November 30th, 2011 
thinkpierce This is the first of a variety of videos I will be posting from my “break dancing” days. Starting around the age of 16, I spent a good many evenings in the garage snap, crackling, and popping to a cranked ghetto blaster. This is an edit I put together showing one of those moments captured on video. I invite you to give it a gander… Thinkpierce! Something New Every Friday.
November 24th, 2011 thinkpierce 
Eye Crispies
Imagine cleaning a clogged garbage disposal and in one wrong move, a huge wad of sludge drops in to your hair, matting it down horribly. Well that’s basically the kind of inspiration Jonathan Pierce pulls from when creating portrayals like “Mealtime” and “Karl vs. LaDonna”. Jonathan first draws each illustration in pen, passes it along for coloring and then dips a final version in a vat of insecticide for authentication. The best way to enjoy Thinkpierce Art is to order a custom sized print at the Thinkpierce Store. But if that’s not possible, you can actually make your own in three easy steps: 1. First, dislodge a huge clump of sludge from under your refrigerator 2. Next, mix it in a bowl of mayonnaise until “gloppy” 3. Finally, use a butter knife to spread the mixture on the hood of any running car and let it “bake” overnight. If you can manage to scrape it off in one piece the next morning and glue it to your wall, you’re all set.
November 9th, 2011 thinkpierce 
Reunion
Imagine cleaning a clogged garbage disposal and in one wrong move, a huge wad of sludge drops in to your hair, matting it down horribly. Well that’s basically the kind of inspiration Jonathan Pierce pulls from when creating portrayals like “Mealtime” and “Karl vs. LaDonna”. Jonathan first draws each illustration in pen, passes it along for coloring and then dips a final version in a vat of insecticide for authentication. The best way to enjoy Thinkpierce Art is to order a custom sized print at the Thinkpierce Store. But if that’s not possible, you can actually make your own in three easy steps: 1. First, dislodge a huge clump of sludge from under your refrigerator 2. Next, mix it in a bowl of mayonnaise until “gloppy” 3. Finally, use a butter knife to spread the mixture on the hood of any running car and let it “bake” overnight. If you can manage to scrape it off in one piece the next morning and glue it to your wall, you’re all set.
November 3rd, 2011 thinkpierce 
Josh and Jonathan
Creating some of the motion graphics for an upcoming independent film recently became a group activity. You might not be surprised to learn that all had to do with a crazy dream sequence. The task called for some odd requests involving animated brains. To have the brains created from scratch, there was only one person to call…Josh. And to have them animated on screen, there was also only one person to contact…Josh. The two Josh’s I’m talking about here are professional artist Josh Dunbar and Professional Editor Josh Mitchell. The goal was to create an animated brain that would show up in the characters heads, pulsate and then flash into a bright light. This sequence would allow viewers to understand the transition from the real world in to the dream world in the scene.
Jonathan
I started by contacting professional artist Josh Dunbar to create the individual brains. I provided him with screen shots of the different angles and explained the end goal. Josh did an awesome job selecting the colors and style I was hoping for and provided me with some awesome brains to work with. Next I used photo shop to crop out the section I needed from each brain. Once I completed the final edits for each scene, it was time to contact Josh Mitchell for the animation. Josh and I sat down in front of his Macbook and let the good times roll. He added a glowing effect to the brain images and caused them to move around on screen so that it looked like they were a part of the characters heads.
Jonathan's Brain
In the end both Josh’s rocked it out of the park I’m really excited about the result. There is additional motion work that I am in the process of completing but with the “brain animation” now finished, I’m much closer to finishing the movie. This film has truly been a labor love, a project that has been both my friend and my enemy, ha ha. When it is completed, I have an army of special feature footage that I will be unleashing to help promote it. So buckle up and let Thinkpierce take you for a wild ride around the block: Something new every Friday!
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