Jared Erickson

I just started listening to Dead Man’s Bones (even though it was released in 2009). This project by Ryan Gosling (yeah the movie guy that all the ladies like) and his buddy Zach Sheilds is more then awesome. I love the unpolished honesty behind it. Both Ryan and Zach decided to play all the instruments on the album… They even set up rules for themselves like: not using a click track while recording, or taking more than three takes per track, letting any imperfections highlight the strengths of the music. To add to the semi creepyness of the album they enlisted Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir to sing along to the songs.

Listening to the whole album throws you back into a time of classic horror movies, and cinematic black and whites tales. Make sure to check it out on iTunes.

WordPress 3.3 beta 1 just dropped. I usually don’t get into testing these things out but since it is part of my daily workflow I wanted to get in and see what was new. First off I noticed it was acting a little strange in Chrome, so I switched over to firefox.

New admin menu design – Loving the dark non gradient. very clean and clear.

Along with the new top admin menu bar WordPress 3.3 introduces the admin pointer. These are going to be great to include into a theme giving your users helpful hints.

I really like the  simplicity in the left side menu since WordPress 3.2. They have been able to make it even more simple by giving sub menu items during hover. And when the parent menu item is active it displays all of them.

All the Media icons are gone! finally! I never understood why they where split up into so many different menues.  The WordPress Media section has been ignored for a long time, glad they are putting some thought in it now.

Coolest new feature of the media section in WordPress 3.3 is the “Drag and Drop file to upload”. I tested it with multiple files and it worked amazing.

I love seeing how the WordPress team has continued to make things easier and more minimal over the years, instead of adding adding adding like most CMSs. Looking forward to this release!

Love this version of the classic apple ad, voiced over by the man himself Steve Jobs. I think the internet stood still with the news of his death yesterday. R.I.P. Steve. Getting one of your Mac Classics back in the 90′s sparked my interested in digital art.

Looking for a new backpack to carry my MBP around… loving these MissionWorkshop waterproof backpacks.  Anyone have a backpack/bag they love?

The other day I was at the mall. Noticed about 10 shirts at forever 21 and Urban outfitters that had circles with text in it. So I decided to make a site that collects those designs.. maybe its a satire? maybe its for inspiration. but enjoy

Circlewithtextinit.com