absorbed into my soul. and being that MMJ has definitely morphed into other awesome rockin' regions with their sounds (and amazing at that...EVIL URGES is my favorite album this year), i think that Fleet Foxes hold their own candles, though definitely show their influences. all-in-all, beautiful stuff to cure my cubicle blues. -djg
Dr. Horrible (money)
peter #4822
Danny- watched this last night. Everything I hoped it would be. After watching Firefly, and my base knowledge of Buffy, I have decided I like Joss Whedon's more long form stuff like this (even though it is not that long) and Serenity more.
NPH is the man. I knew he could sing, but I had no idea that he could sing as well as he can. The girl could have been hotter.
Umbrella Club 'M' (ntih)
kunal #4821
For those of you with iPhones. I made a QUICK (VERY, VERY, VERY QUICK) stripped down version of tUC for mobile browsing. AGAIN: VERY QUICK. It's just the posts in a list order, the styles are more simple, and only the post column shows up. I haven't formatted it to be a TRUE mobile website, but its a start. Needless to say, it loads very quickly, but with 3G, everything does. Eventually there will be a mobile browser version of this site, but I will probably launch it in conjunction with my re-organization of the site.
Everyone (4real)
daniel #4820
thanks for the suggestions. I will make changes and repost. Actually, it will be done automatically. I agree with almost everything everyone said. Frank- I think FF guy sounds like MMJ guy, but i think their music is more epic and a little more interesting...my POV.
Dear Fleet Foxes, (music)
frank #4819
I don't get it. I like your album cover, but you sound just like My Morning Jacket. What's the hooplah? Any one want to explain this to me? Chris? (If you even like them yourself, that is.)
speaking of P.T. Anderson... (4real)
djg #4815
this links to a commercial that really likes MAGNOLIA. -djg
did anybody see Joss Whedon's brilliant "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"? (mad props)
djg #4811
dvd news and possible sequel. -djg
DJZ - My thoughts. (design)
doug #4810
I know this is probably too late, but we have visitors here, so I haven't been on my top game.
1- Make your work bigger! Seriously, it is good work, so make it so my mom can see it!
2- Make the type bigger, so my mom can read it.
3- Sagmeister works the big buttons quite nice, but my mom says not to just copy his design.
4- Make sure to link to my website one more time in your links section to make my mom proud.
DJZ Crit (design)
frank #4808
Daniel - first off, props to you for linking Chris Marino to Marinoland. Your copywriting is also impeccably funny.
I'm going to stick to actionable feedback, which you can ignore or do, yer choice:
• Make the type a bit bigger for your body? I'm blind. :(
• Add MORE scribbles. Tons of scribbles. I need more DJZ scribbles.
• I'd scrap the borders on the frames. It'll make the whole thing more cohesive and have the site flow a bit better.
• Make your work bigger! It's tiny, dude! Be loud, be proud!
• Maybe use thumbnails on the left instead of numbers? Or just the title of the assignment, the numbers are kind of tiny and hard to click, plus I forget which one I just clicked on. I suck.
• It needs 400% more Wooly Vampyre
i have to look for a new car tonight (the future)
djg #4807
i'll take the one with the best totally hot babe (THB) and totally way awesome dude (TWAD) salivating and sweating on it. -djg
DJZ Notes (money)
peter #4806
Totally agree with Danny about the buttons. Just make them more deliberate. Also, it would be nice if the mouse overs were different for each one, instead of the same thing behind each one. I know that the space on the left is on purpose, but it is a little too awkward as is. Mainly because your menu right aligns with ABOUT and content with DESIGN, making it seem like there is a grid where there ain't none. Glad I got top billing on your FRIENDS. I would get rid of the frame borders on your menu and content. Maybe just put a single vertical rule next to the menu when content is present?
I know this is a lot of suggestions. Not a bad first site. You get commended for not using circles to hold thumbnails. People love doing that all the time. One thing that would be easy to do is to go back and make sure none of your links show up as blue underline, a few did. And a few of the other things you won't be able to do easily till you aren't using frames anymore, but that will come really soon as well. Also, ask Frank and Kunal, they know boatloads about the internet. I only know how to find porn and celebrity gossip. It is amazing I even make it to the UC once or twice a day.
