If Walls Could Talk. Timothy Goodman's Mural for the Ace Hotel, New York.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcbcOVcg7R3VR2cRtznpBsBhf0rGLGjXFWdi0aotpkv8zcvb3NBPByOGSK4yoCLdtkYWAZxVThgh0EyfCdHxxq8qZX1szy3tNGBpkPjYXgAYY33twmLlKrQnkiNHXAGBlLNFTuNAjJbQH/s1600/TG-mural14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644968339105096818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcbcOVcg7R3VR2cRtznpBsBhf0rGLGjXFWdi0aotpkv8zcvb3NBPByOGSK4yoCLdtkYWAZxVThgh0EyfCdHxxq8qZX1szy3tNGBpkPjYXgAYY33twmLlKrQnkiNHXAGBlLNFTuNAjJbQH/s400/TG-mural14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRLqNpIj7v95m0fw6R27CQrcv-xTvgeFe6-8bQWpWrRidN8D7smX_vye0PFYlHnvxtIsd6gh5TPL7p0KNkijE7zhBABybSE4yZSYl4TJTSmMDYPGwEg5s6GFHLUeo2sJBDepQGbMEa2te/s1600/TG-mural18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644966907222579106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRLqNpIj7v95m0fw6R27CQrcv-xTvgeFe6-8bQWpWrRidN8D7smX_vye0PFYlHnvxtIsd6gh5TPL7p0KNkijE7zhBABybSE4yZSYl4TJTSmMDYPGwEg5s6GFHLUeo2sJBDepQGbMEa2te/s400/TG-mural18.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />San Francisco multidisciplinary designer Timothy Goodman was among a small group of artists asked to contribute to the mural project for the Ace Hotels.<br /><br /><br /><br />The uber trendy hotel chain (whose rooms, I personally feel, look like college dorms) has locations in <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/newyork">New York</a>, <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/portland">Portland</a> and <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/palmsprings">Palm Springs</a>. Known for their appeal to the young and hip, the chain of hotels incorporates plenty of art, design, music and culture in their utilitarian-esque rooms and lobbies. They also have an association with the popular and fun <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/01/move-over-nike-target-rudys-barbershop.html">Rudy Barbershops.<br /><br /></a><br /><br />Timothy joined the ranks of other artists when he covered the walls of one smallish room in the latest <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/newyork">Ace Hotel NYC location</a> with 99 hand-drawn picture frames. Created with black paint markers and paint, he then filled them with images of facts, love, tidbits, items of interest and shout-outs to other folks to represent, in his own words, "the spontaneity and grit of the city."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2igfw8Rf3AJWNIbRneSEnPc80-0erW6bg9m4BKdJBQ-TUD3WPeM36I68rJ0HQQiuxNgAVmvMCDy06V8u-n5AUeaMDbDu8chZMxG_XUDB29Y9kC2MsineNa7OBJZ9x0P-1PmD7At_OG-W/s1600/TG-mural17.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644967719068076626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2igfw8Rf3AJWNIbRneSEnPc80-0erW6bg9m4BKdJBQ-TUD3WPeM36I68rJ0HQQiuxNgAVmvMCDy06V8u-n5AUeaMDbDu8chZMxG_XUDB29Y9kC2MsineNa7OBJZ9x0P-1PmD7At_OG-W/s400/TG-mural17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 375px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWvNmOJukf0kCZ3pZh-JHrJqJP29SSpUbj-d-05MnXN9VD5Ge-4C3Tcw6VcKy_qVsIGd41kRnVcGVpoQh6o-KrYvFGedkaxhLT85AL_yfVApRVW1h8gFk6s7IxarPry7CKHVBF96VG-7n/s1600/TG-mural4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644968064495716802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWvNmOJukf0kCZ3pZh-JHrJqJP29SSpUbj-d-05MnXN9VD5Ge-4C3Tcw6VcKy_qVsIGd41kRnVcGVpoQh6o-KrYvFGedkaxhLT85AL_yfVApRVW1h8gFk6s7IxarPry7CKHVBF96VG-7n/s400/TG-mural4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 526px; height: 406px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X-OFkctGymhmbN3odOG6lJNuy9pNibBPk2wOuDknMIa4rMg44siHiaC9wAzYwizX-MdreJLMer1jRS1r4cy3LgP-krD_roLqdbP3zdPymWexYEGHeJlze0w8BNwvVWBqqPzA08d5a8i1/s1600/TG-mural12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644968444574119698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X-OFkctGymhmbN3odOG6lJNuy9pNibBPk2wOuDknMIa4rMg44siHiaC9wAzYwizX-MdreJLMer1jRS1r4cy3LgP-krD_roLqdbP3zdPymWexYEGHeJlze0w8BNwvVWBqqPzA08d5a8i1/s400/TG-mural12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">above photographs by Mark Dye.</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Below are examples of various wall murals by other artists in the Ace Hotel, New York:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dZIA8TWr0Jk7n4Jy_jVlssHwv5NfgSQPY41hpRPxHk_D9AI8aW66UpCgwteFKHR93sejJdPReQtkN1WjSmZVrELijcDcCZ3aFG2-X-yPV7XaJr_GnW5lvbOm3eds5b-U1RUDXdxvyk_8/s1600/large-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644973715121045090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dZIA8TWr0Jk7n4Jy_jVlssHwv5NfgSQPY41hpRPxHk_D9AI8aW66UpCgwteFKHR93sejJdPReQtkN1WjSmZVrELijcDcCZ3aFG2-X-yPV7XaJr_GnW5lvbOm3eds5b-U1RUDXdxvyk_8/s400/large-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 321px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y11NmrhtkYEPabE0N3e46HPy-AWpLcW_yxNAjI3_RJ9CWJ1Wk2hNYIYPSTeNvM98zI_q1_0A6lMXwUX_FBckZKKNIzHV5iNvebuDn0Ss72gyj2UI2TDUrjPHf9qw0MZY1MXX6WPOgX73/s1600/medium-6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644972932296358050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y11NmrhtkYEPabE0N3e46HPy-AWpLcW_yxNAjI3_RJ9CWJ1Wk2hNYIYPSTeNvM98zI_q1_0A6lMXwUX_FBckZKKNIzHV5iNvebuDn0Ss72gyj2UI2TDUrjPHf9qw0MZY1MXX6WPOgX73/s400/medium-6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbgg7X0yODSGof9N7hWpjMP1vpLsVr-_8iplTu3nlOxd1mg9fZxBlSGJS4nVt66tYozafo6fF1Kl59d0OOI9XC0VCv1xrB2ionPkBS-EBxJmOlbCnU3iS7_IyPN7X8fU9n9KryRGLRBtL/s1600/small-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644972870110432946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbgg7X0yODSGof9N7hWpjMP1vpLsVr-_8iplTu3nlOxd1mg9fZxBlSGJS4nVt66tYozafo6fF1Kl59d0OOI9XC0VCv1xrB2ionPkBS-EBxJmOlbCnU3iS7_IyPN7X8fU9n9KryRGLRBtL/s400/small-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgA-SXz41boIYRB3QTe7s0wa3m2YXjk1NSFT7gccFdGpFY-LP-MNrlaMkfKE-2h9oxDn96UBdpvbpRwA2UckGV0APQREK6lUknenwgDDawusFBVBB52O3TxClS_6gim4wFJT1umzTvosSx/s1600/large-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644972800392393826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgA-SXz41boIYRB3QTe7s0wa3m2YXjk1NSFT7gccFdGpFY-LP-MNrlaMkfKE-2h9oxDn96UBdpvbpRwA2UckGV0APQREK6lUknenwgDDawusFBVBB52O3TxClS_6gim4wFJT1umzTvosSx/s400/large-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Timothy