tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78550281194157877642024-03-04T23:18:34.243-08:00Nebula 4The work of Jose Ramirez Calamateo in Designer Toys, Design, vinyl toys, concert posters.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-52897113974785558822009-07-29T10:22:00.000-07:002009-07-29T10:23:34.076-07:00The Sounds of Ink on Paper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ6Cs6yV6jzJsWrQLFsRrXhvwFBHNRYLNa1JejXCoGDooMKLDxnjAsGShLILeoviePDL-V6qbR20ZUYoktNDEOfqThsU1fFW0P2On2jvvY0VmFl99NjUME9QhMlESMPdYxSprQZvJs7PZ/s1600-h/IMG_1241.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ6Cs6yV6jzJsWrQLFsRrXhvwFBHNRYLNa1JejXCoGDooMKLDxnjAsGShLILeoviePDL-V6qbR20ZUYoktNDEOfqThsU1fFW0P2On2jvvY0VmFl99NjUME9QhMlESMPdYxSprQZvJs7PZ/s400/IMG_1241.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363933992529194850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It has been a short summer at least for me and its almost time to return to school and finish the last year of my Design schooling. I started the summer with dreams of doing and learning things that i would enjoy and expand my knowledge other than the school work i would be doing at SFSU. Time is running out and the my summer is ending. I still think big and dream. Its time to relax and study up for the last school year at SFSU, learn the fundamentals and elements of design for web and print. (sigh)<br /><br />I must apologize for my late updates. I must say, getting sick and being sick for two weeks and a half is the worst times ever, not being able to think and do anything fun. The good news is that i was sober for about a month. (yeah. Hell yeah) Unfortunately, not anymore.<br /><br />What brings me today? I wanted to share a project that i have been working for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) greeting card. Its held November 2nd. Its a celebration and tradition for Latinos to pray for family and friends that have passed away. Its a tradition to honor the dead by bringing their favorite foods and drinks to their graves or an alter. It is said that it easier for the dead to communicate with living on this day.<br /><br />Initial Test Development Prints 6 x 4.5<br />Dia de los Muertos<br />Limited to 5Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-54268828977579514922009-07-12T07:37:00.000-07:002009-07-29T07:40:50.331-07:00Something New & Vacation Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02EZgxvWqpG0cFtneDx53Rii61BM1SmJINpWagUbVGLjpxB_zp_9zAGzWwY6B_79zL_Tm1kKfPB_L5nBnWVA_JqjbkyVjoDTmC-2z4pU8PReaUl30QmGqlWvQId08_9b4MFTcnIktT0tb/s1600-h/IMG_0715.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02EZgxvWqpG0cFtneDx53Rii61BM1SmJINpWagUbVGLjpxB_zp_9zAGzWwY6B_79zL_Tm1kKfPB_L5nBnWVA_JqjbkyVjoDTmC-2z4pU8PReaUl30QmGqlWvQId08_9b4MFTcnIktT0tb/s400/IMG_0715.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363891969092240178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm finally done with the semester and happy to be out of SF State at least for now. I have a lot of projects that I've wanted to work on that have been gathering digital dust on my hard drive. It's kind of sad. It's a good thing I sketch and write in details of the projects. Just the other day I was stupefied (Yeah, I've been meaning to use that word for a while at least in a sentence). Why was I stupefied? Well I couldn't read my writing and I had forgotten what the concept or idea. There was no sketch only chicken scratch. I kept saying, "huh..huh...huh," and the, "ah" never came. It was a sad day. Anyways, I hope I could provide some entertainment in these months of freedom from the shackles of school. Good-bye for now and hello for next time.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-42554495292767857882009-01-02T15:48:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:03.900-08:00Belated Holiday GreetingsWow. Its been a while since i stepped on this grounds.<br />What can i say? It was a long semester. Its not easy to return to school and adjust to the student life once again. Unfortunately during this few months that I've worked on my school projects left me without working on any of Nebula 4 projects. I had few deadlines i wanted to met before the new year but the new year is here and i have a few days or weeks before the new semester begins so i hope i can finish the projects that seem to be gathering dust on my desk. <br /><br />I wish everyone a belated Happy New Year and Happy Holidays.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-46444011930823383912008-08-23T18:21:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:03.968-08:00Nebula 4 Postcard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNu9Imu1iKXHjfj0-JfNqq5Cs0B08Kdy-_RKfrnLKmgkgRvqBOWHcJPWU-EGCPN-seCHu02l-4DanJpissjp7bwumeVW04fma1QQ0tSEVQTGnSb9b3CnAQ7_Uyx2P7OmXz6kjd61U_GE/s1600-h/Postcard_Front+%5BConverted%5D.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNu9Imu1iKXHjfj0-JfNqq5Cs0B08Kdy-_RKfrnLKmgkgRvqBOWHcJPWU-EGCPN-seCHu02l-4DanJpissjp7bwumeVW04fma1QQ0tSEVQTGnSb9b3CnAQ7_Uyx2P7OmXz6kjd61U_GE/s320/Postcard_Front+%5BConverted%5D.