So if you’ve been wondering if the whole “moss graffiti” thing works… it does!  We would probably use maybe half of can of beer next time to thicken up the paste, but check it out!

Spacecraft Collective // Moss Graffiti Test from Spacecraft Collective on Vimeo.

Spacecraft Collective // Moss Graffiti Test from Spacecraft Collective on Vimeo.

Ever since seeing rumors of “moss graffiti” floating around the Interwebs, we have been intrigued. We finally hit a tipping point, and needed to test the theory ourselves. We enlisted Per to guinea pig it. Using a simple mixture of yogurt, beer, and moss we took a Spacecraft stencil and pasted it up on the back of our building. Check back in a couple weeks for the result!

Robert and Blake are in the basement screening away.

Dominic Clifford’s work tells a story with to-the-point imagery.

That’s right… Spacecraft has moved to a new location. We found ourselves in an opportune position when former Miami Vice star, Don Johnson, aka “Crocket” was evicted from his secret lair on the waterfront in Ballard, Seattle. With a view of the ocean, shag carpet, a spiral stair case and a setting straight out of a 80’s porno set, the new Spacecraft office is a perfect place for us to plot the takeover of what is RAD.

Hit us up if you are in Seattle… we’ll let you take us to lunch at the legendary Paseo Cuban Sandwich shop just a few doors down.

Check the photos:

The front office

The hall of Spacecraft art

Mango's new corner office

The "Girl's only" bathroom

The meeting room : magic wallpaper

Home cooked lunch

Thanks to all the interns for helping with the move :: Enjoy

By Jordyn O’Brien, age 4.

Is that Snowcat shooting a torpedo?!

From winter to Spring: A Gallery

To read the blog and to check out photos, hit up the link below:

http://www.frqncy.com/news/2010/04/15/between-winter-and-spring-a-gallery

This is the story of the original, plastic Hipstamatic 100, as told by the inventor’s brother on Hipstamatic.com

In the summer of 1984 my two little brothers, Bruce and Winston were struck by a drunk driver at 4:13 PM June 21st on HWY 17 between Merrill and Wausau, WI. That day forever changed my life. I am setting up this website as a way to remember my brothers and the passion they had for art, photography, and their ability to make things happen.

Just two years earlier, Bruce and Winston had been attending Art school part time and had come up with what they thought was a million dollar idea for bringing photographic art to the masses cheaply. In the winter of 1982 they had developed a camera that was made entirely of plastic, including the lens. They molded and manufactured the camera under the name Hipstamatic out of their 650 sq ft river front cabin on the waters of the mighty Wisconsin. We all referred to the molding area as the ‘Animal Room’ because the smell reminded us of burning rubber and roadkill.

The Hipstamatic was born out of a love of the Kodak Instamatic and a desire to make it something even children could afford on a small allowance. My brother Bruce once said, “It doesn’t matter if the photos aren’t prefect — as long as people are capturing memories I will be happy.” At the time I didn’t agree, but now in my fifties I finally understand what he was talking about.

It sounds like we would have loved them.

Unfortunately, under 200 Hipstamatic 100s were made, ever–but after the Hipstamatic’s story got a little bit of a web following, an iPhone app, the Hipstamatic 110, was born, intended to simulate pictures taken from the original Hipstamatic 100. Now, the app has been upgraded to the Hipstamatic 150, and includes a variety of absolutely insane lenses, flashes and films, which you can mix-and-match to your heart’s desire. I took a few pictures around the new Spacecraft office as an example of what this can do:

It also features direct Flickr (camera info will say “Hipstamatic 150,” not “iPhone”) and Facebook uploads.