Tue, Sep 07 2010 04:29:41 PM PDT
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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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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?????
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.
Cat Lady (news)
daniel #9299
A new illustration. UC has been slow lately, so I have had more time to draw.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
I Make New Poster. You Care? (design)
doug #9247
61 ampersands + more hours than I care to count = new poster.
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
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...
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.
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
kim jong il, oh man (news)
daniel #9217
on 16-18 his mouth looks like a couple soggy vienna sausages. just danglin' there.
"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
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!
"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
trevor (news)
daniel #9138
can you explain how the "poster relief effort" is "a questionable practice" ?
interesting batch of "inglourious basterds" poster art by select artists (art)
djg #9133
all up for auction. -djg
chris-man (news)
daniel #9126
choice video, bro. does that polar bear destroy the RMS Titanic at the beginning? If so, AWESOME.
Haiti Poster Project (news)
daniel #9119
here is my entry! I welcome comments before I send to print...
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?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
YOUR ADDRESS (4real)
rogan #9084
HEY dudes! email me your address now! all of you. rogan.howitt@gmail.com
100 Million Dollar Giacometti sculpture (news)
daniel #9077
and all I can think is, Recession? Haiti?
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
7000 dollar talking sex robot... (news)
daniel #9067
My birthday is in 10 months, guys! Pete- cool new tat, now we are truly brothers.
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!
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.
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.
good ol' christoph niemann (illustration)
djg #9034
this time on weather. always all-around nails it. -djg
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.
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!
Elvis on his 75th Birthday (photography)
doug #9019
A great photo show of young Elvis. The 3rd and 10th photos are amazing.
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.
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.
Can't win em all (news)
daniel #8994
or in my case, even get nominated. Is it just me or are these really bad?
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.
"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.
"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.
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.
daniel...der, i get it now "2" for "deuce" (4real)
djg #8941
i was slow on that yesterday. "i get it, french class!" -djg
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
Trevor Gilley? (super shady)
doug #8929
My how you've changed. Black turtleneck and ... what, Trevor? You're killing me here! Black turtleneck and ...
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.
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
"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
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?!
dramatic tiger woods accident reenactment. (the future)
daniel #8903
with CGI! so good...i can promise you will laugh, just watch it all.
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.
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.
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.
New AOL Logo (design)
doug #8880
Dear Wolff Olins,
Really?
Sincerely, Doug Wilson
Springfield, Missouri
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.
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...
"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?
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!
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.
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"
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
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
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.
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!
Oh, Chrysler... (design)
doug #8806
A sign of things to come? Wow, can giant corporations do anything right?
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
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
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.!
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
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
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.
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
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.
paintings by pamela michelle johnson (art)
djg #8751
pretty good extension of pop art (gotta have my pops). -djg
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
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.
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.
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
Truth about advertising. (4real)
doug #8725
When a client never hears the word "no" they will walk all over you. Period.
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.
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)
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
Font Bureau Sues NBC (type)
doug #8696
Apparently, NBC didn't buy the rights to use the typefaces for their promos and logos. Yikes!
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.
edward gorey book cover illustrations (illustration)
djg #8682
a link list providing a lovely archive of Edward Gorey book covers. -djg
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.
the oxford project (photography)
djg #8672
at the belger arts center in kcmo right now. fantastic, moving art. -djg
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
new hope sandoval... (music)
djg #8655
stream of it. she could sing about jockey shorts and i'd be seduced and destroyed. -djg
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.
"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
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.
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.
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.
eric carle's blog = i heart it (illustration)
djg #8607
so touching. i want to meet this man while i still can. -djg
"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
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"
Recyclable DVD Packaging (design)
doug #8595
Saving for later. It is always nice to have another option for CD/DVD packaging.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 terrifying giant versions of disgusting critters (news)
daniel #8498
pretty scary, pretty humorous .
Union Carbide Hand of God (illustration)
doug #8496
Pretty amazing illustrations and a little bit crazy.
why rob thomas avoids the spotlight (news)
daniel #8493
"avoids" chris, baconlube made my day! we should get some for your visit!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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...
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
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"
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!
the arrow (news)
daniel #8387
is my favorite bar in mannahatta. i was surprised to find they had a website.
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...
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!
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.
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).
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?”
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!
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.
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.
UO bikes (news)
daniel #8296
wow. just wow. flip flop hub, seriously? are they prepared for the inevitable lawsuits that will follow?
a world without MJ (news)
daniel #8289
hilarious repost from Jen Cosmos FB page. seriously, where is DjG>?
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?
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.
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.
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 $13 total including shipping. he fucking rules.
OMFG LOVE THIS (mad props)
rogan #8221
Strawdogs poster, DZ posted something of theirs a while back, this is blowing my mind.
i am on cmyk's featured images for issue 44 page (design)
daniel #8216
not that anything i ever do ever amounts to anything.
good news! (news)
daniel #8209
after 40 years, band-e-amir, afghanistans only unesco listed national park is finally open! landmines litter the surrounding hills, but look at this view! who is with me?
Off To Switzerland (news)
doug #8204
Friends, I'm off to the land of the long horn and lederhosen. I will make sure to bow down to all Swiss Modernists that I meet and eat way too much soft cheese and baguettes. Catch you on the flip-flop!
New Regina Spektor Album (music)
doug #8201
The whole album is streaming from NPR. So far, I really love it. It is also available via certain less-legal options...
Contrail (mad props)
doug #8190
For all the bike riders on here: a small thing of chalk that leaves a faint line of where you ride.
mr. natural meets "the kid" (illustration)
daniel #8184
found this lil gem in one of mirkos r. crumb books today. i really like page 2. enjoy!
Knoll Kids (4real)
doug #8183
A f&(#&$@ child's chair "starting at $3674"??!!! I love design too, but this is too much.
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.
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
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!
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
"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
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...
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)
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.
pete (design)
daniel #8085
awesome idea, awesome cover. i love me some vonney, and i love that cover as well.
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
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.
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
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!
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
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!
"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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
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!
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
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.
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
"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.
"Take a 360-degree tour of Greensburg two years after the tornado." (photography)
djg #7943
awesome. -djg
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.
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
"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
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.
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.
DJZ (design)
frank #7894
I think you were a little overzealous on that one. Easy boy!
Also, congrats on CMYK!
"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.
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?
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.
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
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.
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.
Wood Type Web Museum (type)
doug #7848
This printing company has a nice "web museum" of wood type and a few specimen books. Nice!
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.
"One-armed Mermaid That's Part Unicorn with Bigfoot" (mad props)
djg #7834
"30 Rock" = television genius. -djg
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!
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 São 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.
tomorrow is record store day (4real)
djg #7809
i plan to watch "high fidelity". one of my favorites. -djg
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
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
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!
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.
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
"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
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
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
Verizon Logo (design)
doug #7673
Woah.
But maybe it is an April Fool's joke? If so, it isn't very funny...
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 & BEN / "Bad Things Happen in Twelves" (super shady)
djg #7666
a little poster project that Ben (neversleeping.com) and I threw together today. -djg
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
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.
anthony birrill (design)
daniel #7648
doug- have you heard of this guy? he does stuff similar to yours.
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
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.
"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
"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
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
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
"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)
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.
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
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
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
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
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!
DJG / 365 Days of Creativity (super shady)
djg #7550
i just saw this! i feel honored! -djg (blushing)
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
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
"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
"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
Skateboarding with Balloons (video)
doug #7496
Pretty sweet ad featuring skateboarding, balloons, and M83 (I believe).
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
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
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.
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
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...
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!
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.
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
"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
"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
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
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
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
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...
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.
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!
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
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?
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.
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
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!
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
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."
Tropicana Reverts to Old Packaging (design)
doug #7306
Pretty crazy - the public has Pepsi running for the hills.
"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
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
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
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!
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
$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!
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
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
"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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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...
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
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
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
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
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
"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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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!)
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...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
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
Guess what I got in the mail? (design)
frank #7040
My book! I have lots of copies, so all UC gentlemen get complimentary copies.
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
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
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
Students Call International Space Station (the future)
doug #7014
Four college students make their own device and call the International Space Station. What?!
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.
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.
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
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
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
"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
been through bingham, havent seen the mine (news)
daniel #6957
though i wish i had. gosh, i wanna go on a roadtrip again soon.
"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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Four Tet remixes Andrew Bird (music)
frank #6897
Imotosis. This plus classes cancelled this AM is enough to make my Tuesday happy happy.
"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
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.
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
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.
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
ONE WAY OUT COMMERCIAL (the future)
rogan #6855
this commercial is amazing, the guy in the slingshot is HILARIOUS!
Olivetti Advertisements (design)
doug #6853
Punch yourself in the face because you are not this good.
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."
"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
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
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
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
"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
Holy Radness, Pressman! (design)
doug #6795
Vandercook SP20 letterpress sales sheet (links to PDF document).
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
awesome guy (design)
daniel #6734
check it out erally good design makes me so happy. i wanna start using bigger type/
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
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.
...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
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!
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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...
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...
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
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.
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!
Christmas wears me out... (news)
djg #6621
and so did my patience with the much-much overrated "The Dark Knight" and "Fred Claus". -djg
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.
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
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.
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
I understand Kunal. (4real)
frank #6558
Doug sometimes likes to burn down villages just to rebuild them. It's like designer clear-cutting.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
Wendy (photography)
djg #6496
Doug, you probably recognize that face...remember?...portrait was taken by Steve, a co-worker. -djg
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
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
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
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 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.
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.
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
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
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.
Black Rectangle (money)
frank #6434
I'd just like to point out Kunal just linked to a black rectangle.
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.
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
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
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
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?
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.
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.
PETE (music)
daniel #6343
mah friend crystal shot this video from the GUK reunion. it is suprisingly good quality.
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.
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.
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?
pete (news)
daniel #6310
site looks nice. friends page is messed up, KB-B link is messed up. I wanna steal your code.
Giraffes!!! (video)
doug #6308
"Sent from outer space to kill the human race!" - one of the best shorts in recent history in my opinion.
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?
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.
The Best Form Of Flattery? (design)
doug #6287
Israeli Candidate Borrows a (Web) Page From Obama. Pretty amazing.
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>
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".
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
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
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!
"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... (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.
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
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
"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
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
"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
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
RIP (news)
daniel #6193
i really miss killing the fuck out of you guys. i think i just failed an art history test.
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
http://www.hugeurl.com/?MTUxYmJlZmE4NjNhOGI2ZjAzZDExNDkwYjBj YTk1NzImMTImVm0wd2QyUXlVWGxXYTJoV1YwZG9WVll3Wkc5alJsWjBUVlpP V0Zac2JETlhhMUpUVmpGYWMySkVUbGhoTWsweFZqQmFTMk15U2tWVWJHaG9U VmhDVVZadGVGWmxSbGw1Vkd0c2FsSnRhRzlVVjNOM1pVWmFkR05GZEZSTlZU VkpWbTEwYTFkSFNrZGpTRUpYVFVad1NGUlVSbUZqVmtaMFVteFNUbUY2UlRG V1ZFb3dWakZhV0ZOcmJGSmlSMmhZV1d4b2IwMHhXbGRYYlVaclVsUkdXbGt3 WkRSVk1rcElaSHBHVjJFeVVYZFpWRVpyVTBaT2NscEhjRlJTVlhCWlZrWldh MVV5VW5OalJtUllZbFZhY1ZscldtRmxWbVJ5VjI1a1YwMUVSa1pWYkZKRFZq QXhkVlZ1V2xaaGExcFlXa1ZhVDJOdFNrZFRiV3hYVWpOb1dGWnRNSGRsUjBs NFUydGthVk5GV2xSWmJHaFRWMVpXY1ZKcmRGUldiRm93V2xWb2ExWXdNVVZT YTFwWFlrZG9jbFpxU2tabFZsWlpXa1prYUdFeGNGaFhiRnBoVkRKT2RGSnJa RmhpVjNodlZGVm9RMWRzV1hoWGJFNVRUV3hHTlZWdGRHdFhSMHB5VGxac1dt SkdXbWhaTVZwaFpFZE9ObEpzYUdsU00yaFlWbXBLTkZReFdsaFRiRnBZVmtW d1dGbHJaRzlqYkZweFUydGFiRlpzV2xwWGExcDNZa2RGZUdOSE9WZGhhMHBv VmtSS1QyUkdUbkphUmxKcFZqTm9XVlpYY0U5aU1XUkhWMjVTVGxkSFVsWlVW M1J6VGtaVmVHRkhPV2hpUlhCWVZqSjRVMWR0U2toaFJsSlhUVVp3VkZacVJt dGtWbkJHVGxaT2FWSnRPVE5XYTFwaFlqSkZlVkpyWkZoaWF6VnhWVEJvUTFs V1VsWlhibVJPVFZad2VGVXlkREJXTVZweVkwWndXR0V4Y0hKWlZXUkdaVWRP UjJGR2FHbFNia0p2Vm10U1MxUXlVa2RVYmtwaFVteEtjRlpxVG05WFZscFlZ MFU1YVUxWFVucFdNV2h2VjBkS1JrNVdVbFZXTTJoSVZHdGFjMk5zWkhSa1Iy aHBVbGhDTmxkVVFtRmpNV1IwVWxoc2FGSldTbUZhVjNSaFlVWnJlRmRyZEd0 U2EzQjZWbGQ0YTJGV1NsZGhNMlJYWWxoQ1MxcFZXa3BsVmtweVdrWm9hV0V6 UW5oV1Z6QjRWVEZzVjFWc1dsaGliVkpZVlcxNGQyVkdWblJOVldSWFRVUkdl VlJzVm05V01VbzJVbXRvVjFaRldreFdha3BQVW14YWMxcEhiRk5OVlZZelZt eGFVMUl4YkZkWGJrcE9WbXh3V0ZsWWNGZFdSbFp5Vm10YVQxVlVNRGs9
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
"pepero day" / "veterans day"...choose your weapon (ntih)
djg #6175
i'll go fighting with chocolate covered cookie sticks anytime. -djg
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.
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.
" 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.
"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!?
The E-Presidency (news)
frank #6143
Looks like this will be a well-connected and well-designed presidency.
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.
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
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
Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined. (4real)
djg #6096
geesh. a big sack of stupid-awesome! -djg
Gill Sans R (type)
frank #6092
I nominate you as having the most ridiculously long, stupid looking tail for all the frequently used typefaces.
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.
"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
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.
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 (news)
daniel #6047
may all your hallows eve wishes come true. i hope to make out with someone.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Illustration for Business Week (illustration)
frank #5989
Talking about how generic and in-store brands are rising in popularity again.
Department of Eagles (music)
djg #5982
great new 4AD band. man, this label has rarely disappointed me over the years. -djg
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.
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
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.
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
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
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!
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
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
Not Bruce's "Glory Days" (kinda cool)
djg #5901
wow. this is oddly awesome. the guy is totally me. -djg
i dont know. starting at 54 secs, this video rules (video)
daniel #5898
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?
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.
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...
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.)
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
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.
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
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.
"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
"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.
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?
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!
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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)
firebelly (design)
daniel #5757
are just shitty. I want to respond to this email i just got, explaining all the type errors.
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
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
"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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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)
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
"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
Frank Gets SwissMissed! (4real)
doug #5607
Part deaux. Or three. Or four. I don't remember, but congrats!
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.
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
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
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
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
How Is Obama Doing? (news)
frank #5572
Really kind of amazing website that grabs an average of a bunch of polls.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
'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?
Seriously Unfunny (design)
frank #5520
A series of typography jokes that make me want to punch myself in the face.
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.
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
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
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...
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
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.
david Vandervelde performs cocksucker blues live (music)
daniel #5444
this dude deserves all our money and love.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DJG / DJG's Ark (super shady)
djg #5398
Me and The Boss and our pets. The ones that chase something in the night. -djg
"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
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
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
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
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.
David Carson Makes Five Obama Posters (design)
doug #5349
I hate to be mean-spirited, but seriously, David Carson, please move on!
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
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
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
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
FOLK ART FRIDAY - Adolf Wolfli (mad props)
djg #5312
great stuff. i've been slacking in my studies. -djg
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
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.
"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
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?
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
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.
The Archive (video)
doug #5283
Really well done video about the guy behind the world's largest record collection.
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 on Cartoons... (mad props)
djg #5275
the master sums up nicely everybody's umbrella club animation talk-talk from a couple weeks ago. -djg
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
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
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."
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
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."
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.
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
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...
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?
If you were a woman... (super shady)
doug #5172
...wouild you let this man anywhere near your private areas?
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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 (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?
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!!!
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.
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...
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
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
DJG / Haybaling Hank - Photograph (super shady)
djg #5051
Present Magazine.com is showcasing a DJG photograph this week. -djg
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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?)
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.
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?
Rollin' with Saget (video)
doug #4966
Who you rollin' with? Bob Saget. The illist mother f@#&^r in a cardigan sweater.
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!
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.
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.
frank...great stuff (mad props)
djg #4942
nice. i would love to see this worked as an animation too! -djg
bubble calendar (kinda cool)
djg #4939
cool idea. but, i'd rather have a "jump to conclusions" version. -djg
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.
Springsteen to rock the Super Bowl! (mad props)
djg #4927
sweeeet. i had a hunch it was his turn...-djg
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Paris in Washington (4real)
djg #4893
funny stuff. i would vote for her if she can get AHHHNOLD for V.P. somehow. -djg
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
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...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?
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.
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?
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
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
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.
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...
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 (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.
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
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.
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...
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
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
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
Obsessive Sorting Photography (design)
frank #4681
Someone should make a gallery of this design-phenomena.
Tim Fishlock (design)
doug #4672
Really great work despite an all-Flash website. Check out "Dapper" under "Moving Images" and play for hours!
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.
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
Get Your Drug On (the future)
djg #4605
funny. and scary cause it could be the future of our self-diagnosed nation. -djg
Old Crow Medicine Show (music)
doug #4602
Trevor, I am glad to hear that you are branching out of your "urban" shelter. I like me some OCMS.
Feist on Sesame Street (video)
doug #4599
I'm guessing we all grew up on Sesame Street - and I have forgotten how awesome it still is.
Dear Umbrella Club, Superheroes? (the future)
rogan #4596
Alli and i need help quick, we are going to a costume party next sunday and need to come up with a super-hero or villain to dress up like, preferably fictional, and even better a fictional duo. You are good at this stuff, so let us know if you have any ideas. P.S. Alli has a gold swimsuit. no you cannot see her in it.
DJG / TRM.com (super shady)
djg #4590
here is the "This Machine Makes Records" imagery i showed yesterday...but, it's in action today. oh, and i made that filthy lookin' masthead TRM type out of wood. cool beans. share time is over. -djg
coolest ever? (photography)
daniel #4586
chinese girl takes pictures of people all over the world...with one hand over their face.
DJG / 8 More Versions of This Machine Makes Records (super shady)
djg #4583
ok, a bit over kill, but why not? this machine makes designs...effing lots of them. har har har. -djg
DJG / This Machine Makes Records (design)
djg #4581
here is a little digital cover i made for a label called The Record Machine. For now this is internet only and will be used for a song of the month thingy. it is in spirit to Woody Guthrie. -djg
PETER...awesome new work (mad props)
djg #4580
keep it up for real. i want to see those thread hands pushed really far and shaken big-time. and that goes for everybody. keep on working. we should all have an umbrella club show some day. -djg
TREVOR...is it the same guy who took the photos for this? (science)
djg #4573
i'm not sure. though, anybody can take those photos. -djg
TREVOR...is it the same guy who took the photos for this? (science)
djg #4564
i'm not sure. though, anybody can take those photos. -djg
PETER...Firefly is fantastic, watch the follow-up movie Serenity when finished (4real)
djg #4560
i've inherited with marriage a geeky love for anything that Joss Whedon touches. he's golden. yep, i love me some Buffy too. he has great character development. -djg
fantastic...finally saw it (film)
djg #4554
great translation of the book(s)...great art direction for such a story. -djg
best movie visuals so far this year... (film)
djg #4553
wow...like the most luscious fruit and candy stand ever. brilliant visuals. best reach-out-and-touch creatures in a while. -djg
best picture so far in 2008...for me (film)
djg #4552
CINEMADHESIVE all the way for this kid. sparkled me something fierce. -djg
the first half had me balling buckets...the second half not so much and kinda blah with it. (film)
djg #4551
brilliant/genius...until humans were introduced in the story. much like this Earth. oh, and i've an idea for a WAY better ending that involved giant typographical trash EVAs shouting to the galaxies and then another laser beam chase as the end credits roll with thoughts of two loveable droids cleaning up the Earth hand-in-hand...an Earth that humans should NOT get a second chance with. stupid humans. but, i'm a moron. i just feel it COULD have been this years OSCAR Best Picture...WOULDA/COULDA been. sniff sniff. but, when DVD comes, i'll just have my own DJG CUT and stop it after the first hour. -djg
NORTON...way to go on the froggy label (mad props)
djg #4546
nice work. wear that magic hat t-shirt with pride. -djg
New Animals, Beasts. (the future)
rogan #4538
This guy is trying to make new breeds of animals, out of pipe. pretty brilliant, and kind of scary.
Pimp Her Ride (money)
rogan #4530
Check out this bike i just finished making for alli. Well, i painted it, and wrapped the handlebars, then watched as my friend jeff actually put it together, it is toight as hell.
DJG Design / Gigposters Update (design)
djg #4514
all djg concert posters are now on gigposters.com...it was a lot of work and many years of want, but they are up. enjoy if you get a chance. i'll finally shut-up about it. -djg
How a Magazine Page Gets Made (design)
doug #4513
Nice video and shows how much work magazines take.
Deer Meat with a side of Water Melon (4real)
djg #4505
ahhh, and just a week ago i was in the back yard at my boyhood home eating such a feast. -djg
this means so much to me... (4real)
djg #4504
cause, i've admired Ron Liberti's work for over half a decade now. i'm blushing. -djg
i don't have to ask the meat man... (ntih)
djg #4503
today i am eating for lunch some deer loins. i'm preparing the freezer for November's next kill. i don't like to call deer meat VENISON though...to me, it's just DEER MEAT. and i never understood the term "Gamey" until my wife complained about the smell of my beloved deer. she loves to soak it in something, but to me, that takes all the "GAY MEAT" taste out of it. i love me some deer. i could eat it every day. -djg
DJG Design / Gigposters Update (design)
djg #4501
Everything thru 2006 is now updated...i hope to finish this marathon tomorrow! -djg
CHRIS...i agree, i couldn't make much sense out of the last bird machine site but, i can't make much sense out of most sites (4real)
djg #4496
thanks for sharing...though, i wish i could afford some of these posters. -djg
real men admit their love for this... (film)
djg #4495
i throughly found great pleasure in this movie last night. i give it three out of five stars on the djg scale. i am seeing the broadway production in a few weeks. oh, and i want to watch the sequel now. this stuff is way better than movies about typefaces and design dogma whatnots. though, not as good as movies that involve shit getting blown up. this movie would be five stars if it involved that, but then again, it might be frowned upon or turn out just to be a so-so movie like "Elephant" or something all arty-commentary like that. -djg
woops (music)
daniel #4468
THIS. schedule has been released. luckily for me, i can get to stage A when vampire weekend play, and only have to wait 3.5 hours to ensure premium viewing of animal collective, which is pretty much the only reason i am attending.
currently i'm in desperate need to... (the future)
djg #4466
any tips? 30 is fast approaching and i can't sit still today. -djg
peter, kunal (news)
daniel #4462
can i stay at one of your places next weekend. i just got loans, so i will buy you a drink or four.
Mao No Longer on Chinese Bank Notes (ntih)
doug #4457
Maybe only interesting to me (as I am an avid collector of bank notes) but Mao is being replaces on some of China's currency. I see this as a big change in things in China.
DJG Design / Gigposters Update (design)
djg #4452
Currently updated through 2005. I'm getting closer...Enjoy. -djg
Doug's on the HOW Blog! (mad props)
frank #4438
And they found him through my blog and decided that they want to be friends with him. Little do they know about Doug's deepest, darkest secret...
Bin-Laden Noggin (news)
rogan #4437
We saw these little treats on our way home from girl talk a few weeks ago. 'Merica Fuck yeah!
The Danish Poet (film)
frank #4435
You should watch this in the YouTube Screening room, if you haven't seen it.
I love fireworks...and the packaging even more (design)
djg #4434
i wish i had made one of these. -djg
Indexed (image)
frank #4430
Probably the most amazing site on the internet. The amount of clarity here is staggering. It's been a while since I've visited... If you haven't seen it, take a gander.
Euthanasia (design)
frank #4419
Someone sent me an email asking if this poster was about suicide and euthanasia. Um, seriously?
DJG Design / Gigposters Update (design)
djg #4415
If you get a few spare moments, I've got posters updated thru 2004 on gigposters.com now. I hope to have everything up to the present updated by the end of the week. -djg
3-D Ink Jet Printer! (ntih)
doug #4414
I guess the latest Print Magazine issue has 3-D type on the cover (using rounded Gotham of course) that is actually fully three dimensional. They used a 3-D Inkjet Printer. WTF?!
I don't understand this at all! This is madness! This is science! This is the future! The video is super shady! This is 4real! Now this is happening!
Google Does Flash. (news)
doug #4413
Google announces that they can now crawl Flash sites. Next, they will all give us free airline tickets to Mars.
Lack of Dotless "i" Causes Two Deaths. (NSFW)
doug #4411
Seriously, type (and localization of languages) really matters.
Shameless Self-Promotion (photography)
doug #4410
I realized this week that I had never uploaded my Vernacular Typography Polaroids to Flickr. Now I have.
Pixar's Presto (film)
frank #4409
This is the short before Wall*e, and it's awesome. I recommend you go see the movie though, because Wall*e is pretty great as well. Although this short is the bee's knees.
White Noise (music)
frank #4408
There's something soothing about this. It reminds me of falling asleep watching TV and waking up to white noise. After a while, it stops being a TV and turns into a shower. And then into a waterfall. It's like the longer I listen to it, what it sounds like gets bigger.
happy belated fourth, friends. (news)
daniel #4407
i wish you could have all been here for the debauchery. norton: be expecting a call soon. REAL soon. for real, soon.
This Book Cover (design)
frank #4405
is so good it hurts my guts. Also, check out the rest of the covers for the Penguin Great Ideas set.
Cat Parasite Effects Everything We Do (news)
frank #4404
Or, why cats are evil and put parasites in your brain to control what you do. The last sentence in this article is hilarious.
Norton, Swiss Life. (4real)
doug #4403
Swiss life is going fairly well. At the beginning, it was more difficult than we thought it would be to adjust to living in Geneva. There is much less English spoken here (not much at all) and moving to live in a place is VERY different than just visiting for a few days. Once we figured out the trains, where to buy food, how to get a cell phone, and where to do laundry, it got alot better.
Now, we are half-way through and we are really going to miss it once we leave. Getting home will be nice, and everything will be super convenient, but there is a nice charm about Switzerland which is lovely and hard to explain.
Best of all, Mr. Chimero is coming to visit next week and we will nerd-out at the letterpress and poster shops here for sure.
Kunal, (4real)
doug #4396
Thank you for making my day. Getting to see P. Diddy just talk intimately with me, the viewer, gives me a very special feeling. Especially when you see the white guy at the end stopping the video on his MacBook.
And Pete, we are now officially tied for number of posts. That's right. While you were off making money and "working," I snuck up behind you. Watch out Trevor - you're next!
How Californians See the Rest of America (image)
doug #4389
So true. Based on Saul Steinberg’s Famous New Yorker Cover.
Norton? (design)
doug #4388
You are working with Luba, correct? How is that going? I want to hear all about it. If you don't want to post it up on the live internet, email me - you know the address.
PETER...here is some source material (4real)
djg #4374
for the next hunting zine, that is. nice work! -djg
Good Ol' Gorey (mad props)
djg #4372
I was fortunate to tour his home last summer...it's a historic landmark. I have pictures on my FLICKR under "Massachusetts" or something like that. -djg
PDF Portfolio (4real)
doug #4368
After some frantic searching, I have found a few files from my senior year of Eric's Portfolio class - but, of course, I never finished it. And now I need a PDF portfolio - fast. But I am zapped of any inspiration.
I am calling on my brethren (you) to email me any PDF portfolios of your own (no matter how good or bad or old) and any ideas for a simple, good PDF portfolio. You can send them to doug(at)onpaperwings(dot)com. Please keep them small in file size, but big with good spirit. And please send them tonight, as I am in need fairly fast-like. I thank you in advance.
Pete and Frank (design)
doug #4367
Pete, I really like the zine! Good job on improvising and making something great!
Frank, I totally want to go to Type Camp. Like a whole ton. It would be super nerdy awesome. But alas, this year I will be far, far away.
Best Text Type PDF (design)
doug #4363
You boys designing a book or large-copy document? Check out this PDF that I found on my hard drive (I don't know where I got it originally) that helps you choose the best typeface. Some tips and type names you may not have heard about.
Dominic Wilcox + Nike (kinda cool)
doug #4362
Equals something interesting to put your super-fancy white kicks.
True, Christopher Nolan has some bit of design style... (design)
djg #4361
however, i can't stand Nolan's directing and i never care about his characters. however, Heath Ledger looks like he left on one incredible acting bow with his take on the JOKER. -djg
NORTON...yeah, my name is pretty generic (super shady)
djg #4360
but, DJG is a bit better than DANNY JOE. -djg / ps: glad you dig the new site.
Why I am a Designer. (image)
doug #4354
I would say that collectively, we have every single trait on here. Funny because it is so true.
Good Bye Reason, Hello.stupid (ntih)
doug #4352
So ICANN has opened up the door to have basically ANY word be the end of a domain name, not just .com, .org, etc. As Gizmodo says, worstidea.ever.
Good Bye Restaurant Florent (ntih)
doug #4351
One last typographical trick from the restaurant of M&Co. I think Tibor would be proud.
guys...tanks for all the great praise on my new site (news)
djg #4347
i'm thankful to offer you some afternoon delite with my giant scoop of junk and jargon. soon you'll be in my true testimonials...or, true testes, for short. -djg
i totally thought i was the first one with this idea... (illustration)
djg #4346
i like this better than mine. which, i've yet to officially illustrate. oh well. saved myself some time. -djg
FRANK...i still owe you fifteen more...and there are more in the works (illustration)
djg #4345
i'll wait until you get back from your voyage to send you the rest. I also put them on my site under "Special Stuff"...i'm looking forward to see how the three way grows up! -djg
DJG + Frank + Doug (design)
frank #4340
Check out all the amazing things that DJG made for our collaboration. They've been sitting on my hard drive for far too long. I feel bad for not getting around to playing with them and passing them on to Doug. :(
Would You Trust These People to Fly an Airplane? (super shady)
doug #4339
Because their website is terrifying.
DJG! (illustration)
frank #4338
The new site looks fantastic! Dude, EVERYTHING is there. I need to do the same for myself, and fast-like. Also, the press section informs me that we'll be in a couple books together. This pleases me. Also, everyone here is required to buy a copy of the grab bag book once it comes out, because Doug, Danny, Duane and myself (the one non-D guy) will all be in it.
...more KERNing (design)
djg #4336
jeff kern was a design student/teacher at SMSU back in the day. -djg
these have been around for a bit...but, it fits the kerning topic and your torso (super shady)
djg #4335
though, only for the super-nerdy-serious-elitist designers out there. -djg
C/O Kerning (design)
doug #4334
Daniel, yes, the C and the O are quite tight there. You can see that they chopped off part of the C to make a less odd space. But in the process, they just made a more odd cramped space. Oh well.
It does say that this logo will be used mainly for business-to-business communication and the end-user won't see it. But still doesn't exclude the fact that it is yet another bland logo of 2008.
DOUG...thanks, my fluff is being poofed at the moment (design)
djg #4333
glad you dig it. it's a lot of shoveling, i know. but, blah. i've got some tricksters tracking down some tracks and videos for me...and i have some killer ones of my kitties. and if anybody wants to make a stop animation from my silly creations, let me know...that would be so lovely. -djg
DJG 3.0! (mad props)
doug #4332
DJG, congrats on getting 3.0 up and running! It looks great and I especially LOVE that you have a "fluff" section which is where your blog and a/v club (!!!) reside. Very nice!
DJG Design / New Website (design)
djg #4331
Shameless Self-Promotion train is starting to roll. If you get some time, check out my new internet home. There are a few kinks still getting detailed and there are some things I would still like to change...and another couple months of archiving a lot of junk. But, overall (many pairs of overalls and overhauls) it's up and I'm a pleased boy. Enjoy. You're some of the first ones to see it and the first ones who will probably critique the hell out of it. But, i do hope to get more hell out of my system. -djg
is it just me (design)
daniel #4329
or is the kering between the C and the O in this logo too tight? nice job, michael beirut.
pete (film)
daniel #4328
you called me saturday, i just remembered this. I was a part of the attached video, which as yo can probably tell, was a clusterfuck. oh, the two babes grindin on the left are ali and linda. oh, i was somewhere in there too. oh, we were both drunk. oh, i will see you all soon.
