...A blog by Tim Hinson
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Deathbot is at it again. He has the coolest friends... *sigh*
Joe Ledbetter, Tim Biskup, and Deathbot gettin together for a few brewskies. Delicious.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Monday, September 15, 2008
Riley Hawk showing off his genes
DAMN. This kid is a Koston. Don't tell Tony I said that, but street is where it's at. I'm sure Riley kilsl ramp & pipe too, but I know even Daddy can't do this absurdified ridiculousness.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
See more Tony Hawk videos at Shred or Die
...A blog by Tim Hinson
I've gouged myself! I need a mandage, ASAP!
This awesome product bought to you courtesy of Corey Hicks:
The 3M "MANdage"
...A blog by Tim Hinson
The 3M "MANdage"
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The war on terror is over!
The oil companies have what they lobbied and lied for.
Well, almost. But FINALLY the end is in sight. Phew, thank God, or Allah or whatever.
P.S. I heart fascism.
P.S.S. Take a look at all these companies websites (clicky the pic-y). They are all about sustainability and alternative energy. It's called greenwashing. Keep an eye out for it.
P.S.S.S. I really need a political blog, huh? Sorry.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Well, almost. But FINALLY the end is in sight. Phew, thank God, or Allah or whatever.
P.S. I heart fascism.
P.S.S. Take a look at all these companies websites (clicky the pic-y). They are all about sustainability and alternative energy. It's called greenwashing. Keep an eye out for it.
P.S.S.S. I really need a political blog, huh? Sorry.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
So now I'm a wallpaper geek... ? ... !
I have a thing for dope patterns. If it's got rad gradients and spectral qualities - I'm like a moth to the flame... or a deer in the headlights.
Graham and Brown have done a bang up job of just that.
If I was an interior decorator - I would have squarey eyes... No! So much more than that!
I would be ill informed and make mad scrill based on my razor's edge savvy, savvy?
Anyway, here's some favs:
via Design Public
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Graham and Brown have done a bang up job of just that.
If I was an interior decorator - I would have squarey eyes... No! So much more than that!
I would be ill informed and make mad scrill based on my razor's edge savvy, savvy?
Anyway, here's some favs:
via Design Public
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Why designers obsessed with death?
CUZ IT WICKED SWEET YAW
NUMERO 1 - oh
The Hundreds new lair: a catacomb of correlated cacophony
Part Deux
Kris Kuksi and IdeaFixa: the charismatic killer climax conundrum
...A blog by Tim Hinson
NUMERO 1 - oh
The Hundreds new lair: a catacomb of correlated cacophony
Part Deux
Kris Kuksi and IdeaFixa: the charismatic killer climax conundrum
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Friday, February 08, 2008
What the Deuce NYC? Teachin' young folks ad-speak?!
It appears that Hell has frozen over and the cow jumped over the moon. Not to leave out monkeys and pigs. Which will unlikely be the nicknames for the freshmen class of "The High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media" in Brooklyn.
Now, I am in love with the idea. In fact, it makes me want to travel in time back to high school even more (those were the days).
But what on earth will the curriculum be?
How to Berate Mediocrity 101,
Web 2.0 Without Stealing Seminar
Convincing People You're Right Workshop...
And the clubs. My goodness, maybe... Hipsters on a Wall, Web Junkies Anonymous, Future Handsome Millionaires, Coolest Haircut/Glasses Combo Club.
I'm excited, scared and I hope my son wants to go there. Moving to NYC would validate all my black clothes - and my disdain for country music.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Now, I am in love with the idea. In fact, it makes me want to travel in time back to high school even more (those were the days).
But what on earth will the curriculum be?
How to Berate Mediocrity 101,
Web 2.0 Without Stealing Seminar
Convincing People You're Right Workshop...
And the clubs. My goodness, maybe... Hipsters on a Wall, Web Junkies Anonymous, Future Handsome Millionaires, Coolest Haircut/Glasses Combo Club.
I'm excited, scared and I hope my son wants to go there. Moving to NYC would validate all my black clothes - and my disdain for country music.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Science will save us
"I'm worried about your eternal salvation and stuff..."
"I believe in science."
Never has the film Nacho Libre made so much sense. And never again will it likely make any sense.
A man named Pringle has found a way to turn this:
into this:
Well, just the fire part actually... He uses microwaves to break down matter into the hydrocarbon arrangement necessary to create oil, gas, diesel... you know, the stuff causing all the commotion lately.
It does so much to confirm my ever-enriching human-worshiping religion of late. May we all look to our most beloved fellow humans and wish we were as cool, brave, innovative, and powerful as they are. It helps to think of Gandhi, MLK Jr., Jesus, and Siddhārtha.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
"I believe in science."
Never has the film Nacho Libre made so much sense. And never again will it likely make any sense.
A man named Pringle has found a way to turn this:
into this:
Well, just the fire part actually... He uses microwaves to break down matter into the hydrocarbon arrangement necessary to create oil, gas, diesel... you know, the stuff causing all the commotion lately.
It does so much to confirm my ever-enriching human-worshiping religion of late. May we all look to our most beloved fellow humans and wish we were as cool, brave, innovative, and powerful as they are. It helps to think of Gandhi, MLK Jr., Jesus, and Siddhārtha.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Monday, November 19, 2007
End of America. Another angle from another strong woman.
Book by Naomi Wolf. Yet another reason to get the h-e-double-bendy-straws out of here. And, what is it with the Naomis in this country? Treasure the Naomis... if you now anyone with that name, keep her safe. For all of us.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Time again to Sketchup to Google
Will the wonders never cease? Not only is it a free 3d modeling application designed to be as easy as MS Paint, it's also integrated into Google Earth, so you can build a 3d warehouse of, well, wares and share it with, well, customers... anyway this is evidently the 6th version, but I know I'm not the only one who hasn't heard of it. Right?
