Design and Wonder in the Everyday

Featured local artist: Ron Catiggay

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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Local boy, Ron Catiggay is used to working in the background. He’s so good at it in fact, he’s worked on backgrounds for Batman, Batman and Robin, Justice League, and other animated series. Looking at his portfolio, you can see why.

I recently met Ron through a co-worker. He no longer works as a concept artist on animated shows since he moved back home to Hawai‘i from California, but he does continue his work for fun (albeit in his garage). In my full-blown geekdom, I praised him for his work and he genuinely was a bit taken aback. It didn’t occur to him, it seems, that he’s deserving of fanboy appreciation.

Well, I think he does deserve attention, so please check out his portfolio and maybe leave him a comment or two.

A rundown of Apple’s multi-banner Web ads

Monday, May 18th, 2009

These “Get a Mac” coordinated web ads are fun to watch not to mention brilliant. I’d be curious to see the traffic spikes at the websites. Would these sites charge Apple to host these ads considering the page views?

Apple’s decision to air/post them for limited times only adds to the buzz. The first one in the list was just posted and pulled today. Enjoy.

Female celebs remake famous images

Friday, May 15th, 2009

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Photographer Amy Spencer shot a great series for the current issue of Glamour: today’s female stars posing as classic images of female powerhouses. This shot of Alexis Bledel as Rosie the Riveter is my favorite by far. It’s a great idea for a photo series to pay tribute to the women in the original images, but I hope it doesn’t get over done by copycats. Link.

Mo Willems makes doodles dandy

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

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In an NPR interview on May 5, Mo Willems discusses the benefits of drawing as an adult. He describes his family doodling time at his home where everyone draws on the dining room walls (painted with chalkboard paint). Visit his blog to view more photos and to be inspired by this creative and fun family activity.

This is something I considered for my office walls as a creative outlet and as a productivity tool (to-do lists, calendars, and scratch pad), but I didn’t want to deal with the chalk dust.

It has a beat I can dance to

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Slide Presentations by Lance Agena from Lance Agena on Vimeo.

I just posted this one-minute clip of my slideshow samples as the latest addition to my online portfolio. Please don’t hold the massive amount of text against me, I just put the content on as ordered.

Free Hawaiian-themed Illustrator files

Friday, May 1st, 2009

While cleaning out some folders on my Mac, I found some old Adobe Illustrator CS files with Hawaiian themes. I thought I’d make it available for free under a Creative Commons License since I’m not using it. I only ask that you credit me and/or provide a link back to my site. Enjoy!

Right click on link and choose “Save linked file as…”
orchids_loose
Orchids_loose.ai

aloha-tower
Aloha_Tower.ai

coconut_tree1
Coconut_tree1.ai

flock
Flock.ai

hawaiian_islands
Hawaiian_islands.ai

kalo
Kalo.ai

monstera_deliciosa3
Monstera_deliciosa3.ai

Creative Commons License
Hawaiian themed Illustrator files by Lance Agena is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.