Film for NZ Book Council Produced by Colenso BBDO Animated by Andersen M Studio, via Swiss Miss
Monday, November 30, 2009
Herbivore Boys and Carnivore Girls
"Nowadays, women have more education and enjoy working. Women are scary now!"
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Playing with Food
Christopher Salyers has written a book about the emerging Japanese trend charaben, the art of making bento boxes that resemble cartoon characters with rice, nori and other staples.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Dizzying Deck
Apple executive Jeff Dauber's deck is flat, but designed to look like a wormhole.
Designed by architect Thom Faulders.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Unfriend
Unfriended :(
The Oxford English Dictionary declares "unfriend" the Word of the Year 2009.
unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.
“'It has both currency and potential longevity,' notes Christine Lindberg, Senior Lexicographer for Oxford’s US dictionary program. 'In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year. Most 'un-' prefixed words are adjectives (unacceptable, unpleasant), and there are certainly some familiar 'un-' verbs (uncap, unpack), but 'unfriend' is different from the norm. It assumes a verb sense of 'friend' that is really not used (at least not since maybe the 17th century!). Unfriend has real lex-appeal.'"
Via the Oxford University Press Blog
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Evolution Store, SoHo
How did I not know about this place?
"Evolution sells unique natural history collectibles usually seen only in museums. These include butterflies and beetles, fossils, seashells, skulls and skeletons, medical models, and tribal art."
Of course, I am particularly fond of the fossilized dinosaur teeth, available for $24.
The store looks like a 17th century kunstkammer. They even had a conjoined twin fetal skeleton on display.
The Evolution Store
120 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012
View their website here.
Friday, November 13, 2009
3-Duh
Hey, professors who told me shooting my senior thesis in stereo would be gimmicky -- suck on this:
"'When you look at the history of film, there have been to date two great revolutions—sound and color,' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation and a tireless promoter of 3-D, told me. 'This will be the third great revolution. People are still somewhat skeptical and wonder if it’s a gimmick and if it is better suited to cartoons. I don’t believe that for a second. I think the day after Jim Cameron’s movie comes out, it’s a new world.' Michael Lewis, the C.E.O. of RealD, the leading 3-D projection company, says, 'The industry is looking for its Citizen Kane, its definitive work of 3-D, and Avatar may be that film.'"
From a 10/26/09 article in the New Yorker
"'When you look at the history of film, there have been to date two great revolutions—sound and color,' Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of Dreamworks Animation and a tireless promoter of 3-D, told me. 'This will be the third great revolution. People are still somewhat skeptical and wonder if it’s a gimmick and if it is better suited to cartoons. I don’t believe that for a second. I think the day after Jim Cameron’s movie comes out, it’s a new world.' Michael Lewis, the C.E.O. of RealD, the leading 3-D projection company, says, 'The industry is looking for its Citizen Kane, its definitive work of 3-D, and Avatar may be that film.'"
From a 10/26/09 article in the New Yorker
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
"Photo Fakeouts"
Photo Fakeouts by Oyster Hotel Reviews shows you how misleading a little cropping and photoshop can be. Checkout the sneaky photo editing for the Montego Bay hotel Breezes below!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Sunnuva Flash!
Seriously, I had this idea in college, and I didn't do it because I thought it was really hit-you-over-the-head dumb.
...and now Myoung Ho Lee is selling little 11x14" prints in an edition of 30 for $750 apiece.
Argh.
Monday, November 2, 2009
MGMT > MCTMT
Reminder: MCTMT tax is due for us lucky NY freelancers in 83 minutes! Did you file yet?* Feel free to thank me tomorrow when you take the subway ride I subsidized to work, you lucky non-self-employed jerk.
*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.
*PS
I apologize, as this is not a thing I like. It is inappropriate to post it on my blog. It is something I STRONGLY DISLIKE. But friendly reminders are things I like, so I guess it works.
GaGa for Christopher Walken
Chris Walken gives the Will Shatner reading of Rocket Man a run for its money?
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Ozzie's Ozzie's Ozzie's, Oy Oy Oy!
My fav local coffee shop was soooooo on tonight's episode of Bored to Death! Not to mention excellent mockery of the Park Slope food co-op.
Watch it here.
Watch it here.
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