I'm sure you did it on purpose, I just thought it looked a little out of place. :I

OK, the story behind these is pretty weird. I was chatting to Kan earlier today, and we started talking about the bakafu (a.k.a bakufu) - which was basically a military government in early Japan.

I think she said a friend of hers asked if it was a martial art for idiots (you probably all know what 'baka' means, right?) We both had a laugh at this, and me being at work in a creative mood thought to create some corny graphics about this.

So I whipped these up after getting home. They're not meant to be all that good, and I chose some of the worst images you could possibly find. But that's what is meant to make them amusing.

I'm thinking a wallpaper is in order too...

So, unleash your inner baka, and sign up for a class today! *wa-chao*





Chuck 'em in your sigs if you like, or create your own ones.

Haha, those are great, Dan. xD And I actually have the convo, if you don't mind me posting it. o-o

11:39:43 AM Kan: -is writing an essay on the Bakafu-
11:39:54 AM Frosty: Sounds familiar
11:40:04 AM Kan: Post-classical era Japan.
11:40:08 AM Kan: Military run government.
11:40:13 AM Frosty: Ah, that's it.
11:40:26 AM Kan: The word Baka has a good story behind it.
11:40:29 AM Kan: :)
11:40:50 AM Frosty: I first looked at the word and wondered why you were doing a report on the martial arts of idiots.

Nicely, done. That really cheered me up, alot. :D Can't wait to see the wallpaper.

the wallpaper might have to be a slightly different style, as those funny images weren't large enough. I'm thinking to create some of those diagrams to show proper movement, or the kind that are shown in Naruto a lot - to show chakra flow.

I think that cyan logo will be the same (I had to crop some of it though, so you will see the full version then)

They are quite odd, but at least their funneh!

Quoted^(ref) Blindo (on 3 November, 2007, 10:38 PM PDT) —

They are quite odd, but at least their funneh!

that's what happens after a long week at work, 30 minutes before finishing up on a friday night.

O-o....

Maybe if your on drugs.

random new set. Wanted to update it since I'm now doing a journal as well.
The image was something I originally designed for work - it was for a series of BMX helmets I was doing concept designs for.

Again, going for a completely different style. Hope you all like!

Danbah is winnar.

*thumbs up*

I love it. It's clean and simple and the style is so completely you. I think my only qualm is with the typography on the left where your name is; just something about it doesn't look right to me

Awesome work though mate.

I love everything about your current set. Very balanced and retro. I <3 retro stuffems.

Quoted^(ref) Usaki Ikasu (on 9 February, 2008, 01:40 AM PST) —

I love everything about your current set. Very balanced and retro. I <3 retro stuffems.

Yeah, it's making a bit of a comeback now. Montage work is becoming pretty popular again.

Quoted^(ref) Sennin (on 6 February, 2008, 09:28 AM PST) —

I love it. It's clean and simple and the style is so completely you. I think my only qualm is with the typography on the left where your name is; just something about it doesn't look right to me

Awesome work though mate.

Yeah, I was a bit stuck for ideas there. Tried adding some lines of type (loosely) relating to the illustration - to give it a kind of narrative, but I thought it would only confuse everyone further, so I dropped it.

Quoted^(ref) Darkhearted Requiem (on Zero,1202312952) —

Danbah is winnar.

*thumbs up*

cheers!