Goodman:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArdaStBFs_q-FESw1K19f0NNqsizqcVav1UOav2CmX-XbNa-3D6_XdYg1uMYbD4H_X225iturbs6vjZzm2a33dQ8F1MYp8px9gMvAVUd9L2DPyGCNsakb8hqrqWksKfR6lWDN8ZlI3GTz/s1600/133655_10150368464495525_779605524_16522494_459237_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644961281427391074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArdaStBFs_q-FESw1K19f0NNqsizqcVav1UOav2CmX-XbNa-3D6_XdYg1uMYbD4H_X225iturbs6vjZzm2a33dQ8F1MYp8px9gMvAVUd9L2DPyGCNsakb8hqrqWksKfR6lWDN8ZlI3GTz/s400/133655_10150368464495525_779605524_16522494_459237_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 632px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tgoodman.com/">Timothy's website</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blog.tgoodman.com/">Timothy's blog</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

If Walls Could Talk. Timothy Goodman's Mural for the Ace Hotel, New York.

San Francisco multidisciplinary designer Timothy Goodman was among a small group of artists asked to contribute to the mural project for the...

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New Ad Campaign For Sharpie Markers Features Talented Fans.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8VG883OdTiiooLNSY7Xq_1Jg9it38bp9IsWZAhDiRTi3uauaVGAkHonEljFb4I-D-r0xcXoVPk8NthA6WM9E628Zm1ue1C6viwOH9C3ej2YXNyrEhHl-ZgOSjui1YC8Ev4cELRbH1pc/s1600/Sharpie+campaign+hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634238991324172786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8VG883OdTiiooLNSY7Xq_1Jg9it38bp9IsWZAhDiRTi3uauaVGAkHonEljFb4I-D-r0xcXoVPk8NthA6WM9E628Zm1ue1C6viwOH9C3ej2YXNyrEhHl-ZgOSjui1YC8Ev4cELRbH1pc/s400/Sharpie+campaign+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><br />Four new print ads featuring some talented people who can wield a Sharpie marker like nobody's business is part of a new Back-To-School marketing campaign from the famous permanent marker brand. Sharpie<span style="font-size:78%;">®</span> has announced a makeover to its website, new product packaging, a new back-to-school product line-up, and launches its “Start with Sharpie” campaign – a multi-channel effort, the centerpiece of which is a series of national print and digital ads featuring some of Sharpie’s most passionate fans and their Sharpie® creations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuEf9FyXRsRqs7M6j0Slfq72VYK5y86gOZ_PcP8SMGWWyC8VXlf02yyPZcI2s3PW25HyGwacH-s0-ekv5UOr5nllvrWndi76yLPmFMtKfgfwjGB3qBANyaUxv_Oo2j9sEhzo6RNYQHeo/s1600/cheeming-300x247.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634234925046862882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuEf9FyXRsRqs7M6j0Slfq72VYK5y86gOZ_PcP8SMGWWyC8VXlf02yyPZcI2s3PW25HyGwacH-s0-ekv5UOr5nllvrWndi76yLPmFMtKfgfwjGB3qBANyaUxv_Oo2j9sEhzo6RNYQHeo/s400/cheeming-300x247.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 193px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyY8wgOw4bFiY84tLwVqXepevc1GFhLd_OtC2CPewe4C_gZmQk5j7ZhHsPXPkphQEHgLK_js50WfzJQNU7oEQ-RQ4Om8URqBoty_5X4dNcMKKa6OZ3OkEs_JiUOLgbSAcQgt4DRkMGgA/s1600/mark-rivard-300x199.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634235165223239362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOyY8wgOw4bFiY84tLwVqXepevc1GFhLd_OtC2CPewe4C_gZmQk5j7ZhHsPXPkphQEHgLK_js50WfzJQNU7oEQ-RQ4Om8URqBoty_5X4dNcMKKa6OZ3OkEs_JiUOLgbSAcQgt4DRkMGgA/s400/mark-rivard-300x199.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 192px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrQtAjAMY4JF7p1nt9SF2X9HIYqJQ2EPTO12Jh4ungd5tsq0JFAMD0e4QjFXKgVKxif1olnjf4cDlriqKkA9gnv2oJFsiOVtsCrff1bd4OyWHlNdgx_XyrMavAU8ekxFSDpI_8lLaOo4/s1600/MR-signing-1-300x213.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634235066143424738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrQtAjAMY4JF7p1nt9SF2X9HIYqJQ2EPTO12Jh4ungd5tsq0JFAMD0e4QjFXKgVKxif1olnjf4cDlriqKkA9gnv2oJFsiOVtsCrff1bd4OyWHlNdgx_XyrMavAU8ekxFSDpI_8lLaOo4/s400/MR-signing-1-300x213.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 186px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YL8sRmf-SYL7jLI9-ipd_H7QG2tNLwsPJvSMvT2iBN1Y9odGY_ZtxUW6q_0Y32TiB3U4QEtQvJMvjjRNOd0f6gnLjgVMViSjVucRbF2VNNoyJAD-27L308gnp1pDKIlE3C-doOsej4U/s1600/erica-studio-300x210.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634234999717467554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YL8sRmf-SYL7jLI9-ipd_H7QG2tNLwsPJvSMvT2iBN1Y9odGY_ZtxUW6q_0Y32TiB3U4QEtQvJMvjjRNOd0f6gnLjgVMViSjVucRbF2VNNoyJAD-27L308gnp1pDKIlE3C-doOsej4U/s400/erica-studio-300x210.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 185px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">clockwise from top left: Cheeming Booey, Mark Rivard, Marirose Weldon and Erica Domesek</span></span><br /><br />With nearly two-million fans on Facebook and an active roster of advocates known as the Sharpie Squad, Sharpie didn’t have to look far to find candidates to appear in the ads. Ultimately, the brand selected three Sharpie Squad members, along with a newcomer, teen singer and songwriter Marirose Weldon, who uses Sharpie Liquid Pencils to write her lyrics.