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237889730201968674" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34mJ2pEWkyktqfSxYaU5n7Mnr9Lp9d4L8uUxI4P3O-Pps9ViGLRqD3Wjue-IgsMjehwKWk-nCfMxUqh2bRSKR5t_-MPVPeQSyE3nG7dTGaPOlJNCimgsjaXxbo8Jx-wpJPN1EJqh3sg4/s1600-h/Postcard_Back+%5BConverted%5D.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34mJ2pEWkyktqfSxYaU5n7Mnr9Lp9d4L8uUxI4P3O-Pps9ViGLRqD3Wjue-IgsMjehwKWk-nCfMxUqh2bRSKR5t_-MPVPeQSyE3nG7dTGaPOlJNCimgsjaXxbo8Jx-wpJPN1EJqh3sg4/s320/Postcard_Back+%5BConverted%5D.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237889560753980770" border="0" /></a><br /> <br />Yet another post. For some this is not new because i distributed a few a month ago. This is a Nebula 4 postcard since the original creation of the image back in May. A few posts back. I've updated the version and got them printed out which turned out pretty great. They serve as my business card sometimes.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-91068002642599944072008-08-23T18:00:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:03.980-08:00Calendar 2009 Coming Soon!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYvNJFXofEQxAvqxQn1mtZ_mCL1fuhc2KUGkcQuZXl1ovf8tLHZRhhnQAGC2iW85BMrsBeYmWRNhTrExSRGkXZtQdet93ZSZlk9zDcLUZht5-fDP2t_lq887aa4aLlCzruqVXr9p8xL0/s1600-h/CALENDAR+FEB.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYvNJFXofEQxAvqxQn1mtZ_mCL1fuhc2KUGkcQuZXl1ovf8tLHZRhhnQAGC2iW85BMrsBeYmWRNhTrExSRGkXZtQdet93ZSZlk9zDcLUZht5-fDP2t_lq887aa4aLlCzruqVXr9p8xL0/s400/CALENDAR+FEB.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237883045228385890" border="0" /></a><br />Well, I've been busy refining ideas and today i also wanted to offer a sneak peak at the 2009 Calendar that I'm attempting to finish and release before the year is over. I wanted to combine two ideas, calendar's and poster's without creating the sometimes unnecessary space of four rows to represent a month and seven boxes to the days of week, instead i created a row of numbers to represent the days of the month. I created rounded yellow rectangles to represent the weekends and the important holidays would be highlighted by a dominant color found in the image that would represent an important holiday of the month. In this case Valentines Day. Hope everyone enjoys it and i'll post its release here at my blog.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-77829019505477786942008-08-23T15:02:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.044-08:00A Weekend Before School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m3MiwKLKyofVTRSho750K5N2ldTm6PrRti2y9j2sg-naViAiWADqqcHPV51Z_e8WD-bcCtvAvnhpRHUrTsEisapL9WlpUdDJ7PdjictN7nTUcpe1x202St2kBak1xlFJPgXFiFTyJJw/s1600-h/ROMC+BROCHURE+IN.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m3MiwKLKyofVTRSho750K5N2ldTm6PrRti2y9j2sg-naViAiWADqqcHPV51Z_e8WD-bcCtvAvnhpRHUrTsEisapL9WlpUdDJ7PdjictN7nTUcpe1x202St2kBak1xlFJPgXFiFTyJJw/s200/ROMC+BROCHURE+IN.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237879663309379218" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih41hkqHm6jeBKESGj1kqffAvwR5jIGQG5jroPbbQkCA9W6vUfEgu1vh19EPExKdA3iNg4IUc0-Rsw05Yaxrztt-BKVWf0_hOu4T_x9uvLj5YOe7uEGhQr3S8sdoAGF_JP-ZzVJos8B8U/s1600-h/ROMC+BROCHURE+OUT.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih41hkqHm6jeBKESGj1kqffAvwR5jIGQG5jroPbbQkCA9W6vUfEgu1vh19EPExKdA3iNg4IUc0-Rsw05Yaxrztt-BKVWf0_hOu4T_x9uvLj5YOe7uEGhQr3S8sdoAGF_JP-ZzVJos8B8U/s200/ROMC+BROCHURE+OUT.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237879534710651266" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Its been a while since my last posting. what can i say? I've been busy with school. Its been a good weekend up to now, it started with various performances from the <a href="http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/index.php">San Francisco Outside Lands (Music & Arts Festival)</a> among them was Radiohead, The Black Keys, and Cold War Kids which i could listen from the comfort of my own home.<br /><br />Today I want to present a re-design i did for an existing brochure at <a href="http://sfsustudentcenter.com/">SFSU Cesar Chavez Student Center</a>. The brochure was re-design for the Richard Oakes Multicultural Center. This project was meant to demonstrate my grasp and understanding of design elements and the principals of design for a job interview at CCSC.<br /><br />I wanted to improve and simplify the existing design that would demonstrate the goals and values of CCSC. It would speak about the man who it was named after, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Oakes_%28activist%29">Richard Oakes</a> and still represent the goals and values of CCSC. I felt the color and text layout of the brochure were obstructing. The information wasn't easy to find. The text would disappear in low light areas.