tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46193539600647207222024-02-02T11:08:42.639-05:00the wizard of awesome1979-2023adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-37048710976107977482019-04-18T10:53:00.001-04:002019-09-12T01:50:26.826-04:00A Trip To Mount Phusi (Luang Prabang, Laos)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A video I edited together, using footage shot at Mount Phusi in Luang Prabang, Laos.</div>
adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-70226347339473139522019-03-01T23:56:00.000-05:002019-11-08T23:59:16.958-05:00KL Gin Jubilee Videos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
These are videos created for AirAsia's T360 Digital, about the 2016 KL Gin Jubilee. I edited the videos.
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-11753463774985999772019-02-27T10:57:00.000-05:002019-04-18T11:00:16.571-04:00Luang Prabang - Tak Bat Ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A video I edited, depicting the morning Tak Bat almsgiving ceremony in Luang Prabang, Laos.
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-35410038433483910432019-01-14T23:49:00.000-05:002019-11-09T00:36:30.649-05:00A "Kiasu" Guide to Kuala Lumpur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a video travel guide I created for T360 Digital back in 2016. The video stars Malaysian comedian Dr. Jason Leong. I managed the project, wrote the treatments, drew the storyboards, directed the performers and edited the videos.
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-34621230689389135402017-07-23T23:46:00.004-04:002017-07-23T23:46:35.579-04:00Nomad Farm logo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-70164218954825629222017-07-23T23:40:00.000-04:002019-11-09T00:06:46.460-05:00Details from Azarath title cardAs has been my habit for the last few years, I created an animation to go along with <a href="http://goo.gl/7AS4JZ" target="_blank">an interview I did for Dreams of Consciousness</a>. I spent a few weeks on the drawings for this, but the animation goes by so quickly that you can't see any of the detail.<br />
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The illustration is of the Haserot angel, a graveside monument with distinctive stains that look like tears. A crying angel seemed like an appropriate accompaniment for a death metal band..<br />
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<br />adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-2616219716151449312017-04-14T00:03:00.000-04:002019-11-09T00:05:45.658-05:00Redtix Motion Graphics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here are some motion graphics I created for AirAsia's Redtix website.
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-12176244516836548262014-12-08T00:18:00.003-05:002014-12-08T00:19:15.765-05:00HOPE AND CHOPPA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-59196797800218608042014-04-27T10:15:00.000-04:002014-04-27T11:00:17.537-04:00Grub<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uCOPlukDpj4?rel=0" width="450"></iframe>
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Here's a new animation piece I've been working on. I'm trying to get back into doing After Effects regularly. I haven't done any animation since <a href="http://chodega.blogspot.com/2013/04/hello-and-goodbye.html" target="_blank">the last Chodega piece</a> that went up last year. I've been working on this since the end of March; I probably could have done it in a few weeks, but my animation skills are rusty, and my attention kept getting pulled away by <a href="http://adriansol2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my metal blog</a> and <a href="http://adriansol2.blogspot.com/2014/04/mixtape-8-kylesa-interview.html" target="_blank">podcast</a>. <br />
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This piece was based on a recent <a href="http://adriansol.blogspot.com/2014/03/train-sketches-iv.html" target="_blank">train sketch</a>. I was thinking of a burger and fries, except instead of a burger it was this weird burnt mutant guy, and instead of fries it was a pile of worms. Then the mutant guy gets impaled by a kebab stick. The animation kind of directed itself.<br />
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I'm hoping to do a new animation every month from now on. Right now I'm drawing a blank as to what to do next, but no doubt it will be just as weird and gross. I realized while I was watching the finished video for the 1000th time that I'd probably be in a pretty good place career-wise if I wasn't pathologically hell-bent on alienating the "right" people and getting acclaim from the "wrong" people. All I know is when I'm gone <a href="http://adriansol.blogspot.com/2010/04/an-open-prayer-to-patron-saint-of-angry.html" target="_blank">I'd rather be hanging out with George Carlin</a> than Steve Jobs.adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-79164464555581023072013-08-28T01:49:00.002-04:002013-08-28T12:40:11.083-04:00Fowlkes Backtracks on AskrenAn exchange on 17:30 of this week's <a href="http://www.comainevent.com/co-main-event-podcast-episode-66-82713/" target="blank">Co-Main Event Podcast</a> inspired the following waste of good Adobe Suite software:<br />
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adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-78865173900686059112012-07-06T09:25:00.000-04:002013-06-02T22:51:59.705-04:00Horrorfest Flyers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Old flyers for my yearly horror movie marathons. Can't find the one from 2008, but it had Jason Voorhees on it and was pretty sweet.<br />
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UPDATE: Here it is. It was printed on gold paper, because ooooh, shiny.
