“I think of fashion as a medium of communication,” says Victor-John Villanueva. “It can convey ideas, both large and small. On a very personal level, it can convey your mood and state of mind.” On February 13th, Victor is poised to become a Fab.com sensation when he officially launches 3PTPOP with a plan to bridge the gap between art and fashion—fashion communication. He’ll be accomplishing that with his line of celebrity fusible bead portraits, using Perler beads, those plastic objects you were tempted to chew on as a kid. Read more.

Via our newest esteemed Imprint contributor, J.J. Sedelmaier, we received this fascinating short piece by Dallas-based Element X Creative who animated the 5-minute long sponsor reel for the recent Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Southwest Awards show.