I'm finally clearing stuff out of my old office and making room for the stuff I'm going to keep. The above is one of the old signs I rediscovered yesterday while clearing out my shed. I'm totally digging the yellow/bule/orange color palet!
I've posted some of the other gems I've unearthed so far over at my flickr site: Old Signs.
Good Evening. if you can possibly manage the time I recommend that you view these stills from various episodes of the The Simpsons and their reference movie stills. You'll be glad that you did.
It's no secret that Apple continues to create amazingly successful products. ComputerWorld shares the top 8 most important reasons as to why:
• Engineering supports design - no exceptions. • Fewer is better. • The experience is the product. • The product is the product. • You can't please everyone, so please people with good taste. • Leave the past behind. • Product names are important. Really important. • Group affiliation is the driver.
Nice concept and imagery for Exterminex from Saatchi & Saatchi, London. Art Director: Steve Carlin, Copywriter: Joel Bradley, Illustrator: Steve Carlin.
Ok, I've watched this at least 5 or 6 times and I'm still not sure A) why I totally love it or B) what the hell it has to do with chocolate... but man, this is pretty cool...
My buddy Kevin Paetzel, a wicked funny and creative guy, sadly lost his dad, Ed "Chill Lee" Paetzel, last month.
The following obituary, written by his son Kevin (who happens to be a senior writer at The Richards Group in Dallas), gives us a clear and insightful understanding of what it really means to be a True Texas legend and character.
EDWARD GUSTAV PAETZEL passed away on Wednesday, August 22. Known by many as Ed "Chill Lee" Paetzel, the Texas Chili King, he was born on October 2, 1932, in Savannah, Georgia.
After attending Carlisle Military School in Bamberg, South Carolina, and serving in the U.S. Army at the end of the Korean War, the promise of a better life beckoned Ed to Texas. He loaded up his woody wagon and drove west to Austin, eventually earning a business degree at the University of Texas (where he gained the distinction of being the first student ever to wear short pants in class). (Go Ed! HMK)
His business career was in human resources in the hotel industry. But his passion was crafting the perfect "bowl of red." Ed backed up his self-proclaimed title of "world's greatest chili cook" by winning the Texas State Chili Cook-Off twice as well as countless other chili cook-offs.
The envy of other chili cooks and hero of hungry fans, Ed traveled the world demonstrating his chili prowess for royalty, celebrities, and television audiences (his favorite TV host was Tom Snyder who could match Ed beer for beer).
This Lone Star legend also developed a chili product for General Mills and opened a restaurant named Crazy Ed's. His service as a great ambassador to the State of Texas was recognized by the governor with the appointment of Admiral of the Texas Navy. And in recent years he was commander of the Admirals of the Brotherhood of Admirals of the Admirals of the Texas Navy.
Ed lived life to the fullest. And in his last days, he said his only regret was not retrieving a time capsule he claimed that he and Colonel Tom Parker buried one night in 1964 - the contents including a bottle of Scotch, a silver belt buckle, and an autographed photo of Ann-Margret (its exact location he had forgotten, just that it was roughly five miles off the Vegas Strip).
Ed is survived by long-time wife Scotty Owen; children, Kim, Kris and husband Gabriel, Kevin and wife Angela, Karl and wife Kristin; grandchildren, Audrey, Hailey, Maximilian, Parker Rose, and Savannah; and Labradors, Hank and Gracie.
In lieu of flowers, Ed would have preferred you buy Pearl beer to enjoy while visiting his Web site: The Texas Admiral.
Agency: Duval Guillaume, Brussels. Creative Director: Katrien Bottez, Peter Ampe Art Director: Christian Loos Copywriter: Raoul Maris Photographer: Marcel Veelo
I'm always a sucker for a hip chair like the Bibliochaise I featured back in August.
The above shot is another variation, the Bookinist, designed by Nils Holger Moormann complete with a wheel to move around and take advantage of the right light. Go to the site and you can check out the smart hidden compartments under the armrest.
There's something exciting and mysterious about the Time Machine/Library look of these creations that, for me any way, seem to reinforce and enhance the notion of escapism that comes with reading a good book.
This chair is an in-progress shot from industrious That's Right reader and teacher Shaun who just completed his very own Bibliochaise for his classroom. You can view the finished project and then some over here.
This crappy still image grab does absolutely no justice to Human Locator's awesome interactive visual system developed by Freeset and designed expressly for advertising.
Drawing on cutting edge computer visualization techniques to track full body movement in real time, it allows consumers to actively participate in and interact with the images.
This would be an amazing way to display a menu in a restaurant or as a map for an information kiosk- check out the demos over HERE!
I'm really digging one of flickr's newest co-op partners, Zazzle.
Whether you're looking for custom short run items from your photos or shopping for some fresh, hip & unique gifts, do yourself a favor and check out Zazzle next time you want to suprise someone with a totally cool and virtually one of a kind gift.
The above is one of my illustrations, "Uplifting Soundtracks" on a smart looking coffee mug.
Lots of iPod news today - upgrades and improvements abound!
And I got my wish - an iPhone without the phone! So as of today, I can surf the internet with my iPod!
I'm also digging the fact that the new touch screen wi-fi iPod, dubbed The iPod Touch, enables shopping for songs using Apple's iTunes service wirelessly in Starbucks stores.
And according to the Keynote today, the wi-fi at Starbucks is now free with the iPod Touch and iPhones.
Sweet!
The service starts in New York and Seattle on Oct. 2 (my birthday!), and will be rolled out in other cities later.
In anticipation of tomorrow's Apple event, The Beat Goes On, here's a little dweebie designer Apple news.
Going sans 3-D and replacing the old school Garamond with the new iPod era and easier-on-the-eyes font Myriad, check out this flickr pool of signs fresh from the Apple campus in Cupertino.
Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide It's September again
And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' now What it's name is. For the video now Will be even more thin
For the times they are a-changin'.
That's Right,
HMK
Big thanks to Bob Dylan for the song and Morgan for the nice shots.
Howdy, my name is H. Michael Karshis, first son of Henry & Mildred and the oldest of six boys. Yes, my mom was a stay at home Saint. My dad retired from Randolph AFB in 1976 as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force Chaplains Division. I was born in the U.K., educated in both Beantowns - San Antonio and Boston. I am a Creative Gun For Hire currently living the good life in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. But enough about me. Check out my
work and the blogs and you'll get a pretty good idea about what gets me out of bed in the morning...
Peace and thanks for looking.
hmk@sharkthang.com
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