milk and melon

MDI

2009-06-30T11:38:00.001+03:00

melon...

Lily Allen - Fuck You!

2009-06-29T15:26:00.000+03:00

Brilliant song Brilliant video! iPhone controls come to life!

More Alice!

2009-06-23T08:46:00.002+03:00

More images have been released!

not sure if they're stills from the actual movie or just concept art. Nonetheless: Wondrous!

First Look at Burton's ALICE!

2009-06-22T22:57:00.007+03:00

First look at Disney & Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland...

needless to say looks bonkers! awesome!

Threadless #2 &3!!

2009-05-30T20:00:00.002+03:00

2 new designs are now on Threadless!

Please vote!

Threadless atempt #1

2009-05-21T08:02:00.000+03:00

Vote for my Threadless T-shirt design! More on the way!

the future of interactive music videos

2009-05-19T15:33:00.003+03:00

takes a while to load, but worth the wait!

clicky here

simply beautiful animation and amazing programming! kudos to all who worked on it,

The Blue Sky Project: A Clorox Charity Collection

2009-05-12T10:50:00.003+03:00

I came across this commercial today, fell in love concept behind it found it very inspiring, milk on the other hand loved the music, so we decided do some research. and this is what we found.

The Blue Sky Project is A Clorox Charity Collection, it is a charity music project sponsored by Clorox to benefit Music In Schools Today (“MuST”), a charity that supports music programs in public schools around the Bay Area.
he companies had receive letters about their advertising, sometime around 2005, Clorox began receiving an unusual number of letters and emails specifically about the music in several of their commercials. People loved the music, wanted to know where it came from and where they could get it. This was the birth of The Blue Sky Project.
The tracks “Mermaid” and “Pirates” were composed by H. Scott Salinas and Francois-Paul Aïche through Amber Music.
Milk has purchased these beautiful musical compositions they are available on itunes, from the BLUE SKY PROJECT.

melon...

The smoke

2009-05-11T10:27:00.004+03:00

The Smoke

milk...

Soul Meets Body

2009-05-10T09:45:00.000+03:00

One of our everyday gripes as Jordanians is that Amman is just too damn tiny. We even invented creative ways to illustrate Amman's seemingly minuscule size; a theme that I will probably not explore on this blog, but I am sure you know what I am talking about! However, last night, it got me thinking that Amman's (or to put it more accurately, West Amman's) community, as small as it is, might sometimes be a blessing in disguise.

Last night, I took a stab at recalling the first time I "met" Milk and Melon. Meeting Milk was through admiring the well-crafted illustrations that adorned the pages of JO and Venture magazines; and that was long before actually meeting Milk in person. Meeting Melon, was through the many anecdotes and pictures shared on And Far Away; I must admit that my eyes lingered a little bit longer on her pictures than the rest of And Far Away's elaborate archive of images!

Never in my mind did it occur to me that I would befriend these two amazing persons. And though I normally tend to think of people in terms of "how interesting they are" or "how intellectual or fun or unique" they can be (and believe you me, Milk and Melon embrace all of these traits), I do not think I have ever liked my friends for how they made me feel, but I always liked them for what they are as people. To me, Milk was a talented illustrator, who was probably busy churning out one page of nifty drawings after the other, sipping on whatever illustrators like to drink, while chilling out with other illustrators that are just as good in drawing, while discussing their latest productions in the art world. While Melon was a very attractive art student, who was probably practicing her latest dance moves with her equally elastic and athletic friends, while taking breaks to brainstorm new ideas for their art project, and probably sneaking off to meet her other art student friends. Little me on the other hand, took proud ownership in having the worst drawing abilities on the planet, while there was no way I could get into art school especially when I was studying Business Administration; so the odds of befriending them, let alone meeting them was rather slim!

So it's interesting, that you could "meet" a person, before even "knowing" that person. It might well even be possible that you could "know" a person, before even "meeting" them. I always thought that as people, our souls, or spirits, meet and intertwine before our physical shapes do. Of course, such an idea is rather creepy and scary (just imagine all of our souls floating around and meeting each other before we do). But it got me wondering that perhaps that's how some people have instant sparks when they first meet each other, or that's how some others instantly start bickering at each other and just develop a profound disdain for each other. Perhaps that's how sometimes, you meet somebody, and you feel that you have known them for your entire life, even though you probably met for the first time around 10 minutes ago. Perhaps that's how, sometimes we long for, and miss somebody, before we even know them, and once we find these people, we sit and wonder, why the hell haven't we met them when we were a lot younger?!