DJG's favorite logos (mad props)
djg #4327
these are the best...not quite Geismar & Chermayeff...but, close enough to make money. -djg
DJG's new logo... (super shady)
djg #4326
yeah, it's appropriate. and in the morning the logo will be a slab of bacon. and a few hours later just a pile. -djg
frank...true that big-time...and this thing Miller thingy is looking more appropriate... (design)
djg #4325
as in...i've had a few and see nothing but googly booby appropriate...-djg
Logo Mania (design)
frank #4324
My opinion is that most things that have logos don't really need logos.
i know i'm late to this new Xerox logo too... (the future)
djg #4323
but, it's PURELY amazingly bad as well. wow. i just don't understand. and i bet they paid MILLIONS to have this look like a MILLION other logos. yep. ok, enough djg design dogma for one day. actually, i think i got all my stink out. time for some fun. time for nunchunks or something...oh shoot. i just typed "nunchunks"...i'm getting extremely bad visuals for a very good selling calendar serious cut from the cloth. i'm bad. -djg
yeah...something isn't right these days with the corporate LOGOS (super shady)
djg #4322
i'm no authentic wonder, but i just wonder in authentic fashion how much this money could have been spent feeding the poor instead of revamping the logos to look worse?...oh well. like i say, i don't really "get" design anymore. -djg
yeah...that MILLER logo...WTF? (super shady)
djg #4321
i don't "get" most design though. and i'm bummed that Pentagram made that. must have fit that in this morning. maybe i'll get a few in me later and "get" it. -djg
KUNAL...nope, they were NUNchuckers (science)
djg #4320
but thanks for showing me something new...i love UC. -djg
New Milk Jug. (ntih)
doug #4317
Cheaper to make and ship. But apparently, it totally sucks as a pourer of milk.
New MillerCoors Logo (super shady)
doug #4316
Is crap. Pure crap. Thanks Pentagram for making a logo that doesn't reference anything and just looks like a generic pharmacy logo. And how about making a super-obvious intro video just so we can "get it?"
Kunal, No One Can Defend This. (super shady)
doug #4315
I have sat on a fair share of "modern" couches and I have been surprised that about 40-50 percent of them are not comfortable at all. Which I have always found to be strange. Because if I pay $10,000 for a couch, it better love me up something fierce - if you know what I mean.
Classic Album Covers on Post-Its (mad props)
djg #4312
i'm sure i'm late to this per usual, but this is a cool idea...i just want to see more...lots more. -djg
The Day Ping-Pong Changed the World (video)
doug #4310
Thirty years ago, we knew very little about China - and then we started playing ping-pong with them...
Sweet, sweet wallets (buy this)
frank #4309
I think there's something here for all of us. Herringbone for me, plain black rectangles for Kunal, I see Trevor being a fan of the slash pattern. Pete can get the tonal plaid. Chris can get the lace. Sorry other dudes, this stems from conversations about wallets I remember having with those gents. I hope there's something you like there too. Personally, I want one in ox blood. OX BLOOD! (how brutal/cool is that?)
BOSSanova! (mad props)
djg #4306
i got my Boss ticket for KC. I'm ready to rock. i need this revival. -djg
i saw a whole pack of awesome nunchuckers at the Missouri State Park I camped at this past weekend. (4real)
djg #4304
for real. it was awesome. and they were like me...dumpy and nerdy. like the D&D kids from high school. they were in a secret club or something and they worked hard at it for like six hours in the heat. it was sooo awesome and inspiring. and it was also similar to a great '80s film montage or something. Almost like that seen in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie" where everybody's getting ready at the farm to go get Splinter back. Though, just imagine like thirty nunchuckers. yeah, it was sooo radical. We even drove by their group camp as they were getting a photograph taken. I hope to have my pictures up on Flickr in a couple weeks. -djg
oh man... (mad props)
djg #4303
do people NOT think about this stuff, or am i just blessed-cursed to be eleven forever? i want some of these though. -djg
Wal-Mart's new logo (design)
frank #4302
In case you were wondering... Now with more daisies. I want less "friendly" logos. I want cold, totalitarian marks with sharp pointy edges set in all capitals.
DEVO suing McDonald's (news)
frank #4299
I think this is pretty great. That toy is ridiculous. I love DEVO.
Uncombable Hair Syndrome (super shady)
frank #4298
Just a random wikipedia link for Kunal. He likes those a lot.
Wal-Mart is unveiling their new logo this fall...but, did you know they're getting new uniforms too? (the future)
djg #4297
regardless, i'll still shop there for 99 cent spray paint and five dollar dvd diving and deer hunting tags. and i just authentically enjoy watching the world inside of that place. it tickles me in many regions and it's a part of my foundation. -djg
Epilepsy Websites (design)
frank #4295
I think I agree with Doug. The thing with MIA's website is that it's kind of this anti-design. I think it's successful because it matches her music and her aesthetic. Although, the number of clients that I would deem this to be successful for are slim to none. (In fact, I can't think of anyone else besides maybe Girl Talk or some other musician.) And the difference is, even though it's campy and electric and hyper-flourescent, I still understand how to get around MIA's website and can find the content I want to find.
Yvette's is just a labyrinth, a bottomless pit filled with the souls of infidels. Both are truly wonderful in their own way. I find Yvette's website wonderful because it's a nice little snapshot of what she thinks a website is. It's kitsch or 21st century art brut. Sure, we can make fun of it a bit and cringe, but ultimately, I think it's a testament to how wonderfully democratic the web is. Remember when everyone was making personal sites on Geocities about their cats? Those don't exist any more because people now have frameworks like Flickr and Facebook to do those things. So a website like this is kind of more difficult to come by now. It's almost like a relic or an artifact of the web's early days.
Also, my link goes to Christoph Niemann's myspace, which I find hilarious because someone with so much skill made something that kind of reiterates my last point.
Want to Prove Your Indie Cred? (music)
doug #4294
Then memorize every one of these Sigur Ros trivia facts.
MIA? A-OK With Me. (ntih)
doug #4293
Trevor, I would have to argue that the MIA site is certainly done with full knowledge of the over-the-topness of the site and is fact, the perfect example of camp. It fits MIA's sense of "style" and I am a fan of both her music and her website aesthetic.
The Yvettesbridalformal site, unless incredibly well done by people that are really good at giving the wink-wink nudge-nudge, is simply an amateurs attempt at making an "interactive" website. I am not one that relishes in making fun of other people's hard work, but whereas MIA's site works fairly well navigationally, the bridal site fails in almost every aspect of being useful and informative.
Anyone else care to comment?
Frank, (4real)
doug #4291
I have seen a good deal of ugly websites in my life. I have seen a good deal of frightening websites in my life. But this website, may just be the terrible love-child of every ugly and frightening site I have ever seen...
Design Inspiration (design)
frank #4290
Hey guys! I finished redesigning my website! (Make sure your speakers are on, to get the full effect.)
Frank: Tintin Documentary (film)
frank #4289
I have it on a disc somewhere. If you want to see it when you're back in town, hit me up. I believe I gave a copy of it to both Chris and Kunal.
Advice to Sink in Slowly (design)
frank #4281
I was asked to do a poster for Advice to Sink in Slowly. The project has recent graduates and established designers and illustrators pass on advice to all students enrolling in a BA course at the University College at Falmouth. I made a poster that you can cut and fold into a mini-zine of advice.
iPhone Remote (ntih)
frank #4280
All of my wildest dreams are coming true. Pete, soon we will be able to use our iPhones or iPod touches as remote controls for iTunes. YES!
Couple New Beck Tracks (music)
frank #4279
They sound super good to me. 60's psychedelia & surf music. Sounds like a good summer album to me. Supposively it clocks in at just over 30 minutes, which excites me for some reason.
brand your own line of swedish furniture (the future)
djg #4278
the net is so corny 'n' cool for wasting time at work. -djg
FRANK...one more thing (mad props)
djg #4275
you nailed the "Straw in the milk carton" for this kid...i was one of two boys (i mean, *ussies) in the entire school K-12 (yep, all one building) who drank milk with a straw. still do. thanks for tugging my heart. i love you supremely. -djg
FRANK...once again, BOOTIFUL (mad props)
djg #4274
you've nailed those eraser poops and the "Stick of Glue"...cracks me up. i actually still use glue sticks that look like that! keep up the solid gold hits. -djg
FRANK...I agree...this one is KING of the ROAD. (money)
djg #4273
great idea all-around. i think i like design again. -djg
Daniel... (design)
djg #4272
i heart TAPE. i'm sure you knew that though. yeah, go get busy and try some new things. i've never screen printed a poster of mine. that is weird, i guess? though, i have had one that came close but was canceled and i plan to do a collaboration with a screen printer friend later this year. but, whatever. thanks for looking in. -djg
DJG Design / Gigposters Updated to the end of 2003 (ntih)
djg #4271
Another massive scoop shoveling...enjoy. And if you catch wind of any more enjoyable brush fires, send word my way! -djg
Eminem ft. Nate Dogg "Shake that" (NSFW)
daniel #4270
definately my favorite sample on the new girl talk, this is the edited, animated, music video. still, maybe NSFW.
I was trying to find out what a K HOLE was (4real)
daniel #4269
and found this. i laughed out loud at the contrast between #3 and #4.
Frank and Kunal...thanks. (4real)
djg #4265
though, i actually enjoy the stir of time and emotion wasted by others on my silly work that i made for cheeseburgers. and i feel good about finally getting it up after seven or eight years. it honestly cracks me up and if there is more, i look very much forward to it all. i kinda like it when people try to figure it out because most of the time i have no idea what i'm doing...and certainly so back in 2002. -djg
Penguin Design Awards (design)
frank #4264
Some nice student work here. Lots of covers for On the Road. I would have flipped the top 2 picks, though. The first seems a little too "in-line" with the short-deadline, slap-a-big-photo-on-it book cover style.
Show & Tell (illustration)
frank #4261
I just finished my piece for a gallery show called Old School, themed around elementary school, flash cards, alphabet books, etc.
my friend BEN has some great new gigposters up (design)
djg #4260
he's a great kid...and working non-stop at making stuff. he lived in kc for a bit and is now back in columbia, mo where he studied design. i'm passing part of my torch to him. -djg
She Was Too Beautiful to Resist ... too Rotten to Love (design)
doug #4256
This time, the title actually links to something - sorry!
From The Basement (video)
doug #4253
Video/TV series featuring live performances by some good bands. Radiohead will be released soon. (It is produced by Nigel Godrich of Radiohead recording fame) ((unfortunately, you have to buy it on iTunes it looks like))
Geoff Mcfedridge (design)
frank #4251
Yay yay yay yay. I've been waiting YEARS for this. He has a real website now. With lots of work on it. TONS of work. I'm going to spend a chunk of time this weekend just devouring all of this. I'm so happy. I'm not sure anyone is as excited as I am. (Maybe Chris?)
Blank is Like Blank (mad props)
frank #4250
I love metaphors. I think they're little bit-sized nuggets of understanding. Someone made a blog of all metaphors. Here's one of my favorites: "Advertising is like porn: Only the people who create it are delusional enough to call it art."
Aw Crud (super shady)
frank #4248
Okay, Road Island? Blah. I'm a nitwit. Also, each pixel is the size of LONG Island, not Road Island or Rhode Island.
Space Junk (science)
frank #4247
Just an interesting map. Each pixel is the size of road island. There's a bit of exaggeration though, because each piece of space junk is relatively the size of a car.
Experimental Jetset Parodies (design)
frank #4246
Okay, so there's so many of these and they get old, but I kind of enjoy this one.
PETER - WHITE WILLIAMS (music)
rogan #4245
I think hes really good, the video i just posted is really good too. va va va violator.
Kunal & DJG (super shady)
frank #4241
You forget that the internet is full of trolls, retrogrades and asshats. Most places are dark corners or degenerate mobs. They only safe place is The Club of Umbrellas.
all of this time wasted on a stupid poster makes my day (4real)
djg #4235
man, gigposters cracks me up. actually, i'm quite excited to dump all of my junk on there to see the brush fires. -djg
FRANK...thanks for backing me (mad props)
djg #4234
i guess i could comment on my own work, though it's kinda fun to see how hot the fire gets. thanks though. and yep...it was made, scanned and printed on a cheap-o color copy budget. these gigsters take posters WAY too serious. and i have around 300 more to go. -djg
FRANK...thanks for backing me (mad props)
djg #4233
i guess i could comment on my own work, though it's kinda fun to see how hot the fire gets. thanks though. and yep...it was made, scanned and printed on a cheap-o color copy budget. these gigsters take posters WAY too serious. and i have around 300 more to go. -djg
DJG Design / Gigposters Update (design)
djg #4231
By the way...I am caught up on Gigposters.com. Well, at least until the end of 2002. Enjoy if you get some wasted time. -djg
oh, i am now reminded of one of the many reasons why i've avoided GIGPOSTERS.com (ntih)
djg #4230
but, i must admit it's rather humorous for people to get so hot about something i've made... even Art Chantry! i think i'll just let them all battle it out. i refuse to waste my time further. -djg
chicago peeps (film)
daniel #4228
jen, tony and i will be in chicago for the premiere of the Darnk Knight........so maybe we can come with?
RetroBrick (buy this)
frank #4220
They sell retro cell phones. Pete, please pick one of these up. I think they're you. I wonder if they're 3G?
Guerilla Gardening in Tokyo (kinda cool)
frank #4219
Step 1: Find some dirt in Tokyo.
Step 2: Plant something.
Step 3: Transform into Sailor Moon and fly through space in a modified superman pose while stars fly behind you.
Unthinkable Truths (the future)
frank #4217
Brian Eno is pretty much a genius in my book. I use his Oblique Strategies and he even managed to make Coldplay produce another good album. Here's a list of "future predictions" that him and Kevin Kelley made 15 years ago. Think of it like Conan's "In the Year 2000"
Doug: Resemblance (4real)
frank #4213
Maybe 70%? I wouldn't say exactly. I could see them being related though.
Cookhouse Kids (design)
djg #4211
I want to have kids just so I can do hang them at our favorite sticky-handed eatery. -djg
I thought the "cooker" on this logo was nude at first... (kinda cool)
djg #4209
but, it's his hand...-djg
oh wow...i wish i could claim this (mad props)
djg #4208
time for a fun dive into bbq logo land. -djg
Elsie Flannigan Doppelganger? (ntih)
doug #4205
Probably only Frank knows Elsie, but doesn't this girl look exactly like her?!
Watch out, here comes some HTML: Elsie Flannigan.
Eames Deal! (super shady)
doug #4204
I thought that was a really good deal until I realized that the configuration in the picture was not $429, but rather $2,899.
Perception is Reality (illustration)
frank #4200
Mind FREAK!
Speaking of that, let's start a Kriss Angel Fan Club.
New Captcha (super shady)
frank #4194
So I got a whole new kind of Captcha (you know, type in these letters to prove you're not a robot). What the heck is this?
Holy Fart! (super shady)
doug #4190
Some of our best friends (that are going to visit us in August) live in Macclesfield! I am totally going to email and see if they know about their famous resident!
(Drug) Carrier Pigeons! (news)
doug #4186
"Brazilian prison authorities have discovered carrier pigeons being used to deliver drugs and mobile phones to inmates. Officers were alerted to the scheme at a prison near Sao Paulo, when they noticed the birds experiencing difficulty flying."
The Friendly Floatees (4real)
doug #4185
Little rubber ducks that were lost off a container ship in 1992, show up in England in 2007!
Personal Hindenburg (ntih)
frank #4181
No. It's not a band name. From the website: "Use the Aeroscraft as a private sky yacht, traveling beyond the ocean, or as a fully functional business office and conference center. The luxury appointment options are endless, limited only by your imagination. The Aeros design team will help translate your dreams into an airborne reality." Sounds like the life to me. Who's with me? Let's be AIR PIRATES!
Philip Also Put DRUNKEN DJG On His Day Job's Web Site (mad props)
djg #4178
cool beans...scroll down a bit. I like weird press like this. -djg
15 DJG's That Philip James Cheaney Made (illustration)
djg #4177
Portland, OR maker of things and fellow SMSUer Philip James Cheaney put this together using the aforementioned link i posted...cool beans. it tickles me. -djg
Transform Your Face (illustration)
djg #4176
i'm not sure if this is old news, but it's forever similar to an early computer manipulation project that Roman had my class do with our faces...and i'm sure that you boys did it too. anyway, this is cool, but takes the fun out of learning tricks. but, whatever. -djg
BBDK FFFF (design)
frank #4175
I think this is Duane's Ffffound account? Anyway, he has really really really really good taste. My favorite part is seeing all the big fancy ampersands he's saved. I like big fancy ampersands.
I'm rocking out of here for a bit... (the future)
djg #4174
...see you boys in a bit. this whirlwind of posting this morning has me in a pinch with my day job. but, it probably secures that i am back in the regular season posting as i finally figured out how to put the link to umbrella posting on my internet browser thingy. i'm so slow to technology and life. -djg
KUNAL...i'll see what i can do. (design)
djg #4173
the poster is out of print, but i will double-check my bottom dresser drawer...FACT: I keep posters out of my musty basement air and paper eating bugs in an old dresser because flat files cost way too much money and discarded dressers work ok for now...but, in the near future i might do a second edition of that poster...and/or just the printing of the background images. tank ewe for your support. -djg
KUNAl...here is another part of that cut-paper deer. (photography)
djg #4172
thanks for wanting to hang a piece of my waste on your wall. I love you supremely, as i do all of you. -djg
FRANK...i feel the same way.... (4real)
djg #4171
though, i still can't break free completely...i just don't do as much as i once did. and i do have a ton of really good apples. some even invite me to their birthday parties. but, for the most part I think i'm well into phase 2 or 12 or my operations. for the most part i wish to just make make make! you do the same and we will meet in the middle and squash bad apples. -djg
TREVOR... (4real)
djg #4169
Thanks for the hats off...but, i have no idea what "lomo photography" is. and i'm too lazy to research. but, thank you! hope you enjoy the browse up my blouse. actually, i have about 400 more posters to add in there...one of these days. -djg
BOSSOME...Sprint Center will soon be called SPRING CENTER (music)
djg #4168
man, anybody want some work done so i can make 90 bucks by Saturday morning in hopes to secure floor tickets in order to dance Bruce Springsteen? Oh geesh, i'm kinda stressing out about this. My parents gave me Boss Birthday money back in January and it had to go to another cause. I need to dance and pump my fist big-time. I need a revival bad. -djg
KUNAL...oh yeah, i see YOU now. (photography)
djg #4166
thank you for clearing that up...i will go clean it up la8turd. -djg
KUNAL...it wasn't The Thermals (4real)
djg #4163
...but, that's old news. it's rather funny in retrospect. it was good and bad for me and i learned something from it. -djg
El Guincho (music)
daniel #4162
My friend Jenn M. told me about this guy who, as it turns out is playing the day of pitchfork taht i wont be anywhere. anyway, she said "he sounds like Panda Bear, in spanish, which is unfortunate because he has been around for a while" and she was right, and this music is fun.
To DJG (design)
frank #4159
This was rejected because it looked "too clip-arty" even though previously they said "Do whatever you want." Their music was uninspired, so I made a piece kind of making fun of it. They were paying for printing, I was getting paid nothing. I don't think I'm going to be doing any more concert posters. The whole arrangement has never really worked out very well for me, and everybody's stepping on each other's toes in the whole situation, it seems. Plus most musicians are kind of a pain in the ass to work for.
DOUG...I once tried to arrange my CDs by color (4real)
djg #4155
Though, colorful, i had a hard time remembering spine colors. I also almost did this with my massive movie collection...well, until my wife came home. Remember on "High Fidelity" when Rob started obsessing over rearranging his record collection auto-biographically...something like that. and Dick came over and said, "No fucking way" and he seemed like he could die right there. Brilliant. -djg
DJG Design / Flickr (photography)
djg #4153
It's official, DJG is a slave to the "hey look at me's" in complete modern fashion. You can now look at much of my entire life in your underwear. Draped in now almost four months of tedious uploading and archiving of 10,000 photographs and images, DJG has a Flickr. I feel kinda dirty about it, but why not? And it's nice to have a filing cabinet for my life. So, only my wife, Sir Philip James Cheaney, my web guy and my sister know of this...and now, YOU boys. Lots more to arrive on there like old hard copy photos to scan and many of my collections and old student work and misc blah-blahs. I just need to take another four months and scan in my tubs of found gloves and notes and things. Anyway. Enjoy if you care to. -djg
to FRANK (4real)
djg #4152
Frank, apologies on your killed gigposter. I think it sparkles. But, people are people...clients are clients and we can't always shit glitter. Which, by the way, Demetri Martin calls glitter "the herpes of the craft world". I once received this message below for a poster I was only charging 20 bucks for. The stab came at the right-wrong time in my life and killed my mood as to ever really wanting to work for human beings again and made me realize that I too am just a human being. This is it: “I like the general idea of poster and all, but I have to be honest. It seems pretty last-minute/thrown-together. I was looking through a lot of your other posters online (which everyone in the band is really into) and this clearly lacks the thoughtfulness, deliberation, and details that your more flushed-out work has…Again, I understand how easy it is to put things off and lose track of time, but if you’re going to advertise yourself as a professional, there is an expectation that you act like one. Isn’t it standard fare to get the band’s opinion on a design before you start printing? Hopefully you haven’t actually started yet because we have no intention of paying for them.” ...maybe my clever use and one-time only use of a computerized drop shadow on a poster was where they drew the line? -djg
Secret CIA Tunnel in East Berlin (4real)
doug #4144
The Soviets eventually found it, but I loved declassified information!
Ten New Signs (photography)
doug #4143
Added to the SoSS. I wish I could figure out a way to make the acronym SaSS - it would be much better.
I tried arranging my books by colour once, (4real)
doug #4142
And it drove me crazy. Which is strange because I (like Kunal apparently) arrange my closet by colour. When I moved into the dorms when I started college, everyone that helped move me in kept commenting on how weird it was. I thought it was a practical thing, but my roommate LOVED to switch one shirt around when I wasn't there and see how long it would take for me to find it and correct it. It normally would take the first time I would open my closet.
His last name was Fagg. Really. And his dad's name was Dick Fagg and he sold used cars. You can't make this stuff up, folks.
Trevor, (design)
doug #4141
I heart the Otl as well. I wonder how you pronounce his name - "ottel" like "otter" or "o-tel" like "o-town?"
About that poster, I have not seen that specific one, but the Olympic Museum did have a few re-prints of his posters for sale. I will check at the poster gallery here if they have any originals - they may not because they focus on older prints, but I will always check for you because I heart you as well.
Color Wheelz (design)
frank #4136
So, I have no idea how I didn't know this, but I guess Newton invented the color wheel too? Holy cow, super awesome.
Frank: That book rules. It's on my wishlist. Games is golden.
Collider: Good news! (science)
frank #4132
I'm sure you guys will sleep like kittens tonight after reading this. My last post of the day. And more science!
Club Generates Its Own Electricity Through Fancy-Pants Dance Floor (science)
frank #4131
This is such a cool idea. I wonder if the lights get brighter the more electricity the dance floor generates. So, if you put on a serious jam like Paula Cole, the lights get brighter. I'm finding all sorts of science stuff for you today, Kunal.
John Stossel Wants to Legalize All Drugs (news)
frank #4129
One time John Stossel did a line of coke off of Hugh Downs' flexed bicep. Someone else come up with something funny to say about Barbara Walters.
I have seen that ball in person (science)
doug #4128
And yes, it is made up entirely of banished, blackened souls and cigarette butts. A strange thing to put inside a sky-scraper, but hey, they can do what they want.
728-Ton Ball (science)
frank #4127
Since our minds are in the gutter today, check out this massive ball. It's used to stabilize this skyscraper. To make matters worse, what its called is a "tuned mass damper." I think the weight comes from a consolidated collection of banished and blackened souls. And cigarette butts.
Otl As You've Never Seen Him Before (design)
frank #4122
All I've really seen is the rigid grids, the sound, rationale modernism. So these kind of shed him and his work in a whole new light for me. Super inspiring for me, and I'm a little peeved because these look really similar to my next few prints for Keep Calm.
Otl Aicher: An Expanded, Abridged Story (design)
doug #4120
I saw Otl's work for the 1972 Munich Olympics at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne - it was really great stuff.
Finally! (NSFW)
frank #4118
Chris, do you know HOW LONG I've been waiting for someone to reinvent the caulking experience?!?!?
Killed Gigposter (illustration)
frank #4116
So I made this, the band hated it, I'm strapped for time, so we mutually decided to kill the whole thing. Maybe another project will roll around that needs a nu-wave girl-power Hulk-punk girl with one eye. I want all of my work from now on to say "OMG! WTF!"
DK Memories. *sigh* (mad props)
frank #4114
Since we're sharing our Duane King experiences, I first met Duane 4 years ago at the first DSVC. He was the second person I ever showed my portfolio to (after Ted Forbes). I think he liked it, or was just being nice. Anyway, since then, Duane has blossomed into a beautiful design butterfly, owning the design world, living in Santa Fe and drinking cavasia (mostly because it rhymes). I still haven't found a job.
This is the best portrait I have seen in a very long time. (photography)
doug #4100
Why is my "about" photo not exactly like this?
Duane, (4real)
doug #4099
Welcome to tUC! I don't know who you are, but I am sure you are a fine fellow and if you are friends with my friends, than you are friends with me.
Re-Thinking for a Living (design)
frank #4096
Duane's redone-did the whole kit and kaboodle wiht a few friends. Look for some cool stuff in the pipes from Duane and a few other maybe not-as-cool thing on the site from me.
Glass Manifesto (art)
doug #4077
I really want to work with glass. But I don't want to make cute little dragon beads or blow a vase for my mom. I want to work with big, heavy chunks of glass and color and such. Too bad this is in freaking Australia.
Want to Feel Crappy About how un-smart you are? (4real)
doug #4073
Visit this guy's site. Studying theoretical physics at Princeton, check out his sweet photos, and then make sure to study his masthead at the top of his site.
Typeface: The Movie (video)
doug #4071
I am of two minds about this: first, I am super excited to see a documentary on Hamilton Wood Type - I have been to the factory/museum and it is an amazing bit of history and art. Secondly, though, I am nervous that they are going to a super half-assed job of this. Judging by the lame photos that anyone could have shot in their "Photos and Videos" section (which has no video by the way) I do not have high hopes for this. I hope they prove me wrong.
AwesomeBots Wallet I Made (illustration)
frank #4067
So that AwesomeBots illustration I did got made into a wallet! Super coolness awesome sauce! Should be for sale soon.
Sigur Ros Presale (music)
frank #4066
Chicago & NY Doods: Presale for tickets for US shows in Sept. and Oct. Go see 'em. Super massively worth it. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll feel like you're in that scene from the Life Aquatic.
Feed the Animals for Reals (4real)
rogan #4053
New girl talk came out today, the first half is damn good, im most looking forward to the woomp there it is/in a big country remix. oh yeah, pay what you want for the album then dance.
Obsessive Compulsive Action Figure (buy this)
doug #4052
Also check out "Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure!"
Sofa King (buy this)
frank #4051
Kunal - this is the sofa I was wanting before I found my current one. I like it, clean lines, simple. Your only other option is to buy a black rectangle to sit on.
Pete, (ntih)
doug #4044
Thanks for being such a swell guy and livening up the pot for whoever gets the poster. You are always such a giving person and you are to be commended for your spirit of charity.
Doh! (ntih)
doug #4043
Norton, I did not see your post about that, but I like how the student has become the teacher...
T-Shirt Idea (design)
frank #4039
This seems very Pete-ish, but I've had this idea forever. I want to make a bunch of both designs, and sell them online, only you don't know which you'll get. Are you going to want a dreamer but get a scum bag? Or, vice versa? Grab bag!
Guys, guys. (design)
frank #4038
Let's just work together on this poster. I'm sure they have more than 3.
Kunal part duex, (buy this)
doug #4036
I forgot to mention that there may be a three-way arm wrestling competition for this poster - Frank also has expressed much interest along with myself. And honestly, between the three of us, it may be a draw because we are all skinny little pansies. And even more honestly, it will probably come down to the person who has the most money because some of these posters get real-spendy real-fast.
Cheap Charley Harper Kids Book (buy this)
doug #4034
I almost want to have a kid just so I can read this to them. Almost.
Kunal, (design)
doug #4033
You have very good taste. Very good taste. I will check on the price of that one next time I am in the gallery. Email me to remind me and to start a nice personal dialogue between you and me. I like personal dialogues.
Sigur Ros v. My Spell Checker (music)
doug #4030
"I decided to run the titles for the new CD through my spell checker, which caused "nni mer syngur vitleysingur" to become "Inane Merry Singers Vitleysingur" and "vid spilum endalaust" to become "Avid Spilled Endoblasts," both of which are so much easier to remember..."
Requiem for a Day Off (video)
doug #4029
Mash-up of "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" with the music from "Requiem for a Dream." Pretty fun.
Anitheroes (the future)
frank #4021
I just had a great idea for a TV show: People from all over the world begin to sense they have superpowers. But here’s the twist: These people, who believe they have superpowers? They don’t. They never have and never will. There is no such thing as a superpower.
i still have mine...do you? (4real)
djg #4017
i think he was on the cartoon...but, i've yet to see RAMBO III. i know, i'm lame. it's at the top of the list though...and then the new one will tickle my blood sport. -djg
Overheard in New York (4real)
rogan #4005
Thats pretty much it! and Pretty much GREAT! i dont know what category this goes in.
Feed the Animals! (music)
rogan #4004
Guys, the new Girl Talk album is going to Drop any day. I will be sure to keep you updated on when it actually happens. We are going to tulsa in 2 weeks to see him play, i wish you all could go.
Paula Scher - New Public Theatre Work (design)
doug #4002
Not bad - but it looks just like her old stuff - which is 14 years old now.
Daniel (design)
doug #4001
I think it is about $80 USD, but sorry, I am pretty sure that one is coming home with me. The type is just too good!
m. night shyamalan (film)
daniel #3997
I love you. If you search your name in google, I hope you find this message. I love your new movie "the happening" and I wish so many people werent giving this movie such bad reviews. um, guys, go see this movie. I havent felt so strongly about a movie since "no country". It was like a mix of hitchcock, an inconvienient truth and the twilight zone, with a little lynch inspired acting. totally great, funny, disturbing, unique cinema.
Kunal's Doppelganger Lives in Geneva! (4real)
doug #3996
Kunal, maybe you can't see it, but this volunteer at the Swiss/Turkey football game that was directing crazy drunk football fans TOTALLY looked like you! Even Allison said it looked like you and she never lies.
Deer Creek Falls or Bent Arm Pit? (art)
djg #3988
i tried to get a home in Deer Creek Falls, Cornwall or Bent Arm Pit, Wyoming, but they done be alls fulled up. -djg
another message for the birthday boy (super shady)
djg #3986
i would buy you this buckle, but my fifty percent off coupons only work on the "1,000 Music Graphics" book and i can't even buy that. i'm broke. but, you are BILT like a PETER. -djg
i'm not djg (science)
djg #3985
dragon ball boy-z. i've been slower to jump on the birth canal of cables of late. though, i suppose i am back scraping my own lake a bit. i'm putting the final preps on my new site. i am version 3.0 to everybody else's 2. i've tried to uncuff the net a bit from my life (among other things), and it has been nice, but hard. it's too much of a necessary-evil and i've thrown it into the mix with big ol' cheeseburgers, totally way awesome dudes and totally hot babes and stupid-awesome movies. we need all of these things to keep on feeding the flock. if i could have it my way i would not have pooters. but, only to rid my system of gurgly cheeseburgers. oh well. come july first i'll be dropping my final free throw and you will see my new site (Good Lord willing) it's nothing special nor will it be perfect. but, i will be glad to rid my worry over it and to actually have my time line back up in a sense. hope everybody is doing ok. i am doing good in this cubicle per the moment. i was so inspired on the walk to work today. i finally was able to nail down the opening passage to my future memoir. actually, it is my past's. to paraphrase: the clouds are so mighty like a merman's shaving cream. just hope the trident doesn't slice her on open and rain more. we've had enough rain. and that must mean something coming from me because i love rain and storms. i like the way it smells. though, the smell of kc bbq is tickling my nose right now. i cooked a deer burger this morning and my fingers still hold the stench of last november's kill. ah, i love a parade and i can't wait to watch the turkeys waltz and annoint the timber blankets come this fall from my perch in a healthy sycamore. oh, and Norton, i apologize if we've never met, but i feel i know you well because i too am a big lover of Otter Pops and anyone who shares the same taste of synthetic flavored otter juices is a friend of mine. however, i haven't tasted one since the summer of 2001, a synthetic one, that is. i love real otters. they are so pretty and great swimmers. there are many days out of these rainy weeks that i wish to be one, or a marsupial. and only so i can keep lots of things in my pocket. i love pockets. they are my favorite breeds. not pockets, marsupials. i realized this finally just last week. it was a relief to finally choose one. but, i go this way and that from minute-to-minute. and i really want to have a show with everybody. let's do this. let's just make something. i don't like to be all blow and no go. but, now i must sign out. your's truly, TURD McClintock. -djg
DJG Design / Focus Artist on Daily Mine Field (design)
djg #3984
DJG is the featured “Focus Artist” on Dailyminefield.com. This is the internet home of Patrick Craig, an artist/designer out of Portland, OR. Patrick was a foundation for engineering DJG’s design work ethic in college at Southwest Missouri State University…as well as some massive hand stinging high-fives. And I suppose he can claim to be the first person to make DJG eat hot peppers on his tasty tacos. Featured is a double-sided poster made for an exhibition currently happening in Oakland, CA. Also, a special writing was made especially for the site. Please spend some time looking around Patrick’s new site and his great body of work. http://www.dailyminefield.com/index.php/focus/ Enjoy. -djg (special thanks to Patrick!)
