Reiss 1971 T-shirt Design Competition

Recently I entered this competition, a project of Dazed Digital (online mag) so if you could vote for my entry here, that would be very much appreciated: http://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/ReissTshirtCompetition/show/Default.aspx?ChoiceId=8115&CompetitionId=22

~Louis Tiffon

For the bored and easily amused...

Go to colorflip =)

~Louis Tiffon

Fancy a shave?

Found this interesting print ad for a Montreal hair salong, Orbite, on:http://szymon.tumblr.com/

Oh, and also some fruit-shaped sticky notes =)

~Louis Tiffon

This is what a 17" waist looks like

They sayLisa Fonssagrives-Penn was the first supermodel - she ate up to 10 little meals (each consisting of half a glass of wine, six grapes, one cracker & one slice of cheese) everyday.

Thanks to Google, a quick calculation, 17 inches = 43.18 cm. Now that's crazy stuff.

~Louis Tiffon

continuing the education

After the easing into with Everybody's Changing, I am here to announce that Keane are neither melodramatic:



nor are they boring.



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HOLY BALONEY!

Somebody restart my brain.... I think I went into a New Moon frenzy/meltdown!!!!!!




They're practically KISSING!


~ Hurley Who?

too much soul

Apparently, we need to look out.

New In Town - Little Boots


Too Fake - Hockey


and CL will be forced to listen to this -
Lily Allen & Keane - Everybody's Changing


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interesting, useless fact of the day

the voice of optimus prime




is done by the same guy who does the voice of


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- no name -

Wait! We haven't done this yet...

I realised that Eighth St hasn't done an "OH MICHAEL!! AND SO SOON!" sort of tribute. So I'll get the ball rolling.... With the cover of his Thriller album - the best selling record of all time!

Now it's your turn! Favourite songs? Moments? Costumes?

Here are mine: Rock With You is one of my favourite Michael songs and Billie Jean (come on, it's a classic, and it was recorded in one take... can you believe it?)

And memorable costume:

So ornate, dramatic... I think it's very Michael 'King of Pop'. Other than that, his red leather jacket from the Beat It video clip shouts Michael 'Amazing Up-and-Coming-Face-to-Watch'.

And who could forget that glove?!

And a matching jacket...

And military jackets which are apparently big again...

And the white shirt, too-short pants and white socks he made famous in the Black or White video clip (which has a really cool ending by the way... apparently those special effects were 'ground-breaking' at the time)

~ Hurley Who?

PS. Hope everybody's holidays are going as well as possible... ie. not totally consumed by head-whacking moments and frustrated textbook throwing... or is that just me?!

Analysing handwriting

Found this at:http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3464/what_does_your_handwriting_say_about.html?cat=4 but formatted for your convenience =)

Handwriting analysis is truly an intriguing concept. It is a technique (similar to body language) used to interpret human behavior in areas such as achievement/work habits, thinking styles and even social skills. You can also analyze doodles, drawings, paintings and sculpture. This skill can be used for many purposes including: recruiting, marriage compatibility, career guidance, child development, etc. I spoke to Sylvia Friedman, a certified Handwriting Analyst in Chicago, about how the process works. Sylvia explains, “Your handwriting is the blue print of your brain. How you think, feel, behave- your personality- comes through in handwriting. Many companies use me for the hiring process. HR can interview someone and they are pretty intuitive, but there are a lot of things they can’t see. When I do an evaluation for a company, I give the pros and cons after a candidate submits 3 pages of “their story” to me. I write a report on whether I think the person is a good fit for that particular job. Handwriting is a very powerful tool!” After she analyzed my own handwriting, I was astonished at how accurate she was (believe me, I was vague!) and my inner skeptic was put to rest. Try it out on yourself or a friend! In cursive, write a 1 page letter about your life. Compare your handwriting to Sylvia’s criteria and see if it unlocks any secrets… According to Friedman:

HANDWRITING ANALYSTS LOOK AT A NUMBER OF THINGS…

• SIZE Small handwriting- research-oriented, good concentration, methodical, not always social
  Large handwriting- people oriented, outgoing, outspoken, love to entertain and interlock
  Right in the middle- you like to be with people, but value your own time
• SPACING Good deal of space- you need your freedom, to do things in your own time, don’t like to be overwhelmed or crowed.
  Very little space- it shows a tremendous about of irritability and constant pressure on yourself
• HOW LETTERS ARE SHAPED Rounded letters- indicates creativity, artistic abilities (writing, painting, acting, etc.)
  Pointed letters- shows you are more aggressive, intense, very intelligent, curious
  Connected letters- you are logical, systematic, make decisions carefully
• LOOPING Loopy handwriting- very social individual, huge imagination, sensitive to criticism
  Not loopy- more isolated, reclusive, within themselves
• DOTTING YOUR I’s Right over the I- attention to detail, organization, emphatic in what you say or do
  High over the I- shows great imagination
  To the left- procrastinator Circle your I’s- visionary, child like
  Slashing it- overly self-critical, don’t have a lot of patience for inadequacy or people that don’t learn from their mistakes, irritation
• CROSSING YOUR T’s Right in the middle- you are personally safe
  Short crosses- shows a lack of determination
  Long crosses- great determination and enthusiasm, can be stubborn
  Very top of T- you’re an idealist, ambition, good self-esteem
  Cross downward at the top- you dominate your environment, authoritative nature
• O’s Open- you are talkative, social, able to express your feelings, have little secrecy
  Closed- you are very personal, limited sharing of your personal feelings, introvert
• LEAD IN’S OR EXCESS FLOURISHES Lead in’s (or excess flourishes) - shows family orientation is important to you
  Lack of lead in’s (or excess flourishes)- you tackle problems in a direct, practical way, unhampered by sentimentality
• MARGINS Writing all over the page- you can’t relax, constantly thinking
  Left hand margin- you live in the past
  Right hand margin- you are always looking towards the future
• PRESSURE Tremendous pressure- very intense, may have some evil qualities, aggressive, blow up easily
  Average or light pressure- laid back, go with the flow
• DOODLES Boxes- you need structure, stability and order
  Flowers- idealistic, romantic, creative
  Triangles- perfectionist, structured, people that feel stuck- don’t risk easily
  Circles- dreamer, creative, takes thinks personally, visionary
  Smiley faces- illusionary, wanting life to be beautiful, optimistic
  Color inside the box or shape- you are very intense, serious, worrier, can suggest sign of temper because of tension or frustration
• PUNCTUATION MARKS Lots of exclamation marks- ego is involved, you want to be understood, passionate
• SLANT If you write upward- you tend to be optimist, hopeful, honest, ambitious, motivated
  If you write downward- you tend to be negative, slightly depressed, dishonest
• SPEED If you write things quickly- you are impatient, dislike delays or time wasters
  If you write slowly- more organized, more methodical, more self reliant
• SIGNATURE (this is your public self image!) Legible- shows integrity, confidence, leadership, open to show your true self
  Not legible- very private person, hard to read or understand

