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Being able to look into the future would be an incredible power. But what about being able to look into the past? We have that power, but in limited quantities based on our own experience. But what about the extreme past?

Sure scientists and historians try to do this all the time, but is there some sort of tremendous advantage we would have if one could look exactly into the past? i.e. looking into the future, you can predict stock markets.

Seems like the only direct influence is if you could go INTO the past and change future events.

A new window washing photo/collage has been posted to my deviantartpage:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/6170996/

I caught parts of the movie "Rad" on the spanish channel this weekend. It's an awesome 80's teen epic movie with an even greater soundtrack.

Wow! spudart.org has reached 2,500 comments! A big hearty THANK YOU to all the incredible people who visit my site. :-) :-) :-)

I actually like the suburbs, despite the normal urban response of hatred. The suburbs are:
* nifty
* peachy keen
* spiffy
* gosh darn special

I don't know how many graphic dorks we have on here (I know we have a few), but what is your favorite pantone color?

A folder solid flush with 021. Bam! talk about bright!

Whenever we get a new employee, I like to leave a little welcome note on the person's desk before they come in for their first day. These welcome notes have been growing each time. This time there is a little stickie note creation in the Andy Goldsworthy style. See the full picture and the close-up.

A new photoscan series is up on my deviantart site with prints for sale.
http://spudart.deviantart.com/gallery/

Dropping truck driving terms in an office conversation is like an air-horn of fresh thinking.
(From the April 2004 issue of Men's Health)

Bad Load:
Cargo that doesn't pay much. "The Tate project is such a bad load, I can't even con the new guy into taking it. "

Bill Big Rig:
Idiotic driver. "She was going to give me her number, until that Bill Big Rig cut in."

Checking Ground Pressure:
Weighing trucks and not checking for other violations. "Don't worry, the boss is just checking ground pressure today."

Dead Keying:
Stepping on someone's radio transmission. "Every time I tried to make a point at the meeting, Sarah was dead keying me."

Gouge on it:
Speed up. "Gouge on it, they need that report by 10."

Seat Cover:
Attractive woman. "Mr. Wiggins go himself a hot new seat cover for an assistant."

Yeah, i copied that directly, so I'll give them a plug. Subscribe to Men's Health today!

I'm designing a label for a foam rocket, and recently did some research at Walgreens.

Small cylinder products that lay down horizontally almost always have the main logo on both sides of the product. i.e. candy

While larger cylinder products that stand up only have the main logo on the front, not on the back. i.e. shampoo

Why aren't there any pens with gray ink? Because gray ink would look like the pen is running out of ink? Isn't gray type easier to read than black?

You know you've been playing with photoshop brushes too long when you're outside in public and you start to see all these textures that you could create with a photoshop brush. "Dude, look at the sidewalk, that's totally like a photoshop brush."

The 2004 Olympic torch looks like a pen. Is there some significance to this?

What is up with the registration marks on the woman's breasts?

Here's some wallpapers of this odd big-footed duo.

i got a hunch about pocket protectors. i want one.

computron2000.com is not registered. Oh so tempting to reserve it.

This applies to Chicago's mass transit system. (The metra has a different system)

Front and back car:
not in a rush, easy going

Middle car (where most CTA exit stairways are):
In a rush. Packed. On a mission--wanting to be the first up the stairs to exit the station. Or could be the tourist, because they don't meander far from the stairs when waiting for the train. The mix between the anxious and the tourist is a deadly mix.

Car behind the leader, or car in front of trailer:
the compromiser

Inspired by Stuart's doodle page, my blog will now be featuring doodles! Here's the first one. Check out the medium scan, and the super huge scan. These were drawn while waiting for pdfs to rip on my computer. It's not very cohesive doodling. But there are hidden nuggets inside. Like Bumble Bee the transformer in the upper center. Bobba Vett is in there. I remember drawing Optimus Prime somewhere too.

Today there was a Free Tibet March/Uprising in downtown Chicago in the Pioneer Court by the Tribune Tower on Michigan Ave. The 45th annual event that happens every year on March 10 by the Tibetan Alliance of Chicago. Here's the front and back of their handout. And a couple photos from my cameraphone: photo 1, photo 2.

