sound familiar? this isn’t a photography or visual media only phenom as i’m seeing it more + more on all kinds of projects. touched on design previously here but i’m always curious how projects/careers/brands get rolling either at or reach a high level + maintain that… but only to a point. then somewhere along the line it’s like another person takes over entirely. why would you establish yourself + work hard to get a rep + then opt to undercut yourself or your client but taking a lower road on design/photography/etc?

i personally don’t deal with hypocrites often at all though i’ve seen my share. just more in a frame of mind of truly seeing the worth in everything entailed with a particular piece of work. with that in mind, uber well conceived subway stations via designboom, near photographic digital art (check out Flight Patterns by google’s Aaron Koblin) + one helluva sweet film making contraption. you can feel the polished symmetry of thought + final product in these pieces that, unfortunately, is far from the norm.

can’t say enough that once that bar is set you have to keep it there. (if i could draw this would be a stick figure going for the high jump – think hugh macleod).

back east recently + damn good time. sweet when the humidity is down. and thanks to everyone there. can’t wait to head out on the sailboat asap myste + beck. came across a trove of cool stuff so here’s a few images + lo down on the the adventure.

lomography gallery store 41st w 8th st nyc – great little space with examples + cameras from across this style spectrum. fun neighborhood if you have the time.

cooper-hewitt natl design museum nyc – brilliant design in all it’s form. really like the moma store as well as muji myself for the take home pieces.

institute of contemporary art boston – shepard fairey – this just ended but was great to see the street promos done in his style that randomly popped of neigherhoods while out walking city streets. acting out by five artists might be sounds like a very worthwhile alternative + is still showing.

museum of bad art boston – in their own words, “is the world’s only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.”

then more recently in the ny times another look at what has become known as ‘photoshopping’ in certain circles though was around far longer then the mammoth program we know today.

art + copy is a new film delving into the history of what many of us either can’t get enough of or find ourselves getting far too much exposure to. already starting the machine talking it’s sure to ring a few bells + make some waves on it’s current tour.

director Doug Pray (Surfwise, Scratch, Hype!) says on creativepro.com,

“This movie… isn’t about bad advertising. I didn

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Music Video Shot on iPhone from Kenny Mosher on Vimeo.

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“as an artist, nabokov was, according to ramachandran’s research, eight times more likely to have synesthesia than someone who is not an artist..”

more via John Colapinto in The New Yorker. it’s all about perception.

fantastic stuff from artist yellena james – showing in pdx july + august.

live by the numbers + nike+ in the latest wired – interesting concept of working numbers all the time. data, data, data. i’ve seen this taking hold in smaller businesses + specifically in the creative community + it’s good. savings are up everywhere – ever heard of mint?!?!?

can’t wait to catch kathryn bigelow’s new flick the hurt locker.

dropbox – i know it’s just a slicked up ftp widget but damn it’s good.

and finally, sad to see our friend + narrator of my teen years, MJ the king of pop, gone. rip.