www.mkangeles.com

I'm no longer on blogspot!

2010-02-07T13:19:00.000-08:00

WWW.MAKATTAK.TUMBLR.COM

So, I haven't been blogging in a while.

2009-04-21T03:24:00.000-07:00

No, I swear I'm not broke and can't afford an internet connection. It just means I've got a new, real, 40-hr-a-week, full-time job! Right now I'm doing print and web design for Reed Taylor Fitness. For the past couple of weeks, I've been doing a bunch of research on Yoga and getting a feel of what colors, shapes, and patterns are usually being used in the design. Maybe I should actually try it. (Sike.) Work really starts this week with some simple photo editing, drawing up some book cover thumbnails and picking out some color schemes. I'm sort of just using this blog entry to recap what I've done and what I should be getting to.

Pretty soon I'll be ridiculously busy beyond what I'm used to.

I've finally re-enrolled for school at CSB for Multimedia Arts so classes start up in May. This doesn't mean I'll be dropping my full time job though. Yikes.

Velociraptour!

2009-03-05T00:58:00.000-08:00

Updated Portfolio!

2009-02-14T16:05:00.000-08:00

As I await the day my dual citizenship kicks in and I no longer have to deal with student visa applications, I also await the day I can start school... again. Lately I've been pumping out a bunch of sketches in my art journal, weird ideas and notes, and a crap load of cheap/volunteer design work. My print portfolio seems to be growing. Pretty soon I'll have new stuff in my Web and Identity sections, and maybe even a new layout, so come and visit the site again soon. (Assuming people other than prospective clients/employers actually view this.)

Til then, have a Happy Love-just-one-other-person-rather-than-love-everyone
-around-you-by-buying-them-loads-of-lame-stuff-made-in-china-on-February-the-
14th-and-make-the-world-jealous-lonely- bitter-angsty-and-uncomfortable day!

xo
MK!

Kindassault Records

2009-02-13T23:06:00.000-08:00

Epic Stop Motion

2009-02-12T03:25:00.000-08:00

Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

Mykonos by Fleet Foxes. I read off Design You Trust that this video took 4 weeks to make. Geezus. The things I could do if Youtube, Facebook, LastFM, Multiply, Myspace, and Instant Messaging didn't exist.

Production Credits:
Music: Mykonos by Fleet Foxes
Director/Animator - Sean Pecknold
Artist/Illustrator - Jesse Brown
Animation Assistant - Toby Liebowitz
Animation Assistant - Chris Ando
Produced by Grandchildren
Labels - Bella Union & Sub Pop
Special thanks - Ryan Rothermel, Matt Daniels, Miles Tillman, Thad Scott, Mike Ragen, That Go, Britta Johnson, Aja, Greg, Lisa, Smokey, Robin, Christian, Josh, Casey, and Skye.

Figgity Final

2009-01-30T21:35:00.000-08:00

So it's all come down to this design. They liked the pattern from the first sample and the light element from the second. The third ended up a great combination of the both. This final edit has the silhouette of the woman from the first sample rather than the second. Oh, geez how I wish I could be there for the event! I hope it goes wonderfully! I love you FiRE womyn! <3

I'm not too sure if a lot of people view my blog, but it'd be great if people left comments and feedback! :)

F.I.R.E Flier

2009-01-26T10:02:00.001-08:00

Here's an edit on the flier I was working on in the previous post.

I'm a filipina too.

2009-01-19T03:59:00.000-08:00

Here are two versions of a flier I'm currently working on for Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment:

Saturday, April 25, 2009, Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment (FiRE), a volunteer-run, mass-based women's organization serving the New York City area, will celebrate the history and resistance of Filipino women in an all Filipina and Filipina-American artists' showcase.

Diwang Pinay ("Spirit of the Filipina") is an annual performance and silent auction in New York City showcasing Filipina/ Filipina-American performers, writers, and visual artists. Diwang Pinay hopes to promote the work of Pinay artists everywhere and, following in the fold of Gabriela Silang, Lorena Barros and Bullet X Marasigan, redefine the "ilaw," the light and radiance that has represented Filipino women for decades.

