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Justin Griffith Design and Photography

You can occupy my every sigh, you can rent the space inside my mind, at least until the price become

About Me

    Break Yourself Gun Control

WHO: I'm a graphic designer, a photographer, a cultural filter.
I have a need to understand people and their motivations and directions, their success and their pain and suffering. I can't turn it off. Ever. I grow more eccentric by the day, which would be alarming except for the fact that I grow more grounded and purposeful as well. I can't wait to see how we all look in a year, two years, five years from now. That's exciting. Contrast.
CURRENTLY: Enjoy the ride. It doesn't last as long as you think it does. Except that it does.

ARTISTIC INFLUENCES: Veer.com catalogs, drum & bass music, cities, Bauhaus (the movement, not the band), movie opening credits, art magazines, urban and mechanical decay, Sasha and Digweed mix sets, James Nachtwey's photography, old issues of Funkworks and Grand Royal, psychedelics, Swiss design aesthetics, rave flyers, design books, video games, James Victore, photography magazines, fashion magazines, Paul Rand, other people's passions, 60's-era record covers, Technicolor, distortion, clean, minimal corporate branding, Stefan Sagmeister, Lithiumpicnic, Trent Reznor, Coffee shops, rain, little hipster chicks, old rock & roll, good wine, Fight Club, Inner City Life.
METHOD: Pursue that which makes you truly happy and fulfilled and everything else falls into place...but those first few steps are across a tightrope and suddenly you are out there on your own, poor, hungry, tired, and only hard work, dedication, and the right kind of eyes and ears will see you through. It's not for everyone.



My Interests

..Mainly, I'm interested in staying alive long enough to get out whatever "it" is inside me that's been pressing on the inside of my skull all these years. And NO it's not a tumor. As far as I know. Maybe I should look into that. I like a lot of things. Here are a few: rich, dark chocolate, coffee, and wine; clever advertising; small birds; nice ankles and hands on women; bamboo; being soaked by warm rain; a proper gin martini; romance; super smart little kids; clean sans-serif fonts; nerdy hip-hop; swearing used sparingly for added punctuation; music, music, and more music; reading in bars; strawberries; super-fine-point pens; fast cars; specific yet nonverbal communication; fast elevators; medium format cameras; self-awareness; bright, intelligent eyes; skydiving; the art and science of graphic design; art books and more art books, writing; mafia movies; photography; food; selecting communications mediums and punctuation style according to the tone of expression inherently conveyed by them; non-traditional printing techniques; the warrior spirit; breathing

I'd like to meet:

I like passionate people, unique people, people with goals, direction, FIRE. People with manners. Class. People who would do their job whether they were paid or not, who go out and find new experience wherever they can, people who READ, who love, who think. People who know their feelings and show them. Life is fun, boring, beautiful and tragic, but all of your experiences make you who you are.

Music:

.. Kosheen, Thievery Corporation, DJ Shadow, Enigma, Son of the Electric Ghost, Interpol, Hatiras, Led Zeppelin, Death Cab For Cutie, Ghostland Observatory, Common, Journey, She Wants Revenge, Infusion, The Faint, The Rapture, The Killers, Ice Cube, LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad, Coldplay, Das Ich, Immortal Technique, Kanye West, Dead Can Dance, Enigma, Portishead, Covenant, Assemblage 23, Apoptygma Berzerk, Erykah Badu, Colony 5, Lightfromadeadstar, NIN, Peanut Butter Wolf, Sade, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Grandmaster Flash, Dialated Peoples, Deep Dish, Dieselboy, Unkle, Evol Intent, Autechre, Massive Attack, Mozart, Miles Davis, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Lupe Fiasco, Rebirth Brass Band, Benny Benassi, John Digweed, Kraftwerk, DJ Shadow, VnV Nation, Saul Williams, JJ Flores, Sound Republic, The Postal Service, The Beatles, Underworld, Justice, Amy Winehouse, Modest Mouse, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Miguel Migs, Whitesnake, Metallica

My favorite album of all time is "Unlearn" by Psykosonik, played from start to finish in the right situation. If you have access to a dark room, a comfortable chair, and about 70 minutes, I highly recommend it.

