Once again, I am seeking new writers for the blog. Last call produced just a few new authors and as I am sure you have seen around 98% of the posts on the blog are coming from me. It’s starting to seriously cut into work and play time for me.

If you are an artist, designer, musician, filmmaker, art director, creative director, fashion designer, motion graphics designer, web designer or all around design guru who has an interest in sharing your knowledge with the world, please send me an email along with anywhere I can either see your work or learn more about you on the web.

I am trying to grow the blog as much as I can and make it a better resource to as many people as possible. You are welcome to be open, honest and express your opinions here at Changethethought. I hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you again so much for reading and supporting the blog. I truly appreciate it.

Mr. Bowlegs is Jeffery Bowman. He is a multidiscipline visual designer who loves typography, science, space, print, music, shapes, color and apparently kittens. Mr. Bowlegs was founded in 2004 and has since worked for the likes of Nike, The BBC and Urban Outfitters.

Chris Thompson is a recent graduate from the Glasgow School of Art where he studied graphic design. He has some very mature work in his portfolio at With All Ten Fingers and his typographical work is spot on.

Alex Purdy AKA Graphdrome is an illustrator, artist, graphic designer, type enthusiast and a zine maker. His work consists primarily of hand-drawn madness in hyperactive color. I was really attracted to some of his type arrangements. He also has some really nice zines you may want to pick up.

Here is a quote about the upcoming exhibit:
“In this latest series, she applies her trademark stains of acrylic washes to the natural grain of maple panel to render resonant stories based on observations in her travels and research while an artist-in-residence at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, where she helped establish the residency program in 2007.”

Tod Bell put together a short film highlighting Tiffany’s process and I have posted it above to give a little added insight into her work and personality. You can also see more of Tiffany’s work at her personal website. You can see work prior to her upcoming show there to get an idea of what she is capable of.

I really wish I could be in LA to see the show. I really want to see her work in person and I would very much like to meet her. If you are in the neighborhood I highly recommend going. I am sure it will not disappoint.

Alright, so the fateful time has finally drawn near where it is time to actually print some of the posters I have created over the last several months. I have my quotes in for the first 7 posters. All of the posters (minus the Iso Series posters commemorating the isometric paper system) will be printed on A3 size paper. A3 is pretty close to 11×17. All of the posters will be printed on 100lb stock paper, some on white others on natural tone. Since they aren’t really large posters, they will be fairly inexpensive. The cost per poster will probably be in the 15-20 dollar range and I will be able to ship overseas, which makes it a pretty good deal if you are not subjugated to the sinking dollar like we are here in the states.

The question is, and I am having trouble with this myself so I am asking you, which ones do I print first? I will only be doing 7 at first and depending on how well the first series goes, I will be printing more in the fall. Which posters would you buy? Which posters do you like? Let me know with your comments or send me an email. I will be printing the ‘We Not Me’ poster for sure because there has been a really high volume of emails requesting that particular poster. Outside of that, they are all fair game. Please help me decide. I value your opinion as readers and you, after all, are my audience. If you frequent the blog often and enjoy the work I do, now is your chance to help determine what you would like to own for yourself. If you need a memory refresher, the posters are all listed in the PRINT section of the website.

Thank you so much in advance for reading the blog and supporting the site.

A coworker turned me on to La Blogotheque today. It is a really extraordinary site where you can watch impromptu music videos and previously recorded live performances from some of the best musicians out there. Vampire Weekend’s performance was particularly impressive. The site really is amazing. It is in French so I would encourage you Americans, like myself, to click around until you uncover all the content that’s on the table. One part of the site that you absolutely cannot miss is the “Concerts A Emporter” section. There are some really exciting performances there.

Why don’t we have anything like this stateside yet? It’s a brilliant idea. This site makes me want to get out there and see more shows. It’s perfect for a Friday afternoon.

In an effort to stir excitement, t-shirt maker Johnny Cupcakes has released a video announcing the opening of a new store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The store sounds like it could be a lot of fun but Johhny’s delivery is pretty dry. What really blows my mind though is that by selling t-shirts for 30 plus bucks a piece he could actually afford to decorate and pay rent for a store on Melrose Ave. I had no idea his shirts were that popular. As a matter of fact I thought the whole t-shirt craze had kind of reached a saturation point. Guess not. It made me consider selling t-shirts though. I just need some kind of gimmick like a monkey or cupcakes or something of that nature. Hmm.

Discovered by way of Kitsune Noir.

There are some gems in the treasure chest of work at Barcelona-based Actop created for both print and motion.

Here is their bio information from their site:
“Actop is a studio based in Barcelona and London operating as an open structure. We work on a wide range of media: Print, animation, motion graphics, live visuals and new approaches to the moving image. We feel comfortable in any discipline of communication: Festivals and events, commercials, music videos, magazines and of course our own projects.”