10 Days

Only 10 more days till sign off.  Lots left to do.  DANG

BUT… I have to say that Emily has TOTALLY outdone herself with the photoshoot we did early this week.  here are a few shots that blew me away.  i hope you enjoy them as much as i have.

Prime time around the universe

Cool graphic that shows how far out Earth TV waves have reached.

Sita Sings the Blues

I do a lot of searching.  On a day to day basis i troll the internet for inspiration and new ideas.  It’s rare that I find something as awe-inspiring and wonderful as what i found today.  Sita Sings the Blues is an animated retelling of the story of the Indian epic, The Ramayana. The story is woven together with scenes from a parallel contemporary story about a broken heart. All this and it’s a musical too…set to the musical numbers of 1920’s jazz vocalist Annette Hanshaw.

I’ve always been a myth lover but this takes the cake.  It’s not only beautifully animated but the story is wonderful too.  The film can be seen streaming free at Reel 13 but you should also check out sitasingstheblues.com.  One of the more amazing aspects of this film is that it has been released as Creative Commons.  Nina the animator gives her work freely to the world to enjoy.  It’s a great concept and well worth a read.

The film is a little over an hour but completely worth it.  If you get a chance to watch it i’d love to know what you think.  Take some time today to watch this incredible film.  You won’t regret it.  Enjoy

I’m really not a huge Micheal Jackson Fan…but

I am really interested in the media extravaganza that has ensued.  I usually don’t have a lot of time to read the news…but today i’ve been unable to resist. This article in particular was of interest… “Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him” It’s really worth a read.

Book Jacket Project

Another project update.  Portfolio piece.

enjoy

Died today Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson…

Weird day.

I heard that Farrah Fawcett died this morning and then I get to work to find out that Michael Jackson is also allegedly died of a heart attack.  Don’t these things usually come in threes?

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If you got em… Use em

What I find so strange about the following is that the were made about 170 years ago.  These woodblock prints of Racoon Dogs (Tanuki) were produced by Utagawa Kuniyoshi in the 1840’s.  It’s a long series that demonstrates all the neat things the Tanuki could do with their “voluntarily enlarged scrotums.”

retail signage and boating

weightlifting and carp clobbering

scaring the crap out of other people… and seine fishing

keeping out of the sun for fortune telling and more retail signage

making soup and something called a boy festival…

archery practice and turtle espionage

net fishing and moving

moving

fishing some more and keeping dry in a sudden storm

Almost the End

Sort of fitting.  I’ve got less than four weeks till I’m done with school.  Plugging along and looking foward to the future… when I found this flicker page with nothing but “the end” titles from old movies.  Check it out if you want to see the titles up close.  Enjoy.

Happily ever after

Another great photo series… photographer Dina Goldstein.  The idea was to show a more likely “ever after” for ” “the” princess”  My favorite is Jasmine. Enjoy

see the rest here

Classic Film Studio Logos

I started reading this article Neatorama article on the stories behind Hollywoods Studio logos for the design but I left with a renewed appreciation for the illustrators.  The world, pre-computer, was an amazing place… a place i wish i could go visit.

No one paints like this anymore… it’s a refreshing contrast to the predominantly vector world we live in now.

Check it out…it’s well worth a read.