Movies:

.. Dark Days, City of God, Band of Brothers, Donnie Darko, Across the Universe, War Photographer,BATTLE ROYALE, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Waking Life, Snatch, Pan's Labyrinth, Fight Club, AND MANY MORE!!

Television:

.. Sopranos, Sex and the City, House, Curb Your Enthusiasm, anything from the Discovery channels, Weeds, Heroes, King of Queens, Arrested Development, Scrubs, CSI, Robot Chicken, Wonder Showzen, Venture Brothers, Family Guy

Books:

.. I like books about graphic design and photography. I also like classic and not so classic 20th century literature. I like the usual stuff guys like me are into...Burroughs, Kerouac, Thompson, Bukowski, Hemingway, Mark Danielewski, left of center stuff. With books and information, I am like a shark, just swimming around, waiting for something new to devour. I know that sounds cheesy but it feels that way. Currently I am reading 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lighting by David Prakel, Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang and when I get stuck in the car, I read excerpts from Gonzo. Trivia: I PWN'd my first grade class big time when my teacher called my mother in to complain, yes complain, that I already knew how to read when I started her class. I guess I got Scout Finched. Yes, this was in the South too. Hell, I was reading the newspaper at 4, lady. You better ask someone.

Heroes:

..James Nachtwey, Adam Carolla, Hunter S Thompson, Teddy Roosevelt, Robert Capa, Martin Luther King, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Salvadore Dali, Auguste Rodin (One hell of a writer btw), Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, My grandfather, Miles Davis, Voltaire, Mozart, Abraham Lincoln, Horatio Alger, Aaron Burr (Superpimp of the millenium, though a complete and utter cad - Look him up)

My Blog

June Playlist

I'm not much for singles. Never really have been. I prefer to experience an artist's work as a whole. Soak it in. Some songs are made to sound better when placed in the context of the album format. Th...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:37:00 PST

Look what the internet threw up.

Just watch it. Don't shoot the messenger. ...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:25:00 PST

George Carlin’s Last Interview

This is a fantastic and revealing interview with George Carlin just ten days before his death. Speaking as someone who absolutely loves stand-up comedy, and specifically Carlin and artists like him, I...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:16:00 PST

George Carlin’s Last Interview

This is a fantastic and revealing interview with George Carlin just ten days before his death. Speaking as someone who absolutely loves stand-up comedy, and specifically Carlin and artists like him, I...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:16:00 PST

Immortal Technique: New album tomorrow!

Immortal Technique is arguably THE best lyricist in hip-hop today. His music is intense, raw, intelligent, true, and dangerous. His new album, "Third World" drops tomorrow, June 24th. It's available t...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:49:00 PST

Video: Gore endorses Obama. Great speech!!

Al Gore gave what was probably the best speech of his career last night in support of Barack Obama. It's nice to see that the Democrats have their shit together this time around, though I am not entir...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:57:00 PST

<3

These days, I find myself firmly in love and getting deeper every day. She's a wonderful match. She says and does the right things. She is beautiful, inside and out, through and through. Like me, she ...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:51:00 PST

Need a job? As in, mine?

My time here is drawing quickly to a close. I almost bolted back in the winter, but not doing it was only delaying the inevitable. I'm not sure that even a much higher paying job in this town would ke...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:00 PST

Yikes.

As one of the biggest opponents of celebrity and maybe more specifically, celebrity worship, I present the latest version of Amy Winehouse:Maybe it's time to take a second look at rehab....
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:18:00 PST

Traditional artists!

I am partnering with artwithinreach.net and providing scanning and photography services for physical art pieces so they can sell local work to the general public. I don't know about the selection proc...
Posted by Justin Griffith Design and Photography on Tue, 20 May 2008 02:49:00 PST