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MAKE just got a little more Red

We got a Red One at MAKE (the studio where I work) over the Thanksgiving holiday. I can’t wait til tomorrow morning when I’ll get to use it! My boss sent me these pictures of the studio’s new baby.

If you’re not familiar with the Red One and what it can do, check out their home page or this awesome Red Users group at vimeo.

Black Friday Toy Deals

ESC TOY

Released today, 10″ of oozing fury for $49.99 from esctoy.com

Crazy Label

Released today, Monster Burp is by Peskimo, the dudes who did the Bamboozoo series with Kid Robot. I think it’s 6″ tall and it’s only $29.99. Additionally, Crazy Label is taking an additional 10% off all orders.
Not only can you get Monster Burp for $21 but you can get Treeson for $49!

My Plastic Heart
Tons of toys marked down.

Kid Robot
Not really a toy sale but it’s at least a sale from a toy producing company. Kid Robot has 25-50% all apparel.

Quarter Wolf Club

My fiance put this together.

Birthday Presents

It was my birthday on Friday and among lots of birthday wishes, I got some sweet gifts.

Ad Placement Gone Wrong

I’m sure the designer of the ad had all of the best intentions, but the person who put up the ad didn’t find it funny or they just didn’t care.

25 in 2 Weeks

I’ll be 25 in just 2 weeks making me a quarter century old ( Gah! I feel like there’s so much more I wanted to accomplish before 25.) Anyway, I decided to make a shirt to celebrate. Here’s the work in progress.

Found Type

I was watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog and saw this really sweet piece of type in the background.

Unfortunate/Fortunate Discovery

To go along with A Rainbow Tale that I posted a little while back, I was developing a rainbow font. Here’s where I’m at so far

Obviously there are still some letters that aren’t quite solved. I did a quick internet search before I started and couldn’t anyone who had done something like it. Well, I was reading Grain Edit last night which led me to the site of designer Nick Dart. Lo and Behold, I found London based Nick Dart had created a rainbow font!

I concede that Nick’s font is tighter and he solved a lot of things I was still trying to work out. And it just feels more rainbow.
The fortunate part of this discovery is that Nick Dart is a really talented dude with some awesome logo types and print work. Check him out!

Peripetics by Zeitguised

Zeitguised made a piece in six acts for the opening exhibition at the Zirkel Gallery. It entails six imaginations of disoriented systems that take a catastrophic turn, including the evolution of educational plant-body-machine models and liquid building materials.

I don’t exactly “get it” but it’s hypnotically beautiful nonetheless. Peripetics by Zeitguised

Quatchi Plush

The plush of the Toronto Olympic Games mascot Quatchi is so cute!