The 2nd installment of Interesting Vancouver is taking place this Friday, October 23rd at The Vancouver Rowing Club. Those of us who attended last year were treated to one of the most refreshing and inspiring gatherings that you could hope to experience. This was ultimately due to the fact that the evening was not centered around any particular industry, nor was it trying to get us to upgrade anything, jump on bandwagons or subscribe to hidden agendas. As Brett McFarlane, the founder of IV, states, it is “a multi-disciplinary conference that seeks to impart new knowledge, things you’ve never known, or thought about. Open up parallel thinking ports. Activate parts of your brain that for even the brainiest person may have been neglected or unexplored.”
This year, I will be one of the speakers. I am currently putting together a presentation titled "Mindful Eating: The Biography of a Single Bite" that I have been touting as a somewhat rambling diatribe on travel, buddhism, eating local, slaughterhouses and Oreo cookies. Or something like that. Also on the bill are fellow Foodists Eagranie Yuh, aka The Well Tempered Chocolatier, who will be speaking about her passion for sweet things and Jer Thorpe who will no doubt be blowing minds with his data visualizations.
Check out the IV site over the course of the week as the list of speakers and eclectic range of topics is revealed. After the buzz of last year’s event I suspect that tickets will be going fast so get them while you can. And we’ll see you on the 23rd!
Labels: Collaborators, Shameless Self Promotion
Monday, January 05, 2009
Foodists.ca
Starting in '09, along with my sporadic duties on this blog posting about design, art and culture, I will also be sporadically contributing to a new site that focusses on another one of my passions: food. The Foodists describes itself as "a collective of like-minded food worshipers. We breathe and sleep in order to eat and drink."
Seeing as I don't get out all that much these days what with the new family and all, I am planning on posting recipes that reflect the type of meals that I make on an average night, when I'm knackkered from work, my daughter needs to go to bed but I am still determined to sit the wife and I down to a damn fine meal. But the site as a whole covers all things gastronomically related and boasts an eclectic list of contributors. So check out foodists.ca and bon appetit.
Starting in '09, along with my sporadic duties on this blog posting about design, art and culture, I will also be sporadically contributing to a new site that focusses on another one of my passions: food. The Foodists describes itself as "a collective of like-minded food worshipers. We breathe and sleep in order to eat and drink."
Seeing as I don't get out all that much these days what with the new family and all, I am planning on posting recipes that reflect the type of meals that I make on an average night, when I'm knackkered from work, my daughter needs to go to bed but I am still determined to sit the wife and I down to a damn fine meal. But the site as a whole covers all things gastronomically related and boasts an eclectic list of contributors. So check out foodists.ca and bon appetit.
Labels: Collaborators, Shameless Self Promotion
Friday, June 20, 2008
The Little Give
4 teams. 4 charities. 48 hours to make a difference. Karyo Edelman's The Little Give kicks off today. Check back to the site as the event progresses for on location Twitter updates and of-the-moment Flickr coverage.
4 teams. 4 charities. 48 hours to make a difference. Karyo Edelman's The Little Give kicks off today. Check back to the site as the event progresses for on location Twitter updates and of-the-moment Flickr coverage.
Labels: Collaborators, Shameless Self Promotion
Friday, June 13, 2008
Field Tested Books 2008
The team over at Coudal.com are back at it with the launch of the 2008 edition of Field Tested Books, a collection of book reviews by a variety writers, each with an interesting twist. As Jim explains:
"We had this notion that somehow through experimentation we could identify how our perception of a book is affected by the place where we read it. Or maybe the other way around. Maybe it’s possible to determine how a book colors the way we feel about the place where we experience it."
This year, the ever-experimental crew are trying their hand at book publishing by offering the Field-Tested Books collection (including all three years of FTB reviews) "in a handsome trade paperback". I was quite honored to be asked back as a contributor, and in return submitted a gonzo-inspired review of "The Proud Highway" by Hunter S. Thompson as read in Bangkok. (My 2006 submission, "Siddhartha, on a train between Madrid and Barcelona, Spain" can be found here.)
A perfect way to blow a Friday morning: peruse the website, buy the book and be sure to throw it in your backpack this summer when you light out on your own great literary adventure.
