My friend and fellow designer Marian Chiao has started a fun little project called Build Happy. She calls it a ‘graphic playground’ where designers are invited to participate in a variety of fun/quick design projects. With new curated assignments every week designers have free range to choose which projects they would like to participate in. I’ve done a few of the assignments myself and as fun as they are to make, the real treat is seeing how other designers take on each week’s challenge. Check out Build Happy and request an invitation to participate.

I recently worked on some style frames for Selena Gomez & The Scene’s new music video Naturally. She’s part of Disney’s League of Super Influential Teenage Pop Sensations. Kids, sell your soul to Disney, you can have all the overpriced churros and frozen bananas that you want. The video was directed by Chris Dooley at National Television. I’ll post some more style frames on the Works section of my page soon. Click here to watch.

Some photos from this past year. Hope all 5 of you who read my blog enjoy them. Happy New Year everybody. Stay classy for 2010. More pictures under the fold.

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Bobby Kim aka Big Phony will be playing a show tomorrow night at Joe’s Pub. If you’re in the New York area be sure to check it out. He’ll be opening for another musician Susie Suh. His new album “Kicking Punching Bags” is also due to release some time this month so stay tuned to his blog for the new stuff. Congrats Bobby.

A few months ago I was asked by Computer Arts Magazine to give a few tips on how to prepare/improve a portfolio for recently graduated art students. I’m not really much of an authority on anything but it was nice to see my name listed besides so many other talented designers/creatives. If you’d like to read the article and get some useful tips go check out Computer Arts Magazine, or click HERE.

I’ve added a few new projects to the Work section of my website including an older Zune HD project which has made me infamous over the internet amongst gadget goons. If you know then you know. Hope you enjoy.

Off to New York for the next two months. Will be back in California late November. I’ll do my best to blog about my NYC adventures so for all five of my blog readers stay tuned for some semi exciting times. Make it Santory time.

Congratulations to Sandee and Armor for being picked up by the online retailer Karmaloop. Go get your gear at Karmaloop today.

NATL has just finished a new spot for Discovery Channel’s “Sundays are Awesome”. I pitched on this project and very mildly helped with some of the production but all the real credit goes to Jeni Wamberg for her designs. Great job Wambergundy, you stay classy. Click here to view the animation.