The Helter Skelter Dress!

One night at a bar - of whose name I shalt not mention - I was sitting on the back patio, bored witless and slowly losing brain cell by brain cell, until I caught a dress out of the corner of my eye. I immediately jumped up and ran over to the girl wearing it ( can you imagine that she was just as gaudy as the colors of this dress>) and exclaimed to her that there were faces in her dress! I couldn't quite put my finger on who or what it was...until **GASP** holy shit! It's Charles Manson! I nearly lost my marbles in excitement (seriously, I had a few in my pocket that I had found in a gutter) and I grabbed the bottom of her dress and confirmed my exclamation! I was yelping about it to anyone willing to hear what I had to say, "This girl has a Helter Skelter dress!" Holy crap! She then proceeded to tell me that she bout it for 3 dollars at T.J. Maxx. I then proceeded to explain exactly why her dress was 3 dollars.

Hooray for random faces (albeit Charles Manson!)

Today is a type-inspired day.

First, we have the opening titles from Typophiles , Handcrafted with love by Brigham Young University (BYU) design students and faculty, for Typophile Film Fest 5. A visual typographic feast about the five senses, and how they contribute to and enhance our creativity. Everything in the film is real—no computer generated (CG) effects! My favorite part is at about 1:38 and honestly the entire thing is just amazing.

Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.

Next, we have something pretty neat. It is (supposedly) the first ever subpixel typeface. Created by type designer and student, Miha, on the typophile blog. I've not yet found a website for Miha, but as soon as I do, I will gladly list it here. As for now, here's their typophile blog.

"It has x-height of 3 pixels, it is italic, inspired by old masters and most important – made by hand. You must not look too closely, because colors get visible. It’s work in progress. Here:

I use Photoshop – when you see one pixel enlarged, you can control just its one color. But if you were watching physical pixel very closely (with microscope) you could find its three subpixels were changing. This thing is possible because of hardware. Specifically, this works only on LCD screens.

When you mix a color for one pixel, you use three sliders: each slider is actually for one subpixel. The tricky part is that you have to imagine color components, because full pixel colors which are displayed are confusing.
(Read about it on Wikipedia and here.)

I was thinking more why I started italic and not roman. I think because of all beautiful color patterns at 1600%. Also a little suprising fact, maybe: in all lowercase letters there are only three gray pixels (and all three are in “z”)! Else are colors. Evenmore: in italic, there are no spaces between letters visible at 1600%."

Color Inspiration!

Mmmmm...Kelly Green! Oh and the lush organic beauty that is brown paper! I love it!

OMMMGGG Please come!!!

This is my first real gallery art show ever of all time in the existence of me ever!! So please, please come. Bring all of your friends. Bring your mom. Bring your moms friends. Bring your whiney girlfriend and your bossy bestfriend; bring your boyfriend that looks just like you and your girlfriend that looks just like your dog, and bring your baby momma....pretty please!

Example from Work

A proof that I roughed up for a customer. Waiting to see if it will be approved. For some guy in his folksy/bluegrass-ish band. Hope he likes!

Try and have a bad day after this video......

I was watching TV the other day with my cousin, and this commercial came on. Now, everytime I see it, I HAVE TO SING ALONG. It is such a feel good video, I LOVE it. I especially love the part where Stephen Hawkins sings the hook in his robot voice. Haha. I love the earth!

Whenever I get a little bit sad...I just google photographs of Ira Glass.

It's like a weekly ritual. Every Friday, I conquer my stomachs mumbles, grumbles, and occasional bumbles for so that I may take my lunch break one hour later than usual. It's an excruciating hour, to say the least. My life flashes before my eyes right before the clock hit's 1:00 pm, and then I hear his voice. It's like a life-sigh. It's so comforting and mellow, akwardly charming... ! I do try and convinse myself that it's the show-the subjects- that keep me coming back every week, and don't get me wrong, I adore the show but I think what really draws me is his voice. Do you know a voice like that?