Jay Wise Music Video Release Party 4/19/09 in NYC

Hey Everyone,
My good friend, hip hop artist Jay Wise is releasing his music video, "Foolish Things" to the public which will be hitting television sets nationwide soon. I was asked to contribute some of my design elements to the video, which some of it made it to the final cut and I'm pretty excited. I'll be looking at the video later on today, but from the preview clips I've seen it looks like a fun video. I also appear in the video, not as an extra, but as a scientist/nerd. I immediately told Jay that I wanted one of the scientist roles and he was able to get it for me.
If you're in the New York City area, I highly recommend you come through and have fun on April 19, 2009 at the Guesthouse. We'll chat, party, and have fun on a Sunday. I would've promoted this even if I wasn't friends with Jay Wise or had myself or my designs in it, because Jay Wise creates some good music. His music is good and happens to be good hip hop as well. You can purchase some songs on iTunes or I'll post a free download later on. You can find him on facebook, check out his myspace page ( http://www.myspace.com/jaywise181 ), and you can check out his blog. http://www.teammilehigh.blogspot.com/ His blog has a lot to do with what he considers fresh in hip hop, sneakerheads, clothing, videos, his group the Corp Cartel and Team Mile High, and more.

Here's the sneak peek of the video.

TheGoldenBlack.com Royalty Free Vector Art & Fonts

If you're looking for good quality vector art and fonts, then check out www.thegoldenblack.com Artists like Hydro 74, Palehorse, Godmachine, Los Fokos, and Jason June created the stylish vectors. I must it admit that they may be "trendy", since there are a lot of skulls, japanese art, tattoo art, guts, and more, but they are really good what they do. It may not show on my portfolio, but I do look at these artists for inspiration. Plus, the fonts that are for sale will definitely add an extra element of style to your design. I recommend checking it out.

P.S. There are some freebies, so you can test the waters first.

No Pattern's, "Lil Wayne In a Chick Flick Poster" Contest Results

So, Chuck Anderson(No Pattern) had some little contest on twitter to put Lil Wayne in a chick flick poster. They may not be the greatest designs, but it's funny seeing a rapper in a scenario that you wouldn't normally see one in. Here are some that I found to be humorous.






Marley and Me isn't a chick flick, it's more of a family film that's a bit sad, but this poster is still funny.



I find that one to be creepy, especially since I'm a fan of Julia Roberts.

Useful illustration site Illustrationclass.com

This is a good site for anyone curious how other illustrators create their illustration or for those starting out. It gives a break down of the process of the step by step of an illustration. It will give you an idea what was done. I like it, because I enjoy seeing other illustrators process, plus it's a good learning experience. I would definitely check a couple of their tutorials, because you never know if there's a new technique or faster process you may learn.

http://www.illustrationclass.com

Dripping w/ KRink: The History of Krink

I'm a big fan of graffiti, so I figured I'd post this video on one company, KRINK. Yes, I saw this first on Black Flag's blog, so thanks to them I'm sharing this with you. Little story, I went to a club in White Plains and I had a KRINK marker on me and the bouncer looked at me weird, told me no one uses them anymore, and took it from me. Well I know people here in Jersey that uses it, but needless to say I made sure I got my marker back before I left the club. Oh, I don't promote the defacing of public property, especially if it's terrible art.

Twitter Bird Is Really Stock Art

So, I came across this article about the twitter bird actually being stock art from iStockphoto. It's an interesting article, but it seems as though the writer is a bit upset that Twitter did not hire the designer. I understand that there are many people looking for cheap work, especially when the economy is hurting, but the purpose of stock art is to let anyone use it under the license it was given. Stock art shouldn't be crappy images, but quality art to be used as a "tool" for the designer. If a designer has some quality work that they may not use or does not fit for where they are headed, why not make a couple bucks by having someone else license their work. It's all how it is used. If you slap items together, it will probably look terrible. It's only tools. Should companies hire designers to do what they want? Yes, but sometimes at the beginning it may not be the case. It still does take money to spend money.

Here is the article about the Twitter Bird.

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Graphic Design Is Gangsta?

This is somewhat humorous.

Apple's Macintosh Commercial from the 80's

I came back from watching the movie "Watchmen" and they had a clip of this commercial in it. This is a nice vintage throwback to what they had before they had the Mac Vs. PC ones.