Take the GenreSurvey! Download a .pdf of the full report here. Overview GenreSurvey is the first phase of the GenreCodex project, an effort to create a living map to chart the evolution of electronic music. GenreSurvey presents users with a simple, intuitive, and entertaining way to contribute to the project’s efforts by collecting crowd-sourced data, […]
Branding & Packaging and Music and Parsons Alex on Dec 24 2010
Parsons – Motion Graphics Final – Freshkids from Alex Koplin on Vimeo. Apologies for the total lack of action around here recently– my work on final projects capping off the end of my first semester at Parsons ensured my hands were full at all times over the last month or so. At any rate, I’d […]
Motion Graphics and Parsons Alex on Dec 21 2010
Well, it’s been over a year since I first posted the Are You Happy? design on Typcut and here on Blog.H34. Since then, the design has been linked, tweeted, tumbled, blogged, requested, commented on, and discussed by people all over the world. However, until now, only about 100 people had the pleasure of hanging a […]
Shigeto “Full Circle” Teaser from Ghostly International on Vimeo. Today, the debut full-length of my good friend Zach Saginaw, aka Shigeto is released to the public. It’s called “Full Circle” and it brings the intricately-crafted first chapter of the young musician’s bright career to fruition. Out on Ghostly International, it’s no secret that this is […]
Motion Graphics and Music Alex on Nov 09 2010
Just figured I would share a few videos that feature kinetic typography in motion graphics. Having just been introduced to formal learning of the practice of modern motion graphics, specifically animation using After Effects, it’s been something of an uphill journey for me– the video realm is an awkward place to try to impose a […]
Design and Typography Alex on Nov 09 2010
Last Friday, I got to take part in the first public use of PaintOut, a digital spraypaint program developed by fellow Parsons MFA DT candidate, Leif Percifield. Developed over a two-year period while in New Mexico, Percifield built a transparent digital spray can that contains an infrared sensor, color-picker dial with nifty LED indicator, and […]
Who’s ready for a fresh dose of deep house? Press play, let’s jump in. Pirahnahead & Clara Hill – Badly (Simbad’s Motorcity Remix) – (single) Just caught Simbad on the Freerange Podcast with a really dope remix for some unknown artist named Agape, while I salivate over that remix to come out, I have been […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Oct 13 2010
If you enjoyed my mid-century jazz post a couple weeks ago, I’ve got another round of essentials for you to steam on, this time all chosen directly from Blue Note releases, and each accompanied with the corresponding beautiful Reid Miles-directed cover art. I am beginning to think that in order to understand mid-century design style […]
Album Artwork and Music Alex on Oct 06 2010
The photos you see above were taken on a cell phone. If you’re as surprised to read that as I am, don’t be alarmed. As a Droid X user who has opted to wait yet another two-year contract cycle before purchasing the ever-beautiful communications experience that is the iPhone, my introduction to the world of […]
Design and Photography Alex on Oct 01 2010
Just this past weekend, I was treated to a Sunday afternoon with my friend Chris’ massive collection of CDs, which includes a ton of essential jazz albums from the likes of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk and Sonny Clark. I may have mentioned in past posts that some of the most prolific design inspiration […]
Album Artwork and Design and Music Alex on Sep 20 2010
