Saturday, December 19, 2009

A great website: Giltfuse :)



http://www.giltfuse.com/invite/kzone24887

Another website that I really like: core77




http://www.core77.com/

One of my favorite design websites: Thedieline



They have a lot of good discussions about packaging and inspiring die cuts.
http://www.thedieline.com/

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

http://www.giltfuse.com/invite/kzone24887


I have never seen so many nice things. AND the prices are amazing! I just got these really nice Chain Gang boots for $99 (Original Price: $240)

Visit:
http://www.giltfuse.com/invite/kzone24887

Children's Illustration Class: The story of Margo the mythical creature

Here is one of my Children's Book Illustration's class project. This is about a penguin that is unable to catch food and has help from a mythical snow creature. I need to fix it up a little more. The fish needs some TLC. But is for the most part finished. I have one question though. Do the tusks look like tusks on the creature??? My teacher thinks they look like jelly beans. They do but do they look like tusky jelly beans?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

What I am cooking tonight

I'll let you know how it came out! Hopefully my boyfriend will like it. :)

http://www.grouprecipes.com/64211/melt-in-your-mouth-sirloin-tip-steak.html

Lady Gaga has gone gaga


Singer Lady Gaga attends the 13th Annual 2009 ACE Awards presented by the Accessories Council at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 2, 2009 in New York City.

What is she thinking? There is a limit to fashion compared to costumes for halloween. I thought this was the craziest outfit she has so far. On the other hand congrats on having the guts to wear such crazy outfits.

http://www.zimbio.com/lookbook/Heels/ZTW8-phqZLF

Monday, July 13, 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

DANCING BREAKFAST

HAHA VERY FUNNY. THIS IS WHAT MY BREAKFAST DOES. THATS ALL.

http://popego.com/ext/NzE3OTc2Nzo6OmdsYW1vcm91c3doaW1zeTo6OmdsYW1vcm91c3doaW1zeQ%3D%3D%0A

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Pretty Money!


With a map of the Netherlands with sunflowers and bees, 50 gulden 1982 this is a sexy little thing. It looks a little too pretty for it's purpose. These images make them look even better but as we compare we can see many things that make them sexy, or at least modern or traditional. Some things are a bit random but the Netherlands piece has a wonderful use of a grid and bright happy colors. I am not saying the US 50 dollar is gloomy and depressing, which shows our state of economy now but it is a bit more traditional looking with the fancy swirls everywhere. I don't really understand the 4 different 50s but the sunflower dollar has one sexy size. I guess if it were beautiful then people may not want spend it? I wouldn't. 

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Colors are good animations



Here is a website and other ideas from Valentin Heun, some interesting animations, devices and visual projects that are very good. Check it out. And comment on this blog if you would like to.
Here are the websites:
http://www.colorsaregood.com/index.php?cont=1
http://www.oioo.de/

Animals are adapting to the human environments


Who knew crows were so intelligent? Watch this video, it's kind of interesting. Will this knowledge be good to use animals to clean up after our mess? I think that's like child labor. But one point this video comes across that is worth knowing is how animals are adapting to our man made environments and how we are killing off natural environment based animals for those that can work with ours. 

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Why some sororities are worth it


I joined Theta Phi Alpha freshman year at Pratt University in Brooklyn NY and I would have to say I have never been more productive in my life before. With a required minimum GPA and a determined spirit I have been able to do so much in so little time. With countless philanthropies including NYC Revlon Run Walk and MS walk, New York Cares and doing services to the school we try our best to become productive in school and in our personal lives dealing with time management and our own individual personalities that make up our chapter. We not only have so much fun together but we also learn how to have productive business meetings as friends, learning how to sit down and not get carried away with laughter, sometimes. My college experience would not be the same without them, and what I am trying to really say is that sororities are not about those red plastic cups for my chapter, it's all about being determined and productive individuals and having a close family relationship so no matter what there is always someone to turn to, even if they are a freshman or have graduated five years ago. Loyalty, friendship, justice, faith, truth, value, "Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring. " 

Revlon Run walk


This is my second time going, last year I just donated but the year before was my first time walking. It is Saturday May 2nd in the AM. My Great Grandmother had brain cancer and my Aunt Marcy had ovarian cancer, I will be walking for them. Join me! Go do it! 

http://www.revlonrunwalk.com/

Monday, April 6, 2009

Altruism and reality love shows?!?

