New Mantra

i need to print this out and put it above my work desk...

Totally Irrelevant

I'm serious, this has absolutely nothing to do with computer graphics, i just have to share this with someone.

"In mah yard, i don't care!" 

Oh, and in case you were wondering, this is an actual spot for a real "storage facility" that's somewhere around Chicago.

Indie Cover Art

Cover art: Menomena "Friend and Foe" (bad ass)

Sam's Jams 3/11/09

I think i'll do this shit once a week now because i'm a nerd and this stuff is my life anyway. Also, i'm on bedrest from my surgery and have nothing else to do anyway. Leave it to me to blog on my "off" week! i get the greater majority of my inspiration from music videos and my own visual interpretations of songs anyway so...THERE, ya naysayers. I'm obsessed w/ downloading new music and would greatly appreciate recommendations on new bands, songs, music vids, etc.

[ it's 3/11 day and i didn't even post any 311 songs! ]

I am absolutely loving this song, really upbeat. sick video too(!!!)

i don't ONLY listen to electronica...just found out their album was produced by danger mouse (amazing).

90's song and typical 90's video, but i'll love this song forever...

Sam's jams

(emphasis on the music rather than the videos...)

Poster Series

The faces look weird because they're scanned, but they'll be fine when they're printed.

Best One Yet

The best kinetic typography video i've seen yet!

Fun Typography Videos

A lesson on typography

Kinetic typography: Tenacious D "Inward Singing"

Kinetic typography: Wedding Crashers clip

Nerdy design stuff

Animation Project

I made a "cute little slideshow for my photos". :)

All the images were from a self portrait series in Photo 1.

Or, shitty YouTube version:

Landscape Interpretation

Landscape Project

I'll be making an abstract-like landscape based around this image.

Brush Tool Love

I think the feather brush is my favorite. I like brushes (even though i don't think i'm using them like a "brush").

Badass Videos

Some videos w/ graphic elements i like:

She & Him - Why do you let me stay here? video

Justice - D.A.N.C.E. video

Bonnaroo 2009 lineup video

Brushes & Filters

[Made in class with only brushes and filters.]

Her Morning Elegance

Just wanted to share this beautiful video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

Shoes, hippies, & puppy dogs.

[image 1]

Mine and my best friend's legs over grass.

• polygonal lasso tool on legs
• ctrl+click - refine edge
• ctrl+click layer via copy
• drag in grass jpg
• layer - merge visible
• layer - adjustments - channel mixer
• filter - texture grain
  

[image 2]

Bonnaroo main stage 2008

• hue/saturation adjustments
• brush tool - vivid light layer tool
• elliptical marquee tool - select inverse - reverse edge - feather
• merge visible
• level adjustments

[image 3]

My dog Winnie.

• photo filter adjustments
• filter - diffuse glow
• image - adjustments - shadow/highlights
  
• image - adjustments - exposure
• color burn

Digital Photos

Here are four websites with work I like:

http://www.vh-artists.com/

http://www.darrenholmes.com/

http://www.evakolenko.com/

http://www.santucciandco.com/