Also, look to the right. (kinda cool)
frank #3978
Switzerland looks like a baby elephant. The states project is altering my brain.
Back from Sigur Ros (music)
frank #3977
Okay, just got back from the concert, and I must say, that it was the best one I've been too... Better than even Radioheadizzle. I took some video, so I'll upload this weekend. Anyway, you can stream the new album on their website. It's all happy, warm and twinkly. Song #2 is tops.
DJG Design / Oakland, CA Group Exhibition (design)
djg #3976
A record label in California that DJG has worked with in the past has Volume 2 of an art and music exhibition happening during the month of June. The show features a wide-range of national artists who have made things for music releases put out by Gold Robot Records. DJG made the logo design for the label a year ago. As well as supplying original artwork and prints for the show, DJG made a special run of 13.5″ x 22″ double-sided posters printed on blue print paper for this event. These posters have been on sale at the gallery since the exhibition opening on June 6, 2008. It is rare for DJG to sell work, so this is an exclusive opportunity. Also, DJG made five special good-sized sheep out of yard clippings. These items and a couple of prints of some past work are also for sale at the show. Curated by Hunter Mack & Gold Robot Records, “Cacophony”, is a group exhibition at Blank Space Gallery in Oakland, CA. More information can be found: http://www.gold-robot.com/records/index.html -djg (Special thanks to Hunter Mack and Blank Space!)
Dan Billen (mad props)
djg #3975
here is a great interview/tv spot with a guy i know named Dan Billen. he is making some great collage work out in Kansas. he has also been known to make great music with a band called The Billions. Enjoy. I'm really excited for him and this is inspiring. -djg
DJG Design / Work in "1,000 Music Graphics" (design)
djg #3974
DJG has some work showcased in a new graphic design book available now called “1,000 Music Graphics”. I honestly forgot about this book as there is another design book with a similar title coming out this Fall with DJG work in it as well. I guess that’s not a bad thing though, right?! “1,000 Music Graphics: A compilation of packaging, posters and other solutions” is authored and curated by Clifford Stoltze and published by Rockport Publishers. More information on this great book can be found at: http://www.1000musicgraphics.com/ The book is available at many book stores (which is where I'll probably have to see it for the time being) or can be purchased online at places like Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/000-Music-Graphics-compilation-packaging/dp/159253404X -djg (Special Thanks to Clifford Stoltze and Rockport!)
Leonetto Cappiello (design)
doug #3973
So seriously, this guy is one of the best poster designer ever. I mean ever. I saw a ton of his original prints today at that poster gallery I told you guys about and my jaw literally dropped - all comical like. They are simply astounding and beautiful.
I took some photos of this poster gallery that I will put up soon. Frank, get ready, and make sure to bring some adult diapers.
How To Live With Just 100 Things (news)
doug #3971
Wow, this would be tough. But I think the principal is really really good. (via SwissyMissy)
Cloud City Posters (design)
rogan #3960
I also did these posters for this band cloud city, i had to scan this in 3 parts so i did my best to put it all together. ya dig?
Thanks Kunal (news)
doug #3948
For changing my location icon. And yeah, why is my name red? It is cute!
Munchin' Luvin (4real)
doug #3937
I would also like to express my love to everyone on tUC. It is really nice to have a place to connect with friends when we are away.
Any bragging about being in Europe is to remind myself that this is a great opportunity when I can't find any other type of cheese except Swiss cheese.
And remember *Have A Beautiful Day*
Don't Worry, Trevor (4real)
doug #3933
Switzerland is so stuck-up that they aren't even part of the EU! (and I'll cool it and let you brag about NYC)
123 Gallery (4real)
doug #3929
So I am walking the streets of Geneva this morning and I see this poster shop across the street. I figure "Hey, why not, maybe they have a few Swiss poster reproductions to buy for fun."
Well, I get in there and they have over 10,000 ORIGINAL posters of Cassandre, Herbert Bayer, Herbert Matter, etc. From travel posters to war propaganda - amazing stuff! One of the workers spoke English and we chat for about an hour about design, posters, World War II, the Swiss - all sorts.
They have a small (10x13 inch) poster by Cassandre (Du, Dubon, Dubonnet - the one we all know) that I am thinking about buying. It is about $300 though...
Top Tourist Destinations that we can't Visit (4real)
doug #3926
That is unless one of you has an extra passport laying around...
Kultbag Has Just the Bag for Pete (buy this)
frank #3923
Well, well. They even put Pete's Dancing with the Star's chat room screen name on there.
Pete Wins! (the future)
doug #3922
But wait a second, if I am paying $100 million dollars, I sure as hell am not going to give it to a bunch of Russians and then take off from the middle-of-nowhere-Kazakhstan. If I pay that amount of money, I want to take off with a pretty girl from the top of the Eiffel Tower!
Like Freitag Bags but Hate the Price? (buy this)
doug #3921
Saw one of these messenger bags on the train yesterday - they seem pretty similar to Freitag bags, but cheaper.
You Think Gas Prices are Bad in the US... (4real)
doug #3918
Not trying to one-up anyone here, but gas is the equivalent of over $7 a gallon here. That is why pretty much everyone drives one of these.
Missouri Does Have Gas Tax (4real)
doug #3917
On some of the pumps in Springfield it shows it is about $.35 per gallon - something like $.18 Federal and $.17 State.
The Varying Impact of Gas Prices (design)
frank #3915
I'm falling in love with the info graphics team at the NYT. Gas prices themselves can be misleading since consumption in the highest-priced locations are usually off-set by public transportation and walkable neighborhoods. This is a graph of percentage of income spent on gasoline. Look at the Gas Prices tab though, MO seems to be an island of low-prices. There isn't a gas tax here, is there?
i like this poster (image)
daniel #3912
but i think CAT POWER needs to be 3x bigger, and the other info at the bottom
Thanks Kunal! (4real)
doug #3908
I get my very own location icon - I feel so special! And yes, it is a funny looking country.
Why European Design is Always Ahead of the USA (design)
doug #3903
I figured it out. It all has to simply do with time-zones. The Europeans are awake while the US sleeps. So they have a good six hours on us and can make cooler things.
Swiss Font Update (design)
doug #3901
I know you are all dying to hear about the typeface situation here in Switzerland, so here it goes:
Yes, there is a lot of Helvetica. The national rail system uses Helvetica, the road signs use Helvetica, alot of other signage uses Helvetica. BUT, I also see a ton of new, modern san-serif faces that look really fresh and clean. Much more than in the States, the Swiss seem to understand how to use modern European san-serifs in a proper way. The TPG (Geneva public buses) just went through a re-design and they now use a rounded san-serif face. I still hate rounded san-serifs, but this might break me down by the end of the summer and make me accept rounded san-serifs in small doses. I will try to get photographic examples soon.
Consular Poster (design)
rogan #3900
I mage this poster for an el minotaur show, hope you duders like it.
HotSpot Shield (kinda cool)
doug #3899
So, I tried using Hulu today but I found out that Hulu is only for US residents right now - and it tracks it by your IP address.
BUT, using the internet I found this program that will give you a fake IP address to trick Hulu and also allow you to do malicious things anonymously. I do not condone doing malicious things, but I do condone tricking Hulu as watching TV in another language is SUPER boring.
My First Post From Switzerland! (news)
doug #3897
So of course it has to be cute.
We moved into our apartment today and we are currently watching the first matches of the Euro2008 football tournament. Real football, not American football.
The Wrong Dan Savage (mad props)
frank #3895
So Salon emailed a bunch of writers and experts asking who they were voting for this year. Thing is, they meant to email Dan Savage, the sex/love advice columnist for The Stranger, but instead emailed my friend Dan Savage, the motion designer in NYC. Dan wrote back. It's hilarious. Salon pulled his quote.
Voter Characteristics in Obama vs. Clinton (design)
frank #3883
Seriously good infographics going on here. Deceptively simple and incredibly clear and concise. Mad respect.
Physicists have 'solved' levitation (science)
frank #3882
This is for Kunal, and because I wanted to post something in science. Hoverboard time! Also, this quote makes it sound like the most intense, nerdy, awesome place ever: "In earlier work the same team of theoretical physicists showed that invisibility cloaks are feasible."
Displacements (art)
frank #3878
I forgot where I found this, but... Displacements is an immersive film installation by Michael Naimark. He filmed 3 people in an archetypal Americana living room. The camera was standing in the middle of the room and rotated sowly. Afterwards he spray-painted the whole room white and placed a projector at the same spot of the camera. The result is a strange augmented reality effect. He did this for the first time back in 1980, this version is from 2005.
Incredible Poster (4real)
djg #3866
boys...i've been away from this for over a month now. though, i think i am back because of this poster. you may have seen it already, but my eyes gushed fountains. -djg
Yes, Trevor (design)
frank #3855
That is indeed what I use. I'd suggest it for anyone, really. It's served me incredibly well. I'm looking at moving to something else though, because I'm tired of having 5000 websites. I'll probably keep the same layout though and just find a way to add another layer of navigation to the top.
I'm Off To Switzerland! (image)
doug #3847
I seem to have really good luck when I type in my destination in Google Image Search.
Just so you know, any of you boys have a floor to sleep on in Geneva this summer if you so desire.
I'm Skydiving Tomorrow. (4real)
doug #3842
I don't think I told anyone, but I am going skydiving with my dad tomorrow for his 60th birthday. I have jumped once before, on my 18th birthday, so it should be fun. Wish me luck!
$4,323,441,555 (kinda cool)
daniel #3839
THAT IS THE ENTIRE REVENUE OF THE STAR WARS SERIES WORLDWIDE. JESUS.
Moving to Switzerland (image)
doug #3832
When I type "moving to switzerland" into Google Image Search I get this image - why? Furthermore, why does this guy have a black-guy head photoshopped in? And even furthermore, do I get my own special icon under "Representin'" this summer since I will be in Switzerland?
Before there was Jack Black... (music)
frank #3830
There was this guy. Mad jams, flutes, whistling, yodeling, guitar jams.
here it is (video)
daniel #3823
david duchovny looks like hell, gillian anderson...i would bone her.
is anyone else excited about Wall-e? (video)
daniel #3822
I am. I saw the trailer before shit jones 4, and it looks really good. I am going to look for the xfiles 2 trailer now.
Biggest Drawing in the World - not real. (super shady)
doug #3801
The guy just posted an update on his website saying it was a purely fictional piece. Which is a little lame, but it is still a really good idea and someone should do it.
New Sigur Ros Song (music)
frank #3800
Holy wow geez. So glad I bought tickets to see these guys in a couple weeks. Sounds like a mix of the Dodos and Animal Collective and Sigur Ros. Earthy.
Pop + Lock (4real)
frank #3784
Oh man. I just watched this 3 times in a row. I think I say "What?!?!" at least 3 or 4 times every time I watch it. Cuhrazy.
Back From Haiti (4real)
doug #3783
We made it safely back from Haiti. It was an amazing & challenging trip. I would encourage any of you boys to pack your things and fly down there - your perspective on life will never be the same.
This photo is Haiti in a nutshell - lots of people, in the back of a truck, on a dirt road, in front of an uncompleted building.
Decompose It (the future)
frank #3778
Teen finds a way to decompose plastic bags in 3 months. Let's clone this kid and solve every problem in the world with... SCIENCE!
BBB (buy this)
frank #3756
I've taken to looking at bikes during the day. This guy is a black-out. A Big Black Bike.
Boy Boobs (news)
frank #3755
I'm posting this news article to counter-act Kunal's post about voluptuous French youths.
Foie Gras it Up (news)
frank #3728
Chicago overturned its ban. Now Kunal can indulge in the finest of all duckish delicacies.
Trevor: Craigslist Used (buy this)
frank #3723
You can probably pick up something awesome for between $100 and $300.
I'm off to Haiti. (news)
doug #3717
Enjoy your nice, cool, spring weather. Because was 96 degrees there today...
For those who don't know, I am going to volunteer at an orphanage in Haiti. We will be in the non-dangerous part of Haiti - hopefully.
American Metal Typefaces of the 20th Century (buy this)
doug #3709
This is THE book for identifying typefaces that were printed from metal type. The metal type Bible. Almost ALL specimens - really nice!
America Wood Type Book (buy this)
doug #3708
Yes I have it. Yes you will have to pay over $100 for it. I bought mine for $100, but $150 isn't unheard of. It is a really good book. It does not have as many specimens as I would like, but it has a ridiculous amount of history of wood type. It is the definitive Bible on wood type.
trevor (NSFW)
daniel #3692
the MSU library has something similar to this...I know what they had was out of print, and very old, but also fucking awesome. maybe I will go bacak there today and scan the hell out of it.
Photo Booth (image)
doug #3686
Scanned this in today. Shot about two years ago. The story is: "deer in headlights - killed by car - go to heaven - be happy!"
Pete... (music)
frank #3675
You downloaded the wrong thing. Someone leaked something that wasn't the album. You have the wrong one if it sounds like all the vocals were done by lying down.
Strange Maps Write-Up (mad props)
frank #3672
A fellow Frank has done a really nice job doing a write-up about my states (specifically, Missouri). If you quote the Simpsons and have my work by it, I'll love you forever.
New Death Cab Album (music)
doug #3668
Out today. Anyone heard it yet? The link is to VH1's "The Leak" where you can listen to the whole album if Windows Media Player will cooperate with you. Which it probably won't.
I'm going to start wearing contacts (super shady)
doug #3659
Just so I can have the Swiss flag on them. Be prepared to be wowed when I get back from the motherland.
Hard Drive Name (video)
doug #3651
So I need a clever name for my new external hard drive. Any ideas? It must be so obscure that only the super-hip will get it.
Clamshell Packaging (super shady)
doug #3650
If I ever become president (which, let's be honest, probably won't happen) the first thing I will do is stop all manufacturing of clamshell packaging. I just bought a nice portable external hard drive from Toshiba (320 GB, USB powered, $129 at Best Buy) and I had to cut through THREE layers of clamshell with a razor blade to get to my hard drive.
And Daniel, sorry, I don't know any other Indian designers.
quick! (the future)
daniel #3647
indian (as in, from india) designers...i need a few, if you guys can think of any off the top of your head. Balkrishna Vaidya's bollywood posters was the obvious find, because of the february issue of print...anything else?
I'm Done! (super shady)
doug #3645
Finished my Basic Type class today! I was going to post a link to a funny picture, but when I typed in "I'm Done!!!" into Google, this was the first link. There is nothing funnier than reading a rant about women and sex on Craigs List.
And I leave you with this... (video)
frank #3636
For old times sake. Happy Friday. Enjoy. My last post for the next couple days...
The iMac is 10 years old today. (news)
doug #3629
Really? It doesn't seem like 10 years ago! I remember when it came out. I thought "boy those are cute little computers." But not in the good-cute-Eric-Pervuhkin-cute way.
Rube Goldberg Device (kinda cool)
doug #3610
Used to advertise a product. Frank, you should like this!
Dickipedia. (ntih)
doug #3609
You know, a Wikipedia of Dicks. The best is the listing of the ENTIRE 2006 Cincinnati Bengals football team.
C.R.E.A.M. (money)
rogan #3606
Cats Rule Everything Around Me. I made these shirts last night and this place called vintage vice is selling them for me. they are sparkly.
CHDK Camera Hack (photography)
frank #3601
Basically a new, pimped out firmware for canon point and shoot cameras, like mine, and I believe Pete's. Will add functionality like longer exposure times, faster shutter speed, motion sensing photography, and unlimited interval time-lapse photography. Oh yeah, and it adds RAW shooting mode. Bingo-bango!
I am unhipsterizing myself. (the future)
frank #3597
For none of the following reasons:
—for job/work
—to attend school
—to be with a serious boy/girlfriend…
you moved to one of the following cities:
—New York
—Los Angeles
—Chicago
—Austin
—San Francisco
—Portland, Ore.
London Girl to Travel the World and Stay in Perpetual Motion (news)
doug #3594
She can only eat and sleep whilst moving around the world for 33 days. Sounds like fun!
Railroad Town by Jim Flora (buy this)
doug #3593
Oh yes, we have all seen it - but someone should buck up and slap down some money for this beauty. Printed by Yee-Haw - of course!
MWV (design)
frank #3592
I saw the stacked version on a semi driving this weekend. I much prefer it to the horizontal version, although both are nice. Part of me wishes the logo wasn't blue, but I know that that was probably a necessity. Good werk.
Peter, (4real)
doug #3584
Sorry, I can't think of anyone off the top of my head. Nor can I think of anything online that has letterpressed slab serifed faces. Sorry.
trevor (money)
daniel #3582
I had thought about this...I just need to stumble across 1,000 dollars. 1,0oo!
chris (music)
daniel #3576
i searched for "head explosion" to remind myself to listen to that islands song later. YOUR FRIEND DANIEL
Damn Right Your Dad Drank It. (design)
doug #3574
New ad campaign for Canadian Club Whisky. Vintage photos + condensed type = Doug's sixth (maybe seventh) wet dream. Visit www.canadianclubwhisky.com for more of the ads.
A thought... (design)
frank #3568
Frank, excellent points. The way that I see it, we're just after an age in art where anything was acceptable, exposing the far reaches of the gamut. Art and art's subjects have already pushed taboo and now there's not a whole lot of new ground left. We've run out of Avant Garde. So, now that we have both ends of the spectrum defined, artists have to choose where they will fall. That will lead to natural comparisons to other artists (and the internet makes it easier to notice these connections.) The only new ground we have to cover has to be introduced to us by new opportunities provided by new technology. And I think a lot of this work is cold and boring.
I'm not big into the art world. For the most part, art really doesn't interest me because I have this mostly inaccurate, preset notion in my head that it doesn't consider audience. It's also been a very long time since I've seen a piece of art that excited me, which is sad.
Get ready for some sweeping, unfair generalizations: It seems like when you're in school, you base things off of principles out of necessity. Mostly because you don't have much experience of your own. Now that I'm kind of starting to reach the point where maybe you could say I've had a few inklings of success, I can start formulating opinions based on my own experiences and what's worked for me. I'm trying to shed off a lot of the predispositions I had in school and am trying to look at things more objectively and basing my decisions from my own experiences. It doesn't really matter what works for everyone else; what matters the most to me is what works for me. These ideas probably won't apply to everyone, but here's what I've noticed about myself and my work (and it coincides a lot with what Doug said):
• Do genuine work. Not a lot of people can do this, because it requires that you understand yourself and know who you are.
• Be honest. So much of graphic design is hype and empty. If you do work that is honest, it will stick out like a sore thumb.
• Race your strengths. Do the work that you're good at. But, still, train your weaknesses.
• Have fun. Work that is fun to make is fun to look at.
Norton, (design)
doug #3564
I understand what you are saying/thinking about. It does seem as though the newest work is missing something. I believe this is mainly from the explosion of digital technology. Now, I am not going to be that old curmudgeon letterpress printer that says that all technology is bad - in fact, I love computers and the internet. They have been very good to me. But, and I see it in my students, with digital technology, people no longer have to think to create something that looks cool. Our advanced tools allow us to make work that looks "cool" and like other "cool" work without too much effort or skill. This democratization of design is a double-edged sword. On one side, it allows people that normally would not do art and design to create work that once-in-a-while can be quite brilliant. On the other side, it creates a massive amount of hacks that are consistently putting out crap that confuses people outside of the art and design world and they get the wrong impression about design. We cannot stop the spread of technology and we cannot simply sit here and become elitist - neither one is a responsible reaction. All that we can do is create artwork that is from our heart. That is honest. That is true. I don't care what you create, as long as you make it from your heart and are not simply aping someone else's style for your own. This is certainly not an easy thing to do and I, for one, have difficulty with this at times - but honesty is the only truth worth creating from. -- just my two cents.
Zine Workshop (kinda cool)
doug #3554
The workshop was a great deal of fun. Have you ever made buttons before? If not, that is a thrill that you must try before your death. It was good to see my kids getting excited over getting to do ANYTHING they wanted - normally, my assignments are really strict, so they had a lot of fun. And zines can get MUCH more complicated then just some paper stapled together. ALSO, Kate brought her collection of zines to show examples and NGTH was in there! Big time!
Scene It (video)
frank #3541
Chris, sadly I've already seen that video. The real question is, why don't you cut your hair like that any more? And how did they get a hold of my unicorn blanket?
Meet Lincoln. (illustration)
doug #3538
This guy emailed me asking me to link up his work. He makes some nice shirts. Frank, you might especially like this one.
this is what chicago must be like: (super shady)
daniel #3529
"Someone dropped the knowledge about this on me today. Really nice glassware." "oh that is SOOOOOO interesting" "I've been looking at these double walled glasses for some time. I find the AlissiaMT set to be a lot more streamlined and elegant, though they are a little more pricey." "oh, TREAT yourself, daaaarling. you deserve it" "would you join me for a shopping spree at pier one?" "i have some stocks to sell, but it would be my pleasure"
What I won't be sitting in on the flight home. (the future)
doug #3524
Interesting idea for more privacy in airline seating.
I've Seen the Future and it isn't pretty. (ntih)
doug #3523
I'm in San Francisco right now (visiting some friends, will be back on Wed) and I saw gas (regular, not fancy gas) at $4.15 a gallon today. Also, if we don't fill up the tank of our rental car before we return it, they will charge us $6.99 per gallon for them to fill it up. Madness.
Bodum Glassware (design)
frank #3522
Someone dropped the knowledge about this on me today. Really nice glassware.
Efterklang Poster (illustration)
frank #3521
I finished this, finally. Shipped out to the printer. I should have them in hand around May 10, so if you want one let me know.
Coffee Print (illustration)
frank #3519
Art print for a show about coffee. They're selling prints to install some sort of solar powered bean dryer for the farmers down in Peru.
Hancock (film)
frank #3515
Worst movie ever or best movie ever? I like the idea of an apathetic super hero. I also like the idea of tossing whales. But, I do not like the idea of Will Smiff.
Monday Art Dump: Folding Foxes (illustration)
frank #3513
If you fold up these foxes, they'll fit inside your pocket. Then you can pull them out at parties and stuff.
Monday Art Dump: Death Puddle (illustration)
frank #3512
This puddles goes down forever and ever. And at the bottom of the puddle is a tiger and spikes and a Klondike bar. Is it worth it?
iControl (ntih)
frank #3511
Cool! I've been wanting this for a while: "According to code found in the latest firmware release, Apple is working on a new iPhone application called iControl. It would allow the iPhone to connect wirelessly to local iTunes libraries and browse through and play media from those sources."
Truth in Advertising (NSFW)
frank #3508
For Trevor:
A great story about how a marketing campaign is made. Speakers say what they think and not what they should say.
MIZZ-Ewww. (super shady)
frank #3507
Is this a graphic design class or an advertising class? Why are there so many people? Is this how you're supposed to learn? Jeeesssh.
one time at "mizzou" (4real)
rogan #3505
i had a class in this exact room, i was probably getting hammered to help deal wth the fact that i hated this place so much that i woke up 20 after one of my finals in this classroom had started, so i threw on a sweatshirt and ran across campus probably faster than i had ever ran, or at least since i was 10, anyway, i was dripping in sweat, had to crawl across 15 people to find a seat and i think i was the first person done with the test, and i think i got an A on it. and then i found $5. and i still dont know what category this goes in.
Who Resurrected the Electric Car (buy this)
frank #3497
Looks like in 2009 there's going to be an electric car for under $25,000, 110 mile range and top speed of 65MPH. Made for the city, of course.
Cracow Screen Festival (art)
frank #3496
So I'm going to have my Small Prints projected on the side of buildings in Cracow for this music/art festival. Pretty cool. The Small Prints have become embiggified.
Umm, Trevor? (NSFW)
doug #3482
Why does it look like he is smoking a syringe? And no, Cyprus is not in Brooklyn.
Save the Cyprus Donkey (news)
doug #3480
A virtual high-five for anyone that can tell me exactly where Cyprus is without looking it up on the internet.
Art Cart (illustration)
frank #3476
I made this for my little online store where I sell prints. Just a quickie from this morning.
CONGRATS FRANK (money)
daniel #3472
wow! out of a select few, franks work was picked for the monthly word it! WOW.
Where's Waldo Google Earth Edition (image)
doug #3469
An artist painted Waldo on a secret rooftop in Vancouver and waited for it to show up on Google Earth.
Oh, CNN. (news)
frank #3468
So there's kind of an important primary today. Heres a few of CNN's top headlines: "Disney trash can dive finds lost rings" • "UFO? Red lights over Phoenix" • "Mom delivers her own baby at 80 mph" • "Postal worker catches falling baby" • "Synchronized swimmers faint in unison"
Pot Vending Machines For Medical Use (4real)
djg #3462
wow. but, i'm not too surprised. I can just see the idiots trying to steal one of those like an ATM. -djg
Good Shape Design (design)
frank #3460
The freshness. Lots of good prints here, I think I might start saving up for an original.
Fun From Yesterday - Reworked Atari Games (ntih)
doug #3457
Personal favorites: "Pixel Bondage" and "It's F@%#&*% Checkers!"
On Entering Illustration (illustration)
doug #3455
Nice little guide and a few words of wisdom about becoming an illustrator. Best advice? "You will get screwed."
Everything old is new again. (design)
doug #3452
Frank showed this to me a bit back, but Starbucks is now using their old logo on their cups.
When Life Gives You Lemons... (news)
doug #3451
Make Lemonade! The newest print out of the press. A little bit cheesy? Maybe. Totally true? Yes.
pyetv (mad props)
frank #3450
For Pete - this plugin allows you to access eyetv recordings through Front Row. Bookmarked for myself if I buy an eyetv.
Doug + Allison Collab? (art)
frank #3448
Doug, this rules. You and Allison should collab and do stuff like this. I'd like to place an order.
Want more organization in your dock? (kinda cool)
doug #3447
Nice simple white dots to divide and organize your dock. Especially nice for Panther because the dock is stinking ugly to start with.
This Kiwi can make some crazy-good type. (design)
doug #3444
Unfortunately, not available to purchase until April 2011. I need to contact this guy and convince him to hire me and let me move back to New Zealand.
DJG Design / Updates To Gigposters Account (design)
djg #3443
Though, a bit out of order (i'll have to deal with it) i've posted all of my posters from 1998 to 2001 (except for three which I don't have copies of and I can't track down). Also, the ones on the first page or so are a mess of what i call "b-side" posters from the years of 2002 and 2003 that i had forgotten about. OK...time to get a move on the rest, which should be in order from here on out. I'm just really bummed that Gigposters doesn't allow each accont holder access to tinker with the arrangement of their gallery. Oh well. It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of my paper trail, i suppose. On to other things...like listening to this CD of animal sounds that i checked out at the library. I miss the sounds of baby lamb bleats and goat fornication.-djg
File This Under: FINALLY (super shady)
frank #3442
Crocs is closing down a factory because demand has slowed.
Fun All Around Daniel (illustration)
frank #3436
Thanks dude! This site rules and so does Abner Graboff.
fun all around (illustration)
daniel #3434
frank- a blog devoted to illustration, also: abner graboff...he was my favorite from the set you posted.
i didn't have to cheat to get my 600th pizza (ntih)
djg #3425
knock 'em outta tha park...ing lot. -djg
i'm gonna watch movies and eat crap this weekend (the future)
djg #3424
...and i plan to visit the new Bass Pro Shop in Independence, MO. -djg
Mid-Century Kid's Book Illustrations (illustration)
frank #3423
The make-ya-feel-happy post of the day. I'm going to invent a time machine and buy lots of kids books and furniture. Probably cars too. I'm going to have to make this a very large time machine.
Trevor's Suggested Gamer Tags (kinda cool)
frank #3422
Unicorn Chaser, Doombringer, Eternal Life Scourge, Hewer of Destinies, Worldreaver, Obliterator, Plaguemaster, WelcomeToMyEnchantedDen, PrincessDiary87, BlueEyez42, Got2B4Real
i finally saw this gem last night... (4real)
djg #3416
...and then i woke up and watched it a second time. yep. soooooo wonderful. -djg
avoid the noid! (4real)
djg #3412
i still have my little noid figure next to my computer at home...-djg
pizza face (4real)
djg #3408
or is that a calzone? i remember when i ate a healthy heaping helping of calzone and french fries with some of you boys! remember that!? it was indeed radical! -djg
doug...i like your video (mad props)
djg #3404
and so much that i want to build a pyramid of little asian men with nothing but towels on. oh, and one of these days i will be tinkering with stuff moving too. -djg
republic tigers "buildings and mountains" video (video)
djg #3403
looks like some money was spent on this...though, that doesn't cancel out the cheese. but, it doesn't bother me too much...AND...aren't all music videos cheese? -djg
Art of the Title (film)
frank #3401
A gallery of title sequences for movie and TV. I still think that Thank You For Smoking's intro is just tops.
New Wolf Parade (music)
frank #3400
Right now I'm just thinking "Eh." I'll relisten again later today to see if it grows on me.
Wolda Logo Comp (design)
frank #3399
Got asked to send in some work for this. Too bad I've done like 0 logos.
Rip off of OK GO video (super shady)
doug #3398
The only question is: did they do this on purpose to get more press or did they just sadly have that little amount of imagination? (and I'm done posting for the morning)
Seriously, Someone Apply for This. (news)
doug #3396
Walker Art Center design internship. That or Fabrica. Use your youth to your advantage!
Banksy Strikes Again (image)
doug #3394
Via Coudal, who I'm sure got it from somewhere else, which got it from somewhere else, etc.
My First Stop-Motion Film Ever! (film)
doug #3392
Just what the title says! This is practice for doing a stop-motion animation for the "Grab Bag" book. I have never done it before and it isn't necessarily easy!
One of the best logos ever. (design)
doug #3391
The Victoria & Albert Museum logo designed by Alan Fletcher.
"Vista - gonna get me some..." (ntih)
doug #3389
This CAN'T be real! It just CANNOT be a serious advert! Not even Microsoft is THIS lame - right?
Thanks Dudes (kinda cool)
frank #3384
It's been a really bad day. Let's focus on this sentence Trevor just wrote: "Frank, I think you should just send a signed poster to the studio anonymously."
Also, Qian (super shady)
frank #3379
If I'm remembering correctly, Qian made something very similar to this with a hand coming out of the TV holding a remote. Can't find it on his website right now though.I guess there's nothing new under the sun.
Departika - This still makes me mad. (super shady)
frank #3378
My poster about Katrina that sold for the Red Cross on the left. Poster of theirs for sale on the right. Should I send an email asking them to stop selling it? It's not so only that it's kind of a rip off, but the fact that I sold mine and gave the profits to Katrina victims as opposed to, you know, making a poster about Katrina victims and keeping the money for myself...
anybody else a mo willems fan? (illustration)
djg #3377
my wife and i celebrate his catalog of witty, clever and well-manicured children's books. -djg
wow...a new low for microsoft (super shady)
djg #3376
actually makes me sick. my beloved bruce, bastardized. but, kinda bossome at the same time. -djg
Sthe gun billboard coupling is ALMOT as good as this (image)
djg #3371
"Where Is Your Family" billboard this past winter above "Naughty But Nice", a KC adult shop. -djg
gun show vs. gun violence (design)
djg #3370
clever-coincidental-coupling of billboards in Kansas City, MO. -djg
like, old people playing cards and stuff (image)
djg #3365
ha! no problemo frank. you should do a painting of this! -djg
DJG Design / Photography At Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (photography)
djg #3364
DJG and MMG have two photographs on display at the beautiful Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE. The images are included with other zoo patron submissions of photographed animals at the zoo during the month of March. The Exhibition titled, "2008 Photo Challenge at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo", runs from April 9 through April 23 in Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Pavillion. Zoo visitors can vote for their favorite photos and the ones with the most votes will then go on to be judged by supervisors and officials of the zoo. According to the zoo's website, "Prizes will be given to the top winner in each category and the winning photographs will be featured in the next edition of Zoo Prints." the link goes to my myspace blog...and has the pictures. -djg
BBC Programme on Gutenburg (4real)
doug #3363
Definitely awesome. Definitely illegal. Definitely watching it tonight.
