This is a recent project I completed for the Photography class I am taking. The project was for product photography, so I decided to experiment with some techniques I’ve seen floating around on Photoshop tutorials online. The main focus of these ads was to convey a “suspenseful energy”. Each ad spotlights an apex predator. I wanted to instill the feeling of being stalked and hunted before the final strike. At the same time, each ad conveys a cosmic energy reflecting the awesome power of each beast. Each ad is accompanied by the line, “Better. Faster. Stronger.“ I thought it was appropriate seeing that these are the attributes of an apex predator. And there is also a small play on the aesthetic presentation of Daft Punk and their song “Harder Better Faster.” This project is more experimentation than anything. You can check out the individual ads here.
For those who don’t know, I grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Not too many people make it up to Northern Ontario, so there are always questions and misconceptions that need to be cleared up. This video by Jordan Burnell shows the essence of Tbay. In a world saturated with rap videos depicting money, women and expensive cars; this video is what appeals to me. It’s honest, simple and Jordan let’s the lyrics run in the forefront to spotlight the city as much as he spotlights his own talents as a songwriter/performer. Jordan and I grew up in the same neighborhood, so I am really happy to see that he’s following his dreams and making moves. Thunder Bay has it’s own unique culture and anyone who has ever experienced the city will have a strong appreciation for this video.
It’s been a long time coming, but finally the new and improved gregdubeau.com is up and running. This new version is improved in every way imaginably including four new galleries, twitter feed, RSS feed and a built-in blog homepage. All the credit goes to the most talented Web Designer I know; Dan Robere who runs Frisson Creative out of Mississauga, Ontario. I sat down with Dan over the summer to go over ways to develop a web site based around a user-friendly updating system. He opened my eyes to the incredible powers of Wordpress. And now my entire web site functions based on “blog-like” posts. So go check out my site!
Five months ago I ended Blue & Orange Hours, which was my student blog I kept while attending Sheridan. After graduation I felt it was time to step away and gain some different perspective on life and art; hence, moving across the country to study Graphic Design at Vancouver Island University. Now this is the first blog post I’ve attempted in five months. So bare with me. I have a lot of updates coming soon about my move to British Columbia, my adventures in Design School and the new work that I’m creating. Time to get back on the horse!
And let me know what you think about the new site! I’m so happy to be back on the web! Big shout out to Dan Robere and his mad web design skills. I wouldn’t be back without his help.