In the traditional Filipino family, while the father is considered the "Haligi ng Tahanan," the pillar of the home, the mother has long been regarded as the "Ilaw ng Tahanan," the light of the home. The dominion of the woman in Filipino culture is over taking care of the children, keeping a home and being responsible for the radiance of the household.

Although, this might be the case for many Filipino women, the past 25 years have seen Pinays break out of this mold. Often, her duty has doubled working from sunrise to sunset, at home and at the workplace. And, more excitingly, a true testament to the will and strength of the Pinay, she has also taken up the responsibility to emerge as an integral figure of social change in the Philippines and in the US.

This year's Diwang Pinay is embracing the tradition, revising its meaning, reflecting on women's advances and looking towards the future. In a commemoration of Filipino women's struggle, hardships and triumphs, Diwang Pinay's theme is "Light of the Nation, "Ilaw Ng Bayan": Celebrating 25 Years of Filipino Women's Resistance."

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Website Updates!!
Theres new work in my PORTFOLIO and I've added a little comment box under CONTACT.

Like, oh my gawd.

2009-01-14T04:25:00.000-08:00

Cristiana Couciero's use of clean, clean, lines, and typography skillz rulez.

Insomnia strikes again!

2009-01-09T13:44:00.000-08:00

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I've eaten atleast 5 tons of spaghetti with garlic bread, a carton of chocolate milk, and I've put fresh new sheets on my bed.
I should be sleeping right now. The carb coma should have kicked in around 1AM after my spaghetti binge, but it hasn't.

(5:51AM):

Fliers, upon fliers, upon fliers to design.

2009-01-06T09:19:00.000-08:00

ksteeeezy: makes me want to grow a ponytail and party.

2009 life =

2009-01-05T08:39:00.001-08:00

Exercise
Daily sketches/entries into my art journal
An organized desktop/file system
Hopping off the social networking sites
More paintings (I want to have a show sometime this year!)
Continued work with P.Poop as a zine and street art project
More money making! (is needed. ugh.)
Regularly updating this site!
More sleep at night
And more self-discipline

Happy New Year/Home/Country/President/Love/All of the above

Bad Habits!

2009-01-04T04:35:00.000-08:00

Even though I ABSOLUTELY HATE a messy desktop, my attempt at keeping a clean, neat organized desktop has been a major failure. Everything just builds up whenever I see things I like on the web. (Much like clipping things you like from magazines.) This overflow happens every so often when I'm caught up in ideas or work. Lately, I've been losing sleep over my zine, unfinished books, some copy writing, and a few flyer samples that're sitting in my sketchbook waiting to be put into illustrator. WOMPWOMPWOMP.

New years, new friends!

2009-01-01T12:32:00.001-08:00

I've made a new friend:
Tengal is a Manila-based interdisciplinary media artist, composer-musician, and filmmaker working with various mediums. He curates and organizes, as well as participates in various media art shows in the Philippines and abroad. His work puts the focus on direct experience, risk-taking and personal interaction between artists and audience, and emphasizes the situational potential of live performance, the interplay of various media – sound and image, in particular – and candid exchange between sub-cultural and academic initiatives. He founded SABAW Media Art Kitchen – a not-for-profit, artist-run initiative and network platform for all kinds of information and communication carried via modern electronic media focused specially in the region of South East Asia.

More info about the event:

After the WASAK year-ender, Fete de la Wasaque, (the festival that brought us 2-nights of wall shaking acoustic-meets-digital assault stirring acts), SABAW Media Art Kitchen opens this year with a very unique 1-hour "digital fireworks" display of live video art, live electronic music and live radio transmissions!

SABAW is pleased to welcome California-based composer, pianist, electronic musician, instrument-builder, CHRIS BROWN, who creates music for acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, for computer networks, and for improvising ensembles. He will be performing his Transmissions series in collaboration with media artist Tengal and the electronic sound-video performance collective, The Gangan Ensemble.

The "Transmissions" series is an audience interactive, live electronic music performance series about the transmission of culture through the information media of sound and radio. It redefines the relationship of performers and audience to the radio medium, opening audio spaces to unheard voices in diverse communities by emphasizing the ability of both to create both the content and the means of production of radio communication. For this performance, radios in automobiles are primarily going to be used since it provides a more familiar experience and is easily accessible today.

