1 of 12 Days of Cartoons

The only reason my sister and I ever woke up early - other than Christmas - was for Saturday morning cartoons before piano lessons with a very large and angry Russian. So, in light of holiday nostalgia, I am kickstarting the 12 Days of Cartoons! For the next 12 days I will revisit the forgotten gems buried deep in the 90's that brought so many hours of delight and distraction, as well as heavily fortify my 24-minute attention span.

Without further ado, first up on the batting list is..

Rocko's Modern Life







Original Run: Sept. 18, 1993 - Nov. 24, 1996

Created and Produced by Joe Murray
Developed by Nickelodeon
No. of Seasons: 4
No. of Episodes: 52


Stay tuned for more, kids - the fun's just begun!

Questions

Questions, an Old Spice commercial starring Isaiah Mustafa: filmed as one brilliant continuous tracking shot. Also of that series is The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.

Written and directed by Craig Allen and Eric Kallman of Wieden+Kennedy

Make Her Say

1:29 Hold up, born in '88 - how old is that? old enough



Okay, so a lot of people don't like Kanye cause he's kind of a douche... but you have to admit the boy knows damn well what's up when it comes to producing music.

Typophile for Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, champs. There's a lot to be thankful for :)

Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.

with BYU Design students & faculty


To quote my friend Kevin, "It takes Americans, on average, one month more than Canadians to realize there are things to be thankful for in any given year... Better late than never!"

The Future of Publishing

826DC: unnatural

The good people of 826 National have penned their latest D.C. chapter under the guise of The Museum of Unnatural History. Design direction by Oliver Munday, this store is of the same gem family as Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. (designed by Sam Potts), The Boring Store (designed by Chris Ware), Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co., The Pirate Store, and the Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair. They officially opened Oct.22, 2010 in Washington, D.C. and, as per usual, all proceeds from sales of their whimsical products go to supporting their numerous writing programs that help improve national literacy rates.

Started in 2002 by Dave Eggers in San Francisco*, 826 National is a nonprofit dedicated to helping students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills. So support literacy, beautiful design, and good-hearted people, and click-click away!

ps. if you happen to know which brilliant minds were behind the design of the other stores, please let me know! It's only right to give them their due props for such amazing work.

101 with Gary Lieb

Check out this fantastic animation feature on NY Times of Gary Lieb's 101 Quick and Simple Dishes for Fall

"melt butter. pour on anything."