Jordan!™ » Journal http://jordancanfly.com The Collected Works of Artist and Designer, Jordan!™ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sculpture “Flight Internal” on Display at The Gem Hotel http://jordancanfly.com/1025 http://jordancanfly.com/1025#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:31:18 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/?p=1025 The Gem Hotel

The Sculpture, “Flight internal,” is currently on display for a limited engagement at The Gem Hotel, 49 W. 36th Street in New York, NY 10018.
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]]> http://jordancanfly.com/1025/feed 0 Words as Shapes http://jordancanfly.com/826 http://jordancanfly.com/826#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:55:22 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/?p=826 What interests me most about type is the fact that words and letters are shapes. We see letters, arranged properly they form words, and those words connect us to ideas, but to me, they always remain shapes, and those shapes create relationships. In arranging type I often think of the letters and words as objects or people, that through their interaction create meaning. Not just in their immediate interpretation as words and ideas, but through the ways in which the shapes themselves interact.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/826/feed 0 Logos and Intros http://jordancanfly.com/817 http://jordancanfly.com/817#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:30:48 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/?p=817 I have always been interested in the “title sequence,” much in the same way that I became enamored with the “logo” ever since I first noticed the hidden arrow in the FedEx logo as a child. I remember there were TV shows that I would watch solely based on the power of their intros.

logos and intros amaze me. The life blood of an entire company or entity assessed, “succinct-ified” and expressed in a distinguishing mark, much like a good title sequence tells you all you need to know about what you are about to see, it establishes character relationships as well as tone. I believe there is a certain beauty in the act of expressing the true meaning of something unfettered by excess; I enjoy that concept as both creator and observer.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/817/feed 0 Jordan!™ Featured on Dexigner http://jordancanfly.com/771 http://jordancanfly.com/771#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:53:45 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/?p=771 An Arist on the Rise:
Beware the Pink Pants-er


His work blankets the city with the child like whimsy of a Keith Herring, and the staunch social relevance of a young Saul Bass.

If you have been in and around the New York City area this past summer then you have undoubtedly encountered his work.


He is, what some would call a ‘guerilla artist,’ leaving his calling card, the ‘Star Exclamation Point’ where he treads.
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]]> http://jordancanfly.com/771/feed 0 Star Child http://jordancanfly.com/360 http://jordancanfly.com/360#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:04:16 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=360

Star Child

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/360/feed 0 Welcome to the Future http://jordancanfly.com/404 http://jordancanfly.com/404#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:02:54 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=404

Welcome to the Future

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/404/feed 0 S.B.D. http://jordancanfly.com/396 http://jordancanfly.com/396#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:46:11 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=396

S.B.D.

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Untitled

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Untitled

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/392/feed 0 Stephora http://jordancanfly.com/389 http://jordancanfly.com/389#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:44:54 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=389

Stephora

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/389/feed 0 Line Cloud http://jordancanfly.com/384 http://jordancanfly.com/384#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:43:21 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=384

Line Cloud

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/384/feed 0 Modern Man? http://jordancanfly.com/382 http://jordancanfly.com/382#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:42:57 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=382

Modern Man?

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Untitled

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/380/feed 0 The Man E Faces of Jordan http://jordancanfly.com/398 http://jordancanfly.com/398#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:38:39 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=398

The Man E Faces of Jordan

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/398/feed 0 Ocean’s Eleven – Title Sequence http://jordancanfly.com/265 http://jordancanfly.com/265#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:00:56 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=265 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

A beautiful title sequence by Saul Bass.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/265/feed 0 Catch Me if You Can – Title Sequence http://jordancanfly.com/255 http://jordancanfly.com/255#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:43:14 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=255 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

Classically inspired, beautifully executed title sequence by Kuntzel+Deygas.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/255/feed 0 Moving Poetry http://jordancanfly.com/97 http://jordancanfly.com/97#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:32:24 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=97
A series of animated poetic interpretations, each inspired by a single word. Animation, music and audio by the Artist.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/97/feed 0 An Interview with Stefan Sagmeister http://jordancanfly.com/211 http://jordancanfly.com/211#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:54:03 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=211 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

An interview with Stefan Sagmeister where he talks about his thoughts and process.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/211/feed 0 Awake at 6:30am http://jordancanfly.com/126 http://jordancanfly.com/126#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:07:18 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=126 Insurmountable light
Bursting forth to reveal the day, born anew
Bathed in the sincerity of a thought made real
With assured foot, and cautious eye
Onward to the golden path

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/126/feed 0 Ship Without a Captain http://jordancanfly.com/113 http://jordancanfly.com/113#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:18:20 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=113 Alone, the Pirate stands on the boardwalk
To him a plank
Congested, hustled, bustled
Heart heavy and brow beaten; he carries the weight of his heart on his shoulders
And with quite dismay
He asks for the strength to endure but instead is ushered to the Captains wheel
Waves crash at the back of his throat
Drowning the truth
For this is the price he must pay for reaching out to the hand of dust and smoke, expecting stone
The wind lifts his head in solemn ascension
Wasted time was never more well spent

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/113/feed 0 Evangelion – Intro http://jordancanfly.com/819 http://jordancanfly.com/819#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:35:35 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/819 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン INTRO by GAINAX.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/819/feed 0 Salvador Dali on “What’s My Line?” http://jordancanfly.com/812 http://jordancanfly.com/812#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:53:03 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/812 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

Dali on the game show “What’s My Line.”

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/812/feed 0 Golden Eye – Title Sequence http://jordancanfly.com/808 http://jordancanfly.com/808#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:25:22 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/808 This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.

The intro as moving sculpture; the iconic Bond title sequence by Daniel Kleinman.

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/808/feed 0 Cineplex Odeon http://jordancanfly.com/91 http://jordancanfly.com/91#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:14:25 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=91 Diving into the ocean of the sky
Armed by the twin blades of doubt and certitude
She glides to the dance of creation
Missing every step, but staying in time
Circling walls of stone draw ever near
Hundred weight and penny pound
She is her own shield
Unwavering, and forged of tempered serenity
Fighting until the day she wins, or is won

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/91/feed 0 Bad Thai http://jordancanfly.com/135 http://jordancanfly.com/135#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:21:53 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=135 Talking to a man of circuitous verisimilitude
The hands of the clock close tight around my neck
A twelve course meal without flavor or substance
The appetizers, lukewarm and late
And this is only the beginning…

]]> http://jordancanfly.com/135/feed 0 The Ballad of Joseph http://jordancanfly.com/132 http://jordancanfly.com/132#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:02:58 +0000 admin http://jordancanfly.com/better/?p=132 With a hand dipped in moonlight
He walks by the waters edge to catch a glimpse of himself
Of sound mind, and electric body
He steps into the shadows
The refection now more real than the man
Echoing footsteps recall sounds of the dance
Forever etched into the sand, of diamond grain

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