So I think that Amman, being as small as it is, could be annoying at times. But at times, it makes it so easy for us to meet great friends and to cross paths with the most unlikely people and develop the most unlikely friendships.

Thank you Milk and Melon for refreshing my faith in Amman's otherwise tiny population!

megaphone

the kid with 19 gifts!

2009-05-07T23:04:00.002+03:00

...and yes, the music is from the Legend of Zelda!

Beat this "flutebox"

2009-04-27T14:45:00.003+03:00

18 mins long but worth every single one

melon...

cool gadgets!

2009-04-27T14:19:00.004+03:00

Lounge chair from old keyboards

Zip-up earphones:

Goatie Protector!

Art of a Dollar

2009-04-26T15:59:00.009+03:00

a series of laser-cut etchings,each on a stack of $1 bills. The collection is entitled “Make It Rain” by Scott Campbell a tattoo artist

melon...

Madonna covers Pantera!!

2009-04-24T18:51:00.001+03:00

Mr. Potter's 6th outing

2009-04-24T10:22:00.000+03:00

so it ends and so it begins

broken beat master

2009-04-13T17:39:00.001+03:00

We're big fans of Pogo, a young remixer on last.fm and his beats are amazing!

milk

MDI (melon's daily inspiration)

2009-04-08T15:10:00.001+03:00

melon...

the cardapult!

2009-04-08T14:53:00.002+03:00

creative and ingenious business card!

Apple

2009-04-03T09:35:00.003+03:00

This is dedicated to no one other than you MILK

I thought this just looks brilliant, trying to think of what i would do, which gave me a pretty cool idea, do you have any ideas?

melon...

twisted disney princesses

2009-04-02T10:30:00.003+03:00

Brilliant art by Jeffrey Thomas from Deviant Art

Is Interesting Really Interesting Anymore?

2009-04-01T08:53:00.002+03:00

{milk and melon would like to welcome and introduce our new guest writer: megaphone}

Interesting [In-ter-uhs-ting]:

adjective
1. Arousing or holding the attention.
2. Diplomatic way for saying "ugly".
3. "There's something there, but it needs improvements".
4. Something that is thought-provoking.

That is exactly how adjectives are problematic; they are highly relative and tend to bear different meanings for different people. Adjectives are also very unimaginative and unspecific by nature; they actually give us leeway to misuse them and leave things to be open for interpretation.

megaphone: "Guys, thanks for bringing me, the show was quite interesting!"
milk: "So you mean it's interesting as in good, or interesting as in experimental?"
megaphone: "But isn't experimental sometimes used as a cover-up or an excuse for just plain bad?"
melon: "Wow, interesting to me, is interesting!"
milk: "Not really, for me, it could bear different meanings..."
megaphone: "...Yeah depending on its context?"
melon: "But that is terrible! If you don't like something something, why don't you just say so!"
megaphone: "I agree, to me interesting means that it makes me think and ponder; it is interesting!"
melon: "I think I'd never want to be called interesting ever again!"
megaphone: "And I think I'll never use it!'

So, our dear five readers; what does interesting mean to you?

megaphone

need money? go to Japan!

2009-03-29T16:19:00.003+03:00

it's so weird when very successful (and equally rich) celebrities always end up in weird Japanese commercials, probably praying that nobody outside of the isolated islands will see them.

and now with the magic of youtube, we present: the Japanese Commercials celebrities never wanted you to see!

Janet Jackson: Airline!

Michael Jackson: Scooter!

Beyonce: Water!

Madonna: Whiskey!

Brad Pitt: Coffee!

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Medicine!

chop me! feed me!

2009-03-26T08:18:00.001+02:00

smart installation piece by artist Curro Claret!

milk

our Organic breakfast!

2009-03-24T11:12:00.004+02:00

so melon has been bringing smoothies with oat meal to office lately, and milk got jealous so they decided to buy a smoothie maker for the office - which also included buying tons of fruits and veggies, a big bucket of oat meal, honey, bio-active yogurt and funky glasses (yes, they are for ice cream, but we love them!).

And here are the results of this morning's smoothie breakfasts, with a healthy dose of bananas, strawberries, dried cranberries, fresh mint leaves, oat meal and delicious dollops of honey!

So our next step is to try this with veggies: we've got celery sticks, carrots and tomatoes, some Worcestershire sauce, probably a dash of minestrone soup.. and the result (should) be a good and hearty gazpacho-like concoction...