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Bored of staring at code, decided to have some fun with the poster for the upcoming season of Breaking Bad. Nowhere near the ingenious pop culture riffing of <a href="http://www.moss.fm/" target="_blank">Olly Moss</a>, but it should tickle some message boards. Spread it on the interwebs kiddies!adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-88027366846019905252012-07-03T05:31:00.002-04:002012-07-03T05:31:25.539-04:00Updated Website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a week and a half of grappling with some very stubborn code, I'm happy to announce that my website is updated. I finally have my motion graphics/animation work on there, as well as an updated "concert photo" section. I also updated the look of this blog so that it fits together better with my main site.<br />
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Plus, I used a photo of myself in that Napalm Death hoodie that <a href="http://adriansol2.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-friends-starring-my-napalm-death.html" target="_blank">people seem to love</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.adriancamoens.com/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>.adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-10550613292566355792012-05-29T06:35:00.002-04:002012-05-29T06:35:45.641-04:00Scar Culture: Looking Back on the Good Old Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Better late than never: My buddy Pheroze wrote <a href="http://pheroze.com/tag/century-media-records/" target="_blank">a retrospective</a> on his band Scar Culture, which gave me my first professional work, and to this day my proudest moment. Wasn't sure whether to post this here or in my metal blog, but this is how I broke in as a designer/illustrator. Along with the CD cover/packaging, I also did a few shirts for the guys. Pheroze has since retired from the world of death metal screaming, but is still actively involved with music in his own eponymous project:<br />
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I was hoping to upload the original cover, but it's been lost in my constant moving back and forth between countries. Instead, here's the scaly reptile dude: <br />
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Here are the back prints for the shirts:<br />
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From sharing the CD racks with Rotting Christ to the NY Public Library...what a long strange trip it's been. </div>adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-86625883902418958182012-01-08T08:27:00.005-05:002012-01-08T08:38:29.564-05:00Gaiman cred<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCE9ofaXwoemeanUnBS7jnRnuV7Z9SaL1d3Thr3Gnhvo8fVdiN1dkVm4G94MmC898OJM91lNO9eICqgvU-FE3Wk_58Mm0YAHtDt_FQC1WNIXb1xujJdnB7APg5oTADEDAVxeN87dtUs2I/s1600/one+tuescover.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCE9ofaXwoemeanUnBS7jnRnuV7Z9SaL1d3Thr3Gnhvo8fVdiN1dkVm4G94MmC898OJM91lNO9eICqgvU-FE3Wk_58Mm0YAHtDt_FQC1WNIXb1xujJdnB7APg5oTADEDAVxeN87dtUs2I/s320/one+tuescover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695254726237447362" border="0" /></a><br />Before I left NYC, I helped out my former professor Floyd Hughes with the layout of <span style="font-style: italic;">One Tuesday Morning in September, </span>a 9/11 story written by (and from the perspective of) his then 9-year-old daughter. I just found out that none other than Mr. Neil Gaiman of <span style="font-style: italic;">Sandman</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">American Gods</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Coraline</span> fame <a href="http://scribe.twitter.com/neilhimself/status/113269583355461634">mentioned it on his twitter account</a>. Of course, my part in all this is pretty miniscule, but it's still pretty cool.