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The Beatiful Darkness of Chip Simons

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:58:31 +0000

What more can we say, Chip has been making images for a long while, always with one foot on the pillar of humor and the other in the sandpit of self-effacement, both mixing down, boiling, to the verge of intense imagery that doesn’t take itself too seriously. We found this particular series very engaging and were excited when Chip decided to do a Pocket-Documentary on them.

click here to visit chip’s site

aligrator is closed today

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:05:33 +0000

see you on Monday! Have a good weekend!

Helium by Lealand Eve Richard Illustration (image)

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:55:00 +0000

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tags: lealand, eve, richard, new york, illustration, watercolor, colored pencil, paper collage, vintage fashion, carnival culture, burlesque children’s book

Jonathan Tucker by David Needleman Photography (image)

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:52:48 +0000

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tags: david needleman, photography, new york, portraits, celebrities, art, lifestyle, culture, people

Simple note on Letters, Brochures, Emails from Seth Goldin

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:27:34 +0000

From Seth’s blog:

“Email (sent with permission) has a different function. Its job is to get a response. To move a conversation forward, to help you learn a little bit about the person you’re engaging with.“

Spiders by Michael Austin Illustration (image)

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:23:39 +0000

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tags: michael austin, illustration, children’s books, exaggeration, edginess, comic, gothic, realistic

Red Flyer by Mark Jenkinson Photography (image)

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:21:43 +0000

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tags: mark, jenkinson, photography, new york, photojournalism, automotives, portraits, corporate, fashion, adventure

The Big Fish Rule

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:39:42 +0000

The NYTimes reports on the sale of Mediabistro to Jupiter Media today for $23 Million. I guess we’re happy for them, they show that a small start-up with a good idea, lots of hard work (10 years) can make it, OR can it? Is it that all small businesses must realize there is a finality to their growth within one sector and that it takes either an injection of investment or a sale to a larger fish in order to keep in business. Could we say that this is a reflection of the decreased opportunities for image-makers as individuals and more opportunities (but less revenues) as part of stock libraries? Should we start a union? (can we?). Our guess is that now Mediabistro is part of a larger entity they will something, some audience, flair, we’ll see. But for sure this opens up a hole in the creative economy, making room for a new start-up to fill the gap.

Business 2.0 (magazine) running out of fuel?

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:07:48 +0000

The NYTimes reports today on rumors that Business 2.0 is running out of time, and that it could close by September. It seems particularly appropriate that a magazine which reports on start-ups/technology, which profess the rise of online vs. offline, should go the way of the trends. Still, it’s one less outlet for print-images, and a few less photo editors to send promos to.

I see the Moon by Shelley Dieterichs Illustration (image)

amanda up to 2007 (archives) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:50:07 +0000

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tags: shelley, dieterichs, illustration, missouri,e baby, children, publishing, toys, books, blocks, light-hearted, whimsical, pet-oriented, watercolor