Baba Says It's Art

Save the Date!

Michelle — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:56:28 +0000

Adam and I finally created and sent out the save the date video for our upcoming wedding… three and a half months out!!! Special thanks to our good friend T-Burton for bringing his cinematographer magic with his RED Epic!

(To get the “movie trailer experience,” I highly recommend watching it full screen in HD)

Thank You card

Michelle — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:42:51 +0000

A thank you card I made today. Recycled “brown paper bag” exterior with hand cut out lettering (a laser cutter would have been ideal) that reveals the neon interior.

Birth Announcements

Michelle — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:02:34 +0000

Finally found the copy I kept for myself and photographed it! Double-sided card announcements I made for the birth of my nephew.

Fruit Ninjette!

Michelle — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:20:07 +0000

Adam and I play Fruit Ninja religiously. Before bed, waiting in lines, sitting on the… well… nevermind. We love it. So when we saw a video created by FinalCutKing that was featured on video game blogs, we had no option other than to team up with our favorite creatives (Zach and Paul) and make an epic response video. It was a quick and fun Wednesday evening shoot on a street corner that we stumbled upon in Kansas City. Adam and Zach directed/shot/edited, Paul helped us out with After Effects, and I starred in it and did the typography/graphics. Well done team!

Bedroom Design (if two things count as ‘design’…)

Michelle — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:05:32 +0000

No actual furniture yet, but here’s our new Marimekko duvet cover and Ikea Honefoss honeycomb mirror wall. It requires a ruler, a level, and a whole lot of patience…

Weekend Music Video Project

Michelle — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:32:19 +0000

A just-for-fun music video that we shot this weekend in the West Bottoms…

Welcome to Kansas City

Michelle — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:31:10 +0000

Adam and I have officially begun our adventure in Kansas City, Missouri. Wish us luck!

Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Michelle — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:50:38 +0000

We saw the original Cosmopolitan “just the right amount of wrong” commercial and decided to visit Vegas and stay at the hotel because it looked so awesome and edgy. It turns out that the majority of the commercial was shot on a set so we couldn’t even replicate the actual scenes… but regardless we had a blast and the hotel (from the giant digital wall art down to the Phaidon books, Jonathan Adler accents, and Piero Fornasetti wallpaper in the closet) was AMAZING!!!

Music: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club “Spread Your Love” and Blossom Dearie “Doop-Doo-De-Doop (A Doodlin’ Song)”

Indie Mixtape Project

Michelle — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:58:09 +0000

I have been making indie mixtapes (or cds rather) for a looong time. [SIDE NOTE: I initially started this blog in '08 to write about indie music] Anyway, this year I decided to make a design project of the effort and “publish” monthly mixes that I send to my followers (a small group of friends and family). The recycled cardboard cases have a magnetic closure and the featured bands listed on the back. The sets also have color-coordinated labels that correspond with the seasons.

CVS = Crazy Vucking Shoppers

Michelle — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:29:50 +0000

(a silly video that Adam and I made this weekend)

Just your average trip to CVS…

Music: Oh Land “We Turn It Up”