View from the Zoo

I found Jeremy through his t-shirt website amorphia-apparel.com and his surreal animal designs thoroughly intrigued me. So I wrote him a few questions to satsify my curiosity and here the results, true to his form. Thanks, Jeremy!

Other Jeremy websites: wearscience.com and controversy.wearscience.com (T-shirts); jeremykalgreen.com (personal website); newstereotypes.blogspot.com (New Stereotypes to Teach your Kids, a satirical blog).

Q : Who is Jeremy?
A : I’m a professional slacker, former OSU photo student and general ne’er do well living and working out of beautiful Columbus, Ohio.

Q : What were you thinking about when you came up with the Angler and the Morningator designs?
A : I honestly have no idea what inspires me, and my designs often tend to be non-sequiturs. One day I was just pooping around at this or that when I heard a little singsong voice in my head chirping «mornin’ gator!», and the image of a grumpy alligator getting ready for a long day of gatoring with a cup of joe and his morning paper just popped into my head. Luckily, since I am my own boss and my overhead is virtually zero, I can just throw new ideas out there without trying to justify or rationalize them. And that was just one of those totally random ideas that apparently seems to connect with people.
    This last Valentine’s day I just wanted to offer a few different shirts with different tones, so I made a design I thought was cute but weird (octolove) one design that was a little more cryptic (gearheart) and one that was a bit more cynical (which was where the Angler design originated). Continue reading »

Wow! «View from the Zoo» has been accepted by delightfulblogs.com - thanks Lynda! Delightfulblogs.com is an edited listing of blogs that are «personal, passionate and stylish». Over 20,000 visitors peruse the directory every month. Go over there and vote for «View from the Zoo»! What a great logo!

According to Associated Press, Pierre, a 25 year old African penguin at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, was going bald on his back and was unwilling to get into the water. That is, until biologist Pam Schaller got the bright idea of designing a special wetsuit for him last March. Since wearing the suit, Pierre has gained confidence, put on weight and is back in the mating game. This is a great example of fashion and product design at the service of science! Photo by Eric Risberg, AP. Original story here