INSPIRATION

WEBSITE UPDATE!

so my site is slowly but surely being updated. some new work and some old. running on the cargo platform, which for me is great. simple to use, very visual, and i can pretend i know html and mess around with some css and java scripts! i can dig it. stop on by miltonun.com. thanks for taking the time to read/look around. best.

TARGET TO GO!

Target to Go wrapped up this past weekend in NYC, SF, and DC. I was fortunate enough to create the artwork for the event. Posters, bus station signs, subway floor signs, print ads, billboards, patterns, maps, collateral, and ultimately the logo seen here with Rachel Bilson. Kinda cool. It was a great event that raised not only great press for Target, but also over a million dollars for the Salvation Army. Win Win yalls. Check out the link over at Greyestghost: HERE.

Wise Words from a Wise Man

This one's for you Dave!

MANNY PACQUIAO

Amazing Fight! Amazing Fighter! Cotto is a solid boxer and man, but he couldn't keep up with the speed and agility of Pacquiao.

7 Belts in 7 different Divisions. That's crazy! Something exciting for the boxing world.

Congrats Manny!

TOO DOPE

I was wandering around youtube one day and found this guy Ebrahim. Amazing and Inspiring. Check him out. He's got a free download of his mixtape here: Eeb's Mind. Enjoy!

CLASSIC MATERIAL

Found this gem going through my old files. It's my momma. She is a crazy, amazing, and hilarious woman. Classic Material. Sorry for the neck bending, but definitely worth it! Enjoy folks.

Michael Jackson

Thanks Mike.

GREY SKIES: NEW LEAF

I was fortunate enough to create the artwork for this awesome little EP from Grey Skies.

The band is great, their music is awesome, I had a lot of fun doing this and you should definitely get a copy of this! Much thanks to the band!

FOUND TYPE TODAY

Some Type that I found today. Always inspiring.

4 MINUTE TYPEFACE

I had four minutes to burn between meetings, thought I would create a typeface that explored simplifying alphabetical characters through shape and mass.

ATELIER LA DURANCE: TRAVEL

I have a small obsession with travel bags and luggage in general. I am a fan of the classic suitcases of the 50's and 60's, and a lover of the gorgeous Hermes canvas/leather bags of past. An issue I always come across when traveling is: Do you go with a garment bag? A large Weekenderl? A modern suitcase; how does this choice differ from those I see in any other travelers hands? Not that I need to stand out, but I feel like I need to seperate myself a little bit (I don't want another black suitcase which I have to lift off the baggage claim to read the name to see if it's mine).

This bag is quite nice. If the craftsmanship is as good as their denim, which I'm sure it is, it must be amazing!

BEEF

I was walking to lunch and found this dope truck parked outside of the bbq spot down the block. That bull is as the homie would say: TASTY! (no pun intended)

Red Man, White Man, African Chief

I was fortunate enough to spend the day in wonderful Stillwater Minnesota yesterday. A pleasant location along the st. croix filled with sweet antiques and old awesomeness. Not many might know this, but I am a collector of racist americana. Toys, books, postcards, really whatever I can find. They represent a time in the US that was okay with these items being on the market, but also speak to how we have evolved culturally and how racial history through popular culture has influenced our perceptions of each other.

So, I didn't find anything that was too exciting (or it might have been too expensive). However, I found this sweet book that was published in 1960. An interesting book about educating children on race and color. The title itself is strangely stereotypical to me, but it also begs the question: Where are the asians and latino's? Asians have been in the US for hundreds of years, and descendants of Mexico occupied our southern portion of the country before settlers even came. That's just me being me though.

AMAZING

What an amazing fight! There was a lot of hype surrounding the new "pound for pound" champ Manny Pacquiao, but a lot of speculation as well if he deserved that title after beating Oscar De La Hoya with ease...Well, Manny Pacquiao lived up and exceeded the hype. Not only was his quickness and accuracy at a new level, the guy brought out a right hand that was just as deadly as his left. Despite having to get up in weight class to fight Hatton, the champ of his weight class, Pacquiao was masterful.

An exciting first round, where Pacquiao layed out Hatton twice, and then in the second with that vicious left that pushed Hatton's wig back, and knocked him out flat. Hat's off to Freddie Roach and Crew. CRAZY! Like Sil said "He's the asian Obama". I don't get it either, but..yeah. Mayweather?....Let's get it!

