D E S I G N + P H O T O G R A P H Y

CONTENTS

№ 03/06 Mos Def CD Package Redesign

№ 07/08 Rock Tribute Posters

№ 09/10 Logo Redesigns // Applications

№ 11/13 Don Trigo Mezcal Brand Identity

№ 14/16 ARTCH Magazine

№ 17/18 Onelove Graphic T-shirts

№ 19/20 Photo Illustrations // Resume

02

The ecsTaTic

Mos Def

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positive motivation to you and yours whoever you are and

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service to ourselves and our neighbors throughout creation.

may the one who has created the all guide us and grant us suc-

cess in our efforts. we hope this work is a benefit to you all

and remains so. amin. peace. the author and associatey.

hisTory w/kweli

casa bey

(Mos Def)Kweli say, “Everybody act according to the season that they born in” / Some in the night, some in the morning, some at noon / Some in winter, some in June / It’s all cool, it’s a natural / Science is a jewel / For me and mines, yours and you / Let’s move. tell you a little about mine, yo

I was born in a season where the world was quiet and cold / Celebrations were going on / Some were happy, some were sad / Some felt bad from being good / Some felt good from being bad, the feelings passed and changed / But they never leave, they here to stay / Holiday, holiday, happy birthday / Teenage love, the first cut run deep / Soul on flesh, this is the Brooklyn streets / Year of the Ox, seven and three / M.D., the history (come on) / Every soul got one indeed (yes) / It’s where you been to where you be / And without understanding you cannot proceed / Complete. The start and the end / Then it just go round again... again

(Talib Kweli and Mos Def)Again and again, brand new / Again and again, so fresh / Again and again, newness

(Talib Kweli)I was born in the decade of decadence where they worship what they have / When Ford was president, do the math / The war was ended when the North Vietnamese stormed the city of Saigon / We was like “Bye”, we was gone, let bygones be bygones / I’m gone, spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way / Where the hug you with the firearm side arm / Like new school clothes, Black Star official / Smash when we do a show, it’s facts, no mystery / I’m down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy / I rock with The Roots like the Kemistry / Powerful, bigotry at work, me and my people got history / These rappers dumb it down considerably / We “Get it Poppin’” like a hit chorus / The flow is historic, they can’t get rid of us / Ubiquitous, and we lay the law like Leviticus / Ten years ago we made history so they missing us

(Mos Def)And don’t call it come back in particular / Even if it blends into ephemeral or / Fade into peripheral, Transmission of the minister’s original / We’re broadcast clear without diminishing / Black Star so top burn, and soul temperatures and ministers / Alkalines, Aminos and minerals, and sentients / Served over Dilla time signatures / It’s miracle material, remember it’s right now foreverness

(Boogie Man) / Magnetic, the flows are athletic / Dimensions are perfected / But the static and kinetic is power / Past pressure, and mass beyond measure / You can place son where ever, he (Don’t stop) / Magnetic, the flows are athletic / Dimensions are perfected / But the static and kinetic is power / Past pressure, and mass beyond measure / You can place son where ever, he Bed-Stuy (Boogie Man) / Magnetic, the flows are athletic / Dimensions are perfected / But the static and kinetic is power / Past pressure, and mass beyond measure / You can place son where ever, he / (Thank you and thank you very kindly) / Magnetic, the flows are athletic / Dimensions are perfected / But the static and kinetic is power / Past pressure, and mass beyond measure / You can place son where ever, he Bed-Stuy forever

The fresh, the author and associates are proud to present / M-Def the Black, fantastic raw / Dynamic, true Ecstatic, ghetto outstanding / Classic active every place, I have / The skill, power, passion, raise your red lantern / Stanzas and anthems based on expansion / A vantage point of the past, present and after / Rap-ture, master of ceremony, a master craft / Of the masterminds who craft masters / Master and viber from Brooklyn Island / Legendary asylum, Black Star shining / Bedford-Stuyvesant isn’t Strivers / Flatbush blazing like it’s smoke of the prophet / And it’s constant, my mother an artwork / And God is the author, from Flaco to Archer / We right on target, a ready steady responsive / A black light white in the darkness, y’all just / Are fantastic rawness, good morning, yes

You are rocking with the fresh / You are rocking with the fresh / You are rocking with the Def / With the, yes / Hah, ye-hee-he’s / Right now on it always / So shocking, never stopping / Always keep the beat on popping / Hah, ye-he-he-heee / Ye-hee-he-hes / Right now on it alwaysPlay on Adidas / You know you can’t stop my go / You can’t stop my go / Born to be who I am (Been born to be who I am) / Bright light from a distant star (Bright light from a distant star) / Miracles, answered prayers (Miracles, answered prayers) / Huh, all in together now / You can’t stop my go / I’ve been born to be where I am / A bright light from a distant star / Miracles and answered prayers / You can’t stop my go / I’ve been born to be where I am / Mos light from a distant star / Miracles and answered prayers

