Archive for May 2008

Genre Watch: The Brand Timeline Portrait

Posted to 400 Words News on the topic of OPP (Other People's Projects) on 26 May 2008, with 1 comment so far.

I’m always interested in a new way to tell a story, particularly one about the mundanities of life that I find so fascinating. So when my friend Deryck turned me on to a project started by blogger Jane at Dear Jane Sample, the advertising blog, I fell in love with it a little.

Inspired by Noah […]

Story: Autobiography of Patton

Posted to Stories on the topic of Autobiographies on 22 May 2008, with 7 comments so far.

by Patton Quinn—Age 28—Austin, TX
Age 0
• 29 January, 1980.
5:
• Find dead body at Cedar Creek Lake, Texas.
• Teach myself to do headstand.
7-9:
• Win 13 trophies in every handstand contest at gymnastics. (Mom eventually
chucks trophies.)
9:
• Dad shaves beard, I faint.
12:
• Form “Dumb Penis Gang” (DPG) with best lady friends:

Cassandra
Lynn
Anne
Courtney

13:
• Quit gymnastics, start diving.

Which Banner?

Posted to 400 Words News on 20 May 2008, with 5 comments so far.

Still working on the banner. Which do you prefer: The slightly less enigmatic one on the top, or the more balanced, less Photoshopped one on the bottom?

Spring: Now With More Pictures

Posted to 400 Words News on 19 May 2008, with no comments so far.

It was a rainy, dark Sunday in Brooklyn, and I sat in my new apartment, trying to address the mess that the 400 Words website has turned into.
I also spent a lot of time on Flickr looking for new banner ideas. Here are a couple of outtakes:

A green trailer in a green field in New […]