<br /><br />The choices i made were to connect Richard Oakes to CCSC. First, the color choices were to limit the amount of colors used. Colors that would represent Richard Oakes and CCSC. I used Red and Blue. Red, associated with courage, the courage it took Richard Oakes to occupy Alcatraz Island. Blue associated with calm and peaceful. The text was edited down to be less repetitive and easier to find information needed.<br /><br />It was a good practice project to work on and think about design choices.<br /><br />This is the existing design for the Richard Oakes Multicultural Center. (Inside)(Outside)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7TKUthy5V2DdweEqptucsEwtswYRAmgsG_I7G1acT0LAjRQPyaML8ZmKrU-ub-LbOWNVhBEz5e-DcO6zQueQvqS02MVbZ4-ya-HEpJsPWaQT-HaoqtXqNMl3e6ezLhkK1hJaMSxGUzk/s1600-h/CCSCIn.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7TKUthy5V2DdweEqptucsEwtswYRAmgsG_I7G1acT0LAjRQPyaML8ZmKrU-ub-LbOWNVhBEz5e-DcO6zQueQvqS02MVbZ4-ya-HEpJsPWaQT-HaoqtXqNMl3e6ezLhkK1hJaMSxGUzk/s200/CCSCIn.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237875431541014850" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C3mYgP2LIdKOqV2Ffgh7C4tdYPa7IJf0sKHC38v5BQ2moQ6f4Cz-jFAvIjx93b2DhEYpfu9jt751PqOvPCII8XZXupvctvGc0pME1Cx3SHzcJqHEnplNoOSr697AIzgC1BVtfefc-oc/s1600-h/ccsc+out.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C3mYgP2LIdKOqV2Ffgh7C4tdYPa7IJf0sKHC38v5BQ2moQ6f4Cz-jFAvIjx93b2DhEYpfu9jt751PqOvPCII8XZXupvctvGc0pME1Cx3SHzcJqHEnplNoOSr697AIzgC1BVtfefc-oc/s200/ccsc+out.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237875669184447538" border="0" /></a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-10554204308139801972008-06-27T17:00:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:03.994-08:00Almost the last day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0mW7CvUblUYFjMTqA7-pqASUBJ3mBEi6dR7t-OdMp1i0y3gCkTiJmwRtXH26tmM-XltUjFWzYLu4TzgzmymP7nTDcSJdWg1Z8jzOHc-Fzo-OUUCYbrRlvbEqw_E0Xa0-Riu5-NvnlDg/s1600-h/fish.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0mW7CvUblUYFjMTqA7-pqASUBJ3mBEi6dR7t-OdMp1i0y3gCkTiJmwRtXH26tmM-XltUjFWzYLu4TzgzmymP7nTDcSJdWg1Z8jzOHc-Fzo-OUUCYbrRlvbEqw_E0Xa0-Riu5-NvnlDg/s400/fish.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237881542404527858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Its almost the last day of work, I start doodling like their is no tomorrow. I hope i finish my school work.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-756317047264186992008-05-28T12:00:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.183-08:00I Was Born Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRs3e3kdCY42v9GbDyiyVsgfXMbb6vhxbcutDsvlve7uUJenadmvf8XlV7IEqAq_TlxnwKOXuiEEu0g9-EPkmnux9xuXfsasYpFJ_Mc277-UQEJnyi4nXQXQ1WBe_TN4ZI7UGPqm4q94/s1600-h/tree.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRs3e3kdCY42v9GbDyiyVsgfXMbb6vhxbcutDsvlve7uUJenadmvf8XlV7IEqAq_TlxnwKOXuiEEu0g9-EPkmnux9xuXfsasYpFJ_Mc277-UQEJnyi4nXQXQ1WBe_TN4ZI7UGPqm4q94/s400/tree.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205837058231307074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its yet another year. Its my birthday once again. I wanted to thank my mom for giving life.<br /><br />I'm not the most productive person on a everyday basis but on this day i managed to create an image that identifies and symbolizes Nebula 4's mission as a designer and artist. "Thinking outside the box," a philosophy i have adopted to distinguish my work from the millions of artists found around the world. Not to constrain the work by any kind of boundaries but to tear through from its limitations like trees breaking through paved streets.<br /><br />I like trees. I would look good on a T-shirt<br /><br />In a yearly ritual of my birthday, the film i choose this year was Iron Man. What can i say about it? I recommend it. I must admit, i was a partial Iron Man fan because its references to <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/brainiac/2008/04/we_are_iron_man.html">Black Sabbath's song Iron Man</a>. This film made me love comics all over again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_ZvngJ0dee3qSOFlzY3pJjwpD-U77t_M56T_NzQLiA94oeS-5pwJ6cxT7-n2SMCwIBnHcFVPEyqm0GrvEcWHvHqWilL_wfN0EDW7aVginBB8FhgliTElIQh5ZHbEW-XFNBPWbfdH8ug/s1600-h/balboa+theater.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_ZvngJ0dee3qSOFlzY3pJjwpD-U77t_M56T_NzQLiA94oeS-5pwJ6cxT7-n2SMCwIBnHcFVPEyqm0GrvEcWHvHqWilL_wfN0EDW7aVginBB8FhgliTElIQh5ZHbEW-XFNBPWbfdH8ug/s400/balboa+theater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205837427598494562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A sneak preview of the new upcoming toy I've been working on, nebula 4.