Happy President’s Day

It is time to remember the works of two great men who fought for the cause of liberty and freedom, President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. What better way than with their own words. The cause of freedom is never finished, let’s all roll up our sleeves and follow in their footsteps.
Gettysburg Address as recited by Jeff Daniels.
Jilon VanOver delivers George Washington’s Newburgh address.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19
- “The eye is not satisfied with seeing.” Ecclesiastes, 1. 8 #
- Great mid-century styled super hero illustration! Whimsical and wonderful! “Invisible Jet” via @StephBuscema http://t.co/DFqLRbuZ #
- Who couldn’t love this acrylic alien-robot Cthulhu? “X. R. LOVECRAFT” via @jschrufer http://t.co/55aCRdam #
- Photo: International Tiki Marketplace by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/Dl6q5oCU #
- Photo: Dig these tiki mugs by Squid! by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/dDXDApBx #
- Photo: Sven signs books and mugs by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/hH6Ddoiu #
- This sweet poster could make the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs! “Millenium Falcon” via @XtopherPaul http://t.co/yl3YpFTb #
- Photo: The Fall of the Idols on Flickr. My poor idol fell. http://t.co/sRiWN6cT #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @abratatuape @noteds @thatcompanycom #
- 25 Great Tikis! http://t.co/KidhjWow #
- Photo: How To Fix A Broken Heart by paul.malon on Flickr. http://t.co/spOndLhk #
- 60 Great Brochure Design Ideas via iDesignow http:// http://t.co/BhOXRreS #
- Happy Valentines Day! #
- Photo: midcenturymoddesign: http://t.co/SpJIyrz5 #
- Photo: 1950sunlimited: http://t.co/FWGhiWN9 #
- Cool! Star Wars characters in a dis-utopian Earth via @fubiz http://t.co/Ua5GzX95 #starwars #
- Photo: oldads: http://t.co/PEG6Lhms #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @iintrepidinc @thebobstercom @gooeybit #
- Nice professional, subtle and subdued UI design via @Icondeposit http://t.co/Cw7yMy0v #
- Great Typography via @ronlewhorn “INDIE-PENDENCE” http://t.co/T5BDWDdh #
- Seth Godin Blog: The sad irony of selfishness http://t.co/onWp4qWY via @ThisIsSethsBlog #
- Photo: 1961 … Annette in Roadrunner-Land! by x-ray delta one on Flickr. http://t.co/cUuishCM #
- Photo: 1940 … outdoor odd kinks work! by x-ray delta one on Flickr. http://t.co/flrNDwkO #
- Photo: … Fortrel Celanese Polyester! by x-ray delta one on Flickr. http://t.co/IvMxvMn7 #
- “Honesty begets clarity” — Kendra Coppey #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/LuWHedZL #
- At last the long nightmare is over, tonight is the best day of the year! #Survivor Day! #
- Nice presentation slide design “Hello” via @owltastic http://t.co/ZvkypdtY #presentation #design #
- Nifty logo for Wish Cloud via @AndrewAokee http://t.co/ecWxsCQc #
- Photo: http://t.co/ps1dfHqB #
- Photo: 1950 … flying yacht by x-ray delta one on Flickr. Spacy! http://t.co/v7gIBSyc #
- Photo: 1950 … driving jury! by x-ray delta one on Flickr. http://t.co/iksUc9de #
- This illustration is for the birds! And it’s a great! via @kerinjo http://t.co/9ppZwoh6 #illustration #
- Photo: 1950sunlimited: http://t.co/SdrhdLWT #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @dima_tiles @kervie @andysowards @madmuseumgirl #
- Rats, at my 200 picture limit on flickr… time to go pro I guess. #
- The X-files, a nice grudgy faux typewriter free font. http://t.co/9VOvuyAM #typography #fonts #
- Sweet new font “Bemio Italic” from the talented folks at @losttypecoop It’s san-serific! http://t.co/gYHtJ0QJ #font #
- Photo: 1950sunlimited: http://t.co/Yy3laBXU #
- Photo: cauldrongraphix: http://t.co/nzA5t5sZ #
- Photo: dfilms: http://t.co/ZIY2LSQg #
- Comrade you will like this font, or else! “Red October Fat” from Ivan Filipov http://t.co/hJ42giPa #font #
