Friday, January 30, 2009

Lykke Li – Tonight


Lykke Li - Tonight from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

Gorgeous video. Click here to see the full size version.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Villian Chair



Suck UK presents the Villian Chair; a super luxurious oversize lounger chair on a swivel base. For, you know, when you're planning world domination.

Price: £4500

AIGA Houston Social Tonight



Gonna have a few after work and see what all of the other designers are up to. Please feel free to come out and meet the other board members of AIGA Houston Chapter.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Vespa GTS 300 Super



I'm finally starting to see more and more scooters in Houston (although strictly inside the 610 loop). This jazzy update to the popular GTS 250, the Vespa GTS 300 Super is the most powerful Vespa yet. It offers a 22-hp 278cc four-stroke single cylinder, liquid-cooled, electronic injection engine, top speed of 80 mph and a fuel economy of 70 mpg.

Price: $6,199

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

69 Sexiest Rap Song Titles




Dimesdaily.com presents the 69 Sexiest Rap Song Titles of all-time, featuring romantic ballads including 2 Live Crew’s “Face Down, Ass Up”, Kilo Ali’s “Love in the Mouth”; charming titles such as CB4’s “Sweat of My Balls”, 10 K.A.N.’s “U Need Dick In Your Life”; and the downright enchanting “You Bitches Love to Get Fucked in the Ass” by Necro.

Borderline NSFW.

Leica M8.2 Safari Edition



Limited to only 500 units ($10,000), this Leica M8.2 Safari Edition is olive green with the silver anodised finished LEICA ELMARIT-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH.lens, an exclusive Billingham camera case and an elegant carrying strap.

Bottom line; it is sick.

Obviously I can't really afford one but it will be mine someday.

Monday, January 26, 2009

This is Indexed





This blog is simply awesome. I've waited my whole life for DIY metrics, this is one of the few times I clicked through an entire archive in one sitting. Venn Diagrams have never been so cool or funny.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Who Tall Are You Mirror



This cool mirror allows you to compare your height with 120 celebrities past and present. Make sure you follow the mounting instructions carefully though.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Jean-Yves Lemoigne







This photo series, PIXXXEL, by Jean-Yves Lemoigne for the latest issue of Amusement Magazine is both stunning and surreal.

Shirobon: Gameboy Inspired Music



Shirobon's music
brings back a wave of memories. Mostly of me age 12-15 slouched back wherever I happened to be killing time on the first gen Nintendo Gameboy with an extra 4 pack of AA's in my Jansport.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Basic Energy Services: Tradeshow Video



Finished this trade show video a while back at Axiom in Houston but couldn't figure out a way to host the HD version of the final project until now. I'm really digging Vimeo's HD storage ability. Kudos to Eduardo Castro on bringing my boards to life and finessing all of the small details to perfection.

Click here for the HD 720p version of the project.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Kensington SlimeBlade™ Trackball


Before clog-free optical mice became commonplace, I used to prefer Trackball mice so much more than the clunky mechanical ball mouse design that got clogged up with lint and dirt. They took some getting used to but for a huge chunk of the 1990's they ruled most graphic design and motion graphic workstations with their precision tracking multitude of buttons and superior reliability. Seeing the new SlimBlade design from Kensington almost has me wanting to trade in my Mighty Mouse for one of these bad boys.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Kalle Gustafsson







Been noticing Kalle Gustafsson's work in a lot of ad campaigns I've been admiring, but never was able to put a name to it all until recently. His work is simply amazing, with a ton of tiny otherworldly details to fall in love with; a textural decadence that's really hard to define but permeates a lot of his tableaux shots.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Gorgeous Vintage Russian Ads





A great online collection of vintage Russian advertising can be found here.

Friday, January 09, 2009

Shopping for Sunglasses after Work




I tried to post these via iPhone but it didn't pan out too well. Anyhoo, shopping for sunglasses before dinner with the missus.

Metropolis @ Rice Cinema, January 12th 2009



One of my all time favorite silent films playing at Rice Cinema on January 12th 2009.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Open Street Map 2008: A Year of Edits



I'm a huge fan of visualization projects. This one by ITO shows the collaborative edits to openstreetmap.org for 2008. The track by Vincent Girès (aka Silence) is pretty sweet too.

Friday, January 02, 2009

Lily Allen: The Fear



So glad it's Friday. Pretty busy but quiet in the cubefarm. This song has been on my playlist non-stop for the past week or so, makes me want to skip and spin down the sidewalk if it wasn't so foggy out.