Airhorn

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Happy Festivus!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

check em here!

fishing bloopers

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Friday the 18th we are having our annual christmas party at artlife gallery the fun begins at 8pm. The Young Ones will be filling our ears with music and there will be lots of fun prizes for those who wear the best christmas sweaters and cheap drinks all night. Cover is $5 which is for the musical entertainment. As well we will be featuring the artwork of Misha Frolov. leave the bad attitudes outside and come have some fun with us!

18+

pay attention kids

FIRST JIB OF THE SEASON!

Untitled from Charlie Dale on Vimeo.

A short video(Shot by: Charlie Dale) of the first little jib sesh of some friends of colour.
Also first time trying out the banshee bungee they slay!

Un-official christmas contest

So every year from December 1st to December 25th we see how many times we can watch Christmas Vacation, last year we did 20, this year we are going to beat it. If you aren't familiar with Christmas Vacation it is probably the best Christmas movie ever made.

road hockey

calgary's latest snow storm covered the streets in ice. these crazy canucks decided to take full advantage!

road hockey

Ultimate Muscle Roller

Typography Hoody

Typography Hoody from Jeremy Pavka on Vimeo.

Sir Mix a Lot

Sir mix a lot-baby got back
Uploaded by ZICARLOS. - Music videos, artist interviews, concerts and more.

Dude Perfect!

Who Wants a Mustache Ride?

please come down to celi's this saturday and enjoy some live entertainment, provided by our good friend- friends of otis and help support a good cause. email HERE if you want more info

move it!

watch this baby!

drum set

play

Nathan Wood: Sunshine Opening Day

Sunshine Opening Day 09-10 Season from Nathan Wood on Vimeo.

Dear friend of .colourdesign Nathan Wood enjoys opening day at sunshine.

WE WERE ONCE A FAIRY TALE: DIRECTED BY SPIKE JONZE

WE WERE ONCE A FAIRYTALE BY SPIKE JONZE & KANYE WEST
by teleTOC

filmed with the new canon 5D SLR. Thanks to T-bone for this link

mash sf with lance armstrong

size small

country griddle

ODB interview

ANVIL CHORUS

Metal

looks like a banger

World Destruction

hit that perfect beat

666 members

Our facebook group has 666 members, on the week before halloweeeeeen. If you want to be #667 follow us here!

FOO CD Release Pictures

So if you went to the CD release there is a good chance you got your photo taken on the way in. Click the link to find yourself from the show. THE LINK

USA!

f-zero

Heroes of Our Time

Friends of Otis - a dear friend to .colourdesign is releasing another amazing album this friday at the gate.
tickets are available online HERE for $20.00 and that will include their new album. Come check them out!

story of our lives

thanks to t-bone for sending this one in!

the hunger

get your shit together

Fagottron: Bangarang

Röyksopp / This Must Be It

Röyksopp 'This Must Be It' from Röyksopp on Vimeo.

Support David K and Jeremy P in Ride to Conquer Cancer

So Jeremy and good friend of .colourdesign David are riding for cancer this april. They have started a team (name to come shortly) and are wanting to fundraise $5000.00 collectively by april 2010. We will be following their progress on the blog. If you want to donate to them please choose one of the following links, It doesn't really matter who you pick because they are working together, if you love them both why not donate half to one and half to the other!

Donate to Jeremy here

Donate to David here

mariokart

nothing bad happens sneaking into a tiger cage...

Story from CBC.ca

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after sneaking into the Calgary Zoo overnight and approaching the tiger enclosure.

Two men, both aged 27, jumped a 2.4-metre-high barbed wire fence at about 1 a.m. Monday to enter the zoo.

One of the men scaled the outer perimeter safety fence around the tiger enclosure, which is just over a metre high. He didn't enter the tiger exhibit, but approached the inside fence where a two-year-old male Siberian tiger was roaming, zoo officials said Monday.

The tiger, named Vitali, may have hooked the man with a claw and pulled an arm inside the fence, said a zoo veterinarian. The second man, who came to his aid, was also hurt.

The men knew a security guard who worked at the zoo and called her on her cellphone for help.

Security personnel took the men to a zoo office where they were both offered emergency first aid until medical services arrived. The seriously hurt man was then taken to the Foothills hospital.

Motive unknown

Calgary police are investigating and may lay break-and-enter or trespassing charges against the men. Police are unsure of the motive and don't know if alcohol was involved, said acting Staff Sgt. Rick Halford.

"There's no indication that the two offenders were involved in anything else other than just being silly, I suppose," he said.

'If you want to pet live animals, go to Butterfield Acres.'
—Mayor Dave Bronconnier
Grahame Newton, zoo director, said the second fence, which the men didn't scale, is designed to keep the tigers inside their enclosure. It's 4.5 metres high, with a large overhang and an electric component.

