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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:28:00 -0400

NO CAPTION NECESSARY DUDE.

Frank Chimero: Interviewing

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:16:19 -0400

I love this

I was recently interviewed. Being interviewed online via email is an interesting proposition: all the questions are usually rendered beforehand, making the interview more of a test or a MadLib than a conversation. It usually feels like you’re talking to a wall. Ideas don’t develop very well, they…

GPS Drawing and Situationism

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:58:07 -0400

Multidisciplinary artist Jeremy Wood has been making some interesting work using GPS devices to draw his routes on foot. Interestingly, for the Traverse Me map, Jeremy avoided using roads and paths as much as possible. It brings to mind one of the basic exercises of situationism. The idea is that when you take a new route - one that is off the main drag, so to speak - the “spectacle” is revealed and the experience is supposed to be enlightening, bringing back the spirit of adventure and discovery. So tomorrow, while on your commute to work, or whatever, try taking a new route. Also consider this; if you go by car - try a bike ride, if you go by bike - take a walk, if you walk - try skateboarding. A refreshing situationist exercise.

From the artist:

I responded to the structure of each location and avoided walking along roads and paths when possible.

The route was recorded with GPS technology and was walked in stages over the 300 hectare site.

My shoes turned brown in the dry fields and they turned green in the long grass.

Security was called on me twice on separate occasions and I lost count of how many times I happened to trigger an automatic sliding door.

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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:00:39 -0400

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Came across this while checking out the If You Could Collaborate...

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:06:27 -0400

Came across this while checking out the If You Could Collaborate website. A stunning short film from Michael Maloney and John Hooper.

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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:02:57 -0400

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Trading Prints

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:01:02 -0400

I am trading some prints with my new pal Owen Gildersleeve. Apart from being a member of the radical Evening Tweed collective, he is quite exceptional with the applied materials. I was checking his work one day, not for the first time, and noticed that he had a “music” link on his site. Turns out he’s in a 2-piece heavy-jamz outfit called Old Mayor—akin to one of my all time fave’s Godheadsilo. I don’t meet many designers who dig the heavier stuff, so it was nice to see. So I dropped him a line. Now we’re pals.

P22 Type Foundry

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:31:24 -0400

The folks over at the P22 type foundry have won my heart by designing typefaces focus on design and art history. They have a website but it is counter-intuitive and feels like the year 2000—but they have some really great stuff, I swear. Lucky those savants over at You Work for Them have a grip of them for sale, and are hosting the P22 faces in an intuitive and pleasant way. I’m always trying to find a nice serif to use, and this one in particular has the right feel to it. It’s classic and hand-made looking. I dig. It’s called P22 PanAm.

About the font, from YWFT

This font was created to help celebrate the centennial of the Pan-American exposition of 1901 which was held in Buffalo, New York. It is based on a variety of printed ephemera from the exhibition (which incidentally is most noted not for the spectacular electrical illuminations provided by nearby Niagara Falls, but rather for the assassination of President William McKinley).

Furthermore, I find it interesting that one can buy these historic/classic looking type-faces from the eras past, and use them on a various designs, thus contributing to the weird non-contextualness that is our times. The only thing I can do is navigate all the randomness with a strong intuition, and my gut says “that font looks classy”. Another thing I keep wondering, is—why do I keep finding myself drawn to things of the past more than what is being made now.

vacation between gigs

Mon, 31 May 2010 12:11:23 -0400

I don’t usually share the personal family stuff, but this week I had one of the most memorable trips to the Oregon Coast I have ever had. Maybe because we headed out to do something interesting, everyday, or that we were there for five days solid, or that I pretty much cleared my schedule, it was abundant with good times. A great way to refresh before heading over to Wieden + Kennedy. Monday, we drove to the coast and got settled in the beach house, walked the beach a bit. Tuesday we headed up to Astoria, thrift shopping all the way, and scored huge at a little place in Warrington. Wednesday we hit up the Tillimook Cheese factory, split some ice-cream, then stopped at the Air Museum. My head is still spinning with thoughts of wartime, 6 inch bullets, propellers, and rivets. Thursday we drove down to the Newport Aquarium, and lunch at the Rogue brewery. Rogue is on top of my list. Then Friday, picked up some locally grown, milled and baked bread from Waves of Grain, then headed back to Portland. I had little to no internet for those 5 days, and it was like a total cleanse of the spirit. Just rollin hard with the family. Soulfood for the mind and spirit. Check it.

