This is from a photo shoot Thursday promoting the JPL Zine Collection
Black Kids will appear on Yo Gabba Gabba this Monday, at 10:30 a.m. on Nickelodeon. It’s the season premiere, with Weird Al Yankovic, Sarah Silverman and us doing bits about The Circus.
You may have noticed my lack of posts last week and that’s partly due to a new role I’m assuming in the community. If you’ve followed Urban Jacksonville for any significant amount of time this announcement won’t surprise you.
Beginning in March I’ll start serving as a communications co-chair for the Jacksonville chapter of the AIGA. This is my official disclosure of my relationship with the AIGA. It’s not a paying position so anything I mention in regards to the AIGA is based strictly on my perception of value to you the reader.
Recent event The Morning Leak
My views on graphic design in the city are well documented. My 3 years in the Minneapolis design community and 3 years at nGen Works further solidified my views on how design can advance our community and add value to our businesses.
In my 20 predictions for 2010 I said “graphic design in the city will continue marching forward, elevate the city visually in ways we haven’t experienced.” When asked to explain this I happily obliged:
By having a strong visual community we present a visually unified face to people who may only experience Jacksonville through the media, billboards or logos we create. More…
I have about 15 different responsibilities and they circle back to getting the word out about AIGA’s events, philosophy and good deeds. I relish this position and it figures nicely into my personal and professional goals.
Me and current AIGA president and my homey Varick Rosete. Photo by Daniel Goncalves
AIGA Jacksonville was founded in January 1989. At the time, twenty people signed a petition to form a local AIGA chapter called “The North Florida Chapter of AIGA.†Twenty-one years later, AIGA Jacksonville boasts over 200 members – graphics designers, interactive designers, illustrators, copywriters, educators and design students, as well as professionals in related fields such as printing, prepress and photography – with goals of doubling membership within a few years as well as increasing activity and awareness.
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AIGA Jacksonville hosts a variety of programs throughout the year which emphasize both professional and educational development. Some events promote excellence in design, but all AIGA events offer both students and professionals a prime opportunity to network. Ultimately, AIGA Jacksonville strives to position Jacksonville as a leader in the field of design.
To find out more about the AIGA attend the upcoming I Love Design: House Industries Loves Letters. Rich Roat, co-founder of House Industries will be speaking.
Get in on the $1 raffle ticket action where you could win House’s Girard Blocks, PLINC Blocks or Neutraface Slab Blocks (pictured below) in our $1 Raffle. Posters and additional merchandise will also be on sale at the event.
2.18.10 @ 6:00pm at Modis Building
Tickets: $20/member, $30/non-member, $5/registered volunteers
More Events
» AIGA Jacksonville Gives Back: Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
» Pecha Kucha 8
The amazing Art Behind the Fridge boys contributed cover art to this Urban Jacksonville Mixtape. You won’t meet a nicer pair of dudes in the city. They’re always involved in the art community and we’re lucky to have them. Thanks to you Nick and Jim!
Download Urban Jacksonville Mixtape #13
If you like what you hear, you can get more tonight at First Friday’s in 5 Points. I’ll be DJing at Underbelly from 9 till close. Treehouse Yall! Nick Fresh will be there from 6-9 and there will be a show featuring art from the famous Jacksonvillian Jim Draper.
Credit: I’m Board IV from Tara Kane
Credit: I’m Board IV from Kicksluvme904
It was an epic FAIL to miss last night’s I’m Board IV. I heard it was awesome. Until next year! Here’s some footage from my friend Dennis, now let the rest of the photos and videos roll in!
I’m Board Art Show from Thought & Theory on Vimeo.
The Concept Design students at the Art Institute have been working on a JTA re-design project. The studente have re-envisioned the logo, the bus stop sign, bus wrap and bus stops.
You can see all of their work on the class blog.
The Springfield car was hype machine is revving back up
Silas Jones is probablly silently singing that O Jay’s song to him self: they smile up in your face, backstabbers. Last month Silas’ carwash was approved by the SPAR and now there are behind-the-scenes efforts to get the approval reversed by some on the SPAR board.
Many supporters of the carwash say this negatively impacts the development of the neighborhood by devoting energy to sqaushing a project instead of working with the business owner to help him push his project forward. At this point Silas Jones has spent about $400,000, according to some.
Abel Harding says Jaguars should market to women
Fogle Art Gallery to close
Lomax Lodge (aka Shantytown 2) to open on 2/15
Why Jacksonville Should Immediately Invest In Rail
Late Night Cookery with Bert Noshirt
Yes the uni-bomber did make an appearance at the LIVE Urban Jacksonville Weekly.
