Late saturday night I was working on some rebranding ideas for a client. I was listening to my “Recently Added” folder in iTunes, which I normally do, and this mixtape came on that was perfectly chill, perfectly awsm, and perfectly inspirational. For the time and work.
One of my clients is the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) and they are the managing body of the campus student bar “The Grawood”. They ask me to come up with a new concept for an ad campaign. Something trendy, witty, smart, sexy w/o crossing any lines. That is more or less what I was told. So here I am thinking ok thats everything AND the kitchen sink but doing so w/o pissing to many people off.
So I am personally a fan of this retro 50’s/60’s trend in print right now. I came up with 3 concept ads for them to to look at. I was planning on shooting my own photos for this and treating them to look like it was 1962. In the end it was expressed that these were boring and they didn’t use them. So I thought I’d share them here.
There has been a fair bit of on-line chatter over the new Massive Attack video. I can see why. It is beautifully edited and composed with the music.
Sadly this is not the main focus of attention. It is an edited collage of an interview with a woman who at one point in her life was a porn star with footage of her film work. Yes some of it gets graphic. I feel that Massive Attack is doing it more for the art. They don’t really need the money that video air play gets, yet we all know that internet viral marketing gets you farther. I’d say they know exactly what they are doing.
Sex and nudity, but get over it.
for more info, a good write up, and the video click stereogum.com
I clicked a link on to the video trailer of Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here” via someone on my twitter feed earlier last week. And yes I stll have a window open with and click on it every once in a while. I find it magically beautiful.
Please click to YouTube
I have taken a couple months to spend time redeveloping my orientation in my art and design. Work hard on some projects that meant a lot to me. Dropped a few that I felt I have grown past. Revisiting some old mediums and found new ones.
As I begin to post once again on the daily I imagine I will come to express more.
Hey I thought I warm myself back into this after a little break. So I took some pictures as I walk my neighborhood the other day. Pics of signage big and small. Some are of some logos that I have loved for some time.
If you have been reading my blog for a while you would know that I find Jellyfish to be so beautiful and graceful. I came across this series recently and was very inspired. Italian photographer Guido Mocafico has created a series that he calls The Medusa Series. Which is a discovery of different species of jellyfish. He makes each shot completely surreal and gives each creature a world full of complexity and life. Please take your time to check out his site, it is a sunday after all.
Louis Vuitton has released the new Sunlight Sneaker as part of their fall/winter 09 collection. I like the dark grey tones in mixed patchwork with the contrast of the bright colour stitching, matching the laces, mesh tongue and lining. Fresh. Classic while being new.
From a public school gym to a live-in studio space.
“This amazing before & after comes from RISD professor wendy seller. along with seven other artists, wendy converted an old elementary school into beautiful live/work studios called “the claflin school studios” in newtonville, mass.”
I think this so wonderful in its design and functionality. And I can’t wrap my head around the fact that it took her 6 hers to do.
Beautiful and perfect jewelry for all of us typography and letterpress lovers. Erica Weiner Jewelry has made these pieces in silver and gold. Getting ones initials is a great idea.
A new premium sneaker company out of Japan, Boldstar. The first models to drop are a very clean looking low tops and mid top Chukkas. these models right now are avail in tonal greys with very nice details. More colours will be dropping soon at Oki-Ni in the near future.
I have an adornment with the art of type and print, this is not news to those that know me or follow this blog on the regular. Well this is a pair of talented letterpress designers. The press is Trip Press and they are located in Toronto, Ont. I love their poster work.
WLFR poster - Two impressions on white.Composed & printed by Nichlas Kennedy
Final Fantasy poster – Two impressions, crash numbered – Utilizes wood type and handset type.
Composed & printed by N Kennedy
(and my fav from their site)
Two Impression & crash numbered on white.
Composed by Liisa Graham & Nicholas Kennedy, Printed by Liisa Graham - August 2005 - 13.5 x 22.5 inches
see on gigposters.com
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