Yeah Right

Quick type treatment I made off a quote from a movie. Special thanks to yesyesyall.org for the musical accompaniment.

Pretty [dark] Colors

Here's the second installment of my poster series where I take a color from the Pretty Colors tumblr and make a poster out of it. The color is #b4ffd7. The title is "Beached Whale."



And here's a detail shot.

Pretty [dark] Colors

Yo Yo
I'm tired of staring at a computer monitor so imma make this quick. One of my favorite tumblrs is Pretty Colors. It's runs on a simple formula: post a pretty color and give the hex code for it. It's original which is a welcome departure from the oft-incestual nature of tumblr.

Anyway, the colors are really nice so I thought it would be cool to put a dark spin on it. So I will do my best to make a cute, but dark character using the color as my palette. Like fucked up little flash cards! I made a typeface out of parts of a circle to put the titles in, to keep the juxtaposition-theme going. And as always, I won't spend more than an hour on any of em.

This one is #00ADE6. Or death. Whichever you prefer.



I'll do more and post em soon.

Some Quotes

Because I am a glutton for punishment, I like to give myself little assignments when I have some free time. The latest one had me taking quotes and making an image from them. The rest of the rules: don't spend more than 2 hours on it, use a single typeface, and do a set of 3 in a similar style. No real rhyme or reason to the quote selection, and I didn't include attribution but they are pretty well known.

But if you don't know, they are by Ben Franklin, Malcolm Forbes and Mae West.

Sunday Sketchbook

Yo,
I haven't done one of these in a while, but I was all like "Damn son! You need to do some more Sunday Sketchbook and shit." So, after that compelling argument, I was ready to go. Here is some stuff I sketched up last night. It may or may not be related to the embroidery book I bought yesterday.

I've been drawing these 2 little radish guys for a while now. Anyway, enjoy!

I hate traffic

Hadn't been in it a while (what with not owning a car and all). Got plenty of it today though, including one particularly nasty stretch of road by the bridge. Details below

Thrift Store SCORE!

I went to Napa today to help my roommate pick up some paintings she had lent to a cafe there. We had some time to kill and decided to check out the local thrift store. I scored big time. I got:

The board game RISK. This one was made in 1975. The board, instruction manual, dice, and plastic pieces are all intact and in good condition. Total cost: $1.00. I shit you not.



The Complete Handyman "Do It Yourself" Encyclopedia. It was published in 1978 and is packed with useful info about home, automotive, appliance, electronic, and even boat repair. It also has some really nice illustrations. Cost: $2.00. It was the most expensive thing I bought. I got a book on Embroidery as well. It was also $2.00 and will come in handy with a project I am working on. All hardcover books at the store were $2. What a rip off!



Finally I got this T-Shirt from what looks like Harley road race from L.A. to San Francisco. I liked the look of it so I decided "why not?" I totally splurged and spent the $0.50 it cost.



Total cost of items $5.50. Not bad for a game of world conquest, the ultimate dad manual, a new skill, and a shirt that has seen its fair share of ass-whoopings and California coastal highways.

Workzilla

These next few days of work are going to be rough. Got a lot of stuff due on Thursday. So I made this quick poster last night to psyche myself up for it.

OhYeahImBack

Blog on Haitus

Not that anyone reads this but the blog is going on haitus for a little while. Super-improved 2.0 version to be released and some point in the future (hopefully near).

peace!

Awesome

Love shit like this. Big influence for me.

The Most Interesting Cobra in the World

This is the story of the most badass reptile that has ever lived. He is the summit of masculinity and his cold-blooded heart will give any warm-blooded honeydip hot pants. Eventually he will be a t-shirt design or something, maybe a patch.

A little backstory:

I was in a meeting and we were discussing opposites. It's not really important why. For instance, someone is either a salad eater or a buffet buster. A nice guy or an asshole. An elephant or a mouse. We were trying to decide what the opposite of "shy" would be when one of my coworkers immediately shouts out "stunt cobra!"

"Sure...wait what!?" I respond.

"Stunt cobra" he says, very matter-of-factly.

I bust out laughing at the absurd sincerity in this response.

Later, in another meeting, I began to imagine what this studly reptile would look like. As a goof, I showed it to the guys from the earlier meeting. They loved it, and I was rewarded with some of that sought-after attention that I crave.

Version one of Stunt Cobra

While I liked S.C. 1.0, I concluded that he was too awkward and needed an image overhaul. He was a little too Michael Cera and not enough Mario Van Peebles (more opposites).
Prancing Cera has no effect on Moto-Peebles, who continues his journey on the highway to ladies' hearts.

