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Showing posts with label nostalgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nostalgia. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Getting Old
I know I'm getting old when all my friends on Facebook are complaining that "when I was in school, we didn't get snow days for weather like this."
Reminds me of the whole "back in my time/when I was young..."
When I was younger, I didn't have a cd player, cell phone, internet, facetime, digital cameras or facial hair. I had to brush my teeth with wheat. Kids these days...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Internet Speed
This is what I'm dealing with today...
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| Download: 0.29 Mb/s Upload: 0.04 Mb/s PING: 494ms |
This feels like my dial-up AOL days. I can't imagine how I ever got by with these internet speeds.
Note: This post took forever to publish.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Goodbye Hostess (Repost)
A re-post from The Sketchpad on Jan. 12, 2012: Goodbye Hostess...
Gold Twinkies | William D. SIEMER II
Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection
As a kid, me and my mom would sometimes go to the local Hostess store to get some produce, bread, and a box of Hostess snacks. It eventually shut down, followed by the other location, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2004, changed its name to Hostess Brands in 2009, and now filed for bankruptcy once again early in 2012.
Supposedly Twinkies last forever, so hold on to them like gold to see if their value increases over time because Hostess profits sure need to...
As a kid, me and my mom would sometimes go to the local Hostess store to get some produce, bread, and a box of Hostess snacks. It eventually shut down, followed by the other location, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2004, changed its name to Hostess Brands in 2009, and now filed for bankruptcy once again early in 2012.
Supposedly Twinkies last forever, so hold on to them like gold to see if their value increases over time because Hostess profits sure need to...
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| Twinkies: Good as gold wdsiemer ii |
Saturday, July 14, 2012
SHOWBIZ PIZZA
Speaking of Chuck E Cheese Pizza... These were the times as a kid you could eat pizza and watch a show that would scare you half shitless...
SHOWBIZ PIZZA
SHOWBIZ PIZZA
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Kenmore Washer/Dryer
I told my brother I loved the look of his old washer and dryer's interface. He thought I was poking fun, but I think they are a fun throwback. Bonus, they still work after all these years.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
5th Avenue Frogger
Frogger parodies could easily be justified as designs we've seen a lot, but this is a clever, imaginative take on the franchise. The arcade box uses real-time web-cam traffic feeds (and some clever coding) of New York's 5th Avenue to simulate the car obstacles in the Frogger universe.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Alternate Universe: Twitter Invented in the ’80s, Facebook in the ’90s
By Doug Aamoth | @daamoth | April 3, 2012
Good, classic stuff... Facebook in the 90's, Twitter in the 80's
Go to Time's Techland or Squirrel Monkey for more! [via Laughing Squid]
Good, classic stuff... Facebook in the 90's, Twitter in the 80's
Go to Time's Techland or Squirrel Monkey for more! [via Laughing Squid]
Sunday, April 1, 2012
8-Bit NES Google Maps
Google Maps is exploring a brand new frontier with its next expansion: the Nintendo Entertainment System. Go to http://maps.google.com/ and map out your destination in QUEST mode!
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| A view of the United States in Google Maps using "Quest" view. Google |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Building a Better TMNT Movie
How can Hollywood deliver a Ninja Turtles movie that'll make fans say "Cowabunga?"
[READ ARTICLE]
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| Kinda spooky. I'd love to see Splinter. |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
From NPR
Using an array of vintage memorabilia, a novel told in the form of a scrapbook follows Frankie Pratt, a young girl in the 1920s whose dreams of becoming a writer lead her from Vassar to adventures abroad.
From NPR
Using an array of vintage memorabilia, a novel told in the form of a scrapbook follows Frankie Pratt, a young girl in the 1920s whose dreams of becoming a writer lead her from Vassar to adventures abroad.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Still Life
Sheet Still Life
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Another from the vault. I was looking at a bunch of old fine art, and it seems every project is some still life setup consisting of sheets, vegetables and pottery. I guess I have to mention nude models.
It's a great way to sharpen your skills, but it's the same old that every student does. There is nothing to sset you apart from the person sitting next to you (well, except skill). Now that I have a choice, I'd much rather create abstract scenes that exist in my imagination.
Looking back at some of these makes me feel a little embarrassed, and grounded. They are pretty awful by artistic standards. It's amazing to think I was pleased enough at the time to turn in some of these works, but looking at them years later to think they are crap.
Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series
Another from the vault. I was looking at a bunch of old fine art, and it seems every project is some still life setup consisting of sheets, vegetables and pottery. I guess I have to mention nude models.
It's a great way to sharpen your skills, but it's the same old that every student does. There is nothing to sset you apart from the person sitting next to you (well, except skill). Now that I have a choice, I'd much rather create abstract scenes that exist in my imagination.
Looking back at some of these makes me feel a little embarrassed, and grounded. They are pretty awful by artistic standards. It's amazing to think I was pleased enough at the time to turn in some of these works, but looking at them years later to think they are crap.
