Homeward bound San Francisco
So if you've been following a few months back we started a collection called "Homeward Bound" the concept was designing graphics inspired by the city each member of Creative Session grew up or lived in. We started em off with the Oregon sweater ( read about it here ) The design became quite a popular peice. We still have people asking about them now- unfortunately being a small company it's tough to do everything we'd like to get done so we had a small run of those sweaters. We're working hard at getting everything we design to people whom admire our design.
Well following the success of the "Oregon" design we'd like to introduce to the world the "San Francisco" addition to the family. LAX and NYC are coming up next.
A little reminder image here:
A-1 Now You Do
The homies Woo Staar and A-1 - you know are reliable with dropping good music and awesome videos. Check out the latest "Now You Do" Produced by Flosstradamus.
The video was shot outside of a neighborhood convenience store that A-1 has frequented since he was young. "It's just me in house shoes and sweats, grabbing something from my local liquor store. It's one of the most basic yet, accurate representations of an average city kids lifestyle that I can think of.. and that's what we wanted people to see." This is simple yet, visually pleasing video was directed once again by long-time friend and producer/designer WooStaar.
10-MINUTE DOODLE: POST-IT NOTE LOVE
I haven't been sketching as much as I used to. Trying to get back into it, bare with me! Enjoy! :)
A LITTLE VOLT WON'T HURT
Freshest shade out! Ever since pop culture has been reviving the whole 80's movement we've been seeing alot of neon color ways hitting shelves. Some brands just are over the top with neon but our friend Nike up north is doing it quite right. This probably has something to do with the classic air max 90's.
Nike Lunar Flow Woven
Lunar Flows are the heart and sole of classic Nike running sneaks! Luckily i was able to get my hands on a couple pairs, these things went fast! You can't go wrong with the highly underrated woven finish!
Doot Co. 3 minute interview trailer
This video is a short trailer for Doot Co's upcoming 3 Minute interview with Creative Session. Doot Co stands for "Developing Original Objects in Tandem" founded by Shawn HibmaCronan & Adam Alpine. Both Oakland based Artist & Designers whom we recently teamed up with to develop the "HED LYTE" and "LampFire" so stay tuned for behind the scene footage of this.
Doot Co 3 Minute Interview (trailer) from CREATIVEsession on Vimeo.
FIVE-MINUTE DOODLE: WARM UP DOS
My sketches are honestly a little rusty at the moment! I'll try to be more consistent with these 5-min doodles! :) Enjoy!
FIVE-MINUTE DOODLE: WARM UP UNO
It's been a while since I've posted a five minute doodle! Well here ya go! I'll try to be more consistent, feedback drives me!!!! ;)
Maiden Noir - Military Hat Tiger Camo
Maiden Noir is my new found love. It's an evolving top tier underground fashion brand ran by Nin Troung, a fellow Vietnamese brother also from the Northwest! Maiden Noir is currently on a FAST come up, their attention to detail and material selection is untouchable!
"Nin Truong, the creative director of Maiden Noir, has cool clothes down to a ‘T', or...er...a jacket. Influenced by the skate and music culture in his hometown of Seattle, he incorporates Japanese fabrics and design to the mix. The result is a long-lasting and innovative line that you'll want to pass on to your grandkids someday."
This is my fourth Maiden piece, and it was NOT an easy cop. Their caps generally sellout within the first few hours!Enjoy :)
Nike AirMax 97 Fused
No lie, I was literally drool'n over these when they hit blogs a couple months back. As an ID guy I'm big a big fan of crazy manufacturing methods and Nike definately delivered on these 97s! You're staring at the marriage of Hyperfuse tech and AirMax 97s for a stitch free shoe! BOSS!
Fruit Juice boxes
Catching up on my before work reading i ran into this video! This campaign took the concept of juice boxes literally having 100% fruit juice. Check out the video.
Aviator Travel JIB
I've been learning a bit about making short videos based on all trial and error. Within the last few months I'm investing more time into learning about equipment that can help me capture better videos in which will give me a more dynamic range of shots to edit with. I just found this project on kickstarter and am really interested in having one check em out.
look what showed up in the mail
A few weeks back my friend Amy reached out asking if I was interested in designing their 2012's softball shirts. Yes,I did design them and also wrote a blog posting about this; Titled "Free Work Free Exercise" -- scroll down a bit. The project was definitely fun to work on and a quick way of brushing up on my graphic design skills. Id like to remind everyone as we should take on non paid projects as often as we are able to. Being that they never have huge requirements and you have unlimited reign on the final results. Its an awesome way to build confidence and add to your portfolio at the same time.
Any whom a mysterious package showed up in the mail today. I was wondering who this Michael McFeron was.....
Opening up the box I realized a project I worked on a few weeks ago had came back as a pleasant surprise. Amy and Mike had sent me a team shirt with name on the back- Mucho Gracias guys.
Now here is another lesson to keep in mind- when specking out printing detail be sure to make it clear to the print shop of what you want in your artwork file because verbal conversations get lost in translation. My original intent was for a black shirt with gold and white accents. Illustrator has no gold color so I used yellow as a placeholder. The print shop took my document at face value. :) Oh well, it still looks good.
recapping We Need Bread
"Bread is not just a food but also a symbol of status. Contemporary slang elevates the meaning of bread from something that is essential to sustain life, to a word that is used as a benchmark of success." - Keith Magruder
If you have been following our blog we've posted about Keith Magruder's solo show called "We Need Bread" and invited you all to come out to check out Keith's work.
Yes, Keith is a talented CAT. Not only does he design for CS he makes time to paint and work on his own line called "Bread" follow him via instagram @bakersson
The show took place first Friday so you know it's already going to CRACK. We can already guarantee it'll be a full house just from the amount of friends and family Keith has, but the "Art Walk" going on in Oakland added to the excitement.
The turn out was great! Keith would like to personally thank everybody whom showed up.
Before entering the space you're drawn in by the massive chalk board wall with the words "We Need Bread" hand written repeatedly.
Centering the wall a desk and bread shaped chair designed by Keith sits facing a piece if work foreshadowing the show. Here is a synopsis of the show:
This body of work is a study of bread. It deconstructs bread as it applies to history, race, culture, and social class. Bread is not just a food but also a symbol of status. Contemporary slang elevates the meaning of bread from something that is essential to sustain life, to a word that is used as a benchmark of success. Because bread is universal, we look past the common meaning of bread to identify with other interpretations.
** MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON **
Good listening Foreign Exchange Day Keeper
Lisa Do
When life changes to be harder, change yourself to be stronger.
we need bread
How many many folks have been out for Friday events in Oakland? Well this Friday June 1st should be your first experience or if you have been come hang out and support Keith's SOLO show: "We Need Bread" 2930 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA
Influencers
This may be inspiring to some of you guys. Take a look
Pudong
(taken from Wikipedia)
So I've touched down in Shanghai China, I'm staying in the city of PuDong it is on the east side of Huangpu River. I can't wait to explore it after work. During the daytime I spend most of my time at the factories that are building our designs. Its such a rewarding experience and I think everyone has to experience traveling over seas to see your design be made. I will keep everyone posted about my trip when i get back. I'm taking lots of photos.