Found Art Fridays 12-12-08: Double Up

Whats up, peoples? Its 12/12 today, So I'm gonna make like R.Kelly and double up on ya.

But don't worry, you won't need to clean up after this post, its just a double shot of found art just in time for the weekend.

There is a loose theme, but I can't really put my finger on it. Logos, letters and graphic-y stuff, I guess...




The apple logo's evolution. weird, but i kinda like that old one.


The Shell logo's evolution.


Logos by James White.


Squarewolf!!


One of my favorite numbers, and I love this logo.


A Pacman font.



look close and you'll see...




Cool lines and a swoopy characteristic that I enjoy.



Wow this one is crazy, what's going on here?


I have a thing for lines. What?


Nice image, sawing a cloud in half.


what the heck does this say/mean? Kinda looks like someone I could have gone to school with...


Another one I couldn't figure out, but I couldn't leave it out, either.


Um...you said it?

You made it! I think you just earned yourself a Christmas cookie...mmmm..cookie...*drool*


Have a great weekend, and God bless us, every one! - Tiny Vin

Wednesdays: The Wackness

You know whats wack? Mainstream media making all these girls feel like looking as good as Jessica Alba isnt even good enough. You know what's really wack? The Big 3 asking us to bail them out when they were too stupid to realize that the economic boom was gonna go bust eventually.

Yeah, these people photoshopped Jessica Alba. So now they're essentially saying that even if you starve yourself and try to attain what is genetically only possible for a small portion of the populous it still ain't good enough. You fail, we photoshop you now. And this cycle of creating unrealistic standards for young girls to try and meet? It's not stopping.



NOW

As for the Auto Companies. Here is a letter.

Dear GM, FordMotorCo, and Chrysler LLC.

You guys suck, you know that? First you decide that Big Oil is a better friend than the consumer and drag your feet for thirty years on making fuel efficiency a priority. 

Then, when we all got rich and lazy you encouraged further gas gluttony with about 30 new models of SUV in the late 90's. You saw that people were buying multiple cars per person and thought this would last forever, so you gave cheap credit to everyone (just like those housing fools), and gave your Unions outrageous contracts. 

Now that the @#&^ is hitting the fan you realize that we want gas sippers but you make about four. We're not spending money like idiots anymore and you were counting on that. 

And those Union contracts? Well you just screwed yourselves on that. Letting someone retire young and then giving them 95% of their salary for life?? Are you kidding me?? 

So now you want us to bail you out. Well too bad. 

Let the Oil Companies bail you out. I mean, they owe you. You guys make all the gas guzzlers. Now get outta my face.

Love, VinKong

Found Art Fridays:12-5-08

Art History Pop Quiz...or something. Today is a random Friday so you get a random found art selection. just some cool stuff I be findin on the webs. 

All you art school kids, quick what is this ad (possibly not an ad?) modeled after?*

*answer at the bottom!


This made me sit back, reread, and contemplate.


...need i say anything?


this just really appeals to me for a few reasons. the colors, the angles drawing my eyes around the page..(i paid all that money just to learn words like 'juxtaposition' and 'rectalinear'. sighh...)


Say what you will, but this image got me wide eyed for a second. I mean look at it, it even has a Dr.Robotnik head. Amazing.


hehe. i love those handheld keyboard thingies...so much.


The medical illustrator in me is all about this.


Just so we can realize how good we have it - Photoshop's evolution.


And now, the moment we've all been waiting for. Or have completely forgotten was coming...

*The answer is "Raft of the Medusa" by Theodore Gericault. 1818-19.

This thing is life sized yall. And this actually happened when some inept French captain let it happen. Most of them died (yes, there was cannibalism) and it was a huge scandal at the time, so this is like a huge gigantic tabloid. um...high romantic art, I mean. Read more here

Have a great weekend! - VinKong

Random Comic 12-4-08

This very nerdy comic has completely sucked me in. Even though I don't always get the jokes (the author is a math/programming guy). its called xkcd.

Alternate Currency

 

on the rollover, he writes "For the first time ever, the phrase ' I'd like to thank everyone at 4chan for making me successful and happy' is uttered"

but seriously check out xkcd sometime, its pretty funny, unapolagetically nerdcore, and he does a new one Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. 

love, VinKong

Thanksgiving got Rick Rolled

So I was under the impression that Rick rolling had already gone the way of the dinosaurs, but was it wishful thinking? 

Could an internet phenomenon that nobody was that thrilled about in the first place jump the shark?

There I was, avoiding pre-Thanksgiving dinner prep work (supposedly cleaning my room), watching this parade that I never watch.  There were some highlights, like the broadcasting booth almost being taken out by a balloon, and a nostalgia inducing rendition of 'Under the Sea' (the performers were wearing Heely's. awesome.) 

And then I saw a float for the cartoon 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends', a Cartoon Network show that I actually did watch for a while (what?). 

And then this happened...

-VinKong