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Nike 6.0: The Ill-Mobile

So, on a scale of 1 to 287, how adventurous are you?

The 8-wheeled ill-mobile is capable of crossing deserts, climbing mountains and taking the team to any secret spot. Racks for bikes, surfboards, wakeboards, skateboards, mean going anywhere for any scene. There's an on deck bbq for grilling up fresh meat, a deluxe camper shell salvaged from a junkyard in remote corner of Oregon and a basement couch for a front seat.

Rails to grind are featured on both sides, and a quarter pipe folds down for impromptu sessions. The stereo system requires 2 car batteries, a set of jumper cables and a little luck, but once it's blasting, it's like a stick of dynamite in your eardrum.

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Labels: 2008, lyrois, nike

08-08-08: Faster, Higher, Stronger

The Olympic motto is made up of three Latin words: "Citius, Altius, Fortius", which means "Faster, Higher, Stronger". These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during competition, and to view this effort as a victory in itself.

The sense of the motto is that being first is not necessarily a priority, but that giving one's best and striving for personal excellence is a worthwhile goal. It can apply equally to athletes and to each one of us.

Here are a few things to learn from the Olympians --

1. Be dedicated and passionate
2. Keep your goals in mind
3. Learn to be a team player
4. Cheaters never prosper
5. It's not done till it's done
6. Milk it while you can
7. Have a backup plan
8. Have goals after your career is over

Labels: 2008, architecture, lyrois, olympics, year+of+the+rat

Lego Brick Logos and Icons

We love pixels and we love Lego, in fact, what's the difference between the two anyway? Lego bricks are the ideal 2D-picture elements.

Headless Pixel Madness with the Dancer's Logo --

Translating High-Res to Low-Res Graphics --

All with old, dirty Lego bricks.

Labels: 2008, art, favicon, lego, logotypes, lyrois, pixel+art, pixel+series

Sippin' Manischewitz

Go ShaBot, it's your Pesach
We're gonna' seder like it's your Pesach,
We're sippin' Manischewitz like it's your Pesach
And you know we got the ten plagues for your Pesach!

חג שמח

Hag Sameach.

Labels: 2008, lyrois, pesach

Tees: The Mohawk-Logo

The Mohawk-Logo as requested, on a tee. On the back, the 2008 Dancer's-Logo.

Here is the money-shot --

Lyrois Tees: The Mohawk Shirt.

Labels: 2008, fashion, lyrois, mohawk+logo, tees

Special Ed.: Purple on Purple

We've had it before. The White-on-White edition was delicate, subtle -- yet still all Lyrois. In the spirit of continuous refinement and improvement, striving to achieve ultimate perfection, today, we're releasing the most elaborate creation yet --

Because black on black has gotten old somehow.

Labels: 2008, announcement, april+fools, art, decoration, lyrois, special+edition

Cut & Sew: The Difference between Haute Couture and Prêt-à-Porter

I know that you know the difference. I also know that you know that one sells the other. But in the shop, it comes down to --

Haute Couture

Envision, design, cut, sew, repeat.

Prêt-à-Porter

Envision, design, cut, cut, cut, sew, sew, sew, sew, sew, refine, refine, repeat.

Cut...

... and sew.

Working on it...

Labels: 2008, couture, cut+and+sew, fashion, haute+couture, lyrois, making+of, pret+a+porter, preview

Instructions, Obedience, Discipline: The Fault of the General

If the instructions are not clear, if the orders are not obeyed, it is the fault of the general. But if the instructions are clear and the soldiers still do not obey, it is the fault of their officers. --Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Sometimes, virtuosity develops in the second row. Uninstructed, apparently disobedient and seemingly undisciplined.

Labels: 2008, art, fashion, interior+design, lyrois, miniatures, murals

The Year of the Rat: Color Me

February 7th, 2008 marks the beginning of the Chinese year of the rat.

2-THOUSAND-RAT TWO-THOUSAND-LY-RAT 2008
TWENTY-ZERO-RAT TWENTY-ZERO-LY-RAT 2008

The Rat (Chinese:鼠) was welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material prosperity. It is the first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Rat is associated with aggression, wealth, charm, and order, yet also associated with death, war, the occult, pestilence, and atrocities. The Year of the Rat is associated with the earthly branch symbol 子.

Color me.

Labels: 2008, art, decoration, lyrois, miniatures, print, sketchbook, special+edition, year+of+the+rat

HAPPY 2-THOUSAND-LYROI-8

2-THOUSAND-8 HAPPY 2-THOUSAND-LYROI-8 2008
HAPPY LYROI8 I MEAN LYROIIX 2008 2008 2008
2008 2008 2008 HAPPY TWENTY-ZERO-LYROI-8 8

OK 2008 2008 2008 TWENTY-08 2008 OK OK 200

HAPPY 08 TO ALL OF YOU! EVERYONE 2008 2008
2008 THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. 2008 2008 2
2008 2008 REMEMBER YOUR FOUNDATIONS. 08 08

ONE MORE THING: MOVE... AS FAST AS YOU CAN 
THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY MATTERS IS TIME

Labels: 2008, lyrois, typography