Press Release: LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2008) – jungle [8], a Los Angeles-based leading brand strategy and graphic design agency, is pleased to learn their branding initiative for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles’ “First Fridays” 2008 event series brought 6 consecutive months of maximum attendance, wrapping up the museum’s best selling season […]
Supposing that a museum of natural history could be something other than a collection of old fossils and sediment stratification charts…
that it could be cool…
So why not go on a Friday night?
The First Fridays events, launched by the Natural History Museum of LA in an attempt to cross breed visitor demographic between parents and children, […]
My first day at jungle [8] was certainly eventful. I was ready to go food hunting when Lainie decided to assign me and Tuan-Ching to lunch duty. Being the accomplished chef (not really) that I was, naturally I jumped at the opportunity to put my talents on display. I was glad to […]
Today’s lunch was a celebration of hard-boiled eggs, citrus glazed chicken, white rice, garlic bread, a kick-ass salad a la Bouaziz, and, above all, Tuan-Ching’s twenty-third birthday.
Assembling the birthday cake ensemble was daunting. Rather than simply adorning the cake with 23 candles, the decision was made to light letter-shaped candles in the traditional H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y […]
We at jungle[8] are proud to announce our work in creating and refining the identity of one of the newest additions to the video-blogosphere: MomBrain.tv. We were excited to play an essential role in refining our client’s already strongly-conceptualized original vision into a working, vibrant, accessible form. The site features an entertaining video site for […]
Today, the tectonic plates of Europe (Nora) and Asia (Tuan Ching) shook and met each other as a result in a sumptuous culinary feast for the first time in history. By adding harmoniously and imaginatively herbs, spices, vegetables in their magic pot, the “cordon bleu” chefs granted our eyes an explosion of colors, our […]
Often I am reminded I am many designers first boss. As time is wedged between us, there seems to be some perspective to that experience for both the green designer and myself. I have enjoyed the 50+ designers that have worked for me over the past 13 years, but it’s lovely to have the reflection […]
Today, I am sad to announce, is my last day in the jungle. Although I, of course, intend to remain a jungle native, my physical departure from the tribe has warranted a certain jungle [8] tradition: to be presented with a lunch so grand as to elicit a fond remembrance for ages to follow.
Lainie, […]
A few weeks ago, the jungle [8] gang went out for lunch to celebrate Olivia’s last day in the jungle, with an Ethiopian feast. As the gang was leaving, I snapped up this great shot of Olivia and Tuan in front of the cake shop next door. Tuan, why were you making obscene gestures with […]
It had been raining for the past week, and the sun was nowhere in sight. The weather was cold, and I was feeling even colder. As I sat at my computer, diligently working away on PlanJam iconography and trying to ignore the cold, I was suddenly distracted by a sweet, aromatic smell.
The smell was of […]