back again!

have been away for a while. nothing new to post design wise - but will get to it. had a turbulent time! i had a trojan on the laptop so i had to restore factory settings! lost a few files, but most of them were backed up on the external! have a serious ants problem w/ my electronics. i saw some ants going in and out of the vents for the external so im pretty frenzied!

We bought an iMac just a week ago! haven't set it up yet because we're still trying to clear up work space and have to wait to get our copy of microsoft office back...ANDDD i have cs3 i wanna install in that so im pretty anxious! don't fret though - im no fanboy of either platform. im cross platform proficient! not Mac vs. PC!

soooo anyway, on to the reason for this update! last week thursday I went to a graphic design portfolio show @ the UH art building! it was certainly something i had to blog about as it pertains to why THIS blog exists! below are a few pics i took, pardon the resolution size, (it's just easier to blog with :p)! I was just excited to meet new people/local designers to befriend! The show was definitely a nice dose of inspiration and clean/cute styles.

the venuethe lady thought i was taking a pic of her. haha

free swag i got from 3 designers! shweet!

well, i guess for now, see ya next update!

Target! comes to Hawaii!

So before I begin, I must sincerely apologize for the delay in this 'news'. I honestly lost track of time and have been keeping busy trying to update design-wise, and attend to other things that i'm confident you could care less about.

Regradless, I have composed a myriad of images to showcase and celebrate Targets arrival to Hawai'i!
For those that don't know, I have this uncanny fascination with Target! The way the interior is DESIGNED, the atmosphere, the variety, even their target brand stuff is worth a purchase. Target to me since i've first stepped into one in 2005 has always been my alternative to the evil that is Wal*Mart, (in terms of 'huge department store competition', for something small I always go with Longs). and with the arrival of its Hawai'i store, I just went Bananas.

As depicted on the pictures, you will notice that some things remain unchanged - (the interior and exterior of course) but when you explore, you'll notice that Target Hawai'i has its own exclusive flavor.

Something I noticed when I first went into our Targets were our Shopping Carts. They appear to be almost 100% Plastic (save for the wheels) and this is the first time I've seen them! In my opinion it looks very playful, almost like a big toy.

Another thing to note (which should be a no-brainer) is that Target Hawai'i carries aloha shirts, and its employees are even outfitted in them (with the iconic Target Red of course). These shirts were designed by Tori Richard and Target Hawai'i carries an exclusive line by Tori Richard called "Pau Hana" (which translates 'to done with work') which suggests that you can wear these shirts leisurely!

The last suprise is that the Target Hawai'i menu in their food area carries (aside from their own menu) 3 local favorites! Spam Musubi (with is like a spam sushi), Fried Saimin, and California Rolls!

All in all, Target's arrival (in my opinion) was very welcome and was also populated on the days of its Soft Opening (March 4th) and Grand Opening (March 8th).. I think if i posted this earlier, when the story was relevant, this would've made for a great article. (:p sorry to toot my own horn there) but as always, I'll do my best to update! thanks for reading!

free dr.pepper!

okay, so this is a day late...or two months it really depends on how you wanna look at it.
So for those that may not know, Dr. Pepper held a promotion that entitled everyone in America to get free Dr. Pepper! the only catch was, that it required Guns-n-Roses to release their long delayed album 'Chinese Democracy' in that year (2008) sort of as a joke, because Chinese Democracy was delayed for like...800 years. but it turns out that Guns-n-Roses decided to release the album that year! So everyone that got to go on Dr. Peppers website to redeem a voucher for Free Dr. Pepper! however, it was only open for a short while, and Dr. Pepper was criticized for this.
some articles for more details can be found here:

http://www.contentious.com/2008/11/24/new-guns-n-roses-free-dr-pepper-but-wait-theres-less/

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/guns-n-roses-la.html

Nonetheless, I managed to score myself a coupon. and what's better than Dr. Pepper? free dr. pepper!
all in all, a good way to end feburary (im just glad i made the expiration date)!
thank you guns-n-roses!

fun logo analysis

Hello Internets.

So it occurs to me that i haven't visited my blog in a while (not that i have too many followers anyway) but for those that do, i'd like to begin with a fun logo analysis. I will also start creating a new segment titled 'logos i like' and justification on why I think they are fun logos. Well, without further delay, here is the start of my fun logo analysis.

So as I booted up my computer today, (today is valentines day btw so happy v0day there to ya'll) an apple update promoted me to install a mobile me app and bonjour...i declined both but wondered, what the heck was bonjour?

Taken from Apples website: "Bonjour uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers."

As I looked at their logo, I just thought it reminded me of something...
for those that don't know, (taken from the Ubuntu Website) Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.


With each of these descriptions taken directly from the respective sources, it appears that each of these software/programs mission or rather message, revolves around the word 'community'. these logos surely capture this message. What startles me is that the Ubuntu logo came out (or at least, I had seen it) first!

Surely the resemblance isn't coincidental as they both share close to the same message. (I personally love the Ubuntu logo, as soon as i first saw it). I just wonder if Apple knew something similar had already been done..but then again, there are a lot of logos out that share similarites..but I thought that maybe this might've required some additional 'analysis'. Thanks for Reading.

to you i say

election day

today. history was made. and i can say i remember everything that happened on this day. enjoy. will update when occasions arise.

leave behinds

so as this is supposed to be my blog where i post designs and there is an absence of design, i figured it was about time to change it up. sooo i'm just hoping no one will jack my swag or see any of this turn up on "you thought we wouldn't notice... dot com".

anyway, a month or two ago is when i graduated and during that time, we're supposed to create samples and leave behinds. I thought to leave behind some artwork i composed on illustrator cause I thought "it's something i like to do, and hopefully people will like my style". So without further adieu, i present these samples. people thought they were stickers and im thinking...thats not a bad idea.

if you want them sent to you as some sweet room decor...don't be afraid to holla. will put more designs! promise!