Yes, ye-hee-hees / Right now on it always / So shocking, never stopping / Always keep the beat on popping / Hah, ye-he-he-heeees / Hah, ye-he-heees / Right now on it always / Author and associates are proud to presentStatic rhythms of Boogie Man productionsDon’t stop the rock / You don’t, don’t stop the rock / You don’t, don’t stop the rock / You don’t, don’t stop the rock / You hear the people say (Don’t stop) (x2)You can’t stop my go / I’ve been born to be where I am / Bright light from a distant star / Miracles “Don’t stop”(x5)

pisTola

(Chorus)Believe me when I tell youI never meant to break your heartMay God pick up the piecesOf dreams that fall apartForgive me and forget meMake a brand new startDon't blink your eyes and say goodbye'Cause I know, you know that, I know, you know that love is danger

Criminal-minded, gangster of loveCharms in your arms, your gun is wild warmWorn, bang bang, shoot 'em upTips in your clip, click-clack, use 'em upBad intentions and a very good shotX marks the spot where you cross the heartCandlelight vigil on my memory blockCommemorate the date where the bomb got dropped

Love, steady war no morePut your weapon away, quit collecting the slainShe said "You're right, I don't wanna fightI just like the fire and the flashing lights"

(Repeat Chorus)

If you are to fall in loveThen where should you stand to begin with?And when the falling's doneHow bad should you plan to get injured?And if you land on your feetDo it count as a fall or a jump?And do it feel like a fallWhen the hands that pushed you were holding you up?

Close encounter, got you wide openHeartache got your boombox goingMusic and vocals, lonely and soulfulYour back in the scene where your sweet dreams are so true

(Repeat Chorus)

(Bridge)Cowboys and girls, oh babyI remember when we used to playCowboys and girls, oh babyI remember when we used to playCowboys and girls, oh babyI remember when we used to play

Cowboys and girlsShoot 'em up, bang bangShatter, shatterCowboys and girlsShoot 'em up, bang bangWe at the movies, and you're a starGet down

Curves and sliders, overs and under-hands,Black Batman, knock em out the park,Pitch, quiet fire sniper not the one you tryna box with,Block work when the block turn jobless,And triple beams aint the best means to weigh your options,Smarts!, get smart with your smartness,Too busy surviving to argue ‘bout Darwin....Darling!

Chorus:See me, huh, a pretty dancerMe, Sugar Ray and Ali pretty dancerSee me do it, (echo)Ready, steady, step it out,

Big swing swing with bangers and thing thingers,Soul glo zinging all over the ring finger,Yo Yo! Don’t play me so close,Make me tell you something that you aint really ready to know,Fight camp you was in top form,Fight night, damn you ain’t breakin’ popcorn,Aw man word bond?Word is bond! Ultimatum,Lights off, smelling salts resuscitate em,I don;t underrate em son, I don’t nothing-rate em,All i do is pop pop, frustrate em,Exacerbate em, sharp shoot, lacerate em,Steady hustle, shuffle shuffle, fascinate em,

Ecstatic nature black imagina-tion activatedtrue and living elevated, you are rockin’ with the greatestEcstatic nature black imagina-tion activatedtrue and living elevated, you are

Absolutely, Flaco!

Fresh and I’m fresh and my fresh just get fresher,Diamonds in production glow greater than the pressure,The none turn to some and the some turn to more,The more turn to many and the many turn to all,Shoutin’ on my nothing like it’s nothing at all,To not knowin’ what ya got til it got goneSame song, new time signature,New brand hustle with the long time arithmetic,Bey, from the preacher man, number man, understand,

rockin’ with the greatest

It’s like a dove from up above(Chorus)Fly like a dove from up above(Chorus)

Skip,Move(x4)

Fly like a dove from up above(repeated until end)

The greatest,See me do it!

Ecstatic nature black imagina-tion activatedtrue and living elevated, rockin’ with the greatestEcstatic nature black imagina-tion activatedtrue and living elevated, you are rockin’ with the greatest(repeated until end)

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One time, for locking out the light in your eyesYou’re searching for your perfect oneBroken down from getting it allTo take it however it comesPlain day, you the specialest one, oh me oh my!I’ll give you all the milk and the honeybut you can’t break my heartCause that’ll just get you firedSloppy worker get your pay grade bust

Work is scarce, skilled working is rareFonzi fronting at the job site, primping up they hairWord? Well tell them only staff could drink they coffeeWalking papers at the office, sleep late tomorrow morningTell the tough guys we tougher than tough timesand nerves don’t snap when the clock touch crunch timeThat’s right we tougher than tough timesFrom been narrowing, to the clock just unwindFor sure we tougher than tough timesMy proof don’t need to lie, my tighten up don’t unwind

Sunshine, lifting up the light in your eyesYou’re gazing at your perfect oneBroken down from never at allto better than you could ever wantGreat day I know that you had to come, oh me oh my!I’ll give you all the diamonds and moneyBut you can’t break my heartCause that’ll just get you firedand you’re doing such a beautiful job

