Top Ten of 2008 (movies)

so i still havent seen the dark knight, but these are the ones i have seen that i loved

Top Ten of 2008

i like the bon iver album. it was on my list last year. that is why you do not see it.

Air France - No Way Down

Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel

Daedelus - Love To Make Music To

Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.

Gregor Samsa - Rest

M83 - Saturdays=Youth

Sebastien Tellier - Sexuality

School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms

Subtle - ExitingARM

Bohren & der Club of Gore - Dolores

just like Man on Wire

investments / the economy

$3000 turned into $750.

kiva:
a little bit of money helps people get on their feet. makes me forget about our economy

Intellect

i realized that i crave intellect more than anything right now.

years ago my happiness could have been drawn from watching and making movies, concerts, staying up late, and so much more that i can view as who i was years ago.

when i used to watch cheesy comedies i now watch Mad Men.
when i used to read music magazines i now read news articles, mcsweeneys, modern classic literature, the believer and good magazine.

i find myself liking regional specific events (craft fairs, beerfests, antique fairs...)

i enjoy seeing authors speak.

i like drinking but not for the sake of drinking, but tasting.

i find myself being more intentional with my daily life, making sure that what i buy is good for the environment / the workers who created each product.

there is nothing wrong with any of this. and i love this.

the last few months

i always need a certain thought to hit my head. one thought that puts all other thoughts away. this thought is kindof an satisfaction/looking back thought. let's backtrack.

i wanted to work with design. my frustrations with the stagancy of my life (6.5 years at starbucks, 6 years at college....so on), i needed a change. i tried to bridge my life by doing freelance work while i was in college and at starbucks. that wasnt much at all, it ended up being my volunteer work for vintage faith. i wanted more clients, i was never satisfied.

then i get this job, move to santa cruz, that is great. but this thought i had today is that i was blessed in my freelance. i've been doing a nice job at it. i need to not always be frustrated, i need to think about where i am at, and this is what makes me happy today.

i am gloating a bit. but i am not really too proud of my work normally, so i can gloat today.

in the last few months i made (in freelance / madebybrian.com style):
2 cds
1 logo
2 wedding invitations
almost done with a website
1 book cover / interior layout
lots of little things

i think i just need to be thankful right now, as i am usually unhappy or mildly bitter about where i am at in life.

audio / visual
here are things that i love right now:

DVD
- Mad Men (only 5 episodes in)

WRITING
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
- Haruki Murakami's writing

MUSIC
- Crystal Castles
- The Dead Texan
- Horse Feathers (who i missed at the crepe place)

FUTURE
- Half Camping tomorrow
- David Sedaris on sunday
- Soulwax / 2manydjs on thursday
- Halloween
- Maybe Boston
- Maybe Tahoe
- Maybe My Brightest Diamond on Nov 24
- M83 on Nov 28
- Jesse coming home
- Nicole coming home
- Sebastien tellier on Dec 4
- Amber and Simon coming out for a month
- Tahoe
- Maybe i will swing some big trip in the winter.

-

what should i read?
i just finished laughter in the dark by nabokov, and i feel like i have an array of options, and i am bored at work. help me decide what i want to read:

- sputnik sweetheart by haruki murakami
- life is elsewhere by milan kundera
- farewell waltz by milan kundera
- now and then by joseph heller
- the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by mark haddon
- the corrections by jonathan franzen
- the final solution by michael chabon
- summerland by michael chabon
- amazing adventures of kavalier and clay by michael chabon
- the shipping news by annie proulx
- mary by vladamir nabokov
- the red pony by john steinbeck
- __________________ by ___________________

bloghaus
bon iver and lykke li.

things i like right now

the song, murderer, by Low.


my morning jacket live.


jeffrey eugenides.


and i love that he doesnt make appearances.

round trip to ljubljana for $10

i had a dream last night that i went to ljubljana for only $10. now i am looking to see how much airfare is there. i miss it.

i am an elephant.

The blind man who feels a leg says the elephant is like a pillar; the one who feels the tail says the elephant is like a rope; the one who feels the trunk says the elephant is like a tree branch; the one who feels the ear says the elephant is like a hand fan; the one who feels the belly says the elephant is like a wall; and the one who feels the tusk says the elephant is like a solid pipe.

