Our Supporters - RADIx & J-Trix

Recent picture of QUITE NYCE (RADIx) wearing our old school tee

And our favorite DJ from the Bay Area... J-Trix (94.9 KYLD) on the turntables

Our tees from the '07 collection

81st Annual Academy Awards

In case you've forgotten, the Oscars is just around the corner. This Sunday, February 22nd, big names from Hollywood will be all over the red carpet. Too bad I didn't get a chance to catch all the great flicks this year--movies like The Wrestler, Slumdog Millionaire and MILK(considering that I'm from San Francisco). :( Tsk Tsk

To see if your favorite 2008 movie made the list, here are the Nominees. I just hope Heath Ledger gets Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Dark Knight.

For the Wrong Reason

4 people, belonging to animal rights group, was arrested for violence and threats against researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Besides the threats, 3 of them were accused of entering one of the professor's house and attacking him with an object. The FBI also suspected that these members were also part of the 2 firebomb attacks at the homes of the researchers, days after the members passed out flyers with the headline "Murderers and torturers alive & well in Santa Cruz July 2008 edition".

In most cases, I would agree with the people who defends the weak, or animals in this case, but for these attacks, I would have to agree with the FBI. Whether this accusation is true or not, this behavior is inexcusable. Using violence towards the researchers and their family is beyond what any activist would suggest. Sorry, but this was a bad idea.

Underrated

Another beautiful female actress that needs a little bit of light, Emmanuelle Chriqui. Along with Adam Sandler, she starred in the outrageous comedy, Dont Mess with the Zohan. Not exactly "the movie" for actresses to get to the top. Yes, it sucked.

Who's to blame for the Financial Crisis?!?

Here is a list created by CNN--top 25 people to blame for the Financial Crisis. Take a look at number 16, instead of a person, it listed the American consumer as part of the blame for this recession. Really?!? Well, I guess living lavishly, constantly spending and borrowing beyond our means, may have pushed us in more debt than we've ever been. Ok, I'm not that shock about our debts, but I'm a little surprised that we've sitting right under George Bush. Also, why is Bill Clinton on this list? While he was president, America was doing great. Then again, maybe it's because Bill Clinton made us feel so comfortable that we started spending more. :/

Click here if you want to know who these people are.

Our Favorite Artist arrested

With 2 outstanding warrants, Shepard Fairey was arrested last night at his exhibition, Supply & Demand. He was charged for damage to property for the graffiti that he did in Boston. Although this may be shocking to some, many people have known him for his relentless effort to push street art, with his Obey the Giant stickers/posters, and have questioned the legality of his work. As an artist/designer myself, I constantly wonder about the rights to display work and from my understanding, it's only legal if the property owner allows you to do so-even if it's a sticker, it needs to be approved before getting it on the property. I personally wouldn't even dare putting my company stickers on properties without an approval. And still, people do it anyways.
For Fairey to be arrested, I think this is partly because of the recent fame from the popular Obama posters. Even the photographer who snapped the original picture is sueing him for infringement. Whether it was legal or not, I feel that this may not be the end of it. Now that people recognize him, more will claim for the property damage that he've done in the past.

I'm still a PC

Thanks to Bill Gates, I've been a PC since High school, 1999 to be exact. Almost every art teacher recommended that I "switch to a mac because it works better on graphics". Well, I was reluctant to make the switch because of the abundance of software for PC. Then again, I didn't realize how popular Mac was until I arrived at San Jose State University. I was completely stunned to find out that 75% of design students & professors preferred Mac. Still, I refused to switch because with the amount of money for a low-end Mac, I could purchase a top-of-the-line PC. On top of that, PC or Mac, using either one doesn't make me a better designer. Today, with all the negative talks about PC, the journey to success worked out fine for me. Even though, my last 2 design companies preferred Mac, I had no problem switching from PC to Mac user mode. Keep in mind, computers are just tools to help us do things easier and faster. If you think about it, back in the days, old school designers had no computers to assist them. Considering the amount of preliminary versions you have to do, can you imagine doing design work without the "undo" button?