africa as a super power

Nice message being conveyed by the simpleness of the design.. but i have to agree with DuncanBoxie that it does not really suit the theme of RETRO. Uhm…i think that you picture placement on the Tee is a bit off…a bit higher and more flat would do just fine!! shoutBack 5 days, 5 hours ago by

This is a nice and simple design with a cool idea, however it doesnt quite fit the protocol of “Retro”. Perhaps resubit it in the open competition. Oh, and perhaps center the symbol on the chest and not so low down. Peace. shoutBack 1 week, 2 days ago by

I wanted to add something scary and different to the usual. I wanted to step out of my regular way of design and step a bit more into the unusual. Plus, I like zombies.

Hi ModesC,scary stuff I like,I like!I love the mindset behind this drawing,It makes me imagine the whole springleap community as a scary movie. shoutBack 5 days, 23 hours ago by

This design is a cool concept but too little has been done to enhance its impact on people i think. Obviously the colours are complimenting each other well, red on black, who won’t notice that hahaha! I also think that some of the blood spatter could have been a bit less especially around the “SPR” of Springleap. But as i said, cool concept! :) shoutBack 3 weeks, 4 days ago by

nice idea, would have loved to see you get more creative with the font (instead of just using as is) shoutBack 3 weeks, 4 days ago by

Joh, I love this one!! Scary…, very scary:)Bwahaha! Bwahaha! Imagine you gave the blond a pair of long vampire teeth?? shoutBack 3 weeks, 5 days ago by

It takes all kinds to make the world go round, and it takes all kinds to make Forbes’ list of America’s 400 richest people. The billionaires on the list have a variety of strange and expensive hobbies—including funding longevity research, flying military aircraft and searching for extraterrestrial life.

For the rest of this week I’ll be looking at the five classic billionaire personality types:

The Geek
The Limousine Liberal
The Thrill Seeker
The Hedonist
The Narcissist

Here’s a fanciful list of how they would spend their fortune. Hey, it’s not as easy as it looks!

So today, we turn our attention to “The Geek”

1. After a grueling bidding war with a certain “Luke444”, The Geek purchases an original 1977 poster print of Star Wars. The cost is $344. A mere drop in the ocean- but TG is now warmed up and ready to blow some serious bucks.

2. The next purchase: 500 black-market clones of himself. At $1.7 million a pop, that’s $850 million. Eezy peezy really- see We Cloned You. Now, Here’s The Bill)

3. Time for a “Big gesture” date with high-school crush. He flies her in on his private jet (cost $40 million) and has an extravagant dinner. The homecoming queen politely declines the invitation to procreate. The geek buys a Russian wife on the Internet for about $5,000.

Total cost for companionship? $40,005,050.

4. Now, on to more sensible stuff. The Geek buys himself a fifty-year supply of McDonald’s Big Mac value meal: $9,836,750. He also pays $280,800 to have his mother-in-law courier borscht overnight every week for 60 years.

5.He gives the rest of fortune ($250 million) to a non-profit scientific research organization in the Russian hometown of his newly acquired wife.

Have a cool day Springleapers

We’ll catch up tomorrow to discuss The Limousine Liberal

Laters

D

In every genre there are Masters that define that very genre - they don’t come often, but their impact is monumental and influential for not only their time, but felt in generations to come.

I have had the extreme pleasure of having the privilege of knowing Andrew Walford for the past 8 years and being a lover and collector of the works of a man who the Japanese have monikered ZenZulu - and respected as one of the few MASTER Japanese style ceramicist and potter in the West.

Andrew lives in an area just between Durban and Hillcrest called Shongweni.

Andrew Walford’s studio resides on his premises which is an excerpt from Nirvana. Lush bush, koi ponds, chickens running a-scampering around… With the most gorgeous views. Andrew recalls a time when he settled there and there were no real roads as to speak of and nearby Hillcrest was more like a 1 horse town.

Nestled within his workshop is his handmade kiln where he fires his works at *1300 degrees Celsius for 3 days at a time_. During this process the entire kiln changes shapes from the intense heat and pressure within.

He digs his own clay, makes his renown glazes… The man is a true master of his trade in every sense of the word and renown throughout the world.

Take a look and see why…

Just a few examples of the masterpieces that Andrew is famous for.

And all of this… just under our proverbial noses!

Andrew will be exhibiting his works this weekend Sunday 16th May 2010 and celebrating the release of his book : A Potter’s Tale in Africa written by Neil Wright.

Details to follow - don’t miss it - he is not here that often and tomorrow looks like a wonderful day to enjoy the majesty of the Cape in Fraschhoek. See you there.

Apologies : here it is in a more browser friendly fashion shoutBack 1 week, 1 day ago by

Here is the Google Maps link to HIS HOME/ STUDIO http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl;=en&oe;=UTF8&msa;=0&msid;=104437939207084384781.000486a33aa4a683d17bd≪=-29.84177,30.708016&spn;=0.003201,0.005895&t;=h&z;=18&lci;=com.panoramio.all shoutBack 1 week, 1 day ago by

Here are all the details for the launch of Andrew Walford’s book on Sunday : shoutBack 1 week, 1 day ago by

Them Americans- they talk some rubbish...

It all began in 1992 when a woman in the U.S sued McDonald’s, after she scalded herself with a coffee purchased at the famous company. Everybody had a good chuckle about it (coffee is hot- duh), until she received $2.9 million as compensation. You might now of the “beware-contents are hot” sign on coffee cups as a result.

Among the most ridiculous cases involves a man from Michigan. Richard Overton sued Budweiser for causing him to be disappointed when, after drinking the famous beer, he was not surrounded by women, as seen in the ad. The douchebag sought damages worth $10,000. In the ad, two beautiful women appear in front of two truck drivers as a reward because they drink the brand’s beer. The man repeated the scenario at home and, much to his surprise, the girl’s didn’t emerged. Disgruntled, he sued Budweiser. So sensible.

Another strange case is that of a judge who sued a laundry company because they had lost his trousers. The judge asked for damages worth $65 million. He argued that the loss of the pants caused him “mental suffering, discomfort and inside imbalance”. Imbalance! I’ll say…

Rolf Eden, aged 77, tried to sue a 19 year old woman on the grounds that she discriminated against him because of his age. Apparently, the girl refused to sleep with him. Can’t imagine why…

Allen Heckard sued the Nike Company for $83 million because, he claims, he was caused “emotional suffering” after the Nike sponsorship of Michael Jordan resulted in Jordan’s skyrocket to fame. Jealous much?

In 1996, Oliver Stone was sued by the parents of a young girl who was left paralyzed after being shot on the street. People claimed that his film, “Natural Born Killers” would have led the perpetrators motivation for the attack.

An American man (surprise!) sued his former wife to return the kidney that he had donated to her during their marriage. Maybe he was hungry??

Have a happy weekend Springleapers

Danya