here’s a little fun for the weekend.

glen friedman is a one man history show.

hailed by the washington post, “one of the greats of his generation”.

a one man documentary machine of skating & music history. he has covered iconic artists such as Fugazi, Black Flag, Ice-T, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, The Misfits, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., KRS-One, and Public Enemy, as well as classic skateboarding originators such as Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Alan Gelfand, Duane Peters, and Stacy Peralta.

his ‘fuck you‘ series has been exhibited worldwide and put into books. and he’s done it all with style and dare i say grace.

this is what passion can do – it has carried glen far beyond what he ever thought but he’s one dedicated mofo who deserves it.

here’s the unfortunate truth or ‘how not to work it’ with business these days. i’ve talked about the meat of things involved here in an earlier post here. this is a uniquely photo related video but with the economy tanking it’s apparent throughout the creative / visual media industry. thanks jeff for the link. here’s to a few laughs over the father’s day weekend.

Witty Q & A in Fast Company with recent Montana guest speaker Alex Bogusky Chief Creative Officer of Crispin Porter + Bogusky. CP+B “has made a name for itself with its unique, irreverent style” for brands like Volkswagen, Burger King and Nike from offices in Miami and Boulder.

His views into branding are stimulating as you can tell from title quote. He touches on ideas, The Onion and pop culture with equally good results. Also dives into into an ad campaign by CP+B for Pearl Izumi and their ‘We Are Not Joggers’ campaign which is brilliant. Simple and extremely effective in getting to the heart of what runners believe while personifying the brand.

And if you’re into his take on the current climate Creativity has a four part interview with him here. In the first interview Bogusky relates why CP+B moved to Boulder responding, “…the original intention was to say hey you can be anyplace you want to be.” That seems like solid advice across the visual media board applying to photography more than ever.