DJZ...one more thing (the future)
djg #4803
i don't feel the inner scroll bar is needed as the viewer just use the regular browser/window scroll. is that called "frames"?. pardon my naive web knowledge/djgescriptions. oh, and if you do have a squiggle, maybe illustrate one or use thread or pull something out of your palette of work. the computerized squiggle feels more of an after-thought. cool beans though. -djg / ps: the puppy dog mud house shirt is soooo nice and sweet! i might actually start wearing graphic t-shirts again because of it.
DJG on DJZ (the future)
djg #4802
i like the quasi-clunky to it. it's refreshing to me. though, maybe push it even more. the squiggle is fun, but i'm unsure about it at the same time. maybe knock back the big buttons a bit as they distract from the work. or, make the work bigger to see the lovely handsy quality you've got in the work. i want to see more. great stuff you've got going on in the work. another thing is that you might not need the MY FAVORITES section right now. i like how the buttons get sketchied and markied up when rolled over and selected. thanks for sharing! keep on working hard. good stuff! -djg
makeamixa (kinda cool)
djg #4801
kinda cool. though, i thought that a cassette player could actually play them. so, not as impressed. -djg
DJZ design....now, online! (ntih)
daniel #4799
dudes, give me your opinions about this....i have to turn it in tomorrow. oh, kunal: how do i get this to link to my own domain name? do i need a server if this is hosted at MSU? any other advice? anyone?
master of puppets (NSFW)
trevor #4798
Some sort of bullshit GH hack, but I just saw the actual song on the playlist for GH World Tour. Via Kunal's Erection
i've shared this before... (mad props)
djg #4797
BUT, it's soooo bad that it's awesome in my book. -djg
DJG Design / Cacaphony Exhibit Images Part 2... (super shady)
djg #4796
little djgpeepee has found her lost sheepees. -djg
DJG Design / Cacaphony Exhibit Images (super shady)
djg #4795
Here are some pictures from the Oakland, CA show if interested. I had some original yard clipping sheep in the show too...not sure if they are in the photos, but they are safely at home now so that is all i care about. -djg
DJG Design / Cacaphony Exhibit Posters For Sale (super shady)
djg #4794
these posters were made for a June exhibition in Oakland, CA. they can be purchased via the Gold Robot Records. -djg
DJG Design / Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk - Poster (super shady)
djg #4792
more shameless self-promotion. enjoy. -djg
DOUG...agreeable with the old packaging. (mad props)
djg #4791
but, the older packaged Snickers aren't NEARLY as satisfying. -djg
The Douchiest Phone Message In History (super shady)
doug #4788
Seriously, this is amazing. You must listen to the whole thing, it just gets better and better!
Old Snickers Packaging (design)
doug #4787
I swear it is not just nostalgia - why is almost all old packaging better?
Stern (design)
doug #4786
A typographic first - a new typeface released in both digital and metal forms. If I ever set poetry (which may never happen) maybe I should use this.
you suck at photoshop (NSFW)
trevor #4784
Kunal, a lot like that other Photoshop podcast but not with insanely geeky dudes with terrible jokes. This dude is hilarious and does some cool shit.
Protomanz Masks (design)
rogan #4783
I printed these a while back, they are kinda rugged, but i cut them all out, and attached elastic to them so they could be worn as masks. Anyway, i wanted to post these with people actually wearing them, but my camera is real bad.
Objectified: The Film (film)
doug #4782
Gary Huswit (of Helvetica fame) is now filming his newest documentary flim all about industrial design. It features (among many others) Johnny Ive from Apple, Dieter Rams, and Karim Rashid. It should be fun watching a movie about designing things like toothbrushes! And I am not even being sarcastic!
Drudge Report. (super shady)
doug #4781
I have never been here before and I will never go again.
Is this really a legitimate website?
