Visual comparison between Chicago and New York

So I found this awesome poster that shows a visual comparison between Chicago and New York. It's very well designed and colorful, making it attractive to read. Check out the image:

Advertising as a Superhero

Being a graphic designer and all, I thought this was an interesting read on how advertising saved Pixar (in the early days) as well as how it has become embedded in the art world.

Is the Internet really unsafe?!

I found this blog a few days ago and thought the author raises some good points in reference with the internet as a risky learning resource. Sure we've all heard of the dangers of the internet: gambling, porn, stalkers, trolls, etc. But our culture is constantly evolving, where people are accessing information as much as possible from almost anything. It's kinda freaky to think that we as a society are collecting information so fast that I begin to wonder if we'll become "the collective" (reference to Borgs from Star Tek - yea I'm a treky ✌). However with proper internet etiquette (netiquette) and moderate access for younger students, we don't have to live in fear from the WWW. The internet will always be a vast unknown for the new but with some helpful guidance the net won't be a scary place as most will think.

Hardcore Photoshop work

Found this cool video of an artist making the alphabet with 114 photoshop files. Yes that's right, 114 files:


114.psd Type from Emilio Gomariz on Vimeo.

My Thesis 2 Playlist

I posted this on my Ning page and thought I'd share it here on my Cyberped blog. This is another handy website called Grooveshark (free!). I made this playlist after attending our first Thesis 2 workshop this week:


My Thesis 2 Mix - Vol 1

1. Monday Morning - Melanie Fiona
2. Workin' for a Living - Huey Lewis and the News
3. Bad Day - Fuel
4. Respect - Aretha Franklin
5. Time - Hootie and the Blowfish
6. Don't You Worry About A Thing - Stevie Wonder
7. Who Needs Sleep? - Barenaked Ladies
8. Maniac - Michael Sembello
9. Faith - Limp Bizkit (R rated)
10. Drive - Incubus
11. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
12. Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers