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i try to focus on a few subjects here, hoping to mainly focus on work-related topics (and usually failing that), but had to throw out a link to one of my new favorite sites: radiobutt. i am very dedicated to a few genres of music: post-rock, (mostly french) electronic, hip-hop, and metal. and, in that […]

yeah yeah, i know.. i post this right as CS4 hits the streets. i remember posting the CS2 version and wasn’t aware i had not linked to aescript’s AE BG render script yet (again, created by the ingenious lloyd alvarez) until just today. so, what i’m saying is, i’ll wait until CS5 is about to […]

 
fontshop berlin created, and released today, fontShop AG. brilliant idea, if you ask me - especially for designers or typophiles. but, according to the guys over at aisleone, there are some pretty evident discrepancies with the design and interaction, two elements that should be in order for a designer’s resource such as this.i’ve just downloaded […]

the new(ish) ford f-150 ads narrated by dennis leary have caught my attention a few times. created by team detroit, they answer current-economy concerns for a potential truck buyer in a bold, typographic execution. set to leary’s machine-gun style ranting, the pacing is quite nice. i’m posting these here as i’ve been looking to inspiration […]

Magic Flashlights from Mike Benson on Vimeo.
it appears as if someone was inspired by the work i, and a few other AKQAers did for a job on XBOX about a year ago. well, really, when i consider that that project never actually went LIVE, i probably have to concede that it might not have been […]

not only did i find this for inspiration on a current project at the office, but it’s also motivation to actually prepare for this crazy possibility the earth may very well open up to swallow me whole. not sure if this’ll be as huge up here (it focuses on the southern california emergency response), but […]

off the topic of design, motion graphics, or visual inspiration.. i’ve started running again. due to some mad hours i put in on a nike project recently, i earned myself one of the new Nike+ wristbands, bought some bowerman series motos, a pair of really short shorts, and i was ready to pound some pavement. last […]

my good buddy, jon aka principle, shot me this mix today. wanted to share as it is a-maz-ing. put this on your iphones and ipods and itunes. get with it.

 
engine, an agency out of sydney, created the newest identity for the australian arm of the promaxBDA show. i’ve been influenced a lot, lately, by the work of and pablo alfieri and jonasjonas. this piece, (i’m guessing) created by phil robson, translates those above influences into motion while throwing respect to the theme of superheros […]

not sure why i sat on this for so long, but the fine people over at interactive studio teehan + lax put together this awesome .psd of iphone elements. use it to design iphone mockups, presentations of client apps/sites/images on the device, or to simply put your own picture in an iphone layout. click the […]

not directly related to anything i’ve done recently, but i had to share. my favorite part of palinaspresident.com isn’t that it was fwa’s site of the day (or, maybe it wasn’t? i can’t seem to find it on there..), it’s not the frightening glimpse into what could be her tenure as president, or any other […]

the new nike women site will be live soon, one which, due to the (fortuitous, for me) moving-on of coworkers in the office, i had the opportunity to art direct. the image above was finalized by liz doan, one of our nike team’s strongest designers. my original version is posted below. colors, type, and […]

 
the experience site for gears of war 2 went live today. this is a completely custom view of the gears 2 world realized through proprietary use of the unreal engine as expertly driven by 2d/3d motion designer matthew law. although my involvement in the project was in the pre-pro stage, i still feel a […]

Nike Windrunner Ride L.A. from Veesh on Vimeo.why LA? why not SF? great idea, looked like fun, wish i was there.
thanks timmy

always wanted to be a dj. now, thanks to javascript and some genius developers in germany, i can. i scored a beta invitation from hobnox themselves and have been playing with it for a while. there is also a video editing suite on the site which allows you to do simple effects and edits to […]

 inspired by some of the type play i’ve seen online recently as well as the desire to recreate anaglyph images on my own. i was also intrigued by the various blending modes of light versus color in photoshop and illustrator and how the different modes present the same image. 

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  recently, i had the opportunity to reminisce about motion graphic heros MK12 with mick ebeling, the guy behind the ebeling group. TEG picked up MK12 back in 2000 (if i remember correctly), so it was inspirational to speak to the guy who’s worked so closely with some of the industry’s leading creative trendsetters. he seemed […]

 
i found ffffound a few weeks ago and utilize it in my constant search for trends, styles, and inspiration. it’s especially great for typography, design, fixed gears, shoes, and images of women. at least those are the things i see people posting most often.it’s “invite only” and probably crosses a few copyright laws, but it’s […]

justice | SO ME | ed banger | machine molle
SO ME is back with yet another brilliantly directed piece of motion graphics set to ed banger’s golden children, justice. reminiscent of those ahead-of-their-time 80s network idents, branded movie theatre animations, and show opens, the guys over at machine molle have nailed this spot perfectly. my […]

HOW magazine’s international design awards have gone to print. bubbly’s redesign has won yet another award. click the photo for a larger image of the page (thanks to leigh).

 
brand:nu
i am motivated by many things in life, inspired by many other artists, styles, forms, and types of design. in graphic design, specifically, i am primarily motivated by two aspects: visual motion and typography.i prefer to spend my mornings catching up on design blogs and other reference material. i recently came across brand:nu through the […]

 
brandweek covered bubbly’s redesign due to the coverage it received in the HOW magazine design awards. (click the image for a larger view)

  it’s been a while.. welcome to the new year. welcome to more reasons to love the french. enjoy the naive new beaters.

  the ability to shift the perspective of reality is quite a feat. to do it in photography, a medium whose permanence allows for strict scrutiny on how distortion of reality is accomplished, is even more impressive. ben thomas, much like olivo barbieri, utilizes tilt-shift photography to break our sense of size, perspective, and […]

  mass effect went live yesterday, a bit late for game release, but an amazing site nonetheless. AKQA comes through yet again with another industry-leading game experience. this was another site added to my growing list of projects i was extremely excited to be part of. seeing the intense back-end work put into assets like the […]

shoulda posted this much earlier.. tonight was RVCA’s grand opening celebration for their first physical store, which just so happens to be in SF. it’s good when the bay area sets precedence, even for a label based in socal. there were a lot of faces present: SF born and bred barry mcgee (aka twist, aka […]

“Well the idea for the ghost sort of started out because my paintings tend to Have a lot of the old sketches on the panels before I finally get to the Image that I like and they have a ghost-like quality to them. Then as I Thought more about the title the ghost, I started […]

ABC’s soap opera/family drama “dirty sexy money” about money being the root of all evil, starring peter krause (from “six feet under”), donald sutherland, william baldwin, and samarie armstrong (tell her to call me, thanks), has recently (and wisely) featured bubbly. take a gander.