The Rumble, New York (01.28.2009)

Film School: Plots & Plans Video

I shot the footage for this from the audience at their recent Mercury Lounge show in NYC. Shot using the night vision settings, and edited together entirely in After Effects.

Photography: Film School, Mercury Lounge (05.01.2008)

Some experiments using the night vision setting at Film School's show last night at The Mercury Lounge, NYC.

Film School Tour Posters In Use

My ears are still bleeding from their show at The Mercury Lounge last night. They absolutely crushed it as usual.

The Blacks: New York Dates (May 2008)

In Progress: Paws Pet Care (Brand Development & Website)

Album Design: Warriorland 'There Will Be Signs'

Algorithm has recently completed the album art for LA/NY based electronica and reggae outfit Warriorland, and their debut release 'There Will Be Signs'. The art consists of a 4 panel digipak, with matching disc face design, and will be recycled into a website / myspace profile / marketing materials in due course.

The Blacks: Cake Shop, NYC (2.9.2008)

Maroon 5: Nokia Digital Theater, New York City (1.15.2008)

Original photography by Mary Shadbolt.

Algorithm & BDMP Win Film School Imeem Contest

The recent collaboration between Algorithm & BDMP to produce a trailer to advertise Film School's 'Hideout' album, has won the online contest held at Imeem. The trailer will be screened live before their upcoming Mercury Lounge show later this week in New York City.

Editors: Webster Hall, New York (09.07.2007)

Featuring inspiring original photography by the talented Mary Shadbolt over at Tiger-Fly

Inner City Pressure

BoySkout: Mercury Lounge, New York (6.23.2007)

The Whole Blog Thing

I read a report this morning saying that blogging was going to peak next year, with the majority of online users having tried it but less than half continue to use it after they've signed up. There's also mention of the infamous Technorati statistic stating that over 100,000 new blogs are created every day.

My blog is now approaching its 300th post, and I am certainly one of the converted. I have found it to be a wonderful design outlet, and a great way to keep my site fresh and frequently updated. I was hesitant in the beginning though, only really posting things of interest to me (which still continues as you can see below). I think it's a very underrated tool for designers, perhaps because its not really seen as having the same flexibility as just building the site yourself (which I also do of course). But in thinking about this I realized that it would make much more sense from a flexibility standpoint to even build my own portfolio as a blog (which is done but in dire need of updating for 2007 after my change in jobs earlier this year).

I've noticed that as I've become more of a blog user I've also become much more of a blog reader. Digg.com, Gawker.com, Curbed.com (for work not for pleasure), Gothamist.com, DesignObserver.com (who I applaud for finally becoming more blog based), even my friends' myspace blogs, are now all visited on a daily, if not hourly basis. I still wonder what makes a good blog though. For me, I think I started off just over 2 years ago thinking it would be a good way to showcase my inspiration. Now, as I write this from my wireless device on the train to New York, who knows. The technology has changed, and as a result so has what is deemed successful. I guess at the end of the day it's all about quality, personalized content, but I think to most bloggers, it's simply an indulgent way to air their opinions.

I still toy with the idea of Algorithm being entirely blog-based, and whilst converting the archives of all my projects here would be a big job, perhaps ultimately it would be a worthwhile project. Hmmmm... We'll see. Perhaps it will happen, perhaps not. I do like the idea of having a pre-fabricated search built into the site though, as such functionality is beyond my coding ability, and I love the new tagging / labelling thing in Blogger, although it seems to be taking forever to update all my posts to work with this. I guess it's worth it in the end, it feels like a great way to pass the time on this dull, wet and deary North Eastern morning.

First Ever Mobile Post

So after years of resistance, this morning I got my first blackberry... The beginning of the end! This post is being sent directly from my Blackberry on the train home from New York.

Worth Visiting: Jake Davis' Blog

A colleague from the Music Choice days, Jake has a great eye and wonderful sense of editing composition. Well worth checking out his work samples and blog posts.

Just Added : Les Savy Fav At MoMA NYC

Image by Mary Kamphausen at TigerFly

Just Added : Ladytron Poster

Featuring photography from Mary Kamphausen at Tiger-Fly

Just Added : Han's Palace Logotype

Logotype for New York based skate and retro apparel distributor.

Just Added : Bell Poster