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always wanted to be a dj. now, thanks to javascript and some genius developers in germany, i can. i scored a beta invitation from hobnox themselves and have been playing with it for a while. there is also a video editing suite on the site which allows you to do simple effects and edits to […]

 inspired by some of the type play i’ve seen online recently as well as the desire to recreate anaglyph images on my own. i was also intrigued by the various blending modes of light versus color in photoshop and illustrator and how the different modes present the same image. 

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  recently, i had the opportunity to reminisce about motion graphic heros MK12 with mick ebeling, the guy behind the ebeling group. TEG picked up MK12 back in 2000 (if i remember correctly), so it was inspirational to speak to the guy who’s worked so closely with some of the industry’s leading creative trendsetters. he seemed […]

 
i found ffffound a few weeks ago and utilize it in my constant search for trends, styles, and inspiration. it’s especially great for typography, design, fixed gears, shoes, and images of women. at least those are the things i see people posting most often.it’s “invite only” and probably crosses a few copyright laws, but it’s […]

justice | SO ME | ed banger | machine molle
SO ME is back with yet another brilliantly directed piece of motion graphics set to ed banger’s golden children, justice. reminiscent of those ahead-of-their-time 80s network idents, branded movie theatre animations, and show opens, the guys over at machine molle have nailed this spot perfectly. my […]

HOW magazine’s international design awards have gone to print. bubbly’s redesign has won yet another award. click the photo for a larger image of the page (thanks to leigh).

 
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i am motivated by many things in life, inspired by many other artists, styles, forms, and types of design. in graphic design, specifically, i am primarily motivated by two aspects: visual motion and typography.i prefer to spend my mornings catching up on design blogs and other reference material. i recently came across brand:nu through the […]

 
brandweek covered bubbly’s redesign due to the coverage it received in the HOW magazine design awards. (click the image for a larger view)

  it’s been a while.. welcome to the new year. welcome to more reasons to love the french. enjoy the naive new beaters.

  the ability to shift the perspective of reality is quite a feat. to do it in photography, a medium whose permanence allows for strict scrutiny on how distortion of reality is accomplished, is even more impressive. ben thomas, much like olivo barbieri, utilizes tilt-shift photography to break our sense of size, perspective, and […]

  mass effect went live yesterday, a bit late for game release, but an amazing site nonetheless. AKQA comes through yet again with another industry-leading game experience. this was another site added to my growing list of projects i was extremely excited to be part of. seeing the intense back-end work put into assets like the […]

shoulda posted this much earlier.. tonight was RVCA’s grand opening celebration for their first physical store, which just so happens to be in SF. it’s good when the bay area sets precedence, even for a label based in socal. there were a lot of faces present: SF born and bred barry mcgee (aka twist, aka […]

“Well the idea for the ghost sort of started out because my paintings tend to Have a lot of the old sketches on the panels before I finally get to the Image that I like and they have a ghost-like quality to them. Then as I Thought more about the title the ghost, I started […]

ABC’s soap opera/family drama “dirty sexy money” about money being the root of all evil, starring peter krause (from “six feet under”), donald sutherland, william baldwin, and samarie armstrong (tell her to call me, thanks), has recently (and wisely) featured bubbly. take a gander.

trent reznor recently made the statement, in relation to oink’s demise, that he was a frequent user of the site, that itunes carries a horrible selection (yay, they now have the beatles! who cares?), and that there exists a whole space of grey area within P2P file sharing. it’s a complicated moral issue at hand: […]

tonight, at the victoria theatre on 16th and mission, is nike’s leap into the skate vid foray. although not the official nothing but the truth tour, this will be a good opportunity for SF’s skate scene to come together. maybe outshine the fixed gear kids in the mission..
speaking of which.. MASH ships november 15th. get […]

new york designer matthew waldman, concerned the means of telling time were not intuitive enough, created the nooka watch. as time passes, the bars fill. the design is better realized than this style’s pre-cursor, the tokyo watch. the nooka was originally licensed to seiko in ‘99, but only released in limited markets. now, the nooka […]

this afternoon, i am attending the hip hop chess federation battle for the championship belt. imagine this: both the RZA and the GZA, straight from shaolin, pitting their wu-tang style against the mixed martial arts skills of ralek gracie, international chess genius josh waitzkin, and other hip hop artists and djs.. no, really, just TRY […]

 PGR4 has gone live as of yesterday. the entire site is centered around a highly stylized inspirational video piece that taunts the community to take the brand challenge- to live with speed and style.digital offerings abound - an innovative interactive widget that pulls down real-time xbox live events and leaderboards, a dynamic wallpaper that allows […]

i have had the distinct pleasure of meeting/conversing/sharing ideas with/and hanging out with jared eberhardt, a director of some noteable snowboard videos (legend, that) and some music videos (himsa). to say he understands the importance of keeping as many special effects in-camera as possible is an understatement - the guy is a genius when it […]

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framestore-cfc, the company behind the creature animations in the latest harry potter flick, created the above educational animation for sugar batteries. for your noggin-space: “Scientists say these sweet new batteries could operate three to four times longer than the conventional lithium ion batteries commonly used in cell phones, laptops, MP3 players and many other portable […]

michael perry, one of my more inspirational sources when it comes to design and type, has compiled a book. brilliant title, by the way. it (the book) collects fifty of today’s more creative designers who work with hand drawn styles. that means inspiration from cover to cover.
also, be sure to check out perry’s website. as […]

michel gondry has created a piece for motorola’s razr2 with a crapload of amazing in-camera transitions that boggle the mind. this piece is very inspirational, wish i’d seen it a few weeks ago.. i love the giant sets and question what, exactly, is in-camera and what is post.

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new york is a city that, for me, is hard to have had to leave. there is so much to do that, even if i lived there, there’s no hope in ever doing it all. possibilities actually seem endless, creativity flows everywhere, inspiration is in every surface, and (for the most part) the people are […]

the ladies and gentlemen of AKQA come through yet again on another impossibly beautiful site. this time, the micro-site for halo 3 believe. again, friends of mine, hoj jomehri (creative lead, creative development) and matt law (motion graphics) made this site successful with about fifty others.

so far, i cannot say i am displeased. the thing is a work of marketing and promotional genius. but even still, there are always ways around the protections inherent with such things. for example, the iphone is marketed as not only a phone, but also an ipod (amongst other things). so one would think, if […]

it’s always the smallest events which carry the most significance. here’s hoping this isn’t the nail in the coffin of my career and/or athletic preferences.. (click the photo for the amusing full x-ray)