Nightcap Chronicles» Inspirational

Charlie The Unicorn

leiad — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:01:55 +0000

It was two years ago today I received an email from an old friend entitled: Have you seen these?

In it he wrote, “Holy shit I can’t stop watching these!” and included links to the videos below. If you haven’t seen them yet, I highly recommend a look. If its been a while, I encourage a quick review…
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Enjoy!

World Basketball Festival

leiad — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:08:58 +0000

Giant, illustrated signage for the World Basketball Festival, August 12-15th at Madison Square Garden, NYC.

This summer, NIKE, Inc. and USA Basketball are planning to bring the world’s best basketball teams and top musical performers to New York City for the inaugural World Basketball Festival, a four-day celebration of the performance and culture of the game. Glorious artwork and outstanding typography. Get a closer look at some the illustrations on streetballblog.com.

Nike World Basketball Festival from 6Magazine on Vimeo.

Record Tripping

leiad — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:09:03 +0000

Record Tripping – an amazing game by Bell Brothers. Found in Smashing Magazine’s article – Bizarre Websites On Which You Can Kill Time With Style. Glorious combination of design, concept, music, art and functionality. Thanks for the link, Jonny D.

Unrelated, but another link from another source today: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/.

The Low Anthem – “Charlie Darwin”

leiad — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:02:24 +0000

Sent to me from an old friend – Thank you, Vin.

Frank Frazetta

leiad — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:57:50 +0000

Frank Frazetta: February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010.

My favorite and most inspiring piece above – I saw the original at the Frazetta Art Gallery in the Poconos. Amazing. Thank you, Mr. Frazetta for everything.

http://www.frazettaartgallery.com/

Death On A Pale Horse

leiad — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:24:19 +0000

Death On A Pale Horse by Benjamin West. Just saw this today… amazing. On display at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts.

Signature Illustration Blog

leiad — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:22:07 +0000

http://www.signatureillustration.org/

Illustration and inspiration jackpot…

Burton Logos

leiad — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:51:19 +0000

“Without actually saying much (in words), a logo says a lot about whatever it’s representing. For many people, a logo gives the first impression of a brand or a product, and can be a big determining factor in the success of that brand or product… so yea, it’s a pretty big deal.” – Burton Website

A collection of past logos on the Burton Website – an inspiring and nostalgic post.

Rumple Minze Ad

leiad — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:18:15 +0000

I remember this from 7th or 8th grade:

I used to play D&D with Andy and Steve and Steve had found this in a magazine. I eventually tried this stuff, much later in life, remembering this awesome ad.

Danny Way

leiad — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:39 +0000

20 Years of Professional Skateboarding

Plan B Skateboards has dedicated their site to Danny Way celebrating his 20th year as a professional skateboarder. All his pro video parts are on there. Amazing rider. Recommended viewing.