The Online Acreage of Zach McFarlen
Posted by zmcfarlen | Mar 16th, 2009
Jack Spade
If you have visited a coffee shop or college campus in the last 5 years, chances are pretty good you have seen a messenger bag, even if you didn’t know it. As its name implies, the messenger bag was traditionally used in the carrying of messages, letters, and mail by the likes of Pony Express riders and their modern-day counterparts: bicycle messengers. However, over the past decade, these bags have emerged...
Posted by zmcfarlen | Mar 3rd, 2009
Man On Wire
In 1974, after 6 years of careful planning, Frenchman Philippe Petit snuck his way onto the roof of the nearly-complete World Trade Center towers in New York City. Under the cover of night, he and his crew then strung a 450 pound cable between the two towers, approximately 1/4 of a mile above the sidewalks below. Just as day broke, Petit stepped out onto this highwire and successfully walked between the two...
I am a video editor and digital designer who enjoys dialogue about film and design as well as music, travel, and poker.
I own and operate Blinding Light Design, LLC, and I also regularly contribute to the media and product review site, FreshRadar.