Dec
08

He Is What He Is

posted on December 8th 2009 in Animation & Comics with 0 Comments

E.C. Segar, the man behind Popeye the Sailor, received an appropriately raucous birthday message from Google Tuesday. Its home page features the husky hero smacking around Google’s logo and about to swallow a quick serving of his favorite meal, canned spinach.

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Dec
03

How to Suck at Powerpoint

posted on December 3rd 2009 in Design Biz & TOOTS with 0 Comments

I’ve discovered that without design discipline, A PPT file can be a recipe for disaster. Nothing kills a buzz like a poorly designed slide with too much crap in it. To help a fellow colleague, I’ve posted some info that may help “would-be speakers” avoid the common pitfalls of a slideshow that sucks.

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Nov
24

World’s Famous Street Crossing

posted on November 24th 2009 in Observations with 0 Comments

I’ve always been curious about the Abbey Road shoot. It’s so plain, yet so famous. That little casual stroll across the street became one of the most famous photographs in history. I wonder, did they plan that shot? As a graphic designer, I have to question the concept behind it, but after researching the session, I found it was even more interesting than I thought.

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Nov
04

A Sista in Da Mouse House!

posted on November 4th 2009 in Animation with 4 Comments

This may not seem like much to most of you, but some of us have waited a long time for this moment. Disney, has finally produced an animated feature film with an African-American lead.

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