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• Custom weather resistant 1680D nylon construction
• Topo print lining made from durable 210D nylon
• Wide-mouth top closure for easy access
• Side access compartment for protective notebook sleeve
• Faux-fur lined notebook compartment
• Padded shoulder straps for increased comfort and ergonomic support
• Padded back panel with breathable mesh and integrated air-flow channels
• Adjustable sternum and waist straps for increased comfort and stability
• Reinforced nylon top-loading handle
• Heavy-duty YKK zipper pulls with closed-seam construction
• Multiple pockets for optimum organization
• Reflective details for added visibility
• Versatile bicycle lock storage
• Reinforced nylon safety light attachment

FUTURA2000 is a graf writing legend. Watching this dude work, if even for a second, is zen as zen gets.

Whats even iller, is this was shot by one of my favorite photogs, The 13th Witness who just happens to be FUTURA2000’s kid.

“What you can do with your own hand, defines what you’re really about as an artist.”-HAZE

via: Hypebeast

An ill track from Joell Ortiz and Novel. Which will more than likely be an introduction to the two of them for you. Enjoi!

I live in Chicago, and we have one of the best public transit systems in the world. Are there some issues? yeah, but its pretty damn great generally. I am also an avid iPhone user.

One of my most frequently used apps is ‘Buster’. An app that runs off the city’s CTA bus tracker showing me the exact arrival times of any given route Im looking for. (But even then I need to remember to look at it to stay up on my times). How about people without smartphone applications though? Well, enter the CTA txt tracking system. Essentially, you txt the CTA tracking number with your route ID and it txts you back instantly with the closest scheduled time for that stop. done. The system is still in beta, but works pretty well and isnt really all that buggy.

For more info, you can check out the original post here:  http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/how_to_guides/bustrackertext.aspx

Anyone who follows streetwear anywhere is familiar with Nooka and the fantastic product the create. The nooka x gommi watch is no exception!

highsnobiety reports it as “a twist on the time manipulation device worn by Gommi in the ‘Future-Shock’ comic/manga, written by Zak Hok.”  I personally dig the hell out of this piece. if only I could find a purple face. [nooka are you listening?]

MUST have!

Self Edge has stock of The Dry Bones Desert Boot. “From the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Dry Bones is one of the longest running denim and vintage style garment companies from Japan. With over twenty years of experience these guys have continually been on the pulse of what products to produce and doing it far before it hitting the mainstream.”

The truly amazing EyeWriter [eyewriter.org] project is part of an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS (short for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) with creative computational technologies.

Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities have teamed-up with a legendary LA graffiti writer Tony Quan, akaTEMPTONE, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2003, a disease which has left him almost completely physically paralyzed, except for his eyes. In this project, a low-cost, open-source eye-tracking system was developed that allows him to draw graffiti just using just subtle eye movements, from his hospital room into the real world.

Next to the incredible technical achievement of drawing graffiti tags from a hospital room onto a remote high-power facade projector miles away in downtown LA, it is also amazing to see how his personal visual style could somehow be retained, even when drawn solely by eye movements.

More information can be found at the project website, on the documentary movie or the @EyeWriterTwitter account.

diggin’.

welcome to my design identity.  yet to be named.

The folks over at @hypebeast put me onto this. They seem skeptical, I am not. I think its dope, and of course…I dig the grey one which you can find after the jump.

For other shots+colors, and to purchase hit up: http://bit.ly/65AaxD or just click the image.

::cheers::

I cant say that Alejendro Ingelmo had a stoke of genius w/ these. But I CAN say that I just plain NEED those grey ones! The rest of the collection is (IMO) pretty wack, but Im lovin the idea behind them.

Ive been diggin the grey sneaker thing for a while, and these would be the perfect addition to my arsenal of ever growing ‘sneakers to copp’ list..  LOVE these grey ones.. SO retro future.

speaking of change. what happened here??

So here I am, on the cusp of my largest project to date. Chrysalis. My newest music endeavour. Over these next several winter months Ill be taking on the challenge of creating my most emotionally saturated body of work Ive created thus far. I almost have all the tools in place. Im now running a macbook pro w/ logic 8. Im still in need of a midi keyboard, but Im ready to learn and get to work. I have no shame in admitting ‘Of Porcelain’ is my main musical influence on this one. Yey, it will be mine. Much to do…

Well, Im just about two weeks into my dream job and life has turned around! Within the two weeks Ive been with Blueprint Design Studio, I have learned more about the working creative process than I would thought possible. I am now operating on my first Macbook Pro! Its ease of use is dramatically simplified, and my workflow is straight up, more efficient. My design skill has made quite the leap as well. Having deadlines and specific tasks is a great way for me to operate and nearly forgot how much I am abel to excel when given parameters to work in.

Another great part of this, Im really making a contribution to the company and the clients. I have met the Vice President of Sysco. This friday Ill be attending a photoshop masterclass.

Blog update to follow.

:cheers:

My new home!

As my first post, Id like to define some goals I have.

Im an artist. Always have been, and as such Ive found the need to evolve over time. Develop inside new mediums and progress in old ones. Several years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to graphic design. At the time, graphic art was becoming a trend, and I decided it’d be a great time to learn. Info was being made freely available, and software was becoming more open sourced and finely tuned. Simply put, I fell in love. Realising Im not/have never been one to write code, I chose to keep my graphic art more static based. Printwork being my fortè. Having some experience w/ marketing, I ventured into logo interpertation and design. Several years have passed, and today I have my first meeting at a downtown design firm.

I want to be a full time graphic artist. This, is my first step.