effixx | chicago http://blog.effixx.com Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:13:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 On the road again… http://blog.effixx.com/?p=46 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=46#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:13:11 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2009/03/27/on-the-road-again/ Headed out to Madison, WI for a photo excursion this weekend. It’s nice to get out of the city and see something new. Here’s to winter’s death and hopefully some new photo posts.

– Posted From iPhone

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=46 Doug Pray: Please remind me why I’m in advertising… http://blog.effixx.com/?p=45 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=45#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:54:47 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2009/03/26/doug-pray-please-remind-me-why-im-in-advertising/ I’ve always had a negative attitude towards the advertising industry in general, yet it’s my lifeblood.  I never studied or wanted to end up in advertising and to a certain degree I’m a self-taught designer - so I’m always fascinated by the people around me who can remind me why its’ role in a society can be culturally positive. 

I’m excited to see Doug Pray’s perspective on the matter.

Art & Copy Trailer

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=45 Can’t wait… http://blog.effixx.com/?p=43 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=43#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:12:23 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2009/03/25/cant-wait/
]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=43 I want a mummified chupacabra for my birthday! http://blog.effixx.com/?p=24 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=24#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:23:39 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/06/30/i-want-a-mummified-chupacabra-for-my-birthday/

Holy crap, I’ve got to have one of these.


Artist and naturalist Sarina Brewer recycles the natural into the unnatural, breathing new life into the animals she resurrects. While earning a BFA in 1992 from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, she worked predominantly with oil paint and found objects, most of which were animal remains.

She’s got some pretty ill fantasy taxidermy art right here.

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=24 BROTHER DB2-B791-015 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=18 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=18#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:20:10 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/04/07/brother-db2-b791-015/ zip header

BROTHER DB2-B791-015 is an immensely talented textile designer I know here in Chicago. He’s been occasionally selling his hand made messenger bags on Ebay.

The love, craft, and brilliant design sensibility that dude puts into his work is amazing and his blog is worth checking out.

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 MBM does dubstep on Planet Mu! http://blog.effixx.com/?p=17 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=17#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:17:55 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/04/02/meat-beat-manifesto-does-dubstep-on-planet-mu/

Holy fuck, I can’t wait to hear what the new Meat Beat Manifesto LP will sound like (it comes out on April 7th). This Lonely Soldiers EP is melting my face right now.

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=17 Cabo Arches http://blog.effixx.com/?p=16 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=16#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:04:47 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/04/01/cabo-arches/
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Here’s one of the shots I took of the arch in Cabo San Lucas while on spring break with my girl and some friends.

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=16 Kelpe: Ex-Aquarium http://blog.effixx.com/?p=15 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=15#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:55:47 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/02/28/kelpe-ex-aquarium/ Ex-Aquarium - Front Cover - KELPE

I can’t get over how fresh this new Kelpe joint is.  It’s refreshing to see how live instrumentation is making it’s way back into all sub-genres of electronic music - from Dosh, Chris Clark (sorry, Clark),Tycho, on and on.  A lot of my favorite artists are combining the blips and beeps with live drums, percussion, guitar and field recordings using more live-oriented production techniques.  Now if they’d take live bands on tour with them instead of laptops : )

Anyways, go cop this LP on my favorite digital music store, Bleep.

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=15 Andy Anderson Photo http://blog.effixx.com/?p=10 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=10#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:02:15 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/02/28/andy-anderson-photo/

A brilliant photographer from Idaho.  Link was shared by a friend who did the backend for the site,  via good food productions in Chicago.  I love finding out about new design studios in my city because for as small as I like to think Chiicago is… there are way more interesting things going on here to keep track of than there used to be. 

]]> http://blog.effixx.com/?feed=rss2&p=10 The Truth About Autism http://blog.effixx.com/?p=9 http://blog.effixx.com/?p=9#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:25:53 +0000 ant http://blog.effixx.com/2008/02/27/the-truth-about-autism/

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-03/ff_autism

Every once in a while we are unexpectedly humbled and learn that we are maybe not as advanced on this planet as we think.  Even the experts have a lot of learning to do.

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