JOYENGINE: cause sharing is cool

Justin Walker is a spectacular photographer and exceptionally rad cat.  He straddles a fine line.  A line we know well; the delicate balance between managing and producing commercial work and finding the time to conceive and create personal work.  Amen to those so conscious.  The three of us spent a chunk of this morning perusing his portfolio.  It’s quite impressive.

Free download of the new adidas skateboarding film ‘Diagonal‘ available.

Gonz, as usual, flowing with estilo…

Denver by Design is a series of events and exhibitions taking place in the Mod Livin’ showroom during the month of August. The most exciting will be the DENVER BY DESIGN competition, a juried contest to select the best modern design object, art or furniture created by a Colorado designer. Our goals are two-fold; to bring attention to up and coming talent and to focus on the influence of modern design in our community.

The deadline is July 10th, 2009. In August, a winning design will be selected by the judges for a $1000 prize. Sorry for posting this up so late… but we’ve still got a few days to make magic happen right?!

More details can be found HERE.

On Friday, July 3, from 6pm to 9pm the Sellars Project Space will host a survey of sculptural work by Colorado artist, Joseph Shaeffer.  The survey will include work from three of Shaeffer’s past series; Manifest as Tension, Confront/(A)Void, and his latest body, Encroachment.  A brief of history of Shaeffer’s past works can be found here.

For those of you not familiar with LAYER TENNIS - check it out.  Today’s battle b/w graphic design powerhouses Gregory Hubacek and Aaron Draplin is shapin’ up to be the stuff of typographic design nerd legend.

Gotta hand it to MWM for really comin’ out bangin’ in 2009.  Matt’s been relentless in the production of his special blend of art and design while continuing to effortlessly blur the two.  If you pay any attention to Matt’s site, blog, flickr, or occassionally pick up on his tweets you know what I’m talkin’ about.

Matt’s currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil preparing for his first ever South American exhibition at ROJO Magazine’s Artspace.  MWM headed down south empty-handed and to some degree empty-headed with the intention of creating all new works inspired by his Brazilian surroundings and experiences.  The work is lookin’ really good, sounds like there’s a mural in the works and the show opens tomorrow.  Damn fine work out there - super inspiring.  Read more here.

The packaging of James Jean’s upcoming book, Kindling, is almost as beautiful as the work inside. Almost. In his own words: “It’s a very sturdy volume of high quality prints bound in a tab enclosure portfolio featuring 12 paintings from my last solo show, including process sketches and new drawings and design work done specifically for the book.” Keep your eyes peeled.

Train set is a new Boulder, CO based micro-agency.  The team is comprised of frequent C13 collaborator Collin Schaafsma (Quickleft), Dan Storch, and Michael Tseng (Theory + Craft).  They’re good at what they do and we like their style.  If you’re into seriously fresh front-end scripting and damn good looks (who isn’t right?), cruise on in for a close-up.

I was recently asked by Salih Kucukaga to do an interview with Grafik Tasarim, a Turkish design magazine. AND the issue is finally out!, so I thought I’d share the Q&A here. Enjoy!

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Q&A
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Firstly, can you tell me about yourself for GT readers? Who is Celeste Prevost?
I’m a designer/illustrator currently living in Minneapolis working at Zeus Jones. I’m originally from Colorado where I attended the Art Institute of Colorado and received my BFA in graphic design. Had a couple internships, freelanced at a few studios in the Denver area and was later offered a position at Zeus Jones. I spend the majority of my free time consumed by the internet and if not by the internet then I’m off working on some idea or collaborating with friends and/or my husband Rob.

You have so many brilliant works in your portfolio. Clean and strong use of typography. How did you get interested in typography?
Signage has always inspired me and to this day is some of my favorite typography. I also have this strange obsession with reading labels… constantly and often the same labels multiple times, not sure how that relates. I also love hand-drawn type it has so much personality which I really enjoy.
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Recently I had the opportunity to interview two of the dopest dudes and dj’s, Curt and Josh of Flosstradamus.  I met these guys last year at Rock the Bells and after seeing them perform had a brief conversation basically saying that they needed to come back again.  Well they did, my friends and I danced like crazy, and I got a chance to catch up with them.  2009 has been a good year for them and there is much more to come from these two.  For thier mix entitled “3 peat” click here,  and for thier latest single with Caroline Polacheck from Chairlift entitled “Big Bills”  click here.  Enjoy!!!!

If you’ve been following Dave Crosland’s blog then you already know he’s been putting together some amazing new installation work at D-Structure. This is one part of a series of massive paintings, featuring boxers as only Dave would imagine them. I can’t wait to see these things come together on the finished wood panels. Here’s a time-lapsed video of one of the big boys.

Everyone excited for Pixar’s latest flick? Pete Docter, the director of ‘Up’, was interviewed on Fresh Air yesterday, giving some insight on his creative process. Good stuff! The movie opens Friday, so go late and avoid the hoardes of unruly children (trust me). Big Baby Jesus, I can’t wait.