She's here! She's here!!!

After only having to wait 80 days (as opposed to the usual 90, hehe), I finally picked up my 2006 G35 coupe today!!!!!!!!!!!! Couldn't have asked for a more sunny, and serene morning while taking it out for the first cruise. It was seriously the most calming, yet fun drive I have ever had. Still have 1100 miles before I can lay down that initial burnout, hehe.

She shall be named Sora......Japanese for "sky". As in Nissan Skyline...which it is!

My rare hard-top...the cause for my special order, haha!


The trademark Round Skyline tail-lights


Right side


Revvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

ID poster

Pretty cool poster on campus for the Kean ID and Graphic Design departments. Much more eye-catching and modern than any other promo pieces I've seen relating to Kean's ID. Wonder who did it?

Finals Time

Drawing for Designers final project available!
For a step-by-step .pdf ,download here:
DFD Final



Will be posting up some of the completed works in two weeks time...

Escort...or Irrigation?

Best company slogan ever!



And some good news on the G35 front. Got my VIN # on Friday which means the car is made!!! wooohooo. So hopefully it will have a safe trip from Japan...I can't wait!!! A few years ago (in '03) when the G was first released...we received a huge poster advertisement in the Sunday paper. At that time, I thought: "hmmm, cool poster...I should save it..."

Just the other day I remembered that I still had this poster somewhere. After going through my old stash of car mags...I found it!!! Pretty ironic!

Happy Easter!

Celebrated it with an awesome 70 mile ride through the hills of NJ and Penn. Nice temps...although a bit cool. Felt great and put all that food from last night to good use! Snapshots below:

Some cherry blossoms for AK


Gettin' funky with a barn...


My passage into Pennsyltucky...oops, I mean Pennsylvania. No toll!


Delaware Water Gap


A view into Sailorsburg after a nice climb...


Center of Stroudsburg...


No one tubing today...


In the words of JP: "No shame man...no shame..." Thats right...I rock the Acqua Sapone Zebra shorts!

Alike

I'm always trying to pay close attention to details...and try to point out similarities or ironicies in design or everyday life. Most of the time, it comes off as annoying to whomever I am with, haha...but I can't help it!

So anyway...sometimes I find myself saying: "oh, they copied..." or "hmmm, isn't that a little too similar?" But to be honest sometimes the creative process just flows in that direction. There could have been two firms on opposite ends of the globe. Different cultures, languages, upbringings...yet may end up with a similar aesthetic or end result when given a design challenge. Possible...yes. Probable...no. Recently there have been ads PLASTERED all over the NYC subways for The Bahamas. Cool, upbeat graphics. Most are not as busy as this one below...but overall I like them. Below that is the icon for Design Studio Press. If you're into art and design...go to their site NOW and buy some DVD's. I own a few...amazing stuff.




Is there a point to all this? ........no. Just found it interesting ;-)

How about "G" for Guys!

Thanks to Gizmodo, I came to learn about these USB heating gloves. Which, IMO is an awesome concept. Why? Because my fingers and hands FREEZE in the office in winter time. I've discussed this with a few friends and co-workers who's hands also get cold. And a few of those were indeed males...we get cold hands too.

Sure...I might not dig the soft, pastel colors...but I think I might get a pair of these. In preparation for next winter!!!