portfolio.

hello all_ it has been awhile. i have been busy trying to make some changes in my life and laying on a beach. i'll post some pictures our dominican republic vacation soon. but wanted to send you all a link to my online portfolio. suggestions, comments always welcomed.

http://www.wix.com/helloanniehunter/design

data-mining

i recently read this article about how target predicted a pregnancy based on their customer's data and purchasing patterns. it's both disturbing but not surprising that retailers are using their resources, data and analysis to give a customer more "personal" attention. the article is worth a read. so the next time i get a set of coupons for chocolates, feminine hygiene products and midol, i should not be creeped out. instead i should be grateful that stores are trying to get me "personal" attention.

 there is always someone watching....

Forbes Article- Target

holy moly me oh my

this song just puts me in a good mood :]
home by edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros

lyrics:

Alabama Arkansas I do Love my Ma and Pa
Not the way that I do Love you

Holy Moly Me oh My your the apple of my eye
Girl I've never loved one like you

Man oh Man your my best friend I scream it to the nothingness
there ain't nothing that I need

Hot and Heavy pumpkin pie
Chocolate candy Jesus Christ
Ain't nothing please me more than you

[Chorus:]
Home, Let me come Home
Home is Whenever I'm with you
Home, yes I am Home
Home is wherever I'm with you

Lalalala Take me Home
Mama I'm Coming Home

I follow you into the park, through the jungle through the dark
Girl I've never loved one like you

Moats and boats and Waterfalls, Alleyways and payphone calls
I been everywhere with you (that's true)

Laugh until we think we'll die, barefoot on a summer night
never could be sweeter than with you

And in the streets you run afree,
Like it's only you and me,
Geeze, you're something to see.

[Chorus]

Lalalala take me home
Mama I'm Coming Home

‒ Jade?
‒ Alexander?
‒ Do you remember that day you fell outta my window?
‒ I sure do ‒ you came jumping right out after me.
‒ Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke you ass, you were bleeding all over the place, I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?
‒ Yes, I do.
‒ Well there's something I never told you about that night
‒ What didn't you tell me?
‒ Well, while you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette you thought was gonna be your last, I was falling deep, deep in love with you, and I never told you till just now!

[Chorus]

Home, let me come home, home is wherever I'm with you
Home, yes I am Home home is whenever I'm with you!

Alabama Arkansas I do love my Ma and Pa
Yes Home, yes ward! home is whenever I'm with you!
Home is whenever I'm with you.

ice cube knows what's up

i learned something today- ice cube studied architectural drafting before lauching his rap career and we also share the love of charles and ray eames. in this short video ice cube describes the modern, green and resourceful building design of charles and ray eames. check out it out below.

Pacific Standard Time is an unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene. Beginning October 2011, over 60 cultural institutions will make their contributions to this region-wide initiative encompassing every major L.A. art movement from 1945 to 1980. Celebrate the era that continues to inspire the world.  

{ via here }

g'ma knows best

spain-based executive creative director Chacho Puebla wonders what kind of advice he would give to his grandkids, and hopes he can give better advice than what he had got.

for a project ‘Grandmother Tips’ that Puebla worked on with one of his sisters Lula and grand-aunt, he put together some tips that revolve around current technology.

“just a few tips that my grandmother should have given me, but unfortunately never did”, he wrote.

what would your grandma advise you to do.....

{via here }

Five Honest Out-Of-Office Auto Replies

i had to hold in my laughter while sitting in my cube at work. these honestly hit close to home. enjoy.

5 Honest Out-Of-Office Auto Replies

Subject line: My Boyfriend Just Broke Up with Me and I Couldn’t Possibly Make it into Work

“If the sun ever shines on my life again, I will be back in the office shortly thereafter. But, until then, I will be alternating between sobbing, whimpering, and eating my feelings. If I’m able to pull myself together enough to leave the house, I might report to my tiny cubicle and subject myself to follow-up questions about ‘the news’ by my co-workers. Otherwise, I’ll be back in the office on January 21 of whatever year I can finally find a man that is not a sheer and utter asshole.”

Subject Line: I’m Actually in the Office but Don’t Really Want to Respond to You

“I have mentally checked out for the day. Please disregard the fact that you’ve seen me several times throughout the building, including in the coffee shop, snack bar, gym, and can actually see me in my cubicle from your cubicle across the hall right now. I am using the Internet for my own personal use, which has nothing to do with work whatsoever, and can therefore not be bothered to return your email.  I will respond to your message tomorrow, maybe. If you require immediate assistance, you can contact my co-worker, Linda, who, despite her official 9-5 schedule, has left at 2:00pm every day since I’ve worked here.”

Subject Line: I’m Busy Recovering from an Ill-Advised Wednesday Night Out with Friends

“I’m currently hunched over the toilet, without access to my email. If I’m able to pull myself together by the end of the workday, I’ll be back in the office. Otherwise, I’ll respond to your message when the room stops spinning. In the future, I would appreciate it if you could remind me never to let Caitlin from marketing convince me to join her for a ‘chill, post-work happy hour.’”

Subject Line: I’m Taking a Sick Day Mostly Just Because I’m Sick of this Job

“Thank you for your message! I couldn’t really care less what you think or whether you have a question about something. I probably can’t answer it anyway. I’m currently busy browsing other job listings on the internet, but when I finish that, I’ll watch TV, then take a bath, then read all those magazines that are piling up on my coffee table, and then I will promptly respond to your inquiry.”

Subject Line: I’m Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere on Work Travel

“I am out of the office on official work travel. Which basically means that I’m in Tampa, or Cleveland, or somewhere else that won’t be cool enough to tell my friends about when I get back. But that’s OK, because I’m stuck in meetings all day anyway, without access to fresh air or sunlight. I won’t be able to respond to your message after those meetings, either, because I’ll be getting drunk with my co-workers, many of whom I have only just met today. Tomorrow I’ll be busy regretting that decision, while sitting in more meetings hung-over. I will respond to your message when I return, after which I will keep awkwardly running into those same co-workers in the hallway or cafeteria.”

via thought catalog

eames- the architect & the painter

"Painter and architect- these weren’t job descriptions, they were ways to look at the world."

can't wait for this movie to come out!