Name Recognition (super shady)
frank #3362
I guess I'm having issues recognizing names on this thing than too. It's time for color coding and extra large print, like old-people playing cards.
FRANK...my name is NOT daniel (4real)
djg #3360
but, i wish it was Onion Ring. no problem!oh, i didn't know that about the "hot links"...it just more-so weirded and excited me enough to share! -djg
guy burwell... (mad props)
djg #3359
he's got some nice new posters up...in particular the Black Keys and MGMT ones. -djg
Hot Link (news)
frank #3358
Daniel - just means that we've posted a bunch of links that go to GP. It's just an automated thing that reciprocates links to sites that link to it. Actually, any time we link to someone, they can track UC down through their stats.
UC was on a gigposters.com "hot link" (4real)
djg #3357
not sure the significance of this, but pretty cool. -djg
No More Links Necessary (the future)
frank #3356
Don't worry about all these changes, Kunal. I've just posted the ultimate link. There won't have to be any more posts after this. Thanks everybody, it's been fun. Peas.
Yay to Qian (mad props)
frank #3350
I vote him in. Also, I've wanted this poster for so long. Trevor, tell Qian that I found a screenprinting place that'll print it for $10 for films and $1.75 per print.
Country's Cash (news)
frank #3342
The CIA has ranked how much cash countries have on hand. Look at the top and bottom of the list.
another dvd version for "The Princess Bride" (design)
djg #3337
though, the type on this one reads the same upside down...pretty clever designers. -djg
This American Life Movie Theatre Broadcast (film)
doug #3336
It is playing here in Springfield - anyone want to go? You can do a 'znie workshop with Kate Bingaman-Burt and then go see this at Springfield 8.
OpenPhotoVR (photography)
frank #3335
This thing is cooool. Compiles photos and allows you to zoom, change perspective, etc.
SOHO Gothic (ntih)
doug #3330
New typeface from Monotype. Pretty nice if you ask me, except when it gets into the heavy black weights. BUT, this is the craziest half-assed promo video for a typeface ever. If anyone can explain this video to me (and why Monotype thought it was a good idea) I will give them a virtual high-five.
French People + Musicians = Videos. (music)
doug #3329
Similar idea to the Black Cab Sessions, but now it is French people getting Sufjan to sing on the roof of a building in Cincinnati or Andrew Bird walking down the street.
Norton, (buy this)
doug #3326
Is the Luba book worth purchasing? I have always wanted to get a large version of her "Peace" poster framed - are the print good quality and frame-worthy?
Norton!?! (mad props)
doug #3324
You are interning for Luba this summer?! Am I the only one that did not know this?! Congrats!
Luba Lukova Book (buy this)
doug #3320
So, about three or four years ago Luba showed and lectured here at MSU. I must have been a junior. I didn't know who she was or what she did, but she was giving away some of her posters. I loved some of them, but not all of them - so I used the back of one to spray-paint my "Stop Discrimination" poster for the Chaumont competition. I brought it to class and I got a stern look of disapproval from Cedo. Needless to say I am an absolute fool. An idiot. A big fat retard. I don't remember which poster it was, but I'm sure I would appreciate it more now because her work is brilliant in my opinion.
New Bird Machine Website (illustration)
frank #3316
It rules the school. So easy to look through tons of inspiring stuff.
The Pope is visiting New York this week.. (ntih)
doug #3311
So let's make a Catholic skateboard! (I am so confused by this...) "Each deck has been set up with a pair of wheel axles, also known as 'trucks,' which have the shape of a Maltese cross embossed on them from Independent Skateboard Trucks. The bushing of the trucks are colored Papal gold. The wheels are white with a red and white pattern of letters that spell "Supreme" — wheels fitting for the Supreme Pontiff."
Chicago International Poster Biennial (news)
doug #3309
Chicago gets its own poster competition. I bet Cedo will be excited!
Font Game (design)
frank #3308
Doug, 31 out of 34, but only because I misclicked on one of the questions. Seriously, I know Trajan isn't a monospaced typeface.
Sufjan Stevens + Taiwanese Children = Doug's Fifth ... wait... (music)
doug #3307
This is seriously awesome! I love me Asian people - especially Asian kids singing Christmas music!
Font Game (kinda cool)
doug #3305
See if you can beat the typography teacher! I sadly only got 32 out of 34! (pretty slow right now due to popularity)
Drawn.ca Links Up My Process Thread (mad props)
frank #3304
So, I guess you get a lot of attention if you lift up the curtain? I guess all publicity is good publicity! I'm giving myself mad props, because Kunal was lamenting yesterday that noone's used it yet.
i'm out of sight for a bit on here today...the day job is calling (4real)
djg #3300
and i just watched that great little movie this morning. -djg
you question WAS about the meg email thing, right? (the future)
djg #3298
just checking. i don't know. but, email her. yeah. do it. you know what? my name isn't daniel, just danny joe. are you just a daniel? just curious. -djg
i should hire somebody to tattoo my little djg stamp on their face (image)
djg #3297
now, that would be shameless self-promotion. -djg
kunal...oh, i didn't fully answer your question (mad props)
djg #3294
i was responding to having more pizza than you...maybe some day...but, i think it's a great goal to keep in mind for now. i don't like competitions with others though, only my doughy self. -djg
Kunal...to what do you reefer? (4real)
djg #3293
ha! yeah, i realized i worded that wrong previously...but, i just thought that big dough condom lookin' thingy was too stoopid to pass up...-djg
it blows that posters cannot be re-ordered once they are submitted (design)
djg #3292
i kinda thought that...and i've gone thru the time-consuming task of gearing for this, but there are a couple that might be out of order and i saw that some did not make it in yet, and they might get knocked out of order completely...and i have OCD. -djg
DJG (design)
daniel #3289
no. you cant reorganize, unfortunately...maybe premium members can, i dont know. frank?
Daniel... (design)
djg #3288
what i mean with my gigposters question...can i change the order of the posters on my page? i have yet to really tinker with that on the site, but my first impression with the engineering of the site is that i'm butting heads with it, but just curious and thankful. thanks a ba-jillion. -djg
friend-os (design)
daniel #3281
its been exactly one week since i sent my PDF portfolio in. is it too soon to email meg? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm life is turrible.
Peter...sweet walrus action (mad props)
djg #3280
thank for that. so sweet. i want one, but it would eat me out of house and cats. -djg
DJG (design)
daniel #3279
posters can be bought sold and traded here. everythng on the site has to be approved before it is uploaded.
Frank...this is brilliant (illustration)
djg #3278
a few weeks ago i thought..."hmmm, Frank is amazing and i am really curious how he will be conquering/representing Louisiana in his great quest." you've done it boy. yes, you have. -djg
oh...questions for fellow gigposters (design)
djg #3276
is there a way on this "DJG-hard to navigate and figure out gigposters.com site" to re-order posters? AND, there were quite a few that I submitted but have yet to appear...why is this? maybe i had a bad connection or something? i realize it takes a bit of time for things to be reviewed...anyway. just curious...and i didn't want to wait to hear back in email form and i like you guys. -djg
Daniel...thanks for reminding me. i forgot about this. (design)
djg #3275
yes to all who care, DJG has finally posted a few early things on gigposters.com. after over eight years of taking my sweet time posting stuff...i'm doing a little at a time and going in order of their appearance (in my best knowledge). i've done a decent job of cataloging my junk, and have tracked down some b-sides and c-sides that some might have never seen. though, there are still three or four that are no where to be found from the late '90s. -djg
Fail Blog (photography)
djg #3274
i like this...time to find some pictures that qualify in my failed life. -djg
Also thanks to DJZ (mad props)
doug #3273
Sorry, I forgot to mention you, but I appreciate your post about where I could find it. Also, you get your very own sweet asian guy picture.
Thanks to Frank and Trevor (mad props)
doug #3272
They have come through in my dire straits of teaching needs. And this is the image that comes up when you Google Image Search "Frank and Trevor" - why?
dug (design)
daniel #3271
as you know, my computer crashed, but I did have roman for basic type. some people that were in my class that probably have these files that didnt have their computer crash are: alison voldemort lauren heck jon simons and some others. try emailing them.
New Guggenheim Museum (the future)
doug #3269
The plans for the new Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania looks like a crazy-ass UFO. And Chris, if you look at the Pizza Count, it appears that we are tied at long last. Sucka.
Basic Type Assignment - Magazine Layout (design)
doug #3268
Boys, I am reaching on this one, but did any of you have Roman as your Basic Type (DES 303) teacher? If so, did you do the magazine layout assignment? If so, do you happen to have the original files (images and copy) that he gave out? If so, could you send them to me right away? If so, I would love you forever. If so, it would prove our true friendship.
Geoff McFetridge is My Hero (illustration)
frank #3267
All over again. Insane installation. I can only dream of having my work this size some day. Filed under illustration because there's no art category. (?)
Pershing (design)
rogan #3264
I made these Tour posters, its my 2nd three color print/biggest print job to date i whipped 50 of these dudes out in less than 3 hours ya dig?
Library of Congress Photo (image)
doug #3263
Check out the creepy bugged-eyed guy in the left top corner! He looks a little like Aleksandr Rodchenko.
much better review of pershing (music)
daniel #3248
this guy might have actually listened to it. cd release show tonight!
After Effects? (the future)
doug #3247
Friends, I am in need of a copy of After Effects for the Apple Macintosh computer platform. It is not as easy as you would think to get ahold of, but can any of you help me?
Frank, (image)
doug #3245
Really, your website doesn't need a redesign, just the right type of photograph on the front page...
Ira Glass + Regina Spektor = Doug's third wet dream in a row. (video)
doug #3244
I feel a little strange talking about my wet dreams. But not really that much.
Once in a lifetime ... (the future)
rogan #3243
This is for Daniel, but really it is for us, its for you, its for everyone, its for Friday.
Black Cab Sessions (music)
doug #3242
A REALLY SIMPLE, BUT GOOD IDEA. ONE SONG. ONE TAKE. ONE RIDE IN THE BACK OF A FAMOUS LONDON BLACK TAXI CAB. FROM THE LIKES OF SPOON AND COLD WAR KIDS AND ST. VINCENT. I AM TYPING LIKE THIS BECAUSE THE WEBSITE SUCKS AND EVERYTHING IS IN ALL CAPS. STOP THE MADNESS! (I am stealing all the good links from Coudal today)
The Sinister History of Barber Shop Poles (kinda cool)
doug #3240
It involves bloodletting among other things...
vanilla ice is still making the news (super shady)
djg #3239
geesh...and bad news at that. he took the moniker "wife beater" a little too far. -djg
This SSLYBY review is SO FUCKING ANNOYING (music)
daniel #3232
I MEAN HOLY FUCK do i hate pitchfork now.
Name Generator (kinda cool)
frank #3231
This page generates random names based on first and last names in the 1990 census.
Ikea + Japan = Another one of Doug's Wet Dreams (4real)
doug #3228
For their new Kobe store, they decorated the city trains.
Don't Mix 'Em (image)
frank #3226
Don't mix gas and whiskey? Is this poster foretelling the Human Giant skit we watched last night?
frank...some of those bloggers are complete chode knockers (4real)
djg #3224
i think it's great what you are accomplishing. keep up the hard work. "f" 'em. i kinda hate the blogging world. -djg
Caveman Poop (news)
frank #3217
Archaeologists have found a fossilized human poop in a cave in Oregon. It's 14,000 years old. It has DNA. We can rebuild this pooper, bigger, faster, stronger.
Process Page Pulled (super shady)
frank #3214
Ugh. I never wanted this many people to see it. Anyway, these are the stats you get whenever a degenerate mob attacks your website. I wish sad was still a category.
I'm Digg'd! (4real)
frank #3213
HAHA! This is so funny. My little process thing made it on the dig homepage and my stats program is exploding. I'm having a lot of fun reading their comments bashing my work.
the old kc midland theatre gets a makeover... (the future)
djg #3211
...and a rock club inside called "The Indie". wow...whatever. -djg
NORTON...have you seen this one by Jan? (film)
djg #3209
it's the only one i've seen by him..."Little Otik" is pretty wild stuff. "Alice" has been on my list for a while...among everything else. i definitely have to be in the mind-set to be put into another mind-set with his work. -djg
Mike Perry & Kate Bingaman-Burt (video)
doug #3208
Nice video by the super-younger-than-me-but-more-famous-and-driven kid Ethan Bodnar.
Frank, (video)
doug #3205
When you come visit me in Switzerland, this is the first European culture we will experience.
I made the stupidest thing ever (4real)
frank #3204
while on a conference call today. I hate the phone.
I don't really like vinyl toys... (pretty awesome)
frank #3202
But I think this is awesome. Trevor, this is not sexual.
Dougal Wilson - What kind of name is that? (funny)
doug #3198
Apparently, there is a director names Dougal Wilson that has done a few Goldfrapp videos. Weird.
my wife surprised me last night... (crazy awesome)
djg #3195
i want to have a bloody mary milkshake party. -djg
Bootleg! (funny)
frank #3191
This is awesome for so many reasons. Mainly based on the fact that I can tell this dude hung it up in his cube.
Chris...i am liking this cover. thanks for sharing! (awesome)
djg #3182
though, i think it would work better and look neater upside down...and almost cat-like! but, i don't know much cause i still use the words "like" and "neat". -djg
there will be dvd (ntih)
djg #3181
can't wait to make this purchase...gonna drink it up. and check the packaging. i typically get really annoyed with the lack of dvd package design. but, P.T. Anderson rarely disappoints me with his packages. check it...the cover under the slip cover is different. thank you P.T. i HATE it when precious design space is wasted on repeating the same imagery. but, that is all marketing bull for the most part. anyway. can't wait to get this and geek out all-around to one of the best movies of the past couple decades. -djg
More Thermalllzzzz (awesome)
frank #3180
Rogan - that video was awesome. I haven't checked out Pitchfork tv until then. Rules! That drummer has the smallest kit ever and I love it. Here's another awesome thermalz song.
Notepad Widget (misc)
frank #3179
So it's always kind of bugged me I can't have more than one sticky on my dashboard and that they hold so little info. This little guy handles multiple "stickies" and supports scrolling, and even lets you save them as files. Cool.
St. Rosa and the Swallows (awesome)
rogan #3178
THERRRMMMAAALLLLZZZZZZZ!!!!! remember how good this album is?
H.O.V.A. (funny)
doug #3171
So, I'm listening to Jay-Z (don't ask) and I am trying to figure out why he is always calling himself "HOVA" - what? Is this really the reason? He thinks it is his "God Name?" (yet another reason I do not understand mainstream rap...)
AIGA Get Out the Vote Poster Contest (news)
frank #3167
You know, if you like those poster contest things. I think I'll be making something.
Beard Font (funny)
doug #3166
Probably most have seen this, but I like it. If only I was hipster enough to grow anything more than a molester mustache...
Keep Kalm Karries Krank (so awesome)
frank #3162
My prints are up for sale on Keep Calm! I'm really excited about it.
okay sorry (picture)
daniel #3161
pete, you are the one at the top. king shit. i am the scared student at the bottom middle.
The Guy behind the "Running Immigrants" signs (kinda cool)
doug #3157
Maybe you have seen these in California? via DO
Does anyone have a Lite Brite? (misc)
doug #3148
I need one for an animation I am thinking of trying. I am willing to beg, borrow, pay, or steal. Also, remember how awesome these were as a kid?
I told steve ryan about "the brain" (crazy awesome)
daniel #3147
ok, so that isnt true. but I have to tell this story before I forget about it. On the train back from downtown dallas last night, i saved steve ryan from some obnoxious girl who wouldnt leave him alone. i yelled out "steve" to see if he would turn around, and he did, so i knew it was him. anyway, he started talking to me and frank and our peers, and anyway, he seemed like a swell dude, so i asked about internships and he told me to contact the company. so i am going to, for this summer. put in the good word for me? ps, pete: i told him to ask you about the brain, so you might want to come up with a lie about that.
Bloc Party vs Fergie (pretty awesome)
doug #3139
That's right. It is Friday music post day. The title really says it all. I dig mash-ups.
Four Tet + Andrew Bird = Doug's Wet Dream (pretty awesome)
doug #3138
Seriously, I can't think of many more musicians that I like more than these two. Why is there not a music category?
Frank...keep up the solid round abouts! (ntih)
djg #3132
you are all over, but never over...you've just begun. i once had an uncle Berlyn who also went by Hoot...he's the one that gave me the bobcat paw. -djg
DOUG...how is the letterpressing' coming? (the future)
djg #3131
big ol' burger...that's what i'm hungry for. -djg
Trevor...i still love you (4real)
djg #3128
i do. i doo-doo-pii-pii. if you need a number to dial...-djg
Grain Edit (misc)
frank #3127
My favorite website has a big owl on it. Look at the rest of the website. It's, like, really really good.
Hark! It's me! Letterpressing! (movie)
doug #3119
Did this short little silly film to show people how letterpress works. This is a sneak-peak of how it may look on my website.
It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be. (misc)
doug #3118
Has anyone read any of Paul Arden's books? They look pretty good.
Pretty Nice Schwepps Advert (movie)
doug #3116
So here is the new formula for nice advertising: obscure indie singer/songwriter + slow motion artsy/fartsy = good. Seriously, I will watch pretty much anything in slow motion. (via p+p)
trevor...you just got (4real)
djg #3114
total double-post of my pii pii from a couple of days ago man! ha! no problem, i don't give a pii pii about doubling up on posts. -djg
Eric Anderson (awesome)
doug #3109
Yeah, Eric was a good friend of mine here in Springfield. I helped him shoot slides to get into SVA a long time ago. Good chap. And Trevor, don't worry, my policy will contain modesty from now on.
DJG Design / Photography Published Of DJG's Studio (ntih)
djg #3108
DJG has photography published in an article on ireport.com. The photos are of DJG’s basement clubhouse / work space that contribute to an ireport.com article titled “It’s Not A Manctuary, It’s A Man Cave”. (special thanks to Chad T. Johnston and ireport.com) -djg
Frank...i can't wait to see your buttons! (the future)
djg #3107
i've been wrestling with the idea of just buying a button making machine...but, i never have money. but, it would be a decent investment. AND fun! keep up the solid work! -djg
BUTTONS BUTTONS BUTTONS (so awesome)
frank #3106
Hey guys, I placed an order with Busy Beaver Buttons, and it turns out that they're being produced just a few blocks from our place, so you can actually place an order and say that you'll pick them up in person. I'm going to pick up my buttons now.
big hands today = typos galore (ntih)
djg #3105
...and i can't punch the keys or spell or language properly my thoughts. and i have ocd and i hate it. -djg
This U.C. #530 for DJG (so awesome)
djg #3104
almost as cool as that cover number hit by Rolling Stone. -djg
Frank...nice poster! (crazy awesome)
djg #3103
...keep being a work-a-holic as it has a great trickle down affect on basement hermits in KC. -djg
Doug...I have my Grandpa's radio that is similar to this one... (awesome)
djg #3102
i always liked it and one day about seven years ago i asked and he gave it to me. i need to get all the other crap from around it so i can look at the pretty numbers again. -djg
kunal...i have seen his work before and i like it... (awesome)
djg #3101
...but, i don't think i know him. unless i'm a jerk and forget people. i don't mean to. -djg
Daniel...that elephant paints better than DJG (awesome)
djg #3100
though, thanks for the true testimonial! -djg
think i want you to watch this (crazy awesome)
daniel #3099
shiiiiiiiiiit, this is funny. wait for wills hand to get broken. john really did break it, it is really in the video.
last night i got to see this band for free (crazy awesome)
djg #3098
and The Walkmen opened up and i love that band...solid show all-around. though, i always end up as the guy who everybody cuts in front while they are pumping fists and spilling beers & the guy who always ends up to the girl in the venue having more fun than anybody else. but, i can't complain as it was free. -djg
A New Poster (picture)
frank #3093
A random band emails me and I was feeling random generous. I made the mistake of not listening to them before agreeing. They sound like the Counting Crows with an extra chromosome.
Abe Lincoln + overprinting of something = Frank's Idea first - Back Off! (ntih)
doug #3092
Actually, I don't understand this shirt.
This is what happens when you get ItsNiceThat'd (funny)
doug #3091
Not bragging, just thought it was funny. Like the time when NGTH had the toilet-roll debate. Except mine is on a much smaller scale.
Hillman Curtis film on Saggy (awesome)
doug #3089
Good ol' Sgmeister gets filmed-up by Hillman Curtis. At the end, you can see the bananas ripen.
Google is getting into the Blog Business (ntih)
doug #3082
But isn't it already in the "Blog Business" because it owns Blogger?
Migration Assistant (sad)
doug #3080
Just so you know, Apple's "Setup/Migration Assistant" is pure crap. It copied everything over and basically gave duplicates of everything instead of just keeping the new version. Then, it put all of my old data under a new user that I couldn't access! Stupid! Oh well - I will just clear it all off and do it manually.
This is why I love the Foo Fighters (picture)
frank #3079
even though they've released a couple poopie albums.
an awesomely gross april fool's joke (so awesome)
djg #3078
this reminds me. my freshman year of college i thought i was funny when i put chewed up turd-like tootsie rolls on the dorm toilet seats. but, then i befriended the cool and fun-loving janitor, SHORTY, and felt really bad about that. and then i became a janitor and realized it wasn't fun to scrape actual turds off of toilets. -djg
Doug Gets ItsNiceThat'd (crazy awesome)
frank #3077
Congrats Doog! I remember how excited you were to print that typewriter.
anybody want to move to Mars with me? (crazy awesome)
djg #3074
i wouldn't doubt this to be real...or a really good april fool's joke. shoot, it's april first already. where is it all going to? -djg
Amazing Virtual Pee Experience from Japan (crazy awesome)
djg #3070
just give me a big back yard and no neighbors for some reality pee...-djg
How I miss skateboarding... (sad)
doug #3069
Trevor, you are making me miss my younger years. I used to skate all the time. When I was 18 I seriously thought about moving to California to photograph skateboarding. In fact, I created a budget for all of my camera gear and went as far as going to the bank to apply for a loan. I decided against it, and that was probably for the best (because I probably wouldn't have married Allison or been to 21 foreign countries) but sometimes I really really miss it.
Andrew Bird is blogging for the New York Times (awesome)
frank #3068
Documenting a bit of the process of working on a new album. This post talks about his writing process, and it solidifies that he, in fact, is a genius because the whole thing makes it sound like he doesn't try to much. (Oh, he's a darned good writer too.)
Time Out Chicago Talks About Me (so awesome)
frank #3065
I thought that there were going to be other prints in here, but it looks like it's just me me me. Neato! Still deciding on wether to print these myself or to ship them out to be printed at a pro place.
Proud Owner. (news)
doug #3062
I am now the proud owner of a new MacBook. Black. Four gigs of RAM. Harddrive to the tune of 250. And to keep my oily hands off, this new case from InCase.
"SPACED" is finally getting an all-region dvd (crazy awesome)
djg #3059
my much-much smarter wife hacked our dvd to get our copy of this amazing show to play. but, still cool that it's finally getting the all-region deal. if you haven't seen this show...see it. it's from the "Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz" crew...by the way, go see "Run Fatboy Run"...it's great. -djg
MuxTape (kinda cool)
frank #3052
I made a new mix this morning. Monday morning mix. Holy alliteration.
different kinds of ampersands (the future)
daniel #3049
I am going to get a ampersand tattoo, i decided. I designed one that looks like a heart.
DJG Design / Photography Published Online (ntih)
djg #3048
DJG has a photograph published on NowPublic, an online news and media journal. The image is for an article about growing cities in America. The photograph entitled, “Chicago Castle”, was taken in Chicago, IL in the Spring of 2000 or 2001. The exact date of the photograph is unknown, but DJG remembers the exact moment. The article is at: http://www.nowpublic.com/world/texas-gaining-population-detroit-losing-americas-cities#comment-72304 The image is included here: http://www.nowpublic.com/node/865375/footage/list -djg (Special Thanks to Amy at NowPublic.)
Paper Cuts (awesome)
frank #3040
These are on found, but I thought I'd share here because I like them so much.
Haitian Zombies (shady)
doug #3036
So Allison and I are going to help out at an orphanage in Haiti in May and I was doing some research...
a sandwich of all five P.T. Anderson Films (crazy awesome)
djg #3034
this is great stuff all put together...now i can watch every movie by my favorite filmmaker in six minutes! -djg
Stanley Donwood has an exhibit of new paintings (crazy awesome)
djg #3032
anybody wanna teleport to Tokyo? -djg
DJG - Republic Tigers (misc)
frank #3031
Okay, so The People > The Golden Republic > Republic Tigers.... Does the dude have a one album limit and then he has to form a new band?
my old roommate is playing Letterman in May (crazy awesome)
djg #3030
sweet. i better put my couch on Ebay now. -djg
Spring Mix (awesome)
frank #3028
I've made a spring mix. Listen and enjoy. And everyone should sign up for Muxtape and make their own mixes. It's fun and easy.
only in missourah... (funny)
djg #3022
man shoots holes thru his wall in order to install a satellite tv and ends up killing his wife who was outside at the time. wow. hard not to find this one morbidly funny. -djg
this is funny...happened last week near where i grew up (crazy awesome)
djg #3021
only in Missouri can you rob your hometown gas station/taco bell and then hope in the getaway bright red P.T. Cruiser and fire guns at the Hwy Patrol and then escape on foot, hide out in a local wildlife preserve and then have the Amish w/horse and buggy naively smuggle you to your relatives' house the next day where the SWAT eventually drive you out with tear gas and flash bangs while a crowd of on-lookers watch for a good time. i can't wait for the movie... -djg
DOUG! great new work! (crazy awesome)
djg #3015
i want to "get lost" with you...and as two married men, i think we have more leverage to say that in such a way to not be thrown out of context...or text? maybe? -djg
How did I not know about this? (funny)
doug #3010
Sometimes it is embarassing how little I know about these "professional" programs...
Ffffrank (awesome)
frank #3004
Oh wow. That's funny with the money. Anywho, my favorite poster that I've designed is on the ffffound homepage right now. I'm glad someone got the reference.
Flora in the Flesh (crazy awesome)
frank #3002
Funny that you mentioned Jim Flora today. I went outside today and this was waiting on the doorstep for me. It's beautiful. I need to buy more original albums with his art and get a frame for this.
peeps art! (crazy awesome)
djg #3001
i'm a day late on this...but, always Easter in my chocolate poops. -djg
i meant that to say...Eat, frank, Eat! (ntih)
djg #3000
type-oh. anyway. keep on eating 'em up frank. -djg
DANIEL... (the future)
djg #2998
your work is bootiful. keep it up. make and make and make...i want to keep climbin' that bean stalk. -djg
frank...you probably know about these (crazy awesome)
djg #2997
the AA crew is reprinting Flora...cool. i want some original covers though too. great find! shoot, i still need to buy his book(s)...-djg
Southland Tales (movie)
djg #2996
terrible, and not even in an enjoyable way...too self-involved for me. i'm beginning to think that Richard Kelly got a happy accident with my beloved "Donnie Darko". -djg
the hilarious posters (crazy awesome)
djg #2994
by George Melies...he was an early cinema trickster. kinda a shoddy transfer, but pretty cool stuff. we should get our posters to do this. -djg
Laptop stand (kinda cool)
frank #2981
Thinking about getting this for the ol' Macbook Pro. Anyone know of any other nice looking options?
One-A-Day (misc)
frank #2980
Doug, I did a project like this between my junior and senior year in school. It's really difficult to do something once a day that requires concept. It'd be easier to do a sketch day or a photo a day.
One design a day for a year. (kinda cool)
doug #2978
Good concept, not really that good of work. We could do better. In fact, maybe one of us should.
Holy Crap Snow (sad)
frank #2976
What's the deal? I want spring! It's snowing like a million billion outside.
Adobe Sucks (sad)
frank #2974
So, I just called Adobe to clear up the license issue. Long story short, if you own a legit copy of CS3, if you ever get rid of the computer, you have to deactivate it through the help menu in the software. Stupid #1. I didn't do that, and on the phone they told me there was no way they could deactivate a computer. Stupid #2. Then, they treat me like a child on the phone like I had just stolen something from them whenever they had to extend an additional activation code to resolve my issue. Strike #3. Adobe, if you want people to buy your software, don't make it so difficult. Have a bootleg copy was MUCH easier. Now imagine this picture is a blowing orifice/butt hole of suck.
Jim Flora Cover (crazy awesome)
frank #2972
I just spent the last of my money from the book sales on this record. I bought it for the cover. It's a framer.
Jim Flora Original Painting (sad)
frank #2970
I want this sooo badly. Alas, I don't have an extra $5k.
Apartment in a Box (pretty awesome)
frank #2967
Kunal's dream come true. The video would be better though if it had the Benny Hill theme song as the audio.
Pete - TV Stand (misc)
frank #2966
Maybe this would be something cool to model what you make after.. sans those round holes.
A slick solution for packaging oil filters (the future)
daniel #2965
well, this makes me not want to go to dallas.
List of Foods that Were Unknown During Medieval Times (misc)
frank #2962
Or, foods that won't be found at my Medieval Times Birthday Party.
run fatboy run (crazy awesome)
djg #2961
i saw a preview for this a year ago...FINALLY, it's coming out next friday! -djg
LFOP Letterpress (so awesome)
frank #2960
Speaking of art, I just bought this awesome letterpress art print by the Little Friends of Printmaking.
Giclee Fancyness (funny)
frank #2959
So I think I'm going to invest some money in getting some of my work printed here. Right now, they're having a sale on super-nice bamboo paper. This means that I'm going to work on a panda bear illustration tonight to get a few printed of.
be here to love me (sad)
djg #2958
i just watched a pretty decent documentary on singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt. just really sad though...another young and troubled artistic genius. i can't wait to dig more into his music. it's bleak and beautiful. -djg
new stephen malkmus (so awesome)
djg #2956
it's good and has a good cover too. i like that Malkmus. My friend Philip Cheaney babysat for him last year. cool. -djg
frank...that owl is sweeet! (crazy awesome)
djg #2955
you should make a kitty state near it getting ready to pounce! you've got me pouncing! and i don't even know what that means...at least within my own personal realm. keep it up! -djg
Daniel! REALLY sweet poster! (crazy awesome)
djg #2954
nice work. keep it up. i've never silkscreened in my life...but, hope to one of these days! are you gigposters? i want to see all 50! -djg
...and Rambo 5! (crazy awesome)
djg #2953
the old guys keep busy! i hope to be the same and live to be at least 92. -djg
Dirty Harry 6? (crazy awesome)
djg #2952
oh man. wow. and Clint Eastwood will be 78 in May. dang it if that guy is not made out of solid oak. and he's gotten better at his craft with age. -djg
Personal Savings Rate over the Years (sad)
frank #2947
Look at this crazy graph. It makes me never want to spend another dollar ever again.
The New State: Illinois (picture)
frank #2944
Oh yes. Do you guys remember reading anything about how some owls nested down in the south loop? I do.
Also, that interview is hee-larious Mr. Zender.
Dr. Seuss & IHOP (sad)
frank #2936
So IHOP is offering green eggs and ham and who-cakes to coincide with the Horton Hears a Who release. Okay, first off, Green Eggs & Ham is a completely different book. Secondly, those pancakes look like a clown vomited all over them.
Business Week Joerb = Finished! (awesome)
frank #2934
Here's hopin' they come knocking again. I think they will considering they were happy and it was due on Friday and I sent the final out today.
more music...new beach house (so awesome)
djg #2929
check out "Devotion". it's fantastic stuff...reminds me of some of my favorite 4AD oldies and such...i find it better than their first..and a great cover to boot too! -djg
oh yeah! She & Him came out yesterday (so awesome)
djg #2928
snatch it up. it's extremely lovely. M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel. -djg
Odd Couple COVERED... (pretty awesome)
djg #2927
another great album cover design for Gnarls Barkley. -djg
Nudist Typeface by: Craig Oldham (awesome)
djg #2926
it has pixellated "naughty bits"...those darn clever-cutesy designers! -djg
frank...i made a skateboard design back in 2003 (awesome)
djg #2925
i've had the itch on the back burner to get this thing actually made. just haven't really checked into the avenues yet. we should combine forces or something. really. mine is called "Across The Concrete Prairies". Pictures of construction worker tags that i played with...-djg
DJG Design / State Bird - Record Bar Poster (news)
djg #2924
Paper: Old Photo Album Pages Printing: Spray Paint / Rubberstamps Missouri is still a bit chilly for backporch/backwoods trickery, but i managed to revisit an earlier theme with some mild success. Notice the puppet boys at play...and behind them the "nuclear" scream...the beg for purity. the young men grow up to play with real puppets. ok, i squeezed that enough. but, i think you get it. AND, i haven't used brown in a long while...-djg
ray johnson... (crazy awesome)
djg #2922
frank, about three years ago i rented on a whim "How To Draw A Bunny". i love me some Ray Johnson. it's crazy-awesome-flattering to be in the same sentence with him. tanks so very much! i just dood what i dood. -djg
I just made this connection (so awesome)
frank #2921
but a bit of Danny's work reminds me of Ray Johnson. Also, congrats on the glowing press, DJG, and the new poster looks aces.
