Good Boy Bryan

the third & the seventh… stunning

goodboybryan — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:11:32 +0000

i have always been a fan of music, film and special effects. it’s a different part of design that i have always wanted to experiment with. as i was looking at different sites, companies, and software packages, a piece of work was brought to my attention i would never have expected. a piece that is understated when you think of film and cg. some might even look at it and think, “so what? there’s not much to it.” but i think there is much to see. the use of simple form, space and time has created a beautiful and elegant motion of architecture and design that often times goes unnoticed by the untrained eye. displaying the different tools of his trade, the director gives us insight into the kind of time and effort it takes to create, what i view, as art in motion. as a designer the only thing i see that i would work on is the type choice. but from a novice who enjoys cg and simplicity, i must say well done.

(and since it’s a little hard to tell, i’ll tell you… this person created everything in cg!)

ok go’s “this too shall pass” video

goodboybryan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:08:13 +0000

ok go has amazed us once again. what began as a simple sketch dreamed up by the band is now a sophisticated, albeit complicated, arrangement of different knickknacks. once put in motion it becomes simply a work of art. you could even say stoke of genius. so a quick shout-out to rube goldberg and the “geeks” and engineers of mindshare and syyn labs for providing us with this creative masterpiece. i wonder if i could do something with lincoln logs…

i heart music

goodboybryan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:37:56 +0000

i love music. i do. i. love. it. if i could marry it i would. and her name would be “indie.”

Oh Holy Night!

goodboybryan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:07:57 +0000

Cosmetic surgeons are around anatomy all day long. I mean, come on…it’s what they do. So it’s safe to say they’ve seen a lot. But they’ve never seen anything like this! Each year Mr. Smith (he’s the surgeon dude) puts on a little soirée for his employees, friends, and clients. The guy goes all out with a dj, food, and of course beverages. But his previous invitations lacked the hype that he wanted to bring to the party (It’s a little difficult to create a kick gluteus maximus invite with word templates). This year he decided to give the look a little facelift. And that’s exactly what he received.

Most everyone is pretty familiar with winter wonderland scenes. Snow is falling. The rolling hills covered with fresh powder. It’s iconic. We decided to take this scene and put a cosmetic twist on it. We decided to create fresh powder out of the female figure! And with a tasteful shot, the human form really can look like glistening hills of snow. The scene wouldn’t be complete, however, if you didn’t add trees for that woodsy feel.

When it came to delivering the message, we wanted something that was fun and festive. Something that resembled the holidays, yet done in a different fashion. So for a splash of color we went with magenta and lime-green instead of traditional colors, and topped that off with some funky type for the headline and clean block type for the key points. And there you have it. The winter wonderland theme reincarnated!

If you think that’s cool, check this out. The budget for this project was modest and required a throw-back to college days. Yep. We printed a quantity of 50 on an inkjet printer and then pulled out the exacto blades and cutting board and got to work. Now there’s more money to parrrrtayyyyy!!!

Happy Holidays everyone! Merry Christmas!

classical pianist modernizes his look

goodboybryan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:59:27 +0000

when i think of classical music, the names that come to mind are such legends as mozart, bach, tchaikovsky, beethoven…the list is long and distinguished. like my, err…client list. and in thinking about how these artist composed their pieces, i looked for a way to help a juilliard professor, who specializes in classical music, achieve a classical mark in a modern world. what popped into my mind was the method in which musician scribbled their musical notes onto paper with quill and ink. droplets covering the sides of the pages, scratchy penmanship from the quill catching the paper threads. and i thought, “why not?” so a signature, with this concept in mind, was the driving force. and to bring it back to the present, what better way to display his profession than in a san serif font. and so the legends are reborn with a new musician to carry on their great works. ssshh. the lights are dimming. let the show begin.

www.michaelshinn.com

clark clamps down on an identity

goodboybryan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:03:53 +0000

a farmer by trade and handyman on the side, clark is your typical good ‘ole boy that can basically do pretty much…anything. and now he is reversing those roles. with a small garden behind his house in suburbia alabama instead of acres of fields, he has taken his carpentry skills to the neighborhoods of birmingham. “clark construction” does pretty much what the name says. he can construct anything. you want a bed frame with a headboard? no problem. would you like a deck on the back of the house to match? he can do that too. and to promote his new venture, we decided on a classic approach to his identity. the font was chosen for its nostalgic feel. and in combination with the “C” clamp, you get the feeling of a retro hardware store. now clark can clamp down on the competition. say that five times fast!

words of design wisdom

goodboybryan — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:58:41 +0000

not everything is design. but design is about everything. so do yourself a favor: be ready for anything.

(500) days of summer

goodboybryan — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:26:51 +0000

(500) days of summer is a romantic comedy about a young man who falls in love with a woman. only this woman does not believe in love. fluctuating from the present to the past, we see their relationship unfold, and unravel, from the young man’s point of view. i don’t want to spoil it for those of you who want to see this movie. but i definitely think it is something you should consider seeing. the soundtrack is phenomenal and the juno-like graphics are excellent as well. sketching and fine art is finding its way back to the forefront of design and working in conjunction with computer generated design. it’s a beautiful thing.

i can’t say enough great things abou this movie. funny, entertaining, emotional, a must see in my opinion.

childhood memory relived

goodboybryan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:01:15 +0000

when I was a little boy my mother took me with here to one of her friend’s house. she had a daughter about my age and both our parents thought we would play well together. we arrived and our mothers greeted each other with their plesantries and the girl dragged me off to another room to play. i am a timid person, or at least i was before now and i was back then. the little girl looked at me and said, “let’s play doctor.” okay I thought. whatever. now in her playhouse she hands me the plastic briefcase of medical instruments. i lean down to open the box on the floor, grab the stethescope, and stand up to begin my examination. when i turn to her i find her completely naked for this pretend event. and being young and not knowing any better said, “okay.” our parents came in a short time later. the look of shock on their faces. my mother looked at me and I knew playtime was over. she told the story later on in my high school years. everyone finding it funny. me thinking it was cruel (how is a guy going to get dates when his mother is telling his girl friends this story and showing them embarassing childhood pictures?).

well, suprisingly this story has become real life again. NOT WITH ME. but with a friend of mine’s four year old son and one of his girl friends. sitting there in a room next to where the kids were playing i hear the little girl say those exact same words. memories come flooding back to me of that moment. i turn to my friend and tell her she might want to check on the kids. they are about to play “doctor.” she says they’ll be fine. they won’t do anything. i know better. i walk back to the room, and with no surprise, find the girl in only her underwear and my friend’s son looking at her. i immediately call out to the mother to come handle this. the whole time acting like a kid myself telling her, “I told you so. i told you so.”

funny how life brings back certain memories.

hood to coast

goodboybryan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:15:24 +0000

at least i hope i make it to the coast. i received my leg assignments from our team leader yesterday. and for me, with the way i’ve been training, all i can say is, “whoa!!”

the first leg for me is leg 6. it’s 7.42 miles and hard. there are challenging uphills and gradual downhills along a paved shoulder. the elevation starts out at 1300 feet and ends at 800 feet. the leg is done. on to the next.

leg 18 is 4.15 miles and is also rated hard. this leg is considered a short leg over gradual uphill terrain on paved back country roads. the elevations starts out at about 50 feet and ends at a little less than 300 feet. on to the final leg.

the last leg of this race for me is leg 30. it is a 5.35 mile moderate run. there are gradual uphill and steep downhill on winding narrow back road with minimum shoulders. elevation change here goes from 800 feet down to 300 feet.

i hope my knees keep with me through this!