I’m back! I’ve been out of town since last Thursday to go be a groomsman in my buddy Jonathan’s wedding (I didn’t lose the ring!), so I’m here to get back to blogging…
I love how the Orioles support their closer. If George Sherrill comes in to finish up a game and does so successfully, all of the team flips the brim of their cap up for the closing hand shake (click for larger pic):
Why, you may ask? Because George Sherrill wears the brim of his cap extremely flat…
Every Spring, Rice University’s Dance Department puts on their big dance performance. Because Rice Dance Theatre is housed under the Rec Center, I am always assigned with the task of marketing the event. In the past, it’s been “Incite Insight” and “Backward with Conviction” and so on and so forth; in 2008, the theme was “Dancing on the Edge”.
I knew immediately that I wanted to put dancers on a cliff. Of course, we didn’t have the budget to fly people to a cliff and get them to pose and take a picture of them. So that’s where the Photoshop happens. I just wanted to show you the before picture and the after poster for the work.
Found out recently that current NY Rangers hockey player Sean Avery used to intern at Vogue (yes, the magazine) and that while he was there compiled a list of the worst sports uniforms of all-time. It’s pretty cool to check out, even if you’ve just got a second to flip through it.
I am, however, a little upset that the first one on the list is the Astros tequila sunrise jerseys (see picture). I do believe those uniforms are awesome. There hasn’t been a single Astros uniform that wouldn’t sell as a good throwback. Compare that to, say, the Philadelphia Eagles throwback football uniforms on the aforementioned list.
There are some pretty good (bad?) ones in there, and I’d like to especially point out Serena Williams from Wimbledon. She already looks like The Predator, and the outfit she wore to the club court made her just look like a cross-dresser. I cannot stand it. I do know that a lot of athletes like to bring their fashion to the court and use minor dress code gaps in the rules to sprot their own style, but I guess tennis really doesn’t care as long as you have shoes on your feet and you have all your naughties covered. Marchar, David? Any word on what the on-court dress code is for tennis?
This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. Just absolutely crazy. The Yankees currently have a guy in their farm system that is a switch-pitcher. He can throw incredibly well with either his right or left hand. His glove has six fingers and two webbs. (You can see a close-up of his glove in the Ticker at the end of this post.) It’s just insane.
I’ve long since thought that being able to hit a home run from either side of the plate has got to be one of the hardest things in sports, period. Now think about trying to strike a guy out from either side of the, er, mound! Incredible. Video after the jump!
Sorry about last week, but I’ve been pretty busy and hadn’t had a chance to catch up with you all on here…
It’s no secret that I’m a huge soccer fan, which kind of sucks in America because it doesn’t get a whole hell of a lot of cred (although I do know that’s changing, especially since I started playing in junior high). Anyway, watching the Euros has kept me pretty occupied and is most assuredly one of the reasons I haven’t been updating.
Anyway, in honor of it, here are some of my favorite recent soccer viral videos.
Cesc Fabregas is a Spanish soccer player who spent part of yesterday defeating Italy in the Euro 2008 competition. My dad likes him, he’s an incredible player, but he also has his own TV show and Nike puts a lot of it on-line. Here’s an episode called “The Killer Touch” which makes you realize why you’re not a professional soccer player—because any ball launched at him he can control. (A note: You have to sit through a lot to get to the good stuff, so if you have time, check it out, or just click-forward in it to see the compeition.)
And lastly, can Twitter be saved? I’m not a tweeter (twitterer?), but apparently those of you who are—MagsMac, CosmoPolitican, any of this sound familiar?—are having a hard time with the service. Let me know if there’s truth to it.
I feel like earlier in the weeks, I said Celtics in 6. Check it out. It’s in bold on that post. I’m sorry the Eastern Conference took it (especially since one of their playoff teams barely scraped in over .500), but I would really like to slam a pie in the face of Stephen A. Smith and all the other bandwagon Laker fans.
For anyone who cares, Firefox 3 is being released today. In a cool promo attempt, they’re attempting to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by having it be the Most Downloaded Software in 24 Hours. I think that’s pretty brilliant. Viral stuff goes a long way for marketing, and most people who would further this marketing scheme love the viral stuff.
The thing is, I love Firefox and I can’t wait to try out version 3. I also love Thunderbird, the same open-source community’s e-mail client (a competitor of Outlook), and I hated that I had to switch over to Microsoft. (This is a fairly short reason: Thunderbird doesn’t sync with my iPhone. Sucks. I hate Outlook. Also, random note, apparently first generation iPhone’s are going for a good amount on Craigslist because they’re easier to hack. My friend sold one for $350 which is well over the cost to just go buy a new one and have some coin left over.)
ANYWAY, go pledge and download Firefox 3!
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Please note: As of June 17 at 1 p.m. CST, the sites may appear to be broken but they’re NOT. Keep hitting refresh. The servers are getting pounded in the attempt to set the world record.
Sports side note: After an utterly embarrassing loss to worst-seeded Fresno St. this weekend, they play LSU today in an elimination game in the College World Series. And of course, it’s right during work (1 p.m. CST). Looks like I’ll be visiting the conference room. ALSO, France plays Italy in an elimination match in Euro 2008. Should also be an incredible game.
Today I’m going to show you how (along with my thought process) to design a logo for a food retail operation. Sammy’s Cafe is a retail operation contracted out to a man that resides within the Student Center at Rice University. The owner/operator asked me to design a logo for them (along with a ton of other things) to update the look of their space. (Previously, they had no identity.) This is what I came up with.
Step 1
I knew what I wanted, which always helps with the direction of a logo. I was envisioning the words “Sammy’s Cafe” in a bowl with steam coming out of the top. So the first thing I needed was a good look for the words of the operation. So let’s get started!
I’ve always loved architecture, and when I was living in New York and hating life and thinking about going back to school like everyone else when they have no direction, I wanted to head to the University of Texas to study architecture. It’s like a brilliant and beautiful blend of physics and design, two things I enjoy.
Either way, I also love church. So when I ran across the Mortensrud Church in Oslo, I was taken with it. I love the idea of combining the physical “church” with the physical “earth”—it’s kinda like the way God made Adam, the very church forming the earth. Anyway, take a look at some of the photos, they’re pretty stunning. More pictures after the jump.
My sister is getting married in October and as a kind of wedding present, kind of a selfish “I like to design Web sites” I asked if I could make one for them. She gladly obliged and gave me free reign.
Well, the day has finally arrived and the site has launched. Do me the solid and head over and check it out. Let me know if you like it, let me know if you hate it. As always, I wish I had a ton more time to spend on it and give it some extra flair, but I am happy (and that’s usually because Kathleen’s happy) with the results.