The team over at Coudal.com are back at it with the launch of the 2008 edition of Field Tested Books, a collection of book reviews by a variety writers, each with an interesting twist. As Jim explains:
"We had this notion that somehow through experimentation we could identify how our perception of a book is affected by the place where we read it. Or maybe the other way around. Maybe it’s possible to determine how a book colors the way we feel about the place where we experience it."
This year, the ever-experimental crew are trying their hand at book publishing by offering the Field-Tested Books collection (including all three years of FTB reviews) "in a handsome trade paperback". I was quite honored to be asked back as a contributor, and in return submitted a gonzo-inspired review of "The Proud Highway" by Hunter S. Thompson as read in Bangkok. (My 2006 submission, "Siddhartha, on a train between Madrid and Barcelona, Spain" can be found here.)
A perfect way to blow a Friday morning: peruse the website, buy the book and be sure to throw it in your backpack this summer when you light out on your own great literary adventure.
Labels: Collaborators, Literature, Shameless Self Promotion, Travel, When the Going Gets Weird
Friday, November 03, 2006
"In this light...whisper, 24"
On June 13th, 2006, artist Jeroen Witvliet bought a number of newspapers and proceeded to cut out images from their pages. From this collection, he would select those which he responded to most and paint them. In doing so, they became something new; stripped of its context and caption, the painting forced you to confront the image for what it was.
As Jeroen writes:
"I come across images of people described as insurgents and a mention of their nationality, no other description given. Persons are being categorized and abstracted by the caption, and the language used. A number gives the score of the dead, even further abstracted. A system of classification starts to take place. A value is attached to the words describing an event. Described one way a life has value, classified another way it loses value and this way of description can be used for many, including political, reasons."
Jeroen's exhibition, "In this light...whisper, 24", opens tonight at the Cristall Gallery from 6 - 9pm and runs until the 22nd.
Read my interview from last year with Jeroen here.
On June 13th, 2006, artist Jeroen Witvliet bought a number of newspapers and proceeded to cut out images from their pages. From this collection, he would select those which he responded to most and paint them. In doing so, they became something new; stripped of its context and caption, the painting forced you to confront the image for what it was.
As Jeroen writes:
"I come across images of people described as insurgents and a mention of their nationality, no other description given. Persons are being categorized and abstracted by the caption, and the language used. A number gives the score of the dead, even further abstracted. A system of classification starts to take place. A value is attached to the words describing an event. Described one way a life has value, classified another way it loses value and this way of description can be used for many, including political, reasons."
Jeroen's exhibition, "In this light...whisper, 24", opens tonight at the Cristall Gallery from 6 - 9pm and runs until the 22nd.
Read my interview from last year with Jeroen here.
Labels: Art, Artist Series, Collaborators, Jeroen Witvliet, Vancouver Galleries
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
It is not only fine feathers...
"I've been somewhat disappointed with my creative output as of late. So, with a day off of client work, I set out this morning to make something interesting before the end of the day."
So begins Jer Thorp's entry over at blprnt introducing his latest personal Flash project, Plumage which takes a Flickr tag and creates a set of feathers from the colour data in the image. Very cool.
"I've been somewhat disappointed with my creative output as of late. So, with a day off of client work, I set out this morning to make something interesting before the end of the day."
So begins Jer Thorp's entry over at blprnt introducing his latest personal Flash project, Plumage which takes a Flickr tag and creates a set of feathers from the colour data in the image. Very cool.
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Edge of Chaos
Monday, July 31, 2006
Untitled Days: New Work from Jeroen Witvliet
Jeroen dropped me a line today to let me know that he has a new series posted on his site called Untitled Days. As timely and thought provoking as ever.
More info on Jeroen can be found here.
Jeroen dropped me a line today to let me know that he has a new series posted on his site called Untitled Days. As timely and thought provoking as ever.
More info on Jeroen can be found here.
Labels: Art, Artist Series, Collaborators, Jeroen Witvliet, Vancouver Galleries
Thursday, June 29, 2006
News from the Industrial Brand Frontlines
• As a follow-up to my review of Vidfest, I met up with Ben Burden Smith, the producer of Tony Hawk and the Boom Boom Sabotage after its world premiere screening and got his take on what is was like working with the Hawk, the local pros, and the challenges of capturing all of the action for 3D. The interview has been posted on the Industrial Brand Blog.
