creative dump » 2009

TOYOTA: iQ FONT

Dumped in the Ads pile on July 20, 2009.

Now I’m one step closer to seeing everything.

A car generated font. Possibly the first? I just want to know if that car can handle those turns right off the assembly line. Get the font as a free download here.

Kudos to design agency PleaseSelectMeDesign (?), typographers, Pierre & Damien, and software developer Zachary Lieberman.

THE PEN STORY

Dumped in the Ads pile on July 16, 2009.

There’s been a lot of phenomenal stop motion work done lately. This spot for the Olympus PEN is no different. 60.000 pictures taken, 9.600 prints developed and another 1.800 pictures were shot over again.

Check out the official Olympus PEN website here. You can even get the song, Down Below by Johannes Stankowski, as a free download. Enjoy.

Oh, you can also apply for a one week test drive of the PEN here. The more creative your motives, the better your chances of being chosen.

CARDBOARD DUVET COVER

Dumped in the For the Home pile on July 14, 2009.

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Sleep under a cardboard box so a homeless person doesn’t have to!

Flipping through a recent issue of ReadyMade Magazine, a blurb about this duvet cover that features a photographic print of a cardboard box completely stopped me in my tracks…er, page flips. The realistic print is not only just straight-up awesome, but the fact that 30% of the gross profits go to Centrepoint, the UK charity for homeless young people aged 16-25, is a definite bonus.

Available on DutchByDesign.com.

SUM FLOWER

Dumped in the Design and Personal pile on July 9, 2009.

I created this fun little illustration a couple days ago. I think we’ll be developing it into some kind of promotional piece in the coming days. I’m looking at hand screening it on this French, Lemon Drop Pop-Tone paper. Hope you like.

CHICAGO BLUES FEST 2009

Dumped in the Ads and Design pile on July 7, 2009.

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Beautiful screen printed poster for the 2009 Chicago Blues Fest, designed by John Solimine of Spike Press. Buy a limited edition print, signed & numbered by the artist, here.

HAPPY 4TH!

Dumped in the Random pile on July 4, 2009.

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SHAKE IT SAN DIEGO

Dumped in the Personal pile on July 2, 2009.

I took a little mini vacation out to San Diego last weekend to visit some of my good friends. It was quite an eventful, shenanigan-filled adventure. I would have to note the Beatnuts concert, playing in the Vavi Grass Volleyball Tournament (got destroyed btw), pool party at the Hard Rock, and just kicking it on the beach as some of the main highlights.

I decided not to haul along the Nikon to save the hassle of weight, lenses and storage space. And I just didn’t want the pressure of photographing anything and everything which is inevitable when I’m sporting the DSLR. So instead I just downloaded ShakeIt for my iPhone. ShakeIt mimics those classic Polaroid pics from the good ol’ days. There’s obviously no comparison on image quality but it ranks pretty dang high on the fun and creativity scale if you ask me.

You can check my flickr for more ShakeIt photos from the trip. If you look around you may even be able to find a little vid of me trying to convince myself I can still breakdance. *ahem*