When designers are talking about a PMS color, they are speaking about the Pantone Matching System. It's quite a ubiquitous term in the industry to say, "oh i wanted a PMS 186 on that job." But click here to check out all the other acronyms for PMS.

While standing in line at Walgreens to purchase six balance bars on sale, I muttered out loud, "oh crap." The person next in line asked me, "What's wrong?"

It sounded so ridiculously silly when I responded with, "I meant to pick up two 'chocolate! chocolate!' bars, instead i picked up a 'Triple Chocolate Chaos.' But the packaging is so similiar... See." Everyone in line (including me) had a good chuckle.

You know life is not bad at all when your problem of the day entails picking up a "Triple Chocolate Chaos" power bar instead of a "Chocolate! Chocolate!" power bar.

Considerations: Name, logo, fatness factor (on a scale of 5 being most fat)

McDonalds:
The irish name has nothing to do with their international status--well at least there are shamrock shakes. Their simple logo allowed them to be able to plaster it everywhere--appropriate for their very ubiquitous nature. A double arch: Implies community. Two people coming together. It also implies gateway. Come on in.
Fatness Factor: 1
The arch actually looks quite slim.

Wendys
The mystery of Wendy. The boss's daughter. But why? Was she inspiration for the restaurant? Does she cook my food? Does the president cook fast food for his daughter? The name Wendy and their complex logo implies a family feel.
Fatness Factor: 3
Wendy looks very thin in this logo. But all that boxiness and junk in the logo.

Burger King
Their name implies royalty. And that certainly is not conveyed in their playful logo.
Fatness Factor: 5
Their logo says, "we are fat and we don't care." It's a circle and everything in the logo even has rounded edges. They even gave it a bulbous motion that makes it blump out.

Subway
Sub sandwich. Subway. Ok. But what are those arrows on their logo? A devil's pitch-axe?
Fatness Factor: 2
The shape of their logo is horizontal, matching the shape of their sandwiches. But not really fat.

Taco Bell
A bell. You can ring it to mark the beginning or the end of something, to mark a passing, to remind yourself that "it is done." I suppose there is some sort of mexican significance to the bell. I don't know what it is. But it sure does imply fatness.
Fatness Factor: 4
Eat our stuff, and you'll become the shape of a bell. Not just a flat bell, but one that is big and bulging.

White Castle
Another royal name with no meaning. At least their restaurants are kinda like castles. A standalone White Castle joint is square, just like the burgers and the boxes of fries. Their logo even shows a square joint.
Fatness Factor: 3.5
Another dynamic bulging logo.

Hardees
WTF. A dancing star? next.

Arby's
Giddyup cowboy! Rope in them burgers! ye-hah!
Fatness Factor: 3
Cowyboys aren't fat, are they?

Why is it that most banks have clocks outside in public?

Draw a line around your wrist, and it looks like you can detach your hand (yeah, i got bored in our weekly production meeting).

As time passes by, men's sections have gotten smaller in flagship clothing stores on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

* GAP on Michigan Ave: used to have the entire first floor to men, now a section on the 1st floor is devoted to childrens. I'm still quite baffled how the mens got on the prime first floor position.

* Old Navy on State St: when first opened, entire 2nd floor for men, now a section given to womens discounts, and another section given to baby clothes. Old Navy is owned by the Gap, so there wasn't much surprise when this changed occurred at both stores at the same time in February 2004.

* Marshall Fields on State St: Part of 2nd floor for men got even smaller as the women's section on the 2nd floor took over more space.

* Guess on Michigan Ave: The men's section is hidden on the 2nd floor. Can you find it? It does exist. But only the bravest man will ask for directions to it.

* H&M on Michigan Ave: half the floor has to be shared with children's clothes, while women get two full floors. Don't even get me started on the men's section on the H&M on State Street. It's embarrassing, upsetting, and just plain wrong.

* Banana Republic on Michigan Ave: The men's floor is like on the 15th floor, quite the hike up the glass stairs. But at least once you get up there, it's still all men's clothing.

* Express for Men in Water Tower: Used to be called Structure. Now it's given the name of a woman's clothing store. It's only due time until the women's clothing moves in.

Have I forgotten any?

Yes, women buy more clothes. Yes, it's more profitable for clothing stores to minimize the men's sections. But please, when it comes to major flagship stores, give men something to be proud of.