Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
day0011 - breath taking & incomplete
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
day0009 -- you've got to spend some time, love
Death Cab for Cutie has inspired me. Good for them, good for me, and good for you! Enjoy, my viewers. Stay thirsty for design.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
day0008 -- Splashy!
Those of you who have been to my apartment (two of the three people that read this blog) know this guy is not new. Admittedly so, he is not; however I was walking to the kitchen this fine morn and stopped in appreciation of his cuteness.
He was very impromptu and an afterthought of a different project. Please do not mention that to him due to his sensitivity. He may cry and that is not excellent. His substrate will get all mushy.
I need to experiment more with less digital art.
He was very impromptu and an afterthought of a different project. Please do not mention that to him due to his sensitivity. He may cry and that is not excellent. His substrate will get all mushy.
I need to experiment more with less digital art.
day 0007 -- meh
There was no post yesterday because I spent half the day troubleshooting my desktop's hard disk issue. (note to self: read the damn motherboard manual) I had to format and reinstall, but at least she is running like a race horse hopped up on some good speed.
After reinstalling, I realized how badly I need a font management program. I am trying out Suitcase and FontAgent Pro right now. I really like FontAgent Pro and will probably purchase it (only $99!!!) when my trial expires. Suitcase is less intuitive and hides your fonts deep in C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Extensis\Suitcase\Suitcase Font Database.suitcasevault\primary\PostScript which I really hate. Also, there is no option to change this directory. FontAgent places them in C:\FAP which pleases my data organization obessive compulsiveness. I forgot if FontAgent lets you change this directory, but its not so huge an issue. Anyways...
This is nowhere near complete, but I wanted to get something up today. It took a long time to render a version of the skull I was happy with, and now I need to add more depth and texture. The Zappers need a bit more work too. Looking at it now, I think the skull/gun proportions are way off.
If anyone has suggestions that could help the skull look more cartoony, I'd be much obliged.
After reinstalling, I realized how badly I need a font management program. I am trying out Suitcase and FontAgent Pro right now. I really like FontAgent Pro and will probably purchase it (only $99!!!) when my trial expires. Suitcase is less intuitive and hides your fonts deep in C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Extensis\Suitcase\Suitcase Font Database.suitcasevault\primary\PostScript which I really hate. Also, there is no option to change this directory. FontAgent places them in C:\FAP which pleases my data organization obessive compulsiveness. I forgot if FontAgent lets you change this directory, but its not so huge an issue. Anyways...
This is nowhere near complete, but I wanted to get something up today. It took a long time to render a version of the skull I was happy with, and now I need to add more depth and texture. The Zappers need a bit more work too. Looking at it now, I think the skull/gun proportions are way off.
If anyone has suggestions that could help the skull look more cartoony, I'd be much obliged.
Friday, July 25, 2008
day0005 #2 --Competitive Beer Pong
My, my, aren't you the lucky duckings today? You get two posts! Take that to the bank and slamdunk it in a savings account with 7% annual interest.
Screw that! Lets get drunk and play beer pong.
The colors clash and vibrate like mad. I know it reduces readability, so I'm experimenting with other combinations.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
day0005 --1,024 levels of sensitivity
Today I've been working that creative muscle. I haven't really illustrated like this before (Wacom+Photoshop) and I think some freelance gigs are going to require this method. This is taken from a BBQ sauce label I have in production. I plan to replace the bandanna with a bib as that is more fitting. I may re-illustrate the spitting devil to give a more cartoony feel.
Go, go llama powers, ACTIVATE!!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
day0004 -- still busy
I pulled this from a project I'm working on currently.
Hopefully soon I can make my crossed NES Zappers with a mario skull that I wanted to post today.
Hopefully soon I can make my crossed NES Zappers with a mario skull that I wanted to post today.
day0003 -- super busy
So, its technically not on the third day, as it is 12:14am, but I've been super busy. I came up with some ideas today you may see soon.
While waiting for my interview with Apple, this fell out of my head.
While waiting for my interview with Apple, this fell out of my head.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
a design a day keeps the duldrums away
In an effort to kick start my brain, I'm starting a new project. Every day I will draw, composite, illustrate, vectorize, photograph, or design something and post it here. It could be something extravagant, beautiful, or mundane. It may be nothing more than a scan of a pen mark on my fore arm. Who knows. I am not confining myself to one medium or style.
Maybe I'll find a style. Who knows. This is an experiment, so grab your aprons and safety goggles. Here we go.