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RevelationsDon’t stop keep onSunshineEcstaticFlacoBoogiemanStanding in the sun getting black as I wantYou playing good man that aint backing me upSky woke a baby aint no jackin my hemI got a whole lot to say so I aint talking to themI hear knees droppingI turn it up louderBlack freedom black genius black powerBlack ink for printing the black dollarUntil I see C-I-AI say now what?And cc: is central bankLoose change body slamming big money tanksWe tell god thanksYa’ll tellin us god don’t rank that’s why your breath stankYuckLay off the bacon and smokesQuit laying off the good working folks quit the hoaxAnd lay off the corny color jokesCon chilly populate the colors they wontYa big dopeYuckKeep them out your face keep em in your prayersEither that keep em in the cross hairsBetter still keep a even dose of each cause until you get justiceYou wont get peace peace peace peace peace peaceThe gun shot say ba ba da day ba da da day ba da da da da da day ay!They shout peace peace peaceThey shout peace peace peaceThe firefight lit ba ba da day ba

da da day ba da da da da da day ayRumors and rumors and rumors of war can I get better now what is that forAnd moreRumors and rumors and rumors of war killers just killing now what they kill forAnd moreRumors and rumors and rumors of war can I get better now what is that forAnd moreRumors and rumors and rumors of warRevelationsDont stop keep on

rosesby georgia anne

muldrow

When I’m down, I just draw some rosesOn a pretty piece of paperWith my recipe openSo halfway through, I feel so much betterI imagine happiness, and it runs right to me, such amazing beautyYou don’t have to, cut up no rosesPlease just leave them livingGot my pencil, got pretty paperPlease don’t worry we’re forgiven

(Chorus)I have found, just the perfect feelinFinally cause I’m gratefulI can feel your spirit, comin closer on meIt is grand, just to be remindedReminded of the good thingsLiving in a new day, that no one can tear downYou don’t have to, cut up no rosesPlease just leave them livingGot my pencil, got pretty paperPlease don’t worry we’re forgiven

(Mos Def)

Yellow for friendship, red for loveBlack for the universal stars abovePink buds that I bought her on ValentineShe said it was forever then she changed her mindI said a little prayer then I cleared my eyesCause the draw in my heart straight drawin’ a lotStarted off with a oget, natural pogetI ain’t Picasso but that ain’t importantFaith, smart dude never graduated high schoolStay tuned I’m a show you how my art moveShape and dimension flow and extensionSymmetry shade, blowin out the frameSign off my name Dante when I’m finishedPut it to your memory for permanent exhibitLove, hard work and it’s worth every minuteAbstract is still life real life kinetic

(Chorus)

Got my pencil, got pretty paperPlease don’t worry we’re forgivenYou don’t have to, cut up no rosesPlease just leave them living

When I’m down, I just draw some rosesOn a pretty piece of paperWith my recipe openSo almost through, I feel so much betterI imagine happiness, and it ran right to me, such amazing beautyGot my pencil, got pretty paperPlease don’t worry we’re forgivenYou don’t have to, cut up no roses

Ground rulesI’ll give you all the diamonds and moneyBut you can’t break my heartCause that’ll just get you firedand everybody needs a job

Work is scarce, competi-tion is fierceFonzi fronting in the new leather like they don’t careWord? Let’s get you an award for that performanceWinner in the category for the best boringUh, tell the tough guys we tougher than tough timesand needles in the nerves to make the tighten up unwind

quieT dog biTe hard

life in marvelous Times

The embassy

no hay nada mas

Bueno, Flac,Llámame Flac pero mi primer nombre es Jacin AndanteEl apellido el pay

OigaEso soy testigoLa hermosa, el peligro distinto claro que si la verdadLa calle, el puebloLas fincas y centros

Ciudad calidad no mejor, mala masGuerra y vida, amor y cambioComida la guarda

Pistola, oración para ellos,Damas y caballerosFamilia, crianzaLa luz en la distancia

Quiero y lo dijoBien es mas cercana

Mi vista, mi casa, mis sueños, mi alma

Quiero saber lo sentí tu abrazoY tu contactoPues a mi algoClaroAmen

Claro, claro, claro que siNo hay nada masNo hay nada masFinalNo hay nada masClaro, claro, claro que siNo hay nada masY no hay nada masFinalNo hay nada masClaro, claro, claro que si.

(English Traslation)Good one, thinCall me thin, but my first name is Jaci Andante (the one who walks)The last name the one who pays

ListenThat I am witnessThe beauty, the danger is different, of course it is the truthThe street, the townThe cottages and centers

City quality no better, worseWar and life, love and changeFood that is being kept

Pistol, this prayer is for themWomen and menFamily, upbringingThe light in the distance

I want and say

Good is closerMy sight, my house, my dreams, my soul

I want to know and feel your embraceAnd your contactShow me somethingAmen

Of course, of course, of course, yesThere is nothing elseThere is nothing elseThe endThere is nothing elseOf course, of course, of course, yesThere is nothing elseAnd there is nothing elseThe endThere is nothing elseOf course, of course, of course, yes

(Femi Kuti speaking)One thing I want to assure them, If they think I’m gonna change or compromise my attitude and my way of life or in my expression or in my goal? What’s politics? They are making me stronger, And I am much much stronger now..

