Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions?
Informative video from the TED channel on Youtube.
TED Talks Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Four Minutes from Terminator Salvation.
Growing up I used to wonder what the war against Skynet would look like. In two weeks I find out. Till then.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Takashi Murakami For Louis Vuitton - Superflat First Love
Not really a fan of LV but I am loving this new launch animation for the brand.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Paradigm Unconflicted Commercial
Old project I animated at Axiom last year for Paradigm, but recently I got it uploaded in HD 720 on youtube. Click here to view it full size.
Monday, May 04, 2009
AIGA Houston Presents: Chip Kidd – “B____, I D___ K___ L___!”
Wanted to let everyone know about the Chip Kidd event this Thursday at Domy. Place will be packed and I really looking forward to it. Also loving the postcard from my coworker Banks Noel.
More info below.
AIGA Houston Presents: Chip Kidd – “B____, I D___ K___ L___!”
PRE-REGISTER FOR BEST PRICING: http://www.aigahouston.org/kidd
http://www.goodisdead.com
Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer living in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut.
His first novel, The Cheese Monkeys, was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His first book, Batman Collected, was awarded the Design Distinction award from ID magazine. He is the co-author and designer of the two-time Eisner award-winning Batman Animated. He is the editor-at-large for Pantheon. He has also written about graphic design and popular culture for McSweeney’s, Vogue, The New York Times, The New York Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Details, 2WICE, The New York Post, ID, and Print.
His book jacket designs for Alfred A. Knopf (where he is associate art director) have helped spawn a revolution in the art of American book packaging. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Eye, Print, Entertainment Weekly, The New Republic, Time, Graphis, New York, and ID magazines, and he is a regular contributor of visual commentary to the Op-Ed page of The New York Times.
His designs have been described as “Monstrously ugly” (John Updike), “apparently obvious” (William Boyd), “Faithful flat-earth rendering” (Don DeLillo), “surprisingly elegant” (A. S. Mehta), “a distinguished parochial comic balding Episcopal priest” (Allan Gurganus), “Two colors plus a sash” (Martin Amis) and “not a piece of hype. My book was lucky.” (Robert Hughes).
Mr. Kidd is also the lead vocalist, percussionist, lyricist, and co-songwriter in artbreak, a new band described as “The New Pornographers meet The Cars” (Unbeige).
Date: May 7, 2009
Location: Domy Books 1709 Westheimer Houston, Tx 77098
Time: 6:30pm - social & book signing, 7:30pm - presentation
TO REGISTER, GO TO: http://www.aigahouston.org/kidd
Pre-registration pricing (closes at 5pm, May 6):
AIGA members - Professional Members: $10- Student Members: $5
Non-members- Professionals: $20- Students: $10
Pricing at the door:
AIGA members- Professional Members: $15- Student Members: $10
Non-members- Professionals: $30- Students: $20
**AIGA members-only door prize at the event**
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Department of Eagles: No One Does it like You
Patrick Daughters' last two music videos for Feist are among my favorites in recent memory. His newest music video for Department of Eagles song “No One Does it like You”, co-directed with Marcel Dzama, is an eerie green screen montage of colonial desert warfare, choreographed dancers and spooky singing ghosts. Great video.
View large quality version here.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Nike Presents Onwards by James Jarvis
Starts off slow but wow. This wonderful animation from illustrator James Jarvis makes my day.
Click here to watch the large version.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Objectified: A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit
I really liked Gary Hustwitt's previous film Helvetica and am excited about his new film, Objectified, coming out soon. I have a huge interest in industrial and product design and am very curious to see what insights to the creative process he can shoehorn into the documentary. Plus it features a lot of my more recent design heroes.
Description from the site:
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.
Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, the film documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with which we surround ourselves?
TEACLOUD: UH Graphic Communications Senior Exhibition
I look forward to checking out the senior exhibition of my alma mater next month. Congratulations to Senior Block!
TEACLOUD
UH Graphic Communications Senior Exhibition
http://www.design.uh.edu/shows/2009
May 8th, Friday
Winter Street Studio
2101 Winter Street,
Houston, TX 77007
For more info on the exhibit.
Winter Street Studio
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Godiex { - } / Diego Gravinese
Paintings and photos by Diego Gravinese a.k.a Godiex {-}. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out these first three images. Startling work.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Cool looking Gaming PC Design Concept from BMW Group Designworks USA
Awesome looking design concept for gaming tower prototype, the Level 10, from BMW Group Designworks USA designed for Thermaltake.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
AIGA Presents ::CRONAN:: Elegant Questions/Simple Answers Thursday April 2nd
Looking forward to the CRONAN event this Thursday at Bering & James Art Gallery. Please do check it out. More info below.
Elegant Questions/Simple Answers
Thursday, April 2, 2009
AIGA Houston Presents
Speaker – Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma
view website: www.cronan.com
Yes / No IGNITE
“One of the time saving tricks we learned during 20 years of teaching was the Yes/No answer. To avoid endless email writing and phone time, answering student questions, we requested that students frame their questions so we could answer with a simple ‘yes or no.’ We saved time and also noticed that the students’ questions became much more interesting and at times, elegant. From that realization and a number of others we began to realize that the questions in Design are far more important than the answers. It was a major Ah-Ha for us.
Since then our design practice has switched from looking for the right answers to looking for the right questions to ask.”
Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma will share thirty-five years of their Ah-Ha’s (and some Ha-Ha’s) with you and will offer some thoughts on the future of design.
CRONAN :: designs and creates internationally known, innovative, successful names, identities and brands for companies, products and organizations.
Led by partners Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma, :: CRONAN :: has a wide spectrum of engagements, from developing business concepts thru start-ups and new product launches to re-energizing well-established companies and brands. ::CRONAN :: creates world-class names and visual brands for game-changers, like TiVo and Amazon Kindle.
Michael and Karin invite you to visit FORA.tv one of their latest projects.
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
Date & Time
Thursday, April 2, 2009
6:00 pm - social
7:00 pm - presentation
Location
Bering & James Art Gallery
805 Rhode Place #500
Houston, Tx 77019
view map
Pre-registration pricing
closes at 5pm, April 1
$10 AIGA Members
$20 Non-Members
$5 AIGA Student Members
$10 Student Non-Members
Pricing at the door:
$15 AIGA Members
$30 Non-Members
$10 AIGA Student Members
$20 Student Non-Members
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sophie Madeleine: Love. Life. Ukulele
Looking for the perfect spring album for 2009? Check out Sophie Madeleine's Love. Life. Ukulele. It's the dreamy blend of charming female vocals, knowing lyrics about love & life and laid back ukulele arrangements.
Also check out her single The Stars.
Price: $5
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Cool Time Lapse of Photo Weaving
Fascinating time-lapsed video of Todd M. Duym weaving to photographs together. The clip shows 20 hours of prep with 14 hours of weaving.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Interact: Watch 24 Brilliant Hours of U.S. Flights
Using FlightView and Google Maps, visual artist, Aaron Koblin, creates a haunting and beautiful interactive map displaying all U.S. air flights over a period of 24 hours.
Also be sure to check out the quicktime video of the same data set.
Friday, February 27, 2009
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