#WatchingTimeWithCS
Last Friday we posted an open invitation to the design community. Challenging anyone to take part in #WatchingTimeWithCS.
The whole thing started with the KAJ Alessi watch by Karim Rashid and a little dog. It then turned into a community fueled initiative that is loved and liked by KARIM himself. We're overwhelmed with everyone's enthusiasm and design submissions. As more people continue to submit designs today. We want to share all the great work done over the weekend, and that KARIM LOVES ALL THE DOPE DESIGNS.
Monkey Watch, Monkey Do by Thom Doyle
Whale of a Time by Dayne Tanner
Time is Relative by Sean Missal
TickingTimeBomb quinlan draper
Time Flies by Elliot Raderman
Time is Irrelephant by Sean Miller
Kill Time by Frankie Vazquez
Koality Time by Mike Bolster
Juice Time by Tim Seward
Kitty Kaj by Matt Gill
Late for an important date White Rabbit by Maxence Derreumaux
Lunchtime by Kevin Hoffman
Slithery Seconds by Scotty Shu
Peaclock by Linda Jiang
Penguin by Bernice Rivera
Subtime by Nhan Thanh Mai
Soon to be Fossil by Mardis Bagley
Time Is Money by Connor Pelletier
TimeTraveler by Ed Cox Linda Jiang
KingKong by Andrew Edge
ADD TO THE KAJ COLLECTION
Last week we designed the WATCHDOG as an ironic tribute to the KAJ watch that was destroyed by our favorite dog MANDU. What remained is the watchface, so we designed this holder for it. Check out the project here.
Today, we ask all you amazing designers out there to design a version of your own. One of our buddies did the "Whale,of a time." We want to see what you come up with.
Download the watch CAD here. Comment or email us your designs as they come here.
One more thing. Here are a design criteria.
1. HAVE A FUCKING CLEVER NAME!!! that's all. HAVE FUN. LOVE CS BROS.
Good listening adam vida - "tomorrow land"
A beautiful piece from our friends Adam, Mikos, L and Sam. Give this a listen if you enjoy good ol' hip-hop and great story telling.
MUSE work in progress
talented or obsessed
"THERE'S NO TALENT HERE, THIS IS HARD WORK. THIS IS AN OBSESSION. TALENT DOES NOT EXIST, WE ARE ALL EQUAL AS HUMAN BEINGS. YOU COULD BE ANYONE IF YOU PUT IN THE TIME. YOU WILL REACH THE TOP, AND THAT IS THAT. I AM NOT TALENTED, I AM OBSESSED."
AF1 scribbles
PROGRESS
"FAILURE DEFEATS LOSERS BUT INSPIRES WINNERS."
If your drawings suck, keep drawing. If your renderings suck, keep rendering. If your projects suck, keep working.
Aimé LEON DORE: SHERPA HOODIE
Another beautiful piece from one of our favorite brands. Well worth the two month wait.
Break Bread DTL
Hopped into a rental and drove down to south to support the homie Keith Magruder's "Break Bread" show in LA. Here is a time-lapse of the whole weekend. Enjoy it. The show is up until March 13th make sure you head over to Think Tank Gallery to check out the work.
WIRED MAGAINZE: OUR SQUAD
my journey to playground
From flopping around aimlessly we learn to courageously crawl, then to stand, slowly to walk and finally to leap. In between these moments we fall tirelessly without much control, but it's okay, we're evolving.
Evolution is great, it means we're breaking habits and treading unfamiliar territory. Evolution is also frightening, and to some it's life or death - the beginning or end to ones career depending on the path they choose.
Last year Hoang and I took one of the the biggest leaps of our lives. We joined Playground.
Hoang had just left Amazon to join Matter as Principle and I had just filled a leadership role at Astro. Things were beyond exceptional, we were blessed and real comfortable. We both had no intentions of resignation for at least a few years; the ink of our promotion letters had barely dried. But it happened, somehow, some way.
It came in the form of an email: "do you guys want a unicorn-grade ID gig?" Who doesn't like unicorns? Who wouldn't read? So we did, and to be frank, it was a bigger deal than we had expected. Things were going exceptionally well with clients, so we didn't need another exotic pony. Our situation was as flawless as flawless could be.
