Everything All The Time

It's been great....

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:04:00 -0600

But unfortunately I’m ending this blog. It might seem sudden and brash, but it is something I have been fighting with internally for a while now. There are many reasons why of course. The biggest being time.

For me, having a blog is more of a project. I prefer it to be something I can share interesting things and thoughts with other people, articles if you will. The truth is, I no longer have the time to spend on this blog, to make it into what I would truly want it to be.

Secondly, it is a major distraction. I’m also the type of person that reads literally about everything that passes through my tumblr dashboard. You can imagine how much time that takes. I can’t have a major distraction such as that, while trying to build EVRT Studio into a business. I’ve set some pretty big goals for myself in 2010, of which I am already behind on. So something had to give. I need to spend far less time looking at what other people are doing, and focus on my own things.

Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone: it has been awesome. Technically this blog has been here for over two years, but I didn’t really officially start until May of 2008. Tumblr is such a great place. I’ve met so many other creative people here, made friends, earned business, etc. Basically if you are reading this blog outside of Tumblr on an RSS reader, and have a blog somewhere else, you should seriously consider moving your blog to Tumblr. What a great community.

Don’t worry, I’m not disappearing from the internet completely. You can always hop over to my other Tumblr blog, which is the EVRT Studio news feed, to keep track of new stuff. And I will still be posting occasionally to my music blog. Plus, don’t hesitate to stop by EVRT Studio or send me an email to say hi. There are a few more links below of other places you can find me.

Thanks again to everyone. I’ve truly loved having this blog, and it was because of you. I’ll leave this up here for a while if anyone wants to sift through the archives, but eventually I will delete the blog.

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Twitter Background

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:47:19 -0600

Twitter Background:

Made a nice little background for my Twitter page. You are welcome to use it if you like :)

Lukid / Laughin I really should post more downtempo music here....

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:11:45 -0600

Lukid / Laughin

I really should post more downtempo music here. It is something I listen to all the time when I am working. I like a nice beat in the background. I’ve spent the better part of this morning listening to Lukid. Good stuff.

Handy Sites, Mac Apps and Plugins

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:07:00 -0600

Handy Sites, Mac Apps and Plugins:

A quick overview of a selection of my favourite and most essential sites, Mac apps and plugins:

LazyMouse - Save time with dialogue boxes.

ForeverSave - Automatically save your open files as you work on them.

Tweetie - Post to twitter without disrupting your workflow.

Alfred - Launch applications, files, search the web and your Mac without leaving your keyboard.

Keyboardr - Instantly search and navigate through a selection of user-defined sites as you type - all with your keyboard.

GlimmerBlocker - Clean and effective advertisement blocking.

ClickToFlash - Block all flash content without disrupting your browsing experience.

Attachment Scanner - Never forget to send an email attachment again.

Startup Sound - Mute the startup chime on your mac.

Anxiety - Manage To-Dos right from your menu bar.

LittleSnapper - A great application to create and manage an image library.

Automator - Create automated workflows to save time on repetitive tasks.

QuietRead - Quickly put aside articles to read at a later date.

All of these apps work on Max OS X Snow Leopard, most are available for free.

(via gregabbott)

Pleated Star Clock by George Nelson & Associates For the...

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:21:42 -0600

Pleated Star Clock by George Nelson & Associates

For the Howard Miller Clock Company, 1955

(estimated $2000 - $3000)

Occasionally I like to glance through the Wright auction archives and upcoming auctions, to dream about the things which I will never own. It also reminds me of why I love Mid Century design so much.

Most people think of the Eameses when they hear the word “Mid Century”. I love Charles & Ray as much as the next person, but sometimes people focus on them too much. There were so many designers from that era whose names are briefly heard anymore. You can see what I’m talking about by clicking through to the Wright website, and flipping through some of the auction lots.

Nick Drake / At The Chime Of A City Clock

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:01:51 -0600

Nick Drake / At The Chime Of A City Clock

Mind Blowing Info

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:29:18 -0600

According to scientists, the Chile earth quake knocked the earth 3” off its axis. One of the islands near Chile is also now 6’ taller.

evrtstudio: Editorial for Intelligent Utility Magazine I...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:16:30 -0600

evrtstudio:

Editorial for Intelligent Utility Magazine

I recently completed this illustration for an article talking about some energy grants for Iowa, which will bring automatic metering to homes and businesses, in turn saving them money. Enthralling huh? No, but at least it will look good!

This will be a full right-hand sided page, and stretching into the opposite page slightly.

(if you are a magazine/newspaper/blog/etc. reading this, hire me for more editorial work please!)

"I could try and get more legitimate mural work, but scaling a drainpipe is still probably a lot..."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:56:41 -0600

“I could try and get more legitimate mural work, but scaling a drainpipe is still probably a lot easier than getting an original idea past a committee.”

- - Banksy

He’s so right, it almost makes me want to quit my job…

(via aparticularpath)

The Radio Dept. / Never Follow Suit I’ve had a chance to...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:58:59 -0600

The Radio Dept. / Never Follow Suit

I’ve had a chance to listen to their new album, and I love it. It certainly has been a long time coming with the original release date being last fall.

