The Retrospective

Sometimes you just have to follow your passion- as cliche as it sounds. Not a lot of people can act on all those small, and sometimes, innate desires . And not a lot of people have the willpower to try or experience something new. Maybe it’s the fear of ridicule and failure that stops us […]

I thought that the concept for this video was really superb; the motion graphics and type are absolutely amazing. The song is from a German band, The Whitest Boy Alive, and the name of the track is “Golden Cage”.

Yet another saving grace of living in downtown Hartford has to be Real  Art Ways. It has fought tooth and nail to bring art and culture to the hum drum of Hartford. Located pretty much in my back yard, it plays monthly to the “Creative Cocktail” party. New works are introduced at this festive gathering of […]

While searching for a Saul Williams interview a couple of years ago I stumbled upon a site called Evil Monito. I had no idea what it was at the time; After reading the interview and going through the archives I found several interesting essays ranging from identity politics to capitalist consumption. As I browsed through […]

In my office at home I have a small TV and unfortunately it’s not hooked to cable or a DVD player. It’s sole use is to watch videos, which I don’t own many of to begin with. But going through my small collection I stumbled upon a gem: Nick Park of Aardman Animation’s “Wallace […]

Is your iPhone or iPod touch looking a bit barren? Well fear no more Poolga is here to help. I can’t remember how I ran across this site but I have to say I’m glad I did. Poolga is a collection of wallpapers for the popular Apple devices designed by illustrators from around the world. […]

When I ran into Chiara’s work I was blown away to say the least. Being wildly imaginative and visually alarming they stop you in your tracks. Women with antlers, secret messages to secret lovers (apparently her works are graphic message to a boy named Ilka), and lucha libre ravens. Chiara Bautista is a thrity one […]

Jon Phenom is a LA-based, self taught, premium denim designer and stylist. Jon rolls with a diverse crowd of taste makers in the industry; he is not only designing his own line of jeans but styling for various brands as well as blogging his endeavors. Most recently he began production of several mini documentaries […]

Chris Dang(Tiny Pants) and I crossed paths way back when you could probably still use the “blink” tag in code without getting a shovel to the back of the head. When I was searching for the first visual artist to feature for the launch he immediately came to mind. He’s not only responsible for […]