Friday, July 15, 2011

Then and Now: Game Characters Evolved

from Yahoo! Games

photo by Yahoo! Games/Y! Games Staff - July 14, 2011
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Mr. Potato Head Vectors

Mr. Potato Head Vectors

Not really sure why I created these Mr. Potato Head Illustrator vectors. I guess I was inspired after illustrating a vector ping pong ball the other day. It is what it is.

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Mr. Potato Head Vector
Mr. Potato Head Gradient Mesh Vector
Mr. French Fry Head Vector

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Ping Pong Ball

Me and a friend played 19 games of ping pong over two hours tonight in beautiful weather while building up a sweat. Yeah, we're cool.

In dedication, I spent 2 hours on this Illustrator Ping Pong Ball. Awesome, or what?
Ping Pong Ball. Design of the Year - wdsiemer ii

Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer


Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Netflix Price Increase

NETFLIX = NET PROFIT logo - wdsiemer ii
Netflix Price Increase

Rabble, rabble, rabble...

Nobody likes price increases. Gas prices keep taking a hike. Cell phone bills are outrageous. Restaurants increase the prices on their menu. It seems my DirecTV bill has continually grown more expensive, and I get less of the channels I'd prefer to watch. Etc. Etc. Et Cetera.

Really in the scheme of things, Netflix raising prices of their all-inclusive DVD and streaming service from $9.99 to $7.99+7.99 isn't all that bad considering I used to pay over $5 for a few day rental from BLOCKBUSTER years ago.

As a customer, I'm not happy considering I am not getting more streaming movie options, but I understand their move from a business perspective. If another company has better prices for the services Netflix offers then maybe that company will do to Netflix what it did to BLOCKBUSTER. However, the reality is Netflix has a fairly good grasp on the market for the time-being.

I'll probably cancel my service just because I rarely use Netflix. I think I have had the same DVD out for 6 months now, and I don't stream enough to justify the price hike. However, true movie lovers shouldn't have anything to complain about. Whatever, whatever.

Some Netflix customers threaten to quit over price increases

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Mr. Peanut Cracked Open

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!?!
Mr. Peanut Cracked Open

Finally cracked open Mr. Peanut and found two small, burnt, deformed peanut nuggets. I was hoping for a triple peanut or at least something edible.

Mr. Peanut Cracked Open Concept Illustration for upcoming gallery pieces. - wdsiemer ii

Monday, July 11, 2011

Kool-Aid Dispenser

Kool-Aid Dispenser Product Concept - wdsiemerii

A product I am pitching to Kool-Aid. Would you buy one of these?

New Orleans' Six Flags

New Orlean's Six Flags

As a follow-up to the posting about Disney reworking their Disneyland Amusement Park, I figured I share a gallery that was shared with me...

A couple weeks ago, my friend Brent turned me on to these photographs of the very dilapidated New Orleans' Six Flags. Very impressive photos! This could very well be a theme park in itself--art, graffiti, grunge, industrial, etc...

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Eerily silent in the forsaken amusement park, the Cool Zone is creepy; it’s like an ominous omen of what is to come in the forlorn and forgotten abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans. Photo #1 by © lostlosangeles / facebook.com/lostlosangeles

Putting Mickey Back Into Disney

Putting Mickey Back Into Disney -wdsiemer
Disney upgrades, updates California Adventure Park
By Matt Krantz, USA TODAY

By Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
Disney California Adventure park Ferris wheel now sports a giant image of Mickey Mouse as part of its makeover.

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Like Cinderella, the Disney California Adventure Park has toiled out of the spotlight while its sister park, Disneyland, got all the attention.

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No Time Flat by Kevin Devine

Another good lyricist...

No Time Flat by Kevin Devine
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Sunday, July 10, 2011