blog assignment 5: design trends

layered collage of vector imagery has been a pretty popular and often successful means of design i've noticed recently.....
this is another example of layering vector images. this is some work by a friend of mine who goes by the alias "urban medium"

another piece by my friend "urban medium". i've felt recently its been quite popular to use the "color halftone" function in photoshop.

the last black and white design (i dont get how it works when i upload photos as far as order goes). this particular design is by my friend Dosa Kim. he does alot of work with a kind of sloppy sharpie marker feel to it. as well as alog of the layering of vector imagery. he is a relatively well-known designer here in town and his work to me definately reflects current trends in graphic design.....

blog assignment : inspirational work

BANKSY : definatley my favorite artist in regards to concept, subject matter, and placement. this guy has a message, and i HIGHLY recomend his work to anyone who asks.....






DAIM : a german graffiti artists / designer who has an untouchable 3 dimensional style to his work, and his use of color is quite impressive as well
BOND : another European graffiti artist whose work i particularly am impressed with. this guy uses texture well in his work

block of type

Athens, GA. an eclectic community just 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. This bulging urban landscape consists of about 4 square blocks which contain about 34455694667785949857494856749894576849 bars which primarily cater to 18 year olds. i personally like alot of the somewhat old architecture of downtown athens, and noticed that gothic and script fonts were popular in the area. i was stuck up here due to the gas ordeal this past week, so i figured it was the perfect opportunity for me to walk around like a tourist and take retarded pictures.

proper use of the poo typeface.........

jason hit the nail right on the head with how to use this typeface. there are PLENTY of great uses for it. unfortunately i did not do any numbers otherwise i would make a "john mccain '08" banner........

poo alphabet

stinky.........

the hurt show @ east side lounge

this is an art show i am involved with coming up. this will be a biggun so come out if you can.....

work space

so here is the new pad. i still have some stuff to organize, but i got the workspace pretty much in tact.......

in the first picture you can see my turntables (with the customized ENRON slipmats), record collection, my table space, the computer desk i got from stan (thanks again by the way), the new epson 1400 printer, the old piece of crap printer, my camera gear, and my audio stuff (keyboard and roland beat machine)

the second picture is of my stash, part of it at least, i have two more boxes full of scrap cans as well in the back closet. i am a serious pack rat, so you will find all kinds of random objects, chemicals, paint, brushes, wood varnish, etc in my place. anything i feel i could use creatively in any way i just cant help but hold on to it.

as for the third picture, it is what the trunk of my car looks like. i recently repainted the razorfish office and they bought me a bunch of montana paint (it costs 9 bucks a can). unfortunately they are all the same 4 colors, but still, its alot of paint......

as for the 4th picture, that is my kitten. we call her BattleCat (BC for short). she is a MAJOR DISTRACTION. very hyper and loves messing with me when im trying to work/sleep/eat/spin records/everything i do