- Photo: oldads: http://t.co/p8ys7XKj #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @designslinger @conceptdezain @wbendle @i5design #
- The secret source of humor itself is not joy, but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven. ~Mark Twain #
- The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall. ~Mitch Hedberg #
- Free Website PSD – Drafted http://t.co/CNlBitrG #
- Photo: insanitiki: http://t.co/hVoVNTOR #
- Photo: Great Typography klappersacks: http://t.co/CHxbPVmR #
- Photo: tikipop: http://t.co/xA5DdQWl #
- I’ve gotta say I’ve always dug the circles in the Radio Shack logo type treatment. http://t.co/oQMjegIK #logos #
- Photo: yehyehgrace: http://t.co/IryTIAbC #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @jpkv2 @elihoms @tweets2experts @gknutson #
- My adventure has all been in my mind. The great adventure has been thinking. I love to think about things… http://t.co/4s94H3Zb #
- The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong. — Marty Neumeier #
- Happy President’s Day weekend. Time to honor our great leaders by sleeping in and going to an appliance sale at Sears. #
- Photo: oldads: http://t.co/Qm0Zzm9h #
- 25 Great Tikis http://t.co/hVBrR7JK #
- Photo: http://t.co/2zX9OLru #
- Stop annoying your followers and try @bufferapp. With this link we both get a bonus space in our Buffer! http://t.co/lREgpOlX #
- Photo: rogerwilkerson: http://t.co/0lXgGpes #
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A Random Quote
Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
Beautiful Time Lapse Photography of the Heavens and the Earth by Tom Lowe
Sit back and watch these amazing time lapse videos of the stars and the earth. It is hard not to become mystical seeing the heavens and all creation unfold before Tom Lowe’s lens.
The footage was shot for his upcoming film “TimeScapes,” a modern portrait of the American Southwest.
Film’s website: timescapes.org Follow the production at: twitter.com/timescapes and Facebook: facebook.com/TimeScapes
TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.
TimeScapes: Rapture from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12
- Another amazing view of our pale blue dot from NASA. This time it’s the Eastern Hemisphere. http://t.co/QfHDiaOK #
- Cool retro designs “Moderne Love! http://t.co/T3J1zQG1 #
- Interesting read about Walt Disney’s relationship with his father Elias. #disney http://t.co/VVVCiaJl #
- Photo: TIKI from TIKI FARM at DELUXE by deluxedmonton on Flickr. http://t.co/Xg9qLQon #
- Tiki Barge wants to expand to include Raw Barge — Only in Baltimore. http://t.co/Bj0jxH9P #
- Board Rules in Favor of Tiki Bar — Yeah! http://t.co/wxczYlqn #
- Fantastic lettering “Beyond the Bacon” via @mmcfeeters http://t.co/vXP7z90U #
- Photo: engelart: http://t.co/IUurGT9I #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @comunidademoda @appliedarts @idgdesign @codesignjobs #
- Cool retro roy lichentsteinesque map of Austria via @mpldesign http://t.co/YXWIF9xw #
- Evolution of US Breakfast Cereals gotta say I liked the old Trix type treatment better http://t.co/uSTY89xl #design #
- I love this store! Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, early 1900s #vintage #postcards #seattle http://t.co/PAwHkDyr #
- Photoset: http://t.co/vj20czPx #
- Photo: http://t.co/OrA9nmV1 #
- Nifty Retro Art: Moderne Love http://t.co/nf8WhQox #
- Interesting Radiation posters from 1947, that wacky atom! http://t.co/6aB5c8fq #retro #posters #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/pDlSZHm2 #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @wrongbutton @thinkjayant @tonyeddicott @rosiewords #
- Try @bufferapp to tweet more consistently without annoying your followers. Sign up here and we both get extra features! http://t.co/I5qLs65G #
- Photo: mudwerks: http://t.co/sXvgvfqb #
- Photo: IMG_6337 by Blog’trotter on Flickr. south pacific, http://t.co/YbB4eMJy #
