Archive for February, 2008
Wieden + Kennedy Designed Coca-Cola Bottles
February 27th, 2008
Posted in Nike
A communication agency made famous around these circles due to their ongoing affiliation with Nike, Wieden + Kennedy’s design prowess can be seen through their work with another societal juggernaut in soft drink makers Coca-Cola. A good showcase of some of the world’s leading creative talents in an every day medium, showing that being at the top of the game never means staying stagnant.
Futura Laboratories Topography Shirt
February 25th, 2008
Posted in Futura Laboratories
Futura Laboratories, the brand by the artist Futura 2000, has released this really cool Topography tee which features an all over print of a Topographic map. These maps are generally used to tell the elevation of different places like mountains or oceans.
The shirt is available at the Futura Laboratories store in Japan here flshop.exblog.jp
BBC Ice Cream Store in Japan
February 24th, 2008
Posted in Billionaire Boys Club, Ice Cream
The video has some subpar quailty and we definitly get some close up vision of this guys chest but what are you going to do right? I was just in Japan and I am bummed I missed the opportunity to check out this BBC Ice Cream store so I was bummed. The setup here looks solid and an entertaining store. Next time I am in Japan it is for sure on my list.
Movie Review: Vantage Point
February 24th, 2008
Posted in Movie
The movie is based around this unique focus of eight strangers with eight points of view of one crime. The movie repeats and overlaps some sections of the film which is kind of off pace for a typical American film. Some people got loud in our theater which was annoying but I found the film the best I had seen in 2008. The unique twists in the plot and how the story builds as you see different views is great. The dramatic irony is very well placed for people that enjoy it in a film. My biggest surprise in the film was to find Holt McCallany in the film from CSI Miami. He played a detective for about 11 episodes named John Hagen who had a fling with Cali Ducain. That was my favorite shocker from the cast. The filming was excellent and the explosions and aftermath footage came out flawlessly. The movie definitly touches on some issues in world culture of today including our ally with some Arab nations. It may be a little over the top for Hollywood sake which could bring you some annoyance if you take great pride in the United States. Forest Whitaker killed it in this movie as well. He has like 6 films in post production right now so if you like him you will definitly see enough of him soon.
Overall Rating: A-
Movie Review : Jumper
February 22nd, 2008
Posted in Movie
To make this review short let me give you the top 5 reasons to see Jumper.
1. Rachel Bilson
2.Rachel Bilson
3.Rachel Bilson
4.Rachel Bilson
5.Samuel L. Jackson with white hair
Other than Rachel Bilson of The OC fame I couldn’t really give you much else to care about in the film. The film wasn’t horrible, I actually enjoyed it for a borderline Sci-Fi comic book thriller. The cast is pretty weak outside of Samuel L. Jackson and Rachel Bilson. I do love Diane Lane (Murder at 1600) but she was hardly in the movie and robbed us of some quality acting perhaps? Hayden Christensen sucks and probably ruined the movie as a whole. The on location filming in Rome and Hong Kong were definitly a nice touch to the film. The movie originally peeked my interest from an article in GQ Magazine about how Rachel wasn’t cast in the film but they snuck her in midway and refilmed the rolls with her. They kept this low key to not arise red flags of a recast. Normally recasting is very bad PR and a take from the public that the movie isn’t going well and it will be a flop.
Overall Rating- C+
Check out the trailer:
10 Deep 2007 Holiday Photoshoot
February 21st, 2008
Posted in 10 Deep
Found a little video on myspace of 10 Deep’s photoshoot. I love the TV setup they did, who even knows where they found these things? 10 Deep NYC!
Gears of War – Lancer Nerf Gun
February 21st, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized
This project didn’t excite me too much until I saw he built a fake working chainsaw to mock the Lancer from the Gears of War video game. Great piece, I really need to go buy that new map pack for this thing to.
King Stampede – Peacemaker
February 21st, 2008
Posted in King Stampede
Ok so I have been slacking but I am back in the country and in town so here we go with some blogging fury.
King Stampede is dropping more hot items for Spring 2008 already with this Peacemaker Tee. This is another shirt collabing on their phrase of Respect Language and culture and then below it in a big bold font is CODENAME: PEACEMAKER. A phrase below that is “Dine on the power of space and wash it down with atomic cocktails.” STAMPEDE is then printed backwards with some graphics below it. A solid addition to the King Stampede library.