A wise man explains to them

All of you are right. The reason every one of you is telling it differently is because each one of you touched the different part of the elephant. So, actually the elephant has all the features you mentioned.

i feel like this is where the enigma that is brian lies.
to me i feel like i have many qualities and faults.
but some people that see me as a rope cannot see me as a wall.
i want everyone to see the whole elephant.

banksy in new orleans

obamabraham

mcsweeney's and politics
i love this.

i enjoyed reading superbad by ben greenman, and this made me appreciate him more.

so i like to buy cheap books

for these reasons:
1. to read
2. the covers
3. the illustrations (for future design work and inspiration)
4. the maps
5. the rarity
6. possible resale

here are some recent finds:




with a great non-jacket cover too:







i already own catcher in the rye, but i figured for 25 cents, i might as well.


with these illustrations:


and its set in gill sans.

oh-merica

At 8:00 p.m. on August 8, 2008, an estimated 4 billion people beheld what looks to have been spectacular feat of pageantry: the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics, held in Beijing's National Stadium, aka the Bird's Nest.

A few hours before the commencement of the ceremonies, Chinese President Hu Jintao declared, “The historic moment we have long awaited is arriving...The world has never needed mutual understanding, mutual toleration and mutual cooperation as much as it does today.”

NBC opted not to broadcast the ceremony live. We Americans, it seems, will attain our global understanding, toleration, and cooperation when we're good and ready—i.e., when it's most appealing to advertisers.

Cynicism and corporate loathing aside, we are utterly sincere when we say the following: GO USA!

-from good magazine's blog.

another blog
Ligatures On Tap

if anyone wants to contribute about beer or maps or design, let me know. i like the idea of communal blogs.

someone liked feist's idea
M83 - Kim & Jessie

the best band of our age

what is upcoming



























and

milk

and

8

my soundtrack
Soundrack of My Life?
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button

Opening Credits: Ferriswheel by Why?

Waking Up: Pretty Mary K (New Moon Version) by Elliot Smith

First Day of School: 7:25 by Mogwai

Falling in Love: Sospiri by The Winston Jazz Routine

Fight Song: Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix) by Hercvles And Love Affair

Breaking Up: Hay Consuelo by Pier Bucci

Prom: Smash Your Head by Girl Talk

Life: Horseheadedfleshwizard by Devendra Banhart

Driving: All We Have by Brazillian Girls

Flashback: Optimistic by Radiohead

Getting Back Together: Leyendecker by Battles

Wedding: The Animated Tripod by The Cinematic Orchestra

Party: King Of You by Psapp

Birth of A Child: 100 Years by Dr. Dog (this is actually really good)

Final Battle: Eddie's Gun by The Kooks

Funeral Song: Se Lest (Heima Version) by Sigur Ros (perfect)

Ending Credits: Xilo by Gui Boratto

categorizing

i think it makes sense how with music we categorize by the artist (or moreso frontman). like when we think about the music we listen to we see their faces, them playing it. but with movies we see the actors. im not discrediting their role at all, but the director should be in that frontman role. this being said i want to watch movies in chronological order with different directors. i want to see their eye in the works, instead of the actors in the works.
i want to start with gus van sant.
i would want to watch everything by fellini.

who is in? maybe a weekly movie night?

favorite albums by year

this is according to the years that i was alive.
criteria for this: don't choose an album because it is what inspired something later on. choose albums that you listen to more than others from that year, and you feel a better connection to it. try to narrow it down to one. i have two for some of mine, but it is a tough call on those.

1982 – Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
1983 – Tears for Fears – The Hurting
1984 – Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA
1985 – The Cure – The Head On The Door
1986 – The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
1987 – U2 – The Joshua Tree
1988 – The Pixies – Surfer Rosa
1989 – The Cure - Disintegration
1990 – Depeche Mode - Violator
1991 – My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
1992 – Arreseted Development – 3 years, 5 months & 2 days in the life of…
1993 – Sting – Ten Summoner’s Tales
1994 – Portishead - Dummy
1995 – Radiohead – The Bends
1996 – Weezer - Pinkerton
1997 – Radiohead – OK Computer / Bjork - Homogenic
1998 – Elliott Smith - XO
1999 – Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
2000 – Radiohead – Kid A
2001 – Daft Punk - Discovery
2002 – Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot / Sigur Ros – ( )
2003 – Broken Social Scene – You Forgot It In People
2004 – Sufjan Stevens – Seven Swans
2005 – Sufjan Stevens – Illinois / M83 – Before the Dawn Heals Us
2006 – The Knife – Silent Shout
2007 – The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur

days of all days

there are some days that i remember so vividly, these days could be waking up through falling asleep. or it could be a period of time where i went from relaxation to relaxation again, like way too much craziness happened in that time. i thought i would share some of these, because these are stories that i will continue to tell people all the time. ill re-blog this every day, that will be my way of always telling people.

