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This is a re-design of the fm "ContactMe" icon. Above is the eye-candy, full color version.

(No. You can’t use this icon. But you can look at it. Right here.)

It’s supposed to be a guy, talking on the phone, using a wireless headset. We had a problem with the first (1.0) version, because people could not recognize what it was supposed to be, when shrunk down to a tiny, doodad size, like you would use on a Web page.

As a neo-cubist piece, I think it’s pretty animated. The best one yet? At this point, I probably put in more time creating neo-cubist icons than most people put in doodling with pencil and paper.

Cut up icon

As told by Martin Lindstrom in Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy
a smashable brand is one that you can still recognize, "even if it shattered into a hundred pieces." Like a Coke bottle. Or an iPod. So, I thought it would be interesting to see if you could still recognize the icon, even if I cut it up with a pair of scissors. Do you still recognize the brand?

Icon wallpaper

This is what the icon looks like as wallpaper on a hand-held device. Pictured is a first generation iPod Touch, but it gives you an idea of what it might look like on an iPhone 3G. You’ll get that postponed iPhone delivery on Friday, after its available retail.

Note: These icons are copyright ForthMedia, and used here by permission.

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Cubist texture wrapped onto 3D object.

Las Vegas. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. Cell phone camera.

Grid Spray - April 10, 2009

Spray 1 - April 7, 2009

Spray 2 - April 7, 2009

Los Angeles garment district. Digital SLR. Provoking shopkeepers.

Garment district 1

Garment district 2

Garment district 3

Los Angeles. Cell phone camera. From a moving vehicle.

Street view 2

Street view 1

Outline

Here is something new I’ve been working on this week. The outline was done with Adobe Illustrator. It started out as a life drawing sketch, a few weeks ago.

I have been working with a group of artists in Los Gatos, sketching live models. I use a pen tablet and software. Lately, my drawings have been getting more abstract.

Sketch

Footnote: I’m on the road. This is being posted WiFi from a hotel room in Los Angeles.

The Prints of Andy Warhol Exhibit

Now through the end of May 2009 you can see The Prints of Andy Warhol at the San Jose Museum of Art. It’s worth going.

In addition to lithographs and screen prints from the Andy Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh) there are 10 pieces from a private collector in the Bay Area. These are an Ad Portfolio Warhol created, from Apple Computer, to Life Savers, to Blackglama (Judy Garland.)

Tech Connect Event at San Jose Museum of Art

Hurry, and you can still see Frida Kahlo: Portraits of an Icon upstairs. Its a collection of Frida photos taken by well-known photographers around the world.

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Archive ~ Warhol Sunglasses

“Road Map” Icon

If you’ve been following along, you know that I am engaged in a series of neo-cubist icons. As you know, even if you haven’t thought it all the way through, an icon is supposed to instantly remind you of something.

I needed an image that would make you think "road map" or "driving." After two failed attempts, I turned for inspiration to some iconic graphic images. One from a French card game, another from a rock band on tour.

Mille Bournes - Driving Ace

Now, if I can only avoid being sued by either Steve Winwood or the entire nation of France!

Traffic - On the Road