Using the outdoor parking space of Cubao X, Chris Brown and The Gangan Ensemble produce live electronic music, while video artist Tad Ermitano performs live video manipulation alongside the electro-magnetic sound tapestry. We are also pleased to feature the video works of California-based visual artist, Johanna Poethig. The live music is mixed into a stereo channel, which is sent to a low-power FM radio transmitter, assigned to a unique frequency where people in the performance space can tune in.

The audience is encouraged to bring their own cars and park them along the parking strip of Cubao X and turn up their radios to create an expansive sound tapestry. Apart from car radios, they are also encouraged to bring portable radio receivers, especially battery powered boom-boxes, mobile phone radios, and to tune in to the transmission channels while moving around the performance space. The audience is thus made a creative partner in the performance of the music, and the event becomes an interaction between the musicians, audience, and the sounds presented in the transmissions.

Think: Drive-in cinema. The audience can watch the live video projection and performers by either sitting inside or staying outside their cars while listening to the music coming from their car stereos.

According to Brown, "personal radios are electronic musical instruments that we all know how to play: we adjust their loudness and tone-quality to our taste and we move them around in our environments to accompany us in our lives."

And this is work (poster, web flyer, and logo) I've done for SABAW Media Art Kitchen & THE GANGAN SERIES
Check out their upcoming events with Chris Brown (not this guy) at Green Papaya Art Projects and Cubao Expo.

My first zine.

2008-12-31T11:33:00.000-08:00

So I haven't been design blogging as much as I should be,
but it's because I've been a bit busy working on tons of projects that half get worked on, half unfinished, and another half finishing.
(Does that make sense?)

Progressive Poop, the streetart project, has turned into a handmade 32 page local (to Metro Manila) zine. It features several artists and writers in the area and is packed full of current events, social commentary, art, photography, poetry/creative writing, a giglist, upcoming art shows, and frustrating shit that just doesn't make any damned sense.

For 50php, you can have one this friday!
I'll be at Route 196 / RockEd Philippines' open forum on:
The Valley Golf Incident. (i highly suggest you go!)

Rock The Riles 2008

2008-12-04T01:59:00.000-08:00

i overuse the word awesome.

2008-11-20T13:31:00.000-08:00

2008Reelv1 from Jared Bowditch on Vimeo.

doodling @ 3am

2008-11-10T11:50:00.000-08:00

Maintream support for the Reproductive Health Bill.

2008-11-09T22:39:00.000-08:00

"The Reproductive Health Bill
Don't let someone else speak for you.
www.rhbill.com"

BBDO Guerrero's "Marie Claire Mouths" campaign will be featured in the next issues of Marie Claire. I personally have never bought a copy in my life, i'll be picking up the next one to check out the article.

re-blogged from AIGA's Cause/Affect blog.

2008-11-08T03:53:00.000-08:00

Thursday / August 23 / 2007

What is Design for Social Good Anyway?

The concept of Design for Social Good is not a new one. In 1963, Ken Garland penned his historic First Things First manifesto – which in very simple terms stated that designers had wasted far too much time and effort working on projects advertising trivial items, while more worthy causes assumed lesser significance. Since then a debate about social responsibility has, to a greater or lesser extent, simmered in the design media.

So pertinent was First Things First that in 2000 Adbusters’ led the charge to publish an updated version of the manifesto and renew the demand that designers take greater social responsibility for their work. The manifesto asks us to consider where we stand in the system of mass production and daily consumption. If we don’t like what we see, we are asked to take greater responsibility for our part in this process.

From climate change to social problems, this design competition is intended to honor those who have made social responsibility part of their working lives and chosen, often at their own expense, to pursue work for social good. It also offers us an opportunity to connect at the cause/affect awards ceremony at the AIGA SF office, on December 4, 2007. We look forward to seeing you then!

First Things First Manifesto 2000

We, the undersigned, are graphic designers, art directors and visual communicators who have been raised in a world in which the techniques and apparatus of advertising have persistently been presented to us as the most lucrative, effective and desirable use of our talents. Many design teachers and mentors promote this belief; the market rewards it; a tide of books and publications reinforces it.