• Also, it seems that the Industrial Brand Blog has won another award. Well, two in fact from Portfolios.com. We received a Bronze for Best Corporate Blog and a Merit for Best Self Promotional Blog.
• Finally, I just learned that I am going to be going down to Seattle, once again as a correspondent for TAXI Design to cover the ICOGRADA convention from the 9 - 15 July 2006. My attourney has advised me to rent a very fast car with no top...
• As a follow-up to my review of Vidfest, I met up with Ben Burden Smith, the producer of Tony Hawk and the Boom Boom Sabotage after its world premiere screening and got his take on what is was like working with the Hawk, the local pros, and the challenges of capturing all of the action for 3D. The interview has been posted on the Industrial Brand Blog.
• Also, it seems that the Industrial Brand Blog has won another award. Well, two in fact from Portfolios.com. We received a Bronze for Best Corporate Blog and a Merit for Best Self Promotional Blog.
• Finally, I just learned that I am going to be going down to Seattle, once again as a correspondent for TAXI Design to cover the ICOGRADA convention from the 9 - 15 July 2006. My attourney has advised me to rent a very fast car with no top...
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Vidfest in Vancouver
For the next couple of days (June 15 - 16), Ben and I are covering Vidfest for the TAXI Design Network out of Singapore. Our review will be posted on their site later next week but in the meantime, for images and a few infrequent postings check us out at Industrial Brand Creative.
For the next couple of days (June 15 - 16), Ben and I are covering Vidfest for the TAXI Design Network out of Singapore. Our review will be posted on their site later next week but in the meantime, for images and a few infrequent postings check us out at Industrial Brand Creative.
Labels: Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Coudal returns for another summer of Field Tested Books
The Field-Tested Books project is our version of the Heisenberg principle: reading a certain book in a certain place uniquely affects a person's experience with both. The writing you'll find here is grounded in that idea. You won't find any book reviews here. You'll find reviews of experience.
My experience: Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha on a train between Madrid and Barcelona. Check it out here.
The Field-Tested Books project is our version of the Heisenberg principle: reading a certain book in a certain place uniquely affects a person's experience with both. The writing you'll find here is grounded in that idea. You won't find any book reviews here. You'll find reviews of experience.
My experience: Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha on a train between Madrid and Barcelona. Check it out here.
Labels: Collaborators, Literature
Monday, May 08, 2006
More New Work by Jeroen Witvliet
It seems Jeroen Witvliet has been busy with a new series called Text and more panels added to his Pan-orama series. Enjoy.
For more info, check out my interview with Jeroen here.
It seems Jeroen Witvliet has been busy with a new series called Text and more panels added to his Pan-orama series. Enjoy.
For more info, check out my interview with Jeroen here.
Labels: Art, Artist Series, Collaborators, Jeroen Witvliet, Vancouver Galleries
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
The Return of Fotologue.jp
Just over a year ago I posted an entry about my experience acquiring a fotologue.jp account for Industrial Brand Creative. As I reported, at that time there was no English whatsoever on the site and one required an invitation in order to join. Almost immediately after our success with acquiring an account, I began receiving emails from people from all over the world asking me how I had done it and could I help them in securing one of their own. Unfortunately, I could not offer them an easy answer.
Recently however, fotologue has launched a new site that is open to the public and has been translated (with typical Japanese accuracy) into English. There are still a few bugs but it also has a number of new features that should make it even more user friendly. At the very least, it offers an aesthetically pleasing alternative to flickr.com of which I have never really been a fan.
And so to commemorate my own new fotologue account, I have posted a few photos from my recent trip to Los Angeles. Enjoy.
Just over a year ago I posted an entry about my experience acquiring a fotologue.jp account for Industrial Brand Creative. As I reported, at that time there was no English whatsoever on the site and one required an invitation in order to join. Almost immediately after our success with acquiring an account, I began receiving emails from people from all over the world asking me how I had done it and could I help them in securing one of their own. Unfortunately, I could not offer them an easy answer.
