This is something I’ve been meaning to do for some time. Toying with various ideas I made a few terrible ones but this is one I’m excited to see in its final form. I’m having these printed on a thick 100lb paper with a slight gloss finish to really make the colors pop.

Originally my idea was to do a type piece with the entire phrase: “Ignorance is bliss, ignorance is love, and i need that shit. This is the Soundtrack 2 My life“. But I found that to overwhelming for a small space like 11″ x 17″ especially if I wanted to make the font as bold as I ended up choosing.

Anyways this is the final piece, I’m having about 20 printed and if you’d like one (for free) I’ll let you know how when there ready.

Right now I’m working on a few things for Dot & HeadBangaMuzik, this being one of them. They recently got a much needed makeover for their logo thanks to some nice work by Glen Infante so with that I set out to make some promotional images. Above is the final version for the first piece which I originally designed for HD use on TV’s (1920×10180) but it will also be available as a wallpaper pack down the road.

Luckily ForeverSave inadvertently made this progress timeline as I worked on it from start to finish which you can see below if your really curious to see what my thought process is on something like this.

Time Machine is a great tool for every Mac user to have installed and running but it doesn’t even come close to matching what ForeverSave has to offer for designers and professionals in various multimedia fields.

I only recently discovered ForeverSave but thanks to a free 30 Day trial that didn’t limit its features in anyway it was very obvious how useful this would be for me. Here’s the quick pitch for the application from their website:

Data loss, caused by application crashes and unintentional overwriting will become history.  ForeverSave automatically creates versions of your documents. In case you lose one, just restore it and continue your work.

If what your thinking right now is along the lines of “wow how have I never discovered this before” then welcome to my life 31 days ago.

The Dreaded Crash

“Photoshop has unexpectedly crashed”*. Ring a bell for anyone? It’s essentially one of the worst things that can happen when you realize “shit I haven’t saved this in awhile”. Losing your work isn’t fun. It costs you time, money and well time. Your left with an out of date idea that you need to update so it replicates what you originally had which is frustrating. Plain and simple: it sucks.

*I know you’ve seen this recently on your own Mac so check out the
Photoshop Crash Reports blog for some comedic relief.

What ForeverSave Does For You:

ForeverSave makes automatic backups based on certain specifications you set per application. I’ve set my Photoshop to auto save whenever I switch applications and to save every 15 minutes while working on an any open files. On top of that it will prompt you to save those common “Untitled-1″ documents you’ve forgotten to initially save.

You can apply this to anything that needs back ups form word documents to InDesign files and Final Cut projects, it will save you heaps of time next time your application crashes or you unexpectedly lose power.

I Wish I Hadn’t Done That

Of course you can think of it in an entirely different light. Have you ever worked on something and wished you could go back but your history just wont let you go any further?  Not to worry, just pull up a previous version if you need to refer to an item from an old design or just want to start fresh from a certain point.

Download It Already!

I’ve already been talking to much, if you weren’t convinced after the 2nd paragraph then I don’t know what else I can say (besides your crazy!). The full cost to buy ForeverSave is only $14.95 so go download the 30 day trial and see how it works for you. Forever Save’s website also has a full run down of what the applicaiton has to offer; a good place to start is the “Top 10 Features”.

In an effort to help promote the new site and its resources I designed this billboard, which is now up on Lougheed Highway.

KidCudi.tv (www.datnewcudi.com/tv) is an addition to DatNewCudi.com in an effort to provide an archive & gallery of all Kid Cudi videos available. Organized by various categories such as song titles and year of performance, it’s ease of use should provide fans with a one stop solution for any video they may be looking for. Based off the WooThemes theme “WooTube”.

So far the reception has been favourable with the video archive adding a daily increase of 15-20% in pageviews to DatNewCudi.com since it’s launch March 14.

VISIT: KiDCudi.TV

Why I’ve named this “Ice” I don’t know but I made this almost 2 weeks ago and couldn’t decide if I should scrap it or put it out so enjoy and let me know what you think.

Download: Kid Cudi “Ice” 1980x1080HD
Download: Kid Cudi “Ice” 1680×1050
Download: Kid Cudi “Ice” 1440×900
Download: Kid Cudi “Ice” 1280×800
Download: Kid Cudi “Ice” iPhone

Kid Cudi “ICE” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada License.

You should be seeing this in the future used for Cudi’s myspace (whenever I get around to coding it). For now here’s the wallpaper pack in a variety of sizes.

Download: Kid Cudi “Streets”  1980x1080HD
Download: Kid Cudi “Streets” 1680×1050
Download: Kid Cudi “Streets” 1440×900
Download: Kid Cudi “Streets” 1280×800
Download: Kid Cudi “Streets” iPhone

Kid Cudi “Streets” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada License.

Good  Wood NYC specializes in custom jewellery handmade from 100% wood. There most popular piece to date is the ‘Jesus Piece’ (seen on 30 rock). Good Wood & CtotheJL sent me this custom black piece which was only briefly available for order. On Feb. 14 they will be releasing the red Jesus Piece on their online store for $65. For more info on Good Wood visit their website or read this interview.

You can view detail shots of my piece (front and back) below.

Great video by Vancouver ad agency Rethink for their annual design scholarship worth $18,000. Favorite quotes from the video have to be “Don’t fall in love with your first idea” and “Worry about ideas first, execution later”. Might have to add both of those to my rotating quotes at the top.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Canada
Creative Directors: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Art Director: Rory O’Sullivan
Writer: Simon Bruyn
Designer: Rory O’Sullivan
Producer: Anne Rubenstein
Photographer: N/A
Illustrator: Rory O’Sullivan
Studio Artist: Chris Neilsen, Taran Chadha
Aired: January 2010

Here’s a preview of some upcoming work for Kid Cudi’s official myspace page. Will also release the artwork as a wallpaper pack for download.