Aesthetics of a Tab Can

Born in 1963, Tab was celebrated as the second diet soft drink to make the market and a great tasting alternative to Coca-Cola. Now-days, Tab is probably more famed for containing Saccharin. In this blog, however, I'm not going to go into much detail on the history, nor the taste, or even it's rich history in cancer scares. I would like to present to you exactly how sexy a can of Tab is. First, we will begin with the label itself:



This image definitely does not give you the full effect of exactly how beautiful a can of Tab is, but it gives you the general idea none-the-less. I would first like to point out the pink diagonal lines in the background. This is consistent around the whole can, unlike more popular sodas which have inconsistent backgrounds that are otherwise distracting. Secondly, the logo for Tab is beautiful. They have revised it many times in the past 40 years, but what they have now is very sharp and modern, yet does not stray from it's roots.

What I like most, however, is this: There is only three, well matching colors on the whole can. two pinkish-red shades, a dark one and a light one and then white for the logo and any printing on the can. Brilliant! It's minimal color selection makes for a beautiful, simplistic, yet sophisticated look. I also like the fact, since Tab isn't necessarily a popular soda by any means, it is free from all advertisements.

It is by far, the most beautiful can I have ever seen.

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posted at 1/31/2007 Open this article in a new window.


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Five things about me...

I was tagged by Mark L. FIVE things about me you didn't know (or previously shouldn't have)

One. When I was younger, I jumped out of a tree and drastically hurt my leg. I tore a muscle in it. I couldn't even walk up the stairs, I had to crawl. Two years later, I jumped out of the loft of my parents barn and tore the exact same muscle. To this day it still hurts jump off a three foot ledge.

Two. I have a terrible habit of leaving old tissues around the house and on work-spaces. I've had this issue since I was child. With that, I use more tissues than the average person, so it looks like someone tore open a box of tissue and tried stuffing a pillow with them.

Three. My left eye receives color a lot more warmly than my right. I don't know which one is correct and if it impairs my ability to judge hues. I assume my left is correct as the right seems a bit washed out. The only thing I can think of how that happened is when I was younger a kid I went to school with poked me in both eyes (because he was a douche.)

Four. I have a guilty pleasure of eating fat off of meat. Especially on pork. I can't help myself! It's SO good! Health permitting, I would easily eat a whole slab of fat (with a little salt.)

Five. Doug Tennapel is amazing and I wish I was somehow related to him. Unintentionally I have been following his career. Starting with Earthworm Jim, onto Project G.E.E.K.O.R, The Neverhood, FIF cover art and his later works. The man is simply amazing and I am proud to say I caught onto that even early in my childhood.

Alright, now I get to pick a couple people! Pikachu, I tag... Jacinda Davis, Carrie Davis, Brendan "Teh Internetz" Riggs and Cristina Cherry!

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posted at 1/29/2007 Open this article in a new window.


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New GFX: Dualistic

K everyone (or anyone) who reads my blog and hasn't seen this yet, it's my new poster deal.

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posted at 1/26/2007 Open this article in a new window.


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Chicagoland

We are back in Willmar from a week long honeymoon in Chicago, Illinois. As of right now, it all feels like a blur, it went so fast! I'm still trying to recap the week for my own benefit, which is partially a reason why I am blogging about it!

The Flight

We arrived in Minneapolis the night before we flew out so that we wouldn't have to worry about making the drive early in the morning. As an added bonus, we found out that Days Inn (Bloomington West) has an airport shuttle and will hold your car for $25 a week. Steal! We took advantage of that. It was all a breeze, except for that Jacinda and I, being first time flyer's, accidentally left our carry-on with our other baggage. We had about $1000 worth of crap in those and they didn't have ID tags. So that was a little nerve-wracking. It also didn't help watching them toss bags onto the plane! We did get our stuff back in Chicago, however. so it was all good.

Transportation

Once we got to Chicago and dumped our crap at our Hotel room, we figured next step would be to figure out a means of transportation. Initially we took a cab to get to our first destination, had a wonderful talk with the driver. He dropped us off and we got done with our shopping. Since we now had an approximation of how far we were from our hotel, we decided to just walk the rest of the way. Living in a small town with light traffic, you kind of forget what walking is, almost. After realizing this, we ended up walking to 90% of our destinations in Chicago. This was nice for the sake of cutting costs as well as for burning off all the food we ate. We didn't bother with Buses or the Train, that will be for another trip.

Food


Mmmm!!! Sooo much food! Highlights were the following: Giordano's, DeLaCosta, Puck's and Lavazza. Giordano's was great Chicago-style pizza. Deep, cheese on the crust, followed by sauce. I highly recommend this!!! You'll be able to split a small between two people and eat it for at least two meals! Puck's was in the contemporary Art Museum and had very nice light dishes. Felt healthy and looked appealing. Lavazza was an excellent Italian coffee shop. We tried their "Solid espresso" called Espesso. In the USA, it's available only in Chicago. Coffee was good, too. Last but not least, DeLaCosta was a ritzy Latin food restaurant. The food looked and tasted amazing. We got some drinks, which the name escapes me, that consisted of wine, brandy and lots of fruits. Had a wonderful appetizer which was a sort of Chicken with a very delicious green chile sauce. My main entree was Salmon, which was drenched in lemon, cilantro (i think) and topped with horseradish sauce. The Salmon was cooked interesting. It was almost raw. I want to figure out how to do that. We also had a very tasty desert, which they gave us free! Wow!

Sights/Shows

We hit a couple Art Museums, viewed the city from the John Hancock skydeck, saw "The Bean" and Millineum Park, visited Walgreen's multiple times and saw plenty other Chicago sights. We took a cab up to "The Second City" and saw their act, "Disposable Nation" which was filled with plenty of Sarcasm towards American culture and topics. It was pretty funny stuff and quite far fetched. Very talented people! We also went to "Schuba's Tavern" and attended their mini-festival thing they had going on. Bands I appreciated was Office and Mucca Pazza. Mucca Pazza is absolutely talented. I can't even begin to explain their show. check them out on Youtube for a few videos. We also saw the Pianist, Lang Lang perform at the Orchestra hall.

The Company

Only me and Jacinda. It was perfect. :-)

OOF! It was a great week and an awesome trip. I am very pleased that we decided to go to Chicago for a honeymoon. Though the location is a little off-beat for a honeymoon (I guess), it was a great experience.

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posted at 1/17/2007 Open this article in a new window.


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Chicago

Is awesome. We are having a great time and good food. w00t. Also, I love my new wifey a lot!!!! I'll try and get pics up sooooon.

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posted at 1/9/2007 Open this article in a new window.


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