Creative Mornings

We're incredibly honored to be a part of the CreativeMornings community! Cincinnati is home to such creativity and passion and we can't wait to share that with the world. To everyone who we've met with to make this happen, thank you from our entire team.

I attended Cincinnati's 3rd Creative Mornings talk this morning, and it featured the super talented Chris Glass. He shared some very inspiring words about making a go of it in the creative world. Words that really hit home for me and my near future. More on that next week.

​CM is an amazing resource for Cincinnati and Ohio, and I'm proud to have played some small role in bringing it to town (I shot some of the Cincinnati beauty shots in the above video). If you haven't been to one already, be sure to check out next month's, which I believe is back at the 21C, coffee's free

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New Work :: Django Western Taco
​Django Western Taco Website Responsive

I'm a huge fan of tacos, braised meat, guacamole and pretty much everything else that comes along with Mexican inspired food. So when Django Western Taco asked me to design and build their website, it was a no-brainer. Then when they had me come in and photograph (and sample) their killer Tex-Mex, it only sweetened (spiced?) the deal. 

​We developed a simple one-page responsive site that puts the imagery and info up front. Next time you're in Northside, I highly recommend the Sheriff's Stone Bowl.

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​Django Western Taco Food Photography
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Travel :: New York City / Ann Hamilton's "the Event of a Thread"

Ann Hamilton's "the Event of a Thread"

Wife and I spent the New Year in New York, visiting some old pals. The highlight of the trip was seeing Ann Hamilton's installation at the Park Avenue Armory. It was a breathtaking piece that pulled you out of the Upper East Side and deposited you elsewhere. It ends this week, but if you're in New York and have time, by all means go see this.

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Top Tunes of 2012
This is something I like to do at the end of each year, cobble together my favorite tracks  from the last 12 months into a list of what I think was the best the year had to offer. It makes for a nice personal aural time capsule. You can give my picks a listen on Spotify by clicking  the link below. Happy New Year!


Grandman's Best of 2012 on Spotify
33 / Gun-Shy / GRIZZLY BEAR
32 / Chicken / WUSSY
31 / The Nights of Wine and Roses / JAPANDROIDS
30 / This Head I Hold / ELECTRIC GUEST
29 / Why I Cry / BEST COAST
28 / Feels Like We Only Go Backwards / TAME IMPALA
27 / Sixpack / JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD
26 / Mercy / KANYE WEST
25 / Heaven / THE WALKEMEN
24 / Changing World / NEW MULTITUDES
23 / Give it Away / ANDREW BIRD
22 / Yes Way / TANLINES
21 / About to Die / DIRTY PROJECTORS
20 / Time to Run / LORD HURON
19 / Parted Ways / HEARTLESS BASTARDS
18 / Yet Again / GRIZZLY BEAR
17 / Know Til Now / JIM JAMES
16 / Crush / SLEIGH BELLS
15 / Only Son of the Ladiesman / FATHER JOHN MISTY
14 / Dried Blood / SONNY & THE SUNSETS
13 / Terrified Eyes / CRAIG FINN
12 / Ungirthed / PURITY RING
11 / Losing You / SOLANGE
10 / Lonesome / DR. DOG
9 / Super Rich Kids / FRANK OCEAN
8 / Other People / BEACH HOUSE
7 / Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter / TITUS ANDRONICUS
6 / Is That Clear / NICK WATERHOUSE
5 / Bad Religion / FRANK OCEAN
4 / Oblivion / GRIMES
3 / Unto Caesar / DIRTY PROJECTORS
2 / The House that Heaven Built / JAPANDROIDS
1 / Make it Known / FOXYGEN

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Travel :: Elkhorn, Wisconsin

I spent this past weekend up in Wisconsin - Saturday in Madison, and Sunday in Elkhorn at a friend's lake house. We ate meat, drank beer, sat by the fire, and shot a bb gun... a lot. A perfect fall weekend.

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Announcing :: Land-Grant Brewing Company
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Big changes on the brewery front as Oval Brewing Co is now the Land-Grant Brewing Company. With the new name, obviously, comes a new graphic system. I've overhauled the logo and complimentary​ marks, and given the brewery an adaptable brand that still speaks to our core golden-era collegiate aesthetic.

You can read the full brand statement over at the website: landgrantbrewing.com. Look for a fully updated web experience soon.​

​In case you were wondering, the name-change came about as a result of a conflicting trademark with an international vodka distiller. 

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