I haven't drawn the human form in over a year. I referenced no images or people and just went by what I remember. The proportion is probably way off, but I think it turned out OK. I was considering adding lyrics I wrote, but they did not fit the mood I believe the imagery conveys.
Stay tuned kids, there will be another coming tomorrow.
Maybe I'll find a style. Who knows. This is an experiment, so grab your aprons and safety goggles. Here we go.
I haven't drawn the human form in over a year. I referenced no images or people and just went by what I remember. The proportion is probably way off, but I think it turned out OK. I was considering adding lyrics I wrote, but they did not fit the mood I believe the imagery conveys.
Stay tuned kids, there will be another coming tomorrow.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
i would like to thank the people what make the hotdogs
www.Rickey-White.com -- Where my middle name is Dash!
Monday, May 5, 2008
DUH! Water Power - why now?
Welcome to the future - now why the hell did it take this long to get here?
I only wonder why in the HELL this has not been applied before. I learned about electrolysis in high school, and it must have been taught for SO LONG, why is it just now making news? I suppose the process has not been efficient enough to produce a significant amount of energy.
When the concept was being taught to me, i asked what the byproduct was of burning hydrogen - and the answer was water... and i thought to myself, "this is amazing! the byproduct is the fuel!" -- why it didn't click enough to do something with the concept, i'll never know.
petrol companies, beware...
I only wonder why in the HELL this has not been applied before. I learned about electrolysis in high school, and it must have been taught for SO LONG, why is it just now making news? I suppose the process has not been efficient enough to produce a significant amount of energy.
When the concept was being taught to me, i asked what the byproduct was of burning hydrogen - and the answer was water... and i thought to myself, "this is amazing! the byproduct is the fuel!" -- why it didn't click enough to do something with the concept, i'll never know.
petrol companies, beware...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Big and Dumb! starting the list
Donnie and Marie Osman
The Oxyclean Guy
Febreeze
Kindergarten Cop
Kodak EasyShare
Animations in commercials that over-simplify something: i.e. Scrubbing Bubbles.
...
The Oxyclean Guy
Febreeze
Kindergarten Cop
Kodak EasyShare
Animations in commercials that over-simplify something: i.e. Scrubbing Bubbles.
...
The New War
this guy says it pretty well:
by Gary Morgenthaler
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080410_206881.htm
"The 20-year death grip that Microsoft has held on the core of computing is finally weakening—pried loose with just two fingers. With one finger you press "Control" and with the other you press "right arrow." Instantly you switch from a Macintosh operating system (OS) to a Microsoft Windows OS. Then, with another two-finger press, you switch back again. So as you edit family pictures, you might use Mac's iPhoto. And when you want to access your corporate e-mail, you can switch back instantly to Microsoft Exchange.
"It all started with Mac OS X, the multi-core, multi-processor platform officially released in 2001. Based on "Mach," a university UNIX research prototype, Mac OS X represented a clean break with the computer industry's uniprocessor past. The modular new OS allowed Apple to condense its core task management function into a tiny computing kernel.
This bloating has saddled Vista users with increased costs and poor performance on average computers. Bloating has also led Microsoft to fragment its OS product line: one OS for the server, desktop, and laptop; one for cell phones and Zune music players; and a separate OS for its Xbox gaming console. Finally, through sheer complexity, bloating makes every subsequent "enhancement" of Windows buggier than the last."
Whenever a program stops working, which is distressingly often, Vista announces that it's searching for a solution to your problem, then informs you that it couldn't find one.
[...] the endlessly annoying windows that pop up and request permission to execute whatever function you have just told the computer to do. This feature, called User Account Control (UAC), should have been a godsend—it's designed to stop malicious software from installing things or making system changes without your permission. Instead, it's an out-of-control nag. For instance, Vista has a built-in anti-spyware program called Windows Defender that routinely checks for updates. But instead of just performing the check on schedule, Vista comes back and asks permission to give Defender access to the network. Many users get so fed up they disable UAC, which defeats the purpose."
Everyone, welcome Linux to the war. Its not fighting, though. Rather, its playing the innocent bystander with free candy (read: crack).
by Gary Morgenthaler
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080410_206881.htm
"The 20-year death grip that Microsoft has held on the core of computing is finally weakening—pried loose with just two fingers. With one finger you press "Control" and with the other you press "right arrow." Instantly you switch from a Macintosh operating system (OS) to a Microsoft Windows OS. Then, with another two-finger press, you switch back again. So as you edit family pictures, you might use Mac's iPhoto. And when you want to access your corporate e-mail, you can switch back instantly to Microsoft Exchange.
"It all started with Mac OS X, the multi-core, multi-processor platform officially released in 2001. Based on "Mach," a university UNIX research prototype, Mac OS X represented a clean break with the computer industry's uniprocessor past. The modular new OS allowed Apple to condense its core task management function into a tiny computing kernel.
That kernel has proved easily adaptable across the entire Apple product line, from highly complex servers all the way down to the relatively simple iPod Touch. Such modularity allows Apple to add whatever functions are necessary for each product environment—all while maintaining cross-product compatibility.
By contrast, Microsoft has held on to an OS tethered to the 1980s, piling additions upon additions with each upgrade to Windows. With last year's arrival of Vista, Windows has swollen to 1 billion bytes (a gigabyte) or more of software code. The "Mach" kernel of the Mac OS X, however, requires less than 1 million bytes (a megabyte) of data in its smallest configuration, expanding modestly with the sophistication of the application.This bloating has saddled Vista users with increased costs and poor performance on average computers. Bloating has also led Microsoft to fragment its OS product line: one OS for the server, desktop, and laptop; one for cell phones and Zune music players; and a separate OS for its Xbox gaming console. Finally, through sheer complexity, bloating makes every subsequent "enhancement" of Windows buggier than the last."
and this from Stephen H. Wildstrom
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_05/b4069000450184.htm
Whenever a program stops working, which is distressingly often, Vista announces that it's searching for a solution to your problem, then informs you that it couldn't find one.
[...] the endlessly annoying windows that pop up and request permission to execute whatever function you have just told the computer to do. This feature, called User Account Control (UAC), should have been a godsend—it's designed to stop malicious software from installing things or making system changes without your permission. Instead, it's an out-of-control nag. For instance, Vista has a built-in anti-spyware program called Windows Defender that routinely checks for updates. But instead of just performing the check on schedule, Vista comes back and asks permission to give Defender access to the network. Many users get so fed up they disable UAC, which defeats the purpose."
Everyone, welcome Linux to the war. Its not fighting, though. Rather, its playing the innocent bystander with free candy (read: crack).
Thursday, April 10, 2008
this is a rant.
"Big and Dumb"
Goddamnit!
I am working on a dated HP desktop that has been sitting in my house, broken for about a year. I have never really studied the design much, I always thought of it as a pretty shyte computer in general... mostly, because it's an HP... and my impression it left me with was that it was: big and dumb.
But I took a second look today, and read a little more into it. It does look big and dumb, with its bulbous... plastic... uh... design face plate thing. But, it does look stylish! Stylish, yet still so large and puffy that it is comforting enough to make me think computers aren't scary machines that I don't understand. The monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers all reflect these same qualities which come together to form something I hate.
This things has always been slow. It looked slow. It played shitty games slowly. It had a lot of shitty pre-loaded crapware, which is nothing more than an advertising and marketing ploy mastermined by Micorosoft! It slowed it down to a shitbox crawl. Needless to say, the shitbox eventually crashed into a shitwall and there was a shit-splosion! It was blue and white and grand.
There is a percentage of the population that would preform the "Recovery Mode" returning it back to the way it was when they bought it, losing all of their data, and regaining all of the crapware. Another percentage would take the computer to a service shop, or call a friend. The consumers I think about when I see this bulbously grand HP package of computer and marketing programs are the ones who would rather just go buy another one, which is certainly better all around since it is a few years newer. Hell, they're disposable anyways, right?
No!
I formatted and installed XP and was amazed how much better it ran. It was still no gaming computer by any means, but surfing, loading photos from a camera, ripping and burning music, it was just fine. If it were less of a marketing package, and more like a personal computer (a la, Apple?) It would have kicked ass!
As I understand it, Microsoft owns half of Apple. Microsoft also dominates the market. Micorsoft's products are generally cheaper with a wider customer base, and Apple's are more expensive with a more focused market. Its a win-win for consumerism, yay!
Why is Microsoft so large, though? Yes, one could say they are mainly business oriented, but their operating systems hold the vast majority of the marketshare. This allows them a very excellent position when a Computer Assembler (Dell, HP, Compaq, EMachines, etc.) is producing their package and wants to integrate the two products. and add additional services. and trialware. and tons of other shit most people will never use and ignore.
