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Its has been almost an eternity since I last entered a submission into the Threadless weekly t-shirt competition…it has been even longer since I was printed. Since I come up with a couple of these ideas a week and never really act on them, I figured today I’d submit a shirt design. It’s a clever idea. May not be the best execution of it, but my fingers are crossed. I’m surely going to give a shout once it’s approved for voting. Be on the lookout Facebook world!
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After holding out as long as I could (she had some nappy dreads), I finally took Miso to be groomed. I think they did a great job with what they had to work with.
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Worpress theme re-designing has become my new found addiction. It started with re-designing my personal blog and now has carried over to some recent freelance work I’m doing.

These are two blogs I recently re-designed:

• I Will Inspire You
• Sweetwater Farm

I’m not at the point where I can fully code a custom theme from scratch yet , but I’m surely getting there. For now, it’s just taking existing themes and customizing them as much as I can.
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If it’s two things I consider myself well-versed in, it’s branding and t-shirts. My buddy Chris’ friend’s band is running a Facebook t-shirt contest until February 28th, so I decided to enter. Who knows, I think the graphic I created would make for a great logo too.
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I came across that sweet ol’skool skate deck on the curb this morning and figured I share the trash picked goodies I have found recently. You can seriously find the coolest stuff curbside sometimes (my kitchen mirror). Even though the deck was facing grip tape out, the hot pink rails gave’er away as an old retro deck with what I hoped were sweet graphics. I was right. Look at that ‘rad’ panther and color scheme…a keeper fo’sho.

The chair I copped on what was one of the most miserably cold and wet early mornings ever while walking miso. That, and I found the chair towards the beginning of the walk so I had to lug it all around Greenpoint while juggling a leashed dog. But after a good clean up, it was so worth it. By far one of the coolest pieces of furniture I have ever come across in the garbage. It also has a secret cubby hole to store your keep sakes.
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This made my day. I am always a sucker for quality, simple and iconic logos/marks. To me, they are the most impactful, yet simplest forms of graphic design (think about the Nike swoosh). This mark by Jon Contino kills it.

Via Super Veronica!
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Next family trip I want Michael Johansson to tag along. Especially when it comes time to pack the car. My father is somewhat of a pack-a-holic nazi and I would love to see them battle for packing supremacy.

Beyond his spatial skills, you can definitely tell he also consider his color palette as well truly transforming his work from cool packed stuff to massive pieces of sculptural art. I wonder if inside his head the Tetris soundtrack is playing on repeat…

Via NOTCOT
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I’m so glad that creativity and I are bffs.

Via Kitsune Noir (vid 1, vid 2)
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I’m basically on show overload right now and just had to buy tickets to something (in addition to Washed Out). RJD2, congrats, I will be attending your show in March.

With the likes of Justice, Little Dragon, Beach House (w/ Washed Out!) and Boys Noize (w/ Major Lazer!) all playing in the coming months, I’m hoping I can survive on the budget of a freelance graphic designer.

RJD2 is a philly boy, and as luck would have it, droppin’ his beats in my hood (easy access ;) so it pretty much was a very easy decision.
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My co-worker sent me this track this morning. Not much more to say that hasn’t already been said about Flying Lotus (pretty ill site) – just straight up good stuff. His video for Parisian Goldfish will forever be one of my favs of all time (no words can describe this masterpiece, a mos def ‘wtf?!’…the illness drops @3:04).

I highly recommend keeping tabs on this dude’s schedule. I was lucky enough to peep him last year at the American Museum of Natural History, awesome show.

“If ya don’t know, now ya know…”
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