Merry Christmas

Falalalala la la la La! Yes its that time again. I love this time of year. Just got done eating turkey and moving on to Mom's cornish hens! There is some frustrating things about this time of year. One thing is the way companies try to be Politically Correct. I must seem pretty daring with my "Merry Christmas" title. Historically America unabashedly celebrated Jesus Christ's birth. I mean I think equal attention should be given to other religious holidays but when you see a commercial with a boyfriend giving his girlfriend a gift and says "Happy Holidays" I mean really, doesn't he even know her religious affiliation? She should hit him in the arm and say "Hey! I'm Buddhist ya jerk!

Anyways I made this holly by taking a black and white photo and turning it into a relatively high lpi (60-80 lpi) bitmap which gives it that air-brushed look. Brought it into Illustrator for the red berries. The overall effect is retro look. You could make a card like below:

(holidays typo on purpose—gives redneck quality)

Sorry

I want to apologize. I have been slacking off, or as I would like to say "really busy with freelance—really!" Of course that is no excuse for the lack of activity on this blog—I think I need an intern. The intern could get me coffee and update my blog. I guess you could say this entry is an ad for employment:

Intern Wanted:
Loyal intern needed. No pay. Lots of respect given. Needs to be a hard worker, not a quitter and independently wealthy (looking for permanence of position). 80 wpm, knowledge of blogging and adobe software helpful. Please post resumé to this…um…this post. Job line, Fee.

Of course I'm kidding. Stay tuned though.

Design Quote

The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with. The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring.

—PAUL RAND

Design Quote

The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with. He new becomes threatening, the old reassuring.

—PAUL RAND