Yet, there are those who are sucked into the big and dumb thing. Big. Easy. Simple. Short, BIG WORDS. Primary Colors! Ugh.
The default XP theme is blue and green. All previous versions were grey. They knew what they were doing. XP is an excellent OS... now, what they were thinking with vista is yet to be determined. Maybe its easier to integrate shitware? I donno...
But the whole big and dumb thing comes back to fast food companies, whom everyday produce a shit-ton of pure waste that is not recycled. The idea of a throw-away, disposable society. Glutens.
And then I thought, hey! This machine would run the newest Ubuntu pretty nicely! Probably compiz/beryl and all that too. Vista? ha!
I like this "green" movement. Hopefully we can save ourselves from ourselves.
Goddamnit!
I am working on a dated HP desktop that has been sitting in my house, broken for about a year. I have never really studied the design much, I always thought of it as a pretty shyte computer in general... mostly, because it's an HP... and my impression it left me with was that it was: big and dumb.
But I took a second look today, and read a little more into it. It does look big and dumb, with its bulbous... plastic... uh... design face plate thing. But, it does look stylish! Stylish, yet still so large and puffy that it is comforting enough to make me think computers aren't scary machines that I don't understand. The monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers all reflect these same qualities which come together to form something I hate.
This things has always been slow. It looked slow. It played shitty games slowly. It had a lot of shitty pre-loaded crapware, which is nothing more than an advertising and marketing ploy mastermined by Micorosoft! It slowed it down to a shitbox crawl. Needless to say, the shitbox eventually crashed into a shitwall and there was a shit-splosion! It was blue and white and grand.
There is a percentage of the population that would preform the "Recovery Mode" returning it back to the way it was when they bought it, losing all of their data, and regaining all of the crapware. Another percentage would take the computer to a service shop, or call a friend. The consumers I think about when I see this bulbously grand HP package of computer and marketing programs are the ones who would rather just go buy another one, which is certainly better all around since it is a few years newer. Hell, they're disposable anyways, right?
No!
I formatted and installed XP and was amazed how much better it ran. It was still no gaming computer by any means, but surfing, loading photos from a camera, ripping and burning music, it was just fine. If it were less of a marketing package, and more like a personal computer (a la, Apple?) It would have kicked ass!
As I understand it, Microsoft owns half of Apple. Microsoft also dominates the market. Micorsoft's products are generally cheaper with a wider customer base, and Apple's are more expensive with a more focused market. Its a win-win for consumerism, yay!
Why is Microsoft so large, though? Yes, one could say they are mainly business oriented, but their operating systems hold the vast majority of the marketshare. This allows them a very excellent position when a Computer Assembler (Dell, HP, Compaq, EMachines, etc.) is producing their package and wants to integrate the two products. and add additional services. and trialware. and tons of other shit most people will never use and ignore.
Yet, there are those who are sucked into the big and dumb thing. Big. Easy. Simple. Short, BIG WORDS. Primary Colors! Ugh.
The default XP theme is blue and green. All previous versions were grey. They knew what they were doing. XP is an excellent OS... now, what they were thinking with vista is yet to be determined. Maybe its easier to integrate shitware? I donno...
But the whole big and dumb thing comes back to fast food companies, whom everyday produce a shit-ton of pure waste that is not recycled. The idea of a throw-away, disposable society. Glutens.
And then I thought, hey! This machine would run the newest Ubuntu pretty nicely! Probably compiz/beryl and all that too. Vista? ha!
I like this "green" movement. Hopefully we can save ourselves from ourselves.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Numbers are Beautiful
the art of numbers is beautiful. this video is a like a 5 stage rocket going to the depth of your cerebral cortex. most amazing thing i've seen since donald duck's trip to number land on LSD. awesome visualized mathematics
This one's for you, Natalie.
This one's for you, Natalie.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
fullomonkeys affiliation
this is just a notice to say that i am officially affiliated with Head Full-O-Monkeys @ fullomonkeys.blogspot.com
really, this is a post because i haven't figured out how to make a link to that blog any other way...
really, this is a post because i haven't figured out how to make a link to that blog any other way...
2008 SXSW i/F Trade Show
What the high school job faire should have been.
Lower level: open to the public – massive HP gaming setup with 20+ blackbirds, laser etching booth!, made many contacts with Seagate employee, laser etching people, etc.
Upper lever: iF show – marketing, media, products, new ideas, etc.
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