thank you dr zizmor !

HAHAHAHAHA

The First Alice In Wonderland

With Tim Burton's new version coming out on friday the British Film Institute decided to release the restored original. This edition focused the scenes around John Tenniel's illustrations making it very different from Disney's film.

photoshop can cook!

a cool light-hearted stop motion video 

Adobe Photoshop Cook from Lait Noir on Vimeo.

Fight the Power

For skateboarders, the Brooklyn Banks, beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, has been the marquee boarding spot since the 70s. The city has announced plans to paint the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge and wants to take over this communal skate area for equipment storage until at least 2014. We all know how that could end. But YOU can help!

Skate legend Steve Rodriguez (getting sick, above), of 5Boro Skateboards is fighting City Hall to preserve part of the park. To help keep the Brooklyn Banks, please spread the word, and send an email to brooklynbridgeoutreach@gmail.com.

And if anyone has creative ideas on other ways to spread the word, please let me know, and I will forward them to Steve. Thanks everyone!

Rome after Raphael

This small show at the Morgan Library is packed with gorgeous Italian Renaissance drawings, worth the discounted student admission.

the new media

the world is changing, and we better keep up!

adobe partnered up with wired magazine to explore this new media via the ipad.

check out the 4 minute video

Jordan Brown

A twelve year-old boy who murdered his 8-month pregnant stepmother. Brown shot his stepmother's head while she was fast asleep. This happened a week ago. The gun he used was his own - a youth model 20-gauge shotgun for hunting. Not that the boy is not guilty, he certainly is. But the fact that his dad lets him own a gun in the first place is questionable.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/21/jordan-brown-killed-fathe_n_168862.html

Erik Hamline

I stumbled on this artist while browsing through the AIGA website and thought his work is awesome. He's a freelance designer based in Minneapolis. Nice letterpress stuff and good use with neon and washed out colors. Also, amazing illustrations. I was surprised to know that he was only 23 years old. Probably just fresh out of college. You can take a look at more of Hamline's work on his website: http://woodsandweather.com/

Lee Clow's office

Here's an interview with Rob Schwartz from Chiat...mostly boring. BUT if you skip to around 4:30 he does a tour of the building and Lee Clow's office. It's SO COOL. I would love to go to work and have a basketball court with a giant skull and crossbones in the middle of the building.

Communication Arts Advertising Competition

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in advertising, the Communication Arts Advertising Competition. Any advertising project printed, published or aired for the first time within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by leading creative directors, art directors and writers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Advertising Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

This competition has a slightly higher entrance fee then we would all like. But I thought it would be cool to share with everyone. The deadline is May 14, 2010.

http://www.commarts.com/competitions/advertising

Special MoMA Show -- March 3

Preview starts at 11:30 a.m.
Show Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson River
Twelfth Avenue at Fifty-fifth Street, New York

Party at 8:30–11:30 p.m.
featuring a performance by The Walkmen, Human Rights, and
DJ Justin Miller (DFA Records)
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West Fifty-third Street, New York

The Armory Show is New York’s foremost fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2010, the fair will feature modern and cutting-edge art from 230 of the world’s leading art galleries. The opening preview and party for The Armory Show 2010 helps sustain the world-renowned exhibition programming of The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1. Contemporary Art Center.

The Armory Show has commissioned British artist Susan Collis to create the visual identity for the 2010 fair. The fair introduced its annual commission in 2002 and four years later began publishing an annual series of editions by its commissioned artists to benefit The Pat Hearn and Colin de Land Cancer Foundation and The Museum of Modern Art.

Additional support is provided by Pernod Absinthe.
Special thanks to Flavorpill.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/7518

he can definitely market himself

www.outofworkadguy.com

ads for snow day

love these !!

*** damn these get cut off, but check them out here at adsoftheworld

PHOTOSHOP FAIL:

** damn, these get cut off too, but check it out here

Making the Census cool

This video for the 2010 Census makes the Census cool. Done by two professors here at Pratt, it also features several formers Pratt students. Spread the love, let's help make this thing "viral"!

interesting videos

very interesting videos that i came across today.

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the next two are off topic from the first one. but i thought they were interesting video spins for the apple ipad.

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cheers!

ad of the day

funny!

hit someone over the head with it, but then at least recycle

cute

Slash

Slash! at the Museum of Art & Design is well worth seeing, very inspiring, and free to Pratt students. The image on the left is part of a full sized 3D sculpture. On the right, a random G-N-R reference…

NY Street Advertising Takeover

This organization is a watchdog for illegal outdoor advertising and hosts "events" to reclaim abused public spaces. They raise awareness and bring an important point of view to the conversation.

monkeys, dresses, & ice cream

so the book of the week is charley HARPER. he did a lot of animal illustrations with abc books and such. nice looking book...but it should be for $135.

buy me

over the past week i came across "crystallized: ways to say black". they're 22 black dresses using swarvoski crystals and designed by top fashion designers to benefit the american cancer society. i LOVE the photography for these (done by scheltens & abbenes). it's hard to give life to fashion that isn't on a person, but these do it so well. they have weight and form and movement, and i love the way the sheen of the black silk creates these violent, dagger-like, but still pillowy kind of shapes around the dresses. it's a little bit distracting for the black silk dresses that blend in, but overall i think the effect is stunning. i guess it doesn't hurt that the dresses are gorgeous, but whatever.

i guess i should post some ads since this is an advertising graphic design class.

here are a few i saw in comm arts that i liked for various reasons:

(for planet yoga)

for olay

"don't forget"

these were given out in thailand by colgate.

NEA Logo Competition

The National Endowment for the Arts has requested proposals for a logo. This is an unprecedented opportunity for designers. While you read through the 23-page proposal, enjoy this old musical nugget.