These highly sassy and risky shows have really played a large role in the media today depicting a struggle of fame and a struggle to be the best and win. But reading through many things about human evolution I have found some quite interesting connections to Darwin's The Descent of Man. What makes For the Love of Ray, and Top Model Work in todays society is the constant attention to survival of the fittest. How much more can I look like a model to win, or what do I need to to do let Ray know that the other girl has been in another reality tv show to make her fall on her face and lose. But there are in this case all girls who have come together to knock out those who seem less fit and make their own teams for their own benefit. Same as in Top Model, girls will find ways to eliminate others from a group to benefit not only herself but her recently made friend just so they have a better chance to succeed. If you ask me this totally looks like altruism right smack down inside America's infamous reality tv shows. 

Thursday, April 2, 2009

What are Iggaaks/Slanties???

Slanties or Iggaaks are the newest fashion coming? Based off of ancient Inuit eyewear these items are handcrafted out of wood grain, if you take care of it it can last 800 years!!! Umm I think my grandmother will love them, she is blind anyways so she will think they are regular glasses anywho. I personally would never wear them, not just because of the racists meaning behind it, but because I feel I may get a splinter. I know Kanye's glasses and everyones favorite the visor used in Star Trek have taken off successfully and you can buy a pair of Kanyes right in Soho for a few dollars or so and the visor in some halloween online store, but these seem to have even more protection from the sun and even more limited sight for the users to focus on only a few things. Runway models may have to test them out to actually see if they are functional to use on the highway let alone on the runway.

http://www.slanties.com/

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Memories in storms

Here is a picture I took in Brooklyn from my dorm room of a random storm around 6:30pm. I was almost hanging out of my window trying to catch one of these lightning strikes that were stretching across the sky. I lived in Florida for 13 years and I miss the tropical storms that would trap me at my friends house and we would run down the street in deadly lightning storms. Amazing to view, frightening to be in. 

Greatest fear #2: Caught outside in a thunderstorm. 

Saturday, March 28, 2009

A new found particle changes the way we know matter

This is interesting, this just shows that ya scientists know a lot, but sometimes they do not know everything, as in saying "rules change". Science gets old, and things get discovered that alters everything we once knew, it is hard for the public to be able to change the way we once knew things and what we were taught in school. I think it would be hard for people to change their way of thinking about the rules if the ideas of what matter is would do a complete flip. 


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090320-new-particle.html

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Fuyuko Matsui art

Fuyuko Matsui is an amazing artist that uses the traditional Japanese style Nihonga  to paint Japanese women as seen through what she feels and how it feels to be a woman. Many of her paintings are of women who are disfigured and surrounded by either animals and or flowers. Japanese woman are second class no matter what in Japan and she says she is not a feminist but just shows how she feels. I think most of today's art is cute and what makes Japan different are it's ghostly traditional silk paintings that really define Japan's wonderful culture.

http://www.culturekiosque.com/art/interview/fuyuko_matsui.html
http://www.pileup.com/babyart/blog/?p=168

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

America and Nazi eugenics


SOO I am doing a paper on the evolution of allure and selection and I came across surprising information about eugenics and the roots with America and Nazi eugenics. This information completely turned my ideas around about beauty and why art has played a critical role with eugenics and weeding out the "weak" and unfavorable blood lines. Now I see the role of beauty and people with art in our society today and in our past. Not all of it can relate but man this is surprising to read. I will be more shocked if this were all really true. 


http://hnn.us/articles/1796.html

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Not for the faint of heart


These are totally scary! These are the strangest diseases you could imagine! And it's one of my greatest fears to get Necrotizing Fasciitis. :(

Greatest Fear #1: Getting a flesh eating disease. 

http://amog.com/health/24-strangest-diseases-youve/

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Graffiti Animation


Amazing. I would never do anything like this. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4

Design and Memes


I don't know, I think it is a possibility that this is true. My mind is open to new possibilities and sciences. Memes and Temes Memes and Temes!!! Don't get me wrong I love individuality, but biological and cultural evolutions have been here before those first cave paintings. 


http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/susan_blackmore_on_memes_and_temes.html

Ok, I'm going to give this a try.

I really hate blogging. I don't really see the point. And I wonder who in the world is going to read it. But whatever, I have to do this as homework, so here it goes.

this almost hurts...