Jeff Beer

Since … oh, at least 2003.

When Vice is Virtue

Posted on March 29, 2009 - Filed Under Advertising, Creativity | Leave a Comment

When Vice is Virtue
The kings of cool take on big brands
by jeff beer
When a trio of self-proclaimed drug addicts and welfare cheats from Montreal launched a free newsprint tabloid called Vice in 1996, they wanted nothing less than to change the way media portrayed and spoke to youth culture. Over the last decade, that tabloid [...]

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Harmony Korine’s New Target

Posted on March 29, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

Back in 1995, I saw Kids and it was the first flick I thought really showed what it was like (or felt like) to grow up in the 90s. While this year, The Wackness played the nostalgia card for the same era, Kids was, for obvious reasons, more of its moment, offering up the grittier [...]

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Feedbag 3.10.2009

Posted on March 11, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

The festival of links continues…
(originally published at Creativity)

Arkitip meets Dwell’s Kyle Blue
The always interesting Kitsune Noir serves up this fine lil’ interview with the design director at Dwell magazine, Kyle Blue. One more reason to keep mags alive.

Scanner + Sandwiches? Scanwiches!
If you’re a connoisseur of the sandwich arts, get ready for a mouth waterin’. This [...]

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Purchase Brothers Go Big with Half-Life

Posted on February 25, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

(Originally appeared on Creativity-Online.com)
Purchase Brothers Go Big with Half-Life
Young directors talk about their short film adaptation “Escape From City 17″ and more
by jeff beer
When’s the last time you spent $500? What was it on? Penny stocks? Designer clothes? Piano lessons? A since unused gym membership? Last week, the Purchase Brothers, a pair of young Toronto-based [...]

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Man on Wire Director to Walk Ad Tightrope

Posted on February 20, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

(Originally published on Creativity-Online.com. If you haven’t seen the film, be sure to check out the trailer.)
Man on Wire Director to Walk Ad Tigthrope
James Marsh, director of Oscar-nominated documentary, sets his sights on the commercial world.
by jeff beer
As director James Marsh navigates his way around all the pomp and celebration surrounding the 81st Academy Awards [...]

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From Creativity: Feedbag - 2.20.2009

Posted on February 20, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity | 1 Comment

Originally from Creativity-Online.com.

Go Girl!
When evolution just isn’t fast enough, sometimes you’ve got to grab the funnel by the horns and get things done yourself.

Sexy People take portraits
Somewhere — maybe it’s up on the wall in your grandma’s house, maybe it’s buried deep in an old shoebox underneath a pile of old yearbooks and a generous [...]

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Flex Your Head — Glen E. Friedman’s idealistic lens hits Los Angeles

Posted on February 19, 2009 - Filed Under Art, Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

Published in the February issue of Creativity. Read the official version here.

Glen E. Friedman
Photo Credit: Vida Dominguez-Friedman

If you grew up skateboarding or listening to punk rock and hip hop at any point in the late 20th century, chances are you’re familiar with Glen E. Friedman. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve definitely [...]

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From Creativity: Feedbag 2.12.2009

Posted on February 13, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

(originally from Creativity-Online.com)

FecalFace: Shawn Barber Interview
The fine folks at FecalFace serve up another solid nugget, this time in the form of an interview with painter/illustrator/tattooist Shawn Barber, including copious amounts of pics and video action.

JR in Kenya
Paris-based artist JR creates another stunner, this time for his 28 Millimetres: Women project. This installment takes him to [...]

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From Creativity: Feedbag 02.10.2009

Posted on February 11, 2009 - Filed Under Creativity | 1 Comment

Feedbag is a twice weekly item I put together on Creativity-Online.com that aims to point folks in the direction of interesting, inspiring and eclectic links around these here interwibbles.

The Shaq Twitter
Just when you thought it couldn’t get easier to like the guy (or at least read his endless library of quotes), Shaquille O’Neal goes and [...]

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Shepard Fairey Has A Posse

Posted on November 23, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment

Published in the November issue of Creativity. Read the official version here and if that floats your boat, you might want to check out this video interview with Fairey, too.
Shepard Fairey Has A Posse
Iconic artist straddles art and commerce with Studio Number One.
by jeff beer

A contemporary street art and culture crowd favorite for the last [...]

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