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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

COOL! Micrography: Text Art and Typography...


Image: Obama word portrait by Jeff Clark.

Wikipedia says "Micrography, also called microcalligraphy, is a Jewish art form developed in the 9th century, with parallels in Christianity and Islam, utilizing minute Hebrew letters to form representational, geometric and abstract designs. Colored micrography is especially distinctive because these rare artworks are customarily rendered in black and white.”

View some beautiful examples of this art form, here - enjoy!

Thanks to Mr. Mark Simpson for the link - cheers!

Monday, May 4, 2009

May the 4th Be With You - Happy Star Wars Day...



(WARNING: Video may not be suitable for minors and is potentially NSFW - view at your own discretion)

Apparently, today is Star Wars Day... or, one of many Star Wars days/events which honours the epic Star Wars franchise. Well, in light of that fact, I offer you the above Youtube video, originally seen on Gizmodo.

May the 4th be with you... ;) Cheers!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Recommended Viewing | The American Package Museum...


If you're a fan of nostalgia or packaging, I highly recommend that you take the time to visit The American Package Museum... where curator, Ian House has taken his personal collection of early 20th century packages and created an online gallery/archive to share with everyone.


There are some really neat old packages in this gallery, it's interesting to recognize some familiar brands and see how they've evolved... check it out at http://www.packagemuseum.com/ - cheers!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

COOL! Car Logos Quiz...


A great little bit of fun, Car Logos Quiz... guess the automotive logo with just a part of it showing. Try it out for yourself, here.


I ended up with 45/50, and I totally guessed on a few of them. ;)

Thanks to Marie-Aline Oliver for posting the link to the GDC Listserve - cheers!

Friday, September 12, 2008

Monday, September 8, 2008

2008 Guardian Challenge
Kyokushin Karate Knockdown
Tournament – Saturday, November 15th...


My apologies for the lack of posts... I've been busy. ;P First things first:

Congratulations! to my Senpai(s) and kōhai(s) who fought in the Kyokushin-kan Pan American Championship this past weekend in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. From what I've been told, our fighters were atop the podium for the majority of events they competed in. More information will be posted to the Guardian Dojo website upon their return... check often for news updates. Osu!!!

Anyhow, one of the things that has been occupying my spare time is the design of applications for this year's 2008 Guardian Challenge – Kyokushin Karate Knockdown Tournament, one of which you can see above. The image shows the promotional poster I created for this year's event which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 15th at the St. Vital EMC, it's the same venue as last year.

The poster and the majority of additional applications were output digitally by the fine folks over at Industry Images, they've been very helpful in accommodating my 'small-run' projects. This version was for the initial run... we've got more sponsors to include, but only these were confirmed (and had their logos available) at the time of printing.

Tickets will be going on sale for the event shortly... if you're interested in watching the event, drop me an email and I'll see what the best way to get you tickets would be (a limited number of advance tickets will be available at Miyabi in Osborne Village, from members of the Guardian Dojo, and at the Dojo during regular class hours). Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door (there may be only a limited number available at the door so I'd recommend you purchase in advance if you plan to attend). If you'd like an idea of what you can expect to see, you can see amateur footage from last year's tournament on YouTube, here.


Here's a detail from the poster... all the images used to create the poster are from last year's tournament, which you can see collected on my Flickr (the photos were taken by my friend and local designer, Doug Fedrau). I'll post more information, and additional imagery as it becomes available... check the Guardian Dojo website often for more info and updates, go to http://www.guardiandojo.com/ - cheers!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Recommended Reading | ideasonideas - Running Your Own Race...


If you're a designer or working in the creative industry, I'd highly recommend that you take a few minutes to visit ideasonideas, where Eric Karjaluoto (of Smashlab) discusses design, brands and experience. In particular I recommend that you read one of Eric's recent posts entitled, Running Your Own Race.

I found the article to be quite interesting, and felt that Eric made some keen observations and raises some interesting points (thanks for sharing your thoughts Eric). Anyhow, I'll let you decide for yourself... go and read the article at ideasonideas, here. I'd welcome you to make a comment here after reading it. Enjoy!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Visiting The Neon Factory...


Visited the Neon Factory on Main Street (in Winnipeg) today, as part of a project we're currently working on at Circle. I've always been fascinated with neon and was able to learn a lot more about it, and the fabrication during the visit. Looking forward to seeing the project come to light! ;) Shouldn't be long now...

Image: inside the Neon Factory... you can see Rob (or at least his back) on the right.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

COOL! Fifa Street 3 Viral...


Okay... this is either a video of some insanely talented footballers or else some clever video editing... or it could be some amazing martial artists, a la Shaolin Soccer... ;) Check it out for yourself here - enjoy!

Via Motionographer.

Friday, January 18, 2008

COOL! PSYOP - Adidas "Together"...


The incredibly talented folks over at PSYOP have gone and outdone themselves again with their latest project for Adidas. Working with the agency TBWA/China they've created an amazing piece called "Together", it's the anthem spot for a four spot campaign... the concept, Olympians literally being supported by their countrymen. You have to watch it! See more of PSYOP's works on their website at http://www.psyop.tv/ - cheers!

Via Motionographer... see the original post here.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Spotlight Ideas...


I recently visited http://www.spotlightideas.co.uk/ through a comment posted on my blog. Spotlight Ideas is a blog about Advertising, Media and Creative Thinking. The blog administrator, Eamon worked for some time as an Advertising Account Planner (in some of the leading advertising agencies in London and abroad), as well as a Researcher and Developer for TV and Radio. The blog seems to be full of useful information for anyone in the creative industries... check it out at http://www.spotlightideas.co.uk/ - Cheers!