The Design Class

Hey, this is me droppin' a phat middle finger during my presentation of my project. You can check out the 3D and 2D work at this link:

The Core Studio 2 Class

Happy Thanksgiving!

Clinical

Clinical, originally uploaded by Justin Alm.

A shot for a project on this evocative object - the spoon. It's amazing how far I've delved into my understanding of this object.

The Third & The Seventh

Kahn's Exeter Short Film from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Great film. Footage from "The Third & The Seventh" project for illustrating Mundos Digitales 2009 conference. I really want to get this cultural society going. Wouldn't it be fun to get together and discuss these sort of films? We could do it low key. Over lunch or dinner or whatever.

Thibaud

Beautiful 3D work by Belgium designer Thibaud. I love it.

Superlocal

I started reading Superlocal more than two years ago. I began to research the exciting side of Seoul as I considered another trip to Korea. I was determined to bask in the creative rays of Korean life beacause I wanted my 2nd journey to be one of healing, instead of the life-sucking pain I experienced 5 years ago. Anyway, I made contacts with several people who's work I considered inspiring, one of those being my/our future friends Youngdoo and Elizabeth Taylor, and the other being Superlocal. Through these people, I connected with so many other inspiring artists and designers. To this day, my circle of friends from Seoul continues to grow.

As I reflect on Superlocal, I found his fascination with food, bikes, random objects, spaces, and culture to be inspiring. His writing was short, to the point, devoid of flowery language, and consistent in delivering the 'quirky' side of visual culture. As I read his blog, I felt like I shared in his joy of the experience of life. Many times I posted on my blog as homage to Superlocal. As someone who loves taking pictures, I believe his commitment to content changed my view of reportage photography. I find blogs like Superlocal's to be a great source of inspiration in my life and I am sad to hear Emil Goh has passed away. I never met him in person, despite my attempts, but I am glad to have known him through random comments we left on each other's blogs. In retrospect, I feel like Emil helped me fall in love with a city that I always associated with my painful past. Before I ruin this tribute by talking about myself, I'll close.

If I could, I would eat a cone pizza in his honour.

Reaching for Music

Reaching for Music, originally uploaded by Justin Alm.

My sister is talented at many things. One of those talents is playing the piano. She has brought the world of classical music into my life and I'm proud to say I can whistle many of the tunes she studied. I don't know who wrote these masterpieces but their tunes will always be with me. I took this photo more than a year ago but it was recently noticed on my Flickr stream. This image reminds me of her gift.