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6Jhs90W5-E6PTs6VwMOlnSIvvDq86akB3Xdo-30C2YxiTNAVAeBe_DpbzeRwv27PNbLTVRGmBTQ5KFjzMXurlPZFp84CzkOb3AwTjbZ1aHive90nghNKEQBs3_QVG544ERFJOmKRqj0/s1600-h/nebula+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6Jhs90W5-E6PTs6VwMOlnSIvvDq86akB3Xdo-30C2YxiTNAVAeBe_DpbzeRwv27PNbLTVRGmBTQ5KFjzMXurlPZFp84CzkOb3AwTjbZ1aHive90nghNKEQBs3_QVG544ERFJOmKRqj0/s400/nebula+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205837187080325970" border="0" /></a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-12982718582571964092008-05-13T16:25:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.225-08:00The Little Boys Room<embed src="http://www.seeqpod.net/cache/seeqpodEmbed.swf" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="325" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="domain=http://www.seeqpod.com&playlist=2527f09f5b"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.seeqpod.net/search">SeeqPod - Playable Search</a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-62628594437861469572008-04-24T09:14:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.243-08:00Greenhouse ( Casa Verde )<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTmVlMq_jbhlHsW-KL7Zrq54rS7cC6IuNOjNRc9jYNtesH8U_iI8WBlzMHM24TAfUNotQL5qEheDv9U04SWD_YkOwkYhT13Bz-U5IOOwYhy6nbf-S8s8_5uBNbaR-HZNwFn45UNVuxlo/s1600-h/GREENHOUSE.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTmVlMq_jbhlHsW-KL7Zrq54rS7cC6IuNOjNRc9jYNtesH8U_iI8WBlzMHM24TAfUNotQL5qEheDv9U04SWD_YkOwkYhT13Bz-U5IOOwYhy6nbf-S8s8_5uBNbaR-HZNwFn45UNVuxlo/s400/GREENHOUSE.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192846118786790930" border="0" /></a><br />The first poster for the family band known as <a href="http://nebula-4.blogspot.com/2007/07/end-of-long-weekend.html">Greenhouse (Casa Verde).</a> Green house is a Salinas based Indie bansd made of Netsirk(Bass), Nebula 4(Guitar), Chikis(Drums), and our brother Enano(violin).Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-48235531187202794582008-04-24T09:06:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.271-08:00Morning Spy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZie2wPk61BMY8dQyk4xrkKhXUUKzuv_RGOSEBTsXzoe6lw_99327XwWQLlG_q7ENPJTMG5Uw9QxI5Bf1m8SxreY128Smtg-CwRsC0zSGDVDo46gTmnK2aO1OsjUffjt6PiZUFWtg9uYQ/s1600-h/MorningSpyColor.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZie2wPk61BMY8dQyk4xrkKhXUUKzuv_RGOSEBTsXzoe6lw_99327XwWQLlG_q7ENPJTMG5Uw9QxI5Bf1m8SxreY128Smtg-CwRsC0zSGDVDo46gTmnK2aO1OsjUffjt6PiZUFWtg9uYQ/s400/MorningSpyColor.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192844147396802050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The purpose for creating this poster was a remembrance of good times. Its for one of the band members(Allison Goffman) of <a href="http://www.morningspy.com/"><b>Morning Spy</b></a> a indie pop band. The place of performance and date are fictitious but check out their music. Great music.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-77671853278837531442008-04-23T12:58:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.256-08:00Urban Action<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYxi9GfvqDgXfsSMCI7T5GF0MbI-M-ncdSfOLM5cz8B3CVeBofxcRdtEbQ__GppEbXJt-JJV9y1O6DWbCfNy3waWXHWBZ1Wb3vYphrzqa8OZhtUyh_qhfSGydWcZdKwEgmFfB7x2jp2I/s1600-h/UA1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYxi9GfvqDgXfsSMCI7T5GF0MbI-M-ncdSfOLM5cz8B3CVeBofxcRdtEbQ__GppEbXJt-JJV9y1O6DWbCfNy3waWXHWBZ1Wb3vYphrzqa8OZhtUyh_qhfSGydWcZdKwEgmFfB7x2jp2I/s400/UA1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192909576928589362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mpnaaqKgxq4dv08bVih9u9V13I8vGqXRdXj1AeKy87WtgdEhwV2OkAU7FwOZ412iZuge8UPeLSCXR8RLhtpYEg2seOVFtPfhKBr47zKQAVYZyCEpotqvCGodWx-gNOYemwg1aF9OQ6E/s1600-h/Urban+Action+Cover.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mpnaaqKgxq4dv08bVih9u9V13I8vGqXRdXj1AeKy87WtgdEhwV2OkAU7FwOZ412iZuge8UPeLSCXR8RLhtpYEg2seOVFtPfhKBr47zKQAVYZyCEpotqvCGodWx-gNOYemwg1aF9OQ6E/s400/Urban+Action+Cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192903735773066786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its been some long months. This year i did some design work for the Urban Studies Program at San Fransico State University. I worked on some Advertisement for the Journal they publish called Urban Action. Urban Action is a collection of essays, poems, photos, and postcards showcasing urban related affairs or issues from around the world and published by students, alumni and faculty s and ended finishing the work on the Urban Action Manual.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-16000472721629787552008-03-10T22:44:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.305-08:00The New Seven Deadly Sins<h2>The Original Deadly 7</h2><ol><li>Pride</li><li>Wrath</li><li>Lust</li><li>Gluttony</li><li>Envy</li><li>Sloth</li><li>Greed</li></ol><h2>21st Century Sinning</h2><ol><li>Genetic Modification</li><li>Experimenting on Humans</li><li>Polluting the Environment</li><li>Causing Social Injustice</li><li>Causing Poverty</li><li>Becoming Obscenely Wealthy</li><li>Taking Drugs</li></ol>Link on <a href="http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/new-7-daily-sins-47031008">the daily green</a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-76062455314262562612008-03-06T09:52:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.348-08:00Remember RIO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThtTqFgYKK1VeCGurF1ofToCUVvo-fcSqf_y1nfe3cVuJBRwJr3liKxrnXXPRDHfA2t-rZM-KuPpMftmNasc2YFsrv84J-6I07JM6yEU4TEOUKvG_nmgHp9Lx31IR-R5aap9JnEU9KeI/s1600-h/restinpeace.