Capacitor Design Network

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Design

My dear friends and some of my early design mentors at Capacitor Design Network recently relaunched their website with some great examples of their both extraordinary and unique work. These guys really are industry veterans, with more than a decade…

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Kilfish

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

Every once in awhile, a day comes along when it's just really freaking hard for a writer blogger to find stuff they're excited to write about. Sometimes, this kind of day coincides with another kind of day (like the kind…

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Introducing iDea

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Design

We like spoofs, particularly ones that involve pretty websites and things we're madly in love with...like Apple. While we're not exactly sure what possessed SBD (who by all accounts should be terribly busy with their nice list of clients) to…

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Stereogum presents OKX

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Music

Both Carmel and I are rather fond of Nathan Willett, the lead singer of Cold War Kids. By "rather fond" I mean "completely lose our shit over him at least once a day via IM because we are utter and…

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Hype Machine

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Music

After the first amendment and the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, my favorite thing in the world is getting free music over the internet, and so it is my distinct pleasure to reintroduce everyone to Hype Machine. This website has…

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Catbirdseat

Posted on July 9, 2007 Under Music

And while we're on the subject of pretentious clouds over the music scene.... If you, like me, have been feeling a little too sickened/jaded/abused to pursue new music with the same passion as you used to, I highly recommend checking…

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Chime.tv: Because The Internets Need More Video

Posted on July 6, 2007 Under Life

As if there weren't already enough ways to waste time on the internet, here comes Chime.tv. It's a website that brings the videos hosted on Youtube, Veoh, Dailymotion, Google video amongst others all to one place. Sounds great, right? With…

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It Figures

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

PIEK! is an art group based in Amsterdam. Damien Hirst is a contemporary British artist. PIEK! appears to be just starting out; Damien Hirst has exhibited all over the world and his piece The Physical Impossibility of Death in the…

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Spear Exclusive: Global Talent Database

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

Ooh, this sounds good: "An online talent search engine designed to connect the creative class with enthusiasts around the world." If "enthusiasts" means clients (also known as jobs) like I think it does, the new Global Talent Database sounds like…

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Tom Judd's Everyday, Redux

Posted on July 5, 2007 Under Art

We have been following Spear Collective Member Tom Judd's Everyday illustration efforts since he completed a full year of daily drawings in 2005. On July 1st, he embarked on a refreshed and committed journey to complete another year's worth of…

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