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Now this is what I need: a Not-to-Do List. Very funny and so true. Of course, I already violated it by blogging about it.

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This photo appearing in a BBC article (via brownpau) on the Philippines’ poverty divide shows “a shocking contrast of rich and poor.” I encountered many contrasting images such as this in the Philippines. The following photo taken in Olongapo juxtaposes the area’s past and present.

Quark revamps its identity. Its old logo is gone. A green, stylized “Q” takes its place. It’s already been done before, however. Check this out.

On a personal note, Quark XPress 4.1 is the only reason I have OS 9 classic still installed on my laptop. I’m one of the few holdouts that haven’t upgraded to the later, OS X-compatible 6.5 version. Quark should be glad though that I’m not one of the multitudes who have switched to Adobe’s über-cool InDesign.

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From Ariel

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY
1. Daniel
2. Dan
3. The third one only family and friends know

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD
1. deebeedee
2. danieldyl
3. danieldy

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. I have vivid memories of my past, from as early as three years old.
2. I recognize people’s faces easily, even if they have aged but… (see next number 2)
3. I have a decent singing voice.

THREE THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF
1. I have a short fuse.
2. I have a hard time remembering people’s names.
3. I don’t know how to play a musical instrument.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
1. Filipino
2. Chinese
3. Spanish

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU
1. Falling off a precipice
2. Being mauled to death by a large animal
3. Ending up an old curmudgeon who talks to himself

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS
1. iBook
2. Chapstick
3. Prayer

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. Maroon polyester shirt
2. Khaki pants
3. Tan and maroon Nike Air sneakers

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTISTS
1. Barbie Almalbis (ever since my P.I. trip)
2. Busdriver
3. Sade

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (OF ALL TIME)
My mind’s drawing a blank here, sorry, but I think I know why (uh-oh, a new weblog entry in the making)…

NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Drive up north or take the train to Oregon or Washington (or Canada)
2. Teach myself a musical instrument
3. Pick up a pencil, pen, ink, brush, paints, whatever - again - and do something creative, on a regular basis, and do it for the enjoyment of it

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP
I’ll go the Ganns route and say, “I found everything I could ever need in my wife” because it’s true.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order)
1. I was born with two teeth.
2. I have five tattoos now.
3. I have a titanium plate somewhere in my body.

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU
1. Great facial features
2. Great cooking skills
3. Shares my love for movies
All of which (and more) my wife has

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO
1. Give up high cholesterol foods
2. Start a regular exercise regimen
3. Stop procrastinating

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES
1. Riding my bike
2. Amateur photography
3. Checking out new restos with the wife

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW
1. Get eight hours of sleep.
2. Drink orange cream soda.
3. Change my portfolio site’s design.

TWO CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING
1. Something church-ministry related.
2. Full-time Human-Computer Interaction work.

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION TO
1. Japan
2. Hawaii (this time with the family)
3. All of Europe

THREE CHILDREN’S NAMES
1. D.M.
2. D.R.
3. D.E.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE
1. Participate in an archaeological dig.
2. See all of my loved ones put their trust in Christ for salvation.
3. Contribute meaningfully to the Great Commission.

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL
1. I easily get choked up.
2. I spend more time getting ready than my wife.
3. I’m the one who wants to talk things out.

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY
1. I hate hanging out at malls.
2. I don’t mind doing down and dirty work.
3. I can burp at will.

THREE PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS QUIZ
This is up for grabs, guys!

Designer Lucille Tenazas tells us how she handles typography in the latest issue of Adobe Proxy. Download the PDF mag here (8.3 MB).

Tenazas’ cover design for the 1994 book The Body, as some of you may recall, was blatantly ripped off by the guys who did the movie poster for the Razzie Award-winning flick Showgirls.

Update: According to this, the photograph used in the book cover was by Tono Stano, and MGM acquired licensing to use the image (albeit an altered one). It’s clear though that the main inspiration was Tenazas’ cover design because her cropping of the picture was copied to a tee. The original photo includes the woman’s entire head.