Perlabra!

Shy the Sun: The Tale of How

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.
This is beatiful (and fantastic) — Shy the Sun has blown me away, once again. Below, a look back on the Sea Orchestra animation they did for United Airlines.

Sea Orchestra from Shy the Sun on Vimeo

Mankind is no island

This short film, called “Mankind Is No Island” was shot completely on a cellphone by Jason van Genderen, and won top prize at the world’s largest short-film festival, Tropfest. [via tiny gigantic]

obamabats!

Daniela tipped me to the awesomness of ObamaBats this morning — a free collection of 24 high-quality dingbats featuring Barack Obama and various design elements!

Kartemquin films presents: Typeface

I'm REALLY excited to see this!

Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.

Olbermann: Gay Marriage is a Question of Love

Brilliantly said.

It's a new day

First off, I take back my music-snobbery remarks I made years ago that will.i.am is a sellout; I can't get enough of this video. Secondly, this makes me grin from ear to ear and I think I should watch this every morning when I wake up to help start my day.

Thanks John for the tip!

Betterworld.com: The Online bookstore with a soul

This is a fantastic idea. They have tons of interesting new and used books all sold to fund literacy. Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, we’re a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that creates social, economic and environmental value for all our stakeholders.

yes we did!

I thought by waiting a day to write about Tuesday, I could pull together a cohesive account of my feelings. I was wrong. I'm still without words. I do know that I am proud. I am proud to be surrounded by an amazing group of friends and family that I have been blessed to share all of the excitement and the anxieties with over the last couple of years. I am proud to be an American (I have never typed or said out loud those words in my entire life). I am proud to be a part of history. I am proud that countries all over the world now see us as the bright country we have proven to be and that  the "Stupid Americans" era has come to an end. We have witnessed a lot of destruction and sadness over the last few years and we were determined to fight for something great - something we were told could never happen. We were told "we are all young and naive". Guess what? You were wrong. Young, old, black, white, gay, straight, college educated, non-college educated, blue collar, white collar, Democrat, Republican and Independents — we all came together in ways that no other campaign has ever come together to fight for what we care for and for what we know to be right. This is not the end but rather a beginning; a tiny small step towards change. There is a lot of work to be done and it's going to be a long and gruesome 4 years but I truly believe we will do it. On a large scale, it's time for parties to come together and on a smaller scale, for us citizens to get involved in our communities. One (of the many) insults we witnessed during this election was Palin's put down of community organizers with laughter erupting during her VP nomination speech. These are the people who shape our future and our children's future in this country. Obama showed us that we can be whatever we want, now it's time to not only believe it, but to act on it.

Now, I will end this with some true Louisiana flavor!

second and last reminder to vote!

Limited edition Vote for Survival screen print on wood by Nikki McClure, available at Buyolympia

Vote. Please.

(image courtesy of my hard-working, door knocking, campaigning machine David)

Please don't be complacent. Please don't think your vote doesn't matter. This is one of the most important (and quite possibly, the most exciting) presidential election that most of us have ever experienced — please be a part of it. 

It's 12 am - officially November 4th!! Now, get some sleep, then GO VOTE!