Following the glorious trend, here are the things I like designing, or the themes I like using, or fun graphic tricks i try to incorporate, even when they don't make sense.
1. Scaffolding
2. Loggias
3. The play of temporary structures on eternal structures
4. Half-tone screen dots
5. Yellow-green and orange
6. Irreverence towards program
7. Screen façades
8. Changing façades
9. Helvetica Neu, Ultralight, preferably smaller than 11 font.
10. Time and perception
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Top 10 Things I Like to Write About
Here's some stuff I tend to enjoy writing about.
1 Robots
2 The Future
3 Doin' It
4 People Talkin'
5 Super Powers
6 Immortality
7 Crime
8 Supernatural Stuff
9 Pseudo-Science Fictiony Type Stuff
10 Death, Murder, Dying, and other Morbid Junk
There you have it, folks! My writing repertoire in a nutshell!
1 Robots
2 The Future
3 Doin' It
4 People Talkin'
5 Super Powers
6 Immortality
7 Crime
8 Supernatural Stuff
9 Pseudo-Science Fictiony Type Stuff
10 Death, Murder, Dying, and other Morbid Junk
There you have it, folks! My writing repertoire in a nutshell!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Top EIGHT Second Tracks
People are always going on about what the best first track (or track ones) might be. Smells Like Teen Spirit? Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? London Calling?
I say, who cares!? Track twos are where it's at! (Yeah, I just ended that sentence with a preposition!)
When I think track twos, I think rap. This is because almost every rap album I own begins with an introduction track. So here it is, top eight (yeah, i said it) second tracks...
Nas "NY State of Mind"
OutKast "Gasoline Dreams"
Tupac "All About U"
Notorious B.I.G. "Things Done Changed"
Dr. Dre "The Watcher" (Probably my favorite Dre song)
Eminem "Kill You"
Jay Z "December 4th"
Kanye West "We Don't Care" (can't find I source that isn't linked to the intro...)
So, why just eight? Is it because I can't find my Beastie Boys or Tribe Called Quest CDs? Yeah, it could be. So, let's hear it, what other two should have made the list?
I say, who cares!? Track twos are where it's at! (Yeah, I just ended that sentence with a preposition!)
When I think track twos, I think rap. This is because almost every rap album I own begins with an introduction track. So here it is, top eight (yeah, i said it) second tracks...
Nas "NY State of Mind"
OutKast "Gasoline Dreams"
Tupac "All About U"
Notorious B.I.G. "Things Done Changed"
Dr. Dre "The Watcher" (Probably my favorite Dre song)
Eminem "Kill You"
Jay Z "December 4th"
Kanye West "We Don't Care" (can't find I source that isn't linked to the intro...)
So, why just eight? Is it because I can't find my Beastie Boys or Tribe Called Quest CDs? Yeah, it could be. So, let's hear it, what other two should have made the list?
Friday, February 20, 2009
Top Ten Memories of Our Left4Dead Game Tonight
A DFC+LUGIBLAH Co-Written Experience.
1. That time Denny saved me from the Hunter
2. That time Denny saved me from the Smoker
3. That time we shot those dudes who were zombies.
4. That time Denny woke up the Witch.
5. That time Adam threw that molotov at the Tank.
6. That time the AI used first aid on us.
7. That time the scary music came on.
8. That time Adam said 'Battlestar Galactica's on. Oh well, we can watch it when we're done.'
9. That time we died right before getting onto the plane.
10. That time the credits rolled.
1. That time Denny saved me from the Hunter
2. That time Denny saved me from the Smoker
3. That time we shot those dudes who were zombies.
4. That time Denny woke up the Witch.
5. That time Adam threw that molotov at the Tank.
6. That time the AI used first aid on us.
7. That time the scary music came on.
8. That time Adam said 'Battlestar Galactica's on. Oh well, we can watch it when we're done.'
9. That time we died right before getting onto the plane.
10. That time the credits rolled.
Top Ten Comic Book Movie Letdowns
Hi. I'm Madrox. I could make copies of myself. If I was that Madrox. Which I'm not. Here's my first list:
As a comic book movie fan, I find myself getting way too excited about upcoming comic book movies, even if they're about characters I don't like. Of course, that could lead to some serious let downs. To celebrate the possibility of the biggest letdown ever in Watchmen, I give you my Top Ten Comic Book Movie Letdowns
10. Catwoman - I didn't expect this to be good. But God knows I didn't expect it to be that bad.
9. The Incredible Hulk - This wasn't bad, really. But I thought it was a step backward.
8. V for Vendetta - It's a fine movie. If you ignore almost everything provocative about the book.
7. Swamp Thing - It looks and feels like it was made in 1952.
6. The Godfather 3 - Such a letdown, it makes the list without having half of the required characteristics.
5. Daredevil - Affleck should've been a warning. I didn't heed it, if it was.
4. X-men: The Last Stand - "Oh man, Iceman's gonna be awesome!" Didn't stop the poorly paced, poor decisions clusterfuck.
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Maybe the biggest "Great Book Terrible Movie" gap.