Encouraged in this direction, designers then apply their skill and imagination to sell dog biscuits, designer coffee, diamonds, detergents, hair gel, cigarettes, credit cards, sneakers, butt toners, light beer and heavy-duty recreational vehicles. Commercial work has always paid the bills, but many graphic designers have now let it become, in large measure, what graphic designers do. This, in turn, is how the world perceives design. The profession’s time and energy is used up manufacturing demand for things that are inessential at best.

Many of us have grown increasingly uncomfortable with this view of design. Designers who devote their efforts primarily to advertising, marketing and brand development are supporting, and implicitly endorsing, a mental environment so saturated with commercial messages that it is changing the very way citizen-consumers speak, think, feel, respond and interact. To some extent we are all helping draft a reductive and immeasurably harmful code of public discourse.

There are pursuits more worthy of our problem-solving skills. Unprecedented environmental, social and cultural crises demand our attention. Many cultural interventions, social marketing campaigns, books, magazines, exhibitions, educational tools, television programmes, films, charitable causes and other information design projects urgently require our expertise and help.

We propose a reversal of priorities in favour of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication – a mindshift
away from product marketing
and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning. The scope of debate is shrinking; it must expand. Consumerism is running uncontested; it must be challenged by other perspectives expressed, in part, through the visual languages and resources of design.

In 1964, 22 visual communicators signed the original call for our skills to be put to worthwhile use. With the explosive growth of global commercial culture, their message has only grown more urgent. Today, we renew their manifesto in expectation that no more decades will pass before it is taken to heart.

Jonathan Barnbrook
Nick Bell
Andrew Blauvelt
Hans Bockting
Irma Boom
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Max Bruinsma
Siân Cook
Linda van Deursen
Chris Dixon
William Drenttel
Gert Dumbar
Simon Esterson
Vince Frost
Ken Garland
Milton Glaser
Jessica Helfand
Steven Heller
Andrew Howard
Tibor Kalman
Jeffery Keedy
Zuzana Licko
Ellen Lupton
Katherine McCoy
Armand Mevis
J. Abbott Miller
Rick Poynor
Lucienne Roberts
Erik Spiekermann
Jan van Toorn
Teal Triggs
Rudy VanderLans
Bob Wilkinson

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I just thought this was very awesome and so worth the lame re-blog.

my workspace; october '08

2008-10-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

i really should invest in a new scanner..

2008-10-28T02:08:00.000-07:00

drawing, doodling, watercolor pencils.

coming soon to a wall near you.

2008-10-25T07:54:00.000-07:00

charka and bestfriends with combs

2008-10-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

i hate that my horrible internet connection results in me having to post horrible quality quicktime movies.

SimpleXInternet Philippines, Inc.

2008-10-20T19:17:00.000-07:00

Job application/Practical Ability Test
Choose one of two web pages to redesign, but keep the layout.

I chose this one:

My redesign:

or

the photos included:
orchid- yrs truely
beach&kid- bong sta. maria
collarbone/neck- julie jamora

goodmorning

2008-10-19T14:23:00.000-07:00

Definitions of development on the Web:

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining;

a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage);

a state in which things are improving; the result of developing;

I want.

the power of CSS! -

2008-10-15T04:43:00.000-07:00

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Meet Homer CSSimpson, by Roman Cortes. If i had this great of understanding for CSS, i'd be invincible! But for now I can only hope my brain has that capacity..

PS: if this doesn't look right for you, it may be that you are on Linux and don't have the Verdana font.
You can install it from the msttcorefonts package.

Ad for BlackThinking.com

2008-10-13T14:04:00.000-07:00

it's 5:08AM, here goes my to do for this week:

start sleeping at night & being awake for breakfast
learn Actionscript3
do a few photo re-touches for portfolio work
start thumbnail sketches for F.I.R.E. flyer (haha, fire flyer.)
beach on friday =D

p.s. doesn't that clip creep you out?

my desktop is just as clean as my desk top.

2008-10-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

money is stupid.

