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“MasterCard Unveils New Corporate Name and Brand Identity to Reflect Company’s Vision and Globally Integrated Structure” That’s secret code for “we just paid 5 figures for some gradients and lens flares, ain’t it cool?” Sigh… another classic logomark bites the dust.

Fri 06.30.06 (4 comments)

“…are they subtitles? They are aren’t they? What do I need subtitles for?”

Fri 06.30.06 (1 comment)

Now that I’m receiving spam emails at the pace of about one every five minutes (no, seriously), it makes me smile to know there are those who are fighting back. Even if it’s in the form of convincing a spammer to send you a handcarved wooden replica of a Commodore 64.

Fri 06.30.06 (1 comment)

Dotcomrade Chris Rushing just moved to Chattanooga this week. Be sure to check out his company and design/illustration portfolio The Dara. Fantastic work.

Fri 06.30.06 (0 comments)

Ejector is one of those handy Mac apps that does one thing and does it well. In this case, it puts an eject button in your Menu Bar that allows you to eject any disks, disk images, externals, etc. individually or all at once. Time-saver.

Fri 06.30.06 (0 comments)

I’m a big fan of traveling with one carry-on. Great tips, even if I disagree with the whole don’t pack jeans thing. Give me denim or give me death. (OK, I admit it, that was a bit melodramatically over the top.)

Fri 06.30.06 (1 comment)

This animated spot perfectly summarizes how I feel every time I get the pleasure of drinking the greatest beverage in the known world, Coca-Cola Classic.

Fri 06.30.06 (0 comments)

Jawdroppingly good illustration portfolio from Mickey Duzyj.

Thu 06.29.06 (0 comments)

YouWorkForThem launches Profile Magazine featuring interviews with Geoff McFetridge and James Paterson, and a slick motion piece from Yoshi Sodeoka.

Thu 06.29.06 (2 comments)

Interesting detailed article about how no American aircraft carrier would last five minutes in a full-scale naval battle. Seems like our naval forces are a tad outdated. Scary stuff. Reminds me of a quote from retired General Eric Shinseki, a former US Army Chief of Staff: “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”

Thu 06.29.06 (0 comments)

A Brazilian archeological find of 127 granite blocks (some as high as three metres tall, spaced at regular intervals around a hill like a crown 30 metres in diameter) is believed to be the ruins of a centuries-old astronomical observatory. On December 21, the shortest day of the year, the shadow of one of the blocks disappears when the sun is directly above it. Think of it as the Western version of Stonehenge.

Thu 06.29.06 (0 comments)

Tubatomic Studio Job Opening

Tubatomic Studio is on the lookout for a Flash designer/developer/ninja to join our team in scenic Chattanooga, Tennessee.

You need a stop-us-in-our-tracks good portfolio, a love for all things web, multimedia, & interactive, an absurd amount of self-motivation, and your spices need to blend well with our mix, if you catch our drift.

Fine print: Actionscript 2, high-end animation and concepting capabilities, knowledge of XML/Flash interaction, CSS, HTML, web standards, Photoshop/Illustrator, and a brag-worthy game of Halo and/or darts.

Contact us with your portfolio and resume via info (at) tubatomic.com

Thu 06.29.06 (5 comments)

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Note to self: next time telemarketers call you, break out a robot voice box, completely mess with them, and record the results. Our office is alive with laughter.

Wed 06.28.06 (3 comments)

Flesh shoe. I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Wed 06.28.06 (6 comments)

I absolutely cannot stop listening to Leeland… and I admit I typically hate anything resembling “Christian music.” The kid’s only 18, but such fantastic songs and melodies. (Jeremy did a photoshoot with them recently.)

Wed 06.28.06 (7 comments)

I don’t know that I’ve ever been more proud that one of my websites shows up as the first search result for this.

Wed 06.28.06 (1 comment)

Brilliant lifestyle photography from Corey Arnold. The Bering Sea Crabbing series is completely fascinating. (Not to mention that this is my new favorite photo of all time ever.)

Wed 06.28.06 (3 comments)

This video pretty much sums up my hatred for the monoploy that is Comcast. And even worse, the only people connected to the company who are good at what they do ARE the service techs. They apologized to customer Brian Finkelstein of Washington, D.C., for the “unsatisfactory customer experience” (and then fired the tech.) No need to apologize, guys, WE’RE ALL USED TO IT BY NOW.

Wed 06.28.06 (2 comments)

Bryan White, the Nashville Airport, 6:00am, & Acrylic Nails

During my vacation travels, I met country musician Bryan White (who was on his way to Oklahoma for some fishing, if I recall) while we were both waiting for an absurdly early flight to Dallas. I simultaneously noticed his right-hand-only fake nails and overheard the phrase “before McPherson [Guitars] sponsored me…” and I quickly made myself available for conversation.

Anyone who plays a McPherson is alright with me.

Super nice guy… I only found out after I got back home that he had 6 #1 singles and 2 platinum albums. Apparently he’s like… famous?

Tue 06.27.06 (2 comments)

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