"Certainly we will be reviewing it to see whether there is anything that can be done. But in this case here, I think it just simply appears to be a case of two individuals intent on breaching the security and they did it. Unfortunately it resulted it some very serious injuries."

Tiger to remain on exhibit

The tiger, who wasn't hurt, will remain on exhibit, said zoo curator Tim Sinclair-Smith.

"Vitali has certainly done nothing wrong. It's his natural behaviour," he said. "He will go on display as he always has."

Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier defended the zoo on Monday, saying it has a good record of taking care of both animals and visitors.

"You can't foresee absolutely every circumstance. Who could ever predict that somebody would … want to get warm and cuddly with a live animal? Just common sense should tell you that is just something you just don't do," he said.

"If you want to pet live animals, go to Butterfield Acres," Bronconnier added, referring to a local petting farm.

ART PARTY #1

So last week was Art Party #1, it was an amazing time and I think I can speak for everyone their that we all had fun!
We do have some t-shirts and canvas' left over and if you are interested you can contact us for them! T-shirts were $20 and the cavnas' which are screen prints (6 editions of each) were $25. email us here!

Thanks!
Love, friends of .colourdesign
ART PARTY

Brock Mitchell: "Kelly Agapi"

The Source presents Kelly Agapi from Brock Mitchell on Vimeo.

Celadonna Scare Crow

Hey Everyone, one of the coolest stores in Okotoks entered the Old Town Okotoks scarecrow competition, check out all the contestants and vote for your favorite HERE!
If you are a fan of .colourdesign please vote for one of the women who brought us into this world which is Celadonna, #26

thx

David Bowie inspired art party;
we will have the talented Mr. Teddy Celebration playing numerous tracks from David Bowies career, including artists he has collaborated with, and his friends,

there will be reasonably priced drinks.
Original artworks inspired by david bowie,
and the very first edition of the Art Party T-shirts for $20 (printed on the american apparel summer t-shirt)
We have a contest for best dressed David Bowie impersonator and the winner will receive David Bowie's Greatest hits, and a Bowie Art Party T-shirt in whatever size you fit. As well with a couple free drinks to celebrate the win!

Doors are at 9pm at the Art Life Gallery (1312 1st SW CGY, AB) and the fun will run until we are done.
See you all there!

Thanks Tom Hanks

Behind the Scenes of the Fantastic Mr. Fox

MING FILM FESTIVAL

Tonight one of our own is showing his film in the Ming Film Festival. Jeremy Pavka's film A Crappy Situation will be screening at 7pm tonight at Ming. Come out for a drink and some entertaining local short films.

Brock Mitchell: "the source in whitecourt alberta"

Source Trip to White Court from Brock Mitchell on Vimeo.

The West! United We Stand

(oddly enough this was produced in toronto by draftfcb advertising agency)

rubbing your pussy the right way.

iGun Road Rage

... what the shirt says

Look at that guys face

... I'd be doing the same.

Lakai Commercial

strange sports

I typed in strange sports, this is what I found...needless to say these guys slay.

lovin' you

makin' babies to this one.

Banksy

At first glance it actually looks like there is a real person painting over it.

japanese dinner

The Yakisoba:
Take stir fry sliced beef and pan fry, add yakisoba sauce for additional flavoring, add diced carrots, zucchini, bok choy, white mushrooms, cabbage, and udon noodles as beef starts to become cooked. do not pre boil noodles. cover your mixture with lid and let the natural steam do the work. Add more yakisoba sauce as needed and spices if desired. Enjoyed with pork dumplings and egg roles. We drank our favorite Japanese beer but also goes well with an ice cold lucky lager.

Enjoy.

italian dinner

Here is an Italian dinner we made:
Started off with a role of fougasse and an olive oil and balsamic dip

the salad:
sliced some vine tomatoes and bocconcini, add basil for a garnish, then drizzle reduced balsamic vinegar & olive oil

the main:
was a tortellini with an artichoke cream sauce, with sun dried tomatoes, and garlic

the dessert:
we cheated here, slightly. the cannoli was from mercato, but we did make the raspberry coulis sauce ourselves. which is basically done by boiling raspberries puree with sugar and water until its sweet enough.

enjoyed with some italian vino (or an ice cold lucky lager)

extremely relaxing

(click for higher res)

I love captain kirk

worst kids show ever

WU-TANG GALA | PART 2

FRIDAY JULY 31st
ARTLIFE KILLER BEES ON THE SWARM.... IF YA MADE IT OUT TO THE LAST WU PARTY YOU KNOW HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS!!! I HAD A BLAST!! THE CROWD WAS SO DOPE ...THIS YEAR WE HAVE MORE IN STORE FOR ALL YALL.... I JUST HOPE WE CAN TOP LAST YEARS SHOW.... WU SPINNING ALL NIGHT, ART AND A LIL EXTRA.. COME GEARED IN YOUR WU TEES AND GRILLZZZZ... SEE YALL JULY 31 AT 9:00 ...$7 AT DOOR BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES CUZ WE ARE GONNA DANCE TO WUTANG ALL NIGHT LONG.