- Photo: IMG_7065 by Blog’trotter on Flickr. Paradise! http://t.co/ghFEGwzF #
- Photo: IMG_6323 by Blog’trotter on Flickr. Paradise! http://t.co/Sq9uIAar #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @pjdigitaldesign @wsdg @jacksimz @fabnet_be #
- You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions – Naguib Mahfouz #
- Great whimsical illustration “Hittin The Zoo?” via @craighenry http://t.co/D8KBPnqp #
- Check out the great mid-century photo stream X-Ray Delta One on Flickr! It’s keen! http://t.co/t7bTxRXU #
- Photo: nanuku levu beach by s.v.e.n. on Flickr. Paradise! http://t.co/MJPL1kDW #
- Photo: Fiji from the skies by Natalie Soysa Photography on Flickr. paradise http://t.co/lMfdxN4r #
- Photo: Bridge Across Untroubled Water by Vemsteroo on Flickr. http://t.co/sVWfIkyM #
- RT @nancyduarte Creative Like a Fox! Dan Roam and I Compare Notes on Creative Process http://t.co/BhVI2rf3 #
- Puka Punch — Tiki Bar Cocktail for the Weekend | — Here’s one of those crazy Tiki bar drinks that we love to… http://t.co/8dLYi2b2 #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @thisiscchs @rondostar @logomotives @designrfix #
- Seth Godin Blog: Horizontal marketing isn’t a new idea http://t.co/95udZfhg via @ThisIsSethsBlog #marketing #
- 12 Steps to Becoming a Natural at SEO — Part 1 http://t.co/aSaSzOsQ #
- Seth Godin Blog: You will be disappointed http://t.co/szpAgxAW via @ThisIsSethsBlog #marketing #
- Photo: Rainbow Falls by Vemsteroo on Flickr. http://t.co/KJzF87Lv #
- Photo: bird song heaven by s.v.e.n. on Flickr. http://t.co/SCb2ajHw #
- Radation Posters 1947 — That wacky Atom! http://t.co/lasLVF8z #
- Wibiya: A Failure Becomes A $45 Mil Company – with Dror Ceder #marketing http:// http://t.co/LYaNTIC8 #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/hEm6lZue #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @grettisgata @alexcitroni7 @seanmurraynj @designeast #
- My tiki mid-century thumblr blog: http://t.co/fqUMI0qa #
- Weird lowercase “e” in “Elemental Sans Pro.” Can’t say I like the stub-nosed look. Good on jets not on letters. http://t.co/nOeFKdVi #
- Seth Godin Blog: Who is your customer? http://t.co/X8BLQbpc via @ThisIsSethsBlog #
- Photo: Bora Bora 2010 by firefly242 on Flickr. http://t.co/uRJV152s #
- Elvis returning from the Army, March 1960 http://t.co/wKOu4cvp #
- Where Should The Google Analytics Tracking Code Be Placed? http://t.co/ebs3RzsG via @lunametrics #
- Photo: jungla by haackfan on Flickr. Keen! http://t.co/UB7v80Qg #
- Compass Rose Brush for PhotoShop http://t.co/uS61kI25 #photoshop #freebie #
- Nice logo illustration “Another logo for builders school” from @underscorevint http://t.co/8OLGBut4 #
- Photo: Doug Horne display by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/bzYOaPYM #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @realusertestde @olapisverde @miamifadesinc @cssawards #
- Envisioning Disney Characters in “Real Life” on the @Behance Network: http://t.co/gRKs4igW #
- “All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full.” Ecclesiastes, 1. 7 #
- Great traffic light icon! via http://t.co/yjuYzzQ7 http://t.co/iOfT9DJ5 #
- I love this painting, the glasses are a nice touch. “Godzilla Date” @jschrufer http://t.co/5L13UTIi #
- Photo: International Tiki Marketplace by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/KOCrAyU8 #
- Photo: International Tiki Marketplace by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/DQBj7CV1 #
- Photo: LOVE the van! by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/rABJ4MET #
- “Wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.” Ecclesiastes, 2. 13 #
- Photo: International Tiki Marketplace by Trader Chris on Flickr. http://t.co/TvnWvJgp #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @pjdigitaldesign @lightfollows @sarahtaniwa #
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25 Great Tikis!
I love Polynesian pop, flickr is a great resource to find great pictures of tiki and Maoi statuary, mugs and all things idolatrous. You’ll find both the sacred and the profane, and being an equal opportunity idolator I love it all. Here is a curated list of 25 great Polynesian pop idols.
If you’ve gotten this far in the post I thought I’d give you a final bonus, a final tiki image, this one is my own, sadly. One of my tiki’s fell from my desk. The twilight of the idols!
A Random Design Quote
A random quote from a famous graphic designer on design, culture and art.
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
- Pablo Picasso, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori
Amazing Sort Animation: The Night We Were Kings
The Night We Were Kings
“The Night We Were Kings” is truly beautiful short animated film by five students, Chloé Nicolay, Mandy Wyckens, Anthony Lejeune, Gaspard Sumeire, and Léa Justum, from the Gobelins School of Image in Paris, France. It is so rich and poignant. A wonderful reminder of what it is to be young and in love. NSFW, brief animated nudity.
The Night We Were Kings from Cube Creative on Vimeo. via Juxtapoz Magazine
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05
- Rats, no football today. No, the pro-bowl doesn’t count. #
- Please +K my influence in Graphic Design on @klout http://t.co/xT2Hvi28 #
- Monday, Monday, kickin’ it on Monday! Fun, fun, fun! Sorry lost my mind for a moment. #
- Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [Part 3 of 3]: http://t.co/sKelG3O2 via @youtube #
- Photo: midcenturymoddesign: http://t.co/1TOdPS9a #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/0DTziCfm #
- Interactive Still Life http://t.co/B7eAX1zT #
- Tiki time! — Tiki time! Your guide to those bamboo oases in our corner of paradise http://t.co/2oMcshhg #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @olmocs @mtbenson @drystone106 @bartbrejcha @jacquesvh #
- Strategic Insights: Marketing part 3 http://t.co/A2UD2xVD #design #
- Hold the Meetings http://t.co/4LI9XT3o #design #projectmanagement #
- Awesome Mid-Century styled illustration! “Cookies Web” via @bradfordrenner http://t.co/i9cyOKhP #
- Video: Dirty Dining: Bearded Clam Waterfront Restaurant & Tiki Bar (by ABCActionNews) Rats…. ew….. http://t.co/QFw6DU7p #
- Tiki Mondays at Lani Kai http://t.co/Pwsw2nCW #
- The Got Plans? recap: Tiki bars and b-ball http://t.co/h8KrabbY #
- 10 Best Video Series on the internet for self education http://t.co/wqqK86pg #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @tripleb_babble @th_design @conceptdezain #
- DisneyGeek: My favorite #Disneyland Site http://t.co/ZUIU3Cjb #
- What is the true essence of an Oreo? Existential cookie angst. Via @nprnews: The Chinese Oreo http://t.co/b0GEDBPa #
- NHL reporter: Seattle a favorite for relocated team — Blog — http://t.co/ZiaM12Ri http://t.co/gZ0YXpAc via @mynorthwest #
- As a Kubrick fan, I HAVE to go see this new documentary! Room 237 http://t.co/XzOW0UJn #
- A great pattern exploration from @vonster very devilish! http://t.co/LKfQoP1S #
- gwpstudio: http://t.co/wio0U9LU #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/XxiC5bIL #
- Great illustration, dig it! “Skeleton Jazz” via @@rmcclurkan http://t.co/yoE4tVs6 #
- Photo: › “After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as… http://t.co/1skwNdzF #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @pjdigitaldesign @wcmaac @d_tunstall @photoshoptips #
- awesome or awful depending on taste auto tune songs/ http://t.co/nschm1va #
- Happy Groundhogs Day! #
- Nice breakdown of a logo design “Carrycloud Construct” via @matjak_logos http://t.co/E4A3DdOJ #
