If you didn’t know I’m black. Not African-American. Not Negro. Not only am I Black, I’m Young and talented, attractive, no police record, I don’t sell drugs, I raise my daughter, pay taxes (wassup Wesley), I’m not a rapper (although I’ve dropped an album), have my own apartment, a decent job and I’m entreprenuer on the rise. Yup. Surprising right? Yet with all this going for me I still feel like dude in the image above.
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I’m pretty burnt. No inspiration so this is where I’m at right now. I’ll post some sketches for the next few days from my book. I’ll be back to full swing next week ish… Any ideas on to spark creativity? Maybe this weekends video shoot will get it flowing… Gotta run.
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PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Uploaded by onemoreprod. – Arts and animation videos.
Two things I love are Video Games and New York. This video manages to combine them into some strange 8-bit version of ID4, I movie I hate… well I hate the second half of that movie. And they’re making not one but two sequels… but I digress. Patrick Jean creates a incredible video depicting the 8 bit assault on NY. Great concept, cinematography and execution. More projects should be like this.
Check out my Questlove piece in the latest Abduzeedo Inspiration post. Pretty fricking awesome if I have to say so myself. Makes me want to work that much harder. Super amped right now… About to fly to work, New post coming later today. Peace.
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Working freelance is a tricky thing. Not only do you have to balance time and budget with the client, you have to negotiate how much of your own style will permeate through the design. This isn’t always an informed thing. Mostly because everyone has their own opinion on what constitutes great design and in that small window, where all factors converge, do you find a completed freelance project.
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Precious is a movie that is tough to watch. For me its one of those movies I see as one of one. You watch it once then you never need to watch it again. It’s not inspirational, motivational or thrilling. It is a tragic tale of child who was abused by her father and mother over the course of her entire childhood until she has to be a mother to her own children. Did I mention she can barely read? Most movies at some point hit a “OH Shit” threshold then begin working their way back to redemption and triumph. No. Not Precious. This movie just keeps going deeper down the rabbit hole of depression and abuse. There’s no reason for me to watch that again. At the same time, I wonder if this is the reason it won an Academy Award.
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