<br /><br />Each Sharpie fan appears in one of four unique print ads, along with the project they started with Sharpie:<br /><br />• <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheeming Boey</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzJ7SGNkMhnukLdBQXlAoDwb9zcP8NkTBjf72kZeRt4kvRPWwaE_S9P-pN5ibydmMUK-S5gHQ-qNvRf9yrjvhkRHgQ69shIYl-ScvhkzaRV4N1u0eTRlRX8Ggcn6RDeXxtzcQATIuKkY/s1600/Sharpie+cups+cu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634212557349950354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzJ7SGNkMhnukLdBQXlAoDwb9zcP8NkTBjf72kZeRt4kvRPWwaE_S9P-pN5ibydmMUK-S5gHQ-qNvRf9yrjvhkRHgQ69shIYl-ScvhkzaRV4N1u0eTRlRX8Ggcn6RDeXxtzcQATIuKkY/s400/Sharpie+cups+cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 504px;" /></a><br /><br />Known as the “coffee cup artist,” Cheeming’s work has been displayed in galleries nationwide. In his ad, Cheeming demonstrates how a Sharpie Pen and a simple paper cup can be combined to create something truly inspiring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC2xaeR0rVEFyB1hXNrI7ylwtPeGxvR2vit_kLCpgMM3kwt94YevLQz_zAcj2_BS75UrMpcX12TuHlyUG2FPPW8MoOH8l2MoqlOu-4ZfzqcxXggs5Mdzy7wMEQxay2svL-Gdu7B4p1RM/s1600/cheeming+booey.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634212479648995218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC2xaeR0rVEFyB1hXNrI7ylwtPeGxvR2vit_kLCpgMM3kwt94YevLQz_zAcj2_BS75UrMpcX12TuHlyUG2FPPW8MoOH8l2MoqlOu-4ZfzqcxXggs5Mdzy7wMEQxay2svL-Gdu7B4p1RM/s400/cheeming+booey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 362px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmWWj6EFySTfr39jdnjP61R4HmsRZH_mqEqPfiuiBCUszaJERukz4Lx9pTPBzsdM0Nkeg3zlCANVr3cfKtbSPmNomZAnLaHZFcrZ9J9go5V5YgE-71JRStITorrkQQSEGkB7I6O8r8wk/s1600/Sharpie+cup+ad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634209177134196418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmWWj6EFySTfr39jdnjP61R4HmsRZH_mqEqPfiuiBCUszaJERukz4Lx9pTPBzsdM0Nkeg3zlCANVr3cfKtbSPmNomZAnLaHZFcrZ9J9go5V5YgE-71JRStITorrkQQSEGkB7I6O8r8wk/s400/Sharpie+cup+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gWjAd1so2GA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br />• <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Rivard</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRouJ2KUec3cae6IG2YPkbYWZUl1xfOWczj-QY49ooh-mRnsCcPwwGezbAMeWWmPiPydNdPFwEPaPfg-lPWTs9YbY0-jncRa29CMu1rtJ8v7vyYOgG3zxg269gWmNXoAbW_hDKPZxeoQ/s1600/skateboard+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634212129801915986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRouJ2KUec3cae6IG2YPkbYWZUl1xfOWczj-QY49ooh-mRnsCcPwwGezbAMeWWmPiPydNdPFwEPaPfg-lPWTs9YbY0-jncRa29CMu1rtJ8v7vyYOgG3zxg269gWmNXoAbW_hDKPZxeoQ/s400/skateboard+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 387px;" /></a><br /><br />Using skateboards as his canvas, Mark’s designs have appeared in sports commercials and galleries worldwide. Mark demonstrates how he uses Sharpie Mini markers to create coveted custom boards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZNUJ_Frq1o_nzVX-XqToQbPrIlrNIvYyfYa4d6wOkbeogYs9hQ5xVBzOEw49Cu-fr4Bh8v4yuv1FlvkzJP79vhK8abqvSK3f0bdqEBnomTjVuFpQTMnZdQT_VAnyN2dMiT1dlPUlNFo/s1600/Mark+rivard.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634212200705533218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZNUJ_Frq1o_nzVX-XqToQbPrIlrNIvYyfYa4d6wOkbeogYs9hQ5xVBzOEw49Cu-fr4Bh8v4yuv1FlvkzJP79vhK8abqvSK3f0bdqEBnomTjVuFpQTMnZdQT_VAnyN2dMiT1dlPUlNFo/s400/Mark+rivard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 345px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPF0OkbbV6TwiIgJKmg0mJ5qobkLGYAMjYn4wn9Auoap0j0tlSTib9beF4TCel3OMbm8_jSuW6ZYreDYkuWz_AfZVx1IFR5UpYK4YVmDE7QD8uzhSiP3Hc84bdWRliv3MedcpHT5cLG0/s1600/Sharpie+skateboard+ad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634208652499166594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPF0OkbbV6TwiIgJKmg0mJ5qobkLGYAMjYn4wn9Auoap0j0tlSTib9beF4TCel3OMbm8_jSuW6ZYreDYkuWz_AfZVx1IFR5UpYK4YVmDE7QD8uzhSiP3Hc84bdWRliv3MedcpHT5cLG0/s400/Sharpie+skateboard+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 346px;" /></a><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QFf4ROErEhg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />• <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marirose Weldon</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicycC48dtobO5BltCRhzjL8AUP8Sw2qIQ7TZJxg4xDb0qSh2TkFPZfeOJ0tnw09eNnpjcNqBX8Iag6RzCSfUfprJUqMLQSU7dPAUOsjMQ8w-zmJDFdwDhDdpvIRufsH-oUTv4duxKmKYg/s1600/journal-cu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634212970751098754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicycC48dtobO5BltCRhzjL8AUP8Sw2qIQ7TZJxg4xDb0qSh2TkFPZfeOJ0tnw09eNnpjcNqBX8Iag6RzCSfUfprJUqMLQSU7dPAUOsjMQ8w-zmJDFdwDhDdpvIRufsH-oUTv4duxKmKYg/s400/journal-cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 489px;" /></a><br /><br />At just 16-years-old, Marirose is already penning a name for herself in the music business with the recent release of her debut single, “I Want Love.” Marirose uses Sharpie Liquid Pencils to craft lyrics she hopes will propel her career to the next level.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzedTxjGIeqcNN2N9OQDmmmvd95lN7rVIJXyb0-QqRtdsDelBxYLEOw5y5QWnbiD-IEmDfBgT2bmELq0ONjEriXp6FcilioC91ztRsMHNYS-Fkhi3iHjjtXK9JHy6xYyAt8i9_QyIHsw/s1600/marirose.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634213042093920050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzedTxjGIeqcNN2N9OQDmmmvd95lN7rVIJXyb0-QqRtdsDelBxYLEOw5y5QWnbiD-IEmDfBgT2bmELq0ONjEriXp6FcilioC91ztRsMHNYS-Fkhi3iHjjtXK9JHy6xYyAt8i9_QyIHsw/s400/marirose.