Dear Science TV on the Radio
Written by craig coffman
If you are not familiar with TV on the Radio, you might want to consider it. This band has been changing the landscape of modern music for years now, and their latest album continues their redefining ways. Dear Science runs many genres together without making you think it is just a lift of a specific sound. Somehow, TVotR manage to meld different styles into something of their own.
Universal Symbol for Anarchy
Written by craig coffman
I have always enjoyed the idea of a universal symbol for anarchy. Similar to the uniforms for individuality found in many sub-sects of music. Always a fine paradox.
Free Desktop Wallpaper: JB Method
Written by craig coffman
In messing around with Photoshop, I asked a friend of mine Jorge Bach how he achieved an effect I quite liked. He gave me very quick instructions and I followed them. While the result was not how I imagined it, I thought it turned out well.
Jumper Falls
Written by craig coffman
I just watched the movie Jumper last night and thought it sucked. The premise was flimsy and nothing was ever really explained. Not that I need handheld guidance in this genre, but it does make the experience more believable. The biggest crime was in the very opening of them film. The character tells me, “I used to be normal. A chump like you.” Do I need to be degraded for electing to watch this film?
Can Hotshot Ad Guy Alex Bogusky Make Microsoft Cool? Nope.
Written by craig coffman
Fast Company last month featured this article asking a simple question: Can Alex Bogusky (pictured to the left) make Microsoft cool? Seems like a simple question. It has all the wonderings of a solid point-of-interest article. But, after reading it you are told the answer. No. He cannot.
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Bellwether Boutique
Written by craig coffman
My friend Jessica opened Bellwether Boutique here in Omaha. It fetures vintage clothes, furniture, hand-made articles, and local art. A blend of old and new, bound primarily by the keen her keen sense of fashion and style. I hope it proves to be a smashing success.
She contacted me to do some design for the store, but they ended up not using it. Still, I quite like the look / feel I developed and decided to show them here. Please click on a thumbnail to launch the gallery.
Free Desktop Wallpaper: Abstract
Written by craig coffman
I have been wanting to learn more about Photoshop, and figured without a project I would never make the time. My solution? Create desktops for you to use and learn in the process. These are based off of tutorials I have found, and then changed to create something of my own. I hope you find them interesting.
FREE Get Out of Iraq Card!
Written by craig coffman
“You can stand for nothing, or die for something.”
John Rambo
Here is how we get out of Iraq, or any conflict: John Rambo. Man, that guy can still kick butt! He is 80 years old now and does this for free. Yeah, really! He does not take money for his service. Killing is in his blood. He can’t control it and, probably, needs us to help him release all the built up rage.
Wanted... a plot? Dialogue? Action? Okay, it has action.
Written by craig coffman
I just saw the movie Wanted and I left only wanting my money back. What a waste of time. The special effects were top notch, but everything after that was thin to non-existant. I do not go to action movies with high hopes for story line cohesion, but this was just horrible. I wish the voice track could have been muted, but let the SFX rumble. That would have been awesome.
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Spain levels Germany in the Euro Cup
Written by craig coffman
I just watched Spain dismantle Germany today. All through the telecast, the announcers kept saying how Spain has been dubbed ‘The Underachievers’, but I did not see any hint of that. Instead, I saw the juggernaut Germany get served. Repeatedly. It was what I had expected in the end, a Spanish victory, but not such a decisive and resolute trouncing.
