I'm not sure if I'm wierded out or turned on.

This is a kids show - A KIDS SHOW! This is from the Japanese tv show Seireishojotai - which translates as “Elemental Girls". It's about 5 highschool girls who are actually sexy Eco-super heroes that fight polluters and other environmental villains in I'm guessing, the tiniest outfits known to man.

Crazy.



Original source here

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Maestro Knows

Maestro Knows - Episode 2 (Anthony Hamilton) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.


Check the rest of the episodes here

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Monday music

Just some good music to help us through a monday.

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Food logos through the ages

A really fun article on some of food companies greatest logo's through the ages.

from: NEATORAMA

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Sunday Morning Cartoons

I was voracious about reading as a child, and I absorbed whatever I could get my grubby little hands on - to the point that I got a turtle in fifth grade and named it Dribble because of Judy Blume.

In sixth grade I picked up my first mythology book, it was a very superficial explanation on Greek Mythology, but from that one book I was hooked. I went through our libraries collection of greek mythology and then tried to read and understand norse, and eventually egyptian. All of them were incredibly important in helping me to form my world view. These were all religions at one time, these were all part of their times collective conscious.

All of this is to say, that when Gargoyles came out, I was amazed at how they mixed medieval lore with Norse mythology and threw in some roman mythology for good measure. It was a wonderful concoction of all these different ideas and beliefs mixed together for yummy goodness.

I was also amazed that Disney took such a chance with this cartoon. I mean think about it, the mouse house is known for making pretty straight forward kiddy fare, and here was such an amazing, deeply serialized, thoughtful cartoon.

If you ever decide to pick the DVD's up get the later seasons - it becomes incredibly interesting after season 2.

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Tough Times

Over at hypebeast right now there is a very interesting article on the state of the industry called streetwear.

Here's an excerpt from Frank Liew of Qubic/Quarters


"I think everybody needs to stop and breathe for a second. Consumers, support your independents. Retailers, stop blaming everything on “the recession”. Don’t be lazy. It doesn’t explain why you should ignore customers who walk in your front door. You know how it works. People moan to me about how it’s all media hype – but I don’t entirely believe that. I think there is a general paradigm shift at the moment kick-started by the economic situation in where people are now waking up and evaluating the way they’ve been spending, regardless of whether or not they’ve been hit in the pocket by the housing crunch or lost an entire stock portfolio. For our industry, I strongly believe the spending is still out there. I see it every day when I view our reports. People who were into it before the crunch are still into it now, I don’t think I’ve met a single person who’s completely given up on buying clothes & footwear just because the GDP has shrunken for the last two consecutive quarters. People still appreciate good product, and good service. It’s still a relatively young crowd, they’re flexible. Remember why you got into this in the first place. The need, the addiction, the want. That’s what your customers still feel, despite what you may think. If you can capture that then you’re set. "

The article gives some inspiration as well as sending a real message that now is the time to step up, be creative, differentiate your brand from the herd, and most importantly be true to your style ignore all the commercial mess, and build your brand to fit you first.

Check the article here

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Notte Sento

Notte Sento (English subtitles) from napdan on Vimeo.

This short was made from over 4500 shots taken with a Canon EOS 30D camera.

from the creator:
A girl misses her train to Milan and is set to wait overnight in Rome until dawn. However, a chance encounter with a guy changes her plans and the night lights of the capital turn into the background to a tender love story. An extraordinary chemistry made of knowing glances and small gestures fills the few instants that separate them both from the sunrise.


Beautiful

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Kalamazoo X Conference

I'll be speaking at the Kalamazoo X Conference on branding next month! click on the banner above to visit their site.

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Sunday morning cartoons

Is it wrong that Bluto is my favorite character in Popeye?

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Fat Monster is coming!

I am really bad at keeping secrets, especially if it is something that is exciting. and today I am very excited!

I just recieved color artwork for our upcoming apple app, fat monster.

There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, and hell who knows if it will be finished before next year. But, seeing this and the other color pages put together for the first time, I'm starting to get a feel for how the game will look and play, and I can't tell you how proud that makes me of the team working on this project.

It's a good day to be TOI.

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$100.00 houses

We have all heard the stories of how Detroit is falling apart. Living and working in Michigan it has always been a Thorn in my side that we do not have a major city, like Chicago or New York to call our own, instead we have a major city with a former very corrupt mayor, and a winless football team.

Well here is a story of a group of people who are taking advantage of the city's fall and are at the beginning stages of rebuilding it into something new and different.

I have to admit this excites me a little, these small steps will hopefully grow into something very big and exciting.

Read the article here

So who watched the Watchmen

Overall loved the movie - Most of the changes and deletions made sense. My only real beef was the ending, subtle changes can make the world of difference, and unfortunately not always for the best.




By the by this comic is hilarious. Check it out here

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What's new with you?

So what's been going on in the world of TOI?

• New fabric just came in for our limited edition wallets. 150 total, with supremely cool packaging.
• First introductions and meetings on "Fat Monster"
• Finishing up decisions on the line for the rest of the year.
• Welcoming our new PR Person
• Saying goodbye to our intern
• Looking for a new intern

I've been trying to figure out how to share the process of running a small business a little bit better on this blog.

In the last few months I've kind of focused a lot more on our pet projects, movies, girlfriends and cartoons. and less on what goes on behind the scenes of the day to day growth of our little empire that could.

As we move forward there will be continual tweaking in what I think the blog should be, and as that happens I hope to make it more of what I personally envision it to be.

With that said below are two of our shirts coming out towards the end of next month. Hope you likes.



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Sunday Morning Cartoons

Love Pluto.

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this is fantastic

Saw this on Johnny Cupcakes blog and thought it was really beautiful.

I'm jealous in how creative and simple this really is.

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Who Watches the Watchmen?

I... Can't... Wait...

Let's be honest, a large part of my childhood was spent reading comics, writing comics and illustrating comics, my love for illustration can be traced back to a mighty mouse comic I tore apart and traced when I was about 5 years old. And I can also remember crying when my mom wouldn't let me see the first batman movie.

I have watched every comic to film adaption that has come out, yes even Electra. These comics were my childhood mythology and the movies are that mythology come to life.

And I Can't Wait for the Watchmen.

I've read this book multiple times, I've studied Dave Gibbons artwork, and I have always wanted to sit at the altar that is Alan Moore.

Anyway, Drew McWeeney from HITFIX continues his superb coverage of the Watchmen movie with a set of videos talking to the cast, director and original artist of Watchmen.



Here is Dave Gibbons discussing the surreal feeling seeing his and Moore's child jump off the page and into a big budget movie.

You can find the rest of the interviews here

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