Recently however, fotologue has launched a new site that is open to the public and has been translated (with typical Japanese accuracy) into English. There are still a few bugs but it also has a number of new features that should make it even more user friendly. At the very least, it offers an aesthetically pleasing alternative to flickr.com of which I have never really been a fan.
And so to commemorate my own new fotologue account, I have posted a few photos from my recent trip to Los Angeles. Enjoy.
Labels: Asia, Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Japan, LA, Photography, Shameless Self Promotion
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Art by Number
SIGGRAPH hosted a talk this evening called Art by Number:Generating Dynamic Art with Flash with presenters Jeremy Thorp of Blprnt.com and Gary Stasiuk of Liquidjourney.com. I am a hack coder at best so I should let the work speak for itself, although I do suggest checking out Jer's DarwInstrument which essentially applies a combination of genetic theory, selection of the fittest and mutant variables to the evolution of a more pleasing musical sound -- yeah, exactly.
I won't pretend that I know what I'm talking about here but I do love the art and the philosophy behind it. Anyone who has read "Chaos" by James Gleik will have an understanding of how complexity is responsible for the patterns of nature; and anyone who is an artist will know what I mean when I refer to the "happy accident". Both of these ideas play a role in Generative Art. It is a matter of setting initial conditions without a predetermined outcome and then observing what becomes of the end result.
There are a great number of artists that are practicing similar forms of generative art. I have been a fan of Joshua Davis' algorithmic creations for years and his recent collaboration with BMW is pretty damn cool. As is the work of Jared Tarbell of which I blogged about a few months back.
But what caught my attention the most this evening was a reference by Jer to the artist Manfred Mohr, who was creating beautiful and minimalistic computer-generated algorithmic art as early as 1969. Considering the direction that we have since taken in our culture and techonology, it is amazing that Mohr has not earned a more recognized place amongst the great artists of the 20th Century.
SIGGRAPH hosted a talk this evening called Art by Number:Generating Dynamic Art with Flash with presenters Jeremy Thorp of Blprnt.com and Gary Stasiuk of Liquidjourney.com. I am a hack coder at best so I should let the work speak for itself, although I do suggest checking out Jer's DarwInstrument which essentially applies a combination of genetic theory, selection of the fittest and mutant variables to the evolution of a more pleasing musical sound -- yeah, exactly.
I won't pretend that I know what I'm talking about here but I do love the art and the philosophy behind it. Anyone who has read "Chaos" by James Gleik will have an understanding of how complexity is responsible for the patterns of nature; and anyone who is an artist will know what I mean when I refer to the "happy accident". Both of these ideas play a role in Generative Art. It is a matter of setting initial conditions without a predetermined outcome and then observing what becomes of the end result.
There are a great number of artists that are practicing similar forms of generative art. I have been a fan of Joshua Davis' algorithmic creations for years and his recent collaboration with BMW is pretty damn cool. As is the work of Jared Tarbell of which I blogged about a few months back.
But what caught my attention the most this evening was a reference by Jer to the artist Manfred Mohr, who was creating beautiful and minimalistic computer-generated algorithmic art as early as 1969. Considering the direction that we have since taken in our culture and techonology, it is amazing that Mohr has not earned a more recognized place amongst the great artists of the 20th Century.
Labels: Art, Collaborators, Design, Edge of Chaos
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
New work by Jeroen Witvliet
Jeroen Witvliet sent me a link to his latest project entitled Pan-orama, a collection of paintings that are intended to wrap the viewer in the pop culture imagery and those similar themes that Jeroen has explored separately in his previous work.
No show dates as of yet. For now we must be content with the online version.
Jeroen Witvliet sent me a link to his latest project entitled Pan-orama, a collection of paintings that are intended to wrap the viewer in the pop culture imagery and those similar themes that Jeroen has explored separately in his previous work.
No show dates as of yet. For now we must be content with the online version.
Labels: Art, Artist Series, Collaborators, Jeroen Witvliet, Vancouver Galleries
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
The Tilt-Shift Phenomenon
Okay, so "phenomenon" might be a little overstated, but there has been a pronounced trend online lately towards using or replicating a tilt-shift lens effect to make a normal photograph look like a miniature. Sam Javanrouh over at daily dose has produced some really interesting results with it here, here and, with a slight twist, here. So has his friend Shahin. And this morning, PingMag featured images of a "Tiny Tokyo" inspired by the work of Olivo Barbieri.