ARTLIFE GALLERY 1312 1st SW CGY, AB
more info

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The Open Happiness

How to Make Yaki Gyoza with your dog watching

2 pizza's

Ok so here are two pizza's we made a short time ago;

The first one has a pesto sauce with chicken breast, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, basil leaves, roasted peppers & red onions, and double smoked bacon. Combine these with your favorite dough recipe!

The second is a fantastic combo of flavors, no sauce, gorgonzola cheese, pears, and pine nuts. Quite possible could be one of the best pizza's you have ever tasted!

Enjoyed always with an ice cold lucky lager!
Bon Appétit!

Taber Park

Thanks again to everyone who came out, it made for a wicked day of riding

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Andersons 6th feature film the Fantastic Mr. Fox is expected to hit theatres this fall, the trailer will be released mid week next week and the official movie site is here. Very excited for this one.

OMGWTF

The title of this pic is suitably named. OMGWTF (oh my god, what the fuck indeed).

Kid Cudi x So Me

PHOTO CONTEST: SHOW, SNAP, SLAP

Summer is here and the photo contest is off to a great start, the deadline is August 17th @ 1:23am and all entries must be submitted to photocontest@colourdesign.ca and be 72dpi & under 2MB. Make sure you have a high-res version available incase you win!!!

The Categories:
1) Creating Fun – show us your take on the theme Creating Fun.
2) Peace Sign – snap a photo of someone throwing up their two fingers peacefully or take a creative twist on this theme.
3) International Sticker – slap a sticker in an international location, and take a photo.

The GRAND PRIZE is the top photo out of all categories; the prize is ALL products we’ve made to date available in your size!
First Place out of each Category wins $200 worth of their choice of .colourdesign product.

any questions, just ask!

Taber Summer Slam Contest Results

Hey All. Thank you to everyone who came out to the contest. It was our first of many out in Taber. The park is so perfect for contests. We had over 30 competitors across 4 categories. Photos coming soon, special thanks to all the sponsors and most importantly Peter and all the other fine men at Boarderline. we will have photos up soon.

Top 3 in each:

Under12:
1) Reese B.
2) Tyler T.
3) Reese B.

12-15
1) Cameron L.
2) Brendan M.
3) David G.

16-20
1) Ryan S.
2) Tyler H.
3) Simon B.

21+
1) Brent E.
2) Roger B.
3) Nolan F.

The Bowl Contest went down. Due to some lighting issues, we decided to do it Jam format. Congrats to Roger B for taking home a Re-Issue Powell Peralta Mike McGill deck. Video of the Bowl Contest will be up soon thanks to Peter @ Boarderline.

Man Dies in Vat of Chocolate (what a tasty way to go)

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A 29-year old man fell into a vat of melted chocolate this morning and died.

The temporary worker, whose name has not yet been released, fell into the vat after a blade used to mix raw chocolate hit him. The accident occured when the worker was loading chocolate into the vat where it is melted and mixed, before being shipped out to produce candy.

The Camden Police Department confirmed the death just before 11 a.m. Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker attempted to shut off the machine while two workers tried to pull the victim from the 8-foot-deep vat.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified of the incident at 701 North 36th Street.

Camden is located in New Jersey across the Delaware River from Philadelphia

40 years ago whitey landed on the moon

Taber Summer Slam

If you are in the taber/lethbridge area this saturday come on out and have some fun with us! contest starts at 5p with registration starting at 4p. Bring a good attitude

the most epic snowboard trailer ever

awesome webcam music video

HP Inkjet Printer Stop Motion

summer nights

delicious summer dinner.
we used spolumbos chicken and apple sausage and grilled it on the bbq, but any sausage would work.
while the sausage is grilling cut up a fresh garlic clove (use as much as you desire) green peppers, onions, and zucchini and sate in a pan with olive oil. cut a french baguette, and grate some mozzarella. When the vegetables and sausage are cooked place them on the open faced baguette and sprinkle the grated cheese on top. combine and cook in bbq until cheese melts.

as for the salad,
take strawberry's, apples, red leaf lettuce, tomato, and green pepper, dice and mix then add balsamic vinegar and olive oil to the desired amount.

enjoy with a cold lucky lager.

