Archive for February, 2009

Harry Potter Refresh

M.S. Corley has designed a new set of covers for the Harry Potter series in the throwback Penguin Classic style. It’s a massive injection of cool for the series that might actually encourage Potter virgins to pick these up. I used to think it would take a bit of magic for me to appreciate anything [...]

February 13, 2009 • Posted in: Design • No Comments

Joaquin Phoenix is on Crack.

Either he’s pulling a big long elaborate joke on everyone, or he’s just messed up. Check out his appearance on Letterman last night, Letterman was just flustered. Real of fake, either way it’s TV gold:

February 12, 2009 • Posted in: Pop Culture • One Comment

MRI Day!

After injuring my knee last August I saw the doctor a few times and was booked in for an MRI to assess the severity of the injury. The date for that MRI was 6 months later (Today, Feb 11 at 11pm no less). This is fine, it’s not like I can’t walk, so the lack [...]

February 11, 2009 • Posted in: Personal • No Comments

Featured Artist: Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach, best known as the lead singer of the Black Keys, released his first solo album “Keep It Hid” today. It’s in the same vein as the Black Keys albums, bluesy rock with a soul edge, and it’s a fantastic album. Easily one of the hardest rocking, loudest individuals in music today. Check it [...]

February 10, 2009 • Posted in: Bands • No Comments

New Pepsi Logo: A Response

Via: Blow At Life

February 9, 2009 • Posted in: Branding, Design • One Comment

Where a G can be a G!

Who steals art?

I read a headline this morning about an art show at a gallery closing as a result of a theft. This got me thinking about art theft in general and how it’s just something I’ve never really understood. Those old art heist movies never really made sense to me. Any art that is theoretically worth [...]