(Mos Def)Check a blank to the boogie / And up chuck a boogie / To the rhythm of the boogie to be (x2) / There it go like simple the plainness / The prominent bassness / Zulu arrangement rockin’ amazement / Fly gold, radiating from heaven to pavement / If only years of placement with nothing to play with / Spent time hating but that ain’t changing it / God give it to me no body ain’t savin’ it / Therefore, moving on the base in stammerment? / Standing in the twilight and watching them get it in / Walls, simmering, the air, simmering / She movin’ like more than the airs is glistenin’ / Woah now / Testin’ your ate in the delirium / Sounding fate booming all over your eminence / Skin on skin again / Put it all, get it all,get in then / Ladies and gentlemen, misters and mistresses / .... or entrants and simil men / There it is, boogieman

Simmer down simmer down simmer down now / Simmer down now (x3) / Quiet dog, wild hog my god

And the rocket don’t stop / Brooklyn and the kids heat up the stove top / Banging the empire state and navigating the way / Your preservation makes the greatest hip hop / The cool dudes swagger little cherry be corny / The flow so steady unsteady is boring / These dudes ain’t through with their yawning

Need to get off it / So wack wack is all you can call it / Therefore, movin on the deaf is sumblin’ / Regardless of ...what town your representin’ / A bullet in the audience settlement / Tower the tenement / I mold through for all of the element / Simmer down / I manage your mayhem / I’m bright as the AM / And you’re rocking more like a station / I’m blessed with the fresh from day one / I got it from day done / We all going back to the same one / It’s the cost of motivation I’ll stay with / Remarkable flavors / That all is a market of greatness

Woah now / Is to get us to buck town / Your girl is in love now / You thought it so funny / Shorty is down, Shoo

(Sirens)Simmer down simmer down simmer down now / Simmer down now (x3) / Quiet dog, wild hog let’s rock

Hah /And we don’t stop /See you rock to the rhythm we don’t stop /So you maintain the rock and you don’t stop /You keep up the rock and you don’t stop (The rock) / Maintain the rock and you don’t stop (The rock) / You keep up the rock and you don’t stop (The rock) / Maintain the rock and you don’t stop (The rock)

Bright moments... / Bright moments always come back Vivid.The 5th great was epic citywide test pressure / The pre-crack era! / Mr. Schollmen, what a prick, attitude matches wardrobe, uglier then sin.This is bed stuy 82’.. / 9th floor 3 tiny rooms one view. / Buck-town, Roosevelt house / they green grass is green / our green grass is brown.Shots rang my phone wasn’t touchtone / a heavy beef in the street / ET had to flee / grey heavens! good grief! / hungry bellies! /bright gold on they teeth! / The windows on the Ave look like sad eyes / they fix their sharp gaze on you when you pass by / and if you dare to stand, you can see em cry / you can watch em scowl / feel them prowl / while and study every inch about you / fast math measuring what you amount to / The laughter, the screams! / the numeral, the song of Psalms / the book of dreams! / ends don’t meet where the arms can’t reach / mean streets / even when its free it ain’t cheap. / on going saga, terminal diagnosis, / basic survival requires super heroics.

No space in the budget for a cape. / it’s when you gotta fly by night to save the day / crash-landings routinely happen / some survive, others never rise from the ashes. / watching asphalt and observing the Sabbath. / creates an ecstatic and there you have it / from teenage love / praying in tongue / strange fruit, batty boots and native drums / from hence I come / so here we go / signs and wonders all along the road

some lies open / some lies close/ some stretchers role with no lies at all. /some riders don’t know what they riding for / hands on the wheel and their mind is gone / wherever you ride, whatever your lane, / this road called life is a beautiful thing / And we are alive in amazing times / delicate hearts, diabolical minds

revelations, hatred, love and war. / and more and more and more and more / and more of less than ever before / it’s just too much more for your mind to absorb / It’s scary like hell, but there’s no doubt / we can’t be alive in no time but... NOW!!!

Mentioned that he worked for the embassyPeople seem to find that interestingHigh status, intrigue and mysterySpecial code name on the hotel registryI love it when they sayEnjoy your stayYou see how they mean itCause that’s the way they’ve been trainedShow you to your roomA suite with a viewWell if anything at allDo not hesitate to callNice the greatest the greatestCompliments, tooth brush, tooth paste, razorsA bible, a quaran in a drawerOr depending where you aretend to whisper through the wallsshe was calling on God

the greatest the greatestsalutations, congratulations,reservations, exclusive arrangementsdinner with the patronsthe scenery is amazingits so outrageousthey whisper when they say itwhen its really real its even realer than the matrixclassic modern ancient flagrantget a special thrill every time they get to say itpeaceI work with the embassyon behalf of imagination industryI come visityou come visitsuch a pleasureofficial business

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(Malcolm X)“You’re living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution a time where there’s got to be a change. People in power have misused it and now there has to be a change and a better world has to be built and the only way is going to be built is with extreme methods and I for one will join with anyone, don’t care what color you are as long as you want change this miserable condition that exists on this earth.”