10 YEARS OF AESTHETIC APPARATUS

If you're in the MPLS today stop by the good folks of Aesthetic Apparatus and pick up some fresh posters from a great past 10 years. I'm not exactly sure what will be available, but these boys know how to make a poster...so anything you find should be fresh. Party in the evening too! Should be fun. See their work here:
AESTHETIC APPARATUS

LAYER TENNISS: THE PRESSURE VS. STIRMAN

So, the battle is underway and a few rounds have gone and thus far it looks like a good bout. For those who don't know what Layer Tennis is, it is a battle between two designers/artists responding to one anothers artwork. So, I draw something, pass it to you, you play with it, and we collab back and forth. Adam's response to Stirmans design made me laugh out loud. A fun battle. Peep it here:
Layer Tennis Battle

Stirmans version:


Adam's response:

FINALLY!

So finally it is here. I have updated my website with some new work. There should be some more work popping up soon, but I am pretty excited about finishing this round. New work for Chamilia is up and I have to say I am quite proud of the work it looks quite nice. Please feel free to click the "offical site" link to your right, or just click here: MILTONUN.COM



Packaging for Chamilia. Look for the May issues of Elle, Family Circle and Instyle magazines for my illustrated ads! Killer doood.

BEING SICK IS NO FUN...

but, I was able to catch up on some much needed Kung Fu movies and Donnie Yen's biographical film of the legendary Win Chun master Yip Man was amazing! Great joint! Definitely worth checking out. Check out the trailer:

THINKING ABOUT A NEW SPACE

The market is right (they say), our space is getting smaller (i think), maybe it's time to look into moving into a new space. Here's some inspiration.

NY POST....YOU ARE FUNNY...

It was only three months ago when we as a community of proud citizens declared that our nation would walk a new path. Using democracy with positivity and hope in our minds and hearts, and diminishing the corruption and darkness that politics had oppressed us with for so long. Voting not just about race, but in honesty and trust... something human. But the election is not the end all be all of the racial problems we face here in the US. Racism is still alive. You cannot kill the effects of 400 years of racism, dehumanization, slavery, and the depths of systematic racism in one presidential election. Welcome back to reality.

The cartoon below is a carbon copy of our visual history in the US. Memories that only a few months ago many felt had been defeated and were ready to let go. This cartoon is capable of accosting the memories of racist cartoons that existed only a few decades ago, and in many ways influenced generations to carry on the stereotypical notions of the work. This cartoon is in poor taste, created and published without any thought of the historical darkness that icons like this represent. Publicity good or bad is never bad, so the saying goes, yet, I would argue that images like this only acquiesce the notions of how black folks feel white america sees them, and other minority groups as well. There really isn't anything positive or witty in this image, if it's intentions were to be witty and draw parallels to the issue in connecticut I would say the artist failed horribly, as well as the NY post. It's a sad attempt.

I have another saying: opinions are like assholes, everyones got one. But, some weren't allowed that option to speak theirs either... this reminds me of that.

MILK

Go see it!

SAUL BASS IS AMAZING

Check out these amazing intro sequence for "Anatomy of a Murder" film, designed by Mr. Bass. JEESH!

PRESIDENT OBAMA

J's WITH A HEEL?

The new Jordan 2009 shoe is ugs! WT!? Since the Jordan XI's, the line has been disappointing. Final word: This shoe is gross.

TIMBO'S

Thought I would post these. These aren't your normal Timbs that are synonymous with east cost/hip hop clientele, but more in line with a "There Will Be Blood"/Billy The Kid crowd. These are dope nonetheless. I am in need of boots.

REMINISCING ON AMAZEMENT

These album covers, or cassette tape covers when I was a kid, had an amazing impact on me. In fact, all of the Jackson 5/Michael Jackson albums, cd's, tapes, records, t-shirts, books or whatever was precious to me. All the covers of their albums, especially michael's "Dangerous" Album which featured the artwork of the incomparable Mark Ryden and "Thriller", though simple (come on it's THRILLER!!) were fascinating and keep sakes to me. Here are some of the images I remember as a kid, which have shaped some of my thoughts on fashion, music, and even design.

sidenote: My brother got a perm because of the Thriller album! Khmer guys everywhere were getting perms because of Thriller. Also, if you see the jackets from the Thriller or Beat it videos..please, please send me a link! It's like the Jordan 11's..so special.

PAPER CUTS

Designed by a golf club designer (William Mills) in 1915 the so called “Mills Bomb” is a classic design; a grooved cast iron 'pineapple' with a central striker held by a close hand lever and secured with a pin. The Grenade was used by armed forces world wide.

via: PAPER WARS.

LOOKING FOR MY WORK?

You can find just images HERE.

EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT

I saw these and had to get them! What is more appetizing than having some dentures in your lemonade? Gorgeous.