Return to Sender Magazine

Here’s the demo video for the first issue of the magazine....

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:23:00 -0500

Here’s the demo video for the first issue of the magazine. (I’d love to know what you think.)

And I also want to thank anyone who was kind enough to submit a story. I would not have had a magazine without the generous amounts of anonymous submissions I received.

Music: Ambivalence Avenue by Biblio

I will try to figure out a way to allow people to read the issue online, since it’s not available in the Apple Store quite yet.

Quick shot of the final prototype on the iPad. A demo video will...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:44:08 -0500

Quick shot of the final prototype on the iPad. A demo video will follow.

testing gifs

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:57:00 -0500

testing gifs

Ink swirl transition.

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:17:00 -0500

Ink swirl transition.

Testing a splatter effect transition for different stories...

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:00:00 -0500

Testing a splatter effect transition for different stories within the magazine.

Editing more surrealist photos to match some of the stories...

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:48:43 -0500

Editing more surrealist photos to match some of the stories I’ve collected. Photos were taken from the Field Museum archives on Flickr.

Photo

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:23:24 -0500

Different abstractions of the postmark circle with new logotype.

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:50:18 -0500

Different abstractions of the postmark circle with new logotype.

More styling exploration. Woodcut illustrations over my own...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:48:23 -0500

More styling exploration. Woodcut illustrations over my own photographs.

So the “Lost & Found” type was a bit to logo-y....

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:45:17 -0500

So the “Lost & Found” type was a bit to logo-y. And it looked like the name of the magazine was Lost & Found, which it isn’t.

I’ve been iterating the Return to Sender name to create a better logotype that fits the magazine. The last one is where I’m at now.

Main animation for opening sequence of the magazine.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:12:18 -0400

Main animation for opening sequence of the magazine.

And then they were combined, and actually turned out pretty...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:24:26 -0400

And then they were combined, and actually turned out pretty well.

Type on trees.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:22:38 -0400

Type on trees.

Oh hey, look at those nice logo explorations.

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:20:44 -0400

Oh hey, look at those nice logo explorations.

danseurs: (by Kara Krause)

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:34:59 -0400

danseurs:

(by Kara Krause)

What Happened to Film?

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:33:18 -0400

I found out today the CVS near me doesn’t process any kind of film anymore, and yet they have a bunch of kiosks to print digital pictures. It was kind of odd.

Anyways, I was collecting film from a bunch of my cheap, plastic cameras that I carry around with me to take random photos and suddenly became really intrigued by one of the central principles around film: you can’t see the pictures.

The main reason I still use my old cameras is because by the time I get my film developed, I’ve completely forgotten what pictures I took. It might sound corny and nostalgic, but there’s something genuinely exciting about reliving all those random moments.

I’d really like to capture that feeling. I’m not quite sure how I’ll go about it, but I think it has a potential for a visual narrative or type of interaction within my magazine.

Syndromes by Kristoffer Borgli & The Golden Filter

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:05:37 -0400

Syndromes by Kristoffer Borgli & The Golden Filter

Kent Visual by Gustav Johansson

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:31:04 -0400

Kent Visual by Gustav Johansson

Karl X Johan - Flames by Gustav Johansson

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:29:00 -0400

Karl X Johan - Flames

by Gustav Johansson

Tell a story.

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:55:25 -0400

I’m still collecting stories for my magazine. I’ve created 11 prompts of different kinds of stories I’m looking for. Anything you’d like to contribute would be greatly appreciated.

Check out the submission page here.