First some news to get out of the way. Monday February 1st on Urban Jacksonville Weekly we’ll have Kyle Lemstrom talk about his new San Marco gallery space SUPER WONDERFUL. The line-up for the first gallery show on Friday, February 12th is Tonya Lee, Jen Morgan, Dustin Harewood, Matt Allison, Clay Doran and Kyle Lemstrom.
Rendering: Springfield & Hogan’s Creek District. Compliments of Metro Jacksonville.
Urban Core Vision Plan to be Unveiled
Seeing these renderings makes me want to cry. It’s what Jacksonville can be if it realizes its potential. (via Metro Jacksonville)
Ed Ball Building – 1st Floor Training Room
214 N. Hogan St.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
5:30 – 7:30p.m.
LIVE Urban Jacksonville Weekly Part 1 from Joey Marchy
on Vimeo.
LIVE Urban Jacksonville Weekly Part 2 from Joey Marchy on Vimeo.
WAREHOUSE SHOW – Of Legend, Chicken & Whiskey, Bermuda (flyer)
Art Walk at the ZINE Library
Home Team Happy Hour – Young Professionals Supporting Sulzbacher
WINTER LIGHTS: 2010 on Friday, Jan.29th @ Endo Exo
HIP HOP HELL presents…A TRIBUTE TO DJ PREMIER
Undraped – Underbelly Grand Opening with Art by Jim Draper (Interview)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 5 PM to 7 PM
“For the past six months I have worked on a show of portraits. All information that I have deemed unnecessary has been removed. The result is an isolation and examination of the most important and expressive part of the human body: the head,†said Harewood. “The people I have chosen to draw have all fascinated me at one time or another. Some are well known celebrities while others are local artists, who in my opinion should be considered just as important,†added Harewood.
In a post early Tuesday morning, Tom P announced he will no longer be posting at JaxScene:
REAX made a decision to take everything online, and to move in a more national direction while still possibly publishing paper twice a year. I have always wanted to take advantage of their desire to grow so I can push the things I post about (bands, friends, clubs, artists, and culture) and expose them to a broader audience. This Friday the site REAX has been working on for the past three months is coming online. Once it launches I will be blogging over there instead of on JaxScene.
Good for you Tom! I’m glad to see you move on to bigger and better things. Your presence at JaxScene will be surely be missed, but now you have a louder megaphone to tell everyone about Jacksonville. Good luck and I’ll see you soon.
As a side note, JaxScene will continue to exist, just without Tom.
Quite a few of my 2009 predictions never panned out. I was way out in front on quite a few like:
The trolley will begin making daily runs into San Marco Square, with Hendricks Avenue being the preferred route over San Marco Blvd
I was much closer to home on items like:
There will be a resurgence in new local bands
I thought 2009 blew with city budget issues, national economy collapses and a downtown revitalization that appears to still be quite a few years off. Urban Jacksonville Weekly producer Jack Diablo had the opposite view in his look back at 2009 while Wacksonville says there will be no mercy in 2010.
On Monday’s Urban Jacksonville Weekly, we’ll debate whether 2009 was shit or awesome, talk about my 2009 predictions and look at some predictions for 2010. Join us at 9:30am.
photo credit: by Michael Conroy – AP
To the winners and runner up, call me at 294-4800 or email me at joeymarchy@gmail.com by 2:00pm so we can work out the details!
First Prize Best Overall Holly Goleski’s Kindergarten class » Watch
Tickets presented by Custom Signs and Holmes Stamp » Section 233 Row Q Seats 25 and 26
Second Prize Eric Peck’s I’m on Fiyaaaaa » Watch
Tickets presented by Gil Samson and Urban Jacksonville » Section 229 Row Z Seats 18 and 19
Third Prize Young No’s Go Hard (Jaguars Anthem) » Listen
Tickets presented by Wingard Creative » Section 414 Row BB
Runner Up Prize Patrick Donnell’s Football Shotgun » Watch
Prize presented by NUFSED Clothing » Duval Jaguars Shirt (Purple/Large). Note: The runner up is also the first alternate if someone does not pick up their tickets.
Honorable Mentions
Stompin’ Time by James Terrence Brown (listen)
Show your Jaguars spirit at the Colts game or the stadium party with your own Generation J t-shirt. How to win your free shirt: Text the word Jaguars to 724665. Keep our return text message and show it to us on your phone. Get more details here: Young Generation J loyal to the Jaguars
This is one of the most important things I can emphasis going into this game. EVERYONE WEAR TEAL ON THURSDAY. Work. School. Church. Home. Whatever. Let’s show some city spirit on Thursday with everyone wearing teal. DO IT!
Halftone Def Studios for the awesome jagsonville.com domain.
Varick Rosete for the awesome jagsonville.com web design.