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
www.donorschoose.org
we the people do hereby pledge to circumnavigate the bureaucracy and enact the change which we feel is needed, in our community, in our psychography, in our hearts, and in our worlds.
... and also to listen to more independent radio.
via the Colber' Repor' get to steppin'with Craig himself.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
... and also to listen to more independent radio.
via the Colber' Repor' get to steppin'with Craig himself.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Friday, October 19, 2007
Bush can veto Stark's @$$ too!
Oh Pete Stark, you old devil you, I didn't know you had it in you! Outstanding, saying the things that are only uttered in countless documentaries and a majority of homes across the country... it seems those horns hold up a shining halo. God (life force, etc.) bless you:
...A blog by Tim Hinson
...A blog by Tim Hinson
UK Casio Rock has my socks completely off
If sweetness was a country, it would be the U to the K. Check out Los Campesinos!
...A blog by Tim Hinson
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Snarky activists shoot themselves in the bleeding heart
Don't get me wrong. I believe that the underrepresented little guy needs to speak very loudly when making waves at the opposition. The powers-that-be have a much larger budget, and so the soldiers of communication for the activist must be highly skilled and persuasive.
Here's the problem: when a powerful entity (read evil corporation) disseminates a message, it is a psychological assassin. An expertly trained machine of mass appeal. There are rules and best practices for potent communication assassins that the activist circle needs to spy on and appropriate.
1. Take an unbiased tone... if the viewer thinks that you have irrational disrespect and jealous anger they will debunk the message as emotional baggage.
2. Evoke positive outcomes... even if they are fantasy or futurama. You can see this all up an down the branding of large multi-national companies. They have a reason for this. It is a double edged sword for gaining social compliance, like saying both "I care about your future" and "I care about the world"
3. Be simple... the media messages that stand out are singular thoughts, momentous expressions, and one grand benefit. The effect is pseudo-epiphany, and it makes us feel good.
That said, take a look at this (below) and see how this ad-soldier does.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Here's the problem: when a powerful entity (read evil corporation) disseminates a message, it is a psychological assassin. An expertly trained machine of mass appeal. There are rules and best practices for potent communication assassins that the activist circle needs to spy on and appropriate.
1. Take an unbiased tone... if the viewer thinks that you have irrational disrespect and jealous anger they will debunk the message as emotional baggage.
2. Evoke positive outcomes... even if they are fantasy or futurama. You can see this all up an down the branding of large multi-national companies. They have a reason for this. It is a double edged sword for gaining social compliance, like saying both "I care about your future" and "I care about the world"
3. Be simple... the media messages that stand out are singular thoughts, momentous expressions, and one grand benefit. The effect is pseudo-epiphany, and it makes us feel good.
That said, take a look at this (below) and see how this ad-soldier does.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Friday, October 05, 2007
Guantanamo Bay gets pixelated, yo
Be sure to visit this elegant riff on the ad-pixel from Amnesty International: Tear It Down
It's simple, effective, and it feels good.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Advertising should be art: Take 1
So, there was this great Apple ad called "1984" don't know if you've heard of it. Anyway, it made a lot of waves and sold a lot of computers. Below you will find how advertising science takes this little objet d'art and strips it of all nuance, potency, tonality, emotion, and story... because the common perosn obviously knows what good advertising is:
Takeaway: don't do focus groups, the demand characterisitcs of the participants convinces them that they are smart when, in fact, they are not.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Takeaway: don't do focus groups, the demand characterisitcs of the participants convinces them that they are smart when, in fact, they are not.
...A blog by Tim Hinson
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Bush can veto my @$$ !!!
Bush's latest veto is a disgrace. He knows this too, because he did it in private. All alone. In a dark room. Hunched over. Eyebrows in a perfect peak. With a red pen. Blood red.
As reasons for denying an additional 4 million children with health care assistance, Bush states "Poor kids first" and "I believe in private medicine, not the federal government running the health care system"...
What an a-hole. Do you know any rich kids who need health care? Yeah. me either. Private medicine (read PRIVATE MEDICINE?) is not a belief system, first off. The gov't isn't "running" health care, only the giant corporations that pay Bush for vetoing bills like this. (Is that hyperbole or a parabola?) So, the idea that the private health care system might need some SOCIAL ASSISTANCE (read "neo-con cryptonite") is way too socialist and doesn't rely heavily enough on pirating... I mean feudalism.. I mean capitalism. Sorry. Until capitalists realize that generosity of spirit and laughter of children is the most appealing gross margin, we are stuck in fascism.. i mean capitalism. Sorry again.
Keep the faith. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix
Here's Bush explaining why he hates kids:
...A blog by Tim Hinson
As reasons for denying an additional 4 million children with health care assistance, Bush states "Poor kids first" and "I believe in private medicine, not the federal government running the health care system"...
What an a-hole. Do you know any rich kids who need health care? Yeah. me either. Private medicine (read PRIVATE MEDICINE?) is not a belief system, first off. The gov't isn't "running" health care, only the giant corporations that pay Bush for vetoing bills like this. (Is that hyperbole or a parabola?) So, the idea that the private health care system might need some SOCIAL ASSISTANCE (read "neo-con cryptonite") is way too socialist and doesn't rely heavily enough on pirating... I mean feudalism.. I mean capitalism. Sorry. Until capitalists realize that generosity of spirit and laughter of children is the most appealing gross margin, we are stuck in fascism.. i mean capitalism. Sorry again.
Keep the faith. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix
Here's Bush explaining why he hates kids:
...A blog by Tim Hinson
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