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Eminem’s new single “Just Lose It.” Here he goes again with the wack-ass hook and bang-ass beat. Can’t wait until Encore, his new album, drops.

Yahoo goes standards but doesn’t support Safari. What is up with that? It looks good though. This is a big move and a right direction for Yahoo.

Asian American is the Least Likely to vote. Hey! I registered.

The real Tuan Ngoc without makeup. Although he is aging, his voice remains unchanged.

Hip Hop Enjoyments

While reading Classic Material: The Hip-Hop Album Guide, I am tempting to collect every Hip-Hop album reviewed in the book. Oliver Wang and his contributors have done an extraordinary job of tapping into the movement of Hip-Hop by giving us constructed criticism of albums that had changed the game or taken rap music into another level.

New Style

Incase you haven’t noticed, I’ve added a set of GUIs called Typefaces and I also set it to be the default style. The visualgui.com types are refined from serif to sans serif with more colors to match each set of GUIs.

The “Top Ten” and “Rants” catagories have been dropped and moved to “Everything Else.”

Inspirational Friday

Hong Nhung’s outstanding performance on Trinh Cong Son’s “Roi Nhu Da Ngay Ngo.” This is by far the most engaging version I have heard. The beat is just “off the hook.”

Diggin’ the handsome 3D legos navigation on Vassar’s Cognitive Science site. Great job Chris.

Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery is just inspiring with beautiful photos, elegant design, and importantly, jaw-dropping navigation.

A resume with a personal touch from Manon Carrie. Shoot! I’ll hire her any time.

It’s Friday!

The shining star, my shining star Phuong Thuy. Check out her live performances on “Corazon De Melao” and “Mei Fei Se Wu.” Isn’t she blazin’ or what? Keep shakin’ your thang, girl.

Unlike today’s ActionScript hardcore programming, Post Visual uses Flash as a motion tool to deliver their messages and the result is aesthetically beautiful. Check out both The Scandal and The Uninvited to see why they are the Interactive Annual 10 Winners from Communication Arts.

Nho Mua Thu Ha Noi,” a mesmerizing performance by Hong Nhung. Damn! I miss Vietnam so much.

GUI Styles

What are GUI styles?
Click on the links (Dragons, Fruits, Ladies, Tributes) to the right and find out.

Why don’t the graphics associate with the GUIs?
No reason.

Don’t the Dragons look familiar?
Yes! Inspired from Chinese artists in Chinatown.

What do the Ladies have to do with the navigation?
Nothing. Just experimenting with vector graphics.

What do the Fruits have to do with the navigation?
Nothing. Just needed something fresh.

Who are those people on the Tributes GUIs?
Ngoc Lan – One of the greatest Vietnamese singer.
Notorious BIG – One of the greatest rapper.
Alfred Hitchcock – One of the greatest filmmaker.
Trinh Cong Son – One of the greatest Vietnamese songwriter.
2pac Shakur – My all time favorite rapper. Pac was the realist.

Zest

A brand spanking new skin design for iLoveNgocLan.com. Isn’t she just zesting?

Nas, Girls, Type

Nas’s “You Know My Style” is hot. Can’t wait til his album drop.

Beautiful girls with beautiful sounds coming straight from People’s Republic of China, Twelve Girls Band rocks the stages with traditional intruments combining with modern harmonies.

For those (including myself) who use Avant Garde. It’s an interesting history.

Need inspiration? Check out Visual Creativity.

Dam Vinh Hung’s Remixed Joints

Friday’s Joys

Biggie’s mix joints by DJ Dirty Harry and DJ Vlad should be pumpin’ in everything freakin’ club. The beats are off the hook and Biggie rhymes are just blazin’. This mix is taken from The Notorious BIG Rap Phenomenon LP.

Yeah baby! Apple’s Motion is shipping. She looks hot as hell with real-time design. I can’t wait to play with her.

Hong Nhung’s acappella version of Ru Tinh rocks. Her voice is mesmerizing.

Tran Duy Tinh’s interpretion of Trinh Con Son’s music. Tinh translated many songs Trinh had written before 1975 about humanity. It’s quite inspiring. Although Tinh’s Vietnamese is not perfect, he got my respect for trying.

Studio shots of my lovely cousin Jessica Ly. Isn’t she beautiful? Still young and restless.

Check out this crazy Bozzetto in the Olympics.

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