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 350px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCyFsPuD6dpacDWE26bajMiK8YH_y6T24MsqDDzmlHwmC4qVLbMThAP8qsm3Zl5UVJQKjGhxcizP-pqfW09IMVYMHJc1HpnlnbQ6vawP_eiUHqRoHZsms8sNngEXf60Bn9OM3dFXIxVw/s1600/Sharpie+journal+ad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634209072639547874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCyFsPuD6dpacDWE26bajMiK8YH_y6T24MsqDDzmlHwmC4qVLbMThAP8qsm3Zl5UVJQKjGhxcizP-pqfW09IMVYMHJc1HpnlnbQ6vawP_eiUHqRoHZsms8sNngEXf60Bn9OM3dFXIxVw/s400/Sharpie+journal+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R34TX0bVHMs?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />• <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Erica Domesek</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcPEnT9GXmFEAamR1C_jKOnI8OAMGpzfQAoCCLIPE5DE9S50tnAc6YRLUo4rl3hGmxZvQFvIm-YyJdTTAh36GPMLvxxgsMyA-t62zg3ihVfbCC68PKuOye6aBrq7bcfyROK-C3XgEE-A/s1600/erica+domesek+purse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634213479576986626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcPEnT9GXmFEAamR1C_jKOnI8OAMGpzfQAoCCLIPE5DE9S50tnAc6YRLUo4rl3hGmxZvQFvIm-YyJdTTAh36GPMLvxxgsMyA-t62zg3ihVfbCC68PKuOye6aBrq7bcfyROK-C3XgEE-A/s400/erica+domesek+purse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 475px;" /></a><br /><br />DIY expert, author and creator of P.S.- I Made This, Erica’s creations are inspired by some of the biggest names in fashion. She has been featured in top entertainment and fashion media, and both her website and her book feature several Sharpie DIY projects. In her Sharpie ad, Erica breathes new life into a standard-issue pencil case using new Stained by Sharpie™ fabric markers to create a chic purse.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVdRydzY1asT8YWdp3Gkvpo3CJblRJRZvG3ctw3lcB5Fo5PFnclMQyAgih6wTDkeuD8k4eoYmnB4aFVtQf25npC0aVPPVX36Z8ayPdPqWFaQh-KvXlDUubcPtpZonddPgAPMER5VrenA/s1600/erica.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634213385224808290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVdRydzY1asT8YWdp3Gkvpo3CJblRJRZvG3ctw3lcB5Fo5PFnclMQyAgih6wTDkeuD8k4eoYmnB4aFVtQf25npC0aVPPVX36Z8ayPdPqWFaQh-KvXlDUubcPtpZonddPgAPMER5VrenA/s400/erica.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 351px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhh7CUFhtQWOccnkwX_n_CO1VelIYgWs9XsbnJMhl9OhiS-YNOaw04011YP-9D4OShhY866sp4GVQXxvvig-vCYjEoi_at36tF9gzv3AsdFcA6E0i2qwXXkD6LeirT5sw6oEXSoyXuNM/s1600/Sharpie+purse+ad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634208717642599730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhh7CUFhtQWOccnkwX_n_CO1VelIYgWs9XsbnJMhl9OhiS-YNOaw04011YP-9D4OShhY866sp4GVQXxvvig-vCYjEoi_at36tF9gzv3AsdFcA6E0i2qwXXkD6LeirT5sw6oEXSoyXuNM/s400/Sharpie+purse+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ciWezySPVA8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br />The full-page ads also include an adjacent 1/3-page ad with a QR code where readers can click to view videos showcasing the inspiration behind each project. The ads will appear in Seventeen, Teen Vogue, Us Weekly and other magazines targeting teens.<br /><br />“Sharpie has a long history with celebrities and autographs, but this year it’s all about the fans and the inspiring ways they are using our products,” said Sally Grimes, global vice president of marketing for Sharpie. “This is about real people with an authentic passion for our brand – people who started something with Sharpie and, as a result, are getting a jump-start on making their own dreams a reality.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sharpie Cinema</span><br />In a brand first, Sharpie will also employ cinema advertising. The ads, scheduled to appear in July and August in major movie theaters nationwide, will echo Sharpie’s TV spots airing simultaneously on national network and cable TV stations, including the CW, MTV, FUSE and Nickelodeon. Sharpie TV spots include “Will You Marry Me?”, a proposal scenario featuring the Sharpie Pen, and “What Would The World Look Like Without Self-Expression?”, which leaves viewers to ponder a world without creativity. In addition, Sharpie will run interactive digital display and video ads on sites including Alloy, AOL, MTV and HULU.<br /><br />The ads, developed by <a href="http://www.draftfcb.com/">Draftfcb Chicago</a>, will harness the power of advocacy to show the world what can begin with Sharpie and a little imagination.<br /><br />Another part of Sharpie’s back-to-school effort is a re-designed, socially optimized website – still found at <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/">www.sharpie.com</a>. The site features a new, more user-friendly community experience where fans can create their own unique profile, upload and share their Sharpie projects, easily navigate the full product portfolio via an interactive color wheel, view how-to videos and Sharpie fan galleries, as well as engage with Sharpie on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sharpie">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Sharpie">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/SharpieUS">YouTube</a> and <a href="http://blog.sharpie.com/">the Sharpie Blog. </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1naHsJu9wZaVFLHR1cVEN_T3LCWxKE9sLEZYwGQNx4PRkf886IFwTDf5z3BK9h_nwJcOfxjIDEzfjJzvUXROe-oC07Z-P5YCRiS9GoB4FHVu-9Hjr5cSaQnqE3FwvqMxHt7vB3zLoDk/s1600/new+Sharpie-homepage.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634239203518414402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1naHsJu9wZaVFLHR1cVEN_T3LCWxKE9sLEZYwGQNx4PRkf886IFwTDf5z3BK9h_nwJcOfxjIDEzfjJzvUXROe-oC07Z-P5YCRiS9GoB4FHVu-9Hjr5cSaQnqE3FwvqMxHt7vB3zLoDk/s400/new+Sharpie-homepage.