Friday, May 17, 2013

15 Amazing Video Game Pixel Art Backgrounds

With the advent of photo realistic rendering software, pixel art has kind of fell into the "outdated zone." Which is really a travesty because pixel art is some of the most amazing computer generated art I've ever seen!! Seriously, I don't think pixel artists get the respect they deserve for their creations.

Check out these AMAZING background scenes from millennium era video games. The DETAIL. God IS in the details. And I can't even lie, I never even paid attention to backgrounds when I played these games.

A moment of recognition for all the underrated pixel video game artists.

Garou: Mark of the Wolves
1999
King of Fighters 1994
1994


SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
2003

Art of Fighting 2
1994

The Last Blade
1997

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Plug.dj

So I just found out about this website called Plug.dj. It's basically a form of social media where you go and listen to music with other people. You take turns DJ-ing and people can vote on whether or not they like the song you chose. Oh, and you can also earn points to unlock different avatars. There are rooms for all types of music, and you can even create your own room.

And yes, that screen shot is from me lurking in a Daft Punk room. Typical I know.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Normally I Hate Running but...


THIS looks amazing! So if you live in any of these places, I'm incredibly jealous and Electric Run organizers...let's make New Orleans happen? If there are house remixes of brass bands the city would flock in droves.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Your New Wallpaper.

I'm just going to leave this glorious wallpaper here......it may or may not be on my phone right now...

1. Right click
2. Save image
3. Set as wallpaper
4. Become awesome.

Friday, April 26, 2013

You know what really grinds my gears: Bubble Necklaces

These necklaces seriously infuriate me. They weren't even ok when they were first introduced on J.Crew before they became "trendy" and replicas started popping out of everyone's asses like pieces of shit. Ugly, pastel, plastic pieces of shit. You think you're all cute because you added a pop of color to your outfit, but really you look like a fool drowning in a sea of hideous dangling circles. It's just a bunch of plastic balls hooked onto a gold chain in the ugliest arrangement I've ever seen. Maybe I should just make a necklace out of pieces of shit that's been spray painted turquoise and attach it to a gold chain because then it would look exactly like this one.

This was the original description of the necklace on J.Crew's website:

"We brought it back: the defining J.Crew statement necklace (it's an icon) in 18k gold electroplated brass with hand-set resin cabochons and beads"

I don't care that it's 18k gold ELECTROPLATED brass, or that it has HAND-SET resin CABOCHONS and beads. I don't care about how many fancy words you try and use to describe this necklace of yours. It's hideous. The fact that you even considered it to be "an icon" makes me want to want to strangle you with your own bubble necklace and shove those hand-set resin cabochons and beads down your throat until you choke and die on your so called "statement necklace". Oh it makes a statement alright. A statement that says "I think colorful plastic balls sprawled over my boobs make me look so chic! OMG I'm such a fashionista because it looks like I bought this from J.Crew for $150 when really this is just a knock off version from Etsy." I hope you asphyxiate on those beads in your sleep.

It would make me so happy if I got strangled today!

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Now This is Some Pop Art I Can Get Behind

Love movies and art? Check these fantastic portraits by artist Mike Mitchell! They'll be on exhibit at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, TX starting April 26, for anyone in the Austin area.

     
 
     

I love that juxtaposition of cartoony line work with realistic painting. They'd look fabulous lined up in my hallway.

via SlashFilm
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