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  • Adventure Time, c'mon grab your friends.....

    February 9th, 2012 / Comments (1)

    It's ADVENTURE TIME! Join Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and Princess Bubblegum for all-new adventures through The Land of Ooo. The top-rated Cartoon Network show now has its own comic book!

    Do you love Adventure Time? 'cause you should. It's rad.

    DISCLAIMER: Yes, a comic book can be newsworthy. Thank you. - TPE

  • PHX's own Safwat Saleem, Crystal Phelps & The Lab 137 unite for "Oh Expletive"

    February 7th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Oh Expletive / Zombies, Unicorns & 8-bit Creatures from safwat on Vimeo.

    Here's a real chance to support local artists via Kickstarter!

    Oh Expletive is a project of epic epicness. It is a series of illustrations about ass kicking and mayhem — from zombies to unicorns to knife fights to flame throwers — the series consists of some of the most awesome things life has to offer.

    OH SH*T! MORE INFORMATION!

  • Camera Phone Love

    February 7th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Do you like taking and sharing photos using apps from your camera phone?

    That's what the Orlando camera phone show Depixtions is asking camera phone enthusiasts. Participants can use whatever apps on their phones they want, as long as the photo was originally taken with a cell phone.

    All of the approved submissions will be printed and displayed at the gallery show to be held on March 10, 2012 at the Orange Studio. Each print will be for sale and with all proceeds going to New Hope for Kids.

    Submission deadline is February 17th.

  • "Tall Tales from A Large Man" AIGA event this Thursday!

    February 6th, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Using scientific proof and state-of-the-art multimedia techniques, Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. delivers a sucker punch of a talk that aims to provide bona fide proof of work, the highs and lows of a ferociously independent existence and a couple of tall tales from his so-called career in the cutthroat world of contemporary graphic design. Just a regular guy with a trajectory a little dirtier than yours, his talk is open to all oncomers brave enough to show up. If you are a youngster, you may find yourself inspired to attack your design future in a different way. If you are established, you may just leave feeling grateful you don't have anything to do with him. Hard to say. One night only, Phoenix!

    Thursday, February 9, 2012 7 pm - 9 pm
    ASU Campus, Business Administration C Wing, Room 216
    Tempe, AZ

    MORE INFO: http://arizona.aiga.org/events/

    Thanks for the heads up @phxdc !

  • HOT SPOT: Cool Homes from azcentral.com

    February 3rd, 2012 / Comments (0)

    If there's anything we have in the valley it's some great homes - architecturally speaking. Check out the "Cool Homes" section at azcentral.com for a huge gallery of them:

    COOL HOMES

    HOT SPOTS: When I spot something interesting around the valley I'll throw it up. If you spot something interesting around the valley throw it over.

    Check the forum for the HOT SPOT thread.

    Thx!

    The Phoenix Egotist

  • The Ultimate Roundup of Super Bowl 2012 Commercials

    February 2nd, 2012 / Comments (0)

    WHUDAT has conveniently given us access to all the commercials set to air during the 2012 Super Bowl.

    I'm not sure how I feel about this given that watching the commercials is a major part of my Super Bowl viewing pleasure, especially when my beloved Arizona Cardinals aren't in the big game. Either way, here they are:

    ENJOY!

    By the way...what are your Super Bowl plans?

  • The Greatest Customer Service Video in Customer Service Video History.

    January 31st, 2012 / Comments (0)

    When you sell watches that cost more than some people make in a decade, you produce a thorough customer service video.

  • Twitterview: Local designer & gaming aficionado, Jamel Singleton

    January 1st, 2012 / Comments (0)

    Jamel Singleton is a print, web and UX designer for a nimble, rising star in the consumer software industry. He describes himself as a gadget enthusiast who spends most of his free time playing video games, blogging and tweeting about gadgets, tech and entertainment.

    Jamel has been a valley resident for over 15 years, this plus his awesome skill set qualifies him to be the very first Twitterview of 2012.

    Without further adieu.....

    TPE: What do you say was the biggest push into your current field? Did you set off to be a designer?

    Jamel: The rise of mobile computing and apps had a big impact on my career. About 2 years ago I became keenly aware that I needed to know more about app design if I was going to continue designing in the digital space. I went to work researching and reading up on UX design and became more involved in user testing and surveys at work. A year later my growing interest in UX lead to my current position at a software consulting firm.

    I fell into graphic design randomly, my degree is in computer animation but the field for 3D artists in AZ is limited at best. I’d been working at print shops while applying for 3D jobs and one day by chance, I ran into a friend from school who was working for a small agency. They’d been looking for a production artist and I applied, figuring it could be a temporary upgrade and pay bump from the print shop. As it turned out though, I grew to love design and have never looked back.

    TPE: Along with design and UX you were involved with a film production at one point?

    Jamel: Yes, I’ve always had an interest in video and film production, in fact for a long while I was leaning toward a career in the film industry instead of design. Several years back I joined a friend in a film production venture called Man on the Run Productions. We shot and produced video for a few small events and most notably I was Director of Photography on the two sequels to a film he’d shot prior to me joining the company. ‘The Road Less Traveled 2: Path not Taken’ and ‘The Road Less Traveled 3: Vanishing point’.

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