CONCORDIA ALUM AT THEIR BEAST

Concordia graduates Ben Steiger Levine, BA 02, (who was also responsible for Chromeo’s “Fancy Footwork”) and Sach Baylin-Stern, BA 06, (from NúFilms) produced and directed the music video for “Mr. Hurricane” by Montreal band Beast. The video has been nominated for Best Music Video of the year at the upcoming Grammy Awards in Los Angeles this month.

LIFE AS A FREELANCER

A few months back I came across the work of artist, illustrator, and comic creator N.C. Winters while surfing freelanceswitch.com. Freelance Freedom, a weekly comic strip by Winters, is uber-relatable for freelancers making a living through blood, sweat, tears & creativity (all the while working in their jammies).



















Beyond the strip Winters creates all kinds of stunning paintings, drawings . . .etc. Click here to see more of Winters' work.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM DESIGN IS YUMMY

Thanks to all in cyberspace who take the time to read this blog. Wishing you & yours a happy holiday season!

PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE

Writer/director Lucas Martell's first attempt at animation. The film took almost 5 years to complete and is the result of nearly one-hundred talented volunteer artists and musicians.

ANOTHER HOT BEEF INJECTION?

I hope you all got the Simpsons reference. If you didn't, watch the BBQ episode- one of my favorites.

I digress....Welcome to the sterile-looking restaurant Hospitalis in Riga, Latvia where patrons are treated like patients and taken care of by the leggy waitresses in nurse uniforms. The food is served in operating room trays and fittingly the restaurant is owned by local doctors.

ECO-SLEEK

Eco-friendly materials are in. A week or so ago I posted about the sleek Padouk Wood Business Card Case by Masakage Tanno and now I bring to your attention Brando's bamboo mouse and keyboard.

Here are the specs:

• 106 keys office keyboard
• Optical Scroll-wheel Mouse
• Keyboard and Mouse are made by bamboo
• Support Window 2000/XP/Vista and Linux
• Dimension: 395 x 155 x 20mm (approx.)(Keyboard)
• Dimension: 102 x 62 x 25mm (approx.)(Mouse)
• Weight: 842g (Keyboard)
• Weight: 87g (Mouse)
  

The keyboard and mouse combo retails for $52.00 US. Click here to get your own.

Where's the Mac love Brando?

CAUTION MUSIC LOVERS: READ AT OWN RISK

Introducing the world's most powerful iPod speaker. Measuring over 3' x 4' the Wall of Sound iPod speaker contains 28 individual speakers, has a frequency response of 40 Hz-20,000 kHz and is powered by 125 watts. The first generation of the WOS is sold out, but you can pre-order Gen2 for $4,495 USD + shipping by clicking here.

My birthday's coming up in January...anyone?