Paul Castro - A Creative Director and Interface Designer working in the Kansas City area.

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March25th

Kinetic Typography

Posted in: Design, Graphic Design, Inspiration, Television

Oklahoma State University graphic design student, Jacob Gilbreath, created a stunning piece of animated typography using Conan O’Brien‘s farewell speech from the Tonight Show as the backdrop. Amazing work for a student. I’d hire him.
March21st

Torn Right Distal Bicep Tendon

Posted in: Injury, Jujitsu, Karate

A couple of weeks ago, I tore the tendon of my right bicep that connects at the elbow on the radial bone while in karate/jujitsu class. The bicep brachii muscle is tri-articulate which means that it works across three joints. The most important of these functions is to supinate (or rotate) the forearm and flex the elbow. According to Wikipedia, these joints and the associated actions are listed as follows in order of importance: Read More
March6th

Screwy Portraits

Posted in: Fine Art, Inspiration

Artist Andrew Myers has an interesting take on relief sculptures/paintings by using ordinary drywall screws. He creates the relief by adjusting the amount that they are screwed in and then paints on the screwheads. I wonder how many times he has to charge his power screwdriver.

Photos courtesy of Andrew Myers
March4th

Dodge for a Cause 6

Posted in: Advertising, Design, Photography

Last year you may remember I was the poster child for Dodge for a Cause 5. I had the pleasure of helping develop the concept for the Dodge for a Cause 6 ad campaign for Perceptive Software‘s annual charity dodgeball tournament benefitting the Kansas City chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). You’ll notice I made a cameo as the limo driver. Also, another big thanks to Ron Berg Photography for another amazing image! Registration is open now at the Dodge for a Cause site. Read More
January29th

Rest in Peace Dad

Posted in: Family

Louis Paul Castro

October 3, 1936 — January 28, 2011

Louis Paul Castro, 76, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away January 28, 2011. Louie was born October 3, 1934, in Kansas City, Kansas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 11311 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS, at 10:00 a.m. with Mass at 11:00. Louie is survived by his wife of 53 years, Donna, three sons; Mark, Frank (Julie) and Paul (Callie) Castro, and three daughters; Valerie (Richard) Lumley, Andrea (Chris) Gillett and Lisa Martin. He leaves 14 grandchildren; Richie, Lindsey, Ashley, Mallory, Alyssa, Courtney, Kyle, Austin, Garrett, Hunter, Andrew, Mia, Taryn and Sophie, along with his one great granddaughter Amiyah and great granddaughter Payton who will arrive in February. He is also survived by a brother, Joe Castro and sisters Carmen Castro and Margie Ibarra. Husband, brother, dad and “Pompo” will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to American Cancer Society , 6700 Antioch Rd., #100, Merriam, Ks., 66204. (Arrangements: Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri, 8837 Roe, Prairie Village, KS 66207; www.kccremation.com, 913-383-9888.)