jump to page:
Grooveeffect Relaunch
It's been a long time since our last redesign, and a few weeks ago we finally launched the new look. Designed by Six, a UK based agency, and coded up by your very own new media whiz based in...
Posted by Sean on 06/25/08
Mozilla essentially DDoS'ed themselves with record attempt
As many of you probably know, June 17, 10am PST is the drop date for Firefox 3, and they're attempting a Guinness World Record of most downloads in one day as a kickoff promotion. I'm writing this at 10:11am...
Posted by Sean on 06/17/08
My home theater setup
UPDATE - June 9, 2008 It's been ages since I last updated this post, and a bit has changed since then. I decided it's about time I do so, as well as migrate it to the new site template and...
Posted by Sean on 06/09/08
Democratic Primary Votes by Demographic
This is an amazingly intuitive interactive chart from the NY Times that dynamically breaks down the votes by age, race, income, and gender for the Democratic primary. It's amazing to see how different we really are. The young, educated, wealthy,...
Posted by Sean on 06/05/08
A New Website Has Launched
Random Animal is a mutant digital agency life form whose mission, strategies, and methods are amorphous, adaptable, ingenious, and rapidly evolving. Random Animal does what is necessary for the survival and replication of itself and its host organisms. www.randomanimal.com...
Posted by Sean on 05/23/08
The Dumbing of America
My wife comes from a middle eastern background, with family from India, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. I've often asked her why - going beyond any cultural disposition toward such behavior - people in that region seem so angry and distrustful...
Posted by Sean on 05/15/08
Colleen Quen - San Francisco Fashion Designer
A documentary short about an up and coming San Francisco fashion designer during the weeks leading up to her headline appearance at San Francisco Fashion Week. Production Notes I came into this piece about halfway though production. Originally intended as...
Posted by Sean on 05/07/08
Monterey Bay State Aquarium
This place makes it almost too easy to get some cool shots. I like to hope my eye was good enough to capture some interesting angles, but the deep sea is so alien it's almost hard not to get some...
Posted by Sean on 04/15/08
Echelon Smart Cities
This video was produced for Echelon to showcase their technologies which manage power efficiency though entire power networks, from homes to large buildings to entire cities or power grids. Production Notes This video was produced through Atomic PR / Random...
Posted by Sean on 04/13/08
The Three Principles of Personal Finance
This video is part of a three-part series for Mint.com, a new online money management tool, featuring the company's founder and CEO, Aaron Patzer. Production Notes This video was produced through Atomic PR / Random Animal as a short-form video...
Posted by Sean on 04/13/08
Song of the moment: Stereolab - Fluorescences
Gotta say I love this song...just came across it a few days ago and have been looping it like a lunatic ever since. I know I'm 12 years late to the game with this song, but I figure it's worth...
Posted by Sean on 04/12/08
I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable
For the most part I try and avoid any source with overt political agendas - even when I might agree with them - but in today's ridiculously polarized climate it's kind of hard to avoid. I also try to avoid...
Posted by Sean on 03/28/08
My comment was chosen 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web
Didn't expect this, but my comment on a post dealing with the effect the internet has on reading habits was chosen as the 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web! In case you're not aware, Read Write Web is...
Posted by Sean on 03/18/08
Reaching the influencers of 'cool'
Can true 'cool' ever really be created? Short answer...no. The book Chasing Cool makes that pretty clear, and any 'cool kid' knows that they're a really tough target to reach. They look to their peers for definitions of cool, not...
Posted by Sean on 03/09/08
The Glam Writer's Den
A short edit for Glam Media showcasing their writer's den at the Library Hotel during New York Fashion Week 2008. Production Notes I helped guide the production of this somewhat in the sense that I gave advice as to what...
Posted by Sean on 02/15/08
Grooveeffect Relaunch
It's been a long time since our last redesign, and a few weeks ago we finally launched the new look. Designed by Six, a UK based agency, and coded up by your very own new media whiz based in...
Posted by Sean on 06/25/08
Mozilla essentially DDoS'ed themselves with record attempt
As many of you probably know, June 17, 10am PST is the drop date for Firefox 3, and they're attempting a Guinness World Record of most downloads in one day as a kickoff promotion. I'm writing this at 10:11am...
Posted by Sean on 06/17/08
My home theater setup
UPDATE - June 9, 2008 It's been ages since I last updated this post, and a bit has changed since then. I decided it's about time I do so, as well as migrate it to the new site template and...
Posted by Sean on 06/09/08
Democratic Primary Votes by Demographic
This is an amazingly intuitive interactive chart from the NY Times that dynamically breaks down the votes by age, race, income, and gender for the Democratic primary. It's amazing to see how different we really are. The young, educated, wealthy,...
Posted by Sean on 06/05/08
A New Website Has Launched
Random Animal is a mutant digital agency life form whose mission, strategies, and methods are amorphous, adaptable, ingenious, and rapidly evolving. Random Animal does what is necessary for the survival and replication of itself and its host organisms. www.randomanimal.com...
Posted by Sean on 05/23/08
The Dumbing of America
My wife comes from a middle eastern background, with family from India, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. I've often asked her why - going beyond any cultural disposition toward such behavior - people in that region seem so angry and distrustful...
Posted by Sean on 05/15/08
Colleen Quen - San Francisco Fashion Designer
A documentary short about an up and coming San Francisco fashion designer during the weeks leading up to her headline appearance at San Francisco Fashion Week. Production Notes I came into this piece about halfway though production. Originally intended as...
Posted by Sean on 05/07/08
Monterey Bay State Aquarium
This place makes it almost too easy to get some cool shots. I like to hope my eye was good enough to capture some interesting angles, but the deep sea is so alien it's almost hard not to get some...
Posted by Sean on 04/15/08
Echelon Smart Cities
This video was produced for Echelon to showcase their technologies which manage power efficiency though entire power networks, from homes to large buildings to entire cities or power grids. Production Notes This video was produced through Atomic PR / Random...
Posted by Sean on 04/13/08
The Three Principles of Personal Finance
This video is part of a three-part series for Mint.com, a new online money management tool, featuring the company's founder and CEO, Aaron Patzer. Production Notes This video was produced through Atomic PR / Random Animal as a short-form video...
Posted by Sean on 04/13/08
Song of the moment: Stereolab - Fluorescences
Gotta say I love this song...just came across it a few days ago and have been looping it like a lunatic ever since. I know I'm 12 years late to the game with this song, but I figure it's worth...
Posted by Sean on 04/12/08
I hate to get political, but in 2008 it's unavoidable
For the most part I try and avoid any source with overt political agendas - even when I might agree with them - but in today's ridiculously polarized climate it's kind of hard to avoid. I also try to avoid...
Posted by Sean on 03/28/08
My comment was chosen 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web
Didn't expect this, but my comment on a post dealing with the effect the internet has on reading habits was chosen as the 'Comment of the Day' on Read Write Web! In case you're not aware, Read Write Web is...
Posted by Sean on 03/18/08
Reaching the influencers of 'cool'
Can true 'cool' ever really be created? Short answer...no. The book Chasing Cool makes that pretty clear, and any 'cool kid' knows that they're a really tough target to reach. They look to their peers for definitions of cool, not...
Posted by Sean on 03/09/08
The Glam Writer's Den
A short edit for Glam Media showcasing their writer's den at the Library Hotel during New York Fashion Week 2008. Production Notes I helped guide the production of this somewhat in the sense that I gave advice as to what...
Posted by Sean on 02/15/08
