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Archive for January, 2008

Conservatory for Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Fringe Design was contracted by this popular family-owned coffee and tea spot in downtown Culver City to redesign the shop’s website and offer the ability to place bulk orders online. Governed by a sense of place and time, the new design incorporates the exotic with an Americana flavour that invites and welcomes visitors–much like the [...]

Fisherman

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Reel it in. Clip the line. This one’s a fighter. Beating fiercely against waves and the metal bit stuck in its lip, like a modern kid with rebel sensibilities. The old man reached over the edge and grabbed the wriggling flesh. Spines stung his nerveless palm. Life was like that.

Cloverfield

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 21, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

If you’re wondering what Cloverfield is to American film making, you must look no further than YouTube to find out. It is the quintessence of what I’d like to humbly suggest calling a “meme film,” that is, a genre of film that takes from, utilizes–and is utilized by–the common media, containing both references to popular [...]

Brief Respite

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

He stared at last year’s decorations. Lots had changed since…She had gone, for good this time, leaving him with the young one and a house payment. His hours had been cut back. The world spun, deliriously ignorant of his state. An infant cried somewhere. He thanked God it wasn’t his.

Massive Fringe Redesign

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 10, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Fringe is and has been undergoing a massive redesign over the last month. The purpose for this change is to focus on a complete branding and marketing of the Fringe name as more than a blog, but as a destination site that features all manner of content. The blog is now merely one aspect of [...]

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