Burden House - 1947 Art collector William A.M. Burden...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:27:43 -0600

Burden House - 1947

Art collector William A.M. Burden commissioned Wallace K. Harrison (Rockefeller Center, MoMA) and Isamu Noguchi to design his summer home off the coast of Maine. What followed is one of the most incredible homes I have ever seen, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Suffering a devastating fire in 1999, it was fully restored and completed in 2006, to the exact specifications of the original. Click through to read the full article, and view the slide show.

If I lived in a house like this I would never get anything done. Instead, I would just sit and look around in disbelief: “I live here?”

(NY Times tweeted about this, this past weekend and I instantly bookmarked it)

A look inside the offices of Blu Dot The blog “Where We...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:54:00 -0600

A look inside the offices of Blu Dot

The blog “Where We Design” gives us a look inside Blu Dot: one of my favorite furniture companies. As if I wasn’t a big fan of their company before, now I can only stand still with my jaw flapping in the wind in the awe of what it must be like to work here.

Click through for more, and also check out the full blog of “Where We Design”, unless of course you cannot handle the jealousy that will ensue.

The iPod will never last: Product Design theory

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:57:16 -0600

The iPod will never last: Product Design theory:

“Khoi found this fascinating little gem from the depths of the Internet: the Macrumors forum on the day that the iPod was unleashed on the world. What’s interesting is the amount of negative feeling and general disappointment.”

Originally it seemed everyone thought the iPod would fail. Similar to the feelings that first stirred with the iPad.

I wanted to bring attention to this post, because it touches upon something I’ve brought up before. As a general rule with most consumer products meant for the masses, most companies or designers play it safe and design by the “step, stretch, leap” method, ultimately falling under “step”. Let me explain (these are my short definitions):

Step: a small change or improvement over an existing product feature or technology. Visual updates are minimal to trendy: Trying to coincide with today’s market.

Stretch: greatly improving or changing an existing product feature or technology. Visual updates are a vast change: Very stylized and different than what people are used to seeing.

Leap: drastically changing everything about a product or technology, or inventing a new unseen category all together. In some cases no connection between past & present can be made.

The iPod fell under the stretch category, since it vastly improved upon the UI of the mp3 player. Products in the stretch category are generally harder to sell since folks have a harder time understanding them, or the need for them. People did not get this sense of improvement with the iPod until they were really able to test drive them in a store, or read reviews of first hand usage.

I’ll get to my final point. I’m surprised at the reaction to the iPad, because in my opinion it really falls under the step category, and people can usually make the connection to those types of products much easier. If you think about it, the iPad has nothing new that we have not seen already in terms of the iPhone and iPod Touch. It merely takes advantage of a larger format. Therefore, I’m very sure it will do well once it hits the market and people can witness the product first hand.

(via binkythedoormat)

Municipal Airports (reproduction print) A hand printed...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:16:54 -0600

Municipal Airports (reproduction print)

A hand printed reproduction of the original Harry Herzog 1937 print. Limited to 250 signed prints.

$100 at Hickoree’s Hard Goods (btw, an awesome store)

Faked Concrete Testing Results: Yankee Stadium, WTC, etc.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:09:49 -0600

Faked Concrete Testing Results: Yankee Stadium, WTC, etc.:

It blows my mind at how greedy some people can be. These people were so desperate to get rich, they put literally hundreds of thousands of people’s lives at stake.

“…in a sprawling case that accused the company of falsifying concrete and steel test results for nearly 120 projects in and around New York City. They include such icons as ground zero’s Freedom Tower and such crucial pieces of infrastructure as the forthcoming Second Avenue subway line.”

“The tower, the subway line, the stadium and at least 23 other buildings have been declared safe after retesting, the city Buildings Department said Wednesday. But officials are still awaiting results on at least 67 more.”

The first clue should have been their company name: Testwell Laboratories

Full article available at Architectural Record

Greenwich Village: Jefferson Market Courthouse 1905 The original...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0600

Greenwich Village: Jefferson Market Courthouse 1905

The original image from the Library of Congress.

Click through to download the hi-res tiff file.

Things to know about Apple

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:50:39 -0600

I didn’t realize they acquired LaLa

The app store for the iPhone & iTouch alone generates $1 billion a year…. wait for the iPad

Up 12% from 2008, when a large amount of businesses in the world are down 20, 30, even 50%, or closed doors.

You can read more about it at Fast Company, where they released their list of 2009’s most innovative companies.

Joe Hisaishi by Daisuke Tsutsumi Stunning illustration with...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:01:33 -0600

Joe Hisaishi by Daisuke Tsutsumi

Stunning illustration with almost a painting like quality. This was a commissioned piece that Daisuke did personally for Joe Hisaishi; a famous Japanese composer recently rewarded a lifetime achievement award from the Japanese government. This will be on his thank you packages that are sent out to people.

Click through for Joe’s blog, with lots of other great work.

Smoke by Bevk Perovic for Vertigo Bird Even though these have...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:07:17 -0600

Smoke by Bevk Perovic for Vertigo Bird

Even though these have been passed around on the blogging circuit already, I wanted to post them. To me, these capture the attention of a child-at-heart like myself, yet remaining simple and modern. Would look great in a kid’s room also.

I gave in to twitter

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:19:08 -0600

I gave in to twitter:

why not….. let’s see what this is all about…