New work from Mike Perry at Midwest is Best including lots of beautiful handdrawn type and an upcoming book. Completely inspiring.
This old Brother Typewriter manual on Flickr has fantastic typography and illustration.
Mr. Ryan Sims lip dubbing Great Northern’s Low Is a Height on Vimeo
Make your own mechanical music box melodies. I have to figure out a craft project to use this for.
To prove that “anyone can take a great picture with the Nikon D-40″ the company GAVE 200 Nikon D-40 cameras to residents of historical Georgetown, South Carolina for the Picturetown site. The photos are an interesting slice of American life (some good, some not so good, but all user-generated.) Kudos to Nikon, as this doesn’t feel forced or inauthentic, and they’re leaving the outcome up to the residents.
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Eric Roberts equals The Dark Knight.
Flickrvision is a GoogleMaps mashup that shows you (in seeming real time) what photo is being uploaded to Flickr at any given moment, and where in the world that photo is being uploaded from. Fascinating.
An oldie (but a goodie.) Happy Monday, friends.
A roundup of tutorials and screencasts for Mac productivity app Quicksilver. I adore Quicksilver, as it saves me massive amounts of time, effort, and future carpal tunnel issues do to mouse over-useage.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, The Big Noob is back.
Lasse Gjertsen (he of Hyperactive and Amateur fame) directs Sogno ad Occhi Aperti (Daydream) for cellist Giovanni Sollima. Interesting editing and compositing going on.
Also, be prepared for the inevitable internet onslaught of “dude, I like Lasse’s old stuff better.”
Rumor has it I’ll be meeting the lovely and talented David Drennon for lunch. Photos, of course, to follow. Update: I know have a gear-crush on David’s Polaroid 680 SLR.
1. Tom Waits
2. Jeremy Irons as Scar from The Lion King
3. Alfred Hitchcock
4. Peter Sellars
5. Helena Bonham Carter doing an impression of Alan Rickman (or vice versa)
Magnetosphere bills itself as
the last iTunes visualizer you will ever want for – and it’s dang pretty. You can see more of designer Robert Hodgin’s work on his Vimeo page.
Speaking of Virbº, I forgot to go to bed last night because I got caught in the sticky internet web of customizing my Virbº profile. It really is quite simple and easy – even enjoyable.
Hollywood director Michael Bay is on Virbº. He has the best profile photo ever.
Quote, “And now, a dramatic reading of a real breakup letter from a real person.” Some NSFW teenage angst and language in there, but so completely worth it.
And we thought ridiculous, Flash intros were dead – New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. (and a lot of other African American churches) think otherwise. Apparently Sharper FX, the company who did the intro and many more like it, drinks heavily from the 2Advanced Kool-Aid.
Quote, “On May 6, 2007, it was announced that Lost will continue for a fourth, fifth and sixth year, concluding with the 117th produced episode of the series during the 2009–2010 season. These three final seasons will consist of 16 episodes each, running weekly — uninterrupted by repeats.” (via Wikipedia) Hooray! Three more years, and closure, too.
No promises on delivery, but I’ve started building The Store and I’ve been busy creating things to actually go in it. Said things may or may not involve the following: those pesky posters I keep hinting at, a book of Polaroids, a coffeetable book of Prom Night Fist Fight selections, handmade cards, large-scale drawings, new paintings, a bear with an umbrella, and Winston Churchill.
About The Author
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.