Get On With It

sweet february jams + iMix

My taste in music is pretty eclectic. This is a small sampling of what I've been listening to. For the most part most everything I've been into has very distinct vocals. Two of my favorite bands right now are the Decemberists and the Silversun Pickups.  For the women, I've been playing Sia, Cat Power, Corinne Bailey Rae, Regina Spektor and Lily Allen. Right now I'm having my first listen of the new AIR album "Pocket Symphony". So far, it's wonderful. A haunting electronic blend. I love the piano running through the album and when it's woven with the Japanese koto. It's atmospheric. 

On a similar note, I finally caught up a bit on music videos. I've been too busy to watch any. My favorite video out is "Sewn" from The Feeling by director Caswell Coggins.  I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. The Modest Mouse video for "Dashboard" was great too.

billboardom: cool billboards and other outdoor media

Billboard for Mustang.

Billboardom is a collection of creative outdoor media with some great examples. Enjoy.

dabbling in video + animation

On the topic of doing things. I've been busy working on and playing with  different advertising + art moments. Here's one from my basic design class. The guidelines:
Video
20-60 seconds
must have (interesting) credits
no music allowed (only sounds)
it has to be "about a space" (dodges the problem of bad student acting)

This was a fun first project. Now I feel I have my toesies wet in stop motion techniques. I'd like to take on another project soon and keep playing.
Here it is:

hilarious insights i hope to steer clear of

Well, I know it's been a while since my last post, but fortunately it's because I've been busy making stuff. More on that to come. In the meantime, for those of you who haven't seen it, here's a video I find quite relevant and inspiring as I think about process: Truth in Advertising.

WARNING: Contains salty language. May be unsuitable for the prude.