june 2, 2000
my parents went away on vacation leaving me at my house alone. i took the day off of school because i had to prepare for 2 things that will happen that night, Quarter Oi's last shows, and Senior Prom at Valley Christian. but i really took the day off to make myself tired and sleep all day because after the all night long prom, i would drive straight to taking my SATs. simple, strange day. i wake up at 8, mad that i didnt sleep in. i wanted to make my sleep schedule adjust easily for me not sleeping in that future night, and not be tired for the SATs. i decide to go running to make me tired. i run for a few blocks, passing mcdonalds and realizing that i would rather drink a milkshake than run. so i drink it, and i go home. then instead of getting things ready for prom that night i watch tv. then i meet up with the band to go to our two shows (not knowing they were our last shows), and i knew i would only be able to go to the first of the two because of the prom. play the show. leave our set early even, and then im out on 280 around 6:00 during peak traffic, trying to get to willow glen to get the corsage and then all the way to santa teresa area to pick up my date. oh and i have to get dressed. and meet her at 6:30. around 6:30 i call and tell her i am not even close. i go to pick up the corsage, florist is closed with a note on the door saying "brian, your corsage is at the restaurant next door". i pick it up (free because we didnt know how to pay for it) and rush to her house. still in traffic, at the offramp towards her house i rear end the car in front of me. she refuses to get out because of the traffic. no damage to either car, she wants to cops to check it out because she doesnt trust my words. frustrated i call my date again (7:30ish) and tell them the situation, and her dad dealt with the lady and the cop and my car while we went to the prom. the prom was awkward and my date and i didnt really talk. i hung out with our mutual friend. i left, confused and bored. then i drove straight to take my SATs. and after that i talked to my parents (in europe) to tell them that i got in an accident.

it's funny how i remember everything about the day except the prom, which took up a long long long time.

june 15-16, 2006
in prague, czech republic.
all 7 of us on our trip decided to split up during our last day of being in prague. some people went and ate goulash, some people shopped for shoes. we all knew to be back at our hostel across town at 4. so that we could pack and pay and give us enough time to get on the night train to frankfurt germany. realizing that my group is running late and the buses and trains seem to be going slower we develop a plan. 2 guys would go back, get our bags, pay for the hostel, get in a taxi and meet us at the train station because public transit wasnt on our side, plus all of us who did not eat goulash were now starving. getting on our last metro towards our meet up spot, aletheia, katherine and i got ticketed by the czech transit police. we had to go to an atm to get money so that we wouldnt get arrested. we now had less money, stressed on time, starving and hoping that everyone will meet us when we said so.
end up eating at mcdonalds, and im not thrilled about sleeping on a train for the night, but i am excited about a nice hotel (not hostel) in amsterdam the following night. we meet up, everyone is stressed and we get on our 12 hour overnight train to realize there arent sleeper cabins. just rooms of 3 chairs facing 3 chairs (much like the one from ljubljana to budapest). me, ryan, katherine and random people. for 12 hours. not comfortable. making me excited to switch trains in frankfurt and get something nicer (since dutch trains are some of the best), and excited to sleep in a hotel.
we switch trains. and we are now on the most populated train of all. all 7 of us split up and we have to sit in the sections between cars (by the bathroom, in the steps) for a few hours until some people get off at random stops in the dutch countryside. then we have seats. im excited still for a nice hotel and nice shower and all that. so finally we get to amsterdam, and we instantly look for places to stay, everything is booked. everything. we call around and there is nothing. it was a friday or saturday night. finally the girls find a place for the 3 of them. the 4 of us guys end up sleeping in someone's apartment or something. i feel like the owners were out of town and whoever was housesitting traded it for money. it was weird and sketchy and the worst place ive ever stayed in. i just wanted to sleep laying down in a nice place with no stress.

the craziest and most stressful day ever.