Results of the tests to follow come lunchtime!

March 23rd

2009-03-23T14:29:00.000+02:00

March 23rd: Happy Toast Day!!

enjoy a yummy banana peanut butter toast or a cheddar and strawberry jam toast!

new Tori Amos

2009-03-18T21:30:00.001+02:00

new Tori Amos song Welcome to England

burton's Alice

2009-03-13T12:27:00.004+02:00

the new Disney magazine D23 has a first look at Burton's Alice in Wonderland, with a photo and 2 great concept arts. I wonder how Johnny Depp & Anne Hathaway will look?

I can't wait I can't wait!

milk

staple my sushi

2009-03-12T19:01:00.004+02:00

with all the weird stuff we have in our office, sometimes I'm thankful we don't go too crazy and buy stuff like this. I wonder what clients might think if they see me licking the stapler!

milk

peanut butter fudge

2009-03-12T18:47:00.002+02:00

peanut butter fudge

2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
6 c. powdered sugar
1/3 c. milk
1 tbsp. vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Microwave butter and peanut butter in a large microwave safe bowl on high until butter melts (1 1/2 to 2 minutes); stir until well blended. Add remaining ingredients; stir until lumps of sugar disappear. Microwave on high until soft but not bubbly (1 to 1 1/2 minutes); stir. Pour into buttered 9 inch square baking pan. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces - store in refrigerator.

Variation: Spread chocolate frosting after fudge is chilled.

enjoy the calories and the extra pounds, they're so worth it!

up, up and away!

2009-03-09T11:42:00.000+02:00

now tell me this doesn't look amazing!

milk

...hello, Mr. Zebra!

2009-02-25T10:04:00.000+02:00

cute mess up!

milk

Yummy Yummy in my tummy

2009-02-25T09:55:00.001+02:00

illustration by Jessica Hische this is what i call a well balanced diet

melon...

Disney does StarWars

2009-02-24T08:34:00.002+02:00

or is it the other way around?

milk

Lotus Tealight Candelholder

2009-02-16T09:37:00.005+02:00

Singapore's Trine
[The tealight candleholder is] the intricate result of an experiment exploring form, material and laser production methods. Inspired by the beauty and resilience of a lotus flower blossom, the structure of the
candleholder comprises of three rings of petals. The intricate patterns on each ring of petals features one type of traditional floral motifs found in Chinese, Arabic and Islamic art respectively.

trampled rose

2009-02-16T09:06:00.002+02:00

a beautiful cover of Tom Waits' classic by 2009 best album Grammy winners Alison Krauss & Robert Plant.

milk

for the retro lover in all of us

2009-02-16T09:03:00.001+02:00

funky cassette wallets!

buy from designbloom

milk

the Book Surgeon

2009-02-10T11:38:00.004+02:00

by Brian Dettmer

milk

Disneys Desperate Housewives

2009-02-09T15:39:00.001+02:00

Hilarious don't you think

milk and melon...

for the love of stickies

2009-02-08T16:26:00.005+02:00

if there's one thing that milk & melon obsess about (more than pens) it is post-its!

we came across these creative post-it art pieces, love the donkey kong one!

living room by Rebecca Murtaugh...

an awesome to-do list...

...and the ingenious Donkey Kong window art!

the Beast Within

2009-02-05T09:40:00.003+02:00

blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy...

from the Book of Revelations
madonna featuring fairouz

it's all about the box!

2009-02-05T09:34:00.002+02:00

...now this is how tea packaging should be!

milk

Reinventing the Pen

2009-01-31T10:06:00.003+02:00

obsessed with pens, but not such a big fan of bic pens but this reinventing is beyound cool.....
you can check out more ideas here BIC

melon...

jelly in my belly

2009-01-28T11:56:00.003+02:00

milk: what flavor jelly bean would you create if you had the chance?

melon: hmmm... wait I'm thinking. I think watermelon, I mean pineapple, no what's a thing I really like?? You know what jelly beans I feel sad for? Lemon and orange - they're always left behind.

milk: there already are pineapple and watermelon jelly beans out there. I hate the cinnamon one.

melon: let's have vomit jelly bean!

milk: they also have that!

melon: vomit? earwax? buggers?

milk: the Harry Potter ones, Bertie Bott's jelly beans, you can buy them from Amazon! they even have bacon, earthworm and sardine!

melon: so the question is, what's the nastiest flavor you can come up with?

milk: mine is too nasty for this blog!!

melon: pee and poo?

milk: fine. pee and poo. together? swirly brown and yellow?

melon: yeah, like marble cake!

milk: oooh I bet pickles would be great! like the pickle popcorn from CLT.

melon: and frankfurters!

milk: I'm hungry. I'm hungry. That banoffee pie we had this morning was amazing. Actually they should do a banoffee pie flavor! yummmy!

