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3 Hits: Houser in LA, Zazzle Pringles, & BKLK last chance in Brooklyn

Jim Houser at Marry Karnowski in LA

Jim Houser is doing a solo show in LA that opens tomorrow night at Merry Karnowski Gallery. Go see “Mere Inches” if you are in the area.

The Secret Geometry of Pringles

I’m finally getting back on the product track. My online store is lagging… I know, but to hold everyone over I’ve posted my first zazzle shirt, the Secret Geometry of Pringles. This is an old design, but one that never really came into existence, so I’m glad to bring it to life. Keep tabs on the new stuff at my zazzle page.

Big Kids/Little Kids Show: New York

My book, Big Kids/Little Kids, is a traveling art show. The second stop on the tour is Cinders gallery in Brooklyn, NY, opened on Saturday March, 29th and comes down on Sunday May, 4th. Come by for one last NE look. If you miss the show in New York, it will be in LA in July at Subliminal Projects Gallery The show is made possible by Urban Outfitters and uwishunu.com.

Written by jfx on May 2nd, 2008 with no comments.
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David CraneGameLife of Wired just posted some nice images of David Crane, creator of Pitfall!, in front of a running Atari. Since my game Skatefall! came out, anything promoting David Crane peaks my interest. It’s good to see these guys getting their due.

WhitingMy buddy Snacks sent this link over. An artist from the + gallery in Denver, Colorado named Michale Whiting created this sculpture at the left, “handplant” and many other cool things.

 

Nintendo street campaign“Wii’ll not forget” is a street campaign that re-creates classic game images with post-it notes. On the back of each note is a message about the Wii Virtual Console. This is not the first pixelated post-it note experiment, but good ideas will get copied, always.

retrostickers.comOld school skate heads always need a good place to reminisce - retroskatestickers.com is the place.

Pinball emulatorPinMAME is a pinball emulator along the lines of MAME, the arcade emulator. PinMAME does it’s best to re-create the pinball experience, and like MAME they work right from the original ROMs.

SpotcovrI had this same idea some time ago. I even bought a domain name. But, I didn’t act on it. The idea is pretty simple - a web site that users can log into and post their favorite skate spots. Spotcovr did it, and they built a powerful site, that users can log into and edit, post, and show spots the world.

Written by jfx on July 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Simpson’s Avatar Maker + Photoshop

John Freeborn <–Current • RISD years–> John Freeborn - the RISD years

Everybody and their moma has seen this already but the Simpson’s avatar maker is awesome. There are some minor missing bits - no accessories, no toys (skateboard, yo-yo maybe, or a walkman), and the hair styles are a tad lacking. I did two, the 2nd one, John Freeborn “the RISD years” has been edited with ole Photoshop.

Written by jfx on July 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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I Love Patterns, you can too

Pattern Sample Pattern Sample Pattern Sample

Pattern Fun Pattern Swatches

I love patterns, repeat patterns and if you add some pixels then I’m all set. I needed to create a small hash mark repeat pattern recently and I got way distracted and created over 50 pixel repeat patterns. I decided to share them with the world. You can download the illustrator files here. There are also some simple instructions on how to alter the patterns, change them, and colorize them. Download the CS3 version, the CS2 version, the Illustrator 10 version, or for you old school heads, the EPS version.

Written by jfx on June 28th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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80s Powell Peralta Icons for OS X, part 6

Powell Peralta Icons, set 6

Just cause 9 months pass without new icons you thought I was done with the set? So wrong, you don’t even know. Part 6 of the set is here. 16 more icons filling in some serious gaps in the series. We got the Tommy Guerrero decks, Mullen, Valleley, Frankie Hill, and more Download them >download
I’ve heard some reports of download problems. the remedy is a stuffit upgrade.

Written by jfx on June 15th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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Amy S Kauffman documentary + activision font

Time flies when you are working too much and not having enough fun. The spring weather has arrived on the east cost and I couldn’t be happier about it. So, to celebrate, I’ve migrated my email from Entourage to Apple Mail. So much fun - I can’t even explain. The transition has been pretty smooth so far. Some minor glitches slowed me down, but the apple discussion groups moved me ahead. Now all I need to do is sort throught the 20,000 emails! There are some creative things happening. The video above links to a documentary about my wife - Amy S. Kauffman. AND - in the fall of last year I did a little collaboration with typeology.com - Activision came from the partnership - and now you can download and type away in 8-bit glory.

Written by jfx on April 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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Todd St. John limited edition dust jacket drops Saturday 4.14.07

Big Kids/Little Kids - Todd St. John cover
This Saturday at Mew Gallery (mewgallery.org) I’ll be realeasing the first of several limited edition, hand screen printed, dust jackets for Big Kids/Little Kids. The first one is by Todd St. John. (of Hunter Gatherer/Green Lady) So come by from 7-10 PM on Saturday for your chance to get a copy with this limited edition jacket. They will be $30 at this event. Mew Gallery is at 906 Christian Street in the Itialian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia. Find it on the Philly art map.

Written by jfx on April 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Locally Localized Gravity - 1026 and others - Friday Night at the ICA, Philadelphia

ICA - Locally Localized Gravity
This Friday at the International Contemporary Art Museum in Philadelphia (the ICA for you hipsters) will feature the opening reception for Locally Localized Gravity. This show is about art collectives in Philadelphia and beyond. The show is gonna be crazy packed with all these groups under one roof, so get there early. I’m using this night also as the offical release of Big Kids/Little Kids - so if you haven’t ordered one yet, come on through and buy one there.

Written by jfx on January 15th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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Big Kids/Little Kids - January 19th!

Big Kids/Little Kids
A long time ago I started work on a book. Finally “Big Kids/Little Kids” will hit the streets on January 19th, 2007! The book is about the Philadelphia emerging art scene, but isn’t confined to just Philadelphia. The book features artists who have been influenced by and who have influenced the scene. The book focuses on 4 galleries (SPACE1026, 1Pixel, 222gallery, and Spector) and the artists who’ve shown in these places. There are too many great people to name them all, and you can see the full list and diagram here. (But to name drop a few: Shepard Fairey, Jim Houser, Barry McGee, Rich Jacobs, Chris Johansen, Ryan McGinness, Brian Ralph, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, and many more) So, pre-order now and get it before the stores. –> Buy Now!

Written by jfx on January 3rd, 2007 with no comments.
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MEW Grand Opening - Saturday

Mew Gallery Logo MEW Gallery, front window
Mew Gallery, inside Mew Gallery, looking back
Mew Gallery is having their grand opening this Saturday. If you are going to be in the Philadelphia area you should come by. Lauren and Carolynne have been hard at work for months getting this place toghether and it’s looking good. MEW will have artist made goods from mostly Philadelphia based artisans: clothes, jewelry, prints, toys, dog scarves, and much much more. There is also an art gallery, with many good shows in the works. These photos are from last week, so you’ll notice some rough edges, but don’t worry. On Saturday there will be food and fun. Oh, and I did the logo and website. Go on Saturday, buy something and support the good works.

Written by jfx on October 16th, 2006 with no comments.
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