Nice - to be inspired again

I wrote this last night...

What wonderful news for us and for the world!

WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT!

And not just another president, but one who can become a GREAT President.

One who will change the American people, and also inspire the world.

One who can actually give an intelligent and eloquent public speech, full of hope for this great country of ours and for a better world.

One who can unite a nation of different people, of different races, religions, ideals and economic levels.

Hope has just entered the American vocabulary again tonight, with no trace of cynicism.

I am so proud to be an American tonight. I am so proud of my new President.

I am proud to be American in this historic time of change and hope.


Love, Peace, and Hope, to you!

Nice - Wedding

I haven't posted anything here in ages because I've been preparing for my wedding, but I thought the wedding invitation fit this week's topic:The inside says "First comes love," followed by all the wedding info. (we got married at the zoo!) We got back from the honeymoon on Sunday (just in time to vote) and if anyone is interested, I'm posting honeymoon journal pages on my blog.

Meagan <<>>

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Hey everybody! I'm new here. The name's Katie McDee and I'm glad to meet ya :)

I love all your posts and look forward to posting more of my own! If you'd like to see more of my stuff, feel free to check out my website katiemcdee.com or my blog Catch ya later!

SFG: Nice

Here's my interpretation of "nice":

That's probably really hard to see, so here's a link to a larger version.
And here's a detail:

Because what's nicer than chicks giving & receiving presents?
-Claire

Wartina the "Nice" Witch

Sometimes you think you know someone well, until you see them hanging their frillies out on the clothes line and of course sometimes it’s a bit of a shock.

Usually, I draw directly in Illustrator via Wacom but lately I have been experimenting with Photoshop. This time, I used a Faber-Castell PITT artist pen on smooth paper (a truly awesome Indian Ink marker I bought last June, to try out) I photographed the drawing, cleaned it up in Photoshop, then added the colour and text. There is a distinct hand drawn quality in this image that the drawings made in Illustrator lack.

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It's nice to play with good friends.

Anette Heiberg
www.anetteheiberg.com

Nice to have friends...

Yeah I know it was a corny and the last 4-5 years mostly terrible show but hey, friends are important. So enjoy your friends.
This is a really old illustration I did for a magazine (the name slips from my memory) a long long time ago.
-MC

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The challenge word on sugarfrostedgoodness.com is "nice".

Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd. He provided the musical direction and psychedelic influence in the band's early work. He recorded two albums with Pink Floyd and two solo releases before mental illness and heavy drug use put him into a self-imposed seclusion lasting more than thirty years.
Due to his abundant use of LSD, Barrett's behavior on stage was unpredictable. He would strum on one chord through the entire concert. Sometimes he would not play at all. At a show at The Fillmore West in San Francisco, during a performance of "Interstellar Overdrive", Barrett slowly detuned his guitar. The audience seemed to enjoy such antics, unaware of the rest of the band's consternation. Before a performance in late 1967, Barrett apparently crushed Mandrax and an entire tube of Brylcreem into his hair, which subsequently melted down his face under the heat of the stage lighting, making him look like "a guttered candle".
Following a disastrous abridged tour of the United States, David Gilmour, a school friend of Barrett's, was asked to join the band as a second guitarist to cover for Barrett as Barrett's erratic behaviour prevented him from performing. For a handful of shows David played and sang while Barrett wandered around on stage, occasionally playing. The other band members soon tired of Barrett's antics and, in January 1968, on the way to a show at Southampton University, the band elected not to pick Barrett up: One person in the car said, "Shall we pick Syd up?" and another person said, "Let's not bother".
Years later, in 1975 during the recording sessions for the "Wish You Were Here" album, Barrett showed up at the session unannounced, and watched the band record "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" — a song, coincidentally, about Barrett. By that time, Barrett had become quite overweight, had shaved off all of his hair, including his eyebrows, and his ex-bandmates did not at first recognize him. Eventually, they realized who he was and Roger Waters was so distressed that he was reduced to tears.
Barrett died in July 2006 of pancreatic cancer. The occupation on his death certificate was given as "retired musician."
In 2006, his home in Cambridge, England, was placed on the market and attracted considerable interest. After over 100 viewings, many by fans, his house was sold to a French couple who bought the house simply because they liked it—reportedly they knew nothing about Barrett.
Syd Barrett once said, "Fairy tales are nice." In his mind, he likely experienced a bunch of fairy tales.

Nice...

...cup of Coffee.

SFG: Nice

The SFG Challenge this time is "Nice". 

Recently a designer buddy of mine, and fellow SFG member, Melissa Ivone introduced a refreshing new site devoted to...Nice. Now Melissa is easily one of the nicest people I know so I trust her to have an informed and educated opinion on the subject.

An introduction from the website and in Melissa's own words...

The other day I was waiting for an elevator in my building with one other gentleman. As the elevator arrived, I hesitated. I usually let others enter first, as a courtesy. But this gentleman held out his hand, motioning me to the door. As I walked through, he said with a chuckle, "You didn't really think I was going to walk in here first, did you?" I responded, "Well, I don't like to take anything for granted nowadays."

That one minor gesture brightened my day! I started to think, "What a great world this would be if everyone had consideration for others." It's a shame that that's not the case currently. It's obvious that common courtesy is lacking in society today. Just drive down a major highway and you'll see that.

What we all need is a little NICE.

Operation NICE is an encouragement to spread a little NICE to others. Stop by to read some positive, upbeat news stories (yes, they exist) about nice people. Download some tools (coming soon!) to help you in your quest to communicate the concept of niceness. Share a story or two about how someone made your day.

It is not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game ever starts.
- Addison Walker

It is a truly encouraging site and I urge you to visit it and peruse through every anecdote and comment. It will brighten your day. She's even gotten national attention recently because of the site...Check it out!

http://www.operationnice.com/

Be sure to label your illustrations with the appropriate labels. Label your entries with your name and the challenge label, in this case SFG: Nice

The next challenge begins Monday, November 3rd, 2008.

The SFG Challenge was created to offer every member an opportunity to stretch their creative muscles, venture outside of their artistic boundaries and post their interpretations each week on a specific theme. This is a completely voluntary challenge! 

If you're interested in taking advantage of SFG's site traffic and advertising opportunities here and on Design Inspiration, e-mail me.


-Jeff