Umbrella Blossom

2009-01-28T09:47:00.005+02:00

if only it would blossom umbrella's in winter

melon...

her morning elegance

2009-01-28T08:51:00.000+02:00

the beauty of stop motion

milk

a very very very lonely calorie!

2009-01-25T12:29:00.003+02:00

Beautiful work by BBDO Germany.

milk

Holiday Wine

2009-01-20T15:11:00.004+02:00

A wine bottle design to send out to clients and friends for the holiday season.

melon...

Durex Get it On

2009-01-20T12:09:00.004+02:00

Funny
They 69, they hit it from the back, the do the reverse cowgirl, they pull a train, etc..etc..
It's kind of cute

melon...

in a carefree world...

2009-01-18T13:49:00.003+02:00

beautiful

milk

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder

2009-01-15T09:14:00.007+02:00

mmmhhhh
Came upon this image (American Beauty) very very interesting.

melon...

of socks and such

2009-01-14T17:36:00.003+02:00

such a cool pair of socks, I wonder what other designs they have.

milk

...

2009-01-13T18:15:00.003+02:00

milk and melon wish red and her family all the strength and patience in these difficult times.

we're always here should you need anything...

hugs.

lulling

2009-01-10T12:44:00.003+02:00

"lull" by Andrew Bird

milk

Which came first?

2009-01-08T13:43:00.002+02:00

So melon and I were having orange juice at the Island with our friend apple [the fruit], and the Chicken & Egg issue came up:

"Twinkle Twinkle" & "ABC..." nursery rhymes have the same melody, so which one came first?

food for thought...

milk

Carribean Island

2009-01-08T12:28:00.006+02:00

So the weather is beautiful, as milk suggested, and we finished our day's work, or at least this is what we would like to convince ourselves. So we always go to this place, it's like (or at least feels like) a Caribbean Island, and that's what we will call it for now on "Caribbean Island".

so milk why do you think we like this place?

milk: Because it's comfortable, cozy, warm, inviting and delicious, what more can you want? It has all the right ingredients.

milk (again): are you posting this? should i sound deeper?

melon ........ (type type type)

This is an image that i took from a mobile phone of our Caribbean Island. Can you imagine sitting on a comfortable sofa with the sun slightly hitting your skin, big windows nice view, pleasant mellow music and yummy warm drink. You jealous yet? well you should be....

Do you have any nice places that you escape to? please share ?

melon...

amman this morning

2009-01-07T14:04:00.003+02:00

Amman looking pretty today. Slightly raining but the weather is so beautiful and pleasant. I say we ditch work and go for a coffee somewhere outdoors! Anybody interested?

milk

Alignment Issues

2009-01-07T11:11:00.006+02:00

I really liked this image i found on flickr, and since today i have been working on a project which requires lot of alignment - which i hate - but according to milk "alignment alignment alignment" is a very important thing, anyway i can go on and on and on....... about alignment. Oh Just to let you know dyslexic is my middle name so numbers, letters and left right and center are not my favorite things in the world, i am excused from any spelling mistakes that i might make or might have already made. this is how i express myself.
Anyway if i had to do a project about alignment i think this is what it would look like.......

melon...

welcome to the Fantastic Plastic World!

2009-01-07T08:25:00.003+02:00

I Love FPM (Readymade JBL Mix) from the album Tokyo: The Sex, The City, The Music

milk

first post

2009-01-06T12:26:00.006+02:00

milk: so what should the first post be about?

melon: me and you, and about your mood today. Should be about gloves.

milk: why?

melon: because I don't like gloves and you're going to convince me about liking them. Or scarves. Or winter, because I hate winter.

milk: i LOVE winter. Winter winter winter. (singing Beyonce's Halo) Hit me like a ray of sun, Burning through my darkest night, You're the only one that I want, Think I'm addicted to your light...

melon: this song is annoying, I wish there nice new songs, I need to hear some new music. (sings Madonna's Music) Music brings the people I hate Madonna, yeah.

milk: Yeah whatever.

melon: ... oooh Fakhdati (oooh my thighs...)