This is one of the most beautiful ads I've ever seen, hands down.

Credit goes to JWT New York for Royal Caribbean.

In the past 6 months I've learned more about design than in the last 10 years. I've found myself liking things that were not exactly "my style". Simplicity.

Here's a logo I really like. It's an abbreviation, a serif. Anyone could have done it. What makes it special however, is the lockdown, the hands.

What do you think?

Ad for hashi Restaurant.

As I headed to work, I had some sort of mini-epiphany. it's about the sub-conscious. You see, no matter where, you'll find yourself thinking about x or y situation, object, person or otherworldly being. Since I am no psychologist, this "theory" of mine might not come as news to you, but I still manage to find it quite interesting.

As far as I'm concerned, us humans, and other beings, tend to relate names to images or actions due to the fact that the brain has tendencies to delete non-important information. A hard drive that defrags itself. So it should come as no surprise to you to not remember the bartender's name or your boss's daughter birthday. It's just not important.

This I already sort of knew thanks to my most recent ex. The whole thing comes as a revelation, however, when I find myself going over what I could have possibly done better in a situation where I was interacting directly with the CEO of the company I currently work for. I was listening to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. I happen to like that song.

For a few seconds I forget I'm singing in sync to the vocals of Kurt Cobain while I'm thinking about this situation and I think that's my link. One of the two will remind me of either situation. Just like old songs remind me of the good times I had in the past.
Take care now,
-Chris.

P.S: if any of you happens to know about any books with info on the subject, point it out in the comments.
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Red, like the shiny skin of an apple and heavy as diluted maple syrup was the drop that had fell in his forehead, he thought he was showering. After a few minutes in what he thought was the bath tub, a big bang woke him up.

He listened to the steps above him and listened to the steps of someone coming down the stairway next to his room. He panicked, wiped his forehead with the back of his palm and saw the shiny red fluid. It was blood, that he knew. He looked up and saw the leak on his ceiling, he snapped out of bed and ran for the front door. It was too late. The van with masked guys was just making its way out of Heart St.

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    “When you rule the world, I want to be in charge of the advertising of your government.” It's how it started. I was not planning on writing. I was rather fascinated by how gracefully she counted certain amount of money to finally call her day off. 

    “With all this money?” she answered, turning her hand and looking at the money. “Or you mean that we women are going to rule the world one day?”

    Two years ago, on the third day of January of 2008, I published “Understanding Woman: Part One”, which you've likely read already if you visit this site. It's had at least two revisions in those two years, but nothing major was added. I knew that something had to be added, and it's why I left it where it stands. I still stand by the ideas, but by then I had a crush, a relationship that influenced on my overall view. I still had not learned to question my thoughts on the subject.

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(via Pop-Ology)

Being dead serious about something stupid and recognizing it does not mean that you've lost your mind,  it means that the child within you wants to end a chapter and finally go into hibernation.

Found this on Muse Radarr

Women, we can't live without them.

If you know me, follow me on Last.FM or any other profile, then you probably know I have a thing fro female-fronted music. There's something exciting yet calming about it; from a capella (yes, it's written separated) to symphonic metal.

Women are able to (besides all things they do and deal with) put beauty into effort and dedication into beauty. It's like if they worked art even on the simplest of things.

Women are artists by default (in one way or another) and, being an art lover, I must appreciate women.

I'm frequently checking out what's new on Jamendo ever since I discovered Sean Fournier, who has turned to be one of my favorite independent artists.  On my visit today, I found two jewels.

One of the jewels found today on Jamendo is Hungry Lucy's Pulse Of The Earth, a Creative Commons-licensed album. Beautiful work. (track and artwork below). You can download the entire album for free on Jamendo by following this link.

Next is Kendra Springer, she is a pianist and currently holds the #1 spot on the most played tracks list with "Hope" which is also the album title. It's one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. It's also a Creative Commons-licensed album.

Since both of the album licenses permit sharing as long as it's not commercial and I give attribution, I'm going to share two of the songs I like the most with you.  You can download the full albums on Jamendo.

Later,
C