- Photo: rogerwilkerson: http://t.co/UM2vYOCR #
- Photo: Sweet! emetiki: http://t.co/lbpk0Gkd #
- Photoset: 1950sunlimited: http://t.co/I2FKrTI8 #
- This looks awesome! The Great American Cereal Book http://t.co/EwgWElPa #
- Photo: mpdrolet: http://t.co/LhIN8ZIt #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @wenfara @moniqueroso @timothywhalin @darkroompro #
- Cool bowling sign! #retro http://t.co/bdMZBUec #
- omg best track ever: http://t.co/zsRIKVDf #
- Today is going to be a great day. #
- Sweet type treatment http://t.co/xYNLeBUV via @TrentWalton #design #
- Jazz: The Tiki Room — Xeric winner Gary Scott Beatty’s “Jazz: The Tiki Room” story is featured in the free… http://t.co/zYYgLo52 #
- Photo: Tiki Purse Design by shaire productions on Flickr. Sweet! http://t.co/8xrmiNfY #
- Photo: Puffin Biscuits, 1956 by MewDeep on Flickr. Retro yummy goodness! http://t.co/hUJ5asYw #
- Wild 1969 Japanese magazine art imagines the hellhole at Earth’s core http://t.co/Dp5SLo7Z #
- Photo: Best graffiti ever. http://t.co/IM3HTDqD #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @tairanniew @cmairscreate @tonyeddicott #
- World leaders, now in vector illustration! http://t.co/0czNvEOQ #
- Via @nprnews: Vermont Inmates Hide Image Of Pig On Police Decals http://t.co/fyoWf9XB #
- Another funny illustration from the great Glenn Jones “Broken” http://t.co/lOXOCuxf @glennztees #
- These midcentury inspired dessert illustrations are, well, a treat! “Treat” via @StephBuscema http://t.co/9wTxdSVt #
- Photo: Dreamed I Was an Eskimo by MewDeep on Flickr. http://t.co/KA2OiBzF #
- Photo: How happy can a chubby girl be? (1958) by MewDeep on Flickr. http://t.co/dbxNQQJo #
- Photo: Risqué Shoes, 1958 by MewDeep on Flickr. http://t.co/JaFNFt6b #
- Nice web banner design, I like the use of clean typography with the active photograph via @BillSKenney http://t.co/5GGe2Lfh #webdesign #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/52YWRykH #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @indesignmag #
- I hear there is some sort of game tomorrow? #
- Go Giants! #superbowl #
- Expressions — A Day At The Magic Kingdom: http://t.co/xcBeLXuv via @youtube Makes me want to go to #disneyland #
- midcenturymoddesign: http://t.co/nuZ7nIjz #
- midcenturymoddesign: http://t.co/y3of81e9 #
- Steve Kelley | Progress being made to acquire NBA, NHL teams | Seattle Times Newspaper: http://t.co/FMrhlrY7 #supersonics #
- Check it out NASA, released a great photo of the Eastern Hemisphere as well. @BrandDirector @CreativEgg http://t.co/QfHDiaOK #
- midcenturymoddesign: http://t.co/vSNFsEsc #
- Sports ephemera… http://t.co/BJoV2g0H #
- Cool Disneyland posters and merc. Nice designs http://t.co/odEMcJqC #
- Photo: hollyhocksandtulips: http://t.co/mTDtfWm2 #
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ? Top stories today via @adamhaider @pjdigitaldesign @residencehouse #
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Best Superbowl Game Ever
Today is the big day for fans of American Football. I love the spectacle of this quasi-national holiday. I’m not a big fan of either team, the Giants or the Patriots, so I hope it’s a good game. But I found this great video on YouTube showing the best Superbowl ever, in my opinion, the Rams beating the Titans in 1999. Of course being a lifelong Rams fan has nothing to do with my opinion, yep totally unbiased.
My Twitter Feed
- Communication and Graphics Daily is out! http://t.co/ThLZdYcD ▸ Top stories today via @arkadiuszradek @jacksimz @atomicdust @warrenbnpt 3 hrs ago
- Photo: oldads: http://t.co/rOtshXFN 4 hrs ago
- Thank God, it's #survivor day. 4 hrs ago
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