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 379px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Start Something on YouTube™</span><br />Never one to shy away from bold statements, Sharpie will provide its fans with a one-of-a-kind platform to showcase their work when Sharpie stages a one-day takeover of YouTube’s home page on Saturday, August 27. The takeover will feature an interactive mosaic of consumer-submitted artwork -- all the unique items that fans have started with Sharpie. Thousands of Sharpie images will combine in pixilated imagery to create a statement where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. To be part of the takeover, visit <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/">www.sharpie.com.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvQMNRWHlzHxJ6eK78xJmwNBuPCoa-lU8kWEk5a1e1ql1bpbpH3LGgU_Hh7j-i-KwX3HvkIZASZu5MmUpmiN6rqINAZBNzZ1QsAhU5jl7Te-vaIWgwpbUTDp9-11_vQDmVZ0lTrenhQU/s1600/SHarpie+Feature+youtube.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634447080773248914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvQMNRWHlzHxJ6eK78xJmwNBuPCoa-lU8kWEk5a1e1ql1bpbpH3LGgU_Hh7j-i-KwX3HvkIZASZu5MmUpmiN6rqINAZBNzZ1QsAhU5jl7Te-vaIWgwpbUTDp9-11_vQDmVZ0lTrenhQU/s400/SHarpie+Feature+youtube.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 422px;" /></a><br /><br />“The YouTube takeover will give consumers and the rest of the world an opportunity to see what fans have started with Sharpie,” Grimes said. “From the YouTube takeover to the new website, packaging, product line up and more – we’re aiming to drive a deeper overall consumer connection, one that only Sharpie can provide to our loyal fans.”<br /><br />For more information on Sharpie products and the new campaign, please visit <a href="http://www.sharpie.com./">www.sharpie.com.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_PeepzNiDaB6eLGW0fLbDTAKog9TwgYAgrEOAe-kKFMAdctcUTqSaIKsPWItgfFLTUNO7gSUbXded1bCh2k24vOORZJW8xXcEQyPyvgX1DP5AxeqMwDy1AjRiBvtzsYSqr7s1mkmq9c/s1600/Laura+Avatar.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634447347368452706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_PeepzNiDaB6eLGW0fLbDTAKog9TwgYAgrEOAe-kKFMAdctcUTqSaIKsPWItgfFLTUNO7gSUbXded1bCh2k24vOORZJW8xXcEQyPyvgX1DP5AxeqMwDy1AjRiBvtzsYSqr7s1mkmq9c/s400/Laura+Avatar.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 247px;" /></a>

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A Sneak Peek At The Collector's Edition of Never Before Seen Star Wars Blueprints.

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width: 245px; height: 319px;" /></a><br /><br />Discover how an entire galaxy was designed in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Star Wars: The Blueprints.</span> Each of the 200 seminal images included in the book was selected by Rinzler in collaboration with an expert panel of Academy Award®-winning visual effects artists (each of whom is described at the end of the post).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianH4t6o14sKFTv9cQvIKAPymCWHGLdQhQjQysg1HgUGEj9klLf-aP3BjKCgrWL6nvxtjxQy26hTZRrp_3L0C1pDcXERUswwgMRLz1FfpMEPcifZt48OCT11vMdoBSj7hvNcqXNc9WPaY/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_r2d2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632707471806939890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianH4t6o14sKFTv9cQvIKAPymCWHGLdQhQjQysg1HgUGEj9klLf-aP3BjKCgrWL6nvxtjxQy26hTZRrp_3L0C1pDcXERUswwgMRLz1FfpMEPcifZt48OCT11vMdoBSj7hvNcqXNc9WPaY/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_r2d2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 412px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1RLQDewEu2DHB2z1vX25qZXDcB7ZZsvA64bqsORHl9G3RKH2k2tYHJk5Vnm3eydaFfjvt2_mOJqW4_pX1nfaVNkvxSuvg2uHf8CRJcsa9i9iyVaRGC8RNG9ODX3pGUJwC-fOe84CJEM/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_06_Image_0002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632719420578473618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1RLQDewEu2DHB2z1vX25qZXDcB7ZZsvA64bqsORHl9G3RKH2k2tYHJk5Vnm3eydaFfjvt2_mOJqW4_pX1nfaVNkvxSuvg2uHf8CRJcsa9i9iyVaRGC8RNG9ODX3pGUJwC-fOe84CJEM/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_06_Image_0002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the following text is taken directly from Epic Ink:</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Star Wars: The Blueprints</span> brings together, for the first time, the original blueprints created for the filming of the Star Wars Saga. Drawn from deep within the Lucasfilm Archives and combined with exhaustive and insightful commentary from best-selling author J. W. Rinzler, the collection maps in precise, vivid, and intricate detail the very genesis of the most enduring and beloved story ever to appear onscreen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYrcIJTJ81_AxAbtb972wXmw5EJb3a791mFlYE_Q-P-IDjHhAzlfKTpiDsDXgbcqpwqHW84H9vh1opP04rOWhT47vN-1j3ufe6Dz3ohET9dt8_EfpQwzuSVAR3im1kbqUF_kzH4q-T0s/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_12_Image_0001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632713400198485378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYrcIJTJ81_AxAbtb972wXmw5EJb3a791mFlYE_Q-P-IDjHhAzlfKTpiDsDXgbcqpwqHW84H9vh1opP04rOWhT47vN-1j3ufe6Dz3ohET9dt8_EfpQwzuSVAR3im1kbqUF_kzH4q-T0s/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_12_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 