23 June 2009
Wired Magazine posted this a while ago—I just saw it today via Josh Spear. Sometime’s Girl Talk is a bit overwhelming to listen to if set as background musci, but I think he is an incredible artist. To thread so many elements together so seamlessly is both impressive and, I think, a culminating statement speaking to the appropriation/sample movement in art and music. His music is like speeding through the last 5 decades of pop music in lightspeed. Have a listen below and follow along with the chart above—it’s pretty fun and totally mind-blowing.
22 June 2009
Every few months I get the opportunity to work with Jon Canlas and I’ve just begun to work on his upcoming website refresh for his 4th version of “Film is Not Dead” which he’s hosting this time in Park City, Utah. He’s officially announcing it today, but if you’d like a coveted seat at his workshop, act fast! Word on the street is that there is (already) very few seats remaining.
So Jon’s a good friend and, at times, I must confess that due to overexposure, perhaps, I get somewhat numbed to the greatness of his work. That’s why I appreciate these projects so much—it gives me yet another chance to dive into his work with refreshed eyes. Last night I spent probably almost an hour looking at a selection of his most recent work and was reminded how incredibly talented he is. And it made me think: if one is going to go through the trouble of meticulously planning the most perfect and gorgeous wedding (not everyone’s into that, but for those who are…), that they would just be insane not to hire someone of Jon’s caliber to document and tell the story of that perfect day. When we were working on his new brand last year, we really got into why he does what he does and the magic of photography in preserving those really important memories. Wedding days are crazy and—after months of planning—fly by once The Day arrives… it’s priceless to be able to go back and relive that day a bit more patiently and indulge in the details and the moments that were all a blur at the time.
Anyways, I’ve probably babbled enough. I’m going to post some of my new favorites pieces of his before and after the jump. Enjoy.
09 June 2009
I posted yesterday about that 7′ tall banner that I had like a day to design. I forgot about the 15′ tall poster I threw together for Chris Purdie that I was graciously granted all of one lunch break to complete. We’ve made up for that with the months it’s taking us to complete to booklet to go along with the show (currently woring on this…).
photo credits: 1) Chad Keyes; 2) Justin Hackworth; and, of course, 3) all portrait photography used in the design by Leo Patrone
08 June 2009
It’s a bit awkward to photograph a pair of 7′ tall banners in a bland office space and make them look really good, but here they are anyways. I designed these for a convention table backdrop at work a couple weeks ago. Once again, ther was limited timeline (was it one day or two?) and budget—which I’ve come to learn means that I get to do the illustrating. I’ll continue to display and discuss some of the inside|sales rebrand on here, but for now I’ll just note the strong Constructivist overtones used to help convey the notion of a revolution. The visual concept was to blend that with a software-esque design aesthetic… Didn’t nail it, but I think we came to something decent for the time being. And until we do nail it, I think it’s kind of an exciting and fun creative challenge.