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if you like dark humor, this will have you rolling

plus the film itself is beautiful

any of you guys (in LA area) wanna buy my Illadelph? I'd rather sell it to one of you than a craigslist rando

Illadelph straight shot, 19.5" tall, 7mm glass, camo label $350

I'm including the Pro Duffle by Ryot gear, a really heavy duty and functional bag designed specifically for bongs

I change the water every few hits, clean w 99% alc very often, rinse it w Brita water to avoid waterspots... trust, this shit is clean

http://imgur.com/Vyj46Pa

http://imgur.com/ijvVBX3

http://imgur.com/KSna3FX

http://imgur.com/pw1r81u

that scream is v similar to this one

just switched my morning news loyalty to Fox 11 for these two:

Araksya Karapetyan & Maria Quiban (Armenian and Hawaiian/Filipino, if you were wondering)

here's araksya with julie chang, resident KAG

i graduated with a design degree (media/graphic/web/etc) in 2010 and went on the hunt for agency work, but besides a four month internship at a product design firm, it was a struggle to find any legit jobs. an old friend from middle/high school eventually offered me a job at his car dealership and i jumped on board immediately—being an in-house creative director seemed better than an intern or jr position at an agency. I've been at the company for ~20 months now and gained a ton of experience so far: creating a brand, dealing with vendors, art directing freelancers... basically having creative freedom and a decent-sized budget. but in the end, i've been working in a silo—i'm the one creative in a team of four. the quality and efficiency of my work is plateauing because I'm only getting feedback from salesmen and GMs (who i really enjoy working with but really are in a different mindset, professionally). 

all of this, plus the drama of mixing work with friends, plus the fact that i can't ever see myself engaging with "car culture" although i really do appreciate them as design objects, is why i'm going back on the job hunt... I'm leaving my current position as creative director to go find an entry-level job at a design agency, preferably branding or web. it's really sad to leave a company that i was so deeply rooted in, but i feel like i'm back on the right career path. currently preparing my resume and portfolio; applying this week; hopefully getting hired in october...

i should prob just copy paste this all into my cover letter

i'm trying this thing based on REM cycles where i sleep in 3, 6, or 9 hour blocks. (7:30am ideal wake up = 10:30, 1:30, or 4:30 bed time. if i miss the 4:30 mark i skip sleep that night and aim for a 9 or 12 hour block the next.) it's been a bit over a week since i started it and my internal alarm clock is usually able to wake me up within a 5-10 min margin of error.

not sure yet if it's making me feel better during the day, but i wake up much less groggy/grumpy and i'm able to maintain my insomniac ways...

when i was a kid i would only see movies that got thumbs up from Ebert (or Siskel) (fuck Roeper tho)

dovo you remind me of bradley cooper in silver linings playbook, mostly cuz you don't filter your thoughts before saying them

a concept/idea (ie, the mission statement of a brand) can be expressed through graphic design (ie, advertising)

i'm talking about conceptual in the design sense; conceptual art is a whole different story...

i screwed up this song you probably hear too much on the radio http://bit.ly/X969tx

i think the mesh would look okay under the tee or some other layer

oops i meant to green rep you, koven. really sick shot

denton which shop do you work at?

get into interactive design. Lots of mobile work out there.

on this note, check out this vid on UX/interactive design, there's some great interviews from notable agencies/companies.

also, younghee jung is so wifeable

this was a good weekend in waywt

i'm going through yale's gdmfa exhibit website(s) right now and to be honest i don't know what the debate is. this is amazing work

both of those just look like illustrations rather than designs (let's see some logos and layouts and other applied designs).

anyway i think it's kinda pointless arguing over which of these two random works is "better" when they're just different styles: vectory/geometric vs lo-fi/MSPainty

i'm in a similar position as you, mmfood (in-house creative director, looking to move to agency work eventually)

here's what i think: no, you don't need more schooling to get this kind of job. but yes, you do need it to excel at your job and work for a credible agency. in my opinion, it would be worth the money. in fact, i'm tryna go to Art Center in a year or two for Media Design and i'm willing to go deeper into debt for it if i need to, because i see it as an investment. but keep in mind, i value education very highly, and there's lots of designers who argue in favor of work experience over schooling...

are you trying to get into more hands-on, dirty work designing or more creative direction and design management?

trippy beat, good flow, crossdressing

here's a pretty legit list of schools, most of which are considered "top tier": http://www.businessi...ls-2012-11?op=1

AH+, i saw in the fonts thread that Columbia is the school you're considering transferring to? based on their website and student portfolios, it seems pretty average/mediocre. check out that list, cuz there's a few Chicago-based schools on there if you're tied down to that city

edit: here's another, more global, list of design schools: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/09/0930_worlds_best_design_schools/index.htm

AH+, if you really want to get into graphic design, don't waste your time/money on shitty graphic design trade schools. do your research and find out what each school's professors and alumni have done with their careers. find a school with truly innovative thinkers. i know that sounds like something out of a TED talk, but it's true: the teachers/students you meet in school influence you much more than the skills you learn, especially in a field as subjective as this. any school can teach you tools and software to design, but good taste and the right mindset are much harder to find.

i miss you, portland. i only lived there for half a year but loved every minute.

when did blackbird pdx close?? this is the first i've heard of it, i'm glad i got to visit while i was there.

wowowow is it really that hard to give advice without condescending? - __-

nah but seriously i'm tryna learn, what are the pros/cons of a sampled sub vs a synth sub?

thanks for the tips royale, I replaced the 808 with one from the pack you linked to (i also took off the annoying screeching distortion on the melody):

http://soundcloud.com/ph3n/goclone-v2-1

Sounds much better but still not quite there yet

i'm having trouble getting that deep, heavy 808 bass. if it's deep enough, it's not loud enough, and vice versa.

for example this one sounds decent on headphones but not on speakers: http://soundcloud.com/ph3n/goclone