361px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfXTmp89B7wlDK6Ax12l0XIPIMzwvQP7GeOQzBSTVQfwtcciiHz1TpGNRm4cP-UUTTTvv1BRN0mwi7swtJ2r1DKXPoiGTxXkfzc3FmNxqvuMYfjTNHkLctAQM-wo_C8Sf0whCARnQw7w/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_12_Image_0002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632714198734637858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfXTmp89B7wlDK6Ax12l0XIPIMzwvQP7GeOQzBSTVQfwtcciiHz1TpGNRm4cP-UUTTTvv1BRN0mwi7swtJ2r1DKXPoiGTxXkfzc3FmNxqvuMYfjTNHkLctAQM-wo_C8Sf0whCARnQw7w/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_12_Image_0002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BWbsx71l1Qx-_SGHIiAWorxENtNGzg5TXFuUKUnwpDgunGNysfoLijgfKcYBNxjAjKmlCgySzdVEyNlFwfgsJH3OY-WjSdhiZD3C7kjlssQGetOqgiDXF67kSlJ7x_MbgZ2V93qaY1w/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_04_Image_0001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632719261506890994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BWbsx71l1Qx-_SGHIiAWorxENtNGzg5TXFuUKUnwpDgunGNysfoLijgfKcYBNxjAjKmlCgySzdVEyNlFwfgsJH3OY-WjSdhiZD3C7kjlssQGetOqgiDXF67kSlJ7x_MbgZ2V93qaY1w/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_04_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><br />Star Wars: The Blueprints gives voice to the groundbreaking and brilliant engineers, designers, and artists that have, in film after film, created the most imaginative and iconic locales in the history of cinema. Melding science and art, these drawings giving birth to fantastic new worlds, ships, and creatures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKunoPL82tCvWR3wcRKYb4FMqAppjwuKdty-BMSSOrTKhT9uc_aXaDnm3Urj10ekzwDoQ_Poz7J48FiMgCsdfV2RCsGdZkC5OpjK6KYHSA8j_KV56Cju-fKD2nC5SxADxPJhhPfrzOyoA/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_08_Image_0005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632719653993782610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKunoPL82tCvWR3wcRKYb4FMqAppjwuKdty-BMSSOrTKhT9uc_aXaDnm3Urj10ekzwDoQ_Poz7J48FiMgCsdfV2RCsGdZkC5OpjK6KYHSA8j_KV56Cju-fKD2nC5SxADxPJhhPfrzOyoA/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_08_Image_0005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaIe4CSVXjzW6FvL-2ZK73VGmDYxv1R9JH4DcNpz1iqQK_Lxt1eemqeg_LoBgXeSAslP0rqfPiC1XrDEzbiHUTDTvqEXZKg-kyx30MwbJ1PtNV38FtWZqAwr_t4zaqrIH-ZotB9HYnic/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_14_Image_0001.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632713751603098274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaIe4CSVXjzW6FvL-2ZK73VGmDYxv1R9JH4DcNpz1iqQK_Lxt1eemqeg_LoBgXeSAslP0rqfPiC1XrDEzbiHUTDTvqEXZKg-kyx30MwbJ1PtNV38FtWZqAwr_t4zaqrIH-ZotB9HYnic/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_14_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 318px;" /></a><br /><br />Most importantly, Blueprints shows how in bringing this extraordinary epic to life, the world of special effects as we know it was born. For the first time, here you will see the initial concepts behind such iconic Star Wars scenes as the Rebel blockade runner hallways, the bridge of General Grievous’s flagship, the interior of the fastest “hunk of junk” in the Galaxy, and Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Never before seen craftsmanship and artistry is evident whether floating on the Death Star, escaping on a speeder bike, or exploring the Tatooine Homestead.<br /><br />Star Wars: The Blueprints is a limited edition. Only 5,000 hand-numbered English language copies will be available, 1000 of which will be signed.<br /><br />Highlights from the collection include the following blueprints (which have been cropped here for better visibility) of:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">R2D2 (Artoo)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqADJjMfToatdqax5RKQVJaK6fJUeBjo5h1hKIE08US4nYPTb9duiVWgEvGJpatwig7i6UEnxqvI7T_4DjHMDc5ugQOavEdqpOBdVV9E2VeWS31fJNGUyU1nbi3IVpgBStnTBsSAX9oKA/s1600/R2D2-blueprint.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632707657096548050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqADJjMfToatdqax5RKQVJaK6fJUeBjo5h1hKIE08US4nYPTb9duiVWgEvGJpatwig7i6UEnxqvI7T_4DjHMDc5ugQOavEdqpOBdVV9E2VeWS31fJNGUyU1nbi3IVpgBStnTBsSAX9oKA/s400/R2D2-blueprint.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cantina</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3locgu9PeIWs8_oJP-2KljXjT_Uh5YrJyB4VFH_cZQrTLES0sH4pPqRp2P6ucOvzU3IZLjQhubL6Wu0e5g_mfrerIFmDXMntoge9HJ3Pklnr3QK_3SdjFjytUvSMlyusDPuOPyG0ix7Q/s1600/the+cantina.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632715863668212402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3locgu9PeIWs8_oJP-2KljXjT_Uh5YrJyB4VFH_cZQrTLES0sH4pPqRp2P6ucOvzU3IZLjQhubL6Wu0e5g_mfrerIFmDXMntoge9HJ3Pklnr3QK_3SdjFjytUvSMlyusDPuOPyG0ix7Q/s400/the+cantina.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 327px;" /></a><br />Power Trench<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TIE Fighter</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rpsKdCMfxSjoqN5MrcBPTDbFW80iwB_I6ASGYyQZqI2I1MOHb4D-gvryXJA2t4QRdi8kSkPp-r2N4WZwN4nDefT6XqPhiW67KbvtnWvScydnpMGP0k4mAMIdaqxrgtyiPcb28dKKPcQ/s1600/the+fighter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632715754027417346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rpsKdCMfxSjoqN5MrcBPTDbFW80iwB_I6ASGYyQZqI2I1MOHb4D-gvryXJA2t4QRdi8kSkPp-r2N4WZwN4nDefT6XqPhiW67KbvtnWvScydnpMGP0k4mAMIdaqxrgtyiPcb28dKKPcQ/s400/the+fighter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />Battle of Hoth<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Millennium Falcon</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8ZorFDf-YHk5z9CNsiwpPir9-WArt-FJENU08wE5B4-neEZrUaWMGEG4iufI0ah1LZQfhgSBIrOLRti7Q6DvMUjxsJp7YTlWCBiz67-xiREwQmUn_rF6diBcB-YJ0IOuLUcGxydHv8Y/s1600/millenium+falcon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632717608311485602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8ZorFDf-YHk5z9CNsiwpPir9-WArt-FJENU08wE5B4-neEZrUaWMGEG4iufI0ah1LZQfhgSBIrOLRti7Q6DvMUjxsJp7YTlWCBiz67-xiREwQmUn_rF6diBcB-YJ0IOuLUcGxydHv8Y/s400/millenium+falcon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoda's House</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mvIj_GZ-aV9pCQD97t34-J9gh3O2IJLBrzJJdKrrVmFdMMil_gBzfOQsyoWBBsePRCQhnkOzQOKjdcWfwi0o-d2p62LCk6GaBfptjVgoi9eAHBZ-yFBQU70oWHmsrBc1Hn4veJAUNYI/s1600/yodas+house.