26 Nov
Interview of Jung Von Matt/Next

Jung von Matt is an advertising agency which is headquarters in Hamburg. Jung von Matt is represented by 12 agencies in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden and Poland. Jung von Matt is the main agency dealing with advertising sort of like the nucleus of its 12 agencies. Jung von Matt is in my opinion [...]
08 Nov
Interview with Adam Pasulka of Frank 151

Frank151 is a small sized quarterly book / magazine for today’s trendsetting youths and hipsters. Frank151 features great coverage of the underground rap, graffiti, art, and fashion scenes. I have found so many great artist thanks to frank151. Frank features host contributing artist such as Shepard Fairey, Lenny Kravitz, Jason Lee, Mister Cartoon & [...]
13 Oct
Interview with David Oreilly (sort of)

David O’Reilly is is a film director, artist and animator in Berlin. Davids work is very unique which is what caught my attention to his work. David O’Reilly has been behind such works as “Please say something”, “Son of Ranbow”, “Octocat Adventure”, “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight ( U2 Video)” [...]
10 Oct
Interview with Veens of Popcorn Makers

Popcorn Makers take regular rooms and give the room a soul and an energy all its own, with beautiful visuals. Visual that not only decorate the room but interact with the room and people. Popcorn Makers worked on a special project for The White Hotel to bring several rooms to life, and they pulled [...]
09 Oct
Color inspiration for the color lover

We all know about Adobe Kuler, it’s a great site… but I have been hunting for other color sites for a new change. Color Lover was shown to me by someone at my school “Lisa Ganem” ( yep giving you credit girl! ). Color Lover is really great site with a wide gamut of color [...]
08 Oct
Interview with Unbareable Apparel owner

Deep in the hotness of Arizona lies a very hip and new clothing line by the name of “Unbareable Apparel”. This new clothing line has made head-way in their very artistic style of clothing, Unbareables motto is “We do not simply make clothes that look good – we see clothing as an artistic expression” and [...]
19 Sep
Paula Scher video on getting serious

Paula Scher is up there on my list of favorite designers, Scher has developed identities and branding systems, promotional materials, environmental graphics, packaging and publication designs for a wide range of clients. In the beginning of her career Paula was one of very few designers to fully experiment with type. In this video Paula Scher [...]
15 Sep
interview with EXIST1981

You probably have seen the work of EXIST1981 without even knowing it. Like many street-artist EXIST1981 goes through great lengths to post up his work in some very noticeable spots. EXIST1981 has a style all his own and his work is stunning, incorporating patterns, shapes, stencils, and colors. EXIST1981 is also responsible for decorating various [...]
14 Sep
Interview with Jeremy of Juxtapoz Magazine

Juxtapoz Magazine has come a long way, 15 years and counting to be exact. Juxtapoz was founded in in 1994 from the little known art movement “lowbrow”. Juxtapoz Magazine has since then been bringing it’s readers amazing artwork from many unknown artist of this “lowbrow” art culture all thanks to Juxtapoz. I had the [...]
11 Sep
Interview with Miguel of Accent Creative

I had the pleasure to sit down with Miguel Vega the man behind “Accent Creative”. We met over at Blind Lady Ale House in Normal Heights, cool place actually. Miguel Vega was born in Argentina and has now called San Diego is home. Miguel started his work in 2006 as a freelance designer and in [...]
06 Sep
New look (beta)

I finally got a big chunk of the the new layout done this is still far from done. I decided to go ahead and use the new layout and call it beta. It does have a little bit of bugs and off styles but all-and-all it functions. I will be adding more features little at [...]
05 Sep
bye bye ugly-ass fridge

I love this concept, the people at “Motifo” have made packets of magnetic artworks for your fridge using small square tile-magnets. “Motifo” has a ton of magnet art kits from, movie stars, games, music, politics, patterns and a bunch more. I emailed “Motifo” asking if they do custom designs, they had this to say :
Each [...]
05 Sep
A bunch of cool stuff all in one spot

The guys over at “Supercorp” ( http://wearesupercorp.com/ ) have made great e-commerce site with noting but trendy hip goodies ranging from clothing, fashion accessories, toys, posters, art and a ton more all in one place. Great place to buy unique rare items or just browse for some inspiration.
Head on over to supermarkethq and check [...]
02 Sep
interview with Joe Callahan

Joe Callahan is the man behind the very cool design work for San Diego’s hottest Music event, Street-Scene. I got the chance to do a mini interview with Joe about his work for street-scene.
1. Thank you taking the time from your busy schedule to do this I know you’re busy with street scene coming [...]
27 Aug
Interview with Michelle of Blonde Peacock

Check out the whole collection of Blonde Peacock here
Become a fan of Blonde Peacock on facebook here
I had the opportunity to interview Michelle Bassler of “Blonde Peacock” a line of hand-printed clothing based in San Diego. Michelle and I sat down and started gabbing about randomness for a bit to break the ice before the [...]
26 Aug
I can finally stop decorating my place

