Archive for September 2011
Toronto Blue Jays redesign
Posted on: September 23, 2011
- In: design | fashion | sports
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“Touch ’em all, Joe! You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!” Arguably one of the greatest moments in Toronto sports history, this Tommy Cheek broadcast still sends shivers down your spine to this very day when you hear it. At that time I was merely a little 8-year-old Butter, so did not fully understand the significance and magnitude of this World Series winning dinger.
Alas, it appears that our beloved Jays have set out to bring back some of this magic with the leaking of their latest logo that will be used for the upcoming 2012/2013 MLB season. Like the Leafs, the Jays are in a rebuilding process and are now at the point where they finally can make a significant push for the postseason next year, bringing with it a much overdue third World Series title to the city.
The new logo is a welcome update to the one they rocked during the glory days of the early 90s, and the new uniforms are also reported to carry out this new retro look with more Canuck flair. Several sources have confirmed that this throwback is the real deal, although the organization is still staying very tight lipped about the matter.
There seems to be an explosion of throwing back or returning to your retro roots within sports these days, and I as a sports fan could not be happier by this movement. Some of the most tried and tested brands in the world have donned the same identity with minimal changes for decades, and its amazing that teams are finally realizing this. Want to create emotional connections with your fans and drive up uniform and merch sales? Take a look at your team from the 90s, 80s, or 70s and there’s your solution! Why fix it if it isn’t broken? All the feedback that I have gathered surrounding the new logo has been positive, and everyone is getting really excited about it including myself. People love nostalgia right? Especially when it is connected to a 2nd World Series win in the bottom of the 9th. BOOM!
I always knew online gamers had something up their wizard sleeves. Behind those sweaty palms and cheeto-stained chins, there are mad scientists at work – and they may just be the key to huge advancements in aids research! What?! how is that even POSSIBLE?! it’s possible, and it happened. Using the online game foldit, gamers accuratley predicted the structure of a retroviral enzyme that has stumped scientists for more than a decade – wow I bet those scientists feel really dumb. for real. Experts are saying this discovery could also spark new projects between scientists and gamers across the planet! (or the ENTIIIIIIRE UNIVERSE, according to the gaming nerds). So go visit a local gamer near you and give them a pat on the back for a job well played, and maybe stay for a crustless peanut butter sandwich and sunny-D lunch prepared lovingly by their mother – thanks mom!
Aries: Overalls WILL come back in style. It’s up to you Aries.
Libra: Do not trust anything with corn in it today.
Taurus: Umbrella’s will not harm you today…BUT they may harm other people, so beware and be protective.
Scorpio: Check you email, something important is waiting for you. If not, you may be suffering from a rare email disorder know as spam.
Gemini: I don’t like Gemini’s. Never have. You don’t deserve a horoscope.
Cancer: You smell like fish sticks. Take a bath. If not, don’t be social tonight.
Leo: You owe it to yourself to give yourself a facemask. stay away from the chocolate one though, you may be tempted to eat it.
Virgo: Matt Damon once said “Darn tootin, I am the most hansom man alive! And Im getting rich because of it!” There is alot to learn from this quote.
Sagittarius: Its time to start doing what you’ve been putting off for quite some time now…put on your unitard…and hand out coupons infront of nofrills, you were born to do it.
Capricorn: the strong silent type, I’ve always liked you. I predict you will need to speak up this weekend when you wake up to that young kid from Home improvement spooning you in your bed. a) where the hell has he been all these years? and b)why couldnt I wake up to someone cooler?
Aquarius: You and ellen degeneris will have a table straddling contest this weekend It will be the most exciting time of your life.
Pisces: eat more berries. not the blue ones, they will make your urine smell funny
Ophiuchus: I dont like you
Butter Is our new guest blogger! He will be covering all things sports! Before I bring him in, perhaps you would like to learn a little more about him. Butter was born in a small small town, too small to even describe. He has a pet hamster named frank, and he loves the musical les miserables! Butter, what would you like to say?
Butter: “in the words of Kenny Powers, YOU’RE FUCKIN OUT!”
Thanks Butter! Stay tuned blog universe from more from our good friend butter.
Old people are funny.
Posted on: September 16, 2011
- In: humor | humour
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This is funny because old people are funny. I am going to be old one day so I am allowed to say that.
This will make you LOL
Posted on: September 15, 2011
Give it a watch. You won’t be disappointed!
Not to toot our own horn but….
Posted on: September 14, 2011
- In: design | Gossip
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We were featured on design edge! What what!
Unfortunately they cut the part about how Laura and I are the bread and butter of the magazine…but that’s okay. It’s still pretty cool anyways. Check out the article here!
- In: Gossip | news | what's new!
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As you all know, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have been dating for a very long time (9 1/2 months and 13 hours and 27 minutes to be exact). Last month Justin spotted Selena canoodling with her Monte Carlo costar Cory Monteith (the dude from Glee). Well didn’t Bieber get into quite the fever..he began questioning Selena’s loyalty to him, he cried, she cried, it was a mess! Anyways, the next morning (sources say) Selena took off. She returned later that evening distraught, intoxicated and sporting new body art. A full arm sleeve tattoo of her true love, Justin Bieber. She has since told sources that it was a gesture to prove her commitment to the baby-faced buck, Bieber.
Selena Gomez gets Justin Bieber Tattoo
Chill Cover Contest
Posted on: September 12, 2011
I know we have fans from all around the world. Like Jimmy who wrote us last week from Germany. He told us about how much he loved our horoscopes and how if he hadn’t read ours last month he may about pooped in a bucket in public (how embarrassing!)
Anyways, not all of our adoring fans know that we are actual designers for a living. SAY WHAT? Yes that’s right. Chill Magazine (yes we design that) is holding a contest right now to vote for your favourite cover. Easy as pie. You vote, you win beer.
So vote for your best (preferably one that I’ve designed okay). Click here to go to the contest. If you don’t you will get sick in the next week and you will have a 100% probability of losing control of your bowels. Just sayin’.
Contagion. Gross, but cool.
Posted on: September 12, 2011
We are designers and we design stuff. Right Laura?
Right Robin.
The original point of this blog was to promote cool design stuff that we came across. We then realized that we are really funny and awesome and we wrote about alot more stuff. Anyways, to get back to our roots (don’t worry we’ll still post other awesome stuff) here is a cool video you should watch about a pretty disgusting but awesome billboard that WB came out with to promote their new movie Contagion.
Also, on a side note here’s a cool contagion contest you can enter.