Skate or Die (funny)
doug #2920
Frank, I used to skate. Alot. I wasn't that good, but I still can ollie. And maybe kickflip.
Grab Bag (pretty awesome)
frank #2918
It's a book being put out by the co. that publishes HOW, Print and ID. The whole book is having creatives assigned tasks that they draw from a hat that's outside of their usual schtick. I was assigned to design a skatedeck. I think I'm going to slay it. Does anyone know anyone who skateboards? I'd like to actually get it made and take some photos of it in use.
Pico -n- Pixal (funny)
frank #2916
Oh Pete. I read that post a couple times yesterday and didn't even notice it. D'oh.
DJG Design / Present Magazine Feature (news)
djg #2915
In 2007 Present Magazine, a site for Kansas City culture, launched a new series called "Art of the Poster". DJG was featured, and a year later has provided them with a few more images. Pete Dulin provides some lovely commentary. Enjoy. -djg
Jeanne Moderno Typeface (pretty awesome)
djg #2905
my friend Steve Mehallo completed a beautiful new typeface. His description: "It's playful, it's 19th century, it's sort of pre-bauhaus. (Can you tell I teach a design history class?)". -djg
this can't be by accident...the power of design (awesome)
djg #2902
and it's in alabama of all places. but, couldn't it be an indian sign for peace...as in rest in peace? -djg
Kenny George Dunk (shady)
frank #2901
Okay. Let's talk about this ridiculousness. First, it is ridiculous that he missed the shot. Second, it's even more so ridiculous that he dunked AND DID NOT JUMP.
oldest male stripper (misc)
djg #2894
he has passed his pole on (RIP), but wow...started at 60! -djg
Oh hai. I'm on K10K. (so awesome)
frank #2893
Second link from the top. It's totally obliterating my stats program.
Rad City! (funny)
frank #2890
I'm posting this comic just to push Norton's last post down a little. Don't let it be the first thing you click on today.
I LOVE UMBRELLA CLUB (crazy awesome)
daniel #2888
dude, myspace.com/crystalcastles im drunk, what what??
Cheap Framing (picture)
frank #2887
Online ordering here. I think I may reframe a lot of stuff so everything is in the same kind of frame. "Natural" finish, here I come.
DEAR CHICAGO DUDES! (misc)
rogan #2885
Hey, alli and i are coming into town next week to help my mom move from her apartment to an apartment two doors down. I need your help, just for a couple of hours maybe one day, we will supply reebs(beers), and friendly attitudes. see you soon. <3
One More Thing About the Tee (misc)
frank #2874
The dotted line for the silhouette is going to be stitching, so it's going to be more visible on the shirt itself. Oh, and thanks Daniel. Noted.
re: threadless (so awesome)
daniel #2872
frank- i like light blue better because I didnt see the outline of the (your) face at first with the tan. maybe that is good? i think the colors are just better anyway.
strawdogs (kinda cool)
daniel #2871
a mix of chantry, modernism and pure collage. I really like this stuff.
My Threadless Select Tee (the future)
frank #2870
Here's the final design. Sending it in tomorrow, and in the mean time trying to decide if I like it better on cream or on blue.
Not so Funny Games (picture)
rogan #2868
This movie which came out in 1997, is being remade by the same director Michael Haneke ten years later. I really like this poster.
Eyvind Earle (so awesome)
frank #2864
Do yourself a favor and google image search the name "Eyvind Earle." Dude was a background painter for Disney in the 50s while they were making Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan. I'm going to spend some more time researching. SUPER inspiring.
Band Logos - Movie Director style! (pretty awesome)
djg #2863
i wish i could think of something this simple and stupid! -djg
DJG Design / Cheyenne Poster (misc)
djg #2857
The LOVE/HATE hands are a homage to the film “The Night of The Hunter” (one of the greatest classic films…and one of my favorites!), as a two-sided preacher haunts the film’s landscape with those words tattooed across his knuckles. AND…it’s also a shout out to the Bruce Springsteen song, “Cautious Man”, from the album TUNNEL OF LOVE. In that song Bruce borrowed from “the preacher” for one of his characters who has LOVE/FEAR tattooed on his hands. AND Spike Lee threw a movie shout-out with LOVE/HATE on Radio Raheem’s knuckles in “Do The Right Thing”. AND…the character “Charlie” in the television epic show LOST, has LOVE/FATE tattooed on his knuckles. AND…I’m sure there a ton of other references to this idea in popular culture. AND…the LOVE is rescuing the HATE from the phantom truck. AND…Cheyenne deals with some similar song topics and I would compare them to The Boss a bit…anyway…NERD/ALERT. -djg
100 Best Last Lines of Novels (misc)
frank #2848
Read up, FOOLS. Someone accumulate the first lines of these books too. Thanks.
billy crystal strikes out... (awesome)
djg #2846
something else to check off the to-do list...comedian / actor / oscar host / children's book author / writer / playwrite...YANKEE. -djg
final harry potter movie(s)... (movie)
djg #2844
the final harry potty book will be split into two movies. wow...milk it. milk it. milk it. -djg
Elliott Smith's "Figure Eight" Wall is Restored (sad)
djg #2840
really sad that this beauty was tagged...i'm happy it's back. but, wish E.S. could be restored. -djg
Jesse LeDoux's Plastic Toys are Onsale for $1 (so awesome)
frank #2839
These are the little guys I have on my desk. You can mix and match their pieces, which makes them ultra awesome.
the road (crazy awesome)
djg #2830
i just sped thru this in a handful of short sessions the last couple of days. wow. gripping stuff. so simple...so bleak/beautiful. just hope the movie adaptation is as amazing as "No Country For Old Men"...another Cormac McCarthy original. -djg
this design looks sharp! (so awesome)
djg #2829
one of my favorite covers. the album is great, but the cover is actually GREATER. -djg
is there glass overtop? (kinda cool)
djg #2828
it is kinda coolio...but, i too feel bad for the type that was destroyed. but, my main complaint is that if there is not glass on top it would super hard to clean that table. at least in my cat hair house. also, if you spill a drink it will get all nasty in those cracks. -djg
The Humor of This Comes in Two Forms (funny)
doug #2827
First, how ugly can the Fox News website be? Second, should we really try to protect people from being so dumb that they would rather text their friend than walk like a normal person?
Type Table (sad)
frank #2826
My opinion on this is that it's a waste. The type isn't even placed in there interestingly or well. Based on the large gaps in there though, part of me wants to believe the type isn't affixed to the bottom.
Michael Bay, Birds, Etc. (movie)
frank #2824
Luckily, Michael Bay is only acting as producer for those movies and not director. Martin Campbell is going to be directing Birds, and he also directed Casino Royale, which gives me a glimmer of hope. But I'm also pretty upset that anyone would redo a Hitchcock film.
Type Table (ntih)
doug #2823
I am of two minds about this, Chris. First, it is a damn cool looking table. And I love type. In fact, I seriously had dreams about wood type all last night - along with Erik Spiekermann (I need help). On the other had, I much prefer type to be used for its original purpose (printing) instead of its un-intended purpose (making people think they are cool because they broke up a perfectly good font of type).
just use protective head gear (funny)
djg #2822
i sorta apologize for posting this...but, this was just passed to me by a co-worker. and all i can say is WOW-kinda-funny. -djg
wow. uh...press with care. (shady)
djg #2820
this reminds me of one of the Ren & Stimply "Lost Episodes". oh, and the previous comment had me saying "sings" instead of "sinks". i'm a sucker for spelling. and/or i used to get suckers for spelling. -djg
another for dear john... (funny)
djg #2819
really strange sings. kinda Giger-esque...but, his would be a lot more disgusting and alien-demon-like. -djg
ooops...i'll play my own "already posted po-po" (funny)
djg #2818
the bit about the woman on the can for two years was previously documented here. i can't keep up with you youngsters. still, fascinating enough to post it twice! we need a "bathroom" category. but, that could get sticky. ...but, at least we aren't stuck yet. -djg
phobia caused woman's 2-year bathroom stay (sad)
djg #2817
and i thought i had a strange case...-djg
Michael Bay, more like michael..... (sad)
rogan #2814
look at the next 5 movies hes producing, i absolutely cannot believe this guy.
Eames Shoes? (ntih)
doug #2813
Does this take it a little too far? Maybe. Maybe not. Honestly, I don't know.
Type Nerdery... (awesome)
doug #2811
This has it all for me: super in-depth type talk, New Zealand based designer, pictures. I love it.
States Feedback (misc)
frank #2804
Thanks dudes! Glad everyone generally feels the same way I do. I'm going to wait until I'm all done, put them together and make one version all snug and one version with a bit of space. I would also like to make a wooden puzzle out of these from plywood and a jigsaw. So much work ahead of me...
DJG Design / Snow Kitty in KC Star Today (news)
djg #2802
A snow kitty DJG made a month ago is featured in the Kansas City Star newspaper today. An article-interview accompanies a photo of the sculpture. -djg
Although I really like it... (misc)
doug #2795
...I think the cleverness and charm of each state gets lost as they go together. Once you have them all, it will make a great giant image, but only as a front cover or something like that and you would still want to show each individual state.
!New Type! (so awesome)
doug #2794
That's right, brothers, I bought some wood and metal type this past weekend. 18 lines of wood - that's right, I just made a "wood" reference. And the internet at my apartment isn't working again.
The States: Together at Last (picture)
frank #2789
Okay, so I'm not sure how I feel about this. At first I was like "Whoah! AWESOME!" but after letting it sit for a bit, I'm starting to feel like putting the states together makes them loose their cleverness and impact. Thoughts? Opinions?
spelling / scripting (awesome)
djg #2788
i just stumbled upon this and found it interesting to share with like-minded folks. -djg
Some Day - I am Going to Grow Wings. (crazy awesome)
doug #2781
Maybe you all have heard this, but David Bazan covers Radiohead's "Let Down" and it is the best part of my day so far. (do we not have a music category?)
Bologna Face (picture)
djg #2776
i used to do this as a child...still do whenever i'm allowed to have bologna in the house. -djg
this one gets a "crazy awesome" (crazy awesome)
djg #2775
really...i thought that was EVERY day?! -djg
mutton power (funny)
djg #2770
i'm not sure if i've posted this before, but i'm sure that TREVOR will scold me if i have! -djg
FRANK, good lookin' arkansas! (picture)
djg #2768
i was hoping for some pirates who got kicked out of Kansas...Arrrr! Kansas! -djg
Food Fight (pretty awesome)
rogan #2762
a pretty spectacular rendition of american wars using foods. and somehow its really gory.
Arkansas (picture)
frank #2761
The new state. It was hard to hold back the urges to include hillbilly references.
Days of Heaven (movie)
djg #2758
i love how they packaged "Days of Heaven". soooo perfect. and not a bloated image of a Richard Gerehead like my copy that i bought like a week before i realized that it was given the royal treatment! geesh. that always happens! but, hey...mine was under ten bucks! but, i would honestly buy this for the image. and the imagery on the movie can't be beat. a cinematographer's wet dream. i just wish that they'd make their movies more affordable for married folks with low incomes. -djg
Horrible, Horrible Shots (sad)
frank #2756
It's disturbing how many of these shots include mayonnaise.
Airborne's a Hoax (sad)
frank #2755
"There's no credible evidence that what's in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment," said CSPI Senior nutritionist David Schardt. "Airborne is basically on overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that's been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed."
the start of a bad photoshop kick (picture)
djg #2753
"you can get a look at a t-bone steak by sticking your head up a bull's ass, but i'd rather just take the butcher's word for it" (Tommy Boy's Dad). something like that...-djg
silly face (picture)
djg #2752
kinda looks like me looking in the mirror after huffing spray paint...-djg
Kunal! Lo! Behold! (funny)
frank #2747
Watch as this website translates Notorious BIG's contemporary urban colloquialisms to the king's tongue!
Helvetica: The Film - Blu Ray Edition (pretty awesome)
doug #2745
Experimental Jetset has created the Blu Ray packaging for Helvetica: The Film. 12" sleeve? Playa pleeze!
I give up. (sad)
frank #2744
I'm sorry Trevor. I'm like 4 days behind on this internet thing because of stupid stuff.
DVNO by Justice (movie)
frank #2742
Video made off of spoofs of old 80's station identification spots. Reminds me of the old Viacom thing from the 80s too. Retroriffic and fits the song well.
seripop's blog (pretty awesome)
djg #2739
they are making a book too. cool doodles. i wonder if it will have lots of cool doodly doo-doo weird stuff in it? i like them. -djg
cool lion shirt for sale (awesome)
djg #2738
i like it. i can't wait to make some shirts once it warms up some more. -djg
we should all submit... (sad)
djg #2736
...graphic design articles on why allgraphicdesign.com isn't actually designed (well, maybe technically it is). i hate to be a prick. but, this just isn't right. -djg
allgraphicdesign.com (sad)
djg #2735
i officially HATE graphic design...ALL of it! this really hurts. oh...look at the "search" icon. wow. is this for real? YEP. -djg
oh...i guess i do make / have made some controversial-fun stuff... (shady)
djg #2732
i was completely naive to how dirty this poster was until the whole town pointed it out. i thought the poster was just happy to see people. -djg
rocky mountain llamas (so awesome)
djg #2731
this is really funny. i want one to ride around kansas city. -djg
The Mower Doctor (misc)
djg #2730
a logo of one of my day job's friendly service repair places. is that a flute? word around the office is it could be a flute-missle-coke bottle-dead weiner puppy-flute. and what kind of fluid is leaking? weird stuff. i wish i could make controversial fun stuff like this! -djg
mega bus goes double decker! (crazy awesome)
djg #2729
now you can choose a cheap top or bottom! oh gosh. who's bad? -djg
? (the future)
djg #2727
would you prefer DJG to have a Flickr or a Picasa? i've never been a fan of the way Flickr looks/works...but, it's the way into the light (i suppose...if there is some left for me?). but, i've never really been a fan of techy stuff anyway. whatever. anybody got some suggestions / help to teach a medium-fickle dog some tricks? i caught the last eleven and a half months of the '70s, you know? -djg
new DJG poster... (4real)
djg #2725
6:30am & 15 degree temperatures are not ideal calculations for spray painting in Missouri winter...but, i bounced to work very happily this morning. -djg
KUNAL...can i just keep juggling like this? (funny)
djg #2724
i can barely walk...and talk...but, i can poop my diapers something fierce. i will just stick with that. -djg
Jack White snatches up Dylan now... (awesome)
djg #2723
might be interesting as they are working with some other great talents...including lyrics by Hank Williams! the project sounds similar to the Mermaid Ave. stuff...-djg
The New Trend in How to Display Your Work (sad)
frank #2718
Apply fake folds to digital files of your posters.
more news on "Where The Wild Things Are"... (the future)
djg #2717
great little testimonial from somebody who saw a test screening on why the big-wigs shouldn't mess with it. man, i REALLY hope that Jonze/Eggers/Sendak get to carry this out. -djg
a new LO...guess what i'm not watching... (sad)
djg #2716
umbrella club needs a reality t.v. show. -djg
nachos grande and cinnamon twist... (kinda cool)
djg #2715
it's the one semester of spanish-love song. wow. pure cheese. i think this is my first "kinda cool" category. and i'm not really sure that it even merits a "kinda". -djg
tapes 'n tapes (awesome)
djg #2711
preview the new album. yeah, i to have always had a problem with their apostrophe...unless they are talking about tapes inside of tapes? oh well. i'm pretty much tired of indie rock and graphic design anyway. -djg
Mick Jagger was attempted to be assisnated by Motorcycle Gangs on the Sea (awesome)
frank #2708
Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger escaped an assassination plot hatched in 1969 by the Hells Angels, a new British Broadcasting Corp. documentary has claimed.
The men tried to reach Jagger by sea. "The boat was hit by a storm and all of the men were thrown overboard." They all survived but made no other attempt on his life.
This is completely unbelievable, but awesome.
go buy this now (funny)
djg #2706
this book is a must-have. if i've needed a hearty tickle in the past four years...this is the top repeat performer (and i need lots o' tickles). -djg
my farm animals never propositioned me like this... (shady)
djg #2705
kinda reminds me of The Black Heart Procession back in the day...-djg
i am liking David Byrne's blog (pretty awesome)
djg #2704
he has a nice little writing on a Saul Steinberg show he visited too...-djg
on cereal box backs near the back door of the store... (crazy awesome)
djg #2702
i hope my back and brain don't buckle when i get in my '80s...cause i long to make stuff at a rapid pace like Bill Traylor. -djg
Samsonite Baby-Travel (ntih)
djg #2701
a free and funnydesign competition...i always knew that if you threw a baby (or a puppy)on a design it would be Fort Knox. -djg
i miss igniting some DYNAMITE (shady)
djg #2698
uh...ok, i realize that sounds really funny when you relate it to those cover boys. -djg
DJG this morning... (sad)
djg #2697
too bad i had to put a cap on it and head off to the day job. the weather is perfect for back porch doo-hickies. patience, young Piestalker, patience. -djg
Are you familiar with McBess? (so awesome)
frank #2696
If not, then you should be. Here's a crazy great wallpaper he made.
At Home (crazy awesome)
djg #2695
...this is the life. i love this picture. it really warms me up and puts things into perspective. all of my heroes have passed. thankfully they left behind enormous paper trails and brain/finger leaks. -djg
Norton- That's Gotham (misc)
frank #2691
And you won't have to ask "What Typeface is that?" any more if you use this site. It's pretty nifty.
This is the Truth. (movie)
doug #2689
Nice, type only, advert for Argentinean presidential candidate. I will file this under "movie" though it is more of a "video."
Obama Just Stole Your Girlfriend (pretty awesome)
frank #2685
And is going to leave you in the dust of his IROC.
my last post was number... (picture)
djg #2683
and i use this everyday as i've acquired back my janitorial roots and offer to clean the break room table every afternoon here in the cubicle world. i miss being a janitor. -djg
jim the wonder dog (crazy awesome)
djg #2682
i was disappointed that Nation Geographic didn't mention him in their recent cover story about animal intelligence. -djg
A Japanese Guy Plays Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (movie)
frank #2676
On a paprika. Theres lots of other videos of him playing other songs on other instruments.
More States Blog Posts (funny)
frank #2675
The blogosphere is a weird word. Anyway, I like what this guy wrote, and then in the comments, it's awesome to read how someone rationalized why Tennessee is a network card.
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT (crazy awesome)
frank #2674
Watch this. Your design skills will be taken to the next level. I'm going to crush someone's skull in with a pica ruler now.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining (pretty awesome)
doug #2672
Nice new print from the Keep Calm boy & girl.
Windtunnel (sad)
frank #2670
I've just had the loudest 12 hour car ride of my life. My ears, like, really really hurt today.
a great way to kick off the morning... (crazy awesome)
djg #2655
amazing...and i still have my toys. -djg
Andrew Zuckerman Photography (so awesome)
djg #2647
cooool. he has a book out now too (see it get made on the site). -djg
doug will be a swiss miss... (crazy awesome)
djg #2646
...or one of the other subjects in this photo...-djg
Larry Norman died this week (sad)
djg #2645
pretty impressive bio and even though i was just introduced to him and his work this week...i'm a big fan. great soul. -djg
Swiss Summer (crazy awesome)
doug #2644
I don't know how else to say this so I will just come out with it. Allison received an internship from the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland for the summer. So I am moving to Switzerland for the summer! I can hardly believe it myself, but it's true!
Happy Leap Day! (news)
frank #2642
Today is the day that doesn't exist. So go out, hold up some liquor stores, push old ladies, break fire-hydrants, ride down hill in shopping carts. It doesn't matter! It's Leap Day!
YOU DONT FEEL YOU COULD LOVE ME BUT I FEEL YOU COULD (4real)
daniel #2639
ooooh oh ohoooohhhhhhh bwaaaou bwaoooou bawou bwa bwa bwa bwnow
This Album (misc)
frank #2637
Last night, Matt and I decided that we both thought this album was awesome. I love the cover of it too.
Kicks (awesome)
frank #2636
Once I get some more dough in my pocket, I think I'll be picking these up.
The Chimera is done. (picture)
frank #2634
A little Bosch, a little Charley Harper, a little Jim Flora, a little Biskup.
back and forth...to the future? (awesome)
djg #2633
the t-shirt. and oh gosh...i want what's her face to make another movie really bad. she is really funny. -djg
to trevor... (funny)
djg #2632
...i love you. have you seen this before?! i wish i had done it. -djg
DJG's Umbrella Club Post No. 400 (crazy awesome)
djg #2627
i wish this announcement was as crazy-awesome as Rolling Stone's Cover No. 400..actually, this cover is soooo crazy-awesome that it gets No. 400 and 401 for some reason (maybe it's a fold-out Star Wars swimsuit edition?). hope my 401 can compete. -djg
coat party! (awesome)
daniel #2626
my first black box! they opened for Black Dice in KC. they were fun.
Doug and I Are on the Serif. (pretty awesome)
frank #2625
Stacked right on top of one another. Neato!
Speaking of SSLYBY (4real)
frank #2621
Here's the new version of Modern Mystery that's going to be on the album. So smooooth.
Remember Making Forts as Kids? (pretty awesome)
doug #2619
This guy makes forts with friends and then photographs them.
tables and chairs vs. machetes! (crazy awesome)
djg #2618
"These guys were absolutely dumb as bricks,..." / totally way movie-like awesome! not nearly as cool as Pee Wee, but still really cool. -djg
A comparison of Owen Wilson's roles in Wes Anderson films and his real-life goings-on. (misc)
frank #2616
We're all Wes Anderson fans here. A little short essay about "life imitating art."
Darjeeling Limited is out on DVD (pretty awesome)
djg #2608
i haven't seen the guts of the packaging yet...but, i was hoping for a slip case of the cover photo and the case like the cute luggage...oh well. that would just be so swell...-djg
stephen king and john mellencamp are making a musical (the future)
djg #2607
hey, watermelons once went somewhere for the summer. where was it? uh, John Cougar's Mellencamp? -djg
umbrella ice cream social needs a truck... (kinda cool)
djg #2606
we can go cross this creamed-cruncked country. -djg
bacon + chocolate (pretty awesome)
djg #2602
? woah...i love both. let's make some love in djg's belly. -djg
German Police Dogs to Wear Shoes (4real)
frank #2596
Poor doggies have been stepping on broken beer bottles.
A Big Giant Fuzzy Bunny (funny)
frank #2593
He looks so confused. Filed under funny, because it rhymes with bunny.
keep it in a fake safe (awesome)
djg #2581
how about putting my "wad" in some Aqua Net? woah...that sounds really bad. sorry! -djg
Save Ben Folds... (sad)
djg #2578
from every touring with THIS guy again! but, it will put the kid(s) thru college. i would do it too. and i hate to be a dumb critic. -djg
there are rocks in my socks about the either way on everything (misc)
djg #2575
and...one of my favorite books in my early formative years. whatever arty-farty that means? i just liked it a lot and in the pig lot. that's where i got my rocks off. that's not supposed to sound so bad. geesh. i wish i was 11 and naive. heck. i wish i was still 21 and naive. all of my feathers have been plucked and my halo dimmed. and my knee-on mangled from all of that hustling as clumbsy child. anybody got some matches to strike under this pile i sit on? and/or open the windows on the hwy and let the paper trail begin. -djg
A Chinese girl single handedly plays every instrument in "Carry on My Wayward Sun" (movie)
frank #2573
on an electric organ. I'm going to start making super descriptive titles so I can find things later. Keywords: Youth in Asia.
to trevor: i'm not there or here or anywhere either... (misc)
djg #2571
and i kinda like that...i go when i shoot the gun. even though there is a cannon at my back. and i ain't talkin' photographic blues. hang in there. -djg
MacBook Pro Update (news)
frank #2570
I'm so happy! Unless I'm missing something, the updates are relatively minor. (Kunal?) So I'm going to buy a refurb of the old model and saving sooo much money.
Two Ogres Kicking Boulders, Serfs and Knights Errants Off of a Steep, Treacherous Cliff (picture)
frank #2565
Exactly what I said it is.
I'm Getting 20x200ed! (news)
doug #2564
I'm doing a letterpress print exclusively for Jen Beckman's 20x200! How, you ask, will I create a 30x40 inch poster on a press with a max paper size of 14x20 inches? I would like to know myself...
i drink your milkshake (so awesome)
djg #2561
i loved the bit in "There Will Be Blood"...and i love where SNL took it. -djg
fantastic documentary (crazy awesome)
djg #2560
see this movie. it's more than just video gaming...-djg
DJZ Font Question (misc)
doug #2556
I'm not 100% sure, but I think it is a light version of Officina.
i'm starting a new religion with a co-worker (misc)
djg #2552
i'm gonna make t-shirts...ones you have to tuck in. -djg
Gambit! (movie)
djg #2551
i always wanted this X-MEN character fleshed-out... though, i had hoped it would have been Josh Holloway from "LOST": http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391326/ -djg
I, Robot. (picture)
frank #2548
Here's my finished robot that some of you saw me working on this weekend. Needs a tad bit more cleaning up, but it's ready to show off. Affirmative. Robo-boogie!
illustration i am working on this weekend (misc)
Daniel #2544
Yes, i had to scan it in two pieces. i think i will do a series of ghosty drawings.
You Don't Matter. (pretty awesome)
doug #2542
Three boys in Germany created a plotter that draws. The best part? The mistakes that the computer makes.
Garfield without Garfield (funny)
doug #2541
"Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolor disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? "
Be Kind Rewind (movie)
djg #2537
the Roger Ebert review. i want to see this. though, i can only stand Jack Black in "High Fidelity". but, hopefully Gondry's genius will make up for that guy. -djg
music using only sounds from windows xp and 98 (misc)
djg #2536
geesh. somebody needs to get a day job...or a mac. -djg
Chuck Norris Energy Drink (crazy awesome)
djg #2534
"Chuck Norris once visited The Virgin Islands, after which they were just called The Islands." -Paul Buzan...posted by: -djg
Tommy Carcetti (sad)
frank #2529
This is mostly for Chris. This headshot will ruin the character for you. Revel over how much he looks like Johnny Rotten.
Nursery Works (kinda cool)
djg #2525
some nice cutesy letterpress posters to brighten your baby. -djg
Alex Steinweiss Exhibition (awesome)
frank #2521
You know, the dude who invented the album cover. SO much cool stuff here.
sad news surrounding "Where The Wild Things Are" (sad)
djg #2517
really, really devastating and depressing for the movie/my childhood if this happens. -djg
Leaked Clip from Where the Wild Things Are (crazy awesome)
frank #2513
Oh my GOD this looks SO GREAT! I'm so glad they didnt go the CG route and instead used giant puppets. I'm so happy!!!
my old roommate is making t-shirts now too (ntih)
djg #2512
he has been a busy boy. and to think just eight years ago we shared a five gallon tub of honey to butter our bread. -djg
i used to do this to my cats growing up... (sad)
djg #2508
i now realize how cruel that was. sorry kitties. i love you. -djg
a Han Solo Carbonite desk! (crazy awesome)
djg #2507
oh man...i am Boing-Boing-ing right now...i need to visit this site more. -djg
interesting painting (so awesome)
djg #2506
i randomly found this...i want to find more. help me out if you can. i didn't look too far into it. and sometimes my skills and patience lack. -djg
I Can Has Made It (picture)
frank #2501
Another quickie thingie. I'm just going to post work on here from now on.
creepy dude (kinda cool)
Daniel #2499
I think i found the creepster at the bar in chicago. youre smoking hot, chris.
Ren & Stimpy toys... (crazy awesome)
djg #2491
i want all of these soooo bad. John K. is a genius. one of my biggest influences. -djg
nubrella (funny)
djg #2490
this cracks me up. it's like the '50s depiction of the "space age" or something. -djg
the most over-looked movie of 2007 (so awesome)
djg #2489
kerri russell's acting and the late adrienne shelly's screenplay were totally snubbed. oh well. it's a really bitter sweet gem to me. -djg
"Akira" goes live-action. (movie)
djg #2488
Leonardo DiCaprio is attached...could be interesting. could be good or bad. -djg
"I'm the Hillary Clinton of the Oscars" (funny)
djg #2487
George Clooney on how Daniel Day-Lewis will beat him this Sunday. -djg
I f*^%$&$ LOVE Geoff McFetridge (crazy awesome)
frank #2480
Photos from his exhibition that just opened up in NYC. Sooo wish I could see this in person.
I have noticed a disturbing trend... (funny)
doug #2479
We have not have any mullet related posts in quite some time. Are we losing the point of UC? I hope not.
Eric P. sent me this link! (crazy awesome)
djg #2475
cool stuff. i want to learn his speak now. -djg
Here's a picture of a bird on a skateboard. (picture)
frank #2470
Not as good as the lion riding the horse, but I digress.
re: its ok (so awesome)
Daniel #2469
a. he would make 24 million dollars if he sold out. b. he wont sell out because what one million idiots would buy that. c. irony in the bottom right hand corner of the home page.
Strictly No Photography (misc)
frank #2468
User-generated gallery of photos where you're no allowed to take photos (museums, galleries, crime scenes, etc)
Printable OSCAR Ballot... (pretty awesome)
djg #2467
for those playing the home game this Sunday...i'm gonna be ready. with my Oscar Meyer cheese dogs and homemade fries. -djg
Register to win The Boss's complete musical catalog! (crazy awesome)
djg #2463
i have 99% of this collection, but i would love an autographed copy of "Magic". -djg
My New Homepage (awesome)
frank #2462
Super handy. Aggregates links from about 40 design sites. Also has other categories like Apple, News, Politics, etc.
pre-pixelated clothes for reality t.v. (awesome)
djg #2456
i wish i could think of something schtoopid to quit my day job. -djg
James Bond's all time high (so awesome)
djg #2454
cooooool. man, i want to go home and watch these today. -djg
oh man...i want this one too! (crazy awesome)
djg #2453
one of my favorite movies when i was five. i would rock out to the theme song...tearing my shirt off and kicking cowboy boots at the explosive parts...all the while still jamming on a Papa Smurf guitar (i used to have personality). -djg
Blast him! Seduce him! Bomb him! Strangle him! (so awesome)
djg #2452
love him (the poster is a boy). -djg
Don't Make Me Go Walken On You (funny)
djg #2451
funny. too bad i don't wear shirts with things on them. -djg
Living My Life (crazy awesome)
djg #2447
since i'm on a Grace Jones kick...my favorite cover of her musical career. -djg
sucha weird picture that i like a lot (awesome)
djg #2445
nice curves. remember her in "A View To A Kill"? awesome. -djg
Two-Headed Baby Tortoise (crazy awesome)
djg #2444
i saw one of these on Letterman...i want one of these too/two! -djg
Baby Porcupines Are The Cutest (crazy awesome)
djg #2443
i want one. maybe three? easily stackable for you big city apartment dwellers. -djg
FRANK...Montana might work for a shopping cart.... (picture)
djg #2441
great idea! i've always been partial to the face profiled in the southwest border...maybe a stoopid child in the shopping cart? yeah! -djg
one of DJG's most literal poster ever... (funny)
djg #2439
had i had enough resources, i would have put one million tiny tiny jesuses on this sucker. -djg ps: yes, i know my site is in shambles. and yes, i know that i am getting with my web guy tonight. and yes, i will have a new site one of these days!
from now on... (awesome)
Daniel #2436
i am only taking low res pictures of my work. this is my last post today, i think.
re: frank (kinda cool)
Daniel #2435
probably...they were all like "WE GOTS NOOOO MONEY!!!!! WE NEEDZ SHIRTZ" and then today i see their myspace and they have 20,000 friends and a tour lined up. whatever. I was able to pay rent with that job.
Re: Awesome (awesome)
frank #2433
Pete, I like Jemma's work a lot too. Her husband, that she runs the studio with, is the dude who emailed me about the Threadless shirt. I can help move furniture around, but you'll have to buy me pizza. How about we just make a day of it on Sat. and then go to the St. Vincent show after? Also, I think I'm going to do something with that lion on the horse picture too.
DJZ - Did their mom pay you? (sad)
frank #2432
I remember what it was like working for local bands... I think those shirts are rad-tastic though.
I designed t shirts for this hardcore band (ntih)
Daniel #2430
yup. you can buy them on their myspace. hha.
Ben Shahn is Awesome. (awesome)
frank #2427
This makes me want to try to turn a state into a shopping cart.
Hollywood Blockbusters as Russian Fairy Tales (crazy awesome)
djg #2422
woah! this is crazy awesome stuff! i passed it along to Eric P. -djg
seen this before? (crazy awesome)
Daniel #2418
the age old question...who came first, frank chimero or burlesque marian bantjes.