мыс Дежнева

what russians see when they look at alaska.


thanks to google maps: picture view

two songs at one time

so often does my head have two songs playing at the same time. back and forth. i dont know why. but i will always update you on the two that do this to me.

right now it is:

MGMT - Electric Feel
&
Secret Machines - Alone, Jealous and Stoned

one red paperclip


Kyle MacDonald began with one red paper clip on March 28, 2005.
with the help of craigslist he traded up.

On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.

He then traded the pen the same day for a hand-sculpted doorknob from Seattle, Washington, which he nicknamed "Knob-T".

On July 25, 2005, he traveled to Amherst, Massachusetts, with a friend to trade the Knob-T for a Coleman camp stove (with fuel).

On September 24, 2005, he went to San Clemente, California, and traded the camp stove for a Honda generator, from a U.S. Marine.

On November 16, 2005, he made a second (and successful) attempt (after having the generator confiscated by the New York City Fire Department) in Maspeth, Queens, to trade the generator for an "instant party": an empty keg, an IOU for filling the keg with the beer of the holder's choice, and a neon Budweiser sign.

On December 8, 2005, he traded the "instant party" to Quebec comedian and radio personality Michel Barrette for a Ski-doo snowmobile.

Within a week of that, he traded the snowmobile for a two-person trip to Yahk, British Columbia, in February 2006.

On or about January 7, 2006, the second person on the trip to Yahk traded Kyle a cube van for the privilege.

On or about February 22, 2006, he traded the cube van for a recording contract with Metal Works in Toronto, Canada.

On or about April 11, 2006, he traded the recording contract to Jody Gnant for a year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona.

On or about April 26, 2006, he traded the one year's rent in Phoenix, Arizona, for one afternoon with Alice Cooper

On or about May 26, 2006, he traded the one afternoon with Alice Cooper for a KISS motorized snow globe

On or about June 2, 2006, he traded the KISS motorized snow globe to Corbin Bernsen for a role in the film Donna on Demand.

On or about July 5, 2006, he traded the movie role for a two-story farmhouse in Kipling, Saskatchewan.

help me out here

i dont want to sound all mighty here. and i dont want to sound like a jerk. so i am sorry if any of this comes out that way.

i feel like i am set on my friends. like i do not have any more energy to put towards more. maybe in the future. but right now i am a busy guy. adding things to my plate right now would be terrible. i feel bad when i tell my roommates and others over here that i cant join them. that i have to go to sleep when i get home. i want people to be ok with the fact that i might be too busy and too tired to hang out. am i a jerk for not making effort in this?

senses: in threes

i want to see the rest of you try this.
i was thinking about my taste and how what i like is very different than kristin. and i thought deeper about each person's individual senses and how they have little triggers that will make moments better. like if someone loves the smell of roses, walking past a rose garden will strike them, versus someone else who wouldnt notice it. these are little things that are hard to describe (at least in my scenario) but i will do it.

i am going to both be slightly vague (with some examples of better clarity)


TASTE
- beer (mood / weather / location specific)
- burritos (from the mission mostly)
- coffee (french press / in the morning / outside)
(these three = san francisco)

SIGHT
- maps
- type
- organization
(these three = love for transit maps)

HEAR
- foreign languages (on the streets / around me / to be lost in it)
- cinematic music (music in movies / while in transit / atmospheric music)
- things in the distance (unknown sounds / kids playing / fading out)
(these three = travel)

SMELL
- pairing of coffee and cigarettes on a cold morning (outside)
- old bookstores and vintage shops (the dust?)
- fresh food (in the morning)
(these three = days off)

TOUCH
- new socks
- warm showers
- the first rain drops
(these three = winter)

atlas sound

this album is killing 2008 in a great way.

what happens in new york....

in nice photographs
in reviews
in bad photographs

another reason to love europeans

reason to love europeans



sebastien tellier - divine.

just look at him.

some updates for you

1. got my diploma finally.

2. updated my flickr with the new mapping program.

