Mike Perry and my new mouse

So, upon getting a new mouse over at Best Buy, I found a selection of Microsoft ones that were designed by various artist, one by Mike Perry. I am now going to post some typography and illustrations by the New Yorker because I really like his quirky style.

http://www.mikeperrystudio.com

New Thing 2

So last night, my roommate and I decided to go to Wendy's and try their Bacon and Blue burger. I went in thinking it was going to taste great and it turned out to taste horrible. The "Blue" was actually blue cheese and it was not as tasty as it sounded. I have no idea if blue cheese is suppose to taste the way it did in the burger but both my roommate and I did not enjoy the taste and I would not recommend it to anyone.

Ellen Lupton

I didn't have much of an opinion on her when reading our type book but, biased on discussion, I can understand how she only goes one way with typography. While, a clean, crisp style can look perfect in the right setting, I quite enjoyed rugged and rough type. While it is not used very often, it can be perfect for certain type of advertising; like West 49 and skateboarding. I think rough and rugged type tells a story behind it and gives it sort of an extreme edge.

Mac vs. PC: Windows Vista

Everyone is pretty familiar with the MAC vs PC commercials running around. I've always enjoyed the humour behind them. I have to say, my favourite is the one with Windows Vista. I had Vista for a few years and I can understand its annoyance (just got Windows 7 and is much much better). MAC is usually seen as hip, young, "attractive". He appeals to a younger audience while PC appeals to an older. He's business like, dopey, "unattractive", awkward.

design theory

http://youtu.be/h0qR1wlcoK4

New Thing

So a few days ago, I decided to go and see the new X-Man movie, X-Man: First Class. I have to say, going in, I expected it to be a horrid movie given the last few x-man films were a little dull but, this one I absolutly loved. Its was different and added a goos storyline to the characters. I quite liked seeing how Magneto went from working with Professor X to rebeling against him and not working with normals. I did enjoy how he taught Mystique how being different can be something extrodinary, that she shouldn't feel the need to hide what she truly is. A very nice message.

Overall, the movie is amazing and worth seeing. Thumbs up!

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