Movies as Kids Books

This is crazy. Find more here.

High Speed Trains

Check out this article about high speed trains of the future.

Pooh Bear?

check it out here.

A New Anit-Smoking Tactic

A young designer came up with the idea of making impractical cigarette packaging to deter smoking. This is pretty clever. Read more here.

Very Helpful Book List

Here's a list of design books that I came across. Before I found it I had no idea how to find out about good design related books.

Stop the Violence by Francois Robert

This is pretty cool and kind of creepy at the same time.

Double Fine Action Comics

Yo, Check these out. This is a pretty funny comic strip.

seriously.

ha ha ha!!!

Tag Sale Find

Check out what I picked up at a tag sale yesterday.

M.I.A. "Born Free"

Best Dance Video I've Seen In A Long Time

Autographed Baby

If you forget to bring something for Saban to autograph, a baby will do in a pinch.

Plastic Bag

beautiful.

London Road Rage

Mancatdillafish

My friend is looking for a new logo...so I decided to create a hybrid animal. As it is...I don't think this would be very good for his purposes. Who knows if people would even be able to recognize the Armadillo shell. At least it doesn't look like a croissant any more.

The Most Important Presidential Address Ever Made

Logo Idea 001

One of my friends is going through the process of re-branding their website and asked me to help. Here is one of my suggestions:



Just in case you couldn't tell what it is...It's a catfish in a pickle costume!!!! COME ON!

New Favorite Comics: Hark, A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

kate beaton is an illustrator with a history degree. the combination makes for hilarious historical high time! here's a good one:

and HERE is a link to her archive. ENJOY!!

Metal on Metal's Bastard Music Video

simple idea, great execution. OH! pun intended!!! i'm soooo wicked. guffa guffa guffa!

El Perro Del Mar's Change of Heart Music Video

i'm really diggin on this band right now, but i especially love this video!

Another Commerical! This is Ridiculous.

This Can't Be Real!

My wife, me, and Mark Twain

My wife and I collaborated on this picture to send to my grandmother. We thought that this would help her understand what our trip to Mark Twain's House was like.

Saxx Laws

AE Scripts is Awesome!

Check out AE Scripts. I downloaded 5 or 6 scripts yesterday and they seem pretty awesome so far. I had always been intimidated about using scripts for some reason, but they are easy to use. I used this one script called created 3D box and I was able to make an abstract 3D cross shape in like 15 seconds. This stuff really looks like it could add a new wrinkle to my work as well as cut down on time.

Kickass News Intro From 1982

TODAY IS THE DAY!

i know it's an old one, but here's prothro's greatest catch for nostalgia's sake:

and now for MORE HYPE VIDEOS:


terrence cody getting hyped


and an excellent rap to get you ready:

HYPE VIDEO!!!!!

TOMORROW TOMORROW, IT'S ONLY A GAME AWAY!! TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!! GET HYPED!!!

(technically: shot with Canon 7D camera bodies at 1/125th and 1/160th shutter-speed at 60P [720]) that's a dslr. kind of a big deal to look this good.

SEC Championship Game 12.5.2009, GeorgiaDome from patrick murphy-racey on Vimeo.

Stay Classy, Football

one of my favorite blogs, the selvedge yard, has an excellent post about bear bryant, coaching aesthetics and class - namely citing that ubiquitus shot in every football game of the coach on the sidelines and how the contemporary coach in a puffy starter jacket covered in logos look like the michelin man. that's not classy, not like bear bryant. it has photo accompaniment. read it here.