3. i want to live in 2002 again. keep getting memories of being in china listening to undercover by pete yorn, eating amazing food, in the warm evenings, walking and taking pictures. other 2002 goodnesses:

in the lulls of the 9-5

things younger than republican presidential candidate (oh, and did i forget to mention "war hero"?) john mccain

hot library smut

ffffound

the 2000 census in map form

tabels of contents

and finally:

my new york post

1. the room
by far one of my favorite bars in the world. ill have to try the other room and another room too.

2. i want to find missions from improv everywhere and join them for their fun.

3. beacon's closet in brooklyn.

4. the ruff club. not the place i got kicked out of.

5. going up the empire state building again. did it at sunset at it was great.

6. walking though the park. sitting in the park.

7. being treated poorly.

feeds


rss feeds are my favorite thing of 2008 right now. and gmail's rss reader makes it possible

what im excited for

may 21
m83 with a full band at great american music hall

may 28-june 4
nyc

june 3
m83 with a full band at williamsburg music hall in brooklyn

sumemrtime
bike rides and the beach and bbqs and being in santa cruz.

august 2
dave and caits wedding

august 23
wilco
broken social scene
andrew bird
sharon jones & the dap kings
bon iver
little brother
nicole atkins
at sf outside lands

those tax rebates

10 things to do with the tax rebate

i think this is important. i really think this gift many of us are given shouldnt be spent frivolously. think about all those times we said that if americans gave some tiny percent of their checks to aid those in poverty we could do it easily. this is a gift and something smart needs to be done with it. read that over. i know some arent selfless, but many of them are.

just little challenges for you.

wanna buy a tv

the sony bravia ads are truly amazing in all forms.

mister lonely

top 10 satisfactions

as you guys blog about top ten pet peeves, i decided to think about my responses for that while i list the little satisfactions of life. this could be linked to Amile, where the narrator addresses each characters little satisfactions. these are in no order

1. cleaning things out. not cleaning like scrubbing things down, but quick cleans like throwing away stuff that clogs up the desktop on my computer. or throwing away a box that i realized i will never use. or throwing away notes from a meteorology class knowing that i will not need these in my future.

2. laundry habits. i love when i am transferring clothes from the washer to the dryer and i reach in and hold a larger amount of fabric than i had imagined. this can be contrasted with my disinterest of pulling out a single shirt when i wanted to grab at least a shirt and a few socks and some pants.

3. reminders of travels. being outside when it is slightly cold with a brisk wind and i am drinking a coffee and i smell cigarettes in the near distance reminds me of europe. and that makes me feel at peace. i want to live in those moments and be relaxed in that. another example is walking past a dumpster in large cities on hot days. that terrible trash stench reminds me of beijing, and i sit and live in that moment.

4. clean sheets. i love going to bed and climbing into clean sheets. sheets that are perfectly fit to my bed. i usually do this before i go on a trip so that when i get home, i have this waiting for me, and i get so excited for it.

5. number 2. sometime right after going to the bathroom it is the best feeling.

6. popping corks. with champagne bottles or belgian beer. i like popping the cork in my hand instead of letting it fly. it is a great feeling

7. rubbing my hands for warmth. i choose to do this when i am cold versus blowing warm air in the hands or putting my hands in a pocket.

8. paying with coins. it is satisfying to get rid of change, and i enjoy paying with it, although i have not had it in my to do this at bars or restaurants. it is easy at coffee shops and places where i make purchases under $3. whatever change i have in my pockets after becomes a tip, because everyone deserves tips. not just baristas.

9. sneezing. i always experience great satisfaction the instant after the sneeze. i love sneezing because it is unexpected. i can't plan on these to happen (whereas the rest of these it is somewhat easy to replicate).

10. people with accents. these people always move up higher on my list of favorite people. well sadly only some accents, but still, i love talking to them and i question why they ended up in campbell as opposed to their home nations (where i would rather be).

last night

i watched this documentary about whales and it was all footage of one whale from up close and underneath it, at times it would hit the camera and laugh. amidst the childlike laughter of the whale i heard some hissing. as it turns out, underneath the whale was an underwater cat that was hissing. i was seriously confused. either the whale is flying above ground, or the cat is an underwater cat that can hiss underwater (without air). i told as many people about this as i could, but no one believed me.

this whole tagging thing

Jon made me do this. ill make katie hund, joann collier and jon sontag do this.

