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advertising industry, political activism, social activism
The challange of PSA advertising.
07.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

In a world where there is more information available in the Sunday newspaper than the average person living in the middle ages encountered in his entire lifetime, advertising is a tough sell particularly PSA (Public Service Announcement) advertising. We live in an age of instantaneous gratification so when it comes to ads unless they […]
jungle [8]
Tuna For Two
02.28.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Today, I am sad to announce, is my last day in the jungle. Although I, of course, intend to remain a jungle native, my physical departure from the tribe has warranted a certain jungle [8] tradition: to be presented with a lunch so grand as to elicit a fond remembrance for ages to follow.

Lainie, […]
fine art, jungle [8]
Hello, my name is ToeKnee!
01.31.08 | Permalink | Comment?

This past Saturday, ISM Gallery an art opening entitled Hello, My Name Is…And our very own Tuan Vutran was one of the many featured artists! The opening was held at the Koos Art Center in Long Beach. And despite the rain, the rooms of the gallery were full of art lovers and hipsters. Upon arrival, […]
Conscious Thoughts
Out with cashmere! Cotton tees are this Spring’s new luxury item.
01.30.08 | Permalink | Comment?

A luxury cotton t-shirt? That’s right; you heard it here first. This Spring, designer John Smedley will release the fruits of a two-year-long effort to create the perfect tee.
Only the longest fibers of cotton are used to make the thread for these shirts, making an unusually smooth weave, and linked knit stitches replace […]
Conscious Thoughts, green & environment, online community, sustainability
Green Yahoo!- review + more!
07.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

I’ve been using Google for such a long time now, much to my surprise when I decided to us Yahoo! this morning, I found a whole new content page. This blog entry is actually not addressing Yahoo’s content offering / redesign (new to me anyway) rather one specific offering in particular. Yahoo! has developed and […]
Design with Intelligence in Mind, graphic design
Stefan Sagmeister on happieness
07.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

I really enjoyed this video of a Stefan Sagmeister talk at the 2004 TED conference. Not surprisingly, one of Sagmeister’s source of happiness comes from design, therefore his talk walks us through his experiences of happiness and bliss through design. As Sagmeister says, he looks at design and determines the difference between experiencing happiness and […]