Holy crap! There has been so much ominous news surrounding the making of this movie but thanks to the tip from NY Magazine’s Vulture blog, the trailer makes me forget all of it! I love Spike Jonze’s music videos: “Sabotage” by The Beastie Boys, “Weapon of Choice” by Fatboy Slim, and “California” by Wax among [...]
Dieter Rams, designer - Cold War Modern from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.
I saw this fantastic interview with Dieter Rams on Core77 the other day. Rams has a lot to say about how he changed the design industry through his work with Braun during the mid 1900’s. He also briefly speaks about his theory [...]
Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
This is a cool music video for the song “Clementine” by Megan Washington. It utilizes tiltshift photography, which is a method usually used to make normal scenes look miniature. The technique is very cool and the song is pretty good, so enjoy!
Last night my friends and I went out for some sushi and ordered Sapporo beer. My friends were getting on my case because I kept examining the beer cans. I was really impressed with their design: they were made with thicker aluminum, making them feel heavier and more substantial, even when they were empty. Also, [...]
This is a spread from the sketchbook of “Thumbs O’Neill.” I am so inspired (and a little envious) of O’Neill’s fantastic drawing style. I have been struggling for years trying to develop my own, personal illustration style and I’ve grown increasingly frustrated over not being able to find it. My professors tell me that, as [...]
I’m so excited for Gary Hustwit’s next movie to come out! His first movie “Helvetica” was so well done and extremely interesting (note the use of Helvetica in the movie poster). In “Objectified,” Jonathan Ives and Karim Rashid, among others, attempt to explain people’s relationships with products and the design that goes into them. Apparently [...]
Welcome to “Gregarious.” I will be using this blog to talk about things that involve/interest/inspire/irritate me. Some of those things will probably be related to design, illustration, music, movies, comics, and other nerdy interests of mine.
I’m not really sure who will be following this blog (probably v.i.p. family and friends) but it doesn’t really matter [...]