I love the Drunk History series from Funny or Die. This was a nice twist on the formula.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Ho Ho Ho
Well the holiday season is upon us. I came across a few slides this morning while scanning some old images from my mom's father's collection. I took a closer look at the slides and it looks like they were from a purchased set from Santa's Workshop, North Pole, NY. After a quick Google search I found out that this place still exists. Anyway, there are some really odd images here. It's incredible how suggestive the last one is. Did they really not know back then?





Its also a little odd that officially produced images from Santa's Workshop in New York State have no snow in them, right?





Its also a little odd that officially produced images from Santa's Workshop in New York State have no snow in them, right?
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Chris Gethard Show
Play along with me here for a moment. Imagine a live call in show. It can be any show; something on CNN, a QVC segment, a telethon, whatever. Now image how the person hosting that show would react if a five year old called in and wanted to talk. Now see how Chris Gethard of The Chris Gethard Show reacts.
I found out about this New York City local access show through the Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show podcast on Wednesday. Jeff had Chris, of Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, on to talk about his local access show which is really hard to describe. I enjoyed the interview and decided to check out the show. I spent two and a half hours watching old episodes, then watched the new hour long episode that night. The show is incredible. It features bands, live call ins, and extremely creative stunts, bits, or exercises; whatever you'd call them. Oh yeah, it also features the Human Fish and Mimi the hula hooper. The show seems so simple, it is effortless to watch and to be sucked in by. There is this nagging feeling of smarts and positivity just under its surface. I was in impressed by this week's new show in particular. The hour felt like you were watching gladiators in the circus in ancient Rome. I won't spoil the episode for you, but I will say it might have been the best hour of entertainment I have watched in the past few months, if not year. If you are going to check it out, I would recommend watching entire episodes instead of the highlight clips on YouTube. After one or two shows you really feel like you get to know the featured players on the show. I can't recommend this enough. I do realize that TCGS is not for everyone, but if you ever had any interest in improv, Jackass, The Tom Green Show, or MTV's old show Oddville this one might be for you.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Found Type

Here are a couple pieces of "found" type. I say "found" because they are merely screencaps from one of my favorite guilty pleasure shows, American Pickers. Yes, its pretty much the same show every week. Yes, sometimes I want to punch them in the face when the show gets a little too reality-ish, and set-up. But I also find myself getting pulled into the fun and anticipate what something will be worth. I am an avid crap hunter. I love hitting Goodwills, junk shops, and garage sales whenever I get the chance. So, I can identify with that feeling of seeking hidden treasure. In any case, nice typography right?

Thursday, November 10, 2011
TOC 120





Here is a list of the objects used to build TOC 120
Here are some images of the finished piece. The concept here is that TOC 120 is a mapping robot that travels around this landmass (his map is of Pangaea) and double checks the map with GPS tracking. He takes little notes here and there when he finds inconsistencies.






TOC 120 next to the packaging I made for the piece
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Rocky Horror


Tuesday, November 1, 2011
PETMAN Robot

No, this isn't some viral marketing CG creation for a new movie. This is the PETMAN robot from Boston Dynamics, the same group that created the BigDog robot a couple of years ago. It is quite astonishing, and yes, our days are numbered.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Breakfast

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Jesse Turnbull
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