(Mos Def)Ecstatic / Ecstatic Ecstatic/ Classic / Flow

Super magic black origin freshly out of dopeness / Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus / Knock off your set, Brooklyn we keep ‘em open / The heavens expand the stars advance feel the boogieman

Snap, I rebuke these snitches / We know the truth, you can’t confuse me bitches / Great name, greater than all your riches / Yeah Dante Flaco Bey that’s the business / Repeat, I rebuke these snitches / We know the truth, you can’t confuse me bitches / Strong magic that bust all your wishes / Cherokee Chief rock upon cha rock it don’t stop / And let’s get

Yes / You’re now rockin’’ with the Def / Lararara / Oh Oh Oh Oh / It’s like heartbeat, you make me feel / So... REAL

Super magic black origin freshly out of dopeness / Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus / Knock off your set, Brooklyn we keep ‘em open / Again again / Super magic black origin freshly out of dopeness / Definitely out of dopeness, sketch another opus / Knock off your set, come close and get ‘em open

Get it here, let it go! / Ecstasy / The heavens expand the stars advance feel the boogieman / Nice! / Magic!

(Mos Def)Have fun y’all / Have fun y’all

The city breathing all down your neck / Bad news and good dough special effects / And reality’s teeth / Bright, black, sicker than deep / Who ain’t shy of the pain? / Who ain’t shy of the pleasure just the same? / Life is a game I heard the homie say / Well I came to win so I’m not here to playHave fun (Get it, get it)

Don’t stop / Ecstatic / Fantastic / Wild / People

Bad news and good dope / Powder, potion, pills, smoke / Baby, how you trying to go? / Duro o dulce, fast or slow? / Yay, no? / It’s OK you can have it your way love / It ain’t all good but baby I’m cool / Feeling great, feeling good how are you?

10% condition, 90% response / Survival mathematics the number mad song / Old dads drop the jewels so pure / When the times get raw, there’s something I recall / Sometimes I don’t remember it at all / And it gets stormed by the weather with no umbrella / Sky release pressure and the ground get wetter / My outfit f’d up / Could’a looked fresher / But guess what? / The hell with parade day rain / Tsunami and sunshine a vomit is the same / Life is a game I heard the homie say / Well I came to win / Dante

Get it get it / Bey! / Get it get it / Brooklyn / Get it get it / Ecstatic / Don’t Stop / E’day / People

Bad news and good dough / Powder, potion, pills, smoke / Baby, how you trying to go? / Duro o dulce, fast or slow? / Yay, no? / It’s OK you can have it your way love / Nasty times, but baby I’m coolFeeling great, feeling good

Ey’day / Every day / Having a good time / Every day / Having a good time / Every dayBey! / Having a good time every day / That’s cool...

(Mos Def)Mad liberator, Def operator, rock the data, amazing flava / Yo the way I feel, sometime its too hard to sit still / Things are so passionate, times are so real / Sometime it time to chill, mellow down blow a smoke / Smile on my face but its really no joke / You feel it in the street that the people breath without hope / They goin’ through the motion, they dimmin’ down they focus / The focus gets clear and the light turns sharp / The eyes go teary, the mind grow weary / I speak it so clearly sometimes ya’ll don’t hear me / I push it past the bass no nations got to feel me / I feel it in my bones / Black I’m so wide awake, that I’m hardly ever sleep / My flow forever deep and / These volumes are scriptures when I breathe without beat / My presence speak volumes before I say a word / I’m everywhere penthouse, pavement and curb / Cradle to the grave, talk of visions of a cell / Universal ghetto life, holla black you know it well / Quiet storm, vital form, pen push the right across, the mind is a vital force, soul is the lions roar, voice is the siren / I swing round, ring out, and bring down the tyrant / Chop a small axe and knock a giant lop-sided / The world is so dangerous there’s no need for frightin’ / Suckas tryin’ to hide like the struggle wont find em / Some bust through and clearly remind them / ITS EVERYWHERE penthouse, pavement, or curve / Cradle to the grave, talk of visions of a cell / Universal ghetto life, holla black you know it well

(Swing) / What it is / You know they know what it is / we know ya’ll know what it is / Ecstatic there it is / what it is / you know we know what it is/ they know ya’ll know what it is / you know here it is / what it is / you know we know what it is / they know ya’ll know what it is / you know here it is / (Fantastic, original, and always on time and rockin’ your mind its like)

(Slick Rick)Sit and come relax riddle of the mac / Its the patch, I’m a soldier in the middle of Iraq / But say about noonish comin’ out the whip and / Lookin’ at me curios a young Iraqi kid / Carrying laundry, what’s wrong G, hungry(No, give me my oil get the *uck out my country)And in Arabian barkin’ other stuff / Till his moms come grab him and they walk off in a rush / Distrust, feelin’ like I was pissed off / I was like, shortie, hope we can fix our differences soon, bye / Buyin’ apples I’m breakin’ on what(Brooklyn take everything, why not just take the damn food, black bastard)I don’t understand it, on another planet / Fifteen month of this stuff, how I’m gonna manage / An increasing the sentiment; gentlemen / Gettin’ down on them middle eastern instruments / Realize trapped in this crowd / Walk over kicked one of my fabulous raps (la dee da dee) / Arab jaw drop, they well wish, they glad rap / Now the kid considered