Keep It Cartesian (design)
kunal #4776
The task put to the Keep It Cartesian design collective (Thom Fougere, Kaley Lawrence, Ryan Litovitch, Nils Vik) was to design a container out of a sheet of metal. The result was a series of four light switch and electrical faceplate designs that do double duty. They conceal unsightly electrical wires, hold keys and letters, charge electronics and tidy up too much cord. [via MoCo Loco]
Google Competitor? (the future)
doug #4775
I was watching CNN just now (because it is one of three English language stations here) and they were interviewing someone about this new site that was started by a former Google engineer.
oh, this is hilarious (image)
daniel #4773
and creepy. could be considered NSFW but only like a 2/10.
Ambulance Ltd - New English EP (music)
frank #4772
Chris, this is strictly for you because I know you like them as much as I do. I don't think this EP is new, but it has a few songs on it that I hadn't heard before. This goes to a download.
Burn After Reading Poster... (4real)
djg #4771
nice little Saul Bassyness...movie looks great too. can't wait. -djg
rat kings (kinda cool)
djg #4769
interesting...a band suggested i do a logo for them that was rat king-like. -djg
this morning i toured... (4real)
djg #4767
it was really great and with refreshments to follow. if you're in KC check it out. -djg
FRANK...I finally got to see your birdies...NICE! (mad props)
djg #4766
my day job has an odd block on that link...maybe because they are blocking twitter and things like that. not sure? but, i like the baby birds props! i myself am about to make a new poster for them...maybe. -djg
xzibit-files (NSFW)
trevor #4765
So I just saw a trailer for the new X-Files movie on t.v. I've had a couple of beers and I thought my eyes had betrayed me, but no apparently Xzibit (the rapper) is a major character in the movie. I find this ridiculous and can only attribute this to the gross bureaucracy of Hollywood politics, the "X" in Xzibit's name, or that he is a legitimate actor. I would like to believe it as payback for Tom Arnold's role in Souldplane!
The TP Debate Continues (ntih)
frank #4764
Actually, this website thoroughly ends any opposition. Like the Nicci thing, but with 100% more infographics.
yo gabba gabba! (video)
djg #4762
elija wood dancing with jesse ledoux monsters come to life. cool. makes me want to dance. -djg
Barcelona Chair (buy this)
kunal #4761
Chris, that house you posted made me wet for the Barcelona Chair all over again. You can be sure this will be my first licensed classics.
Rockport, MO goes 100% wind-powered (science)
kunal #4759
Nice. I thought MO was going to be the first to go a different direction, and power an entire city with cow dung, but this is a nice surprise!
Animals and Architecture (photography)
chris #4758
I love the idea behind this shoot, just a simple little touch to accent the house. I would love to see a series of these where the animal changes depending on the house.
FRANK...My mom works for UPS! (mad props)
djg #4757
and i always tell her that i miss Paul Rand's logo. but, she doesn't get me. -djg
i could say some inappropriate things with this title as I am officer inappropriate and always on duty, but i will leave it up to you (4real)
djg #4756
i just hope he gets hot wings 4 life. -djg
Conan Works for UPS (video)
frank #4755
This is almost on par with the Old Timey Baseball Players or the Star Wars opening. Almost.
What if there were no STOP signs..., (video)
kunal #4754
and a major corporation was charged with inventing one? Find out. [via Ugly Doggy]
Review: X-Files Not Believable (money)
peter #4753
No way CNN! This sci-fi show about covert underfunded government agents searching for aliens and falling in love isn't believable?
Auction 957: Michael J. Fox hoverboard (buy this)
kunal #4752
Yeah, the very one from Back to the Future.
One way to catch a marlin (ntih)
chris #4751
If this is real it is absolutely amazing. It takes balls to jump out of helicopter in an attempt to land on a fish that has a sword attached to its' face.
The Scarlet Letter Press (4real)
doug #4749
I have been toying with idea for a long time. Any proper letterpress printer must have a press name (ol' Aldus Manutius had Dolphin Press, Princeton Architectural Press, etc.) so I have established my press name as The Scarlet Letter Press. Get it? It is a play on words... Anyway, it's a start.
And Frank, I might need a little bit of website help...
Elephant Man Poster (design)
norton #4748
I saw a show on 49st. of vintage Japanese movie posters...so great. This was my fave...David Lynch's: The Elephant Man with debossed typography printed in silver metalic ink. The web image blows.