***EXPERT: Sylvia Friedman is a certified master Graphologist and Handwriting Analyst who has been working in the industry for 25 years! She currently resides in Chicago, IL.

~Louis Tiffon

A fresh face

Letecia Price, from Perth, is a new young face to watch. Born in only 1993 and already signed with Ford, she has a bright future in modelling set ahead of her.

Her profile:

Height:175cm
Bust:79 cm
Waist:63 cm
Hips:88 cm

~ Louis Tiffon

a continuum

After reading all the nice new posts, I though I might join the proverbial fray/bandwagon.

A very pretty cover of Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love by the Mystery Jets




Regina Spektor - Laughing With





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In the 1500s

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.

Here are some facts about the 1500s:

These are interesting...
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water..

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying It's raining cats and dogs.

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, Dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside.

A piece of wood was placed in the entrance way. Hence the saying a thresh hold. (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the
stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom
of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the grave yard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell, or was considered a dead ringer.

And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !

ps. this was an email I found funny =P
Her cules

Just for fun

Concentrate on the cross in the middle. The moving dot will start to turn green and then all the other dots will vanish =).

Her-cules

Movie Review: Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine Cleaning is a nice movie. Actually, it's not nice so much as it is short and sweet, like a tasty bite-sized piece of well-made film. I say that because it's rather short, and ends appropriately albeit a bit abruptly.

I had trouble compiling my feelings about this movie into one nice (there goes that word again...) and neat review so I read a few on the net. This one kind of sums up what I feel: http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2564976.htm

Anyhoodle, here goes. I watched this film as a "I actually wanted to watch it but never thought I would" sort of film. But I'm glad I did because I'd rather be funding indie films from America rather than terrible big-budget films from America (ie. Year One, The Land Of The Lost, The Hangover etc).

The story is about Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) and her sister Norah (Emily Blunt) who start a cleaning agency, Sunshine Cleaning, where they clean up dead people's homes after their bodies have been removed. While none of the gory scenes were all that gory, it was the emotional impact of the scene that made it a bit more scary - the fact that the two sisters were encroaching upon space where people had died, or committed suicide, largely resonated within me, and it was a sad and a bit confronting sometimes.

That guy above with the moustache, Walter, I felt was a bit marginalised throughout the film because he was a great guy who had character potential that wasn't really explored. He plays the cleaning supplies shop owner who you think may end up together with Rose but it only turns into a tender friendship.

Rose's son Oscar is so adorable as the child prodigy who is kicked out of school because he is too smart...? It's a bit of a paradox.

Within the main framework of the plot comes a 'subplot' where Norah, who is psychologically scarred from seeing her mother's body after she committed suicide, tries to seek a female figure in her life to replace her mother. In comes Lynn (above with Norah) who is the daughter of a woman who has committed suicide and Sunshine Cleaning has stepped in to clean her house. They form a misguided 'relationship' of sorts. Norah is trying to gain closure, Lynn thinks Norah is interested in her. The result of this is a bit messy and once it finishes, it is never again explored in the film which I felt left a few gaps in the storyline.

All in all, Sunshine Cleaning was a very good but subtle movie. It was a semi-tragic but uplifting film about 'real life' in unreal circumstances. The acting was excellent - the characters made you laugh, cringe, gasp in shock and feel depressed. I think it deserves a 7.5-8 out of 10. Other reviewers (ie. SMH) gave it higher ratings, which makes me think that maybe because I'm not as seasoned as other reviewers, and maybe more "blockbuster-ised", I didn't truly appreciate the subtlety of the film.

~ Hurley Who?

Odds & Sorts

Just finished eating brekkie after sleeping in and checking my email/fb/etc. etc. & found some interesting stuff.

Firstly, some 'urban camouflage' - off Rive magazine:

More at: http://www.rivemagazine.com/2009/06/fashion-urban-camouflage.html

Secondly, Wataru Itou's castle made entirely out of paper (exhibited at Umihotaru):


Crazy stuff - took the guy four years of sculpting and it includes the working train & electric lights!

Lastly, a little plug for this survey our church is conducting - if you're non-Christian, our church would really appreciate it if you could answer this quick question on basically why you aren't: http://www.esurveyspro.com/App/Polls/DirectPoll.aspx?id=2249

Thanks a bundle!
~Louis Tiffon