To our parents we were idiots. With an ocean to sail, who in their right mind would abandon a perfectly fine ship for a pair of swimming fins? Us, I guess.
"A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner."
To be extremely honest, this imperative moment left me feeling more vulnerable than I had ever felt in my adult life. As a designer, I had seen a few places, but Astro remained my first and only love. These were the guys who rescued me from the assembly lines of Jamba Juice, put a pen in my hand and told me I was made to create. In the design world, things like this don't happen often, especially for a premature sophomore who'. The spark they saw in me was nurtured into a flame and that's why we became family.
Walking away from Astro meant submitting comfort, security and our house keys if things fall apart. It also meant rebuilding habits and taking on roles that brought shakes to my knees and sweat to my palms. I was truly scared again, for the first time in a very long time.
Interestingly enough, chasing discomfort was the reason why I left. As painful as failures are, and as stubborn as I am, I enjoy being a student. A student of everything. Some see evolution as age, I see it as wisdom, snowballing.
If questioned today about my decisions, my answer would be yes I made the right choice. Not everything I produce will be perfect, not every product I pitch will change lives, but I'm learning and I'm trying. Best of all, these last 6 months felt like I went straight from crawling to jumping!
Anh
Yesterday, Playground was featured on WIRED. Read more about our journey here.
Lioness Launch Party
We'd like to congratulate the Lioness team on this huge milestone. It's been an on going pleasure working and learning from you all about vibrators, it's mechanism, and the science behind orgasms. We're excited for your Indiegogo launch and its forward momentum.
Last nights launch party was a blast. Thanks for having us. Here are some pics.
The misconception of followers
Let me start off by clarifying. We are HUGE fans of Instagram and genuine believers of all social platforms alike. Without them, we wouldn't have had the opportunity to reach giants like Audi, BMW, Nike, Adidas, etc. So trust us, when we say we are HUGE fans, we really are.
Notoriety five years ago, meant creating an exceptional body of work, critique and refine; critique and refine; to finally post a web portfolio. A good artist received five to 10 views a day, a great artist 10 to 20 - and this took an overwhelming amount of physical effort.
Today, engagement is granular. Those five to ten viewers have become thousands to millions. Unlike Madison Square Garden, Instagram can not sell out and Twitter has no seating restraints. The internet has become our venue, and the couch, our stage. This is where the problem lies.
One's success is often gauged by the number of followers he/she has and this is the major misconception.
If not all, most of the time, you find people's tongues rolled out and jaws on the floor when they meet a person with 100k+ followers. We've been approached by people with 200-300k followers, who have never handled a single legal document, written a proposal or touched a contract. We've also worked with people who have less than a hundred followers who have changed the world in major ways.
At the end of the day, avoid verifying ones experience or worthiness against followers. Don't let crowd building derail you. Stay focused, keep learning, keep doing, keep killing! Real world experience, over everything.
Futurecraft Tailored Fibre by Adidas
If you're like us and find beauty in the process, this video is for you. Layers, weaves, textures and patterns. A work of art.
TIMBALAND IN THE HOUSE
Nothing but respect for Timb. This man musically shaped our generation and is responsible for some of the greatest artists of our time. Huge blessings to be able to sit down in one table and trade thoughts. The future is looking real bright.
Shout outs to the squad - @Playground.Global @Subpac
Lioness Progress
As we continue to design and develop the Lioness vibrator. I'd like to share photos of prototypes and progress. Here is an early 3d print of the Slice design. This is to test cavity volume, button and fitment. Enjoy.
The end.
The death of one sketchbook gives birth to another. Most pages are confidential, things I cannot legally share. Here are a few that I can!
NIKE FREE MERCURIAL SUPERFLY
Never leave Portland empty footed. Shout outs to the Nike fam.
Tackling Cinema 4D
We've always been an advocate for not falling into complacency. One way to avoid that is to continue to learn new things. Well, we're about to take on the bold task of learning Cinema 4d. Its capabilities are super attractive for both graphic and industrial design work we do. It'll be a long journey but we're excited none the less.
Starting with what we know best. Building a highly detailed pair of headphones, so when we start to animate its construction, every detail matters. We're done building the headphones. Next up is throwing it into Cinema.
