More comments on other classmates blogs

I began with a post on, http://bigesizethat.blogspot.com/, talking about one of their posts on funy headlines:

I really enjoyed this post a lot, This kind of stuff is really funny. It helps the content of the page out a lot.

Sick of it.

Well, by some miracle, or lack there of I should say, I have successfully gotten sick three times this quarter, all of which have thoroughly burden my working/school/working out. I have gotten very little time to work on any sketches for my class, or my paper, or this blog actually. I really need to kick it in here, or I'll be screwed come end of the month. Still working on some design issues I am having here as well so hopefully I can get this all sorted out.

One final post before I head off to class

Just wanted to put this band out there, I have been listening to them for quite some time now and don't think too many people listen to them, but what do I know. Once I get some more time I would love to review some more local bands I just haven't had the time to go to any concerts recently. I would say there sound isn't for everyone but I enjoy them a lot. They have a lot of playful songs, and randge from lively to mellow. The band by the way is, Menomena, who are based out of Portland, Oregon.

Their Myspace Page

Some of My favorite songs, I couldn't find good quality examples out of a few so I omitted them.

Menomena-Wet and Rusting


Menomena-Air Aid

Busy

I have been really busy lately, so I haven't been able to post any work of my own, but hopefully that will change soon. I don't have many works but we'll see what I can do. The image below is something I did for a final in one of my classes, the image actually sat on an end table that match the grain exactly. This view is kind of deceiving because the image is 8x10 on a large end table so he looks like a small man coming out of the wood. If I can find a picture of my piece when it was up I'll gladly post it.

Jersey designs

Well I am working on a sort of simple design depending on how it turns out for jerseys for my summer club team. I am hand drawing most of the designs for now, just sketching what I can then I will translate those into crisper images on the computer. I am trying to incorporate our old design into the new one with the theme of heroes and villains which is turning out well. I will post the designs later once I have them finished and may post some partial sketches as they get finished.

A new day has dawned.

Well, last night I went to a concert with Louis XIV, Hot Hot Heat, and Editors, which was pretty darn good. I had a really good time and the editors were much much better than I saw coming and of course Hot Hot heat was pretty good. Sadly I couldn't get there in time to see Louis XIV play but from what I heard they rocked out. Outside of those bands, I am going to bring a new band to the table, I have known this one for awhile but not a lot of people I know have heard of them, if any so here we go.

A little over half a year ago I came across a band called The Sunshine underground, who are kind of Brit popish. I have a little weakness in me for bands of this genre (ie. Arctic Monkeys and Hard-Fi) so I had no problem getting into them. They have a lot of energy to their music and a great singer, whose voice always surprises me when I hear it. Apparently they have been getting some play on mtv according to one site but I hope not.

The Sunshine Underground-Borders


The Sunshine Underground-Commercial Breakdown

Comments eh?

So today we are supposed to comment on classmates blogs which I of course give into the man and do, because I need a good grade.


The first blog I chose to comment on was a blog called EstherFranklin
Upon reading I commented:

"The photos really drag my interest to the posts, much better than pure text would. The blog also has a nice clean layout to it."

I also recently reviewed a classmates blog, Graphics overload, and found myself reading over it again and enjoying the new links and posts he has made.
My comment on his progress as of now:

"Strangely I find myself back here looking through your links and posts and find some really interesting stuff. The paper designs were amazing to be frank."

The final blog I commented on was, More Than You Can Handle, in which I was curious how to change the template background.
So I asked:

"Hey, I am in your 353 class and was wondering if you used a template to make a background on your blog or have html code that placed it back in there. I was looking to do something similar with my blog."

Pinback

I was looking through someone else's blog today and realized I haven't talked about pinback et. I hope they are well known to you all but if not this band is amazing. Though they are said to sound like Broken Social Scene and modest mouse according to some sights, there sound truly is there own. They have a soft gentle feel to most of their music but can still manage to get your feet tapping with most of their songs.
Somehow people still don't know about this band, but you're missing out if you don't, here are some links and videos of their work:

Pinback's Website

Pinback-Fortress


Pinback-Good To Sea





Pinback's Myspace

Woot?

So about a month ago my roommates introduced me to an amazing site, called woot.com which boasts the motto, "A deal a day." To tell you the truth, they can't be anymore right, they consistently have new deals everyday. Some of their objects are refurbished electronics, but go to as inventive as a bag of stuff, they don't tell you what you get, you just pay your money and receive a bag of stuff in the mail.

However, my favorite part of this site is one of there three side sites which are: shirt.woot, wine.woot, and sellout.woot. My favorite of these has to easily be shirt.woot , because you can be original shirts only found on shirt.woot for $10 and free shipping, it's hard to beat a deal like that on a cool shirt.

I Am Legend

So I was recently able to watch the new will smith movie, I Am Legend, in which he is the sole survivor of a human created virus in New York. I must say I found the movie to be really good and suspenseful, the portrayal of Neville(Smith) as a loner in the city was very intriguing, especially the ways he keeps himself sane.

Funny or Die comedy tour

There will be a free will be a free comdey show in a few weeks with Will Ferrel and Demetri Martin that should be ridiculously good. The best part is student got free tickets to it and if you join their app(here) on facebook, we can win prizes etc so if you have facebook, join the app.

Review of Troy's Blog

It has come to my attention today that we need to review a classmates blog so let us begin. The lucky blogger I get to review is Troy, whose website is: Graphics Overload.

When first coming to the site I'm greeted by a fairly black layout with some nice white font for the posting. The background really makes the posts stand out and gives it a very nice visual quality. I do enjoy the color scheme he has used for his website because of how easy it is on the eyes.

The first post I am drawn to is most obviously his most recent which is about a video trace system. It is this amazing technology about creating a 3d object from video purely by tracing the objects image with a program. The technology seem very interesting and enjoyable for someone in technology to watch.

His other links are mostly about graphics sites and different advertisements which I must admit are extremely interesting. His one link, Adgoodness, is a blog I will be linking to and keeping up with if nothing more than for entertainment value.

I'm unsure of the implications of his blog right now because I don't know exactly where he wishes to go with his blog. If he continues the trend of finding other blogs involved in advertising and graphics then that could be nice. I think it would also be cool if he started posting his own work if he has any because that can net him some readers.

Overall I would say the layout is good as is the content for as far as he is, but I am wondering where he wishes to take his blog.

Something New

Today is pretty much starting off completely tiring because of practice from 11:00 to around 1:00. On my walk here I realized just how much I like this band I have found a few weeks ago. There name is The National, they are a band that hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, and are an amazing indie band. I have heard them described as sounding a little like she wants revenge, but they are much more upbeat and smooth.

The National website

The National-Mistaken For Strangers


The National-Fake Empire


The National myspace

More to come later but I need to be in class right now so I will return.

Reasoning

I haven't really decided how far I will go with this blog but have been thinking of what all I wanted to do and I think I will soon be posting some random photoshopping I have done. I have a bunch of random backgrounds and projects I had worked on that I will most likely be posting. I have also been thinking of going over some easy photoshop tricks.

This is random but as I sit here and type, I can't help but be amazed that in this age of technology, my spell check continues to tell me photoshop is not a word which I find to be fairly hilarious.

Well, I guess I should start somewhere but I don't really know where to begin. I am trying to alter my blog templates but am having a very hard time getting the images to fit properly. I have been trying to go through guides in order fix this but am still having a hard time.