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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SANS SERIF FONTS I HATE: futura: oh so difficult to pull off right. But when it’s done right, it’s beautiful. When it’s done wrong, it’s a freakin horse. So I just avoid it at all times kabel: people try to…
This official sign is hanging up in my work cube saying that “this location will NOT be selling 2004 single game Chicago Cubs tickets on Friday, February 27, 2004.” Post this sign anywhere other than Wrigley Field, and it will…
What are some of your favorite fonts? GOOD SANS SERIF FONTS: Franklin Gothic: hip lookin, despite the fact that one of our clients demands we use it ALL the time on her stuff. (example Mark Bazer sheet) Avenir: nice round,…
It’s been awhile since the Steve Bartman interfering with the foul ball in Game six of the Chicago Cubs playoffs. We should all have some good perspective on the situation since it’s been awhile. Do you feel sorry for Steve…
Try throwing something. * Throw your backpack into the elevator * Throw a bouncy ball * Toss a book on the ground * Throw your pen up in the air It’s fun!
According to atmreports, “Jose Canseco says he has a tryout scheduled with the Dodgers for March 1.” I really like how they worded that. “Jose Canseco SAYS…”
Ever wonder if you always have a headache, but never realize it? Perhaps everyone’s heads are different where we each feel a different constant level of headacheness. The level of headache is so constant that you are not aware of…
If one were to jump off a bridge (say 40 feet high) into a frozen body of water (say under 0.5 inch thick), when the ice breaks, would it cut you? Or would you just go right through?
It was the birthday of Dave Rothkopf, Tribune Media Services copywriter. We both have a love of monkey humor. So his desk got invaded with hundreds of different monkey images from online. It is pure monkey mayhem. Yes, this is…
It’s Dave’s birthday tomorrow, so I decked out his desk with a five foot tall inflatable monkey, 7 smaller inflatable monkeys, and 258 images of monkeys from google images. Check out the web gallery of photos from this event taken…
How does one spell the word Cutsie/Cutesie? Cutesy: 1,300,000 google results Cutsie: 409,000 results Cutezee: 351,000 results Cutesie: 208,000 results Cutsey: 163,000 results Cutesie la-tootsie: 1 result (this very blog post) Cütesîe: 0 results Three observations: Cutesy is the clear-cut cute winner. Cutezee…
Cybho noun 1. A cyber whore. 2. A person who uses 3 or more different instant messanging programs at the same time. [Cyber: from cyber (netic). Whore: Middle English hore, from Old English]
In college, I built a CD tower out of rebar (Click on the above photos to view larger images). Apparently, I’m not that great of a welder, cuz the joints broke after moving out of my parents and into my…
wow, my personal cameraphone page “Matt’s cameraphone photos” comes in * 3rd and 5th on a google search for “cameraphone photos“ * 2nd and 5th on an aol search for “cameraphone photos“ * 51st on a yahoo search for “cameraphone“…
On Presidents day, we celebrate the presidents of our past. So then what does the current president do? Could he possibly treat it like secretaries day or boss day? Where he would get presents and such cuz it’s Presidents day,…
After ordering a side salad at McDonalds today, I was surprised when the orderdude told me that they didn’t have any. All they put in those things are just the lettuce they use on the burgers. Why not just throw…
Why is it that the rest of the river is frozen while the water under the bridge is not frozen? If anything, the water under the bridge should remain frozen, because it’s hidden from sunlight.
There are only two non-related results for a gigapet search on yahoo shopping. This is the place that apparently has “Millions of products from thousands of stores.” yeah, and no gigapets.
Okay, it’s not really a new word. But here’s a new definition for it. slope noun 1) A merging of two words: slow and dope. “I’ve been so lazy at home lately, i’m feeling like such a slope.” 2) Someone…