Draplin on why design is fucked (super shady)
peter #4747
Man, he loves to cuss. Also, though, he is right big time.
madballs central! (mad props)
djg #4746
mad props to the madballs! i miss my madballs. i miss not working in a cubicle. -djg
FRANK...Looks like you found a piece of home while away (mad props)
djg #4745
great travel photos thank you for sharing...hope that Springfield is treating you well. -djg
Chickens on Keyboard! (mad props)
djg #4744
wow. genius! and instant breakfast for those on the road gigs! -djg
Nonesuch, Yes (mad props)
kunal #4742
Frank, I agree! It makes Umbrella Club feel clunky! At least in terms of type. But two things bother me: 1) the 'logo' at the top needs to be kerned. And 2) The double vertical rule separating the two columns is nice, but the horizontal rules at the bottom are a bit awkward where the second column drops off. But whatever. It makes me want to clean this site up. I am re-designing it for mobile devices (for the iPhone crowd), so wouldn't hurt to do some house cleaning.
007 on Nov. 07 (film)
chris #4741
Oh how i've waited for this trailer. Being a life long bond fan I was glad to see Casino Royale re-invigorate the series. I hope that Daniel Craig can keep that momentum going in this next movie.
Nonesuch (design)
frank #4740
Redid their website. I can't get over how sound and gorgeous it is. So well structured.
EuroAdventure Photos (image)
frank #4739
I promised, so here are the photos. Sorry, I haven't had a chance to write captions for everything. It's probably pretty boring. I've learned that if you travel alone, you wind up with a lot of pictures of scupltures and buildings.
American Airlines Illo (illustration)
frank #4737
I was contacted while on vacation to do an illo for the Amer. Airlines in-flight mag. The article was about twitter, which is a "microblogging" website to let people update each other with a sentence or two. I was thinking of Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk the whole time I was working on this, Danny.
Doug. Africa. (architecture)
chris #4736
Doug I can confirm that i did go to Africa with her. As i recall she was a kind woman though a bit on the tall side. I wish i could comment on here sanity, it's been several years since that trip and i haven't kept in touch.
DANIEL...Thanks...yeah, that fleet foxes cover looks liike an older painting of older times. i still need to get a hard copy... (mad props)
djg #4735
did you know that my name is just Danny? Danny Joe, to be precise. -djg
danny (news)
daniel #4734
i believe its old. its credited on the insert, but i cant remember the name. ver purty tho
Optical Illusions (image)
kunal #4732
To hurt your eyes. Have you ever tried doing a magic eye on screen? It hurts like the dickens.
i know that he's not for everybody, but this is pretty solid... (kinda cool)
djg #4731
he continues to grow. i took a leak. copy, that is. -djg
this album cover is nice...is it an old or new painting? i'm not sure. (illustration)
djg #4730
check out the music too if it hasn't already swooned you out of your seat. it's some really gorgeous stuff. and be sure to give it loads of spins. -djg
scroll down...for awesome...sorry, biggest image i could find for everybody to see (super shady)
djg #4729
check out my day job's awesome identity. we have cardboard cutouts too. i stay in my cubicle. i want to send this into PRINT even though it's not mine. -djg
Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony (mad props)
djg #4727
i bet she said some s-words. -djg
mysterious magik (news)
daniel #4726
um, do the carrot thing. it just blew my mind x1000. that is what she said.
Chris! (4real)
doug #4724
A girl named Angela Ponder just emailed me. She found my site randomly and was surprised to find that I am a friend of yours. I like to you non-existent website and she said she went to Africa with you? Can you corroborate this story or is this lady crazy?
string cheese is the coolest (mad props)
djg #4722
i've accidentally kept it in my pockets for long periods of time. but, never this. -djg
remembering FLICK (mad props)
djg #4716
wow, their debut full-length was released ten years ago. i remember being back at the farm between semesters and pre-ordering "The Perfect Kellulight". i had to drive an hour to get it at the only record store in the area, but i got it and it was my soundtrack for a long while. i miss their Springfield sets. -djg
i finally saw this gem... (mad props)
djg #4715
wow. see it. brilliant. already shoved into my top ten. -djg
New Radiohead Video "House of Cards" (video)
doug #4714
"No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes."
