Insperation:Mirko Martin + music!

I love Mirko Martin's photographs of downtown LA.

It amazes me that none of his photos were staged in anyway. Reminds me of the many afternoons I spent downtown walking around hunting down fabric and sewing machine parts (for school). As Mirko has documented, there's never a dull moment in the sunny, sad and slightly disturbing streets of downtown LA.
Be sure to also checkout his LA Crash series that he's been working on since 2006.

Checkout all of his work here!

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!Music!
My Saturday/Sunday Studio Slow Jams MX


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Insperation: Michael Cina for Ghostly International

'Michael Cina is an accomplished Creative Director that is currently leading the multi- disciplinary design studio, Michael Cina Associates. Michael is widely known for starting YouWorkForThem, a graphic design boutique, and it’s sister company, WeWorkForThem, an award-winning design studio. (1)His work is commissioned and constantly sought after by many of the Fortune 500 companies and has been featured in hundreds of publications. He is often asked to speak around the world about his passionate vision for design.

Ghostly International commissioned Michael Cina to work on an album cover for them in 2007. As time passed, we developed a great working relationship. Michael Cina Associates has helped them transcend how art and design can function, and in the end, have created objects of desire.

 I love his work and am in awe of his diverse portfolio!

At some point in my life I hope I'm able to catch one of his talks. 

 

(1)Michael Cina Associates. "Ghostly International." Michael Cina. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .

(2)13, NightGI-101April. "Mike Cina - Ghostly International." Ghostly International - Of Art & Artifice since 1999. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .

Insperation: The Society of Critically Acclaimed Rad Films (aka The S.C.A.R.F)

Whats better than finding awesome videos online? A Tumblr that finds and posts awesome videos online for you! That's where The Society of Critically Acclaimed Rad Films (aka The S.C.A.R.F) comes in. My friend Fu Paullada and I created it! We're obsessed with rad films and decided to stash our favorites on the same tumblr.

 Check it out and follow us!

These are some of my favorites..

We both love thisss. Señor Fu and I are planning to be make/star in a (better) vid like this. Stay tuned!


Gnarls Barley "No One's Gonna Love You" from Logan Hefflefinger on Vimeo.
I live for videos like this. The storyline was fast, unpredictable and awesome. A killer combo. Who needs a gun when you have Jedi skills. I wish there were Jedi classes in this galaxy..that would be awesome..Thanks Ross Ching (and crew) for making this.


3 Minutes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

Inspiration: Erika Stevenson

These days it seems like everyone has 'one of those cameras' with the vintage feel and the slightly saturated colors. Unlike a lot of the photographers on Flickr/Tumblr/blogs/everywhere online, Erika Stevenson's photographs seemed more like art than a just another beautiful/bland photograph. I love how some of the landscapes/compositions in her photographs look a bit one dimensional. 

Checkout more of he work here.

Insperation: !!! musique video

I love the color mix in this. 
 !!!'s Jamie, My Intentions are Bass music video is the cool lil musique video of the week.

!!! [chk chk chk] - Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.

Insperation: Julien Berthier

Résidence secondaire

If you aren't already familiar with Julien Berthier's work, please make the time to view all of his projects, videos and sketches. Apart from the excellent execution of his various concepts, I love that he adds a good dose of humor in a lot of his work. I've included some of my favorite pieces below.

Welcome Home

Love love

Drawings

Drawings

Inspiration: Luis Dourado

 

I love Luis Dourado's work! He went to design school in Portugal, continued on to the Master program in Public Space/Communication at ELISAVA School. He currently lives in Berlin where he collaborates and works in several projects in the areas of Illustration and Visual Arts.