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Saturday, February 26, 2011

10 Favorite artists of all time

1.) Ludacris. He is a rapper and I like the he raps. He has a tight flow and intelligent. He comes up with a crazy verse on every song.

2.) J.Cole. He speaks the truth and what's really happens in life. He is one of the few rappers that really can be considered a hip-hop artist. The true hip-hop. He has a tight flow on songs as well.

3) Wale. He is another rapper that is considered a hip-hop artist. He speaks the truth just like J.Cole. He creates his own style and he is funny. He is cool, because he has fun rapping.

4) Ace Hood. A rapper that is from FL. You already know that he is the realist because he is from FL. Is has the "sunshine state swag."

5) Lupe Fiasco. He has cool beats and he talks about the world and how it is now. He is another true hip-hop artist.

6.) Kayne West. His rhymes are crazy and sometimes doesn't make sense, but that is what makes him unique. I'm not dissing him at all, keep doing what you doing.

7.) Busta Rhymes. His flow is crazy fast. I wanted to learn how to rap that fast like him because it sounds cool.

8.) Fabolous. This artist is raw. He doesn't hold nothing back.

9.) Swizz Beats. He is a record producer which means he is a beat producer. He always have the hottest beats.

10.) Kidd. He is a rapper that is cool and has a swag. He is coming up and trying to make a name for himself. Go check him out on facebook.

10 ways to relieve stress

  • Identify stressor. If you write down what makes you stressed or the symptoms that causes you to stress then you will be better off handling the stress because you will be ready for it. 
  • Control your actions. Do not over react on something that is so small. If you control yourself and think about it, most of the time what you are stressing about is not that big. 
  • Learn to let go. Teach yourself to always think about it in a positive way. When you do that, you will be better off and you will smile and laugh. Your mind will be far from it. 
  • Do some sports. If the things above still don't work, them go get into some sports or go exercise. If you go play tackle football, then I know you will feel better after you have tackled somebody. 
  • Watch your diet. Normally when you stress out, you either eat a lot or don't eat enough. In the process you become sick and everything goes downhill from here.
  • If you have a pet, go play with it. Most pets love the attention and love to play around. So to get your mind off of what you are stressing about, go play with your pet. 
  • Go get hobby. When you are doing something that you love to do, and have fun with it, it becomes a breeze to whatever you are stressing about. 
  • Get enough sleep. When you are stressed, it is important to get as much sleep as you cant. Your body can shut down meaning that you will get sick.
  • Find a comfort zone. Go to this place and go inside your little world. Just do not think about nothing. Let go. 
  • Go create something. Go draw something, make music, or whatever you can create, go do that. When you do this, whatever you create will reflect what you are stressing about, so it will be off your chest.

10 Favorite Activites

1.) Playing on my drumset. I am a musician and I love playing on them. It is so fun and when I play, Im in my own world and everything disappears when I play.

2.) Listening to music. I was born into a musical family, so I have always been around music. My past on my father side have always played music and I love the beat of music.

3.) Playing video games. Ever since I was little, I have found a love for video games. I would be on a video game 24/7 if it was left up to me.

4.) Playing basketball. I don't play on a team, but just like the sport. It is a sport that requires you to be creative a little bit.

5.) Jogging. got to stay health. Do it everyday so I won't be out of shape and feel good in the summer time.

6.) Just to chill outside. I become connected to mother nature herself. When I have a lot on my mind or just want to go outside, it is always peace and it takes me to another world.

7.) Hanging out with people. Every now and then, it is good to get out and meet new people or just to hangout with old ones. Nothing is wrong with that.

8.) Going to the movies. Whether I go by myself or I go with a friend, it is always interesting to see all the time and effects put into movies.

9.) Watch sports. I can watch sports on the t.v. or go to a game. I'm a sports person, but the main sports that I really like to see is college and professional football and basketball.

10.) Making flash movies. I like to push my imagine to the limit and see what I come up with. It is always amazing.

Friday, February 25, 2011

10 Favorite slogans of all time

1.) "Just do it"- Nike. Just go out there and get the job done when it comes to sports. Don't let shoes or anything stop you from doing your best.

2.) "Got Milk?"- Milk. I always laugh when I see or hear this slogan. It just funny to me.

3.) "Melts in your Mouth, Not in your hand"- M&M's. This is one of my favorite treats. And they are so good. 

4.) "You're in Good Hands with Allstate"- Allstate. You are protected with allstate. Allstate is a good insurance company.

5) "We try harder"- Avis. This rent-a-car company tries harder than anybody to give you a good car.

6) "Don't leave home without it"- American Express. Everybody needs a debt card. Especially if you do not carry cash on you.

7) "This is your brain on drugs"- anti-drug. People don't realize what they are doing to there body when they do drugs. At least many people try to get the picture across.

8) "It keeps going and going and going."- Energizer. The batteries never fail. They do keep going even when they are "dead".

9) "Let your fingers do the walking."- Yellow pages. This means you let your figure go down the pages and look for somebody to call. I like the concept.