<br /><br />You can view the book <a href="http://www.floydhughes.webs.com/">here</a>.adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-71706532253317402672011-08-18T20:53:00.000-04:002011-08-18T20:54:24.110-04:00Last House Party on the Left flyer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvg7Q7miz6AZKS6ed1-e6bzbY3o4lGV_QJmvZBLlRis5PlAIwCzjXZnH8Wyr5rywwtLLXErOjIpTpWDcFcgJzMaE3LO7W2uuMaBJIyIzfhoPANmGZAUY-sc5WCWWHd5NpGmuxjmKgmIE/s1600/Last+House+Party.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvg7Q7miz6AZKS6ed1-e6bzbY3o4lGV_QJmvZBLlRis5PlAIwCzjXZnH8Wyr5rywwtLLXErOjIpTpWDcFcgJzMaE3LO7W2uuMaBJIyIzfhoPANmGZAUY-sc5WCWWHd5NpGmuxjmKgmIE/s400/Last+House+Party.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642363991583754962" border="0" /></a>
<br />adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-14773262399393484652011-06-30T15:33:00.004-04:002012-01-21T11:24:27.905-05:00Hakka Tiger Kung Fu Book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRDSdryv7be-JvDQdgN6S9qfMsZ5XX5D3vTTH2QaITHCyRU35SVCRfLEjgxXZSGyBkcPgRC1QttG0zIOl2IraH7Stuq37gksIz_EPyxVRPPAKiR55kMtbMCvujDhx9AX6H5SuueEUHY/s1600/Hakka+Tiger+Fist.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdRDSdryv7be-JvDQdgN6S9qfMsZ5XX5D3vTTH2QaITHCyRU35SVCRfLEjgxXZSGyBkcPgRC1QttG0zIOl2IraH7Stuq37gksIz_EPyxVRPPAKiR55kMtbMCvujDhx9AX6H5SuueEUHY/s400/Hakka+Tiger+Fist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624098831997446690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a Kung Fu book I've been working on since the end of last year. I did about 600 interior illustrations, ploughing through 3 pads of tracing paper (and I don't know how many technical pens).<br /><br />The style is what I learned while living in Malaysia; James Lee was my instructor, and my closest friend while living there. It's no exaggeration to say that training with him kept me sane in a place where there were very few outlets for me. There are things I do for money, and there are things I do out of love; this book is the latter.<br /><br /><br /><a title="View Hakka Tiger Fist on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/59076229/Hakka-Tiger-Fist" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Hakka Tiger Fist</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/59076229/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-vlokfhewl3jcru0ltgs" ratio="1.58961038961039" id="doc_88326" frameborder="0" height="true" scrolling="no" width="100%"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();</script>adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-75045407140890337862011-06-29T15:09:00.005-04:002012-06-25T05:39:01.490-04:00BTR Interview about Chodega, take 2<br />
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Matt Lehtola from Break Thru Radio did a second interview with me about Chodega for BTR's Animation Week. You can listen to it <a href="http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?dj=djlatola&post=2712&blog=26&autoplay=1" target="blank">here</a>.adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-38867624538404153182011-06-07T18:26:00.005-04:002011-06-08T02:06:42.953-04:00Find The Future - Book for NYPL Centennial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbqBucQkBs7PQlNMkwTZKyTJiTIbYEV44KkvnuJ7J7EPgIdsoef0SLwlTkvOWJ9B62R3nNALvMQXE8G9R92tAJPOrOZtJRs0FtXEV-AwVa1UwLJslbFlSoSMM9HbgdLMcn4KK3kcbrBg/s640/P1140284.