I won't pretend to understand this at all, but it looks neat. You should also watch the "making of" video. Unfortunately for me, this is my least favourite song on the album.
also (design)
daniel #4712
everyone, this site could be really cool for us to do some "across state line" work, i know this has been discussed....
Stateside (news)
frank #4710
I'm back and safe like kittens, kiddies. After 26 hours of travel, I got to sleep in my own bed. I have had many adventures. I will document them in my memoirs and share them with you all one day.
Norton gets iPhone 3G (4real)
norton #4707
After waiting for 5hrs (being told the wait was 2.5-3hrs.) in line at the 5th ave Apple store yesterday...i got the 16GB white iphone. I had trouble with my service so I was given a voucher to come back today...after collecting the voucher someone else helped me and got it up and running. I tried to peddle the voucher at the Apple Store today after work for $20...but no one believed that it was real. It was an adventure.
i'm quite positive i've shown this before (mad props)
djg #4705
but, how can one resist this level of CUTE? -djg
Frank...welcome back to God's country and thanks for the beck thoughts from a couple days ago (4real)
djg #4703
i still need to hear the juicy new album...can't wait. and this week i only wish the cover was as heart stopping brilliant as what i linked you to. -djg
Font People Conference Video (video)
doug #4701
I feel I have to post this because it is a silly video of personified typefaces, but I am not happy that Comic Sans saves the day...
Chicago Bus Tracker Update (kinda cool)
kunal #4695
Nice to see they've adopted the Google Maps interface. The bus tracking is much more comprehensive than the original version. Can't wait until they add more routes.
see it... (mad props)
djg #4693
really really great. just sad as Hunter S. Thompson played GONZO GOD with his gift...eventually being held hostage by his own vices and biting the bullet he promised. America could really use him right now and he could use America. -djg
Banksy Unmasked? (super shady)
peter #4690
Did someone post this already? This is the full original article wherein they give all the evidence and such. Should be a solid read. QUESTION: does anyone think it matters whether or not Banksy is 'unmasked'? I am going to say yes. Not that I think it will affect his work, but people will know who he is and such. So when he does something like traveling to the west bank, people will know and be expecting something. Greater pressure as well. Makes me worried that he will be producing even less street art and more gallery art now. Well, less art for commentary and more art for consumption, I should say.
I wish i could write banter for Ted Nugent... (super shady)
djg #4689
check out what he said while in KC last night...in particular: "I've been coming here since I was a small black child," Nugent joked. "I invented barbecue for all you white motherf*******." wow...indeed some wang-dang. -djg
Thanks Opie for the MTS comics (4real)
kunal #4688
The mash-up of clip art, and the disregard for type is sooo very reminiscent of NGTH.
this can finally be bought in 'merica now (mad props)
djg #4687
sweet...but my wife had a friend in England ship us a copy a while back and we hacked our DVD player for it. see this show if you haven't. it's genius-brilliant stuff from Edgar Wright / Simon Pegg / Nick Frost and the gang...-djg
anybody else have a deep nostalgia for this? (mad props)
djg #4686
i've been itchin' to scratch the boards with Christian Slater and the gang once again. i only had a country blacktop, so i didn't own a board. but, i did in my mind so i could bust up the mafia bad guys and get the girl and make better grades while i was at it. -djg
Katy Perry (video)
kunal #4684
Pete turned me on to this: her voice is damn good. Flirty video, and the strength of her voice makes it a really catchy song, and more than a guilty pleasure.
Lady GaGa (music)
kunal #4683
Lady GaGa keeps it hot. Bordering on main-stream pop, this New York artist manages to bring the theatrics and the glamor of house parties and indie-electronica to a more accessible level. Apparently she used to write songs for the Pussycat Dolls.
Frank Welcome Back to the club (4real)
chris #4682
I thought kunal was going to make a run at top poster while you were gone but i guess he didn't make it. Hope the trip went well.
Obsessive Sorting Photography (design)
frank #4681
Someone should make a gallery of this design-phenomena.
