I’m thrilled to announce that Elevation Creative Studios has won 9 Gold Addys and Best of Show at the 2009 Addy Awards in Lexington Ky. I’m very proud to have worked on these projects and want to say thanks to our clients and to the team I’m surrounded by at work everyday. Congrats guys and gal its going to be a great year.
Check out Simon Hogsberg. He has some fantastic work on his site including “We’re All Gonna Die -100 meters of existence” Its 100 meters long and there are 127 people in the photo shot over the course of 20 days. Its really an extraordinary piece. Be sure to check it out along with his other projects.
The super talented Capree Kimball is turning 25 this month and is having a sale in celebration! So, for the whole month of February, everything in the shop is priced at 25% off plus all orders over $25 will ship for free! She has some great work so ordering $25 worth will be easy. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAPREE!
The Selby is a site that features photos, paintings and videos by Todd Selby of interesting people and their creative spaces. It’s interesting to see how other creatives live and work. The handwritten Q & A’s included in each profile are a nice touch.
Polaroid announces the launch of the Polaroid PoGo™ Instant Digital Camera, the first digital camera and instant printer combination available in the U.S. and Europe that is portable enough to take anywhere. I wonder if this is the beginning of something cool or will it pretty much stop here?
I have always been interested in street rods, muscle cars and lead sleds. Well its kind of in my DNA, my father and all his brothers have had some sort of bitch’n ride. Photographer Steve Allot of V8 offers high quality, unique Drag Racing Photographs which capture the vivid colors and raw excitement of V8 muscle cars. Check it out here and own a piece of automotive history.
We’ve posted Tilt-Shift photography here before but now you can create your very own from existing images using TiltShiftMaker.com. TiltShift Maker allows you to upload your own photo or you can choose one from their archive to experiment with. Once you’re happy with the effect you can save a full size version or upload it to their Flickr group. The results are pretty impressive considering how easy it is to use.
If you missed the PET MILK exhibit or want to experience it again you’re in luck. It’s going back up for a second time here in Lexington.
You can check it out on the 2nd floor of the UK Fine Arts Library: Jan. 15th-Feb.25th (six weeks) Opening Reception in library gallery on 1st floor: Jan. 15th 7:00pm.
Readings by Eric Sutherland, Rebekah McGee, nPhynyte, Chuck Clenney
Music by Chris Soulis, Joe Harbison
Discussions led by Clint Colburn-Art, Mike Turner- Writing, and Tony Miller-Music
More literary magazines will be for sale for $7.00. I’m listening to the CD that comes with the book as I write this and it’s absolutely worth the money. Good stuff.
UPDATE: There is still a chance JPG will survive. They have multiple credible buyers interested in giving JPG a home. Go to jpgmag.com for the latest updates.
Say it ain’t so, JPG Magazine is closing their doors Monday January 5th. I’m a bit shocked I really thought they nailed a great concept and had the support to really flourish even during these tough times. The online community had an unbelievable amount of incredible talent, around 200,000 members. The printed magazine has a beautiful layout without all the ads you expect in other publications, the ads are mostly on the website to keep the magazine free of clutter. I always look forward to receiving mine in the mail. If your a fan like me I would recommend going to the site and downloading the pdfs of past issues. This brings up the questions, Why? What happened? Was it poorly managed? Did the cost of printing the magazine put it under? Have people really stopped buying print? As a designer these are all questions I really would like to know. Is print starting to be a luxury item? Not sure but damn I love magazines and I really hope this isn’t a trend for 2009. R.I.P. JPG Magazine you will be missed.
I was in Chattanooga’s very own Smart Furniture store today and had the pleasure of seeing, and testing out, many furniture icons in their showroom. But I have to say the Select Edition Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair by Herman Miller stole the show. This cowhide covered chair comes in a limited issue of 500 and is accompanied by a signed and numbered print by photographer Nick Merrick of the Hedrich Blessing Studio in a matching cowhide covered picture frame. This is an amazing collector’s item but the $1,995.00 price tag keeps it firmly on my wish list.