2008-10-11T09:01:00.001-07:00

so lately, i've been really inspired to start on a billion different design projects/gigs to make some cash monies that can be used to purchase the following;

a camera, so i can practice some photography/photo re-touching

some new clothing, hit up some thriftstores. screenprint some shirts.

gas, for these weekend expeditions up north.

sushi, because sushi is delicious.

wow, i sound like i'm all about some money. i'm really not, i'm actually very interested design/art/creativity for more than just the profit. it's just... i'm currently ridiculously broke. i've been broke since June thanks to me making sure i have a jolly good time in VB before i left. hopefully these money making plans work out, i mean, so far so good! i'm keeping busy with a photographers website to build, and two postcards font/back to design.

so, if you're a potential client, and you're reading this... give me more work!!

making things with some wonderful assholes

2008-10-06T10:24:00.000-07:00

"You look at a baby, and it's so pure, and so free, and so clean. And adults are like, this mess of sadness and phobias..."
-Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Doodled on By: Yours Truely
Photo By: Bong Sta. Maria
for her photoblog.

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: for lack of a creative design name thing..

my website is finally up and running! i mean, it's been up for over a year now, but this time 'UNDER CONSTRUCTION' isn't plastered across the home page. the down side to this great news is; it's 5:49 AM, i haven't slept a wink, and my sleeping schedule is officially fucked. but at least i have my cute little website, and a design thing for Bong's photoblog! productivity is so rewarding!!

even if i drown in fatigue today.

who you callin' impulsive?!

2008-10-05T05:16:00.000-07:00

so i took this super long personality test on brainbench.com when i was supposed to be studying for my photoshop cs3 certification test. wompwompwomp. but it's pretty goddamn accurate.

Your Social Boldness: Introverted VS Extroverted
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You are slightly extroverted. It's so nice to be you. You
are comfortable being the center of attention, and you are
just as comfortable sitting back and letting others take
the spotlight. Your warm and friendly personality allows
you to take a leadership role - that is, if you want it. In
general, you do not mind public speaking, but sometimes you
have to be in the proper frame of mind to feel at ease when
making a presentation. When you believe in something, you
do not hesitate to state your mind. People enjoy when you
do this, because you have a cheerful way about you. At
times, you seek thrills, and adventure, but a night home
relaxing is just as fun for you.

Your Agreeableness: Candid VS Considerate
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You are very considerate. You are a popular person, aren't
you? Of course you are. You truly value harmony in dealing
with others. People recognize your friendly, generous, and
helpful personality. Your easy-going, agreeable nature
makes you such a joy to be around. This is especially true
in meetings or general conversations. The topic may become
heated, but you are considerate of other's feelings and you
will find a happy medium in order to placate those around
you. This is because you have an optimistic view of human
nature and you realize that if you trust people with their
decisions that they are not trying to hurt you or take
advantage of you. This special and rare quality is also
seen in your altruism. You enjoy helping others. To you it
is not a sacrifice; to you it is fulfilling to help others
in need.

Your Self-Control: Impulsive VS Cautious
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You are very impulsive. You are an independent thinker. You
do not need a book of rules to tell you how to behave - you
know inside what is right and what is wrong and you act
accordingly. You are able to live life spontaneously,
because you are able to make decisions without endless
deliberation. In fact, when you and another person are
making a decision, you are able to reach a solution fairly
quickly while the other person has to cautiously plan every
step. Eventually, they will agree with you, which is
frustrating when your first impulse is usually the correct
one in the decision-making process. You tend to be a little
more casual, and you do not feel out of sorts when your
home or office is not perfectly neat. In general, your life
is pleasurable - you know how to have fun and will never be
accused of being staid or stuffy.

Your Anxiety Level: Excitable VS Relaxed
------------------------------------------------------------
You are very excitable. You do not like stressful
situations. You tend to react emotionally to stress, which
can lead to bad moods, or even anxiety, anger, or
depression. You like to be treated fairly, and may become
upset if you sense that someone is trying to cheat you. You
may find urges and cravings irresistible to the point that
you are giving into them even if you know you will regret
it or feel guilty later. Sometimes you may feel
uncomfortable in social situations, even thinking that
others are judging you. This self-consciousness may show
through as shyness, because you do not want people to think
poorly of you. You tend to worry and are apprehensive in
unfamiliar circumstances.