I came across this awesome set of pillows featuring the Adobe Line of products. Thanks to the people at mysuitestuff.com for making these awesome pillows. For anyone who is hardcore about Adobe here are your new pillows. Also as an added bonus I found a cool set of Photoshop and Illustrator magnet-kits from “meninos”
Check out [...]
26 Aug
Get a cool shirt and help the rain-forest

“Andira Rain Tees” is a great concept, where you can get some great looking shirts and help the rain-forest while your at. A portion of every sale goes to saving the rain-forest by giving a tree to a child to plant. Rain-Tees has a cool concept where the shirt’s are hand illustrated by the children [...]
26 Aug
Color inspiration that’s not Adobe-Kuler

I was on a search for some new colors palettes not from Adobe-Kuler for some projects. Don’t get me wrong Kuler is great but I needed something different. I found wearpalettes.com a very cool concept site where you will find color palettes of fashion outfits ranging from glamor fashion to everyday street wear and coming [...]
25 Aug
Maximalism is coming back

Maximalism has been around for centuries and it’s making its come back once more. Maximalism is a certain artistic style which makes it appearance then fades just as quickly as it appeared on the scene. Maximalism is sort of an artistic trend that never really goes away but lingers until the masses are tired [...]
24 Aug
Wallpaper and patterns oh my!

I started designing some patterns for print and wallpapers for both work and fun, mostly fun. Noting beats a awesome looking wallpaper or pattern… something about a unique repeating pattern covering a wall is just great to me. I don’t see it done too often but I like to make custom patterns for identities I [...]
22 Aug
Digital-Age of graffiti

Graffiti can be traced back in history, to cave paintings, these forms of wall art were to serve a purpose and that purpose is to communicate a message, today noting has changed other then the means in which graffiti is done… now people use spray cans, stickers, posters, markers and technology to voice a message. [...]
21 Aug
we all suffer from that paradox of choice

I ran into an AD friend of mine today we began talking and I brought up “The Paradox of Choice” a book I read a bit ago, which discusses the complexities of far too many choices in our lives from choosing a simple product off a shelf at a store, deciding what to watch on [...]
20 Aug
WOW by sportmax code

I found this site today, I thought it to be a very cool concept. WOW is a website dedicated to woman in the arts and design. I love this because many great designers and artist were and are women who have contributed a great deal to the world of design and art. For example [...]
19 Aug
I ♥ type and these people do too

I am sucker for typography I love it, the arrangement of type on a page, sign, wall or anything. Type is what ones language looks like and it’s a great thing when people experiment with type which raises the question …is typography a mean of communicative reproduction or a mean of artistic expression? Many designers [...]
17 Aug
Interview with Sonny from Illuminauts

Illuminauts is a San Diego based band… actually, band is hardy the word for them more like an experience. Illuminauts has one the most interesting styles of live music that I have heard. The music of the Illuminauts will take you on a trip into a surreal psychedelic world of musical ecstasy, leaving you only [...]
15 Aug
Four art books off the top of my head

I was cleaning up my bookshelf and was remembering some of the art books I read a long time ago which I want to read again. Here is my list of the 4 books off the top of my head any artist / designer should read. I say read them not to so much learn [...]
15 Aug
David Pena takes it old school

David Pena is an artist, musician, and designer. I met David about 8 months ago and when David showed me his work, I have to say I loved it. David’s style has a mood that sends you back to the line art of the 1960’s to 1970’s era of hand rendered work, I love [...]
14 Aug
Secret lens for co-op photography

I found this and I couldn’t resist to post it. How many times have you tried to snap a picture of someone without them knowing or you just grow-a-pair and snap a picture of them and they get all pissy? you know its happened. The people over at photojojo.com have made an awesome adapter and [...]
14 Aug
Vaughan Oliver ( Poster Designs Book )

I ordered this book after having a chance to look through it. I have to say this is a stunning book with a lot of inspiration. Vaughan Oliver is a Graphic Designer whose work focuses on the weirdness of the surreal. This surreal style has a uniqueness and style all its own. check out Oliver’s [...]
13 Aug
Interview with the talented Jorge Rivas

I got the chance to interview Jorge Rivas, and let me say Jorge Rivas is a very talented person to say the least. An artist from the start…who became designer, who now has his foot in the doors of major brand names ranging from “Ecko”, “Pony” and “Baby Phat” to just name a few. [...]
12 Aug
Michelle Bassler of Blonde Peacock

Michelle Bassler is the artist behind a new fresh line of hand designed clothing going by the fun name “Blond Peacock” based in San Diego. Michelle’s style is both raw and elegant using a wide range of stenciled imagery and easy colors. Michelle’s style is always different in the fact everything is hand printed and [...]
12 Aug
A great way to preview Photoshop Brushes

“BrushView” is awesome I had this for awhile now, there is nothing better (at least I couldn’t find it). Brush View allows mac users to take advantage of leopards quick-view mode via hitting the space bar to preview your brushes, it couldn’t be more simple then that.
Grab a copy of this! Get “BrushView” here [...]
11 Aug
Interview with photographer Reto Halme

