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Matthew Broderick’s Day Off… This commercial speaks...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:33:00 -0600

Matthew Broderick’s Day Off… This commercial speaks to my soul.

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Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:26:51 -0600

I’m honored and proud to have won the 5 year old hoarder...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:14:05 -0600

I’m honored and proud to have won the 5 year old hoarder award on cubicle cleaning day. Other award winners include:

Screaming Tree Award for Biggest Fire Hazard
Fork Vortex Award for Largest Collection Dirty Dishes
The Fustercluck Award for Mess Most Resembling a College Dorm
Rookie of the Year Award for Not Really Committing to Her Workstation

See photos of the other winners.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25)

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:46:22 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

A view inside Ab Roger Design’s Rainbow House

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:27:53 -0600

A view inside Ab Roger Design’s Rainbow House

best gif ever (via turesworks)

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:56:23 -0600

best gif ever (via turesworks)

This song is uncharacteristically depressy for my normal state...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:52:52 -0600

This song is uncharacteristically depressy for my normal state of delusional optimism, but it refuses to leave my internal juke box this week.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11)

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:45:47 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:05:08 -0600

we’ve really been abusing r kelly at work for the last...

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:51:26 -0600

we’ve really been abusing r kelly at work for the last couple of weeks. very much reignited my admiration for the master of the narrative love jam.

"We live in a rainbow of chaos."

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:11:24 -0600

“We live in a rainbow of chaos.”

- Paul Cezanne (via simko)

this may be the most fun song to sing along with… ever

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:43:00 -0600

this may be the most fun song to sing along with… ever

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Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:56:02 -0600

"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children."

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:38:02 -0600

““The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.””

- Jim Henson

radical32: Design Crush: Perfick Their style is at times...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:48:32 -0600

radical32:

Design Crush: Perfick

Their style is at times crude, other times sophisticated. But most often, it’s somewhere in between. And it’s always unusual, expressive, vibrant and, well, Perfick. They aren’t following trends, so much as exploring their creative impulses. Convention be damned. The results are pure expressions of the life that inspires them—the kind of design that isn’t trying to be anything other than what it is.

Read more…

precious

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:04:45 -0600

precious

Inspirations from NYC: Part 3 - Northern Soul at the Union...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:04:11 -0600

Inspirations from NYC: Part 3 - Northern Soul at the Union Pool

The second half of our trip turned nocturnal. Friday night we closed down the dance floor at the Union Pool, a hip bar in north brooklyn complete with two rooms for bootie shaking, fire pit and taco truck. What else do you need?

Inspirations from NYC: Part 2 - Heaven for Muppet Junkies The...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:22:00 -0600

Inspirations from NYC: Part 2 - Heaven for Muppet Junkies

The massive campaign to promote the new muppet movie made New York a heavenly place for muppet junkies like my family. Beyond the ads everywhere, we found a Jim Henson exhibition at the Museum of Moving Images in Queens.

The Museum of Moving Images is a must see for any pop culture junky. It features costumes, props and stories from the greatest movies and tv shows in history.

Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit opened me up to his work beyond muppets. I mean there was plenty of muppets happening (bert & ernie, rolph, fraggles, etc.), but it was his earlier work in film and commercials, and the process documentation that I found most fascinating.

If you’ve seen any of my bolg, you know that I’m a total muppet junkie. Seeing the sketches of character development (like big bird above) and storyboards of hilarious short films (watch Time Piece) and commercials broadened my admiration of Jim Henson’s genius.

Inspirations from NYC: Part 1 - Warhol and Steak In our recent...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:43:00 -0600

Inspirations from NYC: Part 1 - Warhol and Steak

In our recent trip to New York, I was reminded that there is inspiration everywhere. Friday night we were lucky to stumble upon the Pink Pony on our tear through the lower east side.

While waiting to be seating, I found this huge book about Andy Warhol. I’ve always been a bit skeptical of Warhol and pop art in general. As a graphic designer, the reuse of commercial art for fine art has always given me a stink face.

A quick flip through Giant provided a visual look at Warhol’s path, including his time as a commercial artist. It popped my ignorance bubble and validated a lot of his pop concepts by showing his insanely in depth studies of anything he found beautiful… many of those revolving around repetition. I was reminded of my long nights in design school endlessly sketching subjects in search of insight.

Also… the food and ambience at the Pink Pony was perfect… including the trippy backward mirror.

Here’s what came from the prototype I posted last week....

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:43:09 -0500

Here’s what came from the prototype I posted last week. Super Grover 2.0 had too many accessories for me to finish finish, but I’m happy with the helmet, shoulder pads and removable cape that can be worn on it’s own. I have not succeeded in making a costume that fits… you can see my nephew buried in there if you look.