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| Can't say I miss drawing sheets. wdsiemer ii |
Monday, October 24, 2011
Fat Free Red Hots and Lemonheads
Fat Free Redhots and Lemonheads (A Candy Diet)
William D. SIEMER II
When I was young, me and my friends would ride our bikes up to the local convenient store. On our way we would try to find coins on the ground or glass bottles in the bushes that we could trade in for money to buy candy. Pal Bubblegum and Swedish Fish were a penny each and small boxes of Lemonhead and Red Hots Candy were ten cents.
Those days are gone, but some of our favorite candies remain. I recently bought Lemonhead and Red Hots as part of that 3/$3 deal at Walgreens. Still like I remember them, but I have to say I get a good kick out of the label on the box. Marketing genius. Both boxes say "A FAT FREE FOOD."
It reminds me of the first episode of Mad Men when they have to find a way to market around the fact cigarettes are harmful to your health. The gurus at Ferrara Pan were probably thinking the sugar and carbs in candy give it a bad name, so let's say it's FAT FREE!
I may undertake a Subway Jarod here, and start a fitness and meal plan based around Ferrara Pan Candy. 6 grams of fat? Try ZERO! I'll report back in 30 days.
William D. SIEMER II
When I was young, me and my friends would ride our bikes up to the local convenient store. On our way we would try to find coins on the ground or glass bottles in the bushes that we could trade in for money to buy candy. Pal Bubblegum and Swedish Fish were a penny each and small boxes of Lemonhead and Red Hots Candy were ten cents.
Those days are gone, but some of our favorite candies remain. I recently bought Lemonhead and Red Hots as part of that 3/$3 deal at Walgreens. Still like I remember them, but I have to say I get a good kick out of the label on the box. Marketing genius. Both boxes say "A FAT FREE FOOD."
It reminds me of the first episode of Mad Men when they have to find a way to market around the fact cigarettes are harmful to your health. The gurus at Ferrara Pan were probably thinking the sugar and carbs in candy give it a bad name, so let's say it's FAT FREE!
I may undertake a Subway Jarod here, and start a fitness and meal plan based around Ferrara Pan Candy. 6 grams of fat? Try ZERO! I'll report back in 30 days.
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| I'm starting a Lemonhead and Red Hots diet. wdsiemer ii |
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Illustrator Radio (From the Vault)
Illustrator Radio (From the Vault)
Sometimes I like to go through old ZIP disks to see what I was working on years ago. Here is an old-school radio from 2001 I created with Adobe Illustrator 8.0 for "the fun of it." That was probably around the time the first iPod's were coming out.
I don't know how to look at that...
That was only 10 years ago, or it's been that long!
From the vault...
Sometimes I like to go through old ZIP disks to see what I was working on years ago. Here is an old-school radio from 2001 I created with Adobe Illustrator 8.0 for "the fun of it." That was probably around the time the first iPod's were coming out.
I don't know how to look at that...
That was only 10 years ago, or it's been that long!
From the vault...
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| A vector fossil? Just about... a radio with a tape deck. wdsiemer ii |
Hamilton County Parks
Hamilton County Parks
Bought my Hamilton County Park permit. For only $10, you get to enjoy all the parks all season long! The permit comes with discount coupons good at the parks.
I remember my friend's mom having a collection of about 10 years of these park stickers in the left hand of her old station wagon's front window. Anyone still have a large collection on their vehicle?
See what I saw at the parks this season...
Nine Hamilton County Parks in Seven Days
Bought my Hamilton County Park permit. For only $10, you get to enjoy all the parks all season long! The permit comes with discount coupons good at the parks.I remember my friend's mom having a collection of about 10 years of these park stickers in the left hand of her old station wagon's front window. Anyone still have a large collection on their vehicle?
See what I saw at the parks this season...
Nine Hamilton County Parks in Seven Days
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Psychedelic Poster Design
Psychedelic Poster Design
I recently had a guy come to me to recreate, color and print his psychedelic poster design so he can put them up for sale. It was nice to see the old school geometric design, consisting of a pencil sketch from measurements and circular templates.
I still sketch ideas and deal with measurements on a daily basis, but I have become a bit spoiled on what I draw by hand versus digital. I used to create handmade engineering drawings for mechanical parts, and a lot more fine art.
Lately, if it can be done in an Adobe product, I'll do it in an Adobe product. It's faster, cleaner, easier, and there's an "undo" button. However, it's these same aspects that make me miss creating more intimate art by hand.
Sometimes it takes a little project like this to influence/motivate me to get back into the stuff of old.
I recently had a guy come to me to recreate, color and print his psychedelic poster design so he can put them up for sale. It was nice to see the old school geometric design, consisting of a pencil sketch from measurements and circular templates.
I still sketch ideas and deal with measurements on a daily basis, but I have become a bit spoiled on what I draw by hand versus digital. I used to create handmade engineering drawings for mechanical parts, and a lot more fine art.
Lately, if it can be done in an Adobe product, I'll do it in an Adobe product. It's faster, cleaner, easier, and there's an "undo" button. However, it's these same aspects that make me miss creating more intimate art by hand.
Sometimes it takes a little project like this to influence/motivate me to get back into the stuff of old.
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| Details. Design by Mike Beaty |
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| Multiples. Design by Mike Beaty |
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| My line drawing for poster based on Mike Beaty's sketch |
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