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Philly Ad Kids logo design competition – do it!

There’s not a lot of time left everyone, but you can still make your mark! I’ve done my best to rep Philly and now there’s a chance for you to do it too! Here’s how: enter this is cool competition … Continue reading

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the 2012 Olympics logo/brand stinks!

A friend of mine in London told me today about Wenlock, the mascot for the 2012 Olympics. We laughed for a moment about how odd looking he/she/it is. I was having a good “lol” until something very very serious caught … Continue reading

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look süper-düper-über-cool with MON merch!

A customer decided to send me this great photo of herself sporting a couple of the pendants she bought. Look at how much fun she’s having…and doesn’t she look super-über-cool!? Don’t YOU wanna look süper-düper-über-cool!? Well…buy some merch and you … Continue reading

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I’m a trendsetter…or am I?

Thanks to @FernGlazer for passing this along to me. Apparently what I’m making is on the cutting edge. Why didn’t someone tell me? Better yet, why didn’t someone tell Trend Central to include me!? My Emotions Can Be Dangerous line … Continue reading

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Philly’s “ILL” spotted in the wild

A few weeks ago Steve Cisowski (@SteveCis) of mediacipher.net got snapped wearing one of his favorite accessories (the Masters of None Philly’s ILL) in Jimmy’s Street Style (@JimmyStyle) section of Phillymag.com. Check it out. Oh yeah, in that VERY same … Continue reading

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We be ‘illin – so says the Examiner

Hey look, examiner.com wrote about my “ILL” necklace! Here’s an excerpt: “The perfect mash-up of classic Phillies fandom and savage urban style, the laser-cut pendant adopts the famous team logo and puts a cheeky new spin on it.” Wow, if … Continue reading

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Etsy Artists of Color showed me a lil love

A while ago my sister introduced me to this blog called Etsy Artists of Color. So, I investigated and realized it was a whole community behind the blog. I decided to join and found there were lots of helpful hints … Continue reading

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WHYY’s Friday Arts

Hey, did ya’ll see me on TV last month? I kinda forgot to put it here, so look below: Watch the full episode. See more Friday Arts. Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr … Continue reading

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HGTV stop trying to make DesignStar the Apprentice

Hi, my name is Sharif and I’m an HGTV addict. That’s right, I can’t get enough of it. I watch it in the morning, I watch it at night and some times I even watch reruns. One of the things … Continue reading

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the next great artist – really?

Bravo’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist has been on for a few weeks now. I can’t say I watch faithfully, but I’ve seen a few episodes and I can say – I’m not impressed. I thought, at first, … Continue reading

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