Your Openness to Change: Practical VS Imaginative
------------------------------------------------------------
You are slightly practical. It is apparent to those who
meet you that you are well educated. You are able to speak
on a complex level to one audience, but adjust to a more
basic level for another. You are bright and capable of
thinking logically. On one hand you are down-to-earth and
traditional, while on the other hand you are creative and
imaginative. Sometimes you feel more comfortable with
familiarity and routine in your life, other times new and
novel experiences are more enjoyable. You are not afraid to
try new things. You tend to like to do a variety of
different activities, so you do not grow bored.

The way you Think/Reason: Concrete VS Abstract
------------------------------------------------------------
You are slightly abstract in your thinking. Your thinking
is neither simple nor complex, to others you appear to be a
well-educated person but not an intellectual. You tend to
be intellectually curious and have the uncanny abilities to
distinguish imaginative, creative people from
down-to-earth, conventional people.

gimme yr address.

2008-10-02T16:41:00.000-07:00

i'll write you a letter =D

YM me @ MAKATTTAK

or email it..

mkangeles@gmail.com

really sexy.

2008-09-29T05:12:00.000-07:00

http://auriecatt.blogspot.com
+WARNING+
naked ladies.
some photos are really beautiful, others lame and really annoying.

porn is almost always quite trashy, creepy, or gross...
unless done in good taste.

challenge.

2008-09-21T21:40:00.000-07:00

today is monday,
no social networks for a week.

it's kinda pathetic to think i've been online majority of the time i've been here. although i do spend majority of my daze on wikipedia, imdb, imeem/myplaylist, and instructables. semi-productive learning process type thing, i'm not COMPLETELY useless. it's like in between classes class. anyways i'll still be blogging on my blogspot since it technically isn't a social network? i think?

peacies-e

shitty daze & sleepless knights...

2008-09-21T13:27:00.000-07:00

could very well be the product of getting out of the wrong side of bed.

getting out on the right side can be trickier than it sounds because it is often not possible to determine beforehand which side of the bed is the right side and which is not. to make matters worse, recent advances in mathematics have concluded that there are many more dimensions floating about than we had previously thought, making it very much more likely that the side you do eventually choose will be the wrong one. well, fuck me.

with this in mind, it is often best to simply stay in bed until the right side becomes obvious.

the end.

all hail colbert.

2008-09-15T05:45:00.000-07:00

it amazes me how he's able to stay in character the whole time! ahhh he totally murders bill on his own GD show!!!!

Styles Promotions / Status Magazine

2008-08-15T04:58:00.000-07:00

I started my first day at Styles Promotions/Status Magazine on Monday, but that was really short lived. It was an intern position and with the cost of gas, traveling to and from Makati would burn holes through my pockets and into my thighs. i did however manage to create a flyer for them my first day there... whether or not it'll be used? no clue.

feeling sick and uninspired...

2008-08-01T05:35:00.000-07:00

i've got bronchitis from smoking too many cigarettes, i can never sleep, and i've been having alot of fun here in the Philippines but every now and again i deperately seek the freedom i had to go where ever.

i guess the difference in the move from VA to NY was i could easily figure my way around NY by subway map... here, it's a bit more difficult than that. my nights have been fucking riot on point fun, but i still feel like i'm lacking something. just that freedom i used to have to get on a train in the morning and head to union square and talk to a bum about life and how short it can be. or ride my bike up and down lynnhaven parkway. i don't know what i'm trying to say in this blog, but i feel so useless sitting at home all day at my computer. yeah, theres loads of inspiring images/websites/photos on the web, but i needa get out... unfortunately, i can't wait til school starts...

i've screenprinted a couple shirts, worked in my art journal, re-read No One Belongs Here More Than You - By Miranda July, fixed up the SWATHE myspace && website, and did a few LTLYM assignments in my writing journal this week...

why do i still feel like a useless sack of shit?

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 08!! IN MANILA!!

2008-07-29T06:11:00.000-07:00

PHOTOJOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST!
in russia it was in the monastery of their greatest 14th century warrior..
in new york it's at the united nations headquarters..

in manila.. its at largest mall of all of asia.
our poverty rates can rise and rise, but as long as we've got the biggest mall in all of asia we're good.. awesome.

