Kojiflak

A Dubstep Addiction

Trevor — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:58:48 +0000

I love bass. It gives me chills, makes my spine tingle, helps me concentrate and always seems to put my brain into overdrive. The only problem I had was it was so damn hard to find a good bass track! This all changed two months ago when I was informed that this style of music had a name. Dubstep. Now, I had always been familiar with drum and bass, and there are great drum and bass songs for sure, but many of them just didn’t strike that vibe with me that I found myself slowly becoming addicted to.

Enter dubstep. Wikipedia tells me that it is a genre of electronic dance music that started in London’s UK garage scene around the start of the of this century. It is distinguished by it’s 2-step rhythm, use of snares and a heavy emphasis on bass. I’m no music buff, but that sounds exactly like what I had been searching for. I’m not gonna get too much into the history of dubstep, but for those of you interested Wikipedia has a great article.

Over the last two months I have been exposed to an absolute shit-ton of dubstep (the reddit dubstep subreddit is great for this). I am still figuring out what I like, what I dislike and what I absolutely love. If anyone has some suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments.

Anyways, I’m going to leave you with some of my favorites – enjoy;

Noisia – Machine Gun (16BIT Remix)
Ed Solo – Age of Dub
Nero – This Way
Nero – Bad Trip
Suspicious Stench – Mega
Siren – Alive
Emalkay – Solid State

Inspiration: Marcus Eriksson

Trevor — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:34:36 +0000

Of all the years I have spent combing the internet for the best it has to offer, I’ve never come across someone quite as talented as Marcus Eriksson. I am particularly fond of his work for the Air Jordan brand, of which he has many examples in his portfolio.

Marcus is currently serving as Creative Director for the relatively new Academy, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Follow him on twitter @subdisc.

25 Beautiful Examples of Colour Photography

Trevor — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:59:56 +0000

Sure, we’ve been taking colour photographs since 1861, but these twenty-five artists go much further than simple colours. They take advantage of it in a way that is both beautiful and astounding, transforming an otherwise ordinary photo into a piece that captures your imagination with ease.

1. Masha Sedykh
[www.behance.net/Korphee] [www.flickr.com/photos/korphee]

2. Howard Schatz
[www.howardschatz.com]

3. Tim Navis
[www.navisphotography.com] [www.flickr.com/photos/navisphotography]

4. Mary Robinson
[www.flickr.com/photos/mryrbnsn]

5. Andrea Hübner
[www.flickr.com/photos/quadratiges] (Warning: NSFW)

6. Ville Varumo
[www.villefoto.com]

7. Haley Jane Samuelson
[www.haleyjsamuelson.com]

8. Ben Thomas
[www.ben-thomas.com]

9. Gemma Booth
[www.gemmabooth.com]

10. Joey Lawrence
[www.joeyl.com]

11. Olivia Frølich
[www.oliviafrolich.dk]

12. Marie Hochhaus
[www.mariehochhaus.de]

13. Bruno Dayan
[www.brunodayan.com] (Warning: NSFW)

14. Chris Floyd
[www.chrisfloyd.com]

15. Laurent Nivalle
[www.laurentnivalle.fr] [www.behance.net/Nivalle]

16. David Jordan Williams
[williamsstudio.zenfolio.com] [www.behance.net/WilliamsStudio]

17. Jakob Wagner
[www.jakobwagner.eu] [www.behance.net/JakobWagner]

18. Ibai Acevedo
[www.ibaiacevedo.com] [www.behance.net/Ibai_]

19. Thériault Jean-François
[www.artefakstudio.com] [www.behance.net/Artefakstudio]

20. Emanuele Nardoni
[www.behance.net/illele]

21. Kim Høltermand
[www.holtermand.dk] [www.behance.net/Holtermand]

22. Johnny Lucus
[www.behance.net/aquatictenenbaum]

23. Michael Bodiam
[www.michaelbodiam.com] [www.behance.net/MichaelBodiam]

24. Steffen Schulte-Lippern
[www.book-a-steve.de] [www.behance.net/steve-works]

25. Bagrad Badalian
[www.bagradbadalian.com] [www.behance.net/Bagrad] [bagrad.deviantart.com]

Fall Tour 2009

Trevor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:12:28 +0000

It is that time of year again! The 2009 Fall Tour kick’s off on October 16th in downtown Toronto. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, it is basically an amazing chance for any student in the digital media field to come down with a bunch of their buddies and take part in an entire day of studio-hopping. We get a rare chance to go into some of Toronto’s biggest, baddest and/or most kick-ass studios and agencies on a work day in order to see what its like to work there. Each studio prepares a presentation for the students which is followed by a question period and then a quick walk to the next stop on the tour. This is a great chance to get your name out there, ask questions and learn more about the industry you’re about to walk in to.

Stops on the tour this year include Organic, Blast Radius, Critical Mass, Oddly, Teehan+Lax and Amoebacorp to name a few.

Even with the Fall Tour rapidly expanding each year, there are only a limited number of seats! This year I believe the cut-off is 200 students, so get signed up! It’s free for God’s sake.

Don’t underestimate the Fall Tour. I went last year and not only did it help me network and even land a job at two agencies this past summer that I might not have gotten otherwise!

PS. That’s me who Josh Hirsch from Big Spaceship is throwing the T-shirt to at 5:42 of the video. I correctly answered what DUMBO stood for (their location in NY).

PSS. Isn’t that a hot logo? Haha.

Inspiration: Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic

Trevor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:57:02 +0000

Not only does Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic have one kick-ass name, he has the skills to back it up. I’ve seen the work of thousands of graphic artists and designers and and Aerosyn’s sense of design, art direction and execution are often on a level of their own. He is also a founding member of The Keystone Design Union, a global collective that consistently outputs some of the most stunning work in the industry (which makes sense, looking at their roster of professionals).

Inspiration: Fredrik Melby

Trevor — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:50:32 +0000

I came across the work of Fredrik Melby a few months ago on popular the popular creative professionals community Behance. He combines somewhat dark subject matter with outstanding typography and design sense to deliver crisp, moving imagery. Something everyone must experience.

Check his work out on his Behance or at http://www.anti-ink.com.

Inspiration: Hydro74

Trevor — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:58:17 +0000

Vector illustrations by Hydro74. www.hydro74.com

Hydro74, otherwise known as Joshua M. Smith, is one of the most talented illustrators I’ve ever come across. He combines his excellent drawing hand and artistic vision with his smooth vector skills in order to output some serious work. In fact, I just purchased his Wrath of the Norseman shirt to add to my Hydro74 collection.

Check him out at http://www.hydro74.com

Greetings from Mediasoldier

Trevor — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:17:44 +0000

And here it is.

I’ve finally gotten around to redesigning Mediasoldier and relaunching Kojiflak as my personal blog space. I’ve wanted to do this for some time now but was pretty bogged down as I was working at Organic this summer (a digital advertising agency in Toronto).

Organic, Inc. Toronto Exterior. Photo courtesy of Studio-Eleven, Flickr.

As time goes on, my intentions with this blog may change, but as it stands now I intend to use it as my playground and an interface to share inspiring work I find on the net.

In the meantime, please check out my portfolio at http://www.mediasoldier.net. I’ve gone with a nice Royal Green color which, I’m not gonna lie, I am coming quite fond of.

Thanks for dropping by,

- Trevor