I Finally got the chance to post the mini interview I did with Reto…Reto did say he may add a little more to this interview.
Reto Halme was Born in Finland, he has been around shooting in Madrid, France, New York and Los Angeles. The city of Angels is where I met Reto Halme, while [...]
09 Aug
forget waiting a year for a “FFFFOUND” invite

Tired of waiting for a freaking invite from “FFFFOUND” don’t worry you’re not the only one. For those who don’t know what I am talking about, FFFFOUND.com is a web service which allows people to post and share their favorite images found on the web, basically FFFFOUND is an image bookmarking site. The only way [...]
07 Aug
Interview with Nahum of architectural clothes

Nahum Villasana and I have been buddies for a a couple of years now. Nahum and I met online when I was working for a local fashion and lifestyle magazine and I found his unique work online while looking for someone to interview for a fashion article. I am now again interviewing Nahum as his [...]
07 Aug
Happy endings are for suckers

“Happy endings are for suckers” is a book project I am undertaking. This will be a free mini PDF book for download. The premise of the mini book is just my take on love, romance and the whole dating deal through my life. Don’t get me wrong this isn’t bashing relationships, people, or love. In [...]
06 Aug
My list of some free online magazines

I took a little time to compile a small list of free online magazines. This is an assortment of of freebie Magazines ranging from art, fashion and culture. I have a lot more I will post later in this post. For now enjoy some free magazines at work or if you’re an honest person I [...]
06 Aug
Firefox Reaches 1 Billion Downloads

Firefox reached 1 billion downloads and I have to say I couldn’t be more happy. I had a funny analogy when talking about browsers. I mentioned to someone that IE is like bush it was good for it’s time but people got sick of the same old thing and problem after problem and Firefox is [...]
04 Aug
Alex Julian a.k.a “Alex the Artist”

I have known Alex since Jr. High, and I have to say he has come a long way in his art work. Alex Julian is a local San Diego artist who has a style all of his own, which caught the eye of many industries, from Converse, Saks 5th Avenue, many rock bands, and several [...]
02 Aug
Iranian Typography great for typography inspiration

I always loved Iranian writing, how they used typography so well. I find Iranian writing to be very flexible unlike type in the Asia’s where formatting is strict and here in the U.S. it’s a bit more loose but still follow a strict rule set, Iranian type can be so warped, twisted and bent to [...]
01 Aug
Mariana Postlethwaite interior designer

Mariana Postlethwaite is my cousin from Mexicali who surprising looks like my older twin sister it’s uncanny and a little weird, but overall she is a great designer. She works in interior design, furniture design and architecture.
The site is in the Spanish but just click around you will love everything on there. Mariana [...]
01 Aug
Aaron Draplin Rant on Death of Design

This has been floating around the web for awhile now, nothing new but figure I would post it anyway, in case it’s been missed . Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. is the man behind it all. Aaron is very opinionated, I find his ideas on the way graphic design is going thought provoking and [...]
31 Jul
Unkle “Where the wild things are” Mix

A friend of mine sent me this mix from “Unkle”, it has some pretty good mixes, good to just put on and design to. For the record this is not a mix from the movie “where the wild things are” that just happens to be the title of this mix.
Get the mix Here
30 Jul
New site is coming up bit by bit

I have finally got a chance to sit down and do what I wanted to do with this site, if you are reading this you noticed some changes, not crazy but changes non-the-less . I have a lot of work I will be putting up once I get the general layout for this done.
I [...]
28 Jul
404 love

This is a shirt design I made about love. This is a play on the web error “404″ meaning “not found” I replaced the “0″ with a heart to signify love not found. I had the stencil of this for printing on a shirt but I left it outside I have to make a new [...]
11 Jul
Sonora Mexico, possible trip

I was talking to my dad and he mentioned that we may do a trip down to Sonora Mexico by the end of the year so my grandma and pick up her birth certificate, not sure why they can’t mail it, but my grandma needs it for a new passport. I am excited, I have [...]
04 Jul
Shoes!! this post is only cool if you’re a girl

Nicole LaFave is a awesome designer, with a lot of talent, from what I have seen mostly in footwear, it’s a shame she doesn’t do mens shoes. I met Nicole In LA some time ago… funny thing I forget where exactly it was a drunk moment at a some private party in the the LA [...]
26 Jan
Interview with Ben Lukas Boysen ( HECQ )

Ben was kind enough to allow me to do an interview with him. I want to thank Ben for his time. for those who don’t know Ben is an amazing sound designer.

12 Jan
Great download from a UK designer

Hate calculating the Fibonacci sequence to get a good ratio taking the width/height and * it by 1 : 1.61803399. and blah blah. Well James Mellers made a nice app, “Phiculator” that does it for you.
Get”Phiculator”
07 Jan
Tools for any true designer

If you consider your self a designer, and I mean a real designer you have to check out the tools over at “Code-Line”. You will find a number of awesome tools from layout tools, text tools,number calculation tools, and even a kick ass iphone App that’s like having the “Adobe Kuler” color wheel on [...]