Very cool effect. You can learn how to do this to your own photos from this tutorial over at Receding Hairline. Here are a few of my initial attempts.
Check out the submissions that we received over at the Industrial Brand Blog for more examples and links.
Okay, so "phenomenon" might be a little overstated, but there has been a pronounced trend online lately towards using or replicating a tilt-shift lens effect to make a normal photograph look like a miniature. Sam Javanrouh over at daily dose has produced some really interesting results with it here, here and, with a slight twist, here. So has his friend Shahin. And this morning, PingMag featured images of a "Tiny Tokyo" inspired by the work of Olivo Barbieri.
Very cool effect. You can learn how to do this to your own photos from this tutorial over at Receding Hairline. Here are a few of my initial attempts.
Check out the submissions that we received over at the Industrial Brand Blog for more examples and links.
Labels: Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Photography
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Getting On Board with Coudal.com
Just got word this morning that I will be taking the wheel of the guest editor bus over at coudal.com for the month of February. Those of you who have been visiting this site for some time will certainly recognize their name as having topped my list of the Top Ten Most Important Websites from a year ago (and again this year on the IBC "Top Ten Blogs of 2005"). Coudal.com is one of the major influencing factors as to why we got messed up in this blogging racket in the first place so this invitation is a true honour. Thanks to Jim and the entire team. I am looking forward to it.
For those of you who have just found this site via coudal.com, this is more of a hobby / portfolio site than my day gig over at Industrial Brand Creative but it does get updated on a weekly basis at the very least and you are more than welcome to hang out and explore. Thanks for coming.
Just got word this morning that I will be taking the wheel of the guest editor bus over at coudal.com for the month of February. Those of you who have been visiting this site for some time will certainly recognize their name as having topped my list of the Top Ten Most Important Websites from a year ago (and again this year on the IBC "Top Ten Blogs of 2005"). Coudal.com is one of the major influencing factors as to why we got messed up in this blogging racket in the first place so this invitation is a true honour. Thanks to Jim and the entire team. I am looking forward to it.
For those of you who have just found this site via coudal.com, this is more of a hobby / portfolio site than my day gig over at Industrial Brand Creative but it does get updated on a weekly basis at the very least and you are more than welcome to hang out and explore. Thanks for coming.
Labels: Collaborators, Shameless Self Promotion
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Industrial Brand on
How Magazine's Top Ten
The Adventures in the Blogosphere continue over at Industrial Brand Creative as our blog gets named one of How Magazine's Top Ten Websites.
How Magazine's Top Ten
The Adventures in the Blogosphere continue over at Industrial Brand Creative as our blog gets named one of How Magazine's Top Ten Websites.
Labels: Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
The Colours of Cuba
These past couple of weeks over at Industrial Brand Creative have seen us scrambling to put together the creative for the GDC's holiday event titled "The Colours of Cuba" this Wednesday night. Along with invitations and posters, we have designed a cool little website to promote the event. Considering the weather that we've been stuck with lately in Vancouver, this event is sure to be the hottest ticket in town.
These past couple of weeks over at Industrial Brand Creative have seen us scrambling to put together the creative for the GDC's holiday event titled "The Colours of Cuba" this Wednesday night. Along with invitations and posters, we have designed a cool little website to promote the event. Considering the weather that we've been stuck with lately in Vancouver, this event is sure to be the hottest ticket in town.
Labels: Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Monday, November 07, 2005
Adventures in the Industrial Brand Blogosphere
The Industrial Brand Blog has been getting quite a lot of attention as of late. In less than a year, the number of visitors has risen steadily to about 30,000 per month. We suddenly find ourselves using terms like "blogroll" and "trackback" a lot. We've made contact with other bloggers and web pioneers from around the world. We've sat on blog panels. And just this past month, we have been recognized by Applied Arts for Best Blog and on Wednesday with a Lotus Award of Merit for Best Interactive Miscellaneous. It has been quite the exciting ride so far. Can't wait to see what lies around the next cyber corner.
