I rarely watch television but I was able to catch the logo revisions of several educational channels that underwent a more simple and iconic approach in the past year. I am a huge fan of simplifying the communication channel towards your target audience base in every possible aspect and the channels I am about to discuss exemplified that in their new logo treatments. I just wanted to give recognition to… .....Continue reading

With so much history and a large population tied to the language, its always perplexed me why there isn’t more work on Alibata, an ancient writing script of the Philippines. Also known as Baybayin, I had referenced this writing in a previous post revealing some of its history and displaying my work with the language. While I’ve studied it throughout the past few years, working to better understand and experiment with the language and typeface, many times I have wished to see other artists who work with the script and apply a modern style to the historic font in order to garner the respect of the design world today.

Meet Nico Puertollano, an artist hailing from Mandaluyong City of the Philippines with his upbringing in New York City. .....Continue reading

Hey Peeps, just wanted to share this fresh music group from Cape Town, South Africa that I discovered online – the same way they exploded onto the music scene. They call themselves Die Antwoord, meaning “The Answer” in the Afrikaans language, and their beats and music are hot. The crew is made up of a lead MC who calls himself Ninja, a singer who goes by Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and a DJ Hi-Tek (not to be confused with the man who collaborated with Talib Kweli’s Reflection Eternal album). They are quirky, humorous, talented, and unique.

The group was formed in 2009 and frequented the blog world in order to promote themselves. Nine months later, they created the .....Continue reading