Terminator 4 : With Christian Bale (film)
chris #4680
Well he is currently knocking down records for Batman I hope he can continue the momentum with sequel. There isn't any mention of Arnold in the trailer, i guess he's to busy with Cali.
wasp knife (NSFW)
trevor #4679
A video of the knife Peter posted that injects a ball of compressed Co2 that expands and eventually explodes organs and shit. VIA Gizmodo
slim thug boss hogg (NSFW)
trevor #4677
Pete, don't confuse Rick Ross the Boss with Slim Thug the Boss Hogg. They are two completely different people.
Rick Ross the Boss (image)
kunal #4675
Pete, this is Rick Ross the Boss. You should have bought those sunglasses at UO. You could be twinz.
Pete's New Watch, Pt. 2 (buy this)
kunal #4674
This Penguin casual watch for men is a classically styled timepiece that features a stainless steel case, corresponding band, and a stylishly detailed white dial with gold, stacked Penguin logo patterning.
Pete's New Watch, Pt. 1 (buy this)
kunal #4673
To tell the time, simply add the number of lights vertically then read horizontally from left to right.
Tim Fishlock (design)
doug #4672
Really great work despite an all-Flash website. Check out "Dapper" under "Moving Images" and play for hours!
An ode to Umbrella club: for my 100th post (mad props)
norton #4671
Oh my dear umbrella club...how good you make me feel...for any other lesser club could hardly bash a seal.
About Beck (music)
frank #4669
Just wanted to chime in on the Beck stuff: First off, the album is incredible and also short (about 30 mins), but you should still pick it up. Second, those rejected covers are amazing, but don't fit the album very well, in my mind. I think the actual cover does a much better job of that. Also, I think not over-designing something and doing a ton of eyecandy is quite a bit of a departure if you consider who its for and his previous albums. So all in all, I'd say that new cover matches the music better, and places more emphasis on the music, which is great because the album is quite good. I'm linking to the video for Gamma Ray, which also is quite good. Good.
A Tidy Summary of My Working Life (design)
frank #4668
This guy uploads all the error messages that Adobe software gives him while using it. Some are pretty funny.
reverse graffiti project (NSFW)
trevor #4667
I think this is similar to the dude in London who cleaned off the dirt, but instead they use a power washer. I hope the give props to the OG dude if it isn't him ( I've only jumped through the video thus far). Also, I don't think the cops can legally bust them for this.
NORTON...i like the sensation of the WATCHMEN not-so-secret identity (mad props)
djg #4666
it takes the best of Wal-Mart and "There's Something About Mary"...yet, the logo set the falling and rising prices before both of those did. -djg
DJG Design / Mad Ferrit Logo (super shady)
djg #4665
part ferret mixed with note scale distortion. this is a logo for an online music seller. yeah, i know that they spell it their own way. it's an oasis fan reference or something. i'm not an oasis fan, but whatever...i'm happy with it, and have a few other ideas/applications to boot out the nest in days to come. -djg
WTF Logo? (super shady)
norton #4663
Never heard of Watchmen...but why the dumb emblem. I was always a Green Lantern man myself. There's a good insignia that one may understand! Shee-it.
ON WATCHMEN... (the future)
djg #4662
i just really hope the book's depth and development is nailed with this picture and that many WATCHGEEKS are given sneak screens to help get this thing right. 300 was great for a stupid-steroid-awesome eye candy video game express...but WATCHMEN just has a lot to be said and is one of the most in-depth things i've read. i don't know if that's saying much. if you haven't already, please read it before seeing the movie next year. -djg
Carbon fiber pipe and letter opener, (4real)
chris #4661
that's right someone devoted a chunk of their life to create these two items.
Very appropraite for a hot friday at VSA (video)
kunal #4659
Our power is semi-out, and the AC is off. I am sweating so badly, and this song keeps echoing in my head.
Alan Moore sad about Watchmen (4real)
kunal #4658
Wow, cold-blooded words! (See last trivia bullet point on this page.)
Watchmen trailer, watchmen trailer, watchemen trailer (film)
chris #4657
OMG, OMG, OMG, I know Frank has read it, and should be stoked. This trailer looks amazing and i will be counting down for this one.
