so it's 3:21 a.m. ... to sleep or not to sleep?

     So it's 3:21 in the morning and sleep hasn't taken hold of me. Right now I'm just chillin'. Playing Dota 2 with my buddy. Now that I think of it, since it's almost 4 a.m. I might probably skip sleep and just head on jogging, though I don't think that would be a smart thing to do .. but who gives xD. Oh well, I'm off ..

Friday the 13th

     So today's Friday the 13th, what's up? Well first of all, the number 13 is considered unlucky or a bringer of bad luck in some countries. To prove this, many streets have no house thirteen, many hotels do not include room thirteen, and some buildings even "skip" the thirteenth floor (but I wonder how that's possible though).

     The fear of the number thirteen is called triskaidekaphobia. People with such a fear go to extreme lengths to avoid the number.

     Many other superstitions are associated with the number thirteen. They say it's unlucky to have thirteen guests at a table because the first person to stand will die within a year. Another one I remember from when I was a kid is that it's bad luck to carry around only exactly $13 in one's wallet (well not that I really believed in such a thing).

     Let's move on to Friday, what so bad about that? Superstition has it that Friday is also considered to be unlucky. They say that it's unlucky to begin a trip on a Friday. Some also say that it's also unlucky to have your wedding day on Friday. And another is that children born on a Friday are unlucky and are granted the power of healing and second sight (oh wait... now that I remember, I was also born on Friday o.O grrr).

    Now let's add it all up - The number 13 + Friday = A SUPER UNLUCKY DAY. But there are also those who believe that the number thirteen, Friday, or even Friday the 13th is lucky. Well that's all up to you if you'll believe in any of these things, or just think that today's no different from any other day.

   Since we've talked about Friday the 13th, let's not forget about this guy down here..

         Yup, you're right, he's Jason Voorhees, the iconic villain in the series Friday the 13th. He's the mass murdering, machete wielding bad guy from Camp Crystal Lake. If you guys haven't read any of the books or watched any of the movies in the series, then you should definitely check it out.

The Eon Duo

The Eon Duo - Latias and Latios
Pokemon © Nintendo
Pokemon Art © Ken Sugimori
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     Sorry for the delay in posting the leading/tracking/kerning tutorial that I promised. I've been a little busy

lately.. final school requirements before summer break -___-" . This is just a lineart that I decided to color in

during a little of my free time.

Typography 101

     Typography involves arranging type in ways that make it visible and pleasing to the eye. Many

techniques are used in creating a typographic work of art. Selecting fonts, typefaces, font size, as well as

adjusting the leading, tracking, and kerning of the text are just some of those techniques.

      A pangram is a sentence that contains all the letters of the alphabet. "The quick brown fox jumps over

the lazy dog" is the most well-known pangram so I decided to use it as an example sentence in the type

above.

Leading - the space between lines of text.
Tracking - the spaces between a group of letters.
Kerning - the space between a pair of letters.

     The above example shows how leading, tracking, and kerning are used in typography. In a future post I

will go deeper into explaining the three and show how to adjust each one.

Love from All Sides of the World
http://kenplzx.blogspot.com/2012/02/love-from-all-sides-of-world.html

Freedom in the Skies
http://kenplzx.blogspot.com/2012/03/freedom-is-skies.html

     The above two examples shows how typography can be applied in creating conceptual works.

Freedom in the Skies

     The dove is a bird that is familiar to us all. It's been mentioned a lot of times in the Bible and throughout

the years it has been a symbol of many of life's values and virtues. This is a simple typographic work of art

that shows some of those principles.

26th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution

The EDSA Shrine. Also known as the Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace.

     The commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution is set on Saturday, February 25, 2012. The

 famous 1986 violence-free revolution is now on its 26th year anniversary.

Built in 1989 to commemorate the EDSA People Power Revolution.

     The first EDSA People Power Revolution brought together millions of Filipinos in an effort to remove

President  Ferdinand Marcos from his office.

Located at the intersection between Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Ortigas Avenue. Quezon City.

  The revolution was a peaceful one. No blood was shed. No lives were lost. The power of the people's

voices were clearly seen. 

The true power of democracy. The power of the people.

     In the end, democracy prevailed. The events, as well as the courage and bravery demonstrated by each

person that conspired on that day, will never be forgotten and will forever be engraved in the mind and heart

of every Filipino.

Love from All Sides of the World

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Special Font Used: Fiolex Girls

     Happy Heart's Day everyone! It's 9:45 pm here in the Philippines. Valentine's may just be starting right 

now in some other parts of the world. Start your day off by greeting that special someone with an "I love 

you" in your own special language. Spend time with your friends and loved ones. Have a nice day!