The Industrial Brand Blog has been getting quite a lot of attention as of late. In less than a year, the number of visitors has risen steadily to about 30,000 per month. We suddenly find ourselves using terms like "blogroll" and "trackback" a lot. We've made contact with other bloggers and web pioneers from around the world. We've sat on blog panels. And just this past month, we have been recognized by Applied Arts for Best Blog and on Wednesday with a Lotus Award of Merit for Best Interactive Miscellaneous. It has been quite the exciting ride so far. Can't wait to see what lies around the next cyber corner.
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Friday, November 04, 2005
Classified Materials
Always experimenting with new ways to present art to the public, the Vancouver Art Gallery's current exhibit, Classified Materials: Accumulations, Archives, Artists is at times overwhelming in how it conveys the chaos of information that swarms today's artists and the subsequent order that they make of it.
Walking through the two floor exhibit, it was a fitting and pleasant surprise to find Hadley + Maxwell's "The Decor Project" amidst the filing cabinets and alphabetized lists. Beautifully documented by my friend and photographer, Sven Boecker, the artistic team visited curators' homes and "redecorated" a room based on the personality traits and fantasies of the curator as revealed in a provided questionnaire. The results are nothing short of poetic.
Classified Materials: Accumulations, Archives, Artists runs until January 2nd, 2006.
Always experimenting with new ways to present art to the public, the Vancouver Art Gallery's current exhibit, Classified Materials: Accumulations, Archives, Artists is at times overwhelming in how it conveys the chaos of information that swarms today's artists and the subsequent order that they make of it.
Walking through the two floor exhibit, it was a fitting and pleasant surprise to find Hadley + Maxwell's "The Decor Project" amidst the filing cabinets and alphabetized lists. Beautifully documented by my friend and photographer, Sven Boecker, the artistic team visited curators' homes and "redecorated" a room based on the personality traits and fantasies of the curator as revealed in a provided questionnaire. The results are nothing short of poetic.
Classified Materials: Accumulations, Archives, Artists runs until January 2nd, 2006.
Labels: Art, Collaborators
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Portfolio Update — svenboecker.com
Industrial Brand Creative just launched our friend and photographer Sven Boecker's website. It is ultra clean and simple with a slick Flash engine underneath. Not to mention of course: beautiful photography.
Industrial Brand Creative just launched our friend and photographer Sven Boecker's website. It is ultra clean and simple with a slick Flash engine underneath. Not to mention of course: beautiful photography.
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Photography, Shameless Self Promotion
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Canstruction Vancouver - Juror's Choice Award
This past weekend, Industrial Brand Creative along with Legends Memorabilia teamed up once again to participate in Canstruction Vancouver, a charity event in which teams build large sculptures out of non-perishable goods that are judged, exhibited and then later disassembled and donated to the Food Bank. Our sculpture this year, Snoopy on his doghouse took top prize of Juror’s Choice and all signs point to it going on to win the People’s Choice award as well.
We just launched the site for it this afternoon. Check out the time lapse video of the build. For anyone in Vancouver, the exhibit is running until the 12th of March at Canada Place so be sure to drop if you have a chance.
This past weekend, Industrial Brand Creative along with Legends Memorabilia teamed up once again to participate in Canstruction Vancouver, a charity event in which teams build large sculptures out of non-perishable goods that are judged, exhibited and then later disassembled and donated to the Food Bank. Our sculpture this year, Snoopy on his doghouse took top prize of Juror’s Choice and all signs point to it going on to win the People’s Choice award as well.We just launched the site for it this afternoon. Check out the time lapse video of the build. For anyone in Vancouver, the exhibit is running until the 12th of March at Canada Place so be sure to drop if you have a chance.
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Big in Japan
A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a photoblog website out of Japan called fotologue.jp. Its clean and dynamic interface far surpassed anything that we had seen in the North American market. It seemed like an excellent B-side for the Industrial Brand Creative website at the very least; a third cornerstone (along with the blog) for our online community at best. So after a number of false starts and emails lost in translation, we were finally invited to register for our own page.
