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Lost Lust Supply

posted April 26, 2016 #

There a lot of custom lapel pins out in the world these days. Distinguishing yourself among them is no easy task but Lost Lust Supply seems to have an excellent handle on the undertaking. From the Skull Squeegee to the Wanderlust series to the #Blessed Tombstone, there's an excellent variety of high-quality designs available. There's a new design available every month from a new artist, so be sure to keep your eye on them.

Sketch Runner

posted April 26, 2016 #

The workflow automator Sketch Runner was described to me as "Alfred for Sketch" and that couldn't be a more accurate take on the software. Take a moment and watch the demo to properly understand the benefits of being able to quickly insert Symbols, create Styles and run plugins via one interface. Aside from the convenience it also has the potential to make you look like a pro, furious with key commands.

posted April 25, 2016 #

When life hands you a philandering husband, make Lemonade and then sell it at his new lemonade stand.

iPet Companion

posted April 25, 2016 #

forget neko atsume, this lets you play with cats for real.. from afar.

Beyonce's Lemonade

posted April 25, 2016 #

Listen, I know it's weird for me to be posting about Beyonce here but I watched the HBO debut of her new visual album, Lemonade, and I was entranced and enamored with the whole thing. I can confidently say that every 2 minutes, there's a compelling image worth searing into your brain. The list of cinematographers and director's that are involved is impressive to say the least but mentioning that almost takes away from the impact of the undertaking. This is some next level, high-concept, somewhat inaccessible, emotionally raging art.

I'm the first to admit that my familiarity with Beyonce's career pretty much stops at her singles and high-profile events but I can't imagine anyone who considers themselves a fan of film wouldn't enjoy this.

Then She Fell

posted April 25, 2016 #

This weekend I had the pleasure of experiencing Then She Fell, an immersive theater experience based around Alice in Wonderland. Much like Sleep No More, you enter into a building where the play is happening all around you as you weave from room to room. However, in this case, actors directly interact with you on a regular basis - either through telling eyes of where to go next or through direct questioning to set the mood. There's only 14 other participants in total for each iteration of the play so you get plenty of alone time.

It's a beautiful experience where you asked to be silent unless spoken to and forbidden from documenting a single ounce of it. That sounds pretty foreign these days but it was quite refreshing. I can't recommend it enough.

posted April 24, 2016 #

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posted April 24, 2016 #

long live shadow libraries. https://t.co/dG0pLe0zP5

posted April 22, 2016 #

Lets plant catnip, he said. It prevents mosquitoes, he said. What could go wrong, he said. #cats https://t.co/5bQjAHlrpi

posted April 22, 2016 #

Oh cool. They have swimming robot snakes now. https://t.co/fexNH1nbSl ht @yewknee

posted April 22, 2016 #

new werk ? https://t.co/R7gNU7vcFb https://t.co/IPkOKvd91L

Friday Videos - April 22nd, 2016

posted April 22, 2016 #

The heat is on for the May 1st Reboot. There is just over a week left to get my act together and relaunch the site. Fingers crossed that this kind of pressure fuels the fire and I deliver something that everyone enjoys as a needed upgrade and fulfills some of my own personal goals that I wished to accomplish. I guess we'll find out in about a week, huh?

Enjoy!
  • Alice in Wonderland via Google Dream - you know that Deep Dream processor that Google has? Well, someone paired Alice in Wonderland with some classic paintings for the Tea Party scene and the results could not be more wonderful. Stunning to say the least.
  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps - I don't know a ton about Prince. I am familiar with the hits and I certainly appreciate his penchant for flair but I don't have a deep well of mind-blowing videos to draw from to pay the man some tribute. However, this Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee video features the man himself taking the solo and, as usual, he absolutely destroys it. Be sure to stick through to the very end where he nonchalantly catapults the guitar from his body, never to be seen again.
  • Makin' My Way Downtown - I absolutely don't want to know any back story here. It's weird for weird's sake and that's fine by me.
  • My Name is Bady - you're welcome. This kid is a gem.
  • SF2 Gun Cat - making mods to videogame weaponry for hilarious results is nothing new but this particular mod is lightyears above and beyond what you've come to expect.
  • Swimming Robot Snake - I know I've seen this before but something about revisiting it recently really creeped me out and fascinating me. Can't look away.
  • Titantic Sinks in Real Time - it's funny that there's a 2hr 40min video of a ship sinking but it's also kind of tragic to think about how brutal and scary it would have been to actually experience this mind-numbingly slow death.
Also, revisit Batdance when you have a chance, it's a legitimately awesome piece of work.

One last thing, you must watch this. Hasbro recently hosted a weird Facebook event where three of their mascots played Hungry Hungry Hippo's but weren't allowed to speak.. so Topher Chris put some Eyes Wide Shut music behind it and made it ultra weird. Very creepy.

Hole-Punched America

posted April 22, 2016 #

In the 1930's, the U.S. government commissioned an agency to combat poverty entitled the Farm Security Administration. The FSA did many things but it's legacy is best known for the massive amount of photographs taken by the likes of Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Gordon Parks and many more. However, those images were curated by a man named Roy Stryker and in an attempt to prevent some of the less desirable images from making their way out into the public, he hole-punched straight through the original negatives, assuming this would be enough to sway anyone from ever using the image.

But he was wrong. Bill McDowell combed through the massive archive of hole-punched photos and created a beautiful collection of images with an ominous presence of nothingness.

Many thanks to Mr. Kleon for the heads up and the brilliant comparison to the work of John Baldessari. Go have a look.

Type High Club

posted April 22, 2016 #

I've recently been enjoying the work of Luke Graves, aka Type High Club. It's a lot of letterpress, typography and collaborative projects with Our Town. It's great to see the process that goes into some of these bigger projects and how that gets reflected in his own personal undertakings.

posted April 21, 2016 #

between prince and bowie it's obvious the aliens were like "we have to get our messengers out of there before the election or it's too late"

Irreverent Country

posted April 21, 2016 #

I'm extremely happy for the gals of Birdcloud for how heavily they are featured in this Rolling Stone piece, "Raunchy Country: Inside the Genre's History of Comedy and Irreverence." The piece covers a good deal of historical irreverence in the genre it also highlights several more modern acts, like Jonny Fritz, that ride the line between sincerity and questionable expression.

The reason I enjoy the article so much is because I find Birdcloud hard to explain to folks. Their songs can certainly be blunt but there's a pathos to many of them that gets overlooked. A prime example is I Got Problems, a song that appears to be about the celebration of over indulgence but, if you decide to take it seriously, is also be a scathing personal commentary on bad behaviors. Songs like "Indianer" and "Livin' with my Granny" seem like offensive jokes or silly storytelling but if you're familiar with growing up in The South, these songs are accurate portrayals of attitudes, behaviors and experiences from the region.

On the whole, I'm just happy to see them getting some recognition for being more than a throwaway joke. Sure, there's plenty of work there that you wouldn't play for your mother but, underneath it all, there's more than just crass words.
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