Good Friends (design)
kunal #4656
She likes it dark. I have this cereal box sitting on my desk at work.
Umbrella Club on deviantArt (super shady)
kunal #4655
Oh man. Shoulda thought to set us up with a sweet deviantArt account!!!
FRANK...good work you bad boy (4real)
djg #4653
sadly, my day job's cyber patrol for some reason will not let me open the link to the shirt that made you react so strongly. any other place to view it? -djg
DOUG...yeah, correct on the new BECK cover in comparison to HWY 61... (kinda cool)
djg #4652
thanks for this article. nice. though, i find Dylan's picture to be a lot more interesting and cool without trying to be cool by not being cool. and the fact that i was showed the type prizes that got booted... i hope he uses the scrapped stuff for something. they sure are pretty. i like that they are Peter Saville-ish. the wood type would have stacked nicely next to a PULP cover from a few years back. i can understand album packaging getting "samey" of late, but Beck has typically paved new innovations with his that make me not want to do design in a good way. this new one makes me not want to do design in a bad way. but whatever as long as the album is GOOD. i'm not a designer anymore anyway. ha! -djg
Uhhh Also, They Cropped The Poster (super shady)
kunal #4651
Frank you should tell 'em, thanks for nothing 'Manhattanite.' Very bad!
Frank is on D.O.! (super shady)
doug #4650
This is linked without any linkage back - very bad! Boy, Frank has stirred up some serious action with this poster!
Doug and Frank (image)
doug #4649
Being super-nerds in front of the Freitag Flagship Store (made of old shipping containers) with our Freitag bags.
Frank Gets SwissMissed! (mad props)
doug #4648
I guess I am the Frank Chimero cheerleading team this week whilst he is out enjoying his homeland.
Snack Food That Sounds Like Sex Acts... (super shady)
doug #4646
Yep. I bet the founders of the internet would be proud that this is what they invented it all for...
51 Things You Can't See With Google Maps (4real)
doug #4644
Mainly for security reasons, but some are just silly.
DJG - New Beck Album (music)
doug #4643
Revisits Bob Dlyan's "Highway 61" album. Which is a nice throwback, I suppose.
Four Quils Feast On The Carcasses Of Jackyls (mad props)
djg #4640
best thing i've seen all day. -djg
this makes me feel better. (mad props)
djg #4637
i hate getting worked up over design dogma junk. i'll stick to chunk and sloth and just be beautiful and ugly. -djg
explanation of Modern Guilt cover. (4real)
djg #4636
ok, i get the retro throwback blah...but, still it feels purty generic after i've salivated over nice type AND salivated over your innovative record packaging past. but, whatever. it would be better if it was done as an F-U to the label with a throwaway picture and big simple type. -djg
is THIS really the cover for Modern Guilt? (super shady)
djg #4635
if so, chalk up another design disappoint for 2008. anybody seen a hard copy? -djg
i guess those BECK covers were throw-aways/unused designs (super shady)
djg #4634
geesh. i love that wood type. fancy cool stuff. what does the final cover look like? time to looky. -djg
Beatmaker (NSFW)
trevor #4632
This app looks pretty serious, bookmarking this for myself for when I get an iPhone, which hopefully will be pretty soon. I will be making sick beats on my Stormtrooper.
Pete, If You Didn't Notice (super shady)
kunal #4630
Chris' wife is pregnant. That makes the shirt that much more stupid!
Chris-man's wife is a NERD (money)
peter #4629
what should I wear for halloween? How's about this oversized white tee from when I used to be in a gang. Then I will put a pumpkin on it. Math.
Guys, Remember This Guy (mad props)
kunal #4628
Yup! Still nutz. 60 x 1.com. N-joy. Daniel, take your sites to the next level: make them look like this.
Doug. (super shady)
chris #4627
You know me i've just been chillin' by the lake in my knit polos. Also i had a bit of guf from Disney for my Marinoland logo but that got straightened out. Also those aren't my kids... shhh..
