good coffee • good beer • good design • bad reality tv • dork Hello! I’m a twenty something creative professional. I am an ENFJ. A graduate from The University of the Arts, an avid coffee drinker & bad reality tv watcher. I can usually be found drinking a good brew (coffee, tea or microbrew), perusing obscure internet sites or looking for uniquely designed ampersands. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-23944422-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @artisticdork)http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/656ab47d86b4346f59d3d56b04f481a5/tumblr_mmwd0fdBlV1qe749xo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><h1><a href="http://deadspin.com/youre-fucked-but-youre-free-a-message-to-the-class-498483665">You’re Fucked, But You’re Free: A Message To The Class Of 2013</a></h1> <blockquote> <p>It’s May, which means it’s time once again for actors and writers and politicians and whatever Thomas Friedman is to hit the graduation circuit and hold senior classes hostage for hours and hours in 85-degree heat. These grad speeches are little more than TED talks in funny hats. Trust me: One day, you will see speakers ditch the podium and go straight for the telemarketer ear piece and microphone, the way TED speakers do it. Here’s the format for most of these speeches…</p> <p><a href="http://deadspin.com/dammit-drew-i-turn-30-on-saturday-why-didnt-you-tell-m-506875143">read the rest of the article</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Why did I hear this 8 years too late…? I could have made many different decisions and who know where my life would be.</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50579835957http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50579835957Thu, 16 May 2013 11:14:37 -0400advicelife choicescollegedrew magarydeadspin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f051c2b89df061f951568f282e494a48/tumblr_mm268aGTMo1qjm9bpo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50579370425http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50579370425Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbdabdf8f9e35c32c4b11903e7f3747e/tumblr_mmukzwvzBy1qe749xo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Liquid Sculptures:</strong> Powerful Waves Photographed by <a href="http://www.pierrecarreau.com/">Pierre Carreau</a> Seem Frozen in Time.</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50509269367http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50509269367Wed, 15 May 2013 14:30:29 -0400pierre carreausurfwavesphotographyfine art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/355701643b588f685cd89ba309561960/tumblr_mmukl3ckZg1qe749xo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>After taking a photograph of his draining kitchen sink Reddit user <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/132hg4/tried_taking_a_picture_of_a_sink_draining_wound/">Liammm</a> realized he had inadvertently captured something else entirely, a pretty spooky eyeball peering up from the swirling water. See it quite a bit larger <a href="http://i.imgur.com/YmeSA.jpg">here</a>.</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50508428516http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50508428516Wed, 15 May 2013 14:15:26 -0400redditphotographythe kitchen sinkeye<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9674fbb14f055667ef2eb285018cefb6/tumblr_mma7knBvh21ql2603o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>This is the story of my life… metaphorically speaking that is. </p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50500939556http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/50500939556Wed, 15 May 2013 11:52:00 -0400fmlmy lifeselfie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/165a4ea693e1d54c005575f651039cf5/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8bd248f09638bb484fba564e7ed19aeb/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b67050aedb4d3380b6a1b739a9e5018/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/83b3d077ce8e1a3572930d3c7cc38c0c/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ee784d2865cc37c25d8c33ac3b59e25/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b23a231f6e611e584c52112b662333ca/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fccdbac2ed3f0e79f1722ac302ad99ef/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f9577f28e0687024f15cd4394c6cd28/tumblr_mlq9bmlrds1s1kou9o8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>“Storia dell’Umanità”<br/>by Milo Manara</p> <p><span>A comic with no words is obviously just as powerful as all the words in a history book.</span></p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49781371364http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49781371364Mon, 06 May 2013 12:33:35 -0400milo manarasequential artcomichistoryillustrationart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cb333971d9e86eddaeabc79501d39f3d/tumblr_mmaweky75k1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sometimes I try and make sculpted cakes. This is not one of my best. Oh well. (at The Mad House)</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49639094237http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49639094237Sat, 04 May 2013 21:06:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/60ae6d7ad87958c8133bbfc78dfb602c/tumblr_mly2np4rZ61qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good beer | bad pour #ashamed</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49058918981http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/49058918981Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:52:37 -0400ashamed<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8b7c243ce7f0ce3de276f94ac88ae95/tumblr_mlvnchHBMU1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cause – National Pretzel Day! I had to #doodle a tribute</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48945644593http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48945644593Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:26:41 -0400doodle<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63305b462a34aaf2a367496d06cb9106/tumblr_mlp1jwcxCb1qe749xo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/70a2ed3eedf1d25ac756a8e86fcb37fd/tumblr_mlp1jwcxCb1qe749xo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/715c30fc424bbcbcf775cc780d20f4e3/tumblr_mlp1jwcxCb1qe749xo3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>The only bad thing about @adobeideas is how cluttered the PDF’s files are when you bring them into illustrator</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48677199498http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48677199498Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:50:20 -0400adobeadobe ideasillustrationgifwireframe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6bd43ac5d5bd14870b267cc749b2979d/tumblr_mlkpkvvAFC1qklukho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Awesome photo, beautiful gritty texture!</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dbdesign.tumblr.com/post/48469760386/blackandwhite">dbdesign</a><span>:</span></p> <blockquote> <p>#blackandwhite</p> </blockquote>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48470536736http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48470536736Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:52:01 -0400Black and Whitephotographygritty<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b06c1d427cf56110a90947a4d35dcaa8/tumblr_mld6lfpsE71r3gb3zo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1f2d1a131d4a7b7cdf7789089bda3e4/tumblr_mld6lfpsE71r3gb3zo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/79ec90470a325752c44418836022aa35/tumblr_mld6lfpsE71r3gb3zo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>This is what kids do with condoms and we wonder why teen pregnancy is so rampant…</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48178400763http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/48178400763Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:16:58 -0400good ideaterrible idea<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ec868b5c452bfe8e1f910637b9bccd7c/tumblr_ml3om4Xe7E1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Created by <a href="http://loldwell.com/">illustrator H. Caldwell Tanner</a>, this wonderful, mind-numbing visualization of the internet’s very essence brings together more past and current memes than you probably ever knew existed.<br/><br/><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5994403/can-you-name-all-the-memes-in-this-internet-orgy-of-a-poster">Read the rest of the article</a>.</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47709465426http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47709465426Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:01:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6849192cdf8f1deb9fa16b7e9d062c9d/tumblr_mkuoulkWOO1qcv09ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Its all in your perspective. </p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47708991692http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47708991692Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:52:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bd8e5b5760a325d69020fa32796aedd7/tumblr_mkvbvb9xtp1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m a guilty egalitarian with a nice dose of snob thrown in there. <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/what-kind-of-beer-drinker-are-you/">What kind of beer drinker are you?</a> </p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47339974227http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47339974227Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:45:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a3bbbbc8d5ca4afbd0acff163c2bd869/tumblr_mklke92hiv1qkxrtro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://betype.co/post/47332755362/yes-extruded-3d-arial-is-clearly-the-best-kind">betype</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Yes, extruded 3D Arial is clearly the best kind (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeclark/8599954863/">joeclark</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>In 2050 we’ll have smartphones that  can do this… I swear! </p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47339651614http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47339651614Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:40:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98102d4792c13ba2633ba1ae304157ae/tumblr_mhjbrhfbEr1qanb21o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47087497830http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47087497830Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:05:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/340d74fa3e7b2a90d24228d11cca2497/tumblr_mkorpd4joU1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s been a good morning.</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47027276461http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/47027276461Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:44:00 -0400coffeemoleskinesketchbook<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ssbu7AY21qdbo9eo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jimrugg.tumblr.com/post/21453534532/ballpoint-color-picker">jimrugg</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://jimrugg.com/2012/04/color-picker-ballpoint-drawing/">Ballpoint Color Picker</a></p> </blockquote>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/46910541369http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/46910541369Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:45:55 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f44cd5fbb8c8871bf8d2cfa3489d3cf4/tumblr_mkk9xrE0GS1qe749xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#selfie #sketch for an #illustration I’m going to use as my “our team” picture</p>http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/46827558565http://artisticdork.tumblr.com/post/46827558565Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:29:51 -0400selfiesketchillustration