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThtTqFgYKK1VeCGurF1ofToCUVvo-fcSqf_y1nfe3cVuJBRwJr3liKxrnXXPRDHfA2t-rZM-KuPpMftmNasc2YFsrv84J-6I07JM6yEU4TEOUKvG_nmgHp9Lx31IR-R5aap9JnEU9KeI/s400/restinpeace.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174502826391076274" border="0" /></a><br />A year ago my first mp3 player died. I then upgraded to an ipod. This is a design i did in his memory for the hours of Classic Rock, Reggae, and Mozart he provided.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-56093114232572597972008-03-05T14:35:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.424-08:00A look at the past: Yojimbo Poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeJ3XG8iBpXA7bijJZtuCjdrhGz8MG7ezU3GLH0jSxJajGEqfJvFrd6fWEC6cwYqjF2t_ezl2bCiCccYLE-pDB1UpEOpc-gzl1azGZDUIOJl95McXHyBZVvYsiWvQ8d25-73BbaxI_PQ/s1600-h/JoseRamirezProjectC.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeJ3XG8iBpXA7bijJZtuCjdrhGz8MG7ezU3GLH0jSxJajGEqfJvFrd6fWEC6cwYqjF2t_ezl2bCiCccYLE-pDB1UpEOpc-gzl1azGZDUIOJl95McXHyBZVvYsiWvQ8d25-73BbaxI_PQ/s400/JoseRamirezProjectC.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174395615417433490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A several months ago i had taken a graphic design class at the SFSU downtown campus which really helped a lot. I was able to understand why i made the choices i made and be able to talk and prove to people why the design worked.<br /><br />The first assignment we had was a poster design. The instructor asked us to think about our favorite film, yeah i know, its hard to choose a favorite film. I eventually settled on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055630/">Yojimbo (1961)</a> an Akira Kuroswa black and white film. In the following week he asked us to make a poster using only one font and one size(see Figure 1). He also asked us to think of the theme of the film and incoporate in the design. It was difficult challenge to design with a limited resources but managed to design to the films theme. A wandering samurai arrives at a chaotic village and is responsible for its bloody demise.<br /><br />The third assignment for the class was to change the font size, add shapes, and color(see Figure 2). The design started to tell a story of the two opposing gangs in the village. The use of red for the baldly drawn squares was to symbolize the chaotic blood bath that ensued after Yojimbo's arrival. The slash between the two squares with the name of the film Yojimbo was to show that Yojimbo stood between the two gangs with no alliance to any of them.<br /><br />The forth assignment was to add imagery to the design(see Figure 3, bottom left). The imagery i choose was a Japanese crest to show the consumer that they are not watching a hollywooed blockbuster but a Japanese film.<br /><br />Assignment four being the end of the poster design the instructor asked us to choose once again a medium other than a poster that our design would work on, i choose apparel(see Figure 3, bottom right). After the foundations for the poster design are set then its transfer to other mediums is not to difficult.<br /><br />I have finally returned to the university temporally to finish my degree in Design and Industry at San Francisco State University.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wZzqUHyrFy7G0O7vl7L-Dt9vCcIcqRdmhAV2azQYt7pc8xiQ74XxdSQkfqDkdjuRAQ1CiitJcOaiPHzvVn7YQz-YosruOzPbXFTKTdXe0JahgLxRoc-dVxT_QrZTW5KqxUS6tXUfAKo/s1600-h/JoseRamirezProjectA+copy.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wZzqUHyrFy7G0O7vl7L-Dt9vCcIcqRdmhAV2azQYt7pc8xiQ74XxdSQkfqDkdjuRAQ1CiitJcOaiPHzvVn7YQz-YosruOzPbXFTKTdXe0JahgLxRoc-dVxT_QrZTW5KqxUS6tXUfAKo/s200/JoseRamirezProjectA+copy.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174394868093123922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNNwAZtCbARVGSOS8eHMSOQ1uwXcH5dukTHvU9n3ixvopZDoVJGZqkmdEVZcTv9iNW5kV7HZ9UsDwUjliS2juvU2bnwJvHdtjLXnXn_iZRIMr3hHOSRU9TRIk5UQo61-EvBNc1I7BRrM/s1600-h/JoseRamirezProjectB.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNNwAZtCbARVGSOS8eHMSOQ1uwXcH5dukTHvU9n3ixvopZDoVJGZqkmdEVZcTv9iNW5kV7HZ9UsDwUjliS2juvU2bnwJvHdtjLXnXn_iZRIMr3hHOSRU9TRIk5UQo61-EvBNc1I7BRrM/s200/JoseRamirezProjectB.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174395031301881186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZC6D_tHmlLgpzGC7A8jIHt_hloQRYlZPJagdACjFe8SbbEtlf10PMkIPxMphXMO6IKoFhGKNGbQ2OYR1kEhXHLboahxnfYtChSeod_e2QsF2PXrC5_QNtPFboEMjr5-q92KreORr3Gk/s1600-h/JoseRamirezProjectD.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZC6D_tHmlLgpzGC7A8jIHt_hloQRYlZPJagdACjFe8SbbEtlf10PMkIPxMphXMO6IKoFhGKNGbQ2OYR1kEhXHLboahxnfYtChSeod_e2QsF2PXrC5_QNtPFboEMjr5-q92KreORr3Gk/s320/JoseRamirezProjectD.