y'all are needy!

hahaha
kidding.

I was at design, scanning symbols/icons today, and there were Pages of ....like how they came to the final United Airlines logo, and the... Target logo was in there...aaand a lot of... how they got to the final design... And i though *wow, I should totally scan this page for my blog, those people love this... gah, no one reads that thing anymore...*

I guessss you doooo....


Truth is, for those of you who don't know... Jared and I have a new blog
and it has been sucking up all of my extra blogging time - Not sure if I'll have time to upkeep TWO, but there are LOTS of nifty design things happening this semester, so maybe...maybe mabel.

On Ice

I wonder how they weigh the "nearly two million tons of [missing] ice"

On Gross

Groos thing of the week

Thank you Wired Blog Network...

On House Buying

Well guys,
HERE IT IS!!!

Complete with a lovely back yard for Luda!!!
oh oh, and a shed. Yep, there's a shed.
And Lilac bushes behind this,
compost boxes, even!

We also have

a living room!
and and

a loverly kitchen
featuring a dishwasher that says
"washing HO" whilst washing
and and a new gas stove!!!

I must say, it has been hell.
Mostly, because of this douche bag

of

Furman Realty.
Yeah, that's all the banner they could afford, because they use a dick as a realtor who probably drives most of the customers away.
Then again, they do live out here:

so maybe they just spend all of their money on their Office building.

Either way... the process is coming together nicely...
we went through Brick Kickers

for our inspection, and the dude

shared our sense of humor and was...just a really great guy.

And our realtor has been AMAZING, too!

Karen is really really great.
**sorry karen that you slipped on the ice while trying to get us our papers to sign...hope you are doing well...**


Anywho... that is the run-down of what the past week has been filled wtih. Yaaaay!

On Helvetica

I know I've blogged about Helvetica before. But..you guys seem to be fans, mostly, of my graphic design posts. Possibly because its fascinating stuff, and possibly its because its stuff you don't know much about - but realize after reading that you Should know...



This is Mike Parker (in the movie, Helvetica)
He talks about the figure/ground relationship that happens in the typeface (and in type in general) ...and he has sooo much passion!!! Maybe that is why you guys like reading about it - because...g.d.ers are just NERDS about something that seems So...simple.
But it isn't simple. Helvetica, is rather neutral. But whether you're trying to say "Keep Going!" ...you aren't going to write it in ...an "ultra light" Helvetica, no no, you put it in at least a Regular, if not Bold.
Beyond Helvetica, there is a time and place for ...hand done type. A place for type with perfectly rounded "o"s
I loved watching Helvetica with Jared, because...as a Graphic Designer, I'm aware of how Neat and prevalent in our capitalist society typefaces are... so many logos/corporations...swarming with Helvetica. ...But the average person, has No idea. I think that THAT is the importance of the movie. The simple fact that an entire documentary could be made on ONE typeface... that in itself speaks volumes.

mmmm tastey. tastey. type.

In other, related news... I would just like to say that my most recent, favorite typeface has been Akzidenz


which, before the movie, Helvetica, I had no idea that ...it is what Helvetica was derived from.... I'm just...happy to know that I used an alternative to the default, ...that inspired possibly one of hte greatest typefaces.... and picked it, just....Because. heh.


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Time to go....carve out a ring, eat spaghettio's and watch mythbusters.

On Thanksgiving

well, not sure what your thanksgiving's look like, but the first half of mine looks like this:



I stayed home with mom and helped prepare the house and such, but...
it is a yearly tradition to go out and shoot the clay.

Other happenings included my uncle Joe being... special:

and my mom explaining deep important things to the youngsters

while the service oriented youngster gives grandpa a massage


back to homework land!!
peace...

On keys. and music...

I think my keys should take up a career in... hmmm in...
hide and seek.

well, the bad part would be that they wouldn't take their actual turn...at the seeking. And that's no good...but... otherwise, they... hide a lot. AND they do it whenever i'm trying to get somewhere on time. Unbelievable.


ALSO

...maybe it is a sign of the times.... and my subconscious
but...the order of my iTunes by "Date Added" looks something like:

Ludacris "GET BACK"!!!!
"get back motha' fucker, you don't KNOW me like that!"

Ludacris "Move Bitch"!!!
"Moooove bitch get out the way..."

Pink "So What"

This one is my new favorite song for now
*shrugs*
Luda and I were actually just dancing around
upstairs to it really loud..... he likes the song, i think.

Ben Folds "Bitch Went Nuts"

Ben Folds "You Don't Know Me"

On Teaching

Student:

Hello,
I am in Art History 280 and I am a little confused on the differences among
basilica-plan, central-plan, and cross-plan buildings. If you could explain
the difference that would be so helpful.
Thank you,

My Response:

That is a great question to maybe ask at review day, today.
:)

I think maybe I have a future in this...
If your would come to class, That would be so helpful...

On Apples

aight,
I just bought a bag of apples yesterday, and they're gone.
wtf. ...haha... who ate all of the apples/hid them?
This is just uncalled for.
Speak up!

On Nematodes

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans


ages the equivalent of 5 human years for every day they live, usually expiring after 14 days. However, when stressed, the worm goes into a state of suspended animation that can last for 2 months or more. The human equivalent would be to sleep for about 200 years.

So, it may be.... only 1mm long, but... its a roundworm... and that's cool.

On Rian Hughes

For over 20 years, Rian Hughes has been fusing visual design with pop aesthetics. His distinctive panel art revolutionized the British comic industry, and his modernist graphic design and illustration style have been widely copied. Since 1996, Rian has released an astoundingly diverse range of display and text typefaces under the Device Fonts moniker.

its some pretty neat shit.

on Totally Cute!

thanks Anand for this one!!
haha, tooo cute. :)

On Paul's Blog

I grabbed this first one from Paul's blog,
makes me...really ...see the Good that politics Can bring out in people...... Good quotes, good intentions, good spirits?



This one, another friend sent to me:


I think my favorite part of that last one is
"John McCain represents the Best of America's past. And Barack Obama, the hope of the future, the hope of a country that can make big changes and live out one of its greatest promises of equal opportunities for all American's; of every cast, creed and color. And America has always been a country that looks forward."

Cool.

On Hockey Mama for Obama

On White Void

Check this site out: White VOID
neeat

On Gold Digga's

dadadadadadadadadadaDADADAADADADADA
(that's the drum intro.....)

*dances*

get down girl go 'ahead get down
we want prenup
WE WANT PRENUP!!!

And to appease my bubbling rage:


I should submit a
"This I believe" to npr
on how...how I believe in
the power hip hop
to improve a person's day.
OR at least when its mixed
with cycling...
even if it is indoor...

....its that time of year again...
indoor training
bust out the rollers

turn up the beats
and roll........

HOLLA!

On the Life of Brian

What can i say?
It is a genius classic.
genius...
And I felt that....
it should be shared
and you should laugh.
if you don't laugh at it...
you're... probably... weird.

On Wet Bike Seats

Tip for the day:

Don't ride bikes when the seat is wet...

Latest and Greatest THING

*clears throat*
my mom sent me a
....
defurminator.



But let me tell you!
Luda likes the defurminator!
And I like it too because...
it seems to work!!!

I am pretty sure, though...
that it works Best
when you use it with the Arnold accent


So, Thanks Mom!