Respect. I think.

When beardpuncher started in 2008, I intended it as a means to share cultural and artistic goodies to inspire others. Within that mix, I created it as a motivator to create my own cultural and artistic goodies. I have been doing a poor job of creating my own creative content. So as a new year’s resolution, I am reviving an old goal. Here is the first of hopefully many beardpuncher creations. I was inspired by an old CPB co-worker Chris Streger’s (aka bald Jesus) Resolve Project to create a wallpaper for something to constantly remind me of the resolution. Check out the different wallpapers, download one, create one, whatever your goal is… stick to it. Thanks Bald Jesus for the inspiration.

Very interesting use of art to support a movement. Shepard uses his iconic Obama poster as a way to support the Occupy Wall Street movement.

“Change is not about one election, one rally, one leader, it is about a constant dedication to progress and a constant push in the right direction. Let’s be the people doing the right thing as outsiders and simultaneously push the insiders to do the right thing for the people.” Shepard Fairly

The gov’t should of never let them pass go and collect.

Very cool. So simple.

Check out more from Mike Guppy here.

A photo was taken approximately every two miles on this flight. Pretty cool. I especially dig the northern lights.

Oakland based artist Seth Armstrong has some amazing skills. I really love the realism in his work. Not only in the raw style, but his subjects and the context of their surroundings. If you would like to enjoy more of his awesomeness visit www.setharmstrong.com

Graeme Taylor stuck a Casio Exilim FH20 (relatively inexpensive) digital camera out of the window of a train as it arrived at a station.

The ‘trick’ is the camera collects images at a rate of 210 per second – but the film is played back at 30 frames per second. So, every seven seconds of footage that you watch corresponds to 1 real second. At least at the start, one real second is plenty of time for someone to move into, then out of, the camera’s field of view, but isn’t enough time for them to really do much: hence, the frozen effect.

Click on his website to find out more http://straylight.co.uk/?p=120

So whats next?

Illustration that I did on a skate deck for Bordo Bello.

Bordo Bello is about breathing life into the Denver arts community. It’s goal is to expand the audience of AIGA Colorado and open up the design community to incorporate the related artistic fields that help shape our culture.

Go to the art show. Buy a skate board. Hang it on your wall or ollie it to death in a skate park. #bordobello

To all ya’ll who do what I do. Git after it boi!

Money Money Money – “Gettin’ Money With a Mouse and a Wacom Pen (Fuck Comic Sans Fuck Papyrus, Too)” from Brad Chmielewski on Vimeo.

This just makes sense.

Awesome creative inspiration watching creatives travel 627 miles along highway 127 rummaging through the “World’s Longest Yard Sale.” This journey reminds me of when I would go to auctions with my mom while growing up in Nebraska. Click on the image below to see all three episodes.

World’s Longest Yard Sale – Part One from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.

I really dig the ad campaign Karsh + Hagan created for American Crew. The purpose of the campaign is to start a conversation with the audience about what causes hair loss. Its unique media buy helps draw the viewer into the messaging.

HOWEVER, HUGE HOWEVER, painting over one of Conor Harrington’s incredible murals, which has been respected and untouched on the corner of 13th and Washington, in NYC (one company even had the courtesy to paint their ad on a sheet of removable particle board so it wouldn’t harm it) since 2008’s Outsiders show. So by painting over this incredible street art, the appropriate question would be, “Does ruining incredible street art cause hair loss?” At least if that was the question, they would be recognizing this significance of this piece. And honestly, the messaging would get a lot of attention b/c of the vulnerability of street art. Instead, the art community rolls their eyes at advertising and it does nothing but pisses off the hair-bearing youth who will eventually grow into your demographic. Shouldn’t they be doing stencils on golf courses or malls anyway?

Its about time. These should be in full production within the next five years.

HOVERBOARD – NILS GUADAGNIN from nils guadagnin on Vimeo.