Helio Sequence (ntih)
frank #2414
Since we're talking about music, I thought I'd chime in and say that the new Helio Sequence album is fantastic. A good step forward for them and a 5 star album in my books. I still wish we had a music category.
santogold (the future)
Daniel #2410
heard her on WOXY last night...liked it alot, cept it reminded me of MIA too much. its ok, i will still listen. ps reminded me of this........
no counters (the future)
Daniel #2409
this series is cool. i dont care that there aint no counters. -z
Jeff Canham makes me so mad. (crazy awesome)
frank #2403
His work is so perfect. In like, every single way possible. There's not a thing I don't like on this site. And he paints signs by hand. I'm going to rip off this style for the next couple months. Cool? Cool.
Bee Jay's Kat Snot (crazy awesome)
djg #2401
i couldn't dream up a more messed up product name! wow-wow! -djg
the best thing that AESTHETIC APPARATUS has done in a while... (crazy awesome)
djg #2393
really-really nice 'n' pop'n-fresh...i want money to buy posters. i want money to make posters. -djg
i am sore...and need a bigger litter box. (crazy awesome)
djg #2392
SNOW KITTY / by: DJG & MMG (i hope that link works) -djg
Johnny Knoxville's Ball-Busting Stunt (sad)
djg #2387
yikes. he does it to himself...and that's what really hurts. -djg
AIGA KC A4 Site... (awesome)
djg #2376
the DJG-DJW collaborative poster is No. 11 under "Promotional Design". -djg
There Will Be Graffiti (crazy awesome)
djg #2373
even graffiti artists praise "There Will Be Blood". check this out...really cool. -djg
Black Boxes (awesome)
frank #2372
Pete, I liked it too. Didn't realize it was for sale. Boughteneded.
Edward Gorey Look-alike (funny)
frank #2368
Okay, so I'm sitting here in Dollop, so far the best coffee shop I've been able to find in Chicago. Anywho, an Edward Gorey look-alike strolled in and I was able to sneak a shot with my phone. Gorey Lives!
Anti-Tandem Bicycle (awesome)
frank #2367
I just want to point out that someone actually made my counter-intuitive cycling concoction. I want it sooo bad.
i want more time in the day to study this... (crazy awesome)
djg #2364
or, maybe i'll just go back to school? -djg
The Small Print Book is now for sale. (the future)
frank #2356
Oh yes it is. Let me know if you guys want one. I'll figure out a way to get it to you for cost. I'm filing this under "the future" because I see a lot more uses for Lulu in my future.
RADIOHEAD TICKETS!!! (crazy awesome)
frank #2355
I just bought 2 tickets for Radiohead in STL on May 14th. Happy birthday to me! My dream is coming true. It's on a Wednesday. Who wants to go with me?
For me and Kunal (misc)
frank #2354
This is javascript that makes IE stop sucking at interpreting CSS and transparent PNGs.
¡Florida! (pretty awesome)
doug #2353
Allison and I are going to Florida tomorrow! That's right! Screw ice storms and down jackets - our friends there had to turn their air conditioning on today!
Linked Up on Gapers Block as well (misc)
frank #2352
A Chicago community blog. Super awesome. I'm also getting a lot of hits off of Facebook sites for universities in Texas and California. I guess they're linking up those images.
Also, I'm not trying to tooting my own horn here. I'm sharing because I'm really excited about this and I figure you guys would be as well. Let this be a lesson: make work for yourself. People will be more interested in it.
I got Coolhunted! (awesome)
frank #2351
In about a week, all of your websites will be showing off my work. Don't ask me how. That's just how the internet works. I'm so excited about all these write ups!
Eccentric Insect (the future)
djg #2349
my friend Micah is making some great art and music with a soul.-djg
Brothers...get your work to PRINT (the future)
djg #2347
the 2008 Regional deadline is March 1st. though, in past years they've extended it another month or so. regardless, get your work in cause i say so. -djg
we should all wear these to a Sagmeister design talk or something... (crazy awesome)
djg #2338
coool stuff. -djg
i'm going here tonight! (crazy awesome)
djg #2337
oh boy. oh boy. gonna wear my expandable pants! -DJG
Self-Portrait (picture)
frank #2332
All of you Chicago people get to stare at my ugly mug again after tomorrow.
Henry Darger Study Center Fellowship... (crazy awesome)
djg #2328
just not enough hours in the day. -djg
Li'l J says "Hit me up on my mufuggin MySpace" (movie)
frank #2321
Probably not safe for work, but worth viewing once you get home. This white girl is telling me "You wanna bump, let's go bitch, 'cause I ain't scared of you mufukkin azz and if you got somsaytome you can say it to.... mah face."
Neutral Milk Hotel / In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (awesome)
frank #2319
It's 10 years old. I'm celebrating by listening to it again. It's so great.
i can't wait for May 22nd... (movie)
djg #2318
with this trailer i had the kind of goosebumped grins i got when i was little. the hat and whip are back in action! -djg
great little archive of STAR WARS action figures (crazy awesome)
djg #2317
i still have all of mine. though, i played the crap out of them (still do on occassion). -djg
The Honor System (misc)
frank #2315
A story about a wine bar run on the honor system. I'd like to take on a client and do the payment based on the honors system; it'd be interesting to evaluate what their perception of the value of design was.
What do you get when you mix Barack Obama, Andrew Bird and Jay Ryan? (news)
frank #2314
A $100 concert!
this relationship makes me uncomfortable! (pretty awesome)
djg #2310
the bitter and the sweet. download them here. -djg
U.S. Postal prices keep climbing... (misc)
djg #2305
in our lifetime we will see the standard one dollar stamp, i'm sure of it. -djg
No Grammy (sad)
frank #2303
The Bright Eye's packaging is awesome. I love the Menomena packaging too. My poor man Don Clark lost for the third year in a row. Tough to compete with crazy diecuts and decoder apparatuses though.
Sister Corita Kent's Rules (crazy awesome)
frank #2302
All of these are awesome. I'm going to print these out and thumbtack it in front of my face. This is where the name "MakeMakeMake" comes from.
Cassadaga (Bright Eyes) wins Grammy for packaging... (pretty awesome)
djg #2301
personally, i prefer Craig Thompson's brilliant Menomena design...but, both are production nightmares and came out amazing. -djg
Flowering Toilet (crazy awesome)
djg #2300
Celebrating music that has fallen through the cracks...-djg
can anybody get a copy of this... (crazy awesome)
djg #2297
and burn it for me?...i want to hear it...-djg
Spielberg steps down as an artistic adviser to the Olympics... (ntih)
djg #2292
interesting. though, i wonder if director Zhang Yimou will stay on? -djg
Wounded Marines Find Work in Film (awesome)
djg #2291
pretty cool idea. what about wounded graphic designers? -djg
Threadless Select = ME! (so awesome)
frank #2289
Yays! Just got asked to do a Threadless Select shirt. This sucker is going to have 12 spot colors, glow in the dark inks, flocking, and full coverage printing. Also, I get a $300 Threadless gift card which I'm probably not going to be able to use up, so I may ask you guys if you want some t-shirts.
Bomb or Box of Chocolates? (shady)
djg #2283
KC area Target stores have been the target for many strange crimes in the past year...shootings, mass killings, abductions...bomb threats and bank robbings. i'm sticking to my super Wal-Mart redneck past. at least they have a well-stocked gun department. -djg
RED BOX (awesome)
djg #2277
get a free rental. at first i was annoyed with the idea of the Red Box, but i like cheap...and if you've got a Netflix in a long wait...it makes sense. -djg
The States are Blowin Up! (pretty awesome)
doug #2276
Frank's on Coudal - next Design Observer, then Printmag.com, then he will marry Marian Bantjes and make crazy-talented type maven children.
Michael Sowa (crazy awesome)
djg #2270
i finally looked into the paintings in "Amelie". i love Sowa's stuff. -djg
i want a ponczki (crazy awesome)
djg #2269
i'd rather add to my boobs, than show them on Fat Tuesday...or, Fat Every Day. -djg
a new Polaroid gadget... (ntih)
djg #2268
let's get digital, digital, come on and get digitallll. let's get into digital. let me hear your photos talk...ok, i'll shut up now. you have to admit, it's catchy. i've been singing this for years. -djg
Last Flowers by Radiohead (movie)
frank #2267
From that same episode of "From the Basement." I resent Doug questioning my true Radiohead fandom after my Radiohead day here on Umbrella Club. Don't make me bring back Rodeohead.
NYTimes Nicholas Felton Infographic (misc)
frank #2265
Lots of interesting stuff here about how Americans spend their money.
iPod Walkman (pretty awesome)
doug #2263
I remember when I got my first Walkman - I thought I was SO awesome.
"Video Tape" video - acoustic (movie)
doug #2262
This song is what makes "In Rainbows" a fantastic album. I would say that it is one of the top five (if not top three) songs Radiohead has ever created. You can argue with me, but I will only listen to Kunal because he is the only true mega-fan.
i heard the news say, "German Astronaut Hans Schlegel"...and all i could think of was THIS. (so awesome)
djg #2260
Hans Schleger: one of my favorite-oldie-goldie-maker- of-things. -djg
Bafta Awards (pretty awesome)
djg #2259
Coen Bros. win Best Director(s) and Daniel Day-Lewis gets another Best Actor...check out the rest. -djg
POLAROID is Getting Out of the Polaroid Business... (sad)
djg #2258
The digital globalization has finally won. But, the idea of the Polaroid is like vinyl records. it will stick around...i hope? -djg
Finally saw ZODIAC... (movie)
djg #2257
wow! another masterful mark in direction from the criminally overlooked David Fincher. -djg
Roy Schneider Has Passed Away (sad)
djg #2255
one of the bread & butters of my youth was the film "Jaws"...Roy Schneider played the determined, shark hunting sheriff. He's finally hopped aboard that "bigger boat". -djg
Doug and I, Forever Linked (funny)
frank #2254
Nice little post on ilovetypography with both me and Mr. Wilson in it. We're going to send out joint press releases and go shopping for flatware this week.
Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far (crazy awesome)
djg #2252
New Sagmeister book! He is supposedly making a stop in KC! -djg
The New York Subway Map for White Folks (funny)
frank #2249
For you Trevor. Be careful, you're on the outer limits.
Ad about the Writers Strike (funny)
frank #2247
Let's chalk up a "SUPER BURN" for Turner Classic Movies.
Heller interviews Paul Rand (movie)
frank #2240
6 Different videos of one interview. I'm going to make time later this weekend to watch them all.
Paul Rand (awesome)
frank #2238
Someone's compiled a great resource for Paul Rand's work. Kind of similar to that Alvin Lustig site, though less needed since there's no Lustig book.
FFFFrank FFFFrenzy (funny)
frank #2236
I should send this guy some chocolate. Dude like bookmarked every one of the states on FFFFound. FFFFile this under FFFFunny
Immigration (misc)
frank #2235
So I was talking to Maria and she said that the two easiest countries to immigrate to are New Zealand and Iceland. They're also probably the two most gorgeous places on earf. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
FancyZoom (kinda cool)
frank #2233
Pete - no qualms standards-wise. Cabal always does top notch stuff. He runs Panic and made Coda. I may steal this for my illustration portfolio.
a remote is more controlling than you think... (crazy awesome)
djg #2231
i smell a movie deal in the making! -djg
America As It Was... (so awesome)
djg #2224
...vintage postcard links per state. they just don't make stuff like they used to. -djg
i want to see this (movie)
djg #2216
i have the graphic novel. fantastic. and i hear nothing but the same about the movie. -djg
DJG (pretty awesome)
Daniel #2208
one time i emailed Ron Liberti and was all like "oh i love you sooooo muchhhhhH!!!!1 please sell me somethinG!!" and he didnt respond, herego i hate him. djZ
i always love checking in on Daniel Eatock... (crazy awesome)
djg #2207
i am getting excited again. -djg
Ron Liberti (crazy awesome)
djg #2206
i've been a big fan of his work for a LONG time...always nice to see what he's got. i wish he'd put out a book. -djg
Superior Web Streets (funny)
frank #2204
Trevor, this is going to be you in about 2 weeks. This is also for some reason on the superior web solutions website.
International Poster Gallery (crazy awesome)
djg #2203
this might already be known, but nice archive. -djg
anybody want to go to Essen, Germany? (crazy awesome)
djg #2201
we've got until March 16, 2008 for this...-djg
Wassily Chairs... (picture)
djg #2200
...always reminded me of way silly bondage gear or something like that. and one time i janitored at an architecture firm and i got to clean their twin Wassily chairs...and then i sat down on the job. -djg
I done did got Drawn.ca'd (awesome)
frank #2199
Drawn is my favorite illustration site. They linked my States project. This makes me very happy.
Wassily Chairs... (shady)
djg #2197
have always reminded me of way silly bondage gear...not that i really know or anything. at one of my janitoring jobs in an architecture firm, i cleaned twin Wassily Chairs. and then i sat down on the job. -djg
can't wait for this movie to get to my mailbox... (movie)
djg #2169
i've been hearing great things...though, i hear it boasts mountains in Missourah. not cool on the accuracy scale. but, oh well. kinda cool and corny. -djg
commenting on the new A.P. logo...in the sideways "M" i see... (misc)
djg #2167
...a bird beak and a bear mouth. but, not really that impressed with the new logo. i think they are trying way too hard without even trying. -djg
Martin Ramirez (crazy awesome)
djg #2155
i just barely missed this show at the American Folk Art Museum. fantastic work. -djg
The Electric Pencil (crazy awesome)
djg #2154
amazing old-new pile of work by unknown folk artist found recently in Nevada, MO. -djg
the Royal Heffernans (pretty awesome)
djg #2147
wow...the beautiful weird wonders of really terible photochopping. -djg
Charley Harper on CBS Sunday Morning (crazy awesome)
djg #2146
i love-LOVE his work...i want the new book! -djg
Designers Are Wankers (crazy awesome)
djg #2144
totally true! i want this book...and i don't really buy design books anymore. -djg
I am going to start ending my letters (the future)
Daniel #2142
"z" doug was the first person to experience this, maybe another lucky ducky on here will soon too. z
Who needs a tripod? (pretty awesome)
doug #2140
How am I so stupid that I never thought of this? I worked at Photo Services for three years!
I don't want an ugly passport! (funny)
doug #2139
My second post about this issue. Seriously boys, get a freaking passport (ugly or not) and TRAVEL.
Frag-ment-ed (awesome)
doug #2138
From the KCMO. Nice work. Kind of like Basemen but I like this stuff.
Okay, are you SERIOUS? (sad)
frank #2136
The uppities at Design Observer choose who would play them, and other graphic design legends in "Graphic Design: The Movie." I think they made the mistake of assuming that it wouldn't be an animated feature. I don't know why this ticks me off so muchly.
The Never Ending Internet Mix Tape (misc)
frank #2135
I plan on checking this frequently. Also, the text in the side column is awesome. Too bad there's no "music" category for UC.
My BFF? (funny)
frank #2134
I like Garrett's work. I can see the similarities between the two. I've exchanged some emails with Damien Correll and I think I'm going to have some work in a publication Rad Mountain is doing in the spring. Does this mean that I have to move up to NYC with Trevor and beg to get into Rad Mountain?
Staying Inside (sad)
frank #2132
Unfortunately, I had to venture out to take care of the visas today. There's about 8" of snow outside. But I drove, because my car and awesome and a snow dog. Booyah.
sunshine (movie)
djg #2128
no little miss in this one. fantastic. some of the most impressive visuals of late. -djg
i saw a BIG one of these at the theater the other day... (crazy awesome)
djg #2127
Chebo or Ramche. -djg
Groundhog Day is 15 (movie)
djg #2126
wow. time is flying. and to be honest, i've never seen all of this classic. time to queue it up. -djg
Yahoo! as well (funny)
frank #2120
After Microsoft decides they want to throw a few billion to buy them.
Univers Flair (funny)
doug #2119
This is why the 1970's were either the most amazing time of advancement in modern typographic history or the worst and darkest days ever.
Norton, (misc)
doug #2118
I would think that a public forum is not the proper way to ask for a positive letter of reference. If you are serious, contact me directly.
Univers Flair (sad)
frank #2109
Yes, this is real. Yes, it's from the 70s. Yes, it's the ugliest thing ever. Yes, I'm crying right now. Yes, I drank your milkshake.
I mades a picture. (picture)
frank #2103
I'm going to send out some postcards soon trying to get some illustration works. Yeap. I think this will be it once I work out size issues.
Trevor (awesome)
frank #2102
I'll be up the week after you move. I hope you have a sofa. Call me Sofa King.
CommArts (awesome)
frank #2091
Redesigned their website. It's really nice looking. It's the exact opposite of Print's website.
St. Theo & Pandaberry Pray Outside Cookie Mountain (picture)
frank #2089
Pete, this is the painting that I was talking about last night that I originally painted for you, but then decide to keep. I'm an awful person.
New York and Slavery (movie)
frank #2080
Trevor, do some motion graphics like this. You'll get hired instantly by any one you want. Seriously though, this is a super impressive intro to an exhibition made by a joint venture by the New York Historical Society and the History Channel. Every history lesson should be framed like this. I'd be a friggin' history whiz.
Getting Made Fun Of (misc)
frank #2079
In response to Trevor's response to the Virgin ads, I think everyone should be made fun of a little. I've read a few of the ads about a few of the boroughs, and I find them funny. Anywho, not necessarily saying you are offended or don't like them.
Brilliant (pretty awesome)
frank #2073
Maybe I should replace my desktop with a whiteboard, like this.
HTF Archer (ntih)
frank #2071
HTF just released a new typeface. And it is an awesome slab serif. Which is good because I like slab serifs. All of my minds are blown by the number of weights they've designed. Gimme! I'd file this under nerdy, if it were an option.
You Rule (funny)
frank #2070
I like Virgin's new "You Rule" campaign. I haven't seen a lot of it, but from what I have seen, it's been as cool as this. Not a lot of design, just a lot of good ideas and copywriting.
SSLYBY - I'm in. (misc)
frank #2069
I'll be back in Springfield for the show on the 12th too. Nyah, nyah.
Chicago International Poster Biennial (awesome)
frank #2063
I'm excited about this. Guess this guy is currently trying to organize it. He's French, and just moved here last year.
FLASHBACK! (misc)
frank #2061
What you VSA guys need to get you through the potentially long work day.
Yosigo! (so awesome)
frank #2058
This dude's photography is awesome. Copious amounts of negative space.
I think Rogan wants to be on UC (picture)
Daniel #2057
I dont think you should let him. I say that because I know he will read this...HEY ROGAN! I AM UP AT YOUR MOMS HOUSE AND NO ONE ELSE IS!!!! I AM SO BORED!!!!!! AYE! are any of you chicago'ers up? call me? we should hang out for the next 7 hours before Linda, Ali, and Rogan wake up. JK. its 9:47.
Speaking of Dada (awesome)
frank #2043
This is probably my most favoritest Dada piece. It's the logical aesthetic precursor to 95% of my favorite modernist design.
Luba (so awesome)
frank #2042
I just wanted to post to verify that Luba is probably one of the nicest people ever. After meeting her, I'm a fan for life. I wish all of you guys had started the program a bit earlier so you could have enjoyed her visit to MSU. Anyway, it's a shame her studio is out on Long Island, because it made it near impossible to go out and see her on the NYC trips.
They Started as Cheerleaders (funny)
frank #2039
This slideshow is so awesome. It's like someone asked Pete to make a list or random people. Some of the photos are hilarious.
Separated at Birth? (misc)
frank #2036
Hum, gotta disagree with you on this one Doug. I see similar color schemes and message, and both have birds, but I don't think it's close enough. If those are separated at birth, it's actually triplets and I'm part of the group. Anyway, I think if you do anything smart, conceptual and in two colors a lot of people will say that you're ripping off Luba Lukova or Lex Drewinski.
Helvetica: The Movie (movie)
frank #2035
It's on google video, for all you suckas that couldn't watch it on Netflix streaming.
Separated at Birth? (shady)
doug #2033
I really like Jennifer Daniel, but this is a little too close for comfort for me (but also I am jealous of both images completely).
Seriously - Can MySpace get any uglier? (sad)
doug #2032
Do they realize that people look at their website? Like a lot of people?
Lustig + DJG = Bliss. (awesome)
doug #2031
I just got my Lustig print back from getting framed and I have hung it right by my very own DJG - I consider them one in the same! I also love my little birdie ruler holder!
P.T. Anderson's next project... (crazy awesome)
djg #2030
for now just a rumor. but, pretty stinking awesome if it comes into fruition. go see "There Will Be Blood"!...-djg
EveryBlock also goes through Missed Connections (funny)
frank #2028
And someone is mad crushin' on the Poison Ivy waitress at Lula. Is this you, Pete?
"No, I'm tellin' you. She GLANCED at me maaaaaan. Through the window too!"
EveryBlock (misc)
frank #2027
Cool community aggrigator. Shows everything from crimes to business reviews to filming licenses issued by the city. Nice clean interface too.
GENIUS (the future)
Daniel #2018
I was saying a couple days ago that it's tough to come across a piece of postcardery that I find inspiring. This is probably the most inspiring thing I've seen in a long, long while. It's a weiner that I think I'd like to explore a bit.
GENIUS. (crazy awesome)
frank #2017
I was saying a couple days ago that it's tough to come across a piece of graphic design that I find inspiring. This is probably the most inspiring thing I've seen in a long, long while. It's an idea that I think I'd like to explore a bit.
library of congress releases photos on flickr (crazy awesome)
djg #2016
this may have already been posted...pretty darn cool. -djg
I Hate China (shady)
frank #2012
After standing in line for an hour and a half at the consulate, they send me back with more paperwork to fill out and 0 visas applied for.
Is that a little NGTH I see there? (pretty awesome)
doug #2008
Kate (Obsessive Consumption) is rocking it in the bottom right corner! You're famous!!!
Fifty Dollar Logo (funny)
doug #2007
But even more sad/funny is the mention of "Awards" in the bottom right of the page - I don't think they have won any awards, they just are telling us about award competitions (which I have never heard about)...
Jay Parkinson, MD (pretty awesome)
frank #2005
You guys heard of this? He works from home and replies to emails, text messages, instant messages and phone calls. Also does video conferencing if that's viable. If an in-person visit is necessary, he does house calls. Seems like a pretty awesome idea to me. Gimmicky for now, but if it really is easier for people, it may cause a few other doctors to take up the practice.
Whoah... (sad)
frank #2000
I was about to post that too Opie. NYT is reporting he was found dead in Mary Kate Olsen's apartment..
Dude is Like 8'19" (movie)
frank #1990
Doesn't even have to jump to dunk. Looks like a brontosaurus on a court full of Teletubbies.
Touché Pete (misc)
frank #1984
I'm trying to consolidate things down as well. After reading that article, I'm for sure going to move to the MacBook Pro. So, on that note, anyone looking to buy an iMac and/or a Macbook? I'd be much happier if I was selling it to someone I knew.
Hornall Anderson (pretty awesome)
frank #1982
Relaunched their website. So fresh. Flash, but doesn't feel like flash. Mad props. Application's in the mail.
Pick It Up Pick It Up Pick It Up Pick It Up Pick It Up (funny)
frank #1981
I love Yo Gabba Gabba. This is an animation about picking up your room. And they wrote a ska song about it.
David Shrigley (awesome)
frank #1979
His drawings are mad. Like if a fourth grader had the knowledge and bitterness of an 80-year-old man, but still wanted to make the occasional poop joke.
Neue Buchdruck Poster! (news)
doug #1974
Ich habe drei neue Plakate gedruckt, und sie sind nun auf Flickr!
A Movie About a Trip (movie)
frank #1971
I made this last night. I don't know why. I like movies about going some where, and then going back. That's what this is about.
Kunal, I found an article with a better headline (the future)
frank #1970
What happens when you mix robots, monkeys, brainwaves and scientists?
Pete & HTML5 (kinda cool)
frank #1969
Pete, these are very great changes. The only problem is that the standardistas move glacially slow at this stuff, so it's probably going to be a few years off. Especially when you consider the fact that they'll have to release new version of the browsers to support it. (No biggie with Firefox and Safari, but a big problem with IE.)
The Small Stakes Environmental T-Shirts (misc)
frank #1966
If you look at the three photos of the shirts and the designs on them, I think they'd go in this order of critique: Awesome!, Okay enough, Weak and predictable.
Wait a Second... (funny)
doug #1964
So: Osama Bin Laden has had sex 19 times?! And a horse race in North Africa will bring peace between the West and Muslims? Am I missing something here?
My Two Cents. (misc)
doug #1963
Posters. If you want to show scale, I don't believe there is any other practical way to do it. If you have a tiny poster, it can look huge online, or vice-versa. I think that it is an interesting observation that all posters are shown like that, but that is it - just an observation.
Stupid Posters (shady)
frank #1954
1) It's easier to photograph.
2) It communicates scale.
3) Since most of the gig posters I have got nix'd before they were produced, they give me the feeling of satisfaction as if the posters were produced.
4) It's the only option that I have since I lost the source files for the posters in the hard drive crash.
Maybe I should just take the stupid things off so nobody sends me this again. I'm going to make a poster with Che Guevara, purposely naive drawings, counterless type, some nude photo from ffffound, eduardo recife knock-off collage, random 3d blobby things floating around, glowing neon colors overlayed on fashion photography, Helvetica Neue 75 with negative letterspacing, and a mash up of all the Coudal layer tennis images.
I'm grumpy today. Most graphic design is boring. Even the good stuff. Most likely my stuff too.
Ferris Beuller Down Under (crazy awesome)
frank #1947
This kid throws a giant party while his parents are on vacation, disrupts the whole neighborhood and then gets put on the local news. The anchor then decides to pull the "mother" card on him, but he won't have it, because his sunglasses are famous and it was the illest party ever. Please watch this. Your life will be better. If you don't like the last 30 seconds of this, you're not my friend.
Library of Congress Starts Sharing Photos on Flickr (crazy awesome)
frank #1946
This is my link of the year. I'm done now. Enjoy everyone, especially Doug and Danny. I wish there was a category that was higher than "crazy awesome."
St. Vincent - Live! (ntih)
frank #1945
I bought 2 tickets to the St. Vincent show on 2/23. Who ever wants the other ticket can have it. Pete gets first dibs though, because I consider him the only equal in Annie Clark obsession/fandom.
Acrobat is a big, bloated piece of crap. (sad)
frank #1941
Adobe kind of sucks. I'm well enough pleased with CS3, but it seems stupid that I have updates every 5 days and that they code everything for windows and then port to Mac, despite 80% of the users being Mac based.
I am so excited... (so awesome)
Daniel #1940
to see you guys. i am peeing my pants right now. Hey- if we took my mommas Toyota Sienna it would be 90 cheaper then taking the Megabus...we are ordering tickets tonight....WHAT SHOULD WE DO????????
Typographical Top Hat! (crazy awesome)
doug #1939
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mercury Flyby (news)
doug #1937
I guess NASA is busy enough trying to get good pictures of a planet a kazillion miles away, but couldn't they make an easier to understand website for the flyby?
The Fabric of Space/Time is Ripping (sad)
frank #1936
Here's a link to a commercial INSIDE of a commercial. Cue "Infinite Loop."
Radiohead Tour Cities (misc)
frank #1933
So they're playing in Chicago and St. Louis. Who wants to try to get tickets with me when that happens?
the end of glue girls (funny)
Daniel #1931
best end of a song ever? its a new SSLYBY track. wait'll you guys see the album art..........
i found this on the sidewalk today. (pretty awesome)
djg #1929
wow. and today is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. -djg
I get to watch as many movies as I want (awesome)
frank #1919
Netflix lifted its time restrictions from watching online. It's just too bad I have to boot to windows. Boo.
Annual Report Season (crazy awesome)
frank #1916
Feltron's personal annual report is up. Of course I love the typography in this. Have to love the condensed Univers.
Nick Dewar (crazy awesome)
frank #1914
Chris Ware-ish type, plus awesome simple conceptual illustration. I'm in love.
Solider Portraits (picture)
doug #1913
The photographs are made using the 150 year old collodion wet plate process - the same process that was used to document much of the period (and many of the soldiers) of the Civil War.
i'm a bean to you frank! (picture)
djg #1909
sorry frank, i didn't realize you had already posted that awkward micheal/zack video...again, we share the same interests! -djg
wow. -djg (shady)
djg #1900
i hope Millie and i were not separated at birth. but, i AM from the Missourah sticks. -djg
cats in bag bags in river (crazy awesome)
djg #1899
my favorite piece in the Museum of Modern Art. -djg
jiri barta stop animation (crazy awesome)
djg #1897
i've been enjoying this beautiful work of late. -djg
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galapdfidsnafdslfdskj (funny)
frank #1891
This afternoon's guest: Michael Cera. For Chris.
Adhesive Luggage Labels for LOT (awesome)
frank #1887
I wonder if Roman did any of these since he did the branding?
Ouch, Ouch, You're on My Hair (movie)
frank #1885
So these typographic motion designs are kind of played out, but I think this one is particularly good because of the rhythm of the vocals taken from Wedding Crashers.
YES! (so awesome)
frank #1883
Next summer, the USPS is going to release a set of Eames stamps. I will buy all of them.
An Interesting Essay About Piracy (misc)
frank #1880
Read it, fools. I'm feeling very anti-establishment today.
put me in your butt (crazy awesome)
djg #1878
only the '80s could have produced this...oh, and Eddie Murphy. -djg
DJG's Favorite Album Covers of 2007 (awesome)
djg #1877
if you have more, send them my way. dgibson@fspp.com-djg
there will be coffee (crazy awesome)
djg #1876
i want one! geesh, i'm soooo ready for this film to get to kc next week. -djg
We have all been duped. (funny)
doug #1870
This "anti-Nazi" poster was designed after the war to take down a pharmaceutical company that killed people in the concentration camps. We were taught this in books. Except it never really happened...
Finally! An Infomercial That's True (funny)
frank #1868
I hate clamshell packaging. I complain about it a lot. For once, the "clumsy" clips in black and white during the infomercial are actually accurate.
Stuff. (misc)
doug #1867
A nice article about our obsession with what we own and how it comes to own us. From Swissy Missy.
radiohead are cool (misc)
Daniel #1860
WATCH ALL OF THIS AND SUFFFFFFERRRR UC GROWS!!!!! hello everyone.
Trevor Is a Winner (so awesome)
frank #1844
Excellent. Nice poster, my man. Sorry I didn't notice it was for designboom until now.
CK (shady)
frank #1843
Stands for Chip Kidd. Not Calvin Klein. This almost made me spit my drink out of my nose.
Finally, the answer to that Faith No More song... (misc)
frank #1841
I've been wondering; so has the rest of the world.
gonna be a great CBS Sunday Morning (pretty awesome)
djg #1835
Charlie Wilson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Banksy...among other talk-abouts. -djg
i just won free tickets to see this movie (crazy awesome)
djg #1834
can't wait. gonna be crunky-awesome. -djg
Iowa Caucus Results (news)
frank #1828
Forgot this was yesterday. Interesting looking at the results. Of course, this is just Iowa, but it's pretty funny seeing that Ron Paul got more votes than Gulianni and that HRC finishing behind Obama and Edwards despite being labeled a "shoe-in" a couple months ago.
frozen iguana shower (pretty awesome)
djg #1825
if only P.T. Anderson had a bigger budget for "Magnolia" (actually, he said he would of made it rain cats and dogs). -djg
Pitchfork's Worst Album Covers of '07 (crazy awesome)
djg #1822
i'm sure somebody's already posted this...anyway, i love it. the Ted Nugent one is the greatest. -djg
I'm Driving to Texas Tomorrow Morning (sad)
doug #1819
And I have to be in Dallas at 10:30 AM. Which means we have to leave at 4 AM. Crap. Also, this image comes up in Google when I search "driving to texas" - why?
frank, i hope you aren't hot with me! (picture)
djg #1815
sorry, i didn't see you posted about the posters first until a few hours later! we share similar tastes! -djg
100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year (misc)
frank #1805
A fun list to read. There's cell phone reception on the summit of Everest.
The Bible I found (sad)
Daniel #1802
I found this bible in Wisconsin, except it was in much better condition. I took it to the counter and asked how much it was. they couldnt sell it because someone had brought it in to sell to them, and they had to wait for him to come back...long story short they decided to not sell it to me, but I was under the impression that it would be worth much more than $150. oh well.
CoinJar Calculator (kinda cool)
frank #1801
Weigh your coin jar, take out a hand full and tell it how many of each coin, and it estimates how much moolah is in the jar. Math is neat.
Photoshop CS3 and Save for Web Issues (misc)
frank #1800
Archived for myself. May be of interest to Kunal, Doug and possibly Pete. This is a fix for the "Save for Web" option desaturating your images. I had a fix for CS2, but it stopped working in CS3.
Find Frank's Spot (awesome)
frank #1799
So I took that quiz, and it said that my top spot matches are Chicago, Long Island, Seattle, Portland and Providence. Scary accurate?