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174395357719395714" border="0" /></a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-16581246053219952962008-03-04T09:27:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.440-08:00The Journey is Over<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EF4KX3Xh-43JZcUM7FwPbWbGMW6g3qvvJSedX-eDXjo7l7SQNaRLhBU_TsSjRulcWwNftAiCyWhGhtC9bDxjIWD7UDAlGpYDFADRjaB7p2EYqFhJ4Pst6XMbhn_1jzC-pnsQcPrzi5o/s1600-h/DSC01485.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EF4KX3Xh-43JZcUM7FwPbWbGMW6g3qvvJSedX-eDXjo7l7SQNaRLhBU_TsSjRulcWwNftAiCyWhGhtC9bDxjIWD7UDAlGpYDFADRjaB7p2EYqFhJ4Pst6XMbhn_1jzC-pnsQcPrzi5o/s400/DSC01485.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173939683362748418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Great news today. I can finally rock to legends of rock on the Wii. I was skeptical that i would ever come back from its dark journey to Activision but as the long day came to an end, Guitar Hero III for the Wii stood in the dark hole of my mailbox, offering its friendship once again with its restored Dolby digital surround sound.<br /><br />I'm happy Guitar Hero III is back in my Nintendo collection once again.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-3978668819332114832008-03-03T22:00:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.318-08:00It refuses to die<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMoXiUqDVHTrVA4zuNPE7wI_jgPbEOGwMsCtofKrLJ6k7dyVkhMSUZK19jtVY9_XIQyghpnwdsDtrgYa6yioE_JuCs_mAWUw1WKwE4VGRCDhfEGrXlMQvOwa95DYEuvvfpH10hMY13NU/s1600-h/TIMP-Postcard-Front.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMoXiUqDVHTrVA4zuNPE7wI_jgPbEOGwMsCtofKrLJ6k7dyVkhMSUZK19jtVY9_XIQyghpnwdsDtrgYa6yioE_JuCs_mAWUw1WKwE4VGRCDhfEGrXlMQvOwa95DYEuvvfpH10hMY13NU/s400/TIMP-Postcard-Front.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174504660342111682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I few years ago i created The Idiot Motel productions as a publishing company for upcoming artists of all genres. It was meant to be a community of artists and a way to publish their work but because its negative connotation, i had to pursue other possible names. I still refuse to let it walk into the night. I still keep this marketing postcard for a reminder that one of these days it will rise among all odds.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-71228961693138253922008-03-03T10:01:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.654-08:00The Road Home<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theinsanecopilot/2310754484/" title="DSC01441 by theinsanecopilot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/2310754484_38a0879d19.jpg" alt="DSC01441" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br />It was a good weekend at my moms house, lots of pictures, plenty of food, and relaxing for once. The one thing i love about photography even more than black and white shots from my 50mm SLR is night shots. On the road home i took out the Sony digital camera and clicked away <span class="secondary-bf">sporadically out </span>of the car window. Check some of the pictures at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theinsanecopilot/">Flickr</a>. I still prefer my SLR for night shots but a digital camera comes in hand every so often.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-41198363684727883942008-02-25T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.672-08:00Wonder Con<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOmQDEOu4K3Y1kSLrGHRHfEnOuBSdMavY7fxkVUBmrokPxW7vVykEbryjrn7NxoMSyNTxU3IblKzkLIkhix7UlDvOEo-n8XzQjv4ktcsxXIuHhYkcZ79UFgBTeviW8QtLdbewWVqtLmY/s1600-h/DSC01332.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOmQDEOu4K3Y1kSLrGHRHfEnOuBSdMavY7fxkVUBmrokPxW7vVykEbryjrn7NxoMSyNTxU3IblKzkLIkhix7UlDvOEo-n8XzQjv4ktcsxXIuHhYkcZ79UFgBTeviW8QtLdbewWVqtLmY/s400/DSC01332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173638694051925186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its yet another year at Wonder Con. Comics, comics and more comics. People of all ages showed up at San Francisco's Moscone Ctr. to talk comics or speak with the stars of their beloved comics or upcoming comic creators. A sub culture of kids, young adults and a growing population of adults. It was a great event like every year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmD6wLxs1VtemJTVZEuMMoEz8i2AkmBs1uy5opd3BsHy__NKrjqUzd2pLDhY-33yWfVHzY8fOo6CNIes_KxgfF3JSgqL6Ha4yzuTZfBW5oPVeycBvMj8_Y-HvySbzF0oEzQ2NclyfKzc/s1600-h/DSC01321.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmD6wLxs1VtemJTVZEuMMoEz8i2AkmBs1uy5opd3BsHy__NKrjqUzd2pLDhY-33yWfVHzY8fOo6CNIes_KxgfF3JSgqL6Ha4yzuTZfBW5oPVeycBvMj8_Y-HvySbzF0oEzQ2NclyfKzc/s200/DSC01321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173638286030032034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxhSNzKPr8PdKF5d2j57f0RyGLZVlwhSsEt6rm6QfIoUb4SWP9cYuRup1mCKFbhz5VOi4v9o7REDkZeWEAHgzpm1Y7ugyvFKHHFHIkBS8UMvenl__NKm-M52sG6VK_yA4rYAGmvJ1kLU/s1600-h/DSC01322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2JIVO7G8KIYz_7wKB2PknEB6na-oTHRmF3C7PvN2v2ku-yheOhOl8touwBWiQAClaJjD9RCjenvqm2gCEpyCydnP5a2tWlbTR1rf5xLBb6Fc3ztqYl3iMOUEGTqdssX1r6yTTLL8x8A/s200/DSC01325a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173640261714988306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWfxxuda18euzZmw2fTsYTVVgs-hgIRg6Cs8EI1Vo7Tu4bwEQIJt0jq_6oSWkSsktcdyQXP_11PIaykqW0lAa8M4kUr_-cvRctxwY0WdaVmJQ-DKXgZn1PZvm0tlOjMA52zgdXV8This/s1600-h/DSC01306.