As promised, I uploaded more new work to the Print portfolio today. Just posted a new postcard for Bizarre Foods and some type concepts done for a Anthony Bourdain break erosion spot.
Enjoy
Portfolio Post Up – Part 2
September 20th, 2008Portfolio Post Up
September 15th, 2008Just posted up some new pieces of work that I’ve been working on since joining the Travel Channel, in the logo and collateral sections under the Print tab. It’s been fun to work on new and upcoming show promotion and getting to know the brand at a deeper level. A couple more pieces will be added in the coming days.
On the freelance front, working on a complete business system for a furniture business, as well as lining up a couple of web sites and CD packaging projects. Will share as the work is completed.
Everything is Borrowed
September 14th, 2008Seriously can’t wait to get my hands on this album. Judging from the previews on MySpace, it has the potential to return the Streets to the great lyrical work and sentimentality of Original Pirate Material and A Grand Don’t Come For Free. Haven’t stopped listening to the preview songs since they were posted last week!
Album comes out October 7th.
Blast From the Past or Remember That One Site That Never Updates Their Crap?
August 20th, 2008Remember back in the day…say 2000…when every morning you would go to check out your favorite design sites, among them being Surfstation? Somehow tonight I drifted over to surfstation.lu after years since I last checked in and found myself redirected to surfstation.com. After some 4 or 5 years (lost track actually) of no real meaty content updates, I was surprised to see they’ve scaled back the site to what they did best—pulling some great design portfolios out of the web and giving us all a one stop shop for inspiration.
Gone are the self-important collages and obnoxious patters in the background. In scaling the site back, it seems they’ve even squeezed out the pretentiousness (including that .lu address!), of which the last site reeked. Its been replaced with a very eye-pleasing, gentle blog format that feels very graceful to read through. Another great feature they’ve included are photos of the sites featured, so you know what you’re getting into before clicking.
After that inital rush of nostalgia washed over me, I decided to check out another old favorite, Design is Kinky. Yes, I have been lackadaisical about keeping up with all of these Web 2.0 redesigns, thank you. It’s what happens when you get a full time job. Again, another good redesign that focuses on the talent, cutting all the fat of the old site. After a good portion of the evening spent with these two sites, I’m glad to have checked back in to get refreshed with a look at some up and coming design.
Guys, its good to be back.
www.surfstation.com
www.designiskinky.com
Now listening to: No Age – Weirdo Rippers
Binge and Purge
August 10th, 2008After my recent move (hence the lack of updates to this site), I’ve made some large purges of my clutter that I’ve collected over the years, some of it dating back to the college years. After painstakingly going through it all, I’ve been able to whittle it down to minimum keepsakes and possessions (ok, I still have a lot of stuff, but I feel like I’ve really trimmed some of the fat). I have to say, it feels pretty darn satisfying to get rid of all that stuff I’ve been keeping in boxes and closets for years. To add to the happy feeling, almost none of it was literally thrown out, I’ve been able to either donate usable things to Goodwill or recycle it. I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t done this in awhile.
I’m in the mindset that I need to do some new paintings. I’ve had some ideas bouncing around for the past few months for some abstract pieces and I’ve just unearthed rather large planks of particle board from my closet that are begging to become canvases. More on that soon, hopefully.
Currently listening to: Blonde Redhead – 23
Semmering Studios Dot Com
June 24th, 2008
Sapitot Creative is proud to announce the launch of the Semmering Studios website, version 1.0. Semmering is a photography studio based in Kansas City, run by Sionnie LaFollette, wife of another Sapitot client, Mr. Khorky Custer Khrusty himself (pictured above in all his gold glory)! Granted, this version is a very small mini-site at the moment, but further development into a full portfolio site will occur in the near future. Many thanks to Brian Schilt for his outstanding coding work, excellent job as always!
You can check out the beginnings of the site here, www.semmeringstudios.com
Currently listening to: Sigur Rós – með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Build Yourself A Boat Sale
June 24th, 2008Kyle is currently selling his CD, Build Yourself A Boat, for the ridiculously low price of 5 bucks plus shipping for a limited time. Same price for his Stargazer T-Shirts. Gotta make room for the new merch in the works…coming soon.
Grab the deal here –> www.kylemoreland.com
Kids Aflame
June 11th, 2008I’ve had the distinct pleasure of being able to sit with Arms’ new record, Kids Aflame, for the past couple of months ahead of its release in late June, and I can hardly thank Todd Goldstein enough. I feel like I’ve had a good amount of time to digest the complete work of art and I can honestly say that this is perhaps one of my favorite records of recent memory. I’m not just saying this because Todd is a friend, or that I’m trying to hype a record from a client. It is simply a great indie pop album, with hooks galore and enough quirks to keep things from getting too saccharine sweet. Take a listen to the classic guitar hook in Whirring (how has that riff never been written before?) and the slow build of a lone guitar to a symphony of synths and disco beats on Shitty Little Disco. One of my favorite tracks, Pocket, starts out as a typical indie rock song before climaxing midway with a chorus of barn burning, jazzy horns.
I can’t imagine a better musical companion for the come-down drive home after a night out in the big city. The combination of sentimentality, sadness and hopefulness that the lyrics and music manage to juggle is exquisite. Arms soundtracked my summer back in 2005 when I first randomly happened upon his music on myspace, and I have no doubt that the expanded songs on this debut will continue that tradition. I absolutely cannot wait to hear what Todd does next…which should be the new Harlem Shakes disc, so thankfully the wait will not be long.
Apparently the album is already available on iTunes, so cheggit out.
It’s Our Time
June 3rd, 2008June 3rd, 2008. What a wonderful day for our country and our history. Thank you America.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/03/obamas-nomination-victory_n_105028.html
Greensburg Ekit
May 17th, 2008
I just posted one of the last projects I worked on at Discovery, an ekit design for Planet Green’s new show Greensburg, into the web portfolio of the Sapitot site. The show, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, documents the rebuilding of Greensburg, KS after being completely destroyed by an F5 tornado into a totally “green” city. The premise seems pretty interesting. Make sure to tune in, the show starts in mid June.
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