Here are some progression stills of the Knave of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 1 of 3. Imagery of Stayne, the Knave to the Red Queen, is placed into a preliminary CG environment of the throne room. In the background are basic computer-generated models representing set pieces that have not yet been given final texture or color. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 2 of 3. A number of techniques were created to allow the animators at Imageworks to place the photography of Cirspin Glover’s (Stayne) head onto a fully computer-generated body. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Final Film Frame. Progression still 3 of 3. In the [...]

Okay, so I can’t really make a statement like that in all seriousness considering, other than a very very painfully boring four-hour layover there once, I’ve never actually been around the country…
However… this is pretty rad… HELLO KITTY AIRLINES:

For even more photos, click here.

So with my recent obsession with the axolotl salamanders, I stumbled upon this on Google:

…an axolotl-shaped cake!

Bejing, China.
Spotted on: Brocade.

(She is OBSESSED with damask prints, in case you were wondering… and I’m actually designing her wedding table numbers using a lot of various damask prints and patterns).
Spotted on Brocade’s blog.

So usually I just post cool, silly, random things I find. Sometimes I’ll post political rants. But it’s been a while since I’ve actually sat down and taken time to let you guys know what I’m up to.
A lot of you know by now that my grandmother recently passed. I want to thank all of you who sent me well wishes via MySpace, email, IM, text, calls, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Even though I might not have responded directly to you all, I really do appreciate it. It’s been a little tough on me, to say the least.
On to brighter things… it seems I have all sorts of things on my plate when it comes to work. Then again, when [...]

So one of my co-workers passed this around the office the other day. I couldn’t just copy the embed code and repost… because although you would get to see the neat little video, you wouldn’t get to see the full effect of what Honda did!
Therefore, I am sending you to the following link: http://vimeo.com/4281939. Enjoy!
I wish more people would market their stuff this way.

For more info. and pics, visit the source: Fubiz

I wonder how airports feel about this:

italian designer lorenzo damiani designed ‘comb-at’ and thailand based studio studiobo created ‘combmando’ -
both combs for personal defense, to keep in your handbag, lightweight and robust. they might be more than
a psychological help for for surviving a violent assault.
source & more info: designbloom

I posted about this a while ago… just wanted to remind everyone out there!
DRAW
APRIL 11th – MAY 7th, 2009
@ SHOOTING GALLERY
S839 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 931-8035
www.shootinggallerysf.com
Curated by Erik Foss + Curse Mackey
DRAW is a must-see art exhibition featuring original drawings by 300 artists in the tattoo, literature, design, illustration, animation, skateboard, music, urban, psychedelic and new contemporary art worlds. The show is a tribute to the often-underrated but fundamental building block of visual and graphic art: the drawing.
Artists whose original works are in the show include:

Moby
HR Giger
Clive Barker
Eric White
Rich Jacobs
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers
psychedelic legend Rick Griffin
Ron English
Neck Face
Corey Miller (LA Ink)
Camille Rose Garcia
Tim Biskup
Ed Templeton
Benjamin Cho
skate legend Mark Gonzales
Mark Bode
Kevin Llewellyn
Michael Hussar
Jack [...]