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Stacey Holland presents: GALLUS GALLUS (which means chicken in latin)

Meet the artist Friday August 3rd 6-9pm

*fried chicken and beer!

*discounts on all chicken/fowl themed wares.

On view at Fancy + Pants until August 31st.
Store hours 11-7p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, Sunday 12-5 p.m.

For the past six months, the people of Plexipixel have been busy challenging our brains with projects such as the MyComix Comix Creator, attending the Platform Animation Convention, and creating websites such as School of the Future. But that doesn’t mean we can’t let down our collective hair and indulge in necessary summer pleasures.

[Strains of Alice Cooper's "School's Out" play ...]

The Simpsons fans among us marched across Seattle Center to witness the Kwik-E-Mart/7-11 transformation at the corner of 4th and Denny. If he wasn’t intent on leaving them mint-in-box, Ian H might be chomping down a bowl of Krusty-Os at this very moment. Fueled by the driving need to see giant robots explode, other Plexi people banked on Transformers the Movie to provide their summer rush. Devi P entered the studio the next morning gasping, “I felt like a teenage boy!” (Yes, that was a rave.)

Speaking of machinery moving at high speeds, Allen C plans to try his hand and his wheels in the exciting world of Autocross. Vicky T and Matt T will get their fill of sunshine and open road while cruising with the Vespa posse at Amerivespa, happneing in Seattle this year. Lindsey S looks forward to finding her way onto the water by surf, sail, or float.

Why does good food and drink taste so much better in the summer? Aime S says it’s because that’s when the corn on the cob is freshest. Drake B prefers gyros, Manny’s Pale Ale, and mojitos to cool off. Go easy on Jesse H and Candi’s “Sip and Go Naked,” though, as word on the street is that it leaves a potent hangover. (No surprise, considering that it consists of equal parts limeade concentrate, gin or vodka, light beer, and ice.) Says Vicky T, “Moral of the story: Don’t stop drinking the ‘Sip and Go Naked’ until the end of October.” Done and done.

On the stereo: Thin Lizzy, Erasure, Latin jazz, Viva Voce, Brazilian Girls, The Shins’ Chutes Too Narrow, U2’s Joshua Tree and Zooropa, Midnight Oil’s Blue Sky Mining, The Arcade Fire, The Avett Brothers, Bert Kaempfert, and anything dance-y and fun. Over in Suite C, Jesse R commandeers the stereo and dumps a big, soggy bucket of Yacht Rock down upon us. We have to accept it, because once he puts on his captain’s hat, we’re all too intimidated to change the dial.

And the action isn’t all local. Ian R will indulge in birthday tea and crumpets in jolly old Victoria. Paola R plans to hoof it to Boston for a family reunion. Lisa S and Keli F amplified summer by leaving for Florida and Thailand, respectively. We were jealous until we looked at weather forecasts for those places. Joshua S agrees, preferring to stay indoors, away from the sun.

Sheesh, all that activity makes us want to indulge in another favorite summer pastimes: long naps and premium lounging. We’re off to the Hammock District. Happy July!

From our dear friend, Ms. Ellen Forney:

Dear friends -
Please come to the opening reception of my art show, “Big Fuckin’ Hands”! I’ll be showing six new 2′ x 2′ paintings in the Hands series, as well as two of the 4′ x 4′ pieces from the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. It’ll be a party! I hope you can make it!
xo
Ellen.
BIG FUCKIN’ HANDS
Paintings by Ellen Forney
June 20 - August 1, 2007
Opening reception: Wed., June 20, 6 - 8pm
Liberty
517 - 15th Ave. E. (at Republican, in Capitol Hill)
206-323-9898
www.LibertyBars.com

What: A benefit for Jason Gooder, former employee of Cafe Racer. Jason was seriously injured in a fall and needs your help to pay his medical bills.

Where: Cafe Racer - 5828 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 (2 doors South of the Trading Musician).

When: Saturday, September 30th at 7 pm.

Who: Artists include Jim Woodring, Ellen Forney, Tom Dougherty, Bob Rini, Matt Rodriguez, David Lasky, and many more.

Photosynth’s site went live today at 10am to much anticipation.  This technology is super duper cool and the site is not too shabby either–Jesse, Matt, and Kristi kicked some serious butt on this project.  :)

All us visual folks at Plexipixel are excited about the possibilities Photosynth’s techonology opens up.  You just gotta watch the video to see what we mean. 

Major Job Responsibilities:
The project is yours…  from start to finish.  Work with your project team to concept, help them to set up the files, develop, test your own code, and then bug fix until it’s live.  Don’t fret, tho!  You’ll get lots of support from interactive industry vets and a home-grown proven production process.

Requirements:

• 2+ years developing Flash site, components, and/or games
• 2+ years Flash ActionScript experience
• Object Oriented Programming methods
• Some JavaScript experience

Personality pluses:

• Self starter—you see a need and you gotta do it!
• Creative problem solver—capable of innovative solutions for problems
• Team player—able to work closely with designers, project managers, and even clients
• Communicative—open communication is key!
• Self manager—you have full vision over your time and tasks
• Quality monger—your code meets spec and despises bugs
• Conqueror of technology—Flash can’t do what?  prove ‘em all wrong

Bonus skillz:

• Programming in other languages:  C#, C++, Java
• Experience with Server Scripting languages
• Design and/or animation experience
• Motion Graphics Experience
• Website Development
• Multi-user application or game experience

About us:
Plexipixel is a small interactive design, animation and game studio with big clients.  We have fun and work hard.  Yeah, we’ve won awards for our work.  That’s because our teams work collaboratively to consistently meet and beat our clients’ expectations. 

Our studio is an avid supporter and participant in the Seattle art and music scenes. We like to play video games, play music and watch animation during our free time. Our office is located in Lower Queen Anne within walking distance to the Seattle Center, Easy Street, Tower Records and lots of restaurants and theatres. 

Please submit the following items to pickme@plexipixel.com: 1. cover e-mail or letter, 2. resume, and 3. links to your work. We heart e-mail: no phone calls or personal visits to our office, please!