JP

lucky ring

good friend of .colourdesign, amy victoria had an (after the fact) humorous ring on her shoulder blade from a misplaced can of lucky regular and a quick slip of the tongue from a pooch that put her in the grass. we were all caught off guard by the protrusion the can made rather than a dent.

JP

Scrumdiddlyumptious

Sudden Impact

The top 9 sudden impacts from Hollywood.

For those skateboarders out there, Steve Berra is featured in the 7th impact.

Enjoy.

mars.

Happy Brthday Canada!

Flow Festival

Flowatholon is back again this year. The name has changed to Flow Festival (rolls of the tongue a little better)
Same great outdoor party, Djs and Bands, but we've also moved to a little farther out of Calgary, a beautiful location in the mountains.

As you probably know I'm helping organize this event and it means a lot to me.
Please check out the website, www.flowfestival.ca
As well, the home page has links to discussions and film - these will begin to grow in content shortly so check back...
After checking it out please pass it along to people you know would like this kind of thing.

It's a free party, created on people donating time, money, and talents. Pretty astounding actually.

You'll find an invite attached to this email, please forward it along to anyone who think would want to come.
We are not doing a mass poster or facebook ad campaign but relying on people passing it on to those they know have something to offer to an event like this.
Let me know if you personally can contribute to the creation of this awesome event - anything, small or big...

Contact Jacob with any questions here

Classy Wienies

If you are torn between a nice pasta dinner or some nice juicy wieners, just create a new take on the classic 'Kraft Dinner and Hot Dogs'. It is just a simple as that. All you have to do is chop up a few hot dogs and boil them with any pasta of your choice.

Once boiled, strain and add a little butter and olive oil (not too much though, you don't want your wienies sliding around). Season to perfection, add a garnish and you will have some classy wieners.

This meal is sure to impress, especially when served with a nice room temperature Lucky Lager.

mars.

check out calgary parksale today!

Toothpaste Art on Passed Out People

Market Collective Sample Sale Today!

Today we are at the Kensington Market Collective, come on down for some great deals! Cash Only

GSD Vancouver Vs. Calgary

Here is a link to Vancouver's GSD which had an estimated 2500 attendees. No sign of police interference to the slightest degree of what Calgary had.

GSD 2009

GSD footage from Millennium to where the day finished off for some.
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Good Morning

Unfortunately the re-decoration of the front yard was unsuccessful. Someone thought one of the planters wasn't working where it was and decided to put it here instead. I liked it better next to the others on the front steps but I guess everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

JP

Calgary Herald + GSD article

From Today's Calgary Herald.

"CALGARY - The longest day of the year proved even longer for some Calgary police officers stuck dealing with a rash of mischief from a group of skateboarders on Sunday.

Go Skateboarding Day, an annual event that promotes the urban sport globally, had police working to respond to reports of minor vandalism and traffic safety through the day. Hundreds of skateboarders met on 17th Avenue S. W. and at Olympic Plaza to celebrate the sport, causing headaches for the police.

"It was resource intensive and included (our use of) the helicopter," said duty inspector Vic Trickett.

"We had skateboarders going up the wrong way on streets and avenues, going through red lights, causing a great deal of disruption to the regular traffic flow. In my opinion, they were endangering themselves and endangering others."

There were reports of skateboarders in the vicinity of a bus when its rear windows were smashed in, but neither police nor Calgary Transit pointed the blame at skateboarders.

It happened near 5th Avenue and 2nd Street S. W. at 12:30 p. m.

"One of our bus windows was broken by someone or another, but we don't want to attribute it to skateboarders because we don't know who's responsible," said Calgary Transit spokesman Ron Collins.

Some skateboarders took over a downtown intersection with makeshift ramps, stopping traffic on all sides.

"They actually closed an intersection and used that as an area to skateboard in," Trickett said. "So an investigation will ensue and we will look into all of these things."

According to a city report, more than 10,000 people skateboard in Calgary, more than the number who play organized hockey.

Go Skateboarding Day was created in 2003 by the International Association of Skateboard Companies to promote the sport.

Calgary skateboarders have celebrated the event each year since its inception, but have had a tough time shaking the stigma associated with the sport because of a small group of unruly skaters, said Christopher Ludwig, a sales associate at The Source Skateboard and Snowboard Shop, which promotes the event locally.

"Almost everyone has a positive attitude, because it only hinders our sport when kids go out and vandalize," he said.

"But when you get a caravan of 300 kids together, it's a coin toss to know what will happen.""

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free breakfast

go skate day should be a lot of fun, it kicks off in the morning with the source and a free breakfast, after that make your way in and around the city to eau claire to meet up with us and enjoy the surprises to come!

market collective

the last weekend of the month we will be attending the 1 year anniversary of the market collective. what we are doing for it is having a sample sale with a bunch of our stuff. come check it out.