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Cre8ive Abstract

Retro West Indies Tourism posters

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Retro West Indies Posters

Great tourism posters from the West Indies

If you haven’t been to the West Indies, you should visit one of the many islands; it is truly a beautiful geographic area filled with lush agriculture, warm weather, and rich culture. No, I don’t work for any Tourism board, but was inspired to do a post of various Tourism posters from West Indies nations. Mostly, I was inspired by the iconic Jamaica tourism poster from the 70’s (in the main image for this post); though, logically, that woman must be in her 60’s now, one can’t help but wonder how she would look now …

West Indies poster by German Company

West Indies poster by German Company, looks like circa early 1900’s
Viva la Cuba
Puerto Rico circa early 1900's

Interrogative

No. 2 Pencil

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Always be No.2

This one is definitely for all the geeks and nerds out there. Ever noticed how most pencils out there are No. 2 pencils? That is the only pencil we really hear about, so it made me wonder what happened to pencils No.1 and so on. Apparently there are many grades of pencils and the number relates to how hard the lead is in the pencil. So for everyday use, such in schools, the No. 2 pencil is the most commonly used because in the spectrum of pencils, it is the middle grade between the hardest lead and lightest lead. Apparently in the engineering and architecture fields, a harder lead pencil is used.

Yes, I know, very exciting stuff.

One interesting note related to pencils, but more relates to the history of the litigious nature of the U.S.:

“On 30 March 1858, Hymen Lipman received the first patent for attaching an eraser to the end of a pencil. In 1862 Lipman sold his patent to Joseph Reckendorfer for $100,000, who went to sue the pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell for infringement. In 1875, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Reckendorfer declaring the patent invalid.”

File this under the category ‘The more you know’

.:: LiBM ::.

Popular Culture

Little Carl Carlton – Drop By My Place

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Little Carl Carlton

A classic Motown/Funk era jam from Detroit native ‘Little Carl Carlton’ with a track called ‘Drop By My Place’ (Back Beat Records 1970).

Some more pictures of Little Carl Carlton, and a note, they were really funky with the album imagery back in the day – besides the quality of graphics, I don’t think much as really changed … I could be wrong:

Hip-Hop

Dot City – City of Dreams

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City of Dreams

City of Dreams

Another track from Toronto based hip-hop group DOT CITY with ‘City of Dreams’; this time, they take the musical composition to the next level – yes I may sound bias because I work with them, but with the banging beats by Flawless Tracks (@flawlesstracks), this track shows the range & musical potential of Dot City.

Listen below:

Dot City ‘City of Dreams
Performed by DOT CITY
Produced by Flawless Tracks
Mixed & Mastered by K R Moore
www.JustFeelingsPlease.com

Cre8ive Abstract, Popular Culture

The Wire Quotes

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Snoop, Marlo, Avon Quotes

I don’t know what is the exact term for these types of pictures/quotes; you’ve seen them before – always talking about inspiration, or making a popular culture reference joke.  Anyhow, the great pseudo docu drama TV series ‘The Wire’ (2002-2008) on HBO is known as a critically acclaimed series that never really got is props for telling a real story about the socio-economics and ganglife of inner-city Baltimore.

Came across some classic Wire quotes from classic characters such as Marlo, Snoop, McNulty, and Avon Barksdale.


(click on link to enlarge)

.:: LiBM ::.

Popular Culture, videos

Shaft’s Big Score – Don’t Misunderstand

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Don’t Misunderstand

This is an actual real music from the Blaxploitation film Shaft’s Big Score (released 1972), this is a song that accurately captures the mood of the ‘infamous’ times of the 1970’s as pimping, gangsterism, and being a ‘playboy’ was coveted and revered. Jumping forward to the current day, I don’t think much as changed – except where this song sounds a bit more eloquent, while the current music is very blunt & direct with their slackness & slackitude.

There are some real funny and classic lines from this song. I’m still trying to figure out who the composer is; as it wasn’t mentioned in the film credits.

Logic, Social

Tips for the Social Media Geek

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Increasing Geekitude

Some tips to accelerate your nerd/geekiness online to make you further increase the efficiency in whatever you do (probably Facebook & Twitter).


Multi-Task (dual screen)
– pretty simple; two screens allows you to do and see more. For the graphic artist, it allows you to look at Photoshop on one monitor, and view stock footage on Bridge on the other monitor. It is also good for learning tutorials – have the video tutorial playing on one side, practice the teachings on the other monitor – generally it just increases the level of productivity.


Smartphone
– pretty much any device that allows you to do e-mail, browse the web, social network, and etc. There are many devices on the market for you to choose from; iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, etc. Think of the phone as your personal device that manages your communications and engagements with the world. No longer is the computer/laptop needed as the device to do such management.


Googlesphere
Google is not only a search engine, but essentially they are an advertising platform that delivers targeted ads via their many products and services. As such, they offer these services usually free, and they are quite useful as they are built on ‘cloud computing’ and are usually able to interface with your mobile device.

Google Calendar
Gmail
Google Docs
Google Maps
Google Reader (manages RSS feeds/blogs)


Time Management Skills
– all these tools are great, but are useless unless you don’t learn how to manage your time properly. Blocking out times, and even people to work on projects/items may be necessary. Sometimes it is best to start with a good ‘ol pencil and paper to itemize what needs to be done, develop a timeline, and then put such plan into action.

With these tips, you should be well on your way to being more efficiency and productive, hopefully.
.::LiBM::>

Hip-Hop

Soultronica 7

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Soultronica 7

Mixtape 136 from Mixtapeshow.net with the Soultronica series.

“But the soultronica series is officially back on. Brothertron handles the intro, since dex digital is incapacitated (if you caught the last episode, you’ll remember why) – but wait, dude somehow survived half an hour of no oxygen – what’s the deal?”

Check it out below:

Featured artists in the mixtape include The Jet Age of Tomorrow, Theophilus London, Droop-E, and others.

.::LiBM::.