I really hate awful ringtones. The ones that come with your phone I believe are terrible, and I think they are purposely bad to make you spend money on the provider’s tones. And then, you pay $3–5 for 30 seconds or less of music when you can get the same song for 99 cents on iTunes — and have the entire song! So forget about all that mess.
http://www.makeownringtone.com/
Ok, I know the website is really cheesy and there are lots of ads, but the interface works very well and even though they directly e-mailed the mp3 to my phone, they haven’t spammed me. Here’s my new ringtone:
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
So get rid of that stupid “Verizon Moods” factory ringtone and get a one that won’t embarass you. It’s free.
Jon Corbin of the Firecracker Jazz Band asked me to design a new poster for the band. I love designing a poster and the Firecrackers are my favorite local band, so it was a really fun project. I was initially going to go art deco, but that’s a hard milieu to swim and make it look classy and not cheesy, so I abandoned it pretty quickly.
Typography has always been my strength in design, so instead of being frustrated, I resorted to what I knew. The only typeface used is Rockwell, which looks great pulled, pushed enlarged, suggested, shown, etc. I don’t think I’ve used Rockwell previously, but it is certainly in my palette now. Only six words are used and three images, including the piano aflame image by Jason Krekel that they use as a logo.
Problem solving + creativity = design.
I love doing it.
Here’s some of my inspiration. Smashing Magazine: Breathtaking Typographic Posters
Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre is awesome. Pun based visual humour with a vaguely Victorian tilt? Yes please!
Thanks, Malia. This rocks.
Ok, time to highlight some new additions to the blog roll.
Asheville Street Style
An Asheville street fashion blog run by MountainX. Rarely am I so vain, but I desperately want to get on there. I wear a necktie like 4 days a week! Come on!
Ukelele Rockstar
Ami plays uke and sings with Mad Tea Party, a great Asheville-based band. In addition, she’s a great gal that updates her blog frequently with interesting stuff from her experience as a musician.
The White House Blog
It went live at noon on January 20th. Come on, the President has a frickin blog? That’s cool. We should all read it. Check out all of the new tools to keep informed by the White House. It’s impressive that the Obama is STILL this 2.0 — s0 support it.
Typography-map-prank trifecta complete! I wish this place really existed. Sigh. I suppose I should go back to studying for my Anthroplogy test tomorrow.
Courtesy the incredibly good Strange Maps.
