The Man, The Artist, The Legend

I would like to speak with you about a man, a friend.

Brandon Hupp is a great guy hailing from Texas, but I try not to begrudge him for that. Maybe out of the pits of hell some goodness and purity can come to light. If so, that goodness is one hell of a drunk bastard.

Brandon is a graphics designer, and has been kind enough to share his work with me. It absolutely amazes me the kinds of things he can do with simple shapes and color schemes. He showed me a paper system a few months back, and it absolutely blew my mind. The minimalism, the impact of the orange, and the sheer classiness of the envelopes are astounding.

If I ever have the need, I hope he would be kind enough to design letterhead for me.

He also did a book during his last semester before graduation that was comprised of photos of ink in water, their patterns deviated by the sound of music thrumming against the jar. The sequencing of the photos was impressive, and I wish he would have finished it.

Especially since I busted my ass to write up poems for the bastard. My love is taken for granted.

Brandon really is a great guy, and cracks me the fuck up. MooCowing will forever be the best griefer of NexusTK, and makes clan chat a smorgasboard of hilarity and sheer what-the-fuckness. Dude's a pro at pushing buttons, so it's a good thing I'm a pro and ignoring his ass at times.

But mostly I do pay attention, and recently life's turned around a bit for'm. He's got a great girl that he's excited about, and that's definitely put a big boost into his mood. Shit's still a little rough for him, but he's still pretty god damn pimpin, and if you've got a spare room, let him camp out for a few days. I can almost guarantee that you'll have memories of the occasion, or at least memories of the hangover.

Attaboi.

He's also done vinyls, logos, all sorts of great shit. I know I keep yammering on about the work he's done, but that's how impressed I have been. I remember the first thing he shared with me. He had a cover to design, and did it for McCarthy's The Road. It was fucking magnificent.

So here's to you, Brandon, you beautiful bastard.