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbqBucQkBs7PQlNMkwTZKyTJiTIbYEV44KkvnuJ7J7EPgIdsoef0SLwlTkvOWJ9B62R3nNALvMQXE8G9R92tAJPOrOZtJRs0FtXEV-AwVa1UwLJslbFlSoSMM9HbgdLMcn4KK3kcbrBg/s640/P1140284.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoREJdztJkHewa_3m88oGULbSbQWYh9S7zjwjhIIxMZzEwx6B-iIyhx4kKWSTb1B1ANPrrKrnnJcQEjmCybBtgjOHUuh_QN9Q95g-R0AYSXoF7rU51_gtzK5NmnflZUx7Bh8OJD6GEjQ/s640/P1140279.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoREJdztJkHewa_3m88oGULbSbQWYh9S7zjwjhIIxMZzEwx6B-iIyhx4kKWSTb1B1ANPrrKrnnJcQEjmCybBtgjOHUuh_QN9Q95g-R0AYSXoF7rU51_gtzK5NmnflZUx7Bh8OJD6GEjQ/s640/P1140279.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJgokq_cmBdtpE0RTkL4bxaEv-lwNztl9_S9ZUbNnGbzpcrtv9ANnkp2GdQsOhYcj1S72v6IlIAo4-nHy0L_LfcT2RQYConSLLJaC558F4_TbwKbT_yMvUC3PdVI5wVdjgWoggI8DKJ8/s512/P1140274.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 512px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJgokq_cmBdtpE0RTkL4bxaEv-lwNztl9_S9ZUbNnGbzpcrtv9ANnkp2GdQsOhYcj1S72v6IlIAo4-nHy0L_LfcT2RQYConSLLJaC558F4_TbwKbT_yMvUC3PdVI5wVdjgWoggI8DKJ8/s512/P1140274.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOALRatJ7e-bM9o2QM-s6PkwSqKvbOlZOwpt0svBx7sWAohLFZMKn-jZnlQ9vTAkgkkkjXBXnmbLd69K445hIaZHxGtFrdMUAeugwZTfbeR37TKODK9ZvptJbgJeufjGwXGRmr4BFdH4/s640/P1140283.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOALRatJ7e-bM9o2QM-s6PkwSqKvbOlZOwpt0svBx7sWAohLFZMKn-jZnlQ9vTAkgkkkjXBXnmbLd69K445hIaZHxGtFrdMUAeugwZTfbeR37TKODK9ZvptJbgJeufjGwXGRmr4BFdH4/s640/P1140283.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Find the Future - book bound by Gavin Dovey @ <a href="http://www.paperdragonbooks.com/" target="blank">Paper Dragon Books</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://exhibitions.nypl.org/100/digital_fun/play_the_game" target="blank">The project</a> was part of the New York Public Library centennial.<br /><br />This book was a Herculean task, as I laid out 600+ pages in about 4 days; if there is a place in Valhalla for designers, then surely I've earned my seat at Odin's table.<br /><br />This was supposed to be finished in one night; unfortunately, I don't think I got past 70 pages by the original 6 AM deadline. However, <a href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/new_york_new_york/from_the_mixed-up_files_of_the_new_york_public_library_.php" target="blank">at least one observer</a> credited the Wizard of Awesome for "displaying tremendous grace under pressure."<br /><br />And I can now say I have a book in NYPL's special collection. Take that, David Carson.adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-63256882818010910522011-04-09T12:15:00.004-04:002015-12-07T08:48:48.855-05:00PEN Informational Brochures - 14inx8.5in (3-fold)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuXNr7_j20ZxoVlHh1pjVt3w1xHQ9mzjatWtxkh9mM49LrcSoEzBm-ewmbmwaLKyn9WKGeJrt3zlitiZlEvk_m653fbPXATCLnSsFizje9SPuZQHpz-tIZ-IBts1nYSsoM5m5E-sdGrA/s1600/2011+Informational+Brochure_to+print.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuXNr7_j20ZxoVlHh1pjVt3w1xHQ9mzjatWtxkh9mM49LrcSoEzBm-ewmbmwaLKyn9WKGeJrt3zlitiZlEvk_m653fbPXATCLnSsFizje9SPuZQHpz-tIZ-IBts1nYSsoM5m5E-sdGrA/s320/2011+Informational+Brochure_to+print.