As many of you know, Not Made in China is my "side gig." By day, I'm a graphic designer at an architecture firm. No, I don't draw buildings, use CAD, have glasses or wear black turtlenecks everyday. But to give you a better idea of what I am up to M-F, I wanted to share this digital holiday greeting I got to create at work last month. Using stop animation photography, we filmed the creation of a laser cut poster I designed, and then used minute and half video as our New Years "card" for clients. It's projects like these that remind me why I do what I do.

Martin Luther THE King. I friggin love this scene. Coming to America, top ten movies of all time. I can probably rehearse about 80% of all the lines from this movie by heart. Eddie Murphy at his best.

The Dude on PBS's American Masters. I missed it last night, but it airs again in Charlotte Saturday at 8pm. Can't wait to see a documentary on this amazing actor, musician and artist. In the meantime, visit Jeff Bridges' website, it's pretty damn sweet.

Reasons this video rocks my socks:
1. Ok Go never disappoints 
2. Clever use of Ikea furniture
3. They use the trash cans like the old cupstacking sport that originated in my home town of Oceanside, Ca. 
4. Proceeds from video downloads go to ASPCA
5. Could the dogs be any cuter?
6. One f%^&ing take! Unbelievable. (it took 124 takes)

In case you missed it. Grover as the Old Spice dude.

For many, Star Wars is religion. 

As is the case for musician Jeremy Messersmith and animator Eric Power. Recently, Jeremy enlisted his friend Eric to make music video for his song Tatooine (a reference to the fictonal planet in Star Wars). Using stop animation filming, paper and key scenes from the original trilogy, Eric created the masterpiece above. 

This short clip from HBO's "Eastbound and Down" cracked me up! Thank you Kenny Powers for voicing the plight of graphic designers everywhere. Need more reasons to love this show? Well, it's written by a guy from Concord, NC, filmed in Wilmington, NC and set in Shelby, NC!  North Cackalacky Represent!