Monthly Archives: August 2008

Interpretation of “The Conformist” Through Collage

As assigned by Franz Werner.
One of my assignments at RISD was to watch the 1951 film by Bernardo Bertolucci, The Conformist, then create a series of 10 glass slides to “illustrate” the film absractly. Many of my classmates used markers, glitter, string, and other various materials to make a mostly transparent image on the glass slide. […]

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My Thoughts on Things

I was recently interviewed.

As you may know, I work at a web development company called Newfangled Web Factory. Justin Kerr, the Creative Director, is implementing a new section of his blog where he interviews other creatives in the field, and I am the first in the series. Read the interview on his blog, and be sure […]

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Quo Vadis Movie Poster

Where Are You Going?
Well, I was going to Father & Son in downtown Raleigh, and I found this giant poster upstairs. There’s a lot of hype surrounding Father & Son, but I didn’t find anything I could take home. This poster is great, but we just don’t have the room for a giant poster for an […]

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Carrboro Outsider Art

This is outside of my office.
I haven’t seen any more of these around, but I hope the artist keeps it up. If anyone knows who is responsible for this please introduce me!

(click on image to take a closer look)
Also, check out:
Recent Photos From Around Carrboro
Hand Painted Signs of Carrboro

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A Rubbermaid Collage

Here is one of my first collages.
It’s on the front of a Rubbermaid cooler I bought years ago with a tacky “photo” of palm tree on a beach. (click photo to take a closer look) It doesn’t get much better than this. R2-D2 hanging out with some guy whose tie is on fire while an old […]

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The Art of Stained Glass

I find these to be most beautiful.
I shot these at Duke Chapel. If you are ever near Durham I suggest you visit.

And here’s a detail:

They are different colors, because they are on different sides of the building getting different types of light. Something that I find interesting since I didn’t notice the space being different colors while I […]

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Recent Photos From Around Carrboro

An ongoing document.
Here are some recent sights I’ve seen that I thought were worth a snap of the shutter:

Since April I have been making desktop calendars for people to download from my Newfangled blog. The above shot was cut at the beginning, but I still like this photo. And here’s a couple of the Carolina sky:

Here’s a shot […]

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Typography of a Ford Model T

Oh, how they have aged well.
I spent last weekend in Western North Carolina celebrating a wedding. At the reception, which took place near about two acre-sized garden in the middle of some woods, the bride and groom were chauffered in by a jubilant man and his Ford Model T. I am not sure who was having […]

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