dirtymouse

united* hits up another blog on dirtymouse.

depends on how you look at it

a funny chart on different ways of seeing the glass being half-empty
or half-full.
via ffffound

go google yourself

our website was down for a few hours the other day, and sometimes it just leads you to googling yourself. it was cool to find the mezhgan work show up on these other blogs, designblender and popsop (in 2 languages!). hollaaa!

the dieline directory

united*'s on the directory of packaging design agencies in the world on the dieline. so many companies! just trying to do our bit in this big world of branding and packaging by kickin' doors and bustin' balls.

urban surfin'

lawrence and andy lookin very GQ after getting their boards signed by kelly slater. mad props to steven burton for the dope snaps. check out more of his work here.

omg it's kelly slater!

our own andy and lawrence were spotted at the quiksilver store in soho yesterday at the kelly slater signing, their picture up on dailystoke.com. surfer fanboy andy was interviewed and is quoted, "I'm shaking like a little kid!" check out the article here.

cool shiz of the day

The Unfinished Swan - Tech Demo 9/2008 from Ian Dallas on Vimeo.
"The Unfinished Swan is a first-person painting game set in an entirely white world. Players can splatter paint to help them find their way through an unusual garden."
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Totally Diggin Ji Lee's Dead Bull (cover of Portfolio Magazine) as well.

happy birthday perry!

happy birthday to our favorite strategic partner perry! don't worry, we don't think of it as getting older, we think of it as getting wiser. illustrations by ryan jampole: "merry perry" and "strategic thinking-face perry".

YES!

what an amazing, historical and emotional night. well done america. i don't think there has ever been a presidential campaign so inspiring, on so many levels. check out some very beautiful obama-inspired poster designs here. cheers!

sayHear // voters haters opinonaters

election day is finally here and while the media is not reporting projections until the polls are closed, sayHear is an interesting website (stumbled upon via JoshSpear), that allows people to call in and record a short message of why they are voting for Obama, McCain, other or not voting. the site keeps callers anonymous, showing only a record of your area code and state.
while some callers give an earnest reason, you will hear some not so serious ones i.e: "I voted McCain because I was kicked in the head by a mule as a kid."

update: listen to the nytimes version of what people are saying after the election. (no prank callers on this one. it's the nytimes!)