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Party was a success. I'd say it was, no? Yes? Well, I had fun. Check out the pics here

Thanks Tony

Today is Presidents day. Today is also an all-day Presidents day "No Reservations" marathon. All day! If you're like me, that could possibly be all around the world in a day(with the help of television)for those of you who can't afford to "physically" travel. We will just watch in envy of Mr. Bourdain for now. One day that'll change. I can't help but feel this constant hunger while watching this show. I could be eating while watching No Reservations and yet, still be hungry.

Justice "Phantom II"

Some old stuff

An old remake poster I designed for the movie "Hostel" back in the day. I liked it.

Dayuuuuuum

Travis Barker and ?uestlove killing it with their kits at The Roots Grammy jam session. Two awesome percussionists. Amaaaaazing!

This Saturday...

Kanye West performs STRONGER. Live at the 2008 Grammys

And let's not forget about our friends from France. Check out their new illuminated suits. Now that the tour is over, behind the scenes photos were revealed by the company Enlighted. Check it.

Obama in Virginia Beach

Amongst the mush of all those people is where I stood.

"The Mysterious Stranger" by Mark Twain

"Life itself is only a vision, a dream. It's an empty space and you...and you are but a thought."
Above is a scene from "The Mysterious Stranger", a fictional novel by Mark Twain. The cartoon was banned from television due to some controversy with religion and children. It's kind of creepy, especially for children who in my opinion wouldn't get the message at a young age. But what do I know. You can read the whole story here.

The world of the Medium format camera

I've decided to dip my toes into the world of medium format photography for a little while. Go back in time, back to the experimental days of shooting. Ahhhh yes, the highly saturated, grainy film...quality that can't be beat. I recently purchased a Holga 120N Medium Format fixed focus camera for very cheap. Throw in a 5-pack of color negs and a roll of black and white 120 film set me back to about $50, which isn't bad at all for anyone interested in giving it a try. Check out lomography.com to purchase a camera and then after that, join the lomographic society because I did!

Superbowl Commercials: Who's on top AdMeter

Curious to see who scored the highs and lows of last nights Superbowl commericals? Check out this website to see the results. Not a surprise at all. There were alot of "Entertain, forget the purpose to sell" commercials once again in my opinion. Sometimes agencies try and entertain rather than promote the product, thus a waste of ad dollars. I guess numbers(sales) will prove who was doing their job.

America

Move over Jared. I'm not gonna say much about this. It's a rather hilarious instructional video on how to lose weight from no other but our very own Midwestern suburban American boy, Will Jones.

"Blason"

The new N.E.R.D single "Everybody nose" has been put into a Luis Vuitton advertisement showing off Pharells latest jewelry line "Blason" in which he also appeared in. The 1 minute and 44 second spot shows what looks to be Jewelry connoisseur/store owner Pharell fiddling around with his "Blason" jewelry collection while NERDs music bumps in the background. The jewelry is shown in several attractive screenshots intending to give the consumer a glimpse of the new high-end line of jewelry. The video concludes with a lady in a black dress(in which I can only assume is Camille Micheli, the other Blason line designer) walking into the room and blowing out the candle which appeared to be the rooms only source of lighting. You can watch the short video below.





And also...

The Kanye West, "Glow in the Dark" tour dates will be posted soon. You would think that design is moving forward, and it inevitably is, but does anyone feel some sort of familiarity with what were seeing in design these days? The 80's esque retro look and feel coming back in band posters and such. I love it!

The structure of an ad agency

(An understanding of the Japanese language may be required, but the visuals will help.)




I found this funny. Does it make me think twice about pursuing an Ad degree? not really.

Superbowl Sunday.

With the Superbowl fast approaching, there's more than just the game that most American viewers (90+ million viewers) are excited about...that being the commercials. Here's a website that is totally dedicated to the Superbowl commercials.

Slanting the truth a little bit too much

Now your grandmother can look as young as your girlfriend... Why even waste valuable pennies or time on ads like these?
Less wrinkles in only minutes???

Komponent Remix

A well composed remix by the boys from Powell, Ohio, Telefon Tel Aviv. The song "Komponent"was originally written by German native Apparat, and by the way, his version delivers goodness as well. You should check out both.

Komponent Remix- Telefon Tel Aviv


Apparat "Komponent" video

Tommy Seebach vs. Prodigy for your viewing pleasure

The new January ipod touch upgrade!!!

This is something I am very excited about. For all you ipod touch owners this should be exciting for you as well. The January ipod touch upgrade is now available at apple.com. Setting you at a one time cost of $19.99, the January ipod upgrade has many useful features which include, the mail option (Can handle PDFs, MS Word, and Excel documents), Google maps, Customizable home screen, web clips (allows you to place web pages on the homepage), Stocks, Notes, weather, and movie rentals. This is all new stuff as opposed to what you get when you first purchase the ipod. Check it out HERE













Before upgrade After

WWF: Deforestation

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Rabbit

so here it is. The Volkswagen Rabbit ad that I designed for one of my classes.
Tagline:Find your inner Rabbit.
Body: The all-new 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit. A car with as much personality as you. A car with safety in mind.

Find out now!!!!

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