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632715675701267634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mvIj_GZ-aV9pCQD97t34-J9gh3O2IJLBrzJJdKrrVmFdMMil_gBzfOQsyoWBBsePRCQhnkOzQOKjdcWfwi0o-d2p62LCk6GaBfptjVgoi9eAHBZ-yFBQU70oWHmsrBc1Hn4veJAUNYI/s400/yodas+house.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 418px;" /></a><br />Carbon Freezing Chamber<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jabba's Throne Room</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9PGOpp7UgnYqUauJ-by4L3aZf8Hf6Tdx3pEPqxkj0quLTr6pCwuCqWFeJCnHPNltID8ELwOsu78lcX7bTgTCUANdjXWzUAmJzIJchwEASaUzbRfiAizr1LGiB-IAzsqqZkpeAWEHaMM/s1600/jabbas+throne+room.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632717875428886402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9PGOpp7UgnYqUauJ-by4L3aZf8Hf6Tdx3pEPqxkj0quLTr6pCwuCqWFeJCnHPNltID8ELwOsu78lcX7bTgTCUANdjXWzUAmJzIJchwEASaUzbRfiAizr1LGiB-IAzsqqZkpeAWEHaMM/s400/jabbas+throne+room.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 398px;" /></a><br />Jabba's Barge<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Speeder Bike</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN8EYLqU0eO5mjXH-tePxoagedVqt9iSxM0dD5sMC2G8bF1NgUiUGZjP-U8fPzGbh85w2XlLL-SiSn2kZ8blDVJVn1aSm0O2L8RqwLD1sWwufY9Ojdo8rEGvVHJs_rGkmOGAH5ZXy82Y/s1600/speeder+bike.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632716313245452754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieN8EYLqU0eO5mjXH-tePxoagedVqt9iSxM0dD5sMC2G8bF1NgUiUGZjP-U8fPzGbh85w2XlLL-SiSn2kZ8blDVJVn1aSm0O2L8RqwLD1sWwufY9Ojdo8rEGvVHJs_rGkmOGAH5ZXy82Y/s400/speeder+bike.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 307px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ewok Village</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu4ZmGMDkNa17HAJEQYgkuyiYeQQ9-k5FTkr0bQW2FanAfrj602SV_yFdlat-_9dfvlrw7VVtGurw8-h8nePhWxlIO-tmgSK3HLnu0havqbIqEeexJgZb-fw4ISqHB6I6dPu78-0SBQg/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_16_Image_0004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632708281366198002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicu4ZmGMDkNa17HAJEQYgkuyiYeQQ9-k5FTkr0bQW2FanAfrj602SV_yFdlat-_9dfvlrw7VVtGurw8-h8nePhWxlIO-tmgSK3HLnu0havqbIqEeexJgZb-fw4ISqHB6I6dPu78-0SBQg/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_16_Image_0004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 221px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTOfWuYAwMJVAWigkABy1dplwa_DI8FbEuK5PeWyFZFeKDi8E37lu2fFTEsLPdMLifJq6qwGRVpr39vg0WKiZC-o8Q4piwll216_NKQ9LXQv5JdKtmCWGau-w3IHJo_DPnXJPYVgWv4A/s1600/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_16_Image_0005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632710492961558626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTOfWuYAwMJVAWigkABy1dplwa_DI8FbEuK5PeWyFZFeKDi8E37lu2fFTEsLPdMLifJq6qwGRVpr39vg0WKiZC-o8Q4piwll216_NKQ9LXQv5JdKtmCWGau-w3IHJo_DPnXJPYVgWv4A/s400/StarWarsBlueprints_Excerpt_Page_16_Image_0005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 220px;" /></a><br />Theed Plaza<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anakin's Podracer</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZ1gltHVgeP3uXabNzbl7MrtUiJqQC9T_HlZo-LBgRRZe1h4du9DycQV5DdSb2m1Sd9QydHeHxtFMYRGGKRB8PRNyUOyk5VyKyhdwNGilZnfCHQZitdPf6O3TxyqWiAUZ-H89yMHCG_4/s1600/anakin%2527s+podracer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632717727816267138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZ1gltHVgeP3uXabNzbl7MrtUiJqQC9T_HlZo-LBgRRZe1h4du9DycQV5DdSb2m1Sd9QydHeHxtFMYRGGKRB8PRNyUOyk5VyKyhdwNGilZnfCHQZitdPf6O3TxyqWiAUZ-H89yMHCG_4/s400/anakin%2527s+podracer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jedi Starfighter</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtCEfzp6PDrmkg7aO5x4gyErLrfnoBcmAwKzOdoM6SUK6lpR3OJjBNOCW-i1SIt4ZzCFSBk5qANfHvRuRED8NNt3sy_V6oDmJByeHu4O2OTSZ6X3fa_g0i4BWDni8Z2_Rk1kHAGdz8Qs/s1600/jedi-starfighter+cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632718177335735458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtCEfzp6PDrmkg7aO5x4gyErLrfnoBcmAwKzOdoM6SUK6lpR3OJjBNOCW-i1SIt4ZzCFSBk5qANfHvRuRED8NNt3sy_V6oDmJByeHu4O2OTSZ6X3fa_g0i4BWDni8Z2_Rk1kHAGdz8Qs/s400/jedi-starfighter+cropped.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />Rehabilitation Chamber<br /><br />When Lucasfilm author and executive editor Jonathan Rinzler explored the long-hidden cache of blueprints hidden in the dark archives it was like discovering a Jedi Holocron, an extraordinary key to cinematic history mislaid for decades. Unrolling each extraordinary document, one after another, it became clear that a central part of the very genesis of Star Wars lay in these technical drawings, 95 percent of which had never before been seen by the legions of devoted fans. The origins of the streets of Mos Eisley, the X-wing fighter, even the legendary Battle of Hoth, the cantina, the Carbon Freezing Chamber, and many other iconic sets were guided to the silver screen through these critical documents, and could have otherwise been lost to time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The author:</span><br />J. W. Rinzler, executive editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., is the author of The New York Times best seller The Making of Star Wars, as well as the London Times best seller The Complete Making of Indiana Jones. His most recent book is The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Rinzler lives in Petaluma, California.