Folder Type (by Emilio Gomariz)

Wed, 12 May 2010 12:58:09 -0400

Folder Type (by Emilio Gomariz)

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Fri, 07 May 2010 12:03:31 -0400

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Proof I was there!

Thu, 06 May 2010 17:48:00 -0400

Some photos of last nights event.

Honesty, I'll be there.

Wed, 05 May 2010 13:08:46 -0400

I am pretty psyched about the volcanic/creative activity at PSU these days, largely due to Kate(Zine Mage), Frank(the Destroyer), and Lis(Pixel Palidin). Cool class blogs, excellent student work and tumblr discussions, community exposure and collaboration, and killer guest designers, like today’s guest - Jessica Hische. Sorta makes me wish I was in school again. Tonight I’ll be up there, along with many other Portland professionistas, giving students some brutally honest feedback on the most challenging project us design-folk face, our portfolios.

I am feeling awesome today!!!!!

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:35:00 -0400

A new music blog I am following.

publicationstudio: Lloyd Winter dropped by and made this cool...

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:54:56 -0400

publicationstudio:

Lloyd Winter dropped by and made this cool book. Cover art by YES.

Year One. Today.

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:48:00 -0400

My son turns one today. We stayed up late last night making cupcakes, and a cake. I whipped up these little toothpick flags to stick into the cupcakes. Dove, my daughter, tried to stab me with one this morning. Images of the flag in action are forthcoming.

It’s such a blast making stuff for the family.

OK, here’s the photo:

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:30:15 -0400

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Beets, logos, rock posters and the DDC

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:43:00 -0400

I’m working on an illustration for my pal Chantelle of Blackbird Presents, who, with her husband Jeff, has purchased some land across the river in WA and they are building a farm. I couldn’t be more pumped about this. Originally I thought I would be working on a logo, but after meeting with her, we decided it actually will be for signage, along the lines of what I usually do - rock posters. Regardless, it’s gonna be fun to draw some corn, beets, pumpkins, chard, artichokes, peppers, lettuces and all sorts of veggies under the sun.

So in doing some research, I thought of Aaron Draplin, and asked him if he had any great imagery stored away in his vast riches.

Hi Aaron,

Long time fan of your work here. A fairly well known Portland rock-club “booker”, Chantelle, of Blackbird Presents, is starting up a farm and has asked me to design the logo. I’ve been designing posters for her for a while, and now I am so pumped to design a logo for her farm. Farms have been high on my list for a while. I caught your talk at Designspeaks and really loved the story about your work for John Hughes. I’m about to do some research, and was wondering if you had any resources you looked at back when you were working on the Redwing Farms logo. Images, flickr sets, books, stories.

Thanks so much for your time,

Draplin dug these up. Get your asses over to draplin.com for more stuff like this. There were tons more, but these ones really grab at me. Man, sometimes I feel all soft about how supportive and helpful Portland’s design community is. Share your resources, and your love for all things design. It’s a special place, or maybe, it’s a special industry. Or maybe all industries are that way, though it doesn’t always seem like it.

Hell yes there will be a tractor in there somewhere.

Might I also add, that Chantelle is seriously one of the nicest folks in the world. A real keeper in terms of clients. Did I mention I am pumped? I am.

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Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:14:38 -0400

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Secret Places

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:40:00 -0400

Just want to let folks know that The Migration is now available at Urban Outfitters, Special Places - a collaboration with Society6. Grab an art print, iphone skin, or laptop skin. Please, spread the word dear friends.