Beautiful Losers
Monday, February 1, 2010Beautiful Losers, an exhibit, book and most recently a documentary, follows the work of several artists, rooted in subcultures like skateboarding, hip hop, punk, and graffiti, who helped power a movement and generation of culturally significant art. Some of my favorite artists like Shepard Fairey, Geoff McFetridge, and Barry McGee are prominently featured. A highly recommended rental – watch the trailer below.
Beautiful Losers film trailer from beautifullosersfilm on Vimeo.
Designing Obama
Thursday, January 28, 2010I remember during Obama’s run for presidency documenting and collecting all of the art inspired by and supporting his campaign. It was fascinating to watch; from Shepard Fairey and Scott Hansen to Chuck Anderson and Cody Hudson, the list of artists that fought for change through their craft is long and deep. Realizing the significance of this grassroots movement, the Obama camp is putting together a book called Designing Obama which documents how art helped fuel his campaign.
Designing Obama from mas / menos on Vimeo.
Hip Hop Album Covers
Tuesday, December 22, 2009Sorry there’s been a lack of updates. I’m going to post my top 5 record finds from 2009 sometime next week, but until then you can enjoy some hip hop cover art reinterpreted with Legos. These were posted earlier in the year but I think they deserve a re-post.
The IQ Font
Monday, August 31, 2009iQ font – When driving becomes writing / Full making of from wireless on Vimeo.
I’m a type geek, and love finding innovative ways of creating type treatments. My friend pointed me to this really cool project by Toyota and ad agency Happiness Brussels. In order to promote Toyota’s new car called the iQ, the agency came up with the idea of producing a font based entirely on the car’s handling capabilities. With the help of Pierre and Damien from Please Let Me Design and interactive artist Zachary Lieberman (openframeworks.cc), they were able to create a software program that tracked the car’s movements. From there, professional racing pilot Stef Van Campenhoudt executed the skids necessary to bring the iQ font to life.
You can download it here and view the making of flickr set here.
Cold War Kids
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Check out this cool music video for the Cold War Kids’ “I’ve Seen Enough.” Done by the production company Tool, it’s the first video of its kind which basically allows the user to customize the song in real time. Each band member has four colored bars above them which can be activated by the user to trigger different instruments or styles of play. Click on the member and you can mute them completely. From reggae and acoustic versions, to straight up acapella, bass lines and drum breaks, the possibilities are endless. With traditional music videos becoming all but obsolete, it’s not surprising that bands are re-approaching how their music is heard and distributed, and it’s companies like Tool that are coming up with brilliant ideas to help bring their music to life.
Click on the image to play.
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