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">other contributors:</span><br />The weight of history was on author and Lucasfilm executive editor J.W. Rinzler’s shoulders throughout the making of Blueprints. As he culled from hundreds of blueprints those that would most accurately and thrillingly speak to fans and devotees worldwide, there were difficult decisions to make. To make the final cut for the publication of Star Wars: The Blueprints, each of the 200 seminal images included here was selected by Rinzler in collaboration with an expert panel of Academy Award®-winning visual effects artists.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Panelists</span>:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dennis Muren</span><br />Industrial Light & Magic’s Dennis Muren is an eight-time Oscar-winning special effects artist who helped pioneer and propel visual effects technology through his work on the first five Star Wars films, in addition to other classic films with jaw-dropping special effects including Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park and E.T. The visual effects supervisor for the original trilogy, Muren is a revolutionary, and the only special effects artist with his own Hollywood “star” on the Walk of Fame.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Knoll</span><br />Award-winner John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor and author of Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days. Knoll served as Visual Effects Supervisor on the Star Wars prequels and on the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lorne Peterson</span><br />Model-maker Lorne Peterson is an Industrial Light & Magic visual effects artist who worked on all six Star Wars films. In addition, he is the author of the 2006 book, Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop, in which he details his experience making classic ships and locations like the Star Destroyer, the T-65 X-wing starfighter, and the Jedi Temple come to life.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Star Wars: The Blueprints By J.W. Rinzler</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckbj78TIb1Eun0Yz3Vihob_erucquUR01RADWrof7xNQmX120WnVbo99y5-fd_KEgBb7wfcSUUXeLyUT-jT5i8yjUePZl1xUjWJxiytkv7U6UA5HbQhQM-Cbjt4u5BTJtrnOeDK9ntTc/s1600/TCL%255Bbook_and_case%255D_revised7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632703089114208226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckbj78TIb1Eun0Yz3Vihob_erucquUR01RADWrof7xNQmX120WnVbo99y5-fd_KEgBb7wfcSUUXeLyUT-jT5i8yjUePZl1xUjWJxiytkv7U6UA5HbQhQM-Cbjt4u5BTJtrnOeDK9ntTc/s400/TCL%255Bbook_and_case%255D_revised7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 260px;" /></a><br />samples of page layouts:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6j-7GE518MPXEIcjMY2UujK027nZRkpCS91w8F_Hxkz07sSN-gqDsyQVebX63HsPGvvGXsYvUfeYIXHskiY0eBWvimLbiCxNMxU48hXOEm9Vi1OcHWvBtmjn9Do8665Qb2EbLx56LR8/s1600/sample-spread.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632703206322529154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6j-7GE518MPXEIcjMY2UujK027nZRkpCS91w8F_Hxkz07sSN-gqDsyQVebX63HsPGvvGXsYvUfeYIXHskiY0eBWvimLbiCxNMxU48hXOEm9Vi1OcHWvBtmjn9Do8665Qb2EbLx56LR8/s400/sample-spread.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 164px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKPJH-qwTzMIPFOScmJN-Vv8zifgAMRTyJfSdsMwzUC_3N7a24f-GtoLSsZVG3bG4XIwuwiOfZfBetKwR6ooRjvXPiL7gFehp2OWzPCvv-AfizaHrXFtKc_e10ICq0G5UN9zjO4BqGZs/s1600/sample-spread2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632703309322730242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKPJH-qwTzMIPFOScmJN-Vv8zifgAMRTyJfSdsMwzUC_3N7a24f-GtoLSsZVG3bG4XIwuwiOfZfBetKwR6ooRjvXPiL7gFehp2OWzPCvv-AfizaHrXFtKc_e10ICq0G5UN9zjO4BqGZs/s400/sample-spread2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 165px;" /></a><br />Includes Star Wars: The Blueprints book, custom-made cloth case, and certificate of authenticity.<br /><br />Star Wars: The Blueprints is limited to 5,000 hand-numbered English language copies, with the first 125 copies signed by the three surviving Academy-Award® winners for Best Art Direction (Star Wars, 1978): art director Norman Reynolds; art director Les Dilley; and set dresser Roger Christian. ISBN: 978-160380-1911<br /><br />Pricing structure for each number range:<br />Level One: Signed and hand-numbered copies #1-125 @ $1,000<br />Level Two: Hand-numbered copies #126-5,000 @ $500<br /><br />At the time of your order, <a href="http://store.epicinkbooks.com/order/star-wars-the-blueprints.html">Epic Ink</a> will ship out the lowest numbered copy that is currently available.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shipping</span><br />For orders to the United States, shipping is included (other than to Alaska and Hawaii). Orders for <a href="http://store.epicinkbooks.com/order/star-wars-the-blueprints.html">Star Wars: The Blueprints will ship from Epic Ink</a> beginning September 15, 2011. Please allow 5-7 business days for delivery.<br /><br />To place a pre-order for Star Wars: The Blueprints in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and the British Commonwealth countries, please visit <a href="http://forbiddenplanet.com/74892-star-wars-the-blueprints-limited-edition-ha/">Forbidden Planet.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://store.epicinkbooks.com/order/star-wars-the-blueprints.html">Pre-order Star Wars: The Blueprints</a> (U.S.)<br />Note: your credit card will be immediately charged at checkout for the full amount of your order.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all images shown are courtesy of Epic Ink and may not appear exactly as they do in the book. Some have been cropped and/or enlarged in order to show detail.</span></span>

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