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Juice Episode #002

About Juice

Juice is Inksie’s experimental podcast. It’s a mix of electronic and analog sounds, with both ambient and lyrical songs that create a cohesive listening experience. The Inksie Team curates and mixes Juice (semi) monthly and commissions custom artwork.

Track Listing

No.	Track Title	Artist
01	Here She Comes	B. Fleischmann & Ms. John Soda
02	Faking the Books	Lali Puna
03	Make It Mine	Styrofoam
04	Angel	Massive Attack
05	Eyes On Fire	Blue Foundation
06	Safe + Broken	Styrofoam
07	Too Late	M83
08	It’s Personal	The Radio Dept.
09	To a Fault	Dntel (Feat. Grizzly Bear)
10	Island, IS	Volcano Choir
11	Holly Hobby	Casiotone For the Painfully Alone

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Artist Feature: Xavier Encinas Studio

Paris-based Xavier Encinas Studios is the art direction and graphic design studio of Xavier Encinas. The studio has worked with numerous high-profile clients, most notably Nike and the Contemporary Art Gallery of Vancouver. In addition to starting the studio in 2005, Mr Encinas is the design director for biannual art and fashion magazine Under The Influence.

The studio works primarily in print and packaging; their portfolio consists of magazine spreads, business cards, letterheads, promotional items.

Inksie Giveaway Update

We are extending Inksie’s launch giveaway for one more week. Entries will be accepted up until Monday, August 9th, when the Inksie shop will launch.

We have received a lot of entries for the drawing. We want even more people to have a chance to hear about Inksie and win something neat. In addition, we’re including a new Inksie mystery t-shirt to the prize package.

As before, the ways to enter the contest are:

Follow Inksie on Twitter
Become friends with Inksie on Facebook
Subscribe to Inksie’s newsletter
Leave a comment mentioning your favorite Journal article

Artist Feature: Kim Høltermand

Danish architecture and landscape photographer Kim Høltermand’s stark, striking images have appeared in numerous publications, including Process Journal and Grafik. He was included in Netdiver’s Best of the Year 2008 and was awarded first place in the 2009 International Photography Award’s Professional Architecture: Buildings division for his photographs. The Journal recently interviewed Mr Høltermand on his techniques and inspirations.

A Discussion with Johnny Le and Matt Jay

I understand this was shot for a production company you are both involved with named Thunderball Productions. Who else is involved with this company and what inspired its creation?

I would describe Thunderball as more of a collective. It is basically the group banner that my friend Cameron Beyl and I have been creating film work under since 1997. I think we hold onto it today to feel unified despite working on opposite ends of the country now, and to continue the idea of building this thing that we’ve had literally since childhood. Now, our growing network of artistic collaborators loosely make up what we see as Thunderball Productions.

Why did you decide to shoot a film for Jennie Wayne and why did you select the song My Own Home?

I’ve moved around a lot, and I’m very sentimental when it comes to cities I’ve lived in and places I once called home. I felt like I really understood the sentiment of Jennie’s song. And in film, I’m possessed by environment. So, My Own Home seemed perfect.

Inksie Giveaway

If you’ve not seen the launch page and counter, then beware: Inksie is launching its official online shop on August 9th. We’re hosting a giveaway in celebration of this momentous occasion.

The Goods

A T-shirt with the Ampersand Icon design. It is a gold-foil print on a black, jersey cotton American Apparel shirt.
The Ampersand Icon on an 11″ × 17″ letterpress poster. It is a limited edition print on 80-pound cover stock (edition of 250).
Three Inksie-brand Scout Books notebooks, useful for sketching or jotting down notes. One of each: lined, blank or grid paper.
Gift card to Inksie’s online shop for $23 (redeemable for one tee with free domestic shipping).
A mystery designer Inksie t-shirt on a jersey cotton American Apparel shirt.

How to Enter

Inksie will randomly pick twenty-three winners, each of whom will receive a complete giveaway package. You have four ways of entering: follow Inksie on Twitter, like Inksie on Facebook, subscribe to Inksie’s newsletter, or leave a comment mentioning your favorite Inksie blog post. Each method is worth one entry. You may increase your odds of winning by entering four times. If you are already engaged with Inksie through one or more of these mediums, you are automatically entered.

Selecting the Winners

Inksie will announce the winners on the shop launch date, August 2nd. We will randomly select from all entries through electronic means. Entries are valid until August 8th at 12:00 PM, Pacific Standard Time.

Upon Winning

We will contact winners via their method of entry (direct message on Twitter, message on Facebook, or email). If winners do not respond within 24 hours we will randomly select another winner. Please expect your packages within four to six weeks from the launch date.

About the Design

The ampersand tee and print was created by Colorcubic, a multidisciplinary design studio in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by typography, it incorporates Inksie’s four icons in the shape of Herb Lubalin’s famed ampersand.

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