10) "Gimme a break, gimme a break, gimme a break of that kit kat bar."- Kit Kat. Candy is good, still trying to hear the "break" that be in commercials, but they still are good.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

10 free ways to promote yourself or your business

1.) Maintain a website. If you are a graphic designer, your name can be thrown around conversations if you do a good job on the website.

2) Create a blog. Most blog sites are free and they are not that difficult. When you want to post something up on it, you can put up pictures of your product and talk about your next project.

3) Create a Portfolio. All the work that you have done, keep it a make a portfolio, so you can go and show clients and other people. If you have made a cool website, then you can take screen shots of your website. 

4) Participate in volunteer work. Think of volunteer work as a internship to showcase what you can do. The more you volunteer, the more your name will be known and clients will recognize you.

5) Create a relationship with your customers. If you have followers or customers that likes you work, you can use them to you advantage. If you fix the problems or make better products, your followers will pass the word.

6) Social Networking. It will help you to build a strong foundation on what people are looking for. When you set up a social networking profile, you can interact with your followers.

7) Design or get business cards. Just hand these to everyone that you see and anyone that will take them. This can be effective.

8) Make some news. Try to get a advertisement in the newspaper or other sources for information or you can leave your information in the newspaper. Then you can give them a brief description of what you do.

9) Go out and teach or talk about what you do. Ask around and see who needs a speaker on something. Ask them can you talk about what you do. It won't hurt to ask and who knows you can gets some results.

10) Ask for feedback. Do not be scared, use the feedback as a motivation to do better on the product or use it to satisfy your customers. That's what it is all about anyway right.

10 Reason Why I Prefer Macs

  1. The sleep mode. When a mac goes to "sleep" it does not take forever for it to wake up. It is reliable and it does not chew up the battery of the mac. 
  2. Booting time. On a mac, it does not take long. To be exact it takes about 25 seconds to be full booted and this is when it is from a cold start. PC's are longer and makes you never want to turn it on. 
  3. Easy navigation. All the apps that you have on your mac is showed at the bottom. For example, if you are on a web browser app, you can simply move your mouse to the bottom and open up Microsoft word all in a simple motion, instead of minimizing the window you have open. 
  4. Easier to find the problem. There are 3 ways to find out a problem of a mac. By the disk drive, the console, or activity monitor. You do not have to worry about it crashing, it will give you a sign before.
  5. Useful apps. No matter what app is out there for the macs, they have one for you. Doesn't matter what yo are into, there is a app that will assist you.
  6. Neat. Everything on the mac is neat. You do not have to go search for anything as long as you keep everything neat.
  7. Downloading is not a problem. It does not give you all these windows and difficult setup just to download something. The system becomes easy to download.
  8. File Sharing is easy. It is not a big hassle to share files or folders. You do not necessarily have to use a thumb drive, you can do it on the mac in the system preferences. 
  9. Security Software. You do not have to install another security software that in the end will slow down your computer or creates problems for you. Never have to worry about it scanning before you can actually use it.
  10. No lame idea. Every idea that Macintosh have come up with has worked in one way or another. So you can not put it on Macintosh. 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

10 things that make a great logo

  • Simple. If a logo is complicated, people will not remember it when they see it on billboards, stores, etc. You want people to remember your business when they see your logo. You do not want them to ask their friend "Who is this?" Keep it simple.

  • Correct Color Scheme. Why do you think McDonald's is so successful? The colors that they used make people hungry. Think about it when YOU see McDonald's. You never realized it yourself, but think about every time you have went by a McDonald's did it make you hungry? And you go get a Big Mac not knowing where this all of a sudden hunger came from. Use the correct color scheme to have customers remember you by the colors you use. 
  • Flexible. Meaning that if you put your logo on shirt's, billboard's, or even wall's that have a black, white, or gray background, will you be able to see it? Will you be able to read the text? You have to keep that into consideration. If you can change your logo into gray, black, or white against wall's like that, then that will be good as well. 
  • Appropriate for what you do. Imagine you go to "McDonald's" because you are hungry. Then all of a sudden "McDonald's" is a clothing store now. When for years it has been a fast food restaurant. Have the correct logo for what you do in the work force. 
  • Sends a message. This ties in with the correct color scheme. You want the customers realize that you are the only one that is trying to get the message across to other people. If you make a logo that shows you saving a dog, then your work have to be towards saving a dog. 
  • Scalable. When you are trying to put your logo on your business card, will everybody still be able to read it? Or will it look like a bunch of wasted ink? Keep this in mind. 
  • Creative. This is a no brainier, but some people my forget about this one. This is why companies ask you to make their company a logo that everybody will remember.
  • Make a impact. The logo that you make should catch the viewers eye. Make sure the logo "grabs" the viewers attention and make them interested in what the logo means. 
  • Effective without color. Will viewers understand the logo without color? Will the logo be readable? Making a logo that looks good without color before you plan to put color on, you know you have a good logo.
  • It has to bring in customers. When you have a good logo, it normally leads to your company to make money. If you do not have a decent looking logo, people will not remember you and would not want to know what the company is about.