If Best Coast has not already made the Best American Non-Required Reading‘s list of top band names of the year it soon will.
‘Oddities & Such’
East side. West side. Best side.
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Americans love America almost as much as they love a long weekend.
Sunday, July 4th, 20101. I think it’s completely awesome how the muppets have embraced the interwebs.
2. The Swedish chef for a patriotic sing-a-long celebrating AMERICA? I know we’re a melting pot and that fits nicely with the whole cooking thing, but really?
Reach out, touch me.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010How cool is this? Band aid is putting braille on their packaging. A little gesture that makes a world of difference for some people and for the rest of us, a reminder that hey, that paper cut probably isn’t the life altering event we’re making it out to be. Plus, it’s always fun to be exposed to new languages.
Worst. Company Name. Ever.
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
CLASSIC!
Friday, February 19th, 2010Classical music reminds me of the dentist office. Every time I think I’m going to mellow out and give my neurons a little pick-me-up I’m gripped by the anxiety of knowing that I will soon be reprimanded for not flossing eighteen times a day. My dad enjoys the old stuff and pointed me in the direction of his favorite station, KUSC, which proffers this bold manifesto on their Web site:
I think this is a station I can get behind.
For my hipster brethren, The Hood Internet is throwing down the awesome with indie/hip hop mash ups that are single-handedly keeping me in the loop with what’s playing on terrestrial radio. More holler, more MGMT…or something like that.
The Hood Internet – Two Weeks Of Hip Hop (Dead Prez x Grizzly Bear) by hoodinternet
Still not helping…
Monday, September 28th, 2009Grass seed, seriously?
Brevity is the soul of FAIL
Monday, September 21st, 2009Generally, with your signage shorter is better. Sometimes, though, leaving out a word…like I don’t know, for the sake of example let’s say “flower,” totally changes the meaning of your sign. On the plus side, I’m sure it can also make a lot of mellow people really, really excited.
Your velociraptor and you.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009There’s no such thing as being too prepared. Danger lurks where you least expect it. The chair that jumps out in the middle of a dark room and stubs your toe. The innocent-looking piece of paper just waiting for the opportunity to taste blood. And then there’s velociraptors. They may look fun and amusing, a novelty pet like the slow loris, but they are not to be trusted!
Velociraptors are extremely dangerous and many would-be pet owners have found the task of caring for them to be more than they can handle. These velicraptors are often set free into the urban wilds where they can wreak havoc on unsuspecting neighborhoods and pedestrians.
September kicks off National Velociraptor Awareness Month and the American Society for Velociraptor Attack Prevention currently provides many helpful tips that can keep you and your family safe from harm. I implore you to discuss velociraptor preparedness with your friends and family, design an escape route and a plan, and always, ALWAYS check for velociraptors hiding underneath your car before heading out on trips. Refuse to be a victim!
What The Font?
Monday, August 24th, 2009Font selection is usually something only graphic designers get excited about. It’s one of those instances when even the hippest hipster lets their inner dork out for an extended rant on Papyrus or Comic Sans. (But then again, having an inner dork is of course a prerequisite for being a cooler-than-thou hipster in the first place).
Generally, I find it all a little meh. Sure, I tried to get in on the action. I watched Helvetica (snooze-a-thon). These fonts created by Vladamir Koncar, however, are something even I can get behind.
The Tee and Cake
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Best. Idea. Ever! Threadless, purveyor of awesome t-shirts, is running a contest wherein people who are much cooler than I could ever hope to be recreate the designs on Threadless shirts in cake form. CAKE, people. CAKE. It is, indeed, crazy delicious.