2. Spider-man 3 - Spider-man 1. Good! Spider-man 2. Great! So how could the same team mess up? Easily, apparently. Just give it a thousand villains. And I LIKED the dancing scene!
1. Batman Forever - Terrible. Not quite terrible enough to be awesome, like Batman & Robin. And it came right after Batman Returns, which makes it all the more shocking.
As a comic book movie fan, I find myself getting way too excited about upcoming comic book movies, even if they're about characters I don't like. Of course, that could lead to some serious let downs. To celebrate the possibility of the biggest letdown ever in Watchmen, I give you my Top Ten Comic Book Movie Letdowns
10. Catwoman - I didn't expect this to be good. But God knows I didn't expect it to be that bad.
9. The Incredible Hulk - This wasn't bad, really. But I thought it was a step backward.
8. V for Vendetta - It's a fine movie. If you ignore almost everything provocative about the book.
7. Swamp Thing - It looks and feels like it was made in 1952.
6. The Godfather 3 - Such a letdown, it makes the list without having half of the required characteristics.
5. Daredevil - Affleck should've been a warning. I didn't heed it, if it was.
4. X-men: The Last Stand - "Oh man, Iceman's gonna be awesome!" Didn't stop the poorly paced, poor decisions clusterfuck.
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Maybe the biggest "Great Book Terrible Movie" gap.
2. Spider-man 3 - Spider-man 1. Good! Spider-man 2. Great! So how could the same team mess up? Easily, apparently. Just give it a thousand villains. And I LIKED the dancing scene!
1. Batman Forever - Terrible. Not quite terrible enough to be awesome, like Batman & Robin. And it came right after Batman Returns, which makes it all the more shocking.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Top Ten Indications That You're About To Die...
...if you're in a horror movie.
#1: You heard a noise and went to check it out.
#2: You're the Shaggy-esque buddy who smokes too much pot.
#3: You just got laid.
#4: Something frightened you so you ran off on your own.
#5: You're one of the only girls, but you're either the prettiest, smartest, or sluttiest one.
#6: Your shoes lace up, which means they've just come untied.
#7: You've just said something that would become darkly humorous if you died, like "This cake is to die for."
#8: You're the black guy and you're not LL Cool J (or Ving Rhames).
#9: The bad guy's dead so you're settling down for a nice nap by the fire.
#10: You've been stabbed repeatedly with a machete.
Try to make sure this is not you if you ever find yourself in a horror movie situation.
#1: You heard a noise and went to check it out.
#2: You're the Shaggy-esque buddy who smokes too much pot.
#3: You just got laid.
#4: Something frightened you so you ran off on your own.
#5: You're one of the only girls, but you're either the prettiest, smartest, or sluttiest one.
#6: Your shoes lace up, which means they've just come untied.
#7: You've just said something that would become darkly humorous if you died, like "This cake is to die for."
#8: You're the black guy and you're not LL Cool J (or Ving Rhames).
#9: The bad guy's dead so you're settling down for a nice nap by the fire.
#10: You've been stabbed repeatedly with a machete.
Try to make sure this is not you if you ever find yourself in a horror movie situation.
Hottie's Top 10 Songs about Robots
Not entirely original and not the first blog to feature a similar list. But I feel it's only appropriate to do robot songs some justice on a community blog of this sort.
Anyway, here's my list in no particular order:
Radiohead - Paranoid Android: Of course.
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: Again, an obvious choice.
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow: Great song about the coming robot uprising (apparently in 2009).
Flight of the Conchords - Robots: Also known and performed as "The Humans Are Dead." Simply hilarious.
Rush - The Body Electric: They were doing binary solos long before that weird New Zealand singing comedy duo above.
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic: Because of the cool robot voice thingie.
Andrew Bird - Not a Robot, But a Ghost: I understand the title slightly contradicts the point of the list, but I don't care. Good song.
Super Furry Animals - Sex, War, and Robots: I'm terrified of all three things. ;)
Daft Punk - Robot Rock: I don't know, it just makes the heads bop and the toes tap.
Styx - Mr. Roboto: You thought I was gonna forget this one, didn't ya? Had to include it, even if I can only tolerate it once a year.
Upon completion of my list, I realized there is a severe lack of popular music written about robots. So... what did I miss?
Anyway, here's my list in no particular order:
Radiohead - Paranoid Android: Of course.
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: Again, an obvious choice.
Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow: Great song about the coming robot uprising (apparently in 2009).
Flight of the Conchords - Robots: Also known and performed as "The Humans Are Dead." Simply hilarious.
Rush - The Body Electric: They were doing binary solos long before that weird New Zealand singing comedy duo above.
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic: Because of the cool robot voice thingie.
Andrew Bird - Not a Robot, But a Ghost: I understand the title slightly contradicts the point of the list, but I don't care. Good song.
Super Furry Animals - Sex, War, and Robots: I'm terrified of all three things. ;)
Daft Punk - Robot Rock: I don't know, it just makes the heads bop and the toes tap.
Styx - Mr. Roboto: You thought I was gonna forget this one, didn't ya? Had to include it, even if I can only tolerate it once a year.
Upon completion of my list, I realized there is a severe lack of popular music written about robots. So... what did I miss?
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