June 2011
1 post
Watchminorfour:
Bill Maher And Jane Lynch Give A Dramatic Reading Of Anthony Weiner’s Sexts
Best post on tumblr. Right here.
May 2011
1 post
Jams...coming HARD tonight!
Sexiest song on the iPod right now
Why not?
Oops…just got sexier.
April 2011
5 posts
Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino
Donald Glover is the thing, huh? Anyone who raps under an alias from the Wu Tang Name Generator is ok in my book. His work on Community is stellar, and his line “You cannntttt disssapppoint a piccture!” was golden.
Faris Yakob from IDC Partners on engagement,...
Watch Listen at 2:19. Yakob mentions how, at the end of a meeting recently three people reached out to their devices, one (the oldest) made a phone call, one (a bit younger) went to email, and Yakob himself (the youngest of the three) went directly to twitter. What does this mean? I don’t know, you tell me, but it is relevant to someone, somewhere. There is probably a not about the...
A Deck About The Internet
A deck about the internet.
January 2011
2 posts
Carmen Chan Photography - @carmenchan - lifted...
I was hungover and on facebook getting some work done this morning, and noticed that a friend Lindsey liked Carmen Chan Photography. It is what it is, and it’s good.
Four Key Trends from Rishad Tobaccowala
From Rishad Tobaccowala’s blog:
1. Mobility
2. Retail Renaissance
3. Purpose Driven Marketing
4. Paid, Owned, Earned Marketing Venacular
Read the article on his blog here.
September 2010
1 post
Cool case study from Campfire
True Blood Case Study from Campfire on Vimeo.
August 2010
6 posts
Eric Ryan Anderson, I've Got Friends, and the...
Through an Nate, an old coworker I was introduced to Eric Ryan Anderson, a Brookyln-based commercial photographer. He sent me a “zine” that he had worked on with friends.
Who the hell does “zines” anymore?
I guess people who still like to make stuff. People who think craft and storytelling are important, and that making things exist that didn’t before is...
New Visuals- hot links from @Rhysrama aka Rich...
Nike78 - ABUKU!-From one of my favorite places, W+K Tokyo LAB, the guys there mold a little fishbowl out of a Nike Air Max 360. Check it out here and keep playing to see the making of. Really cool! http://vimeo.com/12113826
Things To Learn: -This is a mograph piece created by Christian Borstlap and animated by Paul Postma for a Dutch children’s charity called Kinderpostzegels. Love the...
Witness The Way We Live
When I worked at TEG I met Chip Rees because he was doing some brand research projects. I don’t know if we ever worked together, but we had chatted about him doing some honest investigation into certain market segments. I think that everyone acknowledges that focus groups are a big joke, and these mini-documentaries that uncover issues, and touch points close to the hearts of individuals...
Holy crap - @rhysrama does it again- links to cool...
SyFy 2010: -This is an honorable follow up to the spots that SyFy did last year, which in my opinion was one of the better vfx spots put out last year. Directed by Brett Foraker who also Directed last year’s campaign ( http://bit.ly/dD7ZH2 ) with the same vfx house, MPC in London. These are fun 2 minute identity films that takes you into this magical world that only SyFy can take you to...
July 2010
2 posts
thanks @rhysrama for some sick linkage
Jamba Juice’s Cheeseburger Chill: -Now before you say, “Jamba Juice and Cheeseburgers??? Ewwwww!!!” Let me tell you that this is a spoof spot and that Jamba Juice is calling out McDonald’s for their attempt to get into the smoothie business. If you go to their link, you can get a buck off your next smoothie. http://www.jambajuice.com/cheeseburgerchill/video.html...
May 2010
5 posts
Disappearing in the Age of the Data Wake: Is it...
A recent client told us about an article in Wired where Evan Ratliff made an attempt to vanish. In today’s digital age it is nearly impossible to not be seen, heard, or contacted anytime. What is worse is that our expectation for replies gets shorter and shorter. The law of unintended consequences knows no more relevant place than on the interweb. An attempt to make health care...
New Animal Planet Ads- Not sure I get them
Ready. Go. I’m really not quite sure that I get the new Animal Planet Ads. There seems to be so much messaging going on that it confuses me. I’m assuming it is generally a brand message play, but I have a series of questions:
1/ Message focus:
What is the bulk of the ad targeting? The pitbull show? First of all, isn’t everything really about something else? Fringe...
The Hard Times of RJ Berger Promo
The Hard Times of RJ Berger - VFX by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.
Growing up ain’t easy. Especially in high school when the kool kids can be SO MEAN! So when the head jock comes over and pants’ you in the middle of the quad as school lets out, that kind of thing can scar you forever- that is, unless you have such a majestic physical oddity that makes time slow down so...
Every Now and Then, I love Radio Music - I'm Ill f...
I don’t have a car, AM/FM radio, or a desk-side ghetto blaster, but every now and then songs that I would never buy find their way into my ear holes. This week it was “I’m Ill” by Red Cafe. I am shocked anytime I hear radio music that I like. The last time was “Kinda Like a Big Deal,” but I can’t confirm if that even made the radio. It was the Clipse...
April 2010
10 posts
Yes, it's Monday. Hi Ms. Hill, please don't go...
So Much Things to Say from Lauryn Hill’s Unplugged- a warts-and-all album. When she came out with this, it was like Willy Wonka emerging at the gates of his factory….
iPad re-inventing dynamic music interfaces
midiPad in action from kai on Vimeo.
Good Morning
It’s Sunday and Raining. Music by Sam Beam in an elevator.
Sometimes on a Saturday you want to listen to...
“Timshel” by Mumford & Sons
Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his...
why not? It’s Thursday.
