The new promo trailer for Frank Miller’s 300 makes Troy (and all the other crap from that genre that’s been released lately) look like a romantic comedy. YES. YES. YES. I’m excited. You can check out the 300 Production Blog or pick up the original graphic novel.
Perfect proof why at least 50% of the American population should be destroyed.
Quote, “#22 – Lists That Reduce Rock History to a Series of Glib Soundbites (Sorry.)” Blender’s 50 Worst Things to Ever Happen to Music. Gladly, this list doesn’t take itself so seriously.
Rejected armor/character designs for the 2008 Iron Man movie. Iron Man is just boring enough of a superhero storyline to give me hope that it isn’t completely messed up by a big screen adaption, especially with Jon Faveau directing.
The best time to buy everything via SmartMoney.com. And by “everything” they mean “a few assorted things” but it is nonetheless handy information.
In case you need such things, my new IM handle is hiblankenship. HRTWRK is dead, long live Blankenship. Or something. (Too melodramatic? Did I force it?)
I’m enjoying Mareen Fischinger’s photos on Flickr, especially the depth of field in this set.
Quote, “Batman does not use hair product. His hair does what it is told.” “The Joker doesn’t hate Batman. The Joker wishes he knew how to quit Batman.” “Batman makes Poison Ivy itch.” Unfortunately, most of the random facts about Batman are not so good.
How to make coffee at Armchair Media, starring Stefan and Marta.
File under: “You gotta love the internet and its penchant for niche.” WalkenClips.com is a collection of (you guessed it) various movie and SNL audio clips of Christopher Walken, who may very well be the best worst actor in film history.
If you’re at home tonight, soaking in some primetime tv, you should watch the season premiere of Law & Order: SVU on nbc at 10/9c. My good friend Lee Gilmore is the newly-crowned sound effects editor for the show and he assured me that “any guns, explosions, car chases, doors, [and] espresso machines you hear are from me.”
Quote, “One of the hallmarks of the team… is this sense of looking to be wrong… the inquisitiveness, the sense of exploration. It’s about being excited to be wrong because then you’ve discovered something new.” BusinessWeek profiles Jonathan Ive, the VP of Industrial Design at Apple and the man responsible for much of the “design magic” since around ’92. (via Signal vs. Noise)
I have accepted a job. This job requires me signing various papers. I have not yet signed said papers via the resources de la human department. Post-signing of said papers, and therefor acceptance of said job in an official capacity, I will tell you all about it (the job, not the signing, though I may delve into that too, if it proves to be of interest.)
For now, you can rest content knowing that said job may or may not involve the words “art,” “director,” “interactive,” “foosball,” and/or “fuzzy bear costume.”
More later. Thanks for playing.
Results 1-10 of about 6,580,000 for a talented graphic designer. Occasionally, Google makes me blush.
Venn diagrams and various charts make for the funny with indexed.blogspot.com. I personally enjoy Soap for Lady Macbeth and Who will tie the girl to the railroad tracks. So many levels of cleverness.
The Star Wars is Satan’s Tool. It’s no joke. If you believe in The Force, you will go to Hell.
Superhero Fight pits various characters against one another and lets the public decide who wins. I clicked through a few matchups and all you really need to to know is that everyone beats up Robin and the fanboys have an unhealthy fixation on the Invisible Woman.
I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.
I got the pleasure of meeting Jared Christensen and Jeremy Johnson on Friday for lunch. They both work for Geniant doing user experience design (among other things.) I’ve run across both of their sites and work before, but it’s always nice to put faces with names. (P.S. Jared is tall. Like real tall. Like bloggers may be taller than they appear online tall.) Meeting people from the internet is fun!
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I'm a graphic designer and sometimes writer living in Anderson, South Carolina. I serve as the Design Director for NewSpring Church. I love Jesus, my wife, Levi's Jeans, good Tex-Mex, and 8oz glass bottle Coca-Cola Classic. On good days I love them roughly in that order. Email me.