Porter Robinson “Language” music video directed by Jodeb.
With the third year of exhibiting at San Diego under our belt, we were proud to have our best year ever. The crowds were very responsive to the my new offerings and our stock of Simian Playing cards was depleted early on Saturday. We loved our new location at the end of the aisle and hope to make it our permanent home for the future. If you’ve never attended the event, it’s hard to describe the enormity of the exhibits hall. I’ve tried in the past to capture it with one photo, but it’s just too large. With so many sections representing different industries, the hall could be described as a country with individual states within. The Small Press area is certainly a world of its own with an seemingly endless well of creativity. The folks that inhabit it are passionate about what they do and eager to share with the world. I recorded the G-4 coverage of the event and, though I haven’t watched it through yet, I suspect as with previous years, Small Press didn’t make the cut among all the coverage of TV, film and other corporate giants. Truly a shame because that’s where so much of the inspiration springs forth. What follows is one last round of photos of various sections, some more fun costumes and a tribute to some new friends we had the pleasure of meeting in our area. Paperwork completed for 2013 and already anxious to return!
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Preview night was a big success for us, with lots of sales, visitors to the table and a potential wholesale deal in the works with a local company. What follows are a few shots on the floor moments before the thongs descended. Looking forward to our first full day of fun.
San Diego welcomed us with cool breezes in the upper 60s as we settled in. As preview night approaches, the ChetArt booth is set up and ready for the crowds. (Pictures soon to follow.) In the meantime I took a cautious stroll through the forklifts and mountains of unpacked boxes scattered throughout the exhibit hall to see what’s ahead for the next few days. Here’s a small sampling of pictures of the work in progress. Be sure to click on the pictures for a larger view.
Les Paysages by Jerónimo Rocha
Great tribute to Tim Burton from Alexandre Dubosc.
Happy Food short from Yum Yum.
Artist Dan Matutina creates a fun graphic series of hearts that combines famous foes.
Wonderful new animation from PES.
Fun interpretation of Homer’s favorite hangout by Tim Doyle. via Spoke
A Year of Sun animation for Persol sunglasses. Directed by Kevin Dart.
Visit the Type Books site for their fun organizational animation.
A wee bit of magic from Pixar. See the “Brave” trailer via It’s Art.
James Curran created his own version of opening credits for the Tin Tin movie, utilizing elements from each of the 24 books.
Wildly kinetic animation from the South Korean company Alfred Imageworks. See their Freestyle2 Street Basketball Game Cinematic via It’s Art.
