• Toadcast is Good for your Soul

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    Are you the developing type? Do you love that code like it were your own brother? Then Metal Toad's, regular podcast, Toadcast, might be just what you're looking for. The Portland dev house has been doing a weekly web cast on all things development related for the past several months. They cover a range of topics (e-commerce, Drupal, etc.), but all of it surrounds the excellence of 0's and 1's. Take some time to give these a listen they're well done and super informative.

  • Magnna

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    Magna typeface from Carlos Trancoso on Vimeo.

    Here's a nice little documentary on the making of the typeface Magnna by Diogo Pisoeiro. We love the multiple cut aways to the letterforms being drawn by hand and constructed. If you're into type design and typography, this is definitely bookmark worthy.

  • Tuna Melt

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    A-Trak & Tommy Trash - Tuna Melt from Pomp&Clout on Vimeo.

    Given our earlier commercial with the iPhone dominos, we could not let this one pass us by as our follow up. The music video for Tuna Melt by A-Trak and Tommy Trash is phenomenal. This was obviously shot across a variety of takes, but the kinetic and domino work in this piece is amazing. All the kinetics work was done by The Kinetic King and directed by Ryan Staake. You can see a semi-complete credit list after the jump, and be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes video.

  • Get with the Classics

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    We're really liking these re-imagined book covers by Portland designer, Cassidy Hersey. We like the bold, contemporary design and visual direction she took these concept pieces. There's something very cool about re-designing a classic piece of work as an experiment to extend your range as a designer. Nice work.

  • 5 Domino

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    Here's an interesting concept video put together by San Francisco animation studio Aatma. The spot features 10,000 iPhones falling neatly in a variety of patterns. The CG iPhones' feature NFC (Near Field Communications), a technology that enables content to be passed from one iPhone to another. This iPhone video is imagined as a possible advertisement for the next iteration of the iPhone 5, which could feature the NFC technology. Neat concept.

  • Iggy Pop's Record Label Problems

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    Iggy Pop is hilarious. Check out this commercial for the new Stooges album, Ready to Die, coming out in late April. It's hard to stay true to your roots when you're pampered — apparently it's even harder when you're broke.

  • Who Are We Missing on the Portland Egotist?

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    We are digital explorers and and amateur archivists looking to bring you visually interesting work daily. We spend long hours combing through piles of work to bring you some of the most creative stuff we can find locally and beyond. But we know there are literally thousands of artists, musicians, boutique agencies and others who fly under our radar — but not under yours.

    So who are we missing? Do you know an awesome, unknown local agency we should highlight? Maybe you have friends who are creating amazing work as illustrators, designers, photographers, filmmakers or one of the other amazing creative fields. Well, pony up those names. Let's get the word out. People need to know. We're taking it on ourselves to tell the Portland creative story, and it's a monumental task.

    Drop us a line and share some of the work and people we haven't come across yet. We love to look at new work, so fire away.

  • The Argument

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    Finally a viable option for world piece &mdash' okay, maybe not. We always wondered if it might be dessert related. This spot was produced by ad agency, Taylor Strategy.

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