When...all...is...said...and...done...there’s...only...one

Cash and carry legendary Sagitarri(us) style’s vary/ And it’s very necessary get it clearly / Never scary barely worried bright and early / Bald head straight or curly mundane or other worldly / No chain nada jewelry the jackers can’t snatch / The gingerbread the slave masters can’t catch / Blat! Now put your minds on that / Get real or get back quit frontin’ face facts / The old timers say we’re living in the final days / Gun smoke young folks living any kind of way / Gangster holiday great estates and hideaways / Meanwhile soldiers take it straight through their armor plates / Crash hit the market gates marvels of the modern age / Access is

instant and treachery is commonplace / I sense the dangers and I’m not afraid /Because when all is said and done there’s only ONE

And the one can done so cool / Schooling the young like Rev. Run (“whose house?”) / Quote Pac tell them keep their heads up / And when the pressure comes down press back and press up / Fret not ghetto world guess what / God is on your side the devil is a lie / The Empire holds all the gold and the guns / But when all is said and done there’s only...

B.O.O.G.I.E.M.A.NPractice doesn’t make perfect, PERFECT PRACTICE makes perfect

Hey, top priorityPeace before everything / God before anything / Love before anything/ Real before everything / Home before anyplace / Shoot before anythingStyle and state radiate / Love power slay the hate

Truth killer, fakey face / Players say it to they face / Ain’t afraid to major straight / Race at the table straight / Flow greatest like the greatest lakes / Capes all greatest states / Quiet water major waves / Steer the course make a way / And come ashore on a greater day / Home grown from the greatest grain / Full flavor in the native strain / Now put that on your brainy brain / Full exposure to favorite slang / Minimal wage and major gangs / Y’all seen them play the bait / Later night from day to day they came to play / We came to stay get out the way

Biotch sons buy heat rocks / Brooklyn finest, preservation to beat box / ... detox / When we rock the people ... priority

Peace before anything / God before everything / Love before anything / Real before everything / Home before anyplace / Shoot before anything / Style and state radiate/ Love power slay the hate, priority / Love power

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Homes for rest and relaxation

Close up on the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Tools of the trade for a master chef

A closer look at the artist’s inspiration and work

Film is not dead. See how these classic techniques stil l play a big role in today’s modern age photog-raphy world

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The rippling silver structure that sits atop Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles is a sight impossible to ig-

nore. The Walt Disney Concert Hall quite literally shines.In the midst of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, the hall’s undu-lating plates of refl ective stainless steel vividly contrast the urban landscape with what is easily the city’s most distinc-tive piece of architecture.

The swooping design required more than 30,000 architectural drawings to complete and is comprised of 12,500 pieces of steel held together by 300 tons of bolts and welds. And while the distinguished venue only opened its doors to the public in 2003, the project fi rst began in 1987 with an initial $50 million donation from Walt Disney’s wid-ow, Lillian Disney, for a concert hall built in her husband’s memory. The sleek structure is widely regarded as the crowning achievement of internationally acclaimed architect Frank Gehry, winner of the architectural world’s equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize, the Pritzker. Gehry called his futuristic design “a rose for the city.” It’s a thought also echoed in a mosaic rose memorial fountain designed by Gehry later dedicated to Lillian herself in the theater courtyard called “A Rose for Lilly.”

The 2,265 seat venue is home to both the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale, but serves as a theater for all musical purposes, as I discovered in a recent trip to a Ryan Adams concert. I was skeptical at the prospect of rock ‘n’ roll in an orchestra space, but my doubt lasted only seconds into the fi rst song. The Walt Disney Concert Hall was built for acoustic preci-sion – musical notes are magnifi ed and the strum of a single chord is remarkably clear. Elements of the building’s exte-rior are translated into the theater’s interior, as music travels across the rippled wood inside, creating a sound as beautiful as the building’s design. Even from my seats behind stage, I felt as though I was sitting on stage.

Though special event concert ticket prices vary, students are eligible to purchase extra tickets priced at $10 and $20 up to two hours before select Los Angeles Philhar-monic concerts. And even for those who may miss out on tickets, the hall’s accessible downtown location is in easy walking distance from other historical Downtown Los An-geles landmarks and, even more importantly, delicious food.

I parked a couple blocks away, near Bradbury Building, the downtown architectural wonder, as well as the Central Mar-ket, which is home to about every ethnic food variety in the city of Los Angeles. The market has been around since 1917 and is also home to the most fi lling two-for-$5 carne asada tacos in the city. Take my word for it. Downtown’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is well worth a visit – even if only to marvel at the architecture while en route to lunch or other downtown excursions.

