!SeanROX Journal (Design.Geek ) Sean Schoff

Life & Times of a Design.Geek in the ATL

Wednesday, June 25, 2003


What are you great at? (... and don't end sentences with prepositions)

NOT GREAT, FIRST.
Seems I always seem to ask myself this question. Whether through opportunity or misfortune, I've come to know the type of things I'm *not* great at... especially in my own chosen field. Many times it's less about whether one has the aptitude and more to do with the nurtured disposition. (did I just make that up?)

Once we've figured out what we naturally don't do well, it's much easier to focus on what we enjoy doing. In this, we close in on what we love. The little things are key on this level, and should be left open to interpretation and future opportunity.

WHAT I HEAR.
"I wanna be a rockstar." I hear this ALL THE TIME. Me, personally... I do *not* want this for my life. Why? Because, the reality of growing that dream involves so many *little* things that hold *little* interest for me. Mostly... vanity, motel rooms, cramped vans and buses, media scrutiny, etc. To live a public life is often more stressful than having no job at all. I personally hope for something in the middle.

CREATIVE LIFE.


peace-
seanrox


Tuesday, June 24, 2003


Banner Ads falling from m'arse...
Spent most of my day designing a healthy bucket of banner ads.

For such an "marginally cool and untrendy guy", I've been afforded the opportunity to design ads for some of the hottest nightspots in the ATL.

You can see a bunchothem in Atlanta's Social Guide: atlanta illustrated

peace-
seanrox

Thursday, June 19, 2003


Cool Ad done last week...

Well, I thought it was *at least* "pretty nifty". :)

then, he gets weird...
There's something fantastic about creating an animated banner ad... a mini-mercial. One moment of a larger film... ... back to my padded room

peace-
seanrox



One word about branding and marketing...
The word: No.


C'mon... it's the first local artist I've heard that is 500% BETTER than his identity, branding, and marketing. It's not clever... at all. Let's all learn from this.

peace-
seanrox


Tuesday, June 17, 2003


Cadence

Wind of rebellion airs its clicking heel to the rhythm of the soul. Digging heels, reverse thunder, echo back. The machine rolls. We are the machine, and it is good.

(propoganda provided by The League of American Military Afficianados and seanrox.com)
peace-
seanrox

Saturday, June 14, 2003


Cool Job Listing... wish I was *this* guy...

US-GA-Atlanta-Sr. Director of Marketing Design and Development
Fortune 500 company in Atlanta seeks Senior Director Marketing, Design and Development to provide leadership and director major attraction. This is a construction marketing and design/development role to maximize the consumer experience. Responsibilities include project management, oversee creative process, liaison between company and construction company, budget management, and defining program marketing elements. Must have worked on developing large consumer attractions such as in California, Florida, Vegas, Missouri, etc. Great opportunity for senior creative/operational manager who wants to create the next great consumer attraction.
15+ years of major blue chip experience developing theme, amusement, entertainment complexes doing creative, marketing, operational and construction works. MBA preferred.

In other words...
A guy that makes a theme park more..."fun". How many of these positions are there in the world, I wonder...


peace-
seanrox

Friday, June 13, 2003


STATUS: Busy & Broke.

How is this possible?

peace-
seanrox


Monday, June 09, 2003


Vanessa Olivarez, Jason Fowler, Tolcher & others, June 2003, Smith's Ole Bar, ATL
[ © 2003 A SEANROX.COM PHOTO GALLERY ]
(click below to enlarge)

The benefit show wasn't too shabby. Many artists performed, including DoubleDrive and Pieces and parts of Collective Soul, and of course Vanessa Olivarez... The American Idol 2, top-12ver. heh

As suspected, months ago... she's has herself a smooth, workable blues voice... and a great disposition. Rock On Vanessa. BTW, here's her site... buy her CD.



peace-
seanrox


Friday, June 06, 2003


Union Drag & Whytesnake @ 10High, ATL -- May 2003
oooooooooooo... colors.

(click below to enlarge)


peace-
seanrox



1989 Prom Picture.
It was May, in Tucson. Yep. That's me and my date... ummm... Ann, I think her name was... and we rode horses the next day. I don't think we spoke after that.



peace-
seanrox


Thursday, June 05, 2003


SITE LAUNCH: Unplugged in the Park... for ParkTavern and 99x
>> UnpluggedInThePark.com

Every Sunday Night, all summer at ParkTavern on Piedmont Park, they're hosting a concert series: Unplugged in the Park.

Proud to announce the website designed and constructed by seanrox.com.

Features include:
1. Audio clip of the artist for the upcoming show.

2. Photo Gallery from the previous weeks. This archive will grow.

3. Newsletter sign-up.

4. Lots of logos from their sponsors.

(Even re-worked the logo... the poor thing.)

peace-
seanrox


PHOTO MOMENT.

Took this photo a few months ago... ran across it... an'... thought I'd share.

This is Roxanne.

She makes my hair short and white. She will soon have a website. I will construct said website. That is all.

peace-
seanrox

Monday, June 02, 2003


First two days of "TradingMesses"...

Two days. No computer. No cellphone. Just elbow grease and an eye for dumpster-dive chic. Last week's inspiration to finally clean up my fricken house resulted in 2 rooms lookin' pretty damn good.

You ask: Sean, How could this possibly happen?
Spend 20hours a day at the computer doing pro bono work you think just might get you your next contract. Have tunnel vision. Be more interested in writing your new song than filing your old bills away.... It's an adventure that six months of misguided tolerance created.

LIVING ROOM.
I admit it, I'm a stacker. I keep everything in lil stacks of stuff I'll never, ever go thru again.... then finally throw or file the stack away. Well, I'm now Stackless in the LivingRoom. Dusting is never any fun, but I fixed a Gothic chair leg, super-glued a bunch of broken/cracked stuff and hey, look! the fountain I got for Xmas!

coming soon to the LivingRoom...
Sand/Stain the table a redish-hue, and possibly stain the fireplace mantle from hell a darker color to match the tall gothic chairs.

KITCHEN.
Dishes, out of neat, yet dirty stacks, into clean cupboards(notice the doors are hung properly). Replaced spotlights in the ceiling with my suctioncup-onastick tool. Even created a large prep table with my huge 1970s audio mixer, flimsy 80s plastic shelf, and 21st century ingenuity.

Cleaned out my pantry...appears ONE of the mice/rats that once stayed with me (before the RatHunter took care of them)... not only enjoy Atlanta's own, Coca-Cola, but also, accidentally extended his stay. Bleh. Enjoy the rat in a bottle.

coming soon to the Kitchen...
Going to build a different, more elaborate table with the mixer... and some other stuff, I'm sure.

BEDROOM/OFFICE.
Can't think about it yet. Amazing what effort it took for the other rooms.

peace-
seanrox