Entries from December 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007

the medium of stories

“We read to know we are not alone.”
- C.S. Lewis

in retrospect, it’s not so surprising that while i was studying film in college i was also producing art and music events as an extra-curricular activity. i joke that producing a movie and producing an event are pretty much exactly the same process, except with [...]

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

chinese takeout day

to all the other M.O.T.’s reading this, happy chinese takeout day.

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

kucoon designs “in your eyes” fashion show

 
by andrea spratt.
so bummed i couldn’t make it to this, looks like it was fantastic!
(andrea, i am SO proud of you!)

Friday, December 21st, 2007

ashton kutcher christmas card

absolutely phenomenal:

Friday, December 21st, 2007

the music industry: destruction/creation

you know, i didn’t even used to care about the music industry. i could vibe on its culturally-relevant aspects, but the industry of the music industry was never all that interesting to me. it was always just this thing…over there. somewhere else. the concert industry, which i have been involved with for a while, is [...]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

i hope you get shot (by allan amato)

a few weeks ago allan amato opened up his studio to take portraits of all his friends, and this is what i got for stopping by:

which doesn’t even look like a portrait of me, so much as a peice of art that allan made and i just happen to be one of the colors he [...]

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

get lit

my friend jason makes absinthe flavored lollipops, because this is what 20-somethings in san francisco do:

litabsinthe.com
no hallucinations, but chase it with a few vodka tonics, and they can guarantee you’ll be LIT!

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

today’s awesome ad award goes to:

 
…AOL news? yeah. apparently. way to make an ad that speaks to a demographic that’s been writing you off for a minute.
 
thanks (ariel)

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

look at this cool new thing!

get your post-apocalyptic designer dream on…

Illuminated is a new animated series being created by some of the people behind GNN (Guerrilla News Network), Phong.com (Eminem’s “Mosh”), Pod Collective, Broken Saints, and ConceptArt.org.
illuminated.com

and while you’re looking at that you may also want to look at [...]

Friday, December 14th, 2007

“cake or death?” and other user experience design options to consider

after mentioning him in the previous post, i ended up going on what can only be described as an eddie izzard bender.
a self-identified “male lesbian,” and “action transvestite” (you know… “running, jumping, climbing trees… putting on makeup while you’re up there”: action transvestite), izzard is also fluent enough in english and french to do [...]