Andrea Liamzon

2008-07-29T05:18:00.000-07:00

last wednesday my friend greys invited me to drink and hang out at this girl andrea's house. greys told me she had just come back from new york after working for an internship. anyways, this girl has achieved everything i only wishhh i could've at the age of 21! atleast from the stories she's shared with me.. from riding an elephant in thailand at 7 years old, to skydiving, to bungee-ing 3 times already, to living in russia for 5 months with a 78 year old jewish lesbian vegetarian couple with a 20 year old cat. insane right? anyways shes back in the homeland for summer til she heads back to portland for school at lewis & clark college. check out her work.

getting used to the space i guess.

2008-07-28T19:58:00.000-07:00

so right now, i'm staying in my grandparents old room. they built this house in the 1960s? 70s? i dont remember... anyways, theres not much room cause of old furniture we're supposed to store.. so pretty much all my belongings that came in with my moving boxes are stacked on top of each other on this dresser. i have a feeling i'm gonna be cleaning veryyy soon.

unfinished painting..

2008-07-26T00:51:00.001-07:00

so i started this painting a while ago.. i never finished.

but i will.

pops wants me to cut off my jedi braid...

2008-07-24T21:35:00.000-07:00

doodlin.

2008-07-21T07:59:00.000-07:00

in high school, i always found myself doodling on my bookcovers, binders, desk, and notebook paper. and i never really realized how much more i used to draw back then. i mean, i never ever paid any attention in class. so you could imagine how much i used to draw! i'd kill ink pens in a day. so lately, i've gone back to doodling in notebooks. i guess notebook paper makes me feel all nostalgic inside and gets me into that doodling mode.

project runway... philippines?

2008-07-17T07:11:00.000-07:00

i'm usually not all about these american influenced tv shows, or fashion for that matter. i like my jeans & cool t-shirts. but this is pretty awesome cause a friend of mine is on it!

Mara Reyes is a fashion designer from Pasig city, right here in the Philippines. graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BFA in painting, the girls got an awesome clothing line out called SWATHE. international orders are being fixed up, and her site is in the making as we speak, by me!

Last saturday i went up to Makati to check out her fashion show, and of course, to get free alcohol!

The bitty is definately more than the hype, all about her street wear culture, and has that ahh-fuck-that-hoochie-in-her-bullshit-designerbrand-dress attitude to go with it.

Anyways, Project Runway Philippines airs July 30th on Entertainment Central (ETC) channel 21.. here in the philippines. chances are you can you tube it after a while, hah.

Mara, pictured in the 2nd row on the very right, is the only lady not in a dress. haha, right on, i hate being forced to wear dresses.

incase you didn't see the link..
www.swatheclothing.com
www.swatheclothing.com
www.swatheclothing.com

doodling daze.

2008-07-16T03:01:00.000-07:00

it's raining out, i'm listening to cocorosie and i wish i could order chinese from rong cheng's on halsey, or henry's special #23, or a grab a slice from jimmy's...

i miss brooklyn.

on the grindddd..

2008-07-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

yeowww kidsss. i'm psyched, and ready to make some gwap. i've just scooped up a new client in new jork, the my ex-homebase i've vacated from. anyways, i've got a logo, letterhead, and business card due next monday on this a.s.a.p basis! meeeeaaaaning, major monies. i got alot to pay for! haha.

oh by the way.. Gil, like i said... you're making my face bleed, not blush.
check this kid out, apparently she's hot shit. ;D

IS THIS BANKSY!?

2008-07-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

click here for more about Banksy unmasked.

p.s. of course angelina jolie collects banksy's work, she's awesome.

D.Billy

2008-07-14T00:21:00.000-07:00

Now this is some creative/funny/clever stuff. well, atleast i think so. D.Billy is an artist who's been apart of the D.C. art scene since '04. He uses ballons, tape, and other media including the conventional can of sray paint. It's this type of humor and fun i love outta of street artists. Like I said, i enjoy the fact their work is out there, quite literally. You don't have to go to a museum, a gallery, or anywhere specific to see some good good stuff.

Check him out.

webwork like spiderman

2008-07-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

They say the hardest client you could possibly design for is yourself. THIS IS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY TRUE. I get so indecisive about things and can never decide what i REALLY like. so, since about March 2008 my website has been under construction. BUT i do have the vitals up. You know, resume, portfolio, and contact info. So if you need some design work done, i need a more extensive portfolio. Hit me up, i just might do it for free.