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593619706549128530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Reverse:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKPNSy5x92UuVgUDuRkg9uX36sfYS68UrzH_qNVFqX_MW9LRkgpK2oD0NAmsZnhz71_PHbXjN6r_Vvq1LnKsHagThDqWcLZSE0Q4-QglAZSUdsvIlcGmXIHDFIuK9iL4PnqctEGTCYdE/s1600/2011+Informational+Brochure_to+print2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNxMyMl9liJpzO-RrUO0yD6lfnJjFI02mzt1rpf9ezMzChEZ2nizknQDR-VF-R7sv6PBNMaYd3AQzc9k2cdQ_gX1jo_RwUJXget9bYIyYaJWeP5K4PyRyAm8CaMlN5IAodn4q9bCenKM/s320/2011+Informational+Brochure_yellow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593619708600318466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alternate covers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCxvrTYsGX8QqmiN69ksfHKHV4pDXThrmQFTCNinBcPB4qN5H3LpnWs57HrjOlqypZjqe-m3xookPUZ4crseYAxkJSLif6kgriMRaWYbB9aMv3uJy66g9NPNHRvfeTlwLotZzDGoZHO8/s1600/2011+Informational+Brochure_cover1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCxvrTYsGX8QqmiN69ksfHKHV4pDXThrmQFTCNinBcPB4qN5H3LpnWs57HrjOlqypZjqe-m3xookPUZ4crseYAxkJSLif6kgriMRaWYbB9aMv3uJy66g9NPNHRvfeTlwLotZzDGoZHO8/s320/2011+Informational+Brochure_cover1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593619714373772434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qy0yv28HTGK-NsUk_BcAzqz2wyAGJvSpAj-CUqMVZF2n9mv48W9155DWqEugW3S5DVS1acMHEMhh37MANNr1J3Qu-2Jnghhwdlbop16jxiQ-LYoJi1dGmf_L0Dwf9AdxSKcV1i24eZU/s1600/2011+Informational+Brochure_cover2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qy0yv28HTGK-NsUk_BcAzqz2wyAGJvSpAj-CUqMVZF2n9mv48W9155DWqEugW3S5DVS1acMHEMhh37MANNr1J3Qu-2Jnghhwdlbop16jxiQ-LYoJi1dGmf_L0Dwf9AdxSKcV1i24eZU/s320/2011+Informational+Brochure_cover2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593620462517938978" border="0" /></a>adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-51702335673239692772011-03-02T11:07:00.003-05:002011-03-02T11:16:07.952-05:00Interview for Break Thru Radio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.breakthruradio.com/userfiles/Image/InTheDen300.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 180px;" src="http://www.breakthruradio.com/userfiles/Image/InTheDen300.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Did an interview with Matt Lehtola and Phillip Nguyen of Break Thru Radio for their <span style="font-style: italic;">In the Den</span> segment. We started off talking about Chodega and then segued into Black History Month and all things related. They were kind enough to edit it so that I come off as a particularly thoughtful and witty podcast guest.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.breakthruradio.com/#/post/?dj=djlatola&post=1610&blog=26&autoplay=1" target="blank">Check it out here.</a>adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-50962175007427640532011-02-16T13:14:00.001-05:002015-12-07T08:48:48.853-05:00PEN Liu Xiabo Ad for the New School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KReoo2RFDBFquOXjxXUcUDXx00uWC57nodJbccmIDEPQ85_1cwi_gSG2q613Faen9VvhfnvOp4QHO76ExGTw3128FNvn-mhVYchCujOrjiKpgugJ4fi3K5DcQjH4exX_n5IWngOVXcA/s1600/LiuXiabo_colour_orig.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KReoo2RFDBFquOXjxXUcUDXx00uWC57nodJbccmIDEPQ85_1cwi_gSG2q613Faen9VvhfnvOp4QHO76ExGTw3128FNvn-mhVYchCujOrjiKpgugJ4fi3K5DcQjH4exX_n5IWngOVXcA/s320/LiuXiabo_colour_orig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574353277829009202" border="0" /></a>adriansolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338998667320425036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619353960064720722.post-10799810863342108502011-01-14T14:56:00.003-05:002015-12-07T08:48:48.828-05:00My PEN New Members/New Books Invites, in use!<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5349993645_096201ef0c_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5349993645_096201ef0c_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 500px; width: 333px;" /></a><br />
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