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ACOUSTICPRECISION The 2,265 seat venue is home to

both the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles

Master Chorale, but serves as a theater for all musical purposes, as I discovered in a recent trip to a Ryan Adams concert. I was skeptical at the prospect of rock ‘n’ roll in an orchestra space, but my doubt lasted only seconds into the fi rst song. The Walt Disney Concert Hall was built for acoustic precision – musical notes are magnifi ed and the strum of a single chord is remark-ably clear. Elements of the building’s exterior are translated into the theater’s interior, as music travels across the rippled wood inside, creating a sound as beautiful as the building’s design. Even from my seats behind stage, I felt as though I was sitting on stage.

Though special event concert ticket prices vary, students are eligible to purchase extra tickets priced at $10 and $20 up to two hours before select Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts. And even for those who may miss out on tickets, the hall’s accessible downtown location is in easy walking distance from other histori-cal Downtown Los Angeles landmarks and, even more importantly, delicious food. I parked a couple blocks away, near Bradbury Building, the downtown ar-chitectural wonder, as well as the Central Market, which is home to about every eth-nic food variety in the city of Los Angeles. The market has been around since 1917 and is also home to the most fi lling two-for-$5 carne asada tacos in the city. Take my word for it. Downtown’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is well worth a visit – even if only to marvel at the architecture while en route to lunch or other downtown excur-sions.

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How to manage space and have more room

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Focusing on the camera that revolutionized the photography world

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I n 1987, the Shulman House was designated a Cul-tural Heritage Monument by the city of Los Ange-les. In 2000 Julius Shulman gave up retirement to

begin working with business partner Juergen Nogai.The Getty Research Institute held a 2005–2006 exhibi-tion of Shulman’s prints entitled “Julius Shulman, Mo-dernity and the Metropolis”. The exhibition included sections entitled “Framing the California Lifestyle,” “Promoting the Power of Modern Architecture,” “The Tools of an Innovator” and “The Development of a Metropolis”. The exhibition traveled to the National Building Museum and to the Art Institute of Chicago. Julius Shulman and Juergen Nogai have had exhibitions at the Design and Architecture Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, in fall 2005 as well as an exhibi-tion at the Barnsdall Municipal Gallery in Los Ange-les 2006, Craig Krull Gallery Bergamot station, Los Angeles, October 2007, and another show in spring 2009. An exhibition of their work is also scheduled in Mannheim, Germany, in 2010.On Dec. 16, 2007, Shulman attended a showing of his architectural photography at the Los Angeles Public Library.[6] Organized by the Getty Research Institute, the exhibit included 150 photographs documenting architectural changes in Los Angeles over the past 80 years. This progression includes the redevelop-ment of Bunker Hill, the growth of Century City, the avant-garde architectural designs in Los Angeles such as Watts Towers, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and the Getty Villa, as well as the growth of Wilshire Boule-vard. The exhibition features the industrial engines at the Port of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Interna-tional Airport that helped fuel the growth of Los Ange-les. Also featured, diverse residential fabric from Echo Park to South Los Angeles. The exhibit spotlighted Shulman’s unique role in capturing and promoting innovative, sleek case study houses as well as the contrasting tract housing developments with repeated floor plans. In February 2008, the Palm Springs Art Mu-seum presented “Julius Shulman: Palm Springs,” guest curated by Michael Stern. Containing more than 200 objects, it is the largest Julius Shulman exhibition ever presented to date. In addition to photographs and renderings, illustrations and models of many of the buildings Shulman photographed were presented to

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complement his extensive documentation of a place that was so inspirational to him. Rizzoli published the accompanying cata-log, “Julius Shulman: Palm Springs.” Addi-tionally, a documentary DVD was produced in conjunction with the exhibition “Julius Shulman: Desert Modern.”Selected Shulman works were included in the Annenberg Space for Photography’s in-augural exhibit, L8S ANG3LES. One of his last commissioned works was of the Space, which opened in March, 2009, with Shul-man in attendance.

Shulman’s last exhibit at Craig Krull Gallery was scheduled for July 4 to August 8, 2009, but Shulman’s death one week into the show caused it to be extend-ed by two weeks. Shulman’s daughter Judy

Shulman McKee—along with Krull, Nogai, Benedikt Taschen and Wim de Wit—spoke at the Getty Center on Sunday, September 20, 2009 during a memorial to celebrate the life of Julius Shulman. Craig Krull Gallery has been Shulman’s exclusive gal-lery representation since 1991 and will be opening a major survey of Shulman’s work in September 2011.

Shulman was the subject of a 2008 documentary film, Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman. The film, directed by Eric Bricker and narrated by Dustin Hoffman, explores Shulman’s life and work. It discusses how Shulman’s im-ages helped to shape the careers of influ-ential 20th century architects, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra and

John Lautner. The film won the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival Audi-ence Award for Best Documentary Feature as well as awards at the Austin Film Festi-val, Newport Beach Film Festival and the Lone Star International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically by Arthouse Films across the U.S. late 2009 through early 2010.

Shulman had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated to him in 2006. He died at his home in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, July 15, 2009; he was 98 years old.

