Hi,

Have you ever walked in to your house or apartment and felt a great unexplainable urge to update your living room curtains, or rearrange the furniture around the entertainment center, or wondered why it has taken you so long to replace that shriveled brown bamboo stalk on the mantle?  Well, I can now report that this human phenomenon has now evolved into the way we feel about our virtual homes!

It happened while sipping the last drops of our Belgian Hot chocolate last February. Christine and I were feeling pretty physically satisfied after a scrumptious 4th anniversary of Artifactuality meal. Our restless motor minds however, were on the future, and our twitchy eyes were scanning the restaurant's environs. The decor was hip, but comfortable, homey, but not grandma foofy. The customers were well dressed in their quality casuals. There were families, all kinds. There were couples, all combinations. No ties--but plenty of iPhone/Blackberry actions happening as some picked up pacifiers, or caressed a significant others hand next to the bruschetta.

Our sight lines locked. Our eyes met. We were having that in-synch-mind-meld moment that we often experience. Christine was the first to blurt out, "I'm really sick of looking at our website... Let's completely revamp it!" 

And so we did! With a little help from our friends (see our Friends page) and with the guidance of the patron saint of all things HTML, Bill Kelly, (williamkellydesign.com) we now have a fresh new look. One that takes its design cues from the fuzzy broken lines that separate our personal, professional, and creative lives.

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NEW CURTAINS AND A FRESH COAT OF PAINT: Artifactuality Launches Its Redesigned Website!

When you come to the new Artifactuality site, not only can you see our galleries of beautiful things, you can also review our LinkedIn pages, discover Mama Mo's cooking, participate in the creative forum at the Artifactuality of MohMickens on Facebook, go to our blog and read up on some of our stories, or see the beautiful cinematography of Hollywood Mike, Bob's left coast brother... There are plenty of interesting links.

Our goal here is to host and foster intelligent creative work with a vision... Click here and see for your self.

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A DOUBLE DIP OF MTV FUN IN THE SUN SHENANIGANS:
"THE REAL WORLD CANCUN" AND "THE S#!T THEY SHOULD HAVE SHOWN"

Artifactuality delivered two tropical creature themed graphics packages for MTV's Real World property as our own real world summer faded into fall.

The signature eyeball/keyhole that brands this popular after series wrap-up, broadcast at the beginning of September, adorned with Busby Berkeley inspired geckos, toucans, and schools of tropical piranha fish, the opening and break intersticials stokes the energy and keeps the viewer coming back for more... Of what they've NEVER seen.    The Real World Cancun: The S#!T They Should Have Shown

Sun blast colors! Extreme extrusions! Bubblelicious sea creatures!  Artifactuality created the graphics and animation that framed up all of the players of the Real World Cancun series as they are put together one final time to tell each other what they REALLY think of each other. Within the tropical/loco theme, watch the flirting, fighting, and fish fins fly!   The Real World Cancun Reunion

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GOT CERTIFIED?

The State of New Jersey has certified Artifactuality this summer as both a Minority-Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) as well as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE).

These certifications help open new opportunities for Artifactuality in both the private and public sectors.

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See this beautiful eco memo pad? It could be yours! As part of our 4th year anniversary celebration, we created a bunch of these pads to giveaway. Reply to this e-mail with your snail-mail address, and we will send you one (or two if you love 'em) of these note pads made from 100% recycled materials. Use it to draw out all of your world changing ideas, as well as this week's grocery list!

Also, if you are a Facebooker, become a fan of Artifactuality of MohMickens. We will be starting a photo-video section. This is an on going experiment, built around years of creating all kinds of media art. We'll see what happens.

Best,

Bob Mickens & Christine Moh

Creative Partners

Artifactuality

A New Jersey Certified MWBE/SBE