March 2009
12 posts
we seriously just found this in jeff’s new house under insulation in the attic.
Outstanding Work
I have many students who have done some outstanding work… this was a slideshow/film from two today..
A Modest Proposal for the new era
Believe it or Not: A Modest Proposal for the HyperOriginal Modular Image The publishing industry is in tatters. The rise of electronic media has pushed the paper medium into a downward spiral; long-standing newspapers are closing shop, media moguls are filing chapter 11 and Rupert Murdoch owns the rest. Recent op-ed pieces have even alluded to the fall of the New York Times and the possibility of...
the lines I drew this day.
More Artsy Stuff for DayOne
April’s Fool day sayle. Get stuff. A new old direction in drawing and illustration from me.
DayOne Wheels have arrived!
My first skateboard wheel design has arrived from Spitfire and DayOne skateshop. I’m really excited about this one… it is another childhood dream come true… Hopefully it won’t be the last. I guess sticking with skateboarding has been worth it after it all. Small lil things (well, compared to the 56s or 58s I usually ride).
Barry McGee is Brilliant
This is some great stuff. Seriously. Say what we want about Armstrong, this is a brilliantly painted bike. Rusted carbon fiber? Yeah. Brillilant. Get more people on bikes. McGee also lost his wife, and amazing artist Margaret Killgallen, to cancer just weeks after the birth of their daughter. Stolen from here. But it was sent to me by Dan. Kaws did one too, but McGee is conceptually ahead by...
Bad song, brilliant Gonz
This was well over ten years ago at this point… Mute it and listen to Paginini. On a related note, I picked up on this post on 4Q, Max Schaaf’s blogger thing about a day that he met Natas Kaupas… man it brings back memories. It’s brilliant. We’ve all had this experience, or something like it. It makes us who we are.
Disorder
One of the best bass lines of the era.
Some Movies for Class
some lil lb lines rolling through.