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Close up on America’s greatest Architects

Which gardening products that keep your home looking modern

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A depth look into Canon’s long awaited EOS 5D Mark III

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When you fi rst view Augustine Kofi e’s artwork you im-mediately are struck with the skill and intensity of his technique. You can understand his love of process and structure. With strong interest in architecture, form and shape of typography, 1960’s iconography, contemporary music and street culture, Augus-tine constructs a dialogue in his work that is not always easily revealed. His collages and assemblages are layers upon layers of development. His work is as much unintentional mastery as it is intentional order. The imagery not only leaps out at you, but also draws you into his conversation. Growing up in Los Angeles and very active in the West Los Angeles Graffi ti scene since the mid 1990’s, Kofi e’One, as he became to be known, is a skillful and well respected street artist. After viewing one of his paintings and assemblages you may begin to recognize his distinct style in one of his many murals scattered around Los Angeles. Drawing on his craft of lettering he has developed an abstraction that goes beyond the traditional 3 dimensions of our known world into a crafted world that builds on itself. Choices like his color pallet recall a vintage sensibility. He has the innate ability to combine appreciation of the past and his vision of a developed future.Kofi e’s mechanically detailed line-work, organically complex structures and heavy earth-tone palette develop into a multi-layered, architecturally inspired world that is a vintage futuristic realm not subject to gravity.

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Villa Plus is built on a seaside plot with spectacular views of the ocean, at the border between rocks and the open sea. Nature is char-acterized by the sky and sea dramatic shifts, sunlight refl ecting in the sea and strong winds sweeping through the Baltic Sea.The volume creates a strong contrast with the natural surroundings. The house lands like a ship on the shore, forming a clear pragmatic structure on the untouched nature. The building is located in a low level and closer to the shore than it is usual, which makes the design a specifi c challenge. There can be waves sweeping far beyond the shoreline. Due to this fact, the house is beared by a system of columns, allowing the waves to sim-ply pass under the house. The customer had a desire to capture the surroundings and the sea and create a place with spaces for social life as well as contempla-tion and calm . The house faces openly the sea and turns its back to the city life. Although being a summer house it offers the same comfort as a permanent dwelling, but life here is a reminder of the distance to the city and the calm surroundings. The design is contemporary and the construction method is simple and rational. The place is very diffi cult and some days during the construction period it was not possible to reach it depending on the sea and the wind. Material choices are made to create an affi nity with the environment. All bearing walls are covered with untreated pine panels on both sides. Since the site is extremely exposed to wind and water the choice of materials was limited to those which could withstand the effects of weather and age beautifully. Over time, the boards will become silverish and blend in with the pine forest around. By allowing the untreated pine panel to breathe and age naturally, we got a completely maintenance free facade. The building entrance is located in an axis that connects to a trail that follows down to the jetty. The ground fl oor houses along its long side a spacious living room with a fi replace, kitchen, bathroom and three bedrooms. The upper fl oor is accessed via a narrow staircase, and consists of a studio overlooking the ocean. The border between indoors and outdoors is blured by using the same materiality. Openings in the walls and atriums with sheltered terraces divide the volume of the building in spacious areas and intimate passages. These contrasts generates movement between the rooms. Glazed walls create a connection between the sea at the southeastern side and the sheltered northwest side, and bring in the feeling of nature.

This rustic pine house designed by Sweden architects Walde-marson Berglund was built with the environment in mind - made using local materials and fashioned in such a way as to blend with the natural surroundings, but with a distinctly modern twist. The rough-cut wood cladding on the exterior will naturally go grey with age, complementing the surrounding stone, trees and water. A glass wall opens the linear main fl oor onto nature, maximizing the waterfront views and abundance of natural light fl ooding in. This Swedish villa is crowned by a roof top loft, fronted with glass and overlooking the sea. Underfoot, to avoid fl ood-ing by the nearby water, this seafront house was raised on stilts to let the water rush beneath it as it pleases. This summer house offers views of the sea from every angle. The building settles on the boarderland between rocks, grass and water. The load-bearing walls are built from hand-picked panels of Swedish pine, cut to a rough surface.

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An energetic, creative, and reliable Graphic Designer with the following skills:

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• indesign

• microsoft office

• silk screening

• photography

• publication design

• logo & symbol design

• typography

• packaging

• conceptual thinking

• public speaking

Gallery Onelove Deluxe Flagship Boutique February 2012-Current

Redlands, CA 92373

Internship. Established very strong client base to exceed sales goals, maintain shop tidiness

(open/close as an intern), maintained inventory control; processed weekly shipments. (shipping

invoice inspection), coordinated daily cash reconciliation, counseled and advised employees on

performance concerns, and trained new employees on fundamentals to ensure success during

their introductory period.

Cortez Custom Cabinets 2011-2012

Colton, CA 92324

Maintained shop, designed graphics and silk screened t-shirts

Anchor Blue

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San Bernardino, CA 92408

Internship. Maintained inventory control, established a strong client base

to exceed sales goals, and maintained the store.

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List of courses taken:

• Logo/Symbol Design • Publication Design

• Packaging Design • Typography

• Digital Imaging

• Effective Speaking

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