This might be a little old - I think it came out last december but check out Tomoyuki Tanaka's site for his FPM album release. Best damn media player I've seen for a while - title to the song jiggagles to the beat as it plays...That's some fantastic plastic machine!

Dress it up, Dress it down!

You decide how this week’s wrap should be dressed for the party.

I hope you have fun with this week’s freebie which includes, 6 8.5×11 wraps, 2 sets of 3 gift cards.

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Just read Mr.Doob's post on porting over Frank Ze's The Scribbler to javascript. I went through the javascript and was surprised to see how similar it was to AS3, and fast! I've had some people tell me Javascript is the 'new flash' ...don't know about that but check it out and then check out Frank Ze's

My desire to show solidarity with my Chilean heritage (50%) after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit on February 27, 2010, inspired me to create a patriotic Facebook profile image. Fortunately, all of my 17-or-so extended family in Chile are accounted for and uninjured.
This image, though appearing organic, was completely digital. I use a silkscreen effect by creating Photoshop alpha channels in Adobe Illustrator and exporting as grayscale tiffs. I then apply some actions which rough them up, and then select and fill.

FWA redesigns with a big splash for the site of the day + some new community features like Jobs & Public Votes. Also pushing the fwa photo site - I wonder if they'll bring back the fwatheatre...

looks like the new site was done by Group94

have a look.

Who said it was dessert time?

When I finished up this week’s wrap I just couldn’t get white chocolate and cherries out of my head, hence the name.

Humm, maybe it’s time to look for a chocolate cherry dessert to make? Oh who am I kidding… I have been known to screw up jello if left alone in a kitchen long enough! Don’t Ask : |

Any how I hope you have fun with this week’s “It’s a Wrap” which includes, 4 8.5×11 wraps, 2 sets of 4 round gift cards.

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It’s a Wrap! is BACK!

Due to an unruly computer and a ton of work in the past few weeks I was forced to put the weekly wrap on a break.

As of right now all is right in the world again and everything is back on track.

This week’s It’s a Wrap is all about chirpy birdies in trees.

Hope you have fun with this one which includes, 3 8.5×11 wraps, 1 set of six round gift tags.

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I recently completed this spot illustration for EnergyBiz magazine, March April 2010, page 21. The feature it illustrates talks about how a Korean developer won a contract to build nuclear energy facilities in the United Arab Emirates. I also did the cover of the magazine, with a larger variation of this illustration, but with some camels and a setting sun.
This was constructed with Adobe Illustrator and finished in Adobe Photoshop, with a nitro boost from the Wacom Intuos.

This illustration is to appear in the upcoming issue of EnergyBiz magazine, for a story about President Obama's energy agenda. Tacoma, Washington illustrator Stan Shaw did two versions of this, the first of which featured the same president contemplating an on/off switch for a computer. This captured the concept very well, but did not appeal to the editor of the magazine. Stan revised it with a checklist with obvious energy icons. See more of Stan's work at DrawStanley.com.

Meet your new best friend called ED >

We are excited! (can you tell?) This month sees the launch of a brand new title in the DESIGN> Information stable targeted at the youth, the design eduction sector, the young at heart and the design curious.

We’ll just call her ED>.
Short for DESIGN> Education.

ED> features snappy interviews with industry trailblazers; insights into new trends, techniques and technologies; showcases of new talent in all the design disciplines; and overviews of the best of the best the design professions have to offer, with features on awards, teaching guides and much more. Just like a true best friend, ED> will be a safe bet to have close by as you venture into the world of design.

What to look forward to:

• Lung Animation provides a preview of the soon-to-be-released Parlotones music video for the stunning single, Stars fall down. Click through to see ‘the making of’ clips.
• Is it a crab; is it a lobster; is it a praying mantis? The conceptual design behind the blockbuster movie, District 9’s inhuman and disgusting aliens.
• “Design can be a powerful catalyst for change and I want to be part of the revolution”, says Ewaldi Grove of DesignFaktorii (previously Liv Design) on sustainable product design.
• Making a backflip on a tightrope: Meet Shotopop, the illusionists behind Skunk Anansie and Chris Chameleon’s latest music videos and the Absolute Vodka Wall in Milan.
• Designing our world for 2050 explores the future without limits to design a better and more sustainable world.

View ED> here.

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Enjoy!