ok go’s never been a creative venture to sit idle + follow protocol. their latest is everywhere but well worth the eyeballs. boo to emi for not catching on while they had the chance.

amazing stop motion taken to a new height here in grindin’. + catch the making of when you have time.

lastly, slow [...]

one of the absolute grandest aspects, bar none, of working in independent visual media is the chance you may get a phone call at any time that could realistically change for the better your day, month or year. you just never know who’s out there watching your work, waiting for the right time to reach [...]

i wrestled in high school. it wasn’t my life but it was a great thing for me in many ways.
one thing i vividly remember is a coach who was surprisingly experienced + shared this with us. his career had been cut short due to injury and he turned his focus to teaching the one thing [...]

it’s not fancy or eye-catching. it’s not suave or the latest catch phrase, social media induced buzz shcmutz. it’s nothing fun like strategery. but strength is where it’s at for 2010. if this isn’t making sense you might want to check the previous post or catch seth godin’s challenge.
the strength i’m talking about is not [...]

whew, talk about planning + production. in the fluctuating world of non-profit work we’ve had to make a few changes to our plan for this years’ project. we’re excited to be working with NYPAW (network of young people affected by war) + in order to make our project a success we’ve decided to postpone our [...]

i’m a huge believer in keeping things as real as possible regardless how crazy this ride called life throws one’s way. it’s amazing the egos + totally wacked elements that make their way into photography, visual media + our lives in general but it’s simplest terms it’s mostly bullshit. i’ve always tried to maintain ties [...]

though in all seriousness, this might even be more interesting then the whole free phenom. thanks mel.
lastly, have to hand it to start up evernote (see my tools sidebar), as i thought phil libin the ceo did a fine pitch via mass media here in the times last weekend.

too many to list really but here’s a colorful start.
if only we could all be turning out “eye meat”.

image by alex dejong
here’s a monday pick-me-up that really hit me. don’t ever let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. the guy’s in this piece via wired have more vision than so many seeing people i know. the creativity involved here is fantastic +i’m into hearing about the various workflows that alex dejong [...]

one of my favorite aspects of visual media, be it still images, video or hybrid clips, is the ability to go back through everything much further down the road. sometimes this it’s tough to look at everything other times it’s pure joy. regardless, it’s a great way to keep pushing your style forward + chasing [...]