Here's the deal:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules.
3. Share 6 non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag at least 3 people.
5. Make sure the people you tagged know you tagged then by commenting to them.


1. whenever i see any group of people on a stage (bands, choirs, comedians, teachers....) i put them through a competition in my mind where i eliminate some of them as they all vie to be my roommate. like that is their and my final prize, we are united as roommates.

2. i always say "what". even though i always hear everything that everyone says, i still respond with "what?". that "what" gives me an extra second to process the words that they said to me and it will allow me time to answer thoroughly.

3. i love festivals or scheduled events. i love the bringing of people together. i dont think i cared these until recently. Coachella, Oktoberfest, farmer's markets, Dancing on the Streets.... I am excited because I will probably make it out to SF Beerfest in April and the Arts and Music fest in August. I guess i like these events because:
a: it is something to do that doesnt require planning on our parts (particularly events in campbell and san jose).
b: perfect place to people watch. if the beer is too expensive and its a short walk to the event, people watching is great. its these festivals where people who dont normally get out of their houses get out and dance awkwardly.

4. when i was in high school i would walk the campus on our lunch break. this goes along with me not really having friends at my school. or my mean avoidance of friends. but i would walk back and forth and if i walked too far one direction and realized it would look awkward for me to turn (keep in mind i wanted it to always look like i was going somewhere instead of wandering) i would say "actually" and then somehow that word would make my awkward 180 look normal. i was wrong. i still say actually. usually when i am lost.

5. i have a love for maps. all about them. there is something about the organization through natural landscapes that is amazing. or simply the fact that people are able to survey the land and make these things. as a child on family vacations i remember studying the atlas, as a 25 year old i still do that. i wonder what life is like off on this little highway 173 that happens to wrap itself around a little lake. then i would ponder life along that like, seeing someone living there who had the same curiosity as i had, but now they were living it. now my map love comes from all maps including subway lines and economic maps such as GNP reports per county.

6. i love badly designed things. i love looking at terrible logos and badly layed out menus and it just makes me want to rework them for cheap and make them slightly happier. and have them understand that design is important. maybe i should give them copies of Helvetica for them to watch.

next week

most of these are cinequest films
monday march 3
9:15pm
the sinking of santa isabel


tuesday march 4
4:15pm
around the bay

6:45pm
the silence before bach


9:30pm
the case (xiang zi)

wednesday march 5


thursday march 6
4:30pm
the art of travel


9:30pm
half empty

friday march 7
4:45pm
little girl blue (tajnosti)


afterwards i will be attending a variety of art openings at south first fridays

barack obama

with the help of www.barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com me and friends have created some more reasons why we should all vote for Barack.

barack obama participated in your chain message
barack obama took you out to dinner and a movie
barack obama watched your kids when you went out to dinner with your spouse
barack obama called in sick for you when you wanted to go to the beach
barack obama snapped for you after you read your poem at open mic
barack obama played djembe for you on your open mic night
barack obama and yourself dressed up as salt and pepper shakers for halloween
barack obama made you chicken noodle soup and team when you weren't feeling well
barack obama saved you from drowning
barack obama bought you aloe vera for your sunburn
barack obama translated for you on your trip to chile
barack obama dressed like a clown for your son's birthday party
barack obama made all the lights green when you were running late for work
barack obama gave you his gold medal from the 1980 olympics
barack obama gave your daughter away at her wedding
barack obama requested gloria estefan on the morning radio show
barack obama toasted you at his inaguration ceremony

proper album branding

the part of design that is the most fascinating to me (more than type) is branding or identity design. through this all aspects of a project or a compay have elements that connect it all together. going through my album artwork in itunes, i realized many artists make their singles or EPs relate back to the full length album that preceeded them. here are a few of my favorite album brands that i have seen:

Air - Pocket Symphony / Once Upon A Time / Mer du Japon




Battles - Mirrored / Tonto / Atlas




Daft Punk - Human After All / Robot Rock / Technologic / The Prime Time of Your Life





Hot Chip - The Warning / Over and Over / Boy From School / Colours



















M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us / Don't Save Us From The Flames / A Guitar And A Heart / Teen Angst





Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll / Doctor Pressure / In My Arms / Paris Four Hundred





Soulwax - Nite Versions / NY Excuse / E-Talking / Any Minute Now





enjoy.