December 2008
22 posts
“I’m careful with the word ‘hero’ because you run the risk of...”
– Dr. Axel Smend
Holiday Spirit
I think two Manhattans were the best way to start the night. I instantly got into hand making the noodles for the lasagna when I got home. In Between swigs of my tasty drink (two cherries, not one) I folded the noodles in half and laid them out to dry. I smoked a cigar with my dad as the meal cooked; I’m still shocked by how warm it is in Virginia. The lasagna was perfect and I could not...
Draught Associates →
Some fun and really clean design example on Draught company site. Shows that sometimes the simplest and cleanest design is the best way to convey a message.
“One day at a time—this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the...”
– uknown
If only it were this easy.
a: I need to be in another business....
a: seriously.
a: we could start a design firm and I could do the taxes, accounting and DJ during the day.
a: maybe get coffee too.
h: hahaha
h: our tech/HR guy is our DJ
a: well, yeah, I could do that too...HR/Tech.
a: anything that doesn't involve real design work.
a: Other than casually opining on finished products
h: hahahahahaha. amazing.
a: don't get me wrong. we'd have an equitable compensation structure. I'd pay everyone really well except myself....because lets face it, not being bothered is worth ALOT!
h: well spoken
h: sounds perfect!
a: I would also have interesting side projects...like stealing the recipe for salted caramel hot chocolates from the local Starbucks....this would be a high priority....
h: dude your amazing
h: and you know what.. you would get a bonus for getting that recipe. Because you know what. I'm generous like that... and your family
a: no seriously. I would take one of the designers and just be all "look dude, I want you to go apply to the Starbucks down the street, get a job and you have 2 weeks to secure the recipe and ingredients necessary to make this beverage until we get tired of it. You are not to disclose the nature of this project to ANYONE". Then make them sign some random contract like an apartment lease and tell them it is a non-disclosure contract and send them on their way.
a: Yeah, big bonus for that one.
a: Next target would be the sauce for General Tso's chicken....
h: yes... that would be key.
h: I can see it now. Staff meetings with Salted Carmel Hot Chocolate and General Tso's..
h: that's an amazing meeting right there
h: can we have a bagel tree too?
a: oh fuck yeah.
a: we could have a forest....are you kidding.
h: wow.... a forest of bagels... I could be like a little elf running through the trees with a knife and a tub of cream cheese..
a: oh what dreams may come!
Sandstorm has a Knack for Color. →
Sandstorm Partners has a fun exploration of color on their site; choosing colors specifically associated with the Months of the year.
“The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you...”
– John Cassavetes
Spaceship Ride
a: you know what i love
me: ?
a: That song "She wants to move" by N.E.R.D.
me: yea?
a: Every once in a while I forget that line where they are like "Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride"
a: I am like "damn, I hope I marry a woman like that"
me: uhh
a: Just putting it out there
me: and there's that..
Melodramatic Recap: Brownstein Broads
fembot:
Last night four young ladies made Brownstein Group history. The weather was ominous…but it was almost as if it was a sign of things to come. The rains cleansed the streets of Philadelphia and in turn, the misgivings of the past. It was a clean slate. And the glory was ours for the taking. The Brownstein Broads went head to head with Comcast in their first game of the eve. Beautiful,...
Lykke Li is has got to be one of the best artists...
Hello, how are you? This is Mathiole. →
I am terribly impressed by this guys work. It has a great whit to it and has great attention to detail.