Calvin And Hobbes On War
pbh3:
Like Gasoline On Fire: 30 for 30, Hank Gathers,...
“Like Gasoline on Fire” was how LMU basketball was described during the Paul Westhead, Bo Kimble and Hank Gathers era. The upcoming 30 for 30 on ESPN takes a look at the team in “The Guru of Go .” Hank Gathers passed away 20 years ago, and the show will run before the Final Four games on Saturday. Enjoy.
The 30 for 30 Trailer
An ESPN Story on LMU and Hank Gathers
...
Erykah Badu vs Matt & Kim: What is the difference...
Matt and Kim drop hipster nudity:
Erykah Badu responds with her own sort of nudity:
Figuring out the line between inspiration, appropriation and recombination.
March 2010
14 posts
ARG vs RG vs R and why no "A" is better for TV
I have to start by saying that this is just my opinion. It has nothing to do with thousands of kilos of baggage from previous projects. It has to do with my opinion that ARGs don’t work for TV. Why? Because in using an “A,” you by nature create competing content for the property you are trying to promote.
I have a pair of examples. I should preface by saying that I think...
Seth Godin - The Factory, Astrology, and...
I like Seth Godin. I would say that once a week, Godin says something that helps galvanize the day, and provide focus. The killer is that, just like astrology, a lot is left open to interpretation and it can be ruthlessly flexible. I think that some of the posts are purposefully vague so that the reader can figure out how to apply it to their own business (or life as it goes with a horoscope). ...
Trauma and Southland - I guess I have shitty taste
Another reason I shouldn’t be a television executive. Well, one reason, two pieces of crucial evidence.
AND
I know that Dick Wolf would be offended at the sheer amount of characters, but I like the stories, the interplay between characters, and the locations- SF and LA. I imagine that if I felt like really nerding out, I could breakdown the similarities between the...
A DC-based creative shop with nice stuff - Pappas...
A friend of mine in “the biz” turned me on to this DC-Based creative shop. I have always been leery of shops named after people. In a posting about “5 Tips for Naming your Business,” three of the top five are:
2. Select your business name with a passion 3. Emphasize those qualities which you wish to promote 5. Set your business apart
Those three can be...
Butler's Gordon Hayward vs. Young Jeezy
Ok, no Jeezy, just Butler’s Gordon Hayward.
So I want a new #20 Butler Jersey. No lie. He grinds, is fearless, and is a 6’9” guard who used to play tennis in high school. Now that’s a new kind of two-sport athlete.
Two things to check out:
1/ An article from Rivals talking about the potential of Hayward going pro.
2/ A rap by Hayward and his friends. Sure it is...
A couple thin web applications that are great -...
Whereas the dot-com-one-point-oh brought us capital investment in massive companies that were going to change the world, the fallout of all those technologies and dot-com-two-point-oh and whatever we are in now created a lot of these leaner apps and and thin web experiences that serve a specific function. Innovation, democratization, and nerds with time on their hands were able to specialize the...
WatchBreakfast with Mumford and Sons. Solito. Everyone is asleep. Wake up. It’s sunny.
VFX companies continue to fall →
Thanks Alba. Good stuff.
ericalba:
#VFX Supervisor Scott Squires writes a solid article.
Kenny Rogers Fakes Out Michael Jordan
pbh3:
This epic footage of a young Michael playing ball against Larry Bird, Dominique Wilkins and Kenny Rogers — yes, that Kenny Rogers! — during the country-singer-cum-chicken-magnate’s “Classic Weekend” in 1988. The best part? Kenny Rogers hitting a shot over Jordan
Picklebacks - I love 'em
My wife must be REALLLLYYY into me cruising home at 4:00AM smelling like Jameson and Picklejuice. Not Bruce Jameson and his West Side picklejuice, but whiskey and brine.
My friends and I are fans of the Pickleback and it seems like everyone else is now, too. Just ask the folks over at the New York Times.
Stolen note from TIGS on communication...
I was reading an article from Faris Yakob’s TIGS and got a kick out of it:
“One of the first things that happens when a new medium emerges is a form of communication transpostion - taking a model from a different platform and applying it to the new one.”
I can't get over the new utility premise on the...
I think that there is something in the idea of a new utility premise on the web. I think that it is rooted in the idea that a huge amount of people want to be ‘facebook famous,’ reaping real world rewards for virtual actions. The bottom line is that if you think there is something that can get you some sort of attention or validation, and it is simple, the internets is gonna love...
Convergent Technologies- using something for...
I met Robert Tercek and he made a point that not many people do- something is what something is unless you can use something for something else. He absolutely didn’t say it in that way, but what we were talking about was how some clients want exactly what they are seeing out in the marketplace. For example- they want to have a place where people can upload their vacation photos because...
Brainpicking CurrentTV's Max Lugavere & Jason...
I was reading an interview with CurrentTV’s Max Lugavere & Jason Silva on Brain Pickings and it got me thinking about sabermetrics. Specifically it got me thinking about a question in Bill Simmon’s recent mailbag.
It was good to hear about their thoughts with quotes such as:
I’m obsessed with the euphoric rush that comes with the creation of something entirely new. and
Each...
February 2010
3 posts
I think it is worth watching
Jacqueline Novogratz on how to recognize a linchpin from Seth Godin on Vimeo.
I think consultants, especially in the digital world, can be hit-or-miss (who is amazing all the time), but they are always up for interpretation, application, and appropriation. Just let it breathe, you can make something of it all.
Rihanna Video- Post by Click 3X
http://www.click3x.com/home.php/blog/
Video: Rihanna - Rude Boy
ohlek:
Here’s the latest video from the bajan artist which definitely held true to what she said about being different than her previous videos and a venture back to her roots. Enjoy the visual.
-Tony