Oh My God! The UnButter! (misc)
frank #1787
Photos of the names of the not-butters like "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." Pretty funny how consistent the naming schemes are.
Posters from Gwenola Carrere (awesome)
frank #1785
Miro meets Pop Surrealism. Super, super awesome poster work. I'm a fan.
my father-in-law earned some major DJG points as he got me the director's cut of this for Tex-mas... (crazy awesome)
djg #1782
anybody up for a real boys night? a trip back to my 10th birthday party? -djg
New Book on Form Design (pretty awesome)
djg #1778
neat little book. who is DJZ? who is Opie? just curious. i've been away for a bit. i had a Merry Tex-mas. -djg
You snooze - you lose (from your bank account!) (funny)
doug #1775
So, if you hit the snooze bar and you are a liberal, it will donate $10 to the Republican party each time!
Why do I not know anything about Erik Nitsche? (so awesome)
doug #1773
I have seen his work before but I know nothing about him! (also, there may be many Douglas posts over the next week - there is only so much to do in Mississippi...)
Want to mess your trousers? (so awesome)
doug #1772
Then check out this Flickr set of mid-century-mostly-eastern-european matchbook collection!
Merry Christmas from Mississippi (misc)
doug #1770
So if you Google Image Search "Christmas in Mississippi" this is what you get. It is in the 40's here and people are freaking out that it is so cold! Love from Doug & Allison.
Maybe the longest URL in history? (funny)
doug #1768
http://httpcolonforwardslashforwardslashwwwdotjenniferdanieldotcom.com/
John Maeda becomes next president of RISD! (so awesome)
doug #1767
Oh man! Maybe we should just all go here!
DJG + DJW = AIGA (funny)
doug #1766
Just found out that the mash-up poster that Danny and I gave birth to has made it into the Kansas City AIGA annual show. I love it!
Break Time! (shady)
frank #1762
I just found out that work has halted on my project due to late invoices and a need to figure out some admin stuff. Soooo, I get the first couple weeks of January off as well. Awesome and suck at the same time. What should I do?
Remember when we found out that counterless type was the future? (the future)
doug #1759
Well, this guy beat us all to it!
Begley AKA candykiller (ntih)
Daniel #1757
did you guys know about him? frank, you will like it. doug, look at the prints? how did he do that? I mean...custom cuts, I guess? I wanna!!!!!!!!
I am organizing my computer (misc)
doug #1747
And boy am I having fun! This is a friendly reminder to back everything up and have multiple copies of everything - just in case. If in doubt of the necessity of this task, just ask Frank - I believe he would agree that it is a good thing to do once in a while...
Crazy Rem Koolhaas CCTV Building (pretty awesome)
doug #1742
Getting close to being finished on the exterior. Man, I miss Beijing...
I got this (crazy awesome)
Daniel #1728
AND YOU DIDNT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AJAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHAGAAHAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAH
Want to be a true type nerd? (awesome)
doug #1724
Buy a t-shirt with the name of a typeface on it! Both cool and ridiculous all at the same time!
Chris and I were in a band a few years ago (picture)
frank #1723
We just didn't tell you. We were awesome. We covered all the hits.
The Onion Picks the Worst Band Names of '07 (funny)
frank #1704
Unfortunately, Pete's brainchild is not on there. BUT, Butt Stomach and Unicorn Dream Attack are both golden.
Steve Mack's Alphabet Book (picture)
frank #1702
Steve Mack made an alphabet book for his kids. It's awesome. There's a Narwhal in it!
Obama burns Hillary during Iowa Debate (movie)
frank #1697
This my friends, is what we call a "super burn." Also, Hillary laughs like all the evil witches in all the Disney movies.
Abraham Stardust (sad)
frank #1696
Must stand alone. I'm sad when other people come up with the same ideas as me.
Amanda Visell (so awesome)
frank #1695
Her work is so great. Reminds me of Mary Blair's work for Disney and all the work out of UPA studio that I've seen.
Don't Have a Passport Yet? (sad)
doug #1694
Well, when you get yours, you get the special "God Bless America" electronic edition.
Shark Week (misc)
frank #1689
Made this last night for the train car show I'm going to be a part of in NY. Live every week like it's shark week. Oh, and take that Hirst.
Art Files (misc)
frank #1688
Handy little app that will collect placed images and fonts for Illustrator files. Kind of like how InDesign does packaging. Sweet!
Ummm... (funny)
doug #1668
My "Make Your Own Path" prints (50 of them) sold out in two days. What?! (I say this not to brag, but because I am flabbergasted by it all!)
Frank, I Want My Website Exactly Like This (the future)
doug #1667
I don't even think I am cool enough for this.
Regret the Error (crazy awesome)
frank #1666
Yearly compilation of editorial corrections. These things are awesome. My favorite, so far is the apology of the year: An article about Lord Lambton (“Lord Louche, sex king of Chiantishire”, News Review, January 7) falsely stated that his son Ned (now Lord Durham) and daughter Catherine held a party at Lord Lambton’s villa, Cetinale, in 1997, which degenerated into such an orgy that Lord Lambton banned them from Cetinale for years. In fact, Lord Durham does not have a sister called Catherine (that is the name of his former wife), there has not been any orgiastic party of any kind and Lord Lambton did not ban him (or Catherine) from Cetinale at all. We apologise sincerely to Lord Durham for the hurt and embarrassment caused.
Alex Trebek has heart attack (news)
frank #1662
If people are getting dumber, we're doomed if he kicks the bucket.
Oh, and Trevor, despite all the awesome stimuli from our youth, there are plenty of idiots our age. Look at that "I don't think France is a country" girl again. Somebody needed some more Sesame Street in their life.
Idiots are Not New (sad)
frank #1660
They're just easier to see now. Oh, and we cater to them now to make money.
Why Doesn't Xbox LIVE Have Age Matching? (sad)
frank #1659
For Kunal. I think he takes a certain glee in shooting down pre-pubescents though.
What, Frank, you think you are Milton Glaser? (funny)
doug #1645
You don't have the ears for it, really.
Typos (funny)
frank #1644
Today is the day of the glorious, perverted typo. I call Netflix "Netlix" and Trevor calls getting beat down by a pack of girls a "loose/loose" situation. Freudian slips at their best via keyboarding.
Netlix Costs Postal Service Mad Scrilla (sad)
frank #1640
Like $42 Mil because the envelopes have to be hand sorted. Looks like we'll be getting a new envelope design soon.
Who Wants to Quit Their Job? (the future)
doug #1634
And start a letterpress shop with me? Oh, and move to Wisconsin? Frank?
Aw Geez (sad)
frank #1631
Sorry Danny. And Daniel. I'm so embarrassed. Perhaps type maybe a bit larger than 6px tall Kunalington? I still stand by my statement that NCFOM is a good movie.
Oh Geez. Girls Playing Guitar (movie)
frank #1626
St. Vincent music video above. Not a lot of Annie, Pete, but there's some funny parts like a kid duct taped inside of a sleeping bag and a kid eating a book. I'd say that that girl is probably singing to me, Danny. Also, favorite NCFOM quote "You don't have to do this." "They all say that."
This girl enjoys what she is doing (misc)
Daniel #1624
singin the solo umbrella club theme song, thinking about...frank, or pete, maybe? frank- my favorite NCFOM line: "this coin got here the same way I did."
Tim Burton to direct new Alice (movie)
frank #1623
Geez. If his version of Alice in Wonderland looks like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I'll be so happy. The only reason that I didn't like Charlie is that everything besides the way that it looked sucked.
I'm Doing It. (pretty awesome)
doug #1621
Want to be cool like me? Spend WAY too much on a SUPER cool messenger bag. I guess the sad thing is that I am not a messenger...
No Country for Me (awesome)
frank #1620
DJGzie, Chris and I saw the movie last weekend and it totally blew my mind. So good. I want to watch it again and read the book. And then get a silenced shotgun and start flippin' coins. And get a bad haircut.
you havent seen this multiple times? (movie)
Daniel #1619
this honestly could be the best movie ever.
GUYS i am kind of in a bike gang. (news)
Daniel #1617
this isnt a bragging post, it is supposed to be informative. Also, convincing. If you have a bike, there is no excuse to not be one of the 15+ people this winter break (chris, pete, kunal...you ARE going to visit, right??) riding bikes, drinking from a pony keg...and you'll see. fill dicks made this video. I miss you all, very much. this has been a wonderful first post. cap'n avacado would be proud.
Sun Kil Moon Doing Modest Mouse (awesome)
frank #1602
Since we're all yackin' it up about covers today, I thought I'd toss this up for everyone. It's a full album of Sun Kil Moon covering Modest Mouse songs with that old timey acoustic goodness. This whole thing is good, in the not-at-all ironic sort of way.
weirdest work stories of the year... (kinda cool)
djg #1599
and i thought my day job had weirdness. -djg
Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya (awesome)
frank #1598
Kunal, this is the Hey Ya cover I was talking about. My favorite cover ever is Devo covering "Satisfaction."
oh dang (awesome)
frank #1593
This is the best execution of cut paper stop-motion I've ever seen. Just a warning though, put the speakers on mute because the song is a serious ska-suck-escapade.
Prison Poker (awesome)
frank #1591
Officer Tommy Ray made his own deck of cards, each bearing information about a different local criminal case that had gone cold. He distributed the decks in the Polk County jail. His hunch was that prisoners would gossip about the cases during card games, and somehow clues or breaks would emerge and make their way to the authorities. The plan worked. Two months in, as a result of a tip from a card-playing informant, two men were charged with a 2004 murder in a case that had gone cold.
Rhapsody Sux (sad)
frank #1589
So I wanted to cancel the account today because I haven't used it in about a week. I had to friggin' call their support line to cancel because you can't do it online. Then I had to spend 15 minutes on hold and then 15 more minutes through a sales pitch trying to get me to stay. Blargh. Things should be easy in/easy out. (That's what she said.)
Booyah (crazy awesome)
frank #1585
This looks great trevor. I actually laughed out loud at the play part. Props.
Show this to your so-called Man (funny)
frank #1581
Oh man. Remember passing notes in school? Well, this is one, but totally crip/blood style.
100 Best Typefaces (awesome)
doug #1573
PDF download. Only in German. Totally awesome. (except I wouldn't choose Helvetica as number 1 - probably Wingdings.)
Hulu (movie)
frank #1568
Pete, I got my invite today as well. It is really cool. I watched last night's episode of 30 Rock and it had 2 30-second commercials. Booyah.
Why can't our Barnes & Noble look like this? (pretty awesome)
doug #1561
Yet another reason to live a country with history more than 235 years old...
Facebook Magazine? (sad)
frank #1560
This is dumb. I'm going to be deleting my Facebook account soon, methinks.
Kunal: Ask and You Shall Receive (picture)
frank #1556
Second entry in the UC logo competition. Don't like it? I'm gonna kill you in your sleep.
Kunal: Ask and You Shall Receive (picture)
doug #1554
First entry in the UC logo competition. Don't like it? Tough tits.
Trevor and Rimbaud (sad)
frank #1553
Trevor, I was secretly hoping in my heart of hearts that it was a high-res scan of this. That way I could print it up and wrap it around all of my books. BUT the scans are very nice. Thank you.
Chinese Menu - Wikipedia (funny)
frank #1552
More horrible translations. This place serves up hot, fresh wikipedia.
can't believe i missed out on this yesterday... (crazy awesome)
djg #1549
better a ninja late, than never a ninja. this should file under "Stoopid Awesome" -djg
Chipmunk Punk (funny)
frank #1532
No, your Umbrella Club doesn't need fine tuning. This should be called Chipmunk New Wave. Who knew that such awesome bile could come out of Schaumburg?
T-Shirt (awesome)
frank #1531
I haven't seen a printed tee that I've liked in a long time, but, daaaaaannng, this is too awesome not to buy. (The statement about me not liking most t-shirts excludes the work of a certain Peiter Cubanus.)
Chris (misc)
frank #1530
Picked up the album on Amazon. It cost me $7. I'll give it to you once you're home. It's good.
Batman: Dark Knight Poster (awesome)
frank #1523
Okay, this is pretty brilliant. High fives to whoever pulled this one out of their hat.
Dream (awesome)
frank #1522
Lots of Eames furniture and a couple of Lester Beall posters in the background.
Oh Nick Sherman (awesome)
frank #1521
Nick has a super awesome site. He's a younger letterpress nerd like Doug, and a bit like me. His Letterpress book was the impetus for my own Letterpress book. (Which I'd like to move to second edition with your help, Doug.)
If you want to be successful: (funny)
doug #1520
Use a goofy old Christmas picture of an old guy you don't even know (and this is not saying that I am successful by any means - I just think it is funny that I would put this on my "professional" website).
The Dumbest T-Shirt Ever (sad)
frank #1517
Ugh. What a horrible, horrible pun. I don't know why Google ads thought I'd be into buying this. Maybe it's because I googled "bad pun horrible tshirt waste of money stupid election"
I'm Officially Tired of It (sad)
frank #1511
After working on the same project solely for 8 months, I'm officially tired of it. Someone get me out of Web Design. I feel like I've been living in a foreign country the past year.
Looks like I'm not the only one... (funny)
doug #1509
... that thinks ffffound is getting over-the-top. (and you all better apply for the W+K position!)
This is magical. (funny)
frank #1505
From the look on the guy's face, to the seductive pose, to the fact that it's a blanket with sleeves, to the construction worker orange, to the luxurious leather couch, everything about this photo is great.
I will not shave my beard until Metallica comes up with a new album. (sad)
frank #1504
What? You have questions still after that?
Comparing Japan and China: Finding "the" way versus finding "a" way (misc)
frank #1503
Short read. The pictures really tell the story. Interesting.
Amazon Just Made Me Into a Sad Panda (sad)
frank #1502
Oh man. Amazon got me. This is a link to their "Geek" gift guide. Look at the second item listed. Let's mourn together Pete, and then promptly race to propose to her. OH GOD! I just now noticed that it's listed before Battlestar Galactica!!!! NO!!!!!
Gifts That Make You Into a Sad Panda (sad)
frank #1501
If you get this, should be insulted because someone bought it for you, or elated that your back isn't going to look like the Dark Forest any more?
Doug, is this your press? (kinda cool)
frank #1496
Should I inquire about it? Should I buy it? If I did, what the heck would I do with it?
That If... Packaging WAS Aesthetic Apparatus! (sad)
frank #1494
I feel so proud and sad at the same time.
Jim Flora re-prints (crazy awesome)
djg #1492
courtesy of the Jim Flora estate, author Irwin Chusid, archivist Barb Economon and Aesthetic Apparatus...-djg
I hate it when people instant message like a stupid text message (sad)
frank #1491
Okay, enough with this crap. "U" is not a word. Don't say "lol" unless you actually guffaw aloud. Why is the LOL count at 2 for this? This series of messages happened to me earlier. I'm glad we all use words here on Umbrella Club.
King James Bible, 2nd Edition?!?! (shady)
frank #1486
Okay. This is insane. What's more insane is that the seller is in Oklahoma.
Coffin Company uses Scantily-Clad women for Calendar... (funny)
doug #1485
This is so crazy! - from Coudal.
My students did leave pages blank... (misc)
doug #1484
...but no one did it on purpose to make a point. Which is a shame.
Book of Hours (crazy awesome)
frank #1483
Want this soooo bad. An illuminated page from a Book of Hours from 1515. Dang you eBay for teasing me.
Goose Gossage (picture)
frank #1477
Goose’s yellow handlebars made it look like he’d just slammed a barrel full of Busch beer and forgot to wipe the froth off his mouth.
Wade Boggs Once Drank 70 Miller Lites on a Cross Country Flight (the future)
frank #1476
Respect man. Respect.
Wade Boggs and Donny Baseball (picture)
frank #1475
'Nuff said. The only thing that can bring a Red Sox and a Yankee in the same photo is the bond of facial hair.
Rollie Fingers (picture)
frank #1474
I declare today Baseball Day. I'll be documenting the greatest moustaches of baseball.
Conan goes to an Old Timey Baseball Game (funny)
frank #1471
Here it is, in case anyone else wants to watch it. I have it downloaded, Pete. I'll convert it to an iPod video for you. Also, I like that spread too. Reminds me of the Menomena cover by Thompson.
What not to say while playing old timey baseball (misc)
frank #1469
My text entry is censored for the kids. Anyone remember the segment where Conan goes and visits the old-timey baseball league and tries to pick up chicks?
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (movie)
frank #1467
So Morgan Spurlock makes a film looking for him. I hope he finds him wearing a red floppy hat and overcoat.
Maria Frustration (awesome)
frank #1465
All of the Field Notes pics are awesome, but this is my sleeper pick (besides the Linotype bus bomb)
Brandon's new movie (awesome)
frank #1463
Featuring The Skinny Jeffs, SSLYBY, and Robert E. Smith as Crazy Santa.
.Field.Notes.In.Action. (awesome)
doug #1462
Because I know how much Trevor loves this stuff: here are some of the best Field Notes spreads from my students this semester.
Photography that looks simple is crazy-difficult. (misc)
doug #1460
Frank: no, Peter Yang is just insanely good at lighting - most of them are not using a ring light. Also, the Abram Games stuff is AMAZING!
Halloween 2007 (misc)
frank #1458
We didn't tell you, but Trevor and I dressed up as Daft Punk for Halloween this year. Actually though, that's a pretty great costume idea for next year. I call dibs. Who's with me?
Ace Photographer (picture)
frank #1457
Peter Yang. Like this dude's way of lighting. Is that a ring light to get a lot of the even lighting, Doug?
Abram Games (awesome)
frank #1456
More genius work from Games. He has a book on Amazon too. I should add it to the wishlist.
Use Spades, Not Ships (misc)
frank #1455
This is the ship/shovel poster I was talking about a few weeks ago, Doug. Glad I finally found it. The designer is Abram Games.
New Zealand + Type = LOVE. (so awesome)
doug #1454
Wow, this is some crazy-good work. He worked with Spiekermann on Meta Serif.
Logoworks by HP - We're screwed! (sad)
doug #1453
Oh man, I don't know what to think about this. At first, I was going to post a long tirade about how terrible this is and how ridiculous it is. And it is. BUT, what if this will allow some business owners to get a better logo than what they can make in Microsoft Word? So, although the logo will be basically templated crap, will it create a better visual environment than before? I would like to hear your thought on this, boys.
Bank Tells Man He Owes $211 Trillion (news)
frank #1446
$211 trillion is more than 70 times the entire federal budget. File this under "I ask for impossible things."
Guess what I bought? (crazy awesome)
frank #1443
YESSS! Spent a few more bucks than I wanted to on eBay, but it's so going to be worth it.
Guys, If you want to be on the cutting edge: (the future)
doug #1442
You must get into the racket. Mad-crazy money to be made in eBay banner design...
Oh Man! I want these! (so awesome)
doug #1441
Frank - you have gotten me hooked to eBay typography searches!
Forget Gigposters (crazy awesome)
frank #1440
I'm going to buy these. Lustig is my favorite designer, period. I'm still so tempted to pick up the Amerika screenprint from the Lustig estate.
Organic Numerical Animation (so awesome)
frank #1438
Old Style figures that grow. Inspired by Japanese vegetation. Most motion graphics bore me, but this is super great.
Online Vector Maker! (pretty awesome)
doug #1437
This is very useful for a non-illustrator like myself!
Criterion Collection (picture)
frank #1434
Really digging this cover. I'm assuming it's by Aesthetic Apparatus based on the typeface selection and the text inside of the dot. I need to get on the ball and check out some Criterion films besides the Wes Anderson ones.
Rearranged Billboards (picture)
frank #1433
This is old, but I thought I'd post it anyway. Maybe if the press is open whenever I'm back for Christmas I'll try something out like this for letterpress. Care to join me Douglas?
I meant to file it under "misc" (sad)
doug #1431
but the ol' UC isn't editable after I am stupid and select the wrong thing.
DOOG! (awesome)
frank #1430
Doug, that's the print that I want. It is my chosen one. By the way, you can't classify your own work as awesome. It's against the Umbrella Club by-laws. (They are awesome though.)
I was up until 1:40 AM printing this. (awesome)
doug #1429
And that is late for an old-timer like me. More photos soon.
Mini Art Prints (awesome)
frank #1421
This looks kind of familiar. It's cool to see other people doing little art prints as well!
Vancouver unveils mascots for 2010 Olympics (awesome)
frank #1413
These are soo soo awesome! Go Canada! Can you guys talk VSA into letting me do the ones for 2012 if Chicago gets the bid?
Vintage Science (crazy awesome)
frank #1412
An illustration pool on Flickr. Do yourself a favor and look at all the awesomeness of the illustrations inside of the Human Body book. Doug, you'll love this.
iPhone for Sale. Kunal? (misc)
frank #1411
So my friend is selling his iPhone. He's wanting $250 for the 8G w/ the bluetooth earpiece and two docks and a plug in wall charger. Anyone interested? If so, get a hold of me and I'll make the arrangements.
Helvetica the Movie (awesome)
frank #1409
Available for watching instantly on Netflix. Who wants to watch it this weekend?
Miniscule Typeface (awesome)
frank #1406
For use at 3pt, 4pt, 5pt, 6pt and 7. Kind of awesome to see the forms the letters take for printing at 3pt.
My Field Museum Photos (misc)
frank #1402
Went to the Field Museum today. Took photos of stuffed animals. Had fun. Hooray. You guys should go. It's fun peeping all the animals and thinking of what noise they would make in your head.
Foxes by the Tree Breathing Fire (crazy awesome)
frank #1401
I saw this Japanese woodblock at the AI museum earlier this week and it blew me away. I need to pick up a small print of it some time. The japanese prints are the best part of the museum. Screw that painting crap.
The best in-flight instructions I have ever seen. (pretty awesome)
doug #1390
And I have seen some crazy-ass Asian ones...
Don't Tell Me... (funny)
doug #1385
...that they just took pictures of the "streets" and are now selling them as "stock street photography" - because that would be ridiculous. Also, it is very interesting to note the very specific typography used in almost every "urban" record...
Pyton Programming and Font Design (misc)
frank #1369
Basically, it's done to automate making other weights of charaters by skewing along certain axises (axi?)
Pete (crazy awesome)
frank #1368
I want to commission a couple shirts from you. Mostly the "Don't Sweat the Technique" and "I am Hip Hop." (Because I am.) I will pay in skrilla. This is an image that came up when I google searched "sloppy kiss"
Pete: (misc)
doug #1367
You make me a shirt of that, and I send you a poster of mine. Simple, right? Also, Chris, make your friend pay me, and I don't believe that we ever swapped your prints for anything of mine. Love, {doug}
oh, here it is... (movie)
djg #1363
still, best picture until "There Will Be Blood" drips in the day after Christmas. -djg
Shepard Fairey (of OBEY fame) is accused of Plagiarism (sad)
doug #1359
Wow. This is a pretty serious.
Superman is Kind of a Dick (funny)
frank #1358
Pete will like this since he likes the Marmaduke strips so much. I think everyone else will too. Superman says some cold stuff, man.
Crazy Guy. Crazy Cuts. (awesome)
frank #1353
Doug, that's the guy I was talking about that had all the awesome cuts and linocuts that Kate had in her flickr.
This guy is crazy. And awesome. (movie)
doug #1352
He is like the Robert E. Smith (of outsider art/Springfield fame) of letterpress.
fridge with tv = stupid-awesome-spoiled-'m (crazy awesome)
djg #1347
wowzers, fill my trowzers. -djg
oprah gave this out last night... (crazy awesome)
djg #1345
i like Oprah's favorite things too. this is ridiculous. along with the fridges with built-in flatscreen/dvd. -djg
Pete, (sad)
doug #1337
This is what comes up under "overworked underpaid" in Google image search. I hope you do look like this and I hope you stop working such ridiculous hours. If not, just quit. What can they do? You are invincible!
For Kunal, Via For Chris (news)
frank #1321
Kunal, maybe Oprah didn't realise the strain on that relationship is from their decision to move into such a f@$#%# small house?
wow! (awesome)
djg #1319
sorry for my typos and poor use of grammar. i am normally an not a wearer of such ill-fitted cloth, but such is life when one has fat fingers made of bread. ok. i am done for now. maybe the day. i must do some work for the farmers of 'merica. -djg
i wish my drawings had the impact of immediacy as this (picture)
djg #1318
i found an illustrated book by a kindergardner yesterday while walking. it is about the first thanksgiving. it was at steps bottom of a house. i parially feel bad now because upon further inspection i see that the book is not complete and it seems like something that would be turned in this week with the holiday coming. perhaps it blew off the front porch and into my path while the kid was in the john or something? or, maybe the kid is just lazy and didn't finish it. so, i'm sorta happy if the kid has to re-do it. i give it a C as-is. these young kids are lazy these days. i wish i had pictures of it. -djg
i don't know what to make of this... (shady)
djg #1317
i was trying to find H.R. Giger's loaf of bread shoes and this is even better, i guess?...-djg
this guy used to be my best friend. he is shaved in this picture... (picture)
djg #1314
sadly, he is dead. -djg
great movie... (movie)
djg #1313
boys. i am so behind. i can not keep up with the youth. you guys are on it. i sometimes am. i killed a deer. pictures will go up soon. i am working on a new web site...long over due. i've been on a break. i have a show coming up in december. pete, come spend 80+ hours working for me. i used to spend that much time on my own stuff. now i'd like to double that. all of you can come too. we can have a big play pen and wear diapers. i can pay you in vienna sausages. maybe some economy/circus size cans of synthetic nacho cheese. but, you gotta drink the sausage juice. my dad taught me that trick. he taught me lots o' things, like how to kill deer, but i don't know how to make my own sausage. i was a good husband cause my gooder wife made me sausage balls. we are going off the diet on thanksgiving and i can't wait. everybody. send me an email here at my day job. help me to help myself. kick my rear into gear and make my days dwindle faster. dgibson@fspp.com -djg
Is it me? (sad)
doug #1310
Or is FFFFound getting more and more dirty/artsy/dirty pictures and less and less interesting design things? Oh, not work appropriate.
The New Maira Kalman Book (crazy awesome)
doug #1309
Is awesome. Everyone should get their own copy. She is crazy. And wonderful.
Peter's Last Post Equals (pretty awesome)
doug #1308
Doug laughing his ass off. Which is the first image to come up under "doug laughing" with Google image search.
Peter, Listen to the Children (sad)
frank #1307
Maybe you should ditch this job and follow the first start to midnight to Never-Neverland? I'd rather battle pirates with clocks than be a graphic designer.
Hand-lettered E-mail spam (pretty awesome)
doug #1293
Great idea. I always wanted to do something with all of the spam I used to get.
New Sony Advert (movie)
doug #1292
This time for the ... Walkman?! Wait, I didn't know the Walkman existed anymore. Nice advertisement though.
Leaning Tower of Pisa, IL (funny)
frank #1288
We live 15 minutes from a reproduction of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Let's go some time and take leaning photos in front of it.
Trevor - Approved. (funny)
frank #1286
My mom's a bit like that, but not too bad. Every other woman in our family, however, is exactly like that woman. The tree's a big deal in our family. Usually between 10 and 12 foot tall.
KTHXBAI UK (news)
frank #1273
Lots of people are moving out of the UK too. Mostly to Australia, New Zealand, France and Spain.
Nature Is Awesome (picture)
frank #1265
I miss the cicada's we had when I was growing up in NY. I used to see the shells of these little guys everywhere. And then the dogs would eat them.
Vulture (picture)
frank #1264
If biology books were made like this, I would have learned a lot more. Don't mess with this vulture.
spectacle spectacle (picture)
frank #1263
New glasses and my response to all the posts of old drunken debauchery photos.
Nice typographic art pieces. (awesome)
doug #1246
Yep. I love type. And color. Or maybe I would spell it "colour" just to show that I am fancy-pants.
All I can say is wow. (so awesome)
doug #1245
Well Done: a food company annual report that has to be cooked first...
Lula Photographer (crazy awesome)
frank #1243
This is the guy who's work is up in Lula. I wish he sold prints.
Holy Crap! Grecians! (crazy awesome)
doug #1242
Seriously, I almost peed my pants when I saw this post from HTF.
Frank, this is what I was talking about yesterday (pretty awesome)
doug #1241
HTF new type for The Nature Conservancy.
MetaSerif (kinda cool)
frank #1239
Excited about this. I always love families with both serif and sans-serif.
Grizzly Fight (so awesome)
frank #1237
Be mortified. Be terrified. Be entertained. Be glad you're not there. Read the last sentence of the description.
Sutnar Book (crazy awesome)
frank #1227
Trevor, sell your original and buy the 2nd edition that comes out at the end of the year. Make $750. I'm preordering this book. I'm just glad that I'll finally get to own it.
Doug - What I wish I was buying... (crazy awesome)
frank #1224
This is great, but unfortunately too expensive for my blood. But, at least you get to see the spines and back covers, which you rarely get to see... I love Lustig.
Radiator Food Warmer (awesome)
frank #1193
I'm going to search high and low for once of these once I get back. Or I'll just use the lid of the toilet.
Let's Do It (awesome)
frank #1192
I want to go over the lake. This country's going to sink into the ocean soon. I'll get my passport ready.
I'm Back (news)
frank #1190
I've arrived in Springfield. I am safe. And full. I think there's going to be lots of eating this week and next. Booyah.
Kunal - Moving, Living, Working, Learning - let's do it all. (crazy awesome)
doug #1181
Maybe we'll live in different flats, but hey... Email me any questions. It's all about the proper visas...
Kunal - Yes, the UK is a good as you think it is. (pretty awesome)
doug #1179
Really, it is. You should CERTAINLY spend some quality time across the pond. It is a wonderful place to live. I am looking at going to ECA (Edinburgh College of Art) in Edinburgh, Scotland for my masters - want to join?
Futura Movie Student Project (funny)
frank #1169
Read the description and it should let you know why students are choosing this typeface. Also, see how many incorrect statements you can spot in the description. It's a game.
Who to Blame for the Futura Love Fest (sad)
frank #1168
I think so. It's probably been subliminally etched in their head as generic, but not quite as generic as Helvetica. Tell them to use Avenir because it works better at text sizes. Also, slap them next time they use Futura on a project about a topic that's pre-1920s. I have opinions about this. I am very important. Rubble, rubble, rubble.
This Jacket (awesome)
frank #1167
is the one that I bought Trevor. The hood/front zipper can detach. It is awesome. I rule.
Freaking Halarious! (funny)
doug #1166
Nothing better than a Japanese kid getting eaten by a bird...
Students + Futura = Obsession. (funny)
doug #1165
How I told you guys that at the beginning of the semester, alsmot everyone was using Futura for everything? Why? Oh why?! I guess this is an epidemic everywhere. I have since broken them of this habit.
As much as I love Coudal... (sad)
doug #1163
...I wish Layer Tennis would stop. I totally agree that it is sophomoric and juvenile - why is this interesting to watch? People playing with Photoshop?! I guess they keep it going because it drives up traffic and I, for one, benefit from that, so I guess I cannot complain.
If you want a good jacket - get Arc'Teryx. (pretty awesome)
doug #1162
Seriously, they are the best jackets made. Period. And I should know, I just spent the last three days in the middle of hell-nowhere Arkansas using outdoor gear.
Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac? (news)
frank #1151
Perhaps because federal subsidies and federal nutrition guidelines don't match up.
The bill provides billions of dollars in subsidies, much of which goes to huge agribusinesses producing feed crops, such as corn and soy, which are then fed to animals. By funding these crops, the government supports the production of meat and dairy products -- the same products that contribute to our growing rates of obesity and chronic disease. Fruit and vegetable farmers, on the other hand, receive less than 1 percent of government subsidies.
Oh Trevor (awesome)
frank #1150
I was eyeballing that jacket in the Northface store on Wednesday. I jerked back after I saw the price, but it may be worth it to be stylin', warm, and not looking like you're about to get altitude sickness.
Yankee Hotel Lawsuit (sad)
frank #1148
So, the people who own the top 2/3rs of the Marina City towers are trying to copyright it? How stupid is that? Pay us if you take a picture? I wonder who got it through their head that unfound copyrights are an income source...
Running From Camera (pretty awesome)
doug #1143
"The rules are simple: I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from the camera as I can."
fcbwjdlx (pretty awesome)
djg #1136
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i'm gonna go to the farm this weekend (kinda cool)
djg #1126
gonna untie my deer and gun over it. -djg
(to clever trevor again) nice jock straps...but, i-am-not. (picture)
djg #1122
the first time didn't work. -djg
Jimmy Carter Will Kill Your Cat (funny)
frank #1121
And then replace it with another of your choosing.
Propaganda that Owns all others (awesome)
frank #1119
Something about this makes me want to recreate it.
trevor, nice jock straps...but my-name-is-NOT... (picture)
djg #1113
i am Danny Joe. Dan sounds too awesome for me, which i am not. -djg
coool, my last post was number 1111 (picture)
djg #1112
i like this umbrella club. and i like sheep. -djg
my dad can say "sheep sheep sheep" and they all turn their heads, bahhhh-bahhh and start running (picture)
djg #1111
true that. -djg
Custom Paper Toys (pretty awesome)
frank #1108
So great. They're in KC too, Danny, so you should go by and say "Howdy."