The idea was to create a dynamic online billboard - posting a new photo everyday - that reinforces the IBC brand by using the images that we have made an integral part of the new IBC look but presenting them in a purely aesthetic form. It is soft marketing to be sure, but it introduces us to a new market while at the same time providing an outlet for the artistic side of the company that so often gets lost amidst the case studies and mission statements.
Much thanks to Reiko Nakatsukasa as well as Jennifer Bukloh and Kinya Horikoshi at Photonica and everyone at Amana for getting this launched. Domo arigatou gozaimashita!
A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a photoblog website out of Japan called fotologue.jp. Its clean and dynamic interface far surpassed anything that we had seen in the North American market. It seemed like an excellent B-side for the Industrial Brand Creative website at the very least; a third cornerstone (along with the blog) for our online community at best. So after a number of false starts and emails lost in translation, we were finally invited to register for our own page. The idea was to create a dynamic online billboard - posting a new photo everyday - that reinforces the IBC brand by using the images that we have made an integral part of the new IBC look but presenting them in a purely aesthetic form. It is soft marketing to be sure, but it introduces us to a new market while at the same time providing an outlet for the artistic side of the company that so often gets lost amidst the case studies and mission statements.
Much thanks to Reiko Nakatsukasa as well as Jennifer Bukloh and Kinya Horikoshi at Photonica and everyone at Amana for getting this launched. Domo arigatou gozaimashita!
Labels: Asia, Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative, Japan, Photography, Shameless Self Promotion
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
keepin' up..
It's been awhile since I've posted here. This should not be taken as a sign that I'm drifting from my blogging duties in any way. They have simply been relocated for the time being. We have been hard at work revising and relaunching the IBC blog, now with topical right hand column. This is going to be an area that will contain articles that focus on IBC and current goings on around the office. I love the new look and have already started planning how I might adapt the same format on this site.
Other IBC blog news of interest. Just over a month ago, we posted a link to a video of some kid lip synching to this half yodel/half euro house tune. Since that time, this video has been dubbed "the new Star Wars kid" and until recently if you googled "maya hee maya hoo", our link was the first on the list. Have we inadvertantly become the goto source for a viral video of a fat yodelling teenager? Go figure.
Finally, I have become obsessed with a website called fotologue.jp which, in my opinion, offers the best format for sharing photos on the internet (they were just days off of making it into my Top Ten List). I am working on setting up a project with them. Language barriers pending. Hopefully I will have more info on this soon.
Other IBC blog news of interest. Just over a month ago, we posted a link to a video of some kid lip synching to this half yodel/half euro house tune. Since that time, this video has been dubbed "the new Star Wars kid" and until recently if you googled "maya hee maya hoo", our link was the first on the list. Have we inadvertantly become the goto source for a viral video of a fat yodelling teenager? Go figure.
Finally, I have become obsessed with a website called fotologue.jp which, in my opinion, offers the best format for sharing photos on the internet (they were just days off of making it into my Top Ten List). I am working on setting up a project with them. Language barriers pending. Hopefully I will have more info on this soon.
Labels: Collaborators, Industrial Brand Creative
Saturday, January 22, 2005
#10 - industrial brand creative
www.industrialbrand.com
The first offering in the "Top Ten Most Important Websites (to me) of 2004" is a sentimental one. The Dec. 23 entry on the homepage says it best: "After 13 months, 6 designers, 25,000 different concepts and a "Battle Royale" our site has been given a major facelift". It is always hardest to design for yourself and this new look for IBC did not come easy. But we think we got it right. Complete with a blog, online store and a recipe section, the new design presents a more realized and mature look than what we had before which seems appropriate considering how much the agency has grown in the past three and a half years. Kudos to all involved.
www.industrialbrand.com
The first offering in the "Top Ten Most Important Websites (to me) of 2004" is a sentimental one. The Dec. 23 entry on the homepage says it best: "After 13 months, 6 designers, 25,000 different concepts and a "Battle Royale" our site has been given a major facelift". It is always hardest to design for yourself and this new look for IBC did not come easy. But we think we got it right. Complete with a blog, online store and a recipe section, the new design presents a more realized and mature look than what we had before which seems appropriate considering how much the agency has grown in the past three and a half years. Kudos to all involved.
Labels: Collaborators, Design, Industrial Brand Creative, Shameless Self Promotion