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWfxxuda18euzZmw2fTsYTVVgs-hgIRg6Cs8EI1Vo7Tu4bwEQIJt0jq_6oSWkSsktcdyQXP_11PIaykqW0lAa8M4kUr_-cvRctxwY0WdaVmJQ-DKXgZn1PZvm0tlOjMA52zgdXV8This/s200/DSC01306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173639462851071218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVxy_109ptpQBVlrcAKi08bz3R8jlh3oiD77X0nXL9bX4vanewL7i4gdkFiij6_fBPOI0F_2o3b8Capxg_jqGtYV6IcpK21hxY1WFxV7bK1yaQix7Om6VlMMwidfXxYA0ajAaGJbedHo/s1600-h/DSC01303.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVxy_109ptpQBVlrcAKi08bz3R8jlh3oiD77X0nXL9bX4vanewL7i4gdkFiij6_fBPOI0F_2o3b8Capxg_jqGtYV6IcpK21hxY1WFxV7bK1yaQix7Om6VlMMwidfXxYA0ajAaGJbedHo/s200/DSC01303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173640373384138018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXD87oiJwFZGxNSrZOtpK91BEPPcjR_GOHd6Q9eRdSf7diw-MBHk8ceuDzWvFWVCnTxOrAc-hmHbf-e3io1gcDgAzDFQ2d3iYqOG1x2DHefltjyzj7buzKGFpBlsHKsxpQaLOybIanZ4/s1600-h/DSC01289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXD87oiJwFZGxNSrZOtpK91BEPPcjR_GOHd6Q9eRdSf7diw-MBHk8ceuDzWvFWVCnTxOrAc-hmHbf-e3io1gcDgAzDFQ2d3iYqOG1x2DHefltjyzj7buzKGFpBlsHKsxpQaLOybIanZ4/s200/DSC01289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173639299642313954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>It was good day and it turned on me in a matter of seconds.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FgDb_eLI1glZoPTVWWx5tOBmVOcUpdA-_Y6KymhU3hdyZKfSVUPClew1VzGwFHEc4y0pdvkXZ5KPHcymy54jJe04ydetP36NQsNMLlsAtxYvU4UcWU2Lx_TmTCSkodUnUcwG-PlrgbE/s1600-h/DSC01339.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FgDb_eLI1glZoPTVWWx5tOBmVOcUpdA-_Y6KymhU3hdyZKfSVUPClew1VzGwFHEc4y0pdvkXZ5KPHcymy54jJe04ydetP36NQsNMLlsAtxYvU4UcWU2Lx_TmTCSkodUnUcwG-PlrgbE/s320/DSC01339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173636323229977586" border="0" /></a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-46889687415523068352008-02-11T21:26:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.408-08:00An academic seminar on a broad field of study<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSxARnHnwz4ig5TynAS6kjYHH94Qp-KzfzILpRWg6FUa7hk5fB5pmX6ydPsjw7MZmq94QgKq_pNy58hxivoKMjxsQZ0Bj9CxwwwM4opwV5_YObJjJCkzEtk4klnJnASkhCzEzL4yzKaA/s1600-h/myjourneytodate+Cover.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSxARnHnwz4ig5TynAS6kjYHH94Qp-KzfzILpRWg6FUa7hk5fB5pmX6ydPsjw7MZmq94QgKq_pNy58hxivoKMjxsQZ0Bj9CxwwwM4opwV5_YObJjJCkzEtk4klnJnASkhCzEzL4yzKaA/s400/myjourneytodate+Cover.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174498892201033122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first assignment i had a week ago for DAI 370 Colloquium was to write about our journey from the point of birth to our present day, basically first days of class. The cover design i designed was a look on life as strings of particles whom intertwine with multitudes of different people along your life time. Each making a significant change in your life other just cross your path until they cross again in your later years.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-43095332899636774822008-01-22T15:34:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.207-08:0030-minute jog around the bathroom<embed src="http://www.seeqpod.net/cache/seeqpodEmbed.swf" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="325" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="domain=http://www.seeqpod.com&playlist=eea46f7814"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.seeqpod.net/search">SeeqPod - Playable Search</a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-1097166188051513842007-11-13T09:41:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:59:04.641-08:00Bonsai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis10K8G7xPZSyG-g6RgN7OcObJ_fMO0yT78cq7E0n2JmnlzmsfHB285_d95ol_PfxyFXCu0pnpatNEfwMMWWSQwok1globvS1sVVHrPRCw-wEXgsz37R4lLLQ5ia6nmcnifNTK2QIqRBw/s1600-h/P1030011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis10K8G7xPZSyG-g6RgN7OcObJ_fMO0yT78cq7E0n2JmnlzmsfHB285_d95ol_PfxyFXCu0pnpatNEfwMMWWSQwok1globvS1sVVHrPRCw-wEXgsz37R4lLLQ5ia6nmcnifNTK2QIqRBw/s400/P1030011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170975512055703634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm sorry to everyone that i haven't updated the blog with new photography of San Francisco. I've been a little busy with building my website and working for the <a href="http://bss.sfsu.edu/urbanaction/">Urban Action Journal</a>. Its a journal about urban issues, local and world wide. i'll show some of the work I've done for them but i wanted to share with everyone two friends of mine. Above: Serrissa: Snow Rose. Below: Juniper: Nara.