Here's my latest logo for Blue Carpet Garage, a non-profit organization in Viginia Beach run by Chris Robo. Gettem' kid!

hairs

2008-07-11T20:11:00.000-07:00

i can't wait til my hair grows out!

right now it's at this awesome jean seberg length, i was ready to buzz it up again but eh.. it's gotta grow.

henry hadlow

2008-07-10T07:52:00.001-07:00

The most controversial lies told with photography today are those told by news photographers who manipulate their work photographs to tell a different story, for example, Liu Weiqiang's faked photograph of antelope and the China-Tibet rail link.

are you fucking kidding me?

2008-07-10T06:45:00.000-07:00

i can't even enjoy my favorite adult swim cartoons before bed...

p.s. michelle malkin from fox news, you're an idiot...

re-blogged from Very Serious.

gaaaaaaahd, fuckkk fox news. i still can't get over Bill O'reilly and his stupid speel about Harry Potter and "THE GAY AGENDA". i was in carnagie hall during the Q&A portion. a little girl asked J.K. Rowling about Dumbledore's love life, she told her Dumbledore was gay, nothing was planned! suck it fox news, suck it.

THE shit folder.

2008-07-10T04:31:00.000-07:00

gary

2008-07-09T07:58:00.000-07:00

garys the baby lizard that hangs out on my ceiling before i go to bed.

goodnight philippines
good morning states

guerilla advertising..

2008-07-09T00:32:00.000-07:00

.. was one of my favorite topics in digital design class.

the controversy with the aquateen hungerforce movie ads in boston still kinda pisses me off.. those were cool!

Remember the youtube video of a buncha people freezing in grand central nyc? They even did a Law & Order: SVU scene that fictionalized it.

heres another awesome prank from them..

Improv Everywhere: The NYC-based group dedicated to causing "scenes of chaos and joy in public places through radical and creative public stunts."

what my macbook pro has been like lately!

2008-07-09T00:18:00.000-07:00

check out that bottom image...

oh, how i miss my group of friends...

2008-07-08T07:47:00.000-07:00

So i've been spending my tuesday night designing this flyer for my pal Kris and her community art flea market she's got going on in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She's a bitchass butthole.

wish i could be there! good luck guys!

street art

2008-07-07T23:40:00.000-07:00

I've always been really into street artists, not religiously into it, but into it. Maybe cause I feel like they really put that effort into having people SEE their shit. For the longest time i've always been into Keith Haring, Neckface, Blu (Italy), Blek Le Rat, and a little Banksy. Two of them happen to be my favorite artists. Their works always eye catching and loud and just, "oh fuck, check that shit out!"

ANYWAYS, I was surfing the web today and after a series of clicks from links page or links page, I came across a blog called Pilipinas Street Plan. I've never really noticed crazy awesome graffiti in my area, but i'm assuming its mostly in parts of Makati and parts of Metro Manila.

That top stickers awesome, hah.

R.I.P Lolo Benjamin Ramos Angeles

2008-07-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

My Lolo Ben in his 20's.
My grandparents in their late teens/early twenties.

The house I'm living in was built by my gramps in the late 70's. He passed away a couple years ago. A couple days ago, I was helping my mom clean out their room. We found albums that haven't been opened in yeeeaaars! I've got quite a few I want to scan and restore once i get a new scanner.

ink practice

2008-07-07T04:46:00.000-07:00

since i've got alot of time on my hands til school starts, sooooo, i'm trying to work more with pencil, ink, and paint. the thing i hate most about stippling is it takes a billion years. but no matter what it looks really awesome.

this is some guy on one of my school brochures.i'm pretty proud of myself, not bad for my first stippled portrait?

p.s. yeah really shitty quality, my scanners broken.

the designer bandwagon.

2008-07-04T22:15:00.000-07:00

Lately, i've been surfing the web for inspiration and it seems to be a trend, this blogging thing. I'm usually drawing ideas or sketches out in moleskines, napkins, scrap paper, or just saving dope files from the web onto my desktop until it's full, then creating a folder called "random shit". now i'm stuck with about 5 folders full of shit. So i figure this should work out. i guess a blog will keep me more organized and hopefully i'll keep it up. plus, i've got a shitload of time til school starts in september...

home sweet home.