Being mellow in NYC

appreciation

Fun at Work

Fun at Work

There’s never a dull moment at my office.  Like the day that this flier showed up on the kitchen’s refrigerator: Someone decided it could be improved upon: Then, we were challenged to create our own emoticons (1st row, 2nd col is mine): And this one made us all go “awww”: We really do have some [...]


Animation: Nothing to Fear

Animation: Nothing to Fear

Watched Nothing To Fear from Simon Russell – it’s a haunting animation.  Makes me want to sketch more.


Community Generated Art

Community Generated Art

Long ago, I came across SwarmSketch. As better described on their About page: SwarmSketch is an ongoing online canvas that explores the possibilities of distributed design by the masses. Each week it randomly chooses a popular search term which becomes the sketch subject for the week. In this way, the collective is sketching what the [...]


Deadmau5 Pin

Deadmau5 Pin

Deadmau5 has made his way to NYC and had 3 concerts – Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Since they sold out pretty quickly, a couple of friends and I were somehow able to snag Thursday tickets. Mr. Mau5 had posted photos of a felt deadmau5 doll someone had made for him earlier in the week. [...]


Mumford & Sons: White Blank Page

Even though I’ve had “Little Lion Man” on repeat while working this week, this song is quickly becoming my favorite of theirs.  It hasn’t made it onto the airwaves but it deserves as much notice.  It’s beautifully sung with such passion and talent.