I am 110% more vector and so can you!

For those of you wanting to get cool looking design elements from photos or steal some images from the internet to "re purpose" then you need hit up my new friend and yours...

WWW.VECTORMAGIC.COM

In just a few clicks you can "vectorize" just about any image, and for a small monthly fee you can create as many of these and save them as .EPS files as your little graphic designer heart desires. Or if you are actually making money with your designs then they have a desktop version of their science you can license!

What really gets my nerd going is for FREE you can snag the bitmap version of the file!

So depending on your uses you can create some sweet "vector" art on the cheap for use in your designs. So long as you integrate it with other elements and your final format is anything super large you can get away with quite a bit.

Stay tuned!

Next week, me and WWW.VECTORMAGIC.COM are going to have some fun with Zazzle's content management team ;)

Can I get that shirt...WITHOUT SKULLS?

We start today's story off with a little stage play...

The setting - Every 'alternative' clothing store.
The main character - You...in this case me...but pretend I'm you or you are me or whatever...
The oscar nominated supporting role - The apathetic retail sales person, or you if you really want that part in this little piece of metaphorical thespian imagining.

You(or me): So...do you have any shirts without skulls?
A.R.S.P.:*looks up from his nintendo DS* What do you mean?
You(or me): *I (or you) notice he is wearing a hoodie covered in skulls* Well, I mean like something without skulls all over it...
A.R.S.P.: *looks SUPER! confused through his emo hair* Skulls are cool though

While, yes, skulls are cool I would like to appeal to those designers out there to move on to bigger and better things!

On a semi hypocritical note check out my friend's at gomedia.us newest vector pack! http://gomedia.us/arsenal/index.php

It's sweeter than two cheerleaders making out on Santa's lap!

Keepin' it real!

And by "real" I don't me like O.G. Gangsta real...

I mean topical and up to date.

With the past election one thing came into sharp focus. The ability for independents to stay up to date and topical way faster than many other production sources.

ZAZZLE and CafePress have been host to a steady stream of brand new products being created by apparel versions of nostradomus. By using outlets like Zazzle and CafePress they are able to produce a prescient amount of topical product at the same pace that some writes a blog.

For cool, unique election coverage, Check out Moya Apparel!!! They are faster and funnier than a local newpaper.

Welcome to Social Armor!

What is Social Armor?

Only the best place to catch and keep up to date on the upcoming trends in independent street wear, fashion, and misc. apparel.

That way you can be wearing it before it was cool, which is the coolest. In fact its ice cold, like a polar bear made out of diamonds.

You are what you wear so why not be a symbol of individuality like everyone else? In the upcoming months we'll be busting off the chain and trending new ground into the seedy, underground world of independent street apparel.

This is your story as much as mine, in fact I would go so far as to say it is OUR story. Which for a blog I think is unheard of.

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