About Me

I'm a graphic designer based in Denver, CO. You can check out some of my work here:
www.jeffoeth.com

This site is the home of miscellaneous projects, ideas, experiences, and inspiration.

I also run a blog dedicated to creativity for a better, more sustainable world:
www.modernevolution.com

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For the time being, this blog has been deemed unnecessary. I started it at the same time as my other blog to share miscellaneous projects and ideas. But there's always Twitter and Facebook for that, so we really don't need this nonsense. I'm also not thrilled with Posterous as a blogging tool. So there you have it.

You'll still find me blogging often at Modern Evolution, a site dedicated to creativity for a better, more sustainable world. I will also be incorporating more of my own work into that site. I hope you enjoy it! 

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Best Made Co.

Bestmade

These are some great looking axes. I wonder if they perform as well as they look.

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Midwest tour

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It's a weird thing, being a tourist in the ciites you used to live in. I guess it's not that uncommon, but it does give you an interesting perspective on the past, present and future. Amy and I just wrapped up a week-and-a-half tour of our old hometowns and had an excellent time catching up with people and places. Here are some of the places we went to (and highly recommend):

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RoboKong

Perpetual-groove

The future of gigantic ape destruction.

By Methane Studios

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Efficiency in design

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Doing more with less.

via DDC

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Biennial of the Americas

Biennial-advertisement

Lately I've been doing some advertising work to help promote a big event coming up in Denver called the Biennial of the Americas. It's going to last the entire month of July, featuring arts, music, cultural programs, and roundtable discussions with leaders from all over the Western Hemisphere. So yeah, it's kind of a big deal. If you're in the area, you should definitely check it out.

P.S. Thanks to the new Jónsi album for helping me crank out this and a few other concepts.

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Trinity Absinthe

Trinity

Here's a project I've been working on for a while now, the identity and packaging for Trinity Absinthe Superieure. The label was just approved by all the right people, and it's being bottled as we speak. It'll be available for your enjoyment very soon!

Trinity Absinthe is made by Overland Distillery of Colorado, which is run by Joe and Amanda Pawelski, two of the nicest and smartest people I know.

A firm supporter of renewable energies and environmental efforts, Overland Distillery sources its high quality ingredients from small, family-run, eco-conscious farms, many of which are just down the road.

In doing so, we at Overland Distillery create crisp and clean, quality spirits, in the timeless tradition of a truly "green" fairy. Our recipe is true to tradition, combining several historical formulas with our eco-conscious efforts, to bring you the best tastes possible.

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Broken Bells

Broken_bells

Just a quick post of appreciation for the new album by Broken Bells. If you're not familiar with them, it's a new collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and producer Danger Mouse. I've been pretty pumped for this one to come out, being a big fan of The Shins and pretty much all of the projects Danger Mouse has been involved with (Gnarls Barkley, The Black Keys, Beck, etc). The album isn't anything super groundbreaking, but it's incredibly listenable stuff that I expect to get some heavy rotation in my iTunes. If I were to pick a favorite jam, it would be the last song on the album, "The Mall & Misery."

I also dig the hell out of that artwork, which moves around nicely on their website.

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Bustin' a move

If this doesn't brighten your day, I don't know what will.

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Broken capital

Drinkcoke

There's a lot of talk these days about how Washington is broken and can't seem to get anything done. I think this is a great example of why that is.

Several months ago, there was discussion of taxing soda to help pay for health care. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that adding a just a $.03 tax to every can of soda would generate $24 billion over the next four years. It seemed like an idea worth discussing, but we didn't hear about it for very long. Why not? Because Coke, Pepsi, and all of their cronies launched a massive lobbying campaign against it, essentially taking it off the table.

We're seeing this in health care, energy, banking, and just about every other major issue affecting us today. Whether you agree with the soda tax or not, you should agree that new ideas should be up to the public to debate, not preemptively crushed by special interests groups. This is supposed to be a democracy, people. I don't think our founding fathers would have put up with that crap, and neither should we.

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