Sazerac
Normally, I wouldn’t start off the week with a post about cocktails but this is a hectic one with back to back on site work and printings for casart coverings. Life has been so crazy busy that I never really fully posted about the fun stuff during my recent trip to New Orleans. We were in meetings most of the time but we did take a break to have a drink at the Sazerac Bar in the now named Roosevelt Hotel, originally name for Teddy Roosevelt. It was once called the Fairmont, where I remember the Hermes Ball used to take place. It closed after Hurricane Katrina with some water…
True Blood
I’m a big True Blood fan, the HBO series. I didn’t think I would be but it grabbed me from the opening movie. I recently came upon this Wiredrive website explaining the art of the main title design and exploring process of creating the opening title by Digital Kitchen. The font was based on Southern roadside signage. The swamp and other scenes were filmed directly in Louisiana. Church scenes were filmed in Chicago and the the bar scenes were filmed in Seattle. It all comes together beautifully. I find it brilliant the way they have have been able to mix themes of death, ruin and rebirth. I can’t help but…
Laptop Art
I’m a sucker for these trompe l’oeil laptop skins. I would love to carry around my box of pastels without getting messy.