I returned to my sketchbook and a few minutes later the preliminary sketch for S.C. 2.0 was born in all its Patriotism-draped-in-leather glory.

S.C 2.0 ready to whoop some ass.

Keep on the lookout for S.C. on the 'hat in the near future!

Things I miss about school/atlanta (and some that I don't)

Things I miss

1) The freedom to choose my client

2) The freedom to decide what executions I think fit the project

3) All of my friends (gf especially)

4) Waking up @ 9am

5) Fun late night work sessions (key word is "fun")

6) Carefree-ness (the ability to say "fuck it" about a project)

7) NO BUDGETS!

8) southern fried goodness

Things I don't miss

1) Listening to a bunch of people present before me (I know this may sound dickish, but, no, your idea isn't that good and I am tired of hearing about it)

2) Paying for dinner when I work late

3) Poorness (I am by no means rich, though)

4) Jabronis (you know who you are....well, maybe not)

5) Driving everywhere/parking (not having a car is awesome)

6) Being under my parents' thumbs

A recent photo of this post's author hard at work

Wandering around

YO!

I've been here for 2 weeks now, and I gotta say it's pretty awesome. Works going good, but that isn't what this post is about. It's about rad stuff that I find while I wander around this crazy city.

We got a cat. He's part tiger. He likes to have his belly rubbed, so I believe he may also be part dog.
I like taking pictures of crazy machinery.
Case in point.
The San Francisco Chocolate Factory. Pretty sweet mural. I wonder if the food is good?


This graf was a part of an alleyway full of awesomeness. I will have to go back and document it all for another post.
PIIHB
This record store had a Tron videogame. And...

A Master P doll. UUUUUUUUUUUHHHH!

See ya!

WELCOME BAAAAAACK!

Hey!

So, if you couldn't tell, you were supposed to sing the title of this post (so if you didn't... give it a try... no worries, I'll wait).

Awww yeah!

Anyway, no more silliness! I wanted to drop a few photos down here to let you guys in on what I'm up to.

As you know, I just started work at AKQA in SF. Today was my first day— actually, today is my first day (I may still be here). Here are some shots:

Nice view from the train on the ride in.

No turning back now.

They got me. View from my desk.

'AWWW, flowers?! For me?'

This piñata is my new buddy. I am gonna work on making human friends at some point, as well.

Team Xbox plays madd Halo at the end of the day. I may go down there and get stomped for a while. Eventually, I will get better and begin to crush them. This is my destiny.

*Note that the dust that has accrued in the lens of my camera gives these shots a nice 'vintage' effect. Or maybe it's just a crap camera. IDK

Onward...

HIYO!

Sorry for the no post, but I have been getting things in order with school, etc.

Quick Announcement:

My school career is officially over. I was slated for one more quarter, but instead I will be moving to San Francisco and starting the next leg of my life as a junior designer at AKQA. I am extremely excited. The Daily Hat is coming with me to the left coast, so continue to check it out every week or so. Gonna grab a nice camera and try my hand at taking some shots. Also, I am about to start illustrating a graphic novel with a copywriter from school, so look out for that, too.

I'll leave you with this video done by none other than AKQA for Nike.

Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo.

Funny-ass Anti-World Cup Ad

This is one of the spots MTV made against the World Cup. I love this kind of humor, so I share it with you!

Life without Craftsmanship

From Scholz & Friends for the German Federation of Craftsmen. Craft is something I am constantly trying to improve, so this was doubly awesome. Plus you gotta love videos that reward you for watching the credits (SPOILER ALERT!).

Enjoy

I'm still alive!

Hey guys sorry for the no-post over the past 2 weeks or so, my life has suddenly gotten very crazy. Just spent the last week in NYC going to all sorts of amazing agencies and showing my work. If you are interested in what my portfolio looks like, jet on over to www.seanpmatthews.com Changes are sure to be made over the next few months as I finish school up.

YOU ROCK!

Polls are Now Closed!

And it's hipster in a landslide! So expect to see the glorious dude soon. Unfortunately, Hipster was the one choice that I offered, so no one wins any cool prize...

Next time more people should offer ideas so I don't have to fill the remaining spots!

Cool WWF Spot

No, not the Wrestling Federation, the wildlife one. This is more like a really short film rather than an ad. I like the story it tells and the makeup is badassssssss.

Enjoy.

Space Monkey from Leo Burnett on Vimeo.