TOTALLY AWESOME...20 years ago the BOSS rocked the WALL (mad props)
djg #4625
"Springsteen's concert and speech certainly contributed in a larger sense to the events leading up to the fall of the Wall," said Gerd Dietrich, a historian at Berlin's Humboldt University. -djg
Chris!?! (ntih)
doug #4623
What happened? You move away and all-of-a-sudden you get married, have three kids and finally become a good designer?!
LOL @ webdesign (design)
daniel #4622
we are learning how to upload our sites we made for the first assignment right now. lol
Cats - Lots of Them. (image)
doug #4621
DJG, I thought of you when this person added me on their Flickr.
Andy Warhol Gets Rejected (art)
doug #4620
Yet more proof why committees accomplish nothing. I bet they have been regretting this for about 40 years.
i'm excited for this... (4real)
djg #4618
on of my favorite directors, Zhang Yimou, is doing the opening ceremony at the Olympics in Beijing. awesome. his stuff is gorgeous. though, Celine Dion is performing. that stinks. -djg
More views of the Bird's Nest (mad props)
djg #4617
it looks like an earthquake would shake it to heck...but, let's hope not. it's beautiful though. -djg
Bird's Nest Illuminated (mad props)
djg #4616
"The photo taken on July 16, 2008 shows the illuminated National Stadium. The National Stadium, also know as the Bird's Nest, is illuminated during the first rehearsal for the illumination system after its construction." -Beijing Olympics website. I love stadium architecture. I used to want to be a designer in that arena...but, i'm terrible at math so i just make silly stuff now. but, this Bird's Nest is a beaut. Also, there are some great pictures of past Olympic ceremonies and stadiums. Nice. -djg
Chris and Opie (image)
doug #4614
Sorry to leave you out. But you are so special that I did my own Google Image Search for "Chris and Opie" just because you are so special.
Why We Should Have Comments: (4real)
doug #4613
DJG: Nice new poster! I really like it!
Trevor: I'm glad you did not die in NYC. A bit of poo in your pants is okay.
Peter: You take advantage of me while I am hosting Frank and traveling in Scotland and pass me in post numbers. You're going down.
Kunal: I really like you because you are organized and you always look tan (and you know I don't mean that to be racist - but I guess I shouldn't have to write this disclaimer if it wasn't...)
Rogan, DJZ, Norton, DK, Frank: You are nice boys. Keep up the good work!
visual paradox (NSFW)
trevor #4612
The visual of the beer bong is intended to represent Chicago, when it is in fact from The Austinist. We now need a post about Austin from the Chicagoist. Back and forth forever. ))<>((
you may have seen this...but, it's great (mad props)
djg #4611
the album cover for the new Okkervil River. the album is a nice companion piece to "The Stage Names". i just gave it a spin. The last track is amazingly titled: “Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed On The Roof Of The Chelsea Hotel, 1979”. MAD PROPS! -djg
good times in NYC (NSFW)
trevor #4609
So I was walking at like 1 in the morning last night and I saw a gunshot down a side street and then a bunch of black dudes scatter. I immediately crossed the street and hurried home. Needless to say I was a bit startled, further on my way home these little kids threw a water balloon at me from the top of an apt. building. I didn't see it coming, only the whizz over my shoulder and the explosion at my feet. At this point I though I was being gunned down so I flinched and curled up a bit and then realized what it was. While listening to the little bitches snickering from near by, I calmly continued walking and acted like nothing happened. I shit my self a tad and I'm sure I looked like a complete ho.
DJG / New Tambourine Club Poster (super shady)
djg #4608
made this the other evening. layered print on blue print paper and post-pro-duck-shun coloring in highlighter. and ten bucks in my pocket. sweet. i have money again to put towards paying back VISA for picking up the tab on my BOSS ticket. -djg
Homemade submarine full of cocaine found off the coast of mexico. (ntih)
chris #4607
The mexican navy waited for the vessel to surface and the rappelled down from helicopters and apprehended the smugglers. Everything about this story is bad ass.
Ben Gibbard, Ted Leo and Patton Oswalt (music)
kunal #4606
Sing ABBA's "Take a Chance on Me". Hilarious.
Get Your Drug On (the future)
djg #4605
funny. and scary cause it could be the future of our self-diagnosed nation. -djg