I Love Typography (awesome)
frank #1105
A great typography blog. May be nice to pass on to your fledgling typophiles, Doug?
magical tevor (picture)
djg #1103
sorry about the big ol' USB STICK re-post. i can't keep up with you young guns. oh, and i never once thought you to bat the other way. -djg
Giada's Recipes on my iPhone (awesome)
frank #1102
Dreams do come true. Who wants some chicken cacciatore?
All of the Rocky Movies in 5 Seconds (funny)
frank #1101
The rest of the "movies in 5 seconds" are great too.
Thanks Trevor (sad)
frank #1092
Opie and I were just talking about how great Umbrella Club was earlier tonight. Way to ruin it. This is where I put in a sad emoticon.
biggest usb stick (it to 'em) ever! (crazy awesome)
djg #1082
this is semi-old news...but, geesh this is one clunky bear. -djg
Hunting Awesomery (funny)
frank #1072
So I accidently clicked on a Google ad in Gmail. I get this page, which is most fresh. Another internet flashback.
Dinosaur Jr. (awesome)
frank #1065
Why isn't this song in Guitar Hero? I demand the removal of Disturbed to be replaced with this song.
World's Richest Model Refuses to be paid in USD (funny)
frank #1063
Because, well, the dollar sucks.
Super Mario 3 Out for Wii (awesome)
frank #1062
I'll be buying it. Let's watch that movie with Fred Savage in it.
SPD: Life on the Street (funny)
frank #1057
Brandon sent me this recruiting video for the Springfield Police department. It looks like a really crappy, overboard CSI commercial. It makes a good parody though.
My new business cards. (kinda cool)
doug #1036
Wanted to share the over-the-topness of my new business cards.
Where Kunal's Mom Got Her Kostume Production Skillz (funny)
frank #1035
Happy Birthday Books! The book is British, so I suuuppppooose there is a chance... right?
Ask 500 People (misc)
frank #1034
Since a lot of us talk about surveying, this website is pretty cool. Pretty much, people suggest questions, then the group votes on what question to poll, and then everyone answers. Everything from "Do you like garlic?" to "Should Israel strike Iran's nuclear facilities?"
TED (crazy awesome)
frank #1033
I'm sure everyone knows about this, but I thought I'd share my favorite website on the net, in terms of design, structure, functionality, and, of course, content. Do yourself a favor and watch one of the videos over your lunch break some time.
Gracenote Musical Map (awesome)
frank #1032
The most popular music according to country or state. The Beatles are #1 on almost every country I checked. Except Poland. Theirs is Linkin Park.
DJG is currently reading... (awesome)
djg #1023
...i found a beautiful original of this a year ago for cheap. really nice. finally got to it today. -djg
is that two scoops of ice cream on a hot dog? (picture)
djg #1018
coool poster. it works. i'm hungry for some big weiners with little buns (uh, sorry that sounds really bad). -djg
Nice Roman Ligatures (kinda cool)
frank #1015
I'm looking at typefaces today at My Fonts. Sadly, most of the top sellers are scripts, but a sturdy serif caught my eye called Jupiter. Check out these ligatures! (If nobody cares but Doug, I'm okay with that.)
Mélissa Theuriau Shows You Around Paradise (crazy awesome)
frank #1003
Okay, so the video is funny, but this comment is the best:
the kind of girl a guy wants to bring home to mom. she's the 1 girl that makes me emotional when I look at her. the sexual prowess disappears and I'm in love as I see beyond her body/looks. I wanna have her babies and raise a family with her. lol she has the charismatic charm and intelligence to make me forget about every other "sexy" or perhaps more beautiful girl out there. any guys agree? I just wanna keep her happy. "I'll give up anything for her" kinda girl.
France = GO (awesome)
frank #1001
Kunal, if you're moving to France, I'm going with you. It's sexy time!
WorldCat (crazy awesome)
frank #994
Probably the best link I've posted in a while. Searches libraries around you within a radius for a particular book, cd or dvd. I decree thine site crazy awesome.
i guess this makes up for it for right now... (crazy awesome)
djg #964
i want some more action figure money! -djg
i watched this last night (awesome)
djg #959
it was incredibly inspiring, moving and bitter-sweet. too bad my video tape ran out halfway thru. -djg
this show gets me excited about monday nights (crazy awesome)
djg #951
it has a lot of charm...and NPH. -djg
i went there and bought some cheap 'n' cool halloween decorations (kinda cool)
djg #950
neat little slice of missouri pie. -djg
i think it must be hiding with this one... (so awesome)
djg #948
another favorite of mine. i should check my parent's closets once more. -djg
i can't find my copy of... (so awesome)
djg #947
i saw one at an antique store on saturday for 10 bucks...geesh, whatever happened to 49 cents? -djg
this band just put out a whole album covering my bloody valentine's classic "loveless" (kinda cool)
djg #941
coooooool. but, i'd rather just listen to the real thing. -djg
greatest t.v. show ever (crazy awesome)
djg #931
if i could only own one dvd, this would be it. -djg
Charlie the Unicorn (pretty awesome)
djg #926
i wanted to go into the candy cave until the end. -djg
the monsters go disco (crazy awesome)
djg #924
i want to dance in a heaping pile of sugared cereal right now! -djg
i never bought this album because i feared female cashiers would think me to be a pervert (shady)
djg #917
i finally acquired a copy/listen. so, i suppose i copped a feel for the first time? and i must say i'd buy that for a dollar. -djg
this new show is disappointing... (sad)
djg #915
i normally don't get too hyped into debut programming. i was hoping this show would be more magical. most of the "tricks" were just plain STUPID-CRAZY. -djg
a view-master view at architecture... (kinda cool)
djg #914
Frank Lloyd Wright in a differnt light. this article is fairly old, but neat-o. -djg
deerhoof downloads (crazy awesome)
djg #912
a whole album's worth of unreleased stuff for free. -djg
wolfgang tillmans (crazy awesome)
djg #910
i saw a great body of work by him in d.c. in july. my favorite photographer -djg
i want to be saul steinberg for halloween (picture)
djg #904
my number one favorite maker of things. -djg
In the theme of DJG's "Balls" posts... (crazy awesome)
doug #895
BALZAC BALLS! Anyone remember these from childhood? The BEST name for a product ever!
if only my mom's horse was this cool! (crazy awesome)
djg #894
this is one of the coolest things i've ever seen. i love the drive thru/cheeseburger scene. -djg
Jesus Rode Dinosaurs (crazy awesome)
djg #888
i had a hunch. if only sunday school was this creative. -djg
here is the story about the object you just looked at below (shady)
djg #874
it is long, but it is all true. -djg
i found this in the street today while walking to work (shady)
djg #873
it's a long, weird episode...and the real thing is even longer than what's in the picture. -djg
Marvelous 3 - Freak of the Week (misc)
frank #869
Anybody else remember this song? These guys are the grandfather of all the eyeliner bands now. Now you know who to blame.
The New Radicals - You Get What You Give (misc)
frank #868
I remember Marilyn Manson getting pissed over this song because of the threat of a beat-down in "rap" the bridge.
Neutron Beams Search for Da Vinci's Lost Masterpiece (ntih)
djg #867
i need some neutron beams to search for myself. -djg
Possum Kingdom (misc)
frank #863
I wish this wasn't a one-hit wonder. Matt saw them once and said the chick bassist was hot. So help him Jesus.
SPACEHOG (kinda cool)
frank #859
I declare this One-Hit-Wonder Wednesday. I'll be posting songs periodically. I have no idea what half the words in this Spacehog song are, but Matt, Opie and I got talking about it last night.
Paul Rand Tribute Video (crazy awesome)
frank #858
This video is awesome. Please watch it. Rand is one of my favorites. Let's get back to modernism.
Wizard Hat Get Stuck (funny)
frank #851
This poor kid gets a traffic cone stuck on his head for 7 hours because he tried imitating Harry Potter.
Bruce Lee v. Chuck Norris (awesome)
frank #849
The ultimate matchup really happened. With kitty official! (The kitty's there just for you DJG.)
i like this poster (picture)
djg #846
uh, i shouldn't use the word "like", but i shouldn't lie either. -djg
Crotch Shot (crazy awesome)
frank #844
Blog of comic panels where somebody gets hit in the business. Let's make a zine!
Ultimate Halloween Costume (awesome)
frank #843
I would like to keep this for myself, but I think Pete would pull it off better.
Trevor's Video (sad)
frank #841
Trevor's video taught me that graphic design = advertising. I'm in the wrong biz.
Finally (funny)
frank #838
Traffic can no longer tame me. Reminds me of the first TV ep of This American Life.
Beautiful Sleeve Design for the "There Will Be Blood" Soundtrack (crazy awesome)
djg #825
there is a great chance that Jonny Greenwood might win an Oscar for his compositions. -djg
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (crazy awesome)
frank #819
The only logical thing to post after a post about a sledgehammer and a post about stop motion animation. Still the best, in my opinion.
Animated Origami (awesome)
frank #818
Music Video now plz. Ironically, the music in this video is annoying.
Make Your Own Chair (misc)
frank #817
By hitting a steel cube with a sledgehammer. I wanna be your sledgehammer. via Opie.
The Next Logical Furniture Step (the future)
frank #814
I'm out of room in our apartment for nice furniture, so there's only one place left to put them....
Doug's Confessional - First CD Purchased... (sad)
doug #807
Yep. I'm not proud of it, but I have to be honest...
it's gonna be a great winter at the movie house... (the future)
djg #802
can't wait. can't wait. -djg
uhh...hell-oh kitty? (shady)
djg #800
wow. if only i were a little girl again. no further comment. -djg
sadly, this is all i have to eat... (pretty awesome)
djg #796
wait, that's not sad...it's pretty awesome, i think. -djg
time to... (awesome)
djg #795
i better not save this to my work computer or they might get the wrong impression. -djg
so, i've decided to listen to this instead... (crazy awesome)
djg #792
they've managed to make record release day (and records) fun again. -djg
i have tried many times in six years to get into this album... (misc)
djg #791
it's the vocals. can't handle them. -djg
John K. Archives (so awesome)
djg #790
a cartooning pioneering hero of mine. hated by parents everywhere...except mine. -djg
the only thing that interests me in the white house (awesome)
djg #788
presidential pet museum! -djg
Fantastic tribute to Colonel Sanders (so awesome)
djg #787
scroll down and check out the life-size birthday cake! i want some chickie and tators and the fixin's now! -djg
Sgt. Bennett's Ripped-Out Hearts Club Militia (crazy awesome)
djg #784
this is the reason why i'm deciding to remain a graphic designer. -djg
cool site for the coolest movie ever! (movie)
djg #783
this site is fantastic. and there is a new director's cut i didn't know about! -djg
The Republic Tigers (awesome)
djg #782
you might be hearing more out of this band soon...check out "Made Concrete". they are from kcmo. -djg
Only movie in the theatre that DJG has gone to the bathroom during... (sad)
djg #762
this is true...and sad that i saw this in the movie house. -djg
Big Mac, Mc DLT, a Quarter-Pounder with some Cheese....lots of cheese (so awesome)
djg #758
anybody else remember this? i still have the little vinyl and can still remember over half of the song by heart...a clogged one. -djg
FrankC's Confessional / Second CD Purchased (sad)
frank #757
And then it all went downhill. DJG - Most of my friend's first CD was that Ace of Base album.
DJG's Confessional / Second CD Purchased (kinda cool)
djg #750
bought this one on the same ticket. -djg
Store Clerk (misc)
frank #748
Okay, this video seems normal, but it's actually insane. I wish just "crazy" was a category.
i almost made this out of snow last winter but it turned into a retarded big bunny wabbit (so awesome)
djg #747
i want to ride one of these...with eyegoggles, cap and driving scarf & glove set, of course! -djg
Sprint Center (ntih)
djg #744
i toured this the other day. nice, but i'm still bummed kc passed on frank ghery to design a new arena. -djg
DJG is the Bestest! (awesome)
frank #737
I am happy that I have a conundrum of links to go through, DJG style.
Slim Goodbody (so awesome)
djg #735
does anybody remember his one-piece? amazing stuff. oh, and i'm officially addicted to umbrella club.-djg
Toe & Fingernail Collecting... (so awesome)
djg #734
this guy has me beat. though, i've only been working on mine for over years now...-djg
There Will Be Blood / Awards Buzz Site (movie)
djg #732
is anybody else wetting themselves for this piece of art? -djg
Bon Iver (pretty awesome)
djg #728
Prett Awesome Music...in a haunted, shut-in, folksy sorta fastion.
A Ghost Beneath the Tower / Music Video (movie)
djg #726
hi boys. i am medium-rare. here is a GORGEOUS video by fellow sms-er Philip Cheaney out of Portland, OR. enjoy. yours, -djg
FontBook (pretty awesome)
frank #710
A million billion page type speciman from a zillion type foundaries. FrankC want.
Ambiguously Gay Duo (misc)
frank #702
DID YOU KNOW....
That Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert are the voices of Ace and Gary?
So, yeah, I'm in Print... (funny)
doug #701
This is crazy. I had no idea that my Blind Boxes would be featured in Print. I was just flipping through and there was an image of my Boxes. And the funny thing is, the other image featured, they said they sent to me as my swap - but I have never received anything from the Swap...
For Peeeete (news)
frank #697
Stevie says that they're going to make a developer's kit for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Yay hooray. Now I'll buy an iPhone.
Devo > Us (movie)
frank #692
Devo is way cooler than Whip It. Also, look at Fred Willard at the beginning.
Wheel of Furtune Type FYI (sad)
frank #689
I'm not 100%, but the best that I can tell, the face used on the letters are Helvetica Neue Heavy Condensed. But it'd be 100% cooler if it was Akzidentzzzz Grotesque.
Vanna White = Screen Fonts (misc)
frank #688
All of Vanna's favorite fonts are sans-serif and screen fonts. Psycho-analysis please?
Pat & Vanna chit-chat about fonts (misc)
doug #687
Most of you have probably seen this, but it just makes me smile. Also, I grew up watching "Wheel of Fortune" almost every night of my life.
Old Type Specimens (crazy awesome)
frank #686
I sent this to Doug a long while ago. I forgot about it, and for that I am ashamed. Now I will share it with the rest of you. I love type.
NEWSFLASH: Hardee's Makes You a Fat Idiot (sad)
frank #684
Check this burrito out. Patton Oswalt needs to do a bit on this piece of work. The picture looks gross. I feel sorry for that food photographer.
Less Design Friends. More Food Friends. (awesome)
frank #669
Seriously. Perks of friendship. Economics, man. I'm going to sit outside of the culinary institute and look lonely, Flight of the Conchords style.
Maybe My New Office Chair? (so awesome)
frank #667
Just put in a bid on Craigslist and it looks like I've got it. Just waiting back to hear about an Eames knock-off I inquired about.
2Advanced (the future)
frank #662
Hadn't been here in a while. Filed under the future, could also be filed under the past. Initiating digital atmosphere! (It really says that on the site.)
Mario Galaxy - More Video (so awesome)
frank #660
I'm excited about this, even though the game is probably going to give me vertigo. Scope the video at the bottom. I had forgotten about the 2 player ability.
The Boy Who Is Allergic to Everything (news)
frank #658
He can only eat 5 foods. Add this to the list of things that would suck. Of course, he'll probably be increadibly healthy.
New VSA Uniform (the future)
frank #652
Was browsing through Zappos and had a big "What the heck" moment.
Calm Down (kinda cool)
frank #640
If you click on the question mark twice you can see that they gave it a 9.3
COP OUT!!!!! (shady)
djg #638
Pitchfork Pansies. I knew they would do something like this. They don't want to give a rating because they know it won't matter. People will complain if they give it a 10.0 and they will complain if they are overly critical of it. Well Pitchfork you dug your own hole now sit in it and wallow in your own bullshit.
Things I Dislike: Pagination on Articles on Websites (sad)
frank #637
Newsweek redesigns. Isn't this a bit too little text? The ad to paragraph ratio for each page is about 1:2.
Hype Machine = Lame (sad)
frank #633
Who ever heard of launching something like this? Pretty preposterous. I'm growing more and more intolerant of mp3 blogs because they're less about sharing discoveries and more about forwarding press releases. I'm trying to be less fickle with my music selection. Maybe it's just Monday and I'm cranky.
Tooting my own horn. (news)
doug #628
Boys, I will soon be featured on Keep Calm - a nice place to buy prints based in the UK.
CNN Tells us What the Hip Kidz Be Sayin' (sad)
frank #620
One time when me was high, me sold me car for like 24 chicken McNuggets.
Carmen Sandiego = FOUND. (funny)
frank #617
Well she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina,
She's a sticky-fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belize,
She'll take you for a ride on a slow boat to China,
Tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
Music Video of the Day (awesome)
doug #611
My good friend, Philip Cheaney made this nice little music video. You may even notice a few touches of your's truly.
DJG - or have you become a secret bird singer? (funny)
doug #601
Love the scripty type on your cover!
DJG - have you turned black and become a "balla" ?! (funny)
doug #600
That's right - two can play this game!
Douglas Wilson a man of many hats. (sad)
djg #594
It's a good thing you are above this guy's site when it comes to google listings.
The New Field Notes (shady)
frank #590
I'm taking this to market and hyping it to death and charging $20. Believe the hype, don't hype the belief!
Animal Buffer (picture)
frank #586
After Chris' video of floating babies that look dead, I need something to get the image out of my head.
Animal Buffer (general)
frank #585
After Chris' video of floating babies that look dead, I need something to get the image out of my head.
Animal Buffer (picture)
frank #584
After Chris' video of floating babies that look dead, I need something to get the image out of my head.
North American Standardized Money (funny)
frank #578
So we're going to have money that's good in Canada and Mexico. I hope it's called Schrute Bucks!
NPR reviews "In Rainbows" (news)
doug #576
Here is my Radiohead Day link. For all of you that didn't hear it on the radio. And Frank, I love all of your album covers - now I have the delimma of choosing which one!
In Rainbows Cover #2 (picture)
frank #572
So the album didn't come with any album artwork. So, I decided to make a couple of my own. Cover #2. Feel free to use these.
In Rainbows Cover #1 (picture)
frank #571
So the album didn't come with any album artwork. So, I decided to make a couple of my own. Cover #1. Feel free to use these.
The Darkness Covers Street Spirit (shady)
frank #569
This is cringe inducing and hilarious. I'm so glad these guys don't exist any more besides in a private hell full of falsetto, dragons, and pyrotechnics.
John Mayer Covers Kid A (kinda cool)
frank #568
I've never liked Mayer, but this cover is good. I wonder about what kind of bizarre tuning he had to do to play this.
Radiohead Elementary Revies (pretty awesome)
frank #566
A bunch of fifth graders listen to Radiohead and draw what they think the music is like. The giant ice cream cone is awesome.
Skreet Spirit (crazy awesome)
frank #565
A CRUNK tribute to Radiohead. This is for me and Trevor. If you don't like it, screw you. Flamboastin' Android is the best track.
Rodeohead (crazy awesome)
frank #563
Super crazy good bluegrass medley of Radiohead songs. This is for me and Doug. If you don't like it, screw you.
Ampersand Flickr Group (pretty awesome)
frank #562
Doesn't fall in today's Radiohead theme, but still awesome.
Radiohead Day (news)
frank #559
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think the new Radiohead album is pretty good. I'm declaring this Radiohead day, since it's cold and cloudy outside.
Right Brain vs. Left Brain (misc)
frank #557
This is cool. But I can't focus and make it spin the other way.
Walking on the floor... (pretty awesome)
doug #554
...makes the record spin... (new radiohead out tonight (tonight for us, morning for the uk))
Well aren't we getting fancy pants? (pretty awesome)
doug #553
Trademarked and everything? But the type isn't as good anymore...
Douglas Knows (news)
frank #551
I informed him last night. Also, this is the image that came up whenever I google image searched "knowledge is power." Bizarre.
Give It Your Best (misc)
frank #542
Doug showed me a neat poster that says "Give it Your Best!" but it was too British. So I americanizationistism to make it more "ruggitt." Kick booty! Thumbs up!
Flying Spaghetti Monster at MSU (funny)
frank #534
Okay, so there's a couple paragraphs in this article that are absolutely hilarious. Specifically the pirate paragraph.
Trevor - you stole my idea! (sad)
doug #529
Damn you! You stole my idea of shooting the window blinds on the fifth floor! I have always wanted to do that!
Trevor = Good (awesome)
frank #522
Love the title Trevor. My only suggestion would be to possibly slow down the fade in/fade out on the names.
I'm a designer. Use me better. (crazy awesome)
frank #516
Awesome lecture. Highly recommended. Good essay, and it's not the pretentious design wankery that I hate.
Both Work for me (sad)
frank #511
Looks like /zelda/ has a different style sheet than /link/. Probably so I can tell the difference? I guess this means I have a better internets than all of you.
Link Always Works for Me (misc)
frank #509
Link always works for me. I will hold it, and love it, and hug it, and cherish it. Forget all y'all. I've got Link.
Link works! (shady)
doug #506
Then it doesn't work! Then it works again! It seems to work more for me in the evening than in the morning. Strange.
Dogs in Star Wars Costumes (funny)
frank #504
When people go too far. This is the only thing good that "Good" Housekeeping has ever done for me.
Processing - Programming Language for Visual Designers (kinda cool)
frank #503
Kunal, have you seen this? Maybe this can be something we can do TOGETHER once the winter comes. (You know, besides the quilting society meeting.)
Trusted Source in Grilling (funny)
frank #500
Holyfield now has a grill as well. I will never again trust anyone but a boxer with recommendations about how to grill my slabs of beef.
This guy skips a stone 51 times! (crazy awesome)
doug #499
Seriously and I thought I was good by once throwing 12 skips...
Michigan, the state, gets shut down (shady)
frank #498
State legislators failed to reach a comprehensive budget agreement, so the partial shutdown of state government is in effect as of 12:01am, Monday, October 1.
Whoah.
I hate Auto-Refresh (shady)
frank #482
Kunal, can you get rid of the auto-refresh? I hate it when it makes me loose what I'm typing when it refreshes.
Buh Bye Apple (crazy awesome)
frank #475
Amazon launches its music store. All songs are 99 cents or less, straight MP3s (so no rights management crap) and an awesome "Preview All" button so I don't have to click on every friggin' song.
Pep Montserrat (picture)
doug #473
This is on my blog, but I thought you boys would like this nice illustrator.
1975 JC Penny Catalog Pt. 2 (so awesome)
frank #464
There are millions of gems in these scans. Also, millions of pant suits. Part 2 of 2.
1975 JC Penny Catalog (so awesome)
frank #463
There are millions of gems in these scans. Also, millions of moustaches. Part 1 of 2.
Man Recognizes Himself in Obesity TV News Report (sad)
frank #461
I thought this was just part of Jim Gaffigan's bit, but turns out it actually happened to some poor dude. Also file under Funny.
Pentagram Film (funny)
frank #460
The first few minutes of this video is why I don't understand Pentagram. The last couple seconds of the portraits of all the partners is funny because they all look sad.
The Art of Letter Arrangement (pretty awesome)
frank #458
This might be interesting for your type class. At the very least, I know you'll enjoy reading bit of it like I did. I'd like to track down a copy of it.
Talk About a Bad Day... (ntih)
frank #453
"Thankfully, the doctors said that there would be no lasting effects."
Clothed to Naked in 7 Seconds (funny)
frank #452
Don't worry. It's more Japanese weird stuff, and it's safe for work.
Holy Crap (pretty awesome)
frank #451
Amazing illustration. First I've seen in a long while that has really really impressed me.
Hip Hop Remix of Sufjan Stevens! (crazy awesome)
doug #450
Maybe you boys have heard this, but it pretty much is amazing.
New Stuff on my lameo blog (awesome)
doug #433
I tried to post these things earlier this morning, but the server wasn't working. Or maybe my internet is bad. Or maybe I am too lazy, so if you want to see cool things just go to my dumb blog.
CNN Believes in the Power of Hot Doug's (news)
frank #419
Oh yes. Opie sent this to me. None of you know the magicalness.
The Most Amazing Thing on the Internet (crazy awesome)
frank #415
I feel like I can never post another link after this. This is the most amazing thing on the internet. Nay, in the world in the history of Earth, God, Light, Creation and Twizzlers.
Animated Flight Patterns (movie)
doug #410
So, I normally won't be posting this much, but it is Friday and I am too tired to ride my bike any more in this wonderful weather. So instead, I will share two posts about my love and fascination with flight.
That's right - next week for us Springfieldians! (pretty awesome)
doug #408
Helvetica -The Film. All you Chicago boys should drive down for it. It would be like old times. Except we never drove anywhere and watched a film that I was involved in...
St. Vincent with Full Band (so awesome)
frank #407
Cuh-razy. These links are for me and Pete. Everyone else, please carry on.
I want to see St. Vincent open for Built to Spill in a crazy indie-rock guitar jujitsu catacalysmic burst.
St. Vincent at Randy Bacon (so awesome)
frank #406
I'm in the lower right corner of this video standing next to Kunal. I am so, so happy.
Old Designers v. Facebook = No Respect. (sad)
doug #397
Chermayeff & Geismar's new logo for Middlebury College gets sacked by a group of students using Facebook. (from DO)
Typographic Music Videos (awesome)
doug #396
Maybe you guys have seen this before, but one of my students emailed me this link. It is music videos that are type-bsed. Pretty nice.
Things I would Kill For (crazy awesome)
frank #393
The list of things I would kill for isn't very long. But I think this would have to be on it. The price actually isn't that bad.
Gorgeous Covers for Hi-Fi Tech Books (awesome)
frank #388
From the 60s. The author photo at the bottom is also very, very awesome.
If Encountering a Mountain Lion (funny)
frank #387
Be Large! Shout!
I do this with the homeless too.
Work with the best type designers in the biznass. (awesome)
doug #386
HTF is hiring! Kunal or Frank, do you know Python? Then move to NYC!
Thanks boys for letting me in the club... (funny)
doug #384
A so I shall start with "Suicide Bomber Barbie" for some unknown reason.
The Unhappier You Are, The More Ice Cream you Get (pretty awesome)
frank #382
The smart soft-serve machine.
Kunal = Video Games (sad)
frank #379
Kunal is posting so much about video games. I present this trophy to him for "Video Gamer of the Month"
LOOONNNNNG Phone Calls (sad)
frank #368
I think I'm going to start doodling on my Wacom and make a portfolio of just phone doodles.
Films Shot in Chicago (misc)
frank #366
Cue scene from Stranger than Fiction at the Blue to Red line transfer at the Jackson stop.
Pete's Salt Water Fuel (sad)
frank #364
Pete - That's the same discovery made in the movie Chain Reaction with Keanu Reeves. Sorry to let you down, but it's fake. Sorry mazn.
A Band of 9-year-old Spanish Kids Cover Iron Maiden (crazy awesome)
frank #363
This video is so awesome. Highlites are the little girl rocking out, the pikachu mic ornamentation and the bunk beds in the corner of the shot.
So My Laptop is Back (crazy awesome)
frank #351
And they've replaced the whole case, the keyboard, the track pad, the drive, the battery and the battery latch. Awesome!
New Indiana Jones Movie has a Title (pretty awesome)
frank #350
And it sounds cool. And it's not Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth.
7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable (misc)
frank #348
I thought this was interesting...
New Money clip (misc)
frank #329
Thinking about getting this or just using a big paper clip. Comments? Ideas? Links?
Foo Fighters cover Arcade Fire (awesome)
frank #328
No lies. It's true! Actually do the song justice too..
NFL Game #1 (misc)
frank #322
Pete, if you want to come over and watch at 7:30 please do. It's Indy versus NOLA. I think NOLA is my pick to win it all this year, so I'm excited to see it.
New Cards (misc)
frank #321
Trevor, I looked at those too. Eventually I decided that they were too small after mocking one up and holding it in my hand. You might want to do that and make a decision.
Laser Printer (misc)
frank #299
Thinking about buying this and starting to make simple little zines. No intentions of distributing, just looking to work in the book format and give it out to friends, etc. Can you guys take a look at this and let me know what you think of this particular printer?
Zappos (so awesome)
frank #298
It's the best shoe site. Trevor's right. Free 2 day shipping and free returns. Boink, awesome.
Cliff Crazyness (so awesome)
frank #279
This is nuts. The iPhone Hacker interview was hilariously awesome.
Computer Generated Audio Books (funny)
frank #269
Listen to the computer from Fitter, Happier read Aesop's Fables!
Beijing Car Ban (sad)
frank #264
Car ban in Beijing to try to improve the pollution conditions before the Olympics next year.
King of Kong (misc)
frank #244
Who wants to go see the Donkey Kong documentary this weekend? Watch the trailer, you'll want to see it.
Living in a Tree House (awesome)
frank #235
So one of my former co-workers just emailed me to show me some pictures of her house. It's a treehouse. Amazing.
Vinni Puh (awesome)
frank #234
Winnie the Pooh in Russian. It looks completely different, and I prefer this to the American version. I watched the whole thing.
Unicorn Museum (awesome)
frank #228
The be all, end all with my links of today. There can be no other.
Be Kind Rewind (movie)
frank #218
I don't know if anyone has posted a link to this, but it's the new Michel Gondry flick. Basically Jack Black works at a video store and has an magnetic charge so whenever he touches a video it gets erased. So Mos Def and Jack Black have to remake a bunch of movies super-low budget like. Sounds like it sucks, but once you see Jack Black in his Robocop outfit, you will decide that it does doth rule.
Office (awesome)
frank #217
The band. From Chicago. I like them. They like me. I'd like to see them. I would find it beneficial to be aquatinted with your colloquial paternal superior.
Walk Hard (movie)
frank #215
This is either going to be amazing or the lamest. Jack Black as Elvis? John C. Reilly as a spoof Johnny Cash? Pam from the Office? Trailer makes it look like a direct parody of Walk the Line, but I read that it's supposed to hit up all the music bio movies like Ray.
Spoon Video With Dancing Robot (awesome)
frank #214
The technology they harnessed to have a dancing robot without arms or legs is amazing. I like that Rogue Wave song alot, Chris.
WinXP on PPC Macs? (pretty awesome)
frank #210
May be worth trying this out. Might be a desperate measure though to get Netflix on demand to work on a mac.
Every Calvin and Hobbes comic ever (awesome)
frank #209
Man, I wish I had a Fuck You category to post this in...
Another Decemberists Poster to Buy (awesome)
frank #181
Same dude who did the other one I have in my room.
Governmental Required Vacation Time by Country (sad)
frank #179
Check out: US, China, Brazil, France and Finland.
SuperBad Clip (movie)
frank #175
Not safe for work, but hilarious. I HATE it when you say bye to someone then walk off in the same direction.
Bert and Ernie Explore a Pyramid (sad)
frank #163
This clip always scared me too. Freaked me out seriously as a kid. Watching it now, I still feel a little knot in my gut.... I'm gonna go read some R.L. Stein now.
Sesame Street Scares - Orange Singing Carmen (sad)
frank #161
So I do love that video Chris. How did you know? Is it from my frequent count-singing? I was a Sesame Street junkie. This clip always scared the shit outta me though.
One link before I go (awesome)
frank #151
check out the REDONKULOUS interface on the new photo galleries on .mac
Kunal - I'll get one if you do... (awesome)
frank #149
wireless keyboard, wireless mouse.... we can finally get rid of all of these damn wires!
Watch TV Online (misc)
frank #144
This is for you Pete. It has back seasons too. I can finally finish season 2 of 24.
Thing for under the window (misc)
frank #126
Maybe we could get this, put it on it's side and then put legs on it?
Kunal's Future (awesome)
frank #111
Total minimalism. Sell everything, then live in an RV. And/or down by the river.
Doug's for sale on Coudal (misc)
frank #106
Just a note. He tipped me that they asked him to make 20 or so more of his boxes to sell on Coudal. Awesome.
Sgt. Grumbles (funny)
frank #91
This is old, but it still makes me laugh a year later. I love Perry Bible Fellowship.
UK troops rumored to be using man-eating badgers to attack Iraqis (funny)
frank #41
The future of warfare is NOW.
Jay Ryan's Flatstock Poster (awesome)
frank #36
Probably the best poster ever. This will have a prominent place in our home.
James Hetfield is a Terrorist (funny)
frank #27
OF YOUR MIND!!!!!!! Let's listen to Ride the Lightning tonight.
20% of Americans - "The Sun Revolves Around the Earth" (sad)
frank #16
I am an idiot. I am also doomed.
CEOs Must Be Designers, Not Just Hire Them (news)
frank #6
Design Thinking is the new Management methodology. You will all soon be CEOs of major corporations. Pete already called dibs on the Slim Jim corp.
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