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success

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: personality

Where are the people who have made it and are out fulfilling their greater purpose? It feels like I could be one of these fortunate people. This is my work, I am here. My purpose is to take responsibility in art, and create art and live life to the fullest.



waking up in the morning

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: experience design

This is an experience I try to create every day. Depending on what all has taken place before, I may or may not be rested. I might be in warm flannel sheets during the winter. I might be getting a little sunrise hitting my face. There may be a feeling to go to the bathroom.
luxury [...]



acceptable

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: style

He’s indie, with some side burn, messy hair, cool sunglasses, attitude, interacting with others at another level, as others, not looking for lightweight acceptance.
Her with layers, exposing some skin, determined but soft eyes, flowing hair, wearing a little jewelry, not shut up, but quietly contemplating, singing, casually conversing.
Perhaps an occasional cigarette, coffee, and gilato. Not [...]



new web january

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Features

Just am thinking about the Flash Platform Game Technology Center. I hope it takes off and doesn’t linger around. I had fun playing bunnibunni. It is simple and has a lot of nice little touches that you get used to and makes the game worth playing for a little while, a nice casual game with [...]



new art january

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Features

The drawing is in progress. The ideas was to bounce ideas back and forth between hand and measurement, while working toward a surface that comes from repetition. Should be finished this month and I will get a better image of it courtesy of Tara.
Update: It is finished, here is an overall image and a few [...]



Output

By brooks • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

Creating digital and traditional art. For the past five years I have mainly been focused on digital projects – web design and interactive concepts with media teams, ad/design agencies, and universities. This is the core of design is casual.
Now, after a five year break from creating traditional art, I am making some new works in [...]



New Mexico for Year Two

By brooks • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

After the first year of operation in Bozeman, MT, design is casual has made a big move to Albuquerque, NM. Although super attached to Bozeman and the friends I have there, I have always wanted to expand into bigger markets and believe I have found one that I like.



new web july

By brooks • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Features

The Food Nerd is pretty cool, using web video to present family recipes.
I particularly enjoy this one for Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas:



new art july

By brooks • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: Features

I found this Egyptian 3d artist to be pretty cool. Nice stories Mohamed Abuyhia. View His portfolio with some other nice work, including a kitchen design idea, and middle eastern style interiors.



April Quick Post

By brooks • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: Lead Story

As usual, the month is almost over, so here is the quick post. I think I have some of the most social friends, they all beat me to the Facebook scene. I didn’t know what I was missing I guess. I have…