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXBDLGMD7lNJz3f883dNRvh03JAQqzbyb0c-Du81OIysQfp64axvl-W64U4bF0P0NsQriVowbJiE_4rGRjUbF0OQZAlI-fBFP02f2nLFhHsx-QGNCwQsxHU_lvBaaygMWVu_JsErdUsI/s1600-h/P1030010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXBDLGMD7lNJz3f883dNRvh03JAQqzbyb0c-Du81OIysQfp64axvl-W64U4bF0P0NsQriVowbJiE_4rGRjUbF0OQZAlI-fBFP02f2nLFhHsx-QGNCwQsxHU_lvBaaygMWVu_JsErdUsI/s400/P1030010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170975705329231970" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theinsanecopilot/2003167725/" title="Junper Proc: Nara by theinsanecopilot, on Flickr"><br /></a>Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-76454317601305794842007-10-18T18:55:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.691-08:00Cafe a la Noir<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD95VbijOeK0aB8qA26t8rmbo5mPyPvJaHLMg1lG5yzqpV0TfipLY-ZTzraC3ta2Ijvc_0jo4dTUbHpiE4fqLtZR0KAUBrlJwXRY6NAQfl42Fk-zAbQcRfBJEzzFsNsZkSLqm1paomb_Q/s1600-h/Diadelosmuertospostcard.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD95VbijOeK0aB8qA26t8rmbo5mPyPvJaHLMg1lG5yzqpV0TfipLY-ZTzraC3ta2Ijvc_0jo4dTUbHpiE4fqLtZR0KAUBrlJwXRY6NAQfl42Fk-zAbQcRfBJEzzFsNsZkSLqm1paomb_Q/s400/Diadelosmuertospostcard.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170973184183429170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A couple days ago my sister Netsirk reminded me to draw her a skull that i had promised to make for her. Sometimes i need to be reminded a few times before shit gets done.<br /><br />I sat in a coffee house not far from my Apartment. I drew, I wrote, and I gazed at the beautiful scenery around me listening to the <a href="http://www.sunkilmoon.com/">Red House Painters</a> and like a brick to the face, the idea was born.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />The skull ended up being an abstract portrayal of a <span style="font-style: italic;">calavera</span> a sugar skull, a treat used in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_de_Los_Muertos">Day of the dead</a>" celebration instead of the classic human skull look. The <span style="font-style: italic;">calavera</span> are traditionally made of colorful designs. To keep with tradition i choose bright colors as well. Day of the Dead (dia de los muertos or all saints' day) is held on November 1 or November 2. Its a day to honor the dead and to celebrate the continuation of life.<br /><br />This is to my sister.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-49976338962783755342007-10-12T13:10:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.757-08:00Head for the Hills<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12755242@N08/1552995435/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/1552995435_b3b488086d.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12755242@N08/1553865354/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/1553865354_418a3eab29.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /><br /></a><br />When you need to relax whats better than hang out at th park. Watch the world do what it does best, be the dominating force that crumbles everything in its wake and yet allow things to grow and flourish.<br /><br />These few pictures where taken at the Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park, San FranciscoJose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7855028119415787764.post-37894308496652795022007-10-10T16:15:00.000-07:002009-02-11T04:59:04.333-08:001/2 Assed: Gamer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6tV5rva4BO0L8SrSJpjkInkp3D0UYBbg1seytWrKOi8-b4vixd-NPwwDGldxrFT6zZ-B6DQiKKLmvtMGETnDmhmqOAfOnoq1TQrgZZFA7EWeb3yEXNxcMOCkGmUrieqNG4D2B1pHuoc/s1600-h/gaming.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6tV5rva4BO0L8SrSJpjkInkp3D0UYBbg1seytWrKOi8-b4vixd-NPwwDGldxrFT6zZ-B6DQiKKLmvtMGETnDmhmqOAfOnoq1TQrgZZFA7EWeb3yEXNxcMOCkGmUrieqNG4D2B1pHuoc/s400/gaming.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119854004532008162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the first attempt at a web comic. Its called 1/2 Assed. Its a comic starring two lovable people, me (JJ a.k.a Sake) and my good friend (Andy a.k.a Biru).<br /><br />Its about two guys hanging around, talking about themselves, art, gaming, culture or the everyday annoyances at work or around the city, San Francisco. The Idea started from another well known web comic, <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/">Penny Arcade</a> , check it out if you haven't.<br /><br />Today comic is in relation to Biru's attempt at mastering a PSP Game and the frustration he went through during a period of several weeks. The comic mimics the National threat level: Red(Severe), Orange(High), Yellow(Elevated), blue(Guarded), Green(low).<br /><br />Enjoy.Jose Ramirez Calamateohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891026390733466489noreply@blogger.com1