UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

dannytr4n — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:18:11 +0000

Last preview in template form! Robo-Girl will be available in white and black tee. Tank top will only be in black.

What are those words on the design and what do they mean?

1. “ILLMINDED & MIND OVER MATTER”, you’ll be seeing “mind over matter” in most of our new tees. Simply a phrase to remember us by.

2. “Find your heart”. The girl is half human, half robot. The robot side of her is where her heart was.

3. “Go forward”. Keep going forward…kind of like another way of saying don’t give up on what you are destined to do. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” -Confucius

I hope this explains the concept behind this design. Show your support and reblog this post for us, thank you!

(via Tumblr)

Movie Buff #25 Benny Chan’s SHAOLIN

phien — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:59:58 +0000

I want to see Shaolin monks in the UFC, but that is an unrealistic wish because it goes against their philosophy. As for now, I can only watch this trailer and wonder about the possibilities. On a good note, Jackie Chan is in this movie. Here is the trailer for Benny Chan’s Shaolin.

TAKE A SNEAK PEAK

dannytr4n — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:10:49 +0000

Here are 5 exclusive designs that we’ll be releasing this FALL/SPRING. A few updates we want to talk about: if you look at the URL, it is now changed to http://illminded.com. You can still get to our page from http://illmindedstreetwear.com, but the new one will be our official page. We are working on a new layout, and logo, so be patient! One more thing, a new concept shirt for Brainfart is in the making. Make sure you check out our facebook page at http://facebook.com/illminded.

6th Annual JCCS – 9.12.2010

phien — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 01:00:01 +0000

The 6th annual Japanese Classic Car Show was held on Sunday September 12, 2010 at Queen Mary in Long Beach California. The Z600 was build from scratch. many parts had to be restored due to its age and rarity. When parts are not available, it had to be custom made. The carbon fiber lip and carbon fiber spoiler was custom made by the owner of the car.

The Z600 won two award at the 6th Annual JCCS.

The car prior to the JCCS.

Skyline will always look good, even in its classic form.

TOP 3 VMA’s Performances

dannytr4n — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:13:44 +0000

#3 TAYLOR SWIFT PREMIERES SONG

She had to get a 2nd award somewhere, better here on our blog than anywhere else. I don’t really know why she played that clip from last year’s interruption, but damn; she sang this one pretty good. Had nothing to do with Kanye though… I think… cheer up Taylor, we are here for you.

#2 Usher – DJ Got Us Fallin In Love

Drake, Swizz Beatz, and Mary J killed this one.

#1 KANYE WEST FT. PUSHA T – RUNAWAY

Last but not least, Kanye & Pusha T. Let’s have a toast for the douchebags!

BTW CHECK OUT THIS TRAILER BELOW OF THE RUNAWAY IF U HAVEN”T… It might be a part of his upcoming music video, looks pretty sick.

We want to know your top 3 VMA’s performances! Post them on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/illminded

Street Fighter High: The Musical

dannytr4n — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:35:48 +0000

Better than High School Musical x10.

(via Shoryuken)

DAILY ILLUSTRATIONS: “DESOLATION “

dannytr4n — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:25:25 +0000

This piece belongs to my “Oni Project”. The Oni Project is a mix-up of many different styles of the Oni (japanese demon). I’ve done a few artworks on this project, but I will post the rest another day. This one was heavily influenced by Nujabes – Feather. I started this piece after hearing of Nujabes’s death and went back to listen to a few of his classic songs, and decided to sketch away. I wouldn’t want to explain the piece because it’s better when you break it down into pieces yourself. I’m pretty sure most artist would leave the art interpretation to their audience.

-Danny

INTRO VINCENT VU (FASHION DESIGNER)

dannytr4n — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:12:30 +0000

As Danny had mention a few MONTHS ago, that there will be a new blogger for his website to yip yap about fashion, interesting topics and all the stuff that is going on with him, fashion and HOT ASS GIRLS! The day is finally here, and ever since high school, he will never stop hearing my annoying voice and hours long talks about nonsense! ….because I AM HIS NEW BLOGGER! This will be my first blog ever and I’ll take this as an inspirational post, because as I sit here, I think about how the hell did I get to where I am today and what else is in store with my future. And the lucky readers will get to come along in my journey to SUCCESS!

After 2 weeks of graduating from high school, I instantly started my first day of class at F.I.D.M in Los Angeles, CA. During the 2 years program, I became a party animal and went to every RAVE imaginable. I can say that in the past 3 years I have gone to about 20+ raves and turned into a pill popping machine. You can say all you want that drugs are bad for you, it puts holes in your brain…yadi yada yada, but on the other hand it has turned me into such a creative designer. It opened doors to a whole different world. A world of color, music , imagination and beauty. Imagine a place where you are just carefree, everyone is at peace, dancing, and having the best times of their lives. This leads to one of the best nights of my life so far.

Dancing my ass off to Tiesto at his tour in late November, I spotted 2 very sexy girls dancing soo crazy, flipping their hair, doing the splits, contortioning their bodies, shaking their asses. As I look closer I thought it was Jeri Lee (world famous gogo dancer) but it turns out it was her “mini me” Sudana Pa and Jenny Chu (super famous gogo dancer). As the night went on it turned out my muse Jeri Lee was shuffling away on the dancefloor and I was instantly star struck.

We all danced the night away and by the end of the night, I had all the dancers contact information and my imagination and designs were spinning out of control in my head. Going home with a huge ass comedown I came up with very first designs for their dancing gig in Miami Florida!

This was the beginning of how I am here today and if you keep reading then you can see all the awesome designs I come up with, photo shoots with hot half naked models and the journey to SUCCESS! SPEAKING OF “SUCCESS”, WATCH THIS VIDEO AND GET INSPIRED YOU LAZY FUCKS WHO ARE READING BLOGS ! HAHAHA JUS KIDDING.

So keep coming back to this awesome site and check out my very own website. WWW.VINCENTVUDESIGNS.COM and add me on facebook!

CATCH YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK!

- VINCENT VU -

Finally back from the Cabo trip!

dannytr4n — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:42:46 +0000

Blogging has been on a halt due to my getaway time at an inclusive resort trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Inclusive meaning everything was free in the resort, other than the airplane ticket which was decent in price. There was a buffet for us to go to everyday, a bar, a pool, and even a beach right down the hallway from our room. If you plan on booking a trip, book an inclusive one.

The clubs are at a walkable distance. They served drinks in here too, but it wasn’t cracking. Everyone was outside at the other bars probably b/c its too hot in there!

No one is out here in the morning, the party starts at night.

Everyday the weather is the same unlike Cali. I actually like the weather in Cabo, not too hot, and never too cold. But as you can see, you get pretty damn sweaty; that’s why there is a pool next to our room.

This is the pool near our room. Everyday the entertainment people host game events, This is where the fun is at. They also have a bar in the pool!

Across from our room is one of the buffets. It feels good to wake up, in and out of the buffet without payments. This is one reason why inclusive trips are the best.

Booked a sunset cruise. This cruise, I had to pay for b/c it was outside of the hotel resort. The boat was rocky when we were near these rocks, felt like I was going to fall over!

On our last day, they had barbecue crabs and clams next to the bars. We decided to grab a few plate and take it back to our room!

DAILY ILLUSTRATIONS: “GUILE VS. PAUL”

dannytr4n — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:30:30 +0000

SF4 X Tekken will is be the biggest crossover fighting game thus far. The collaboration was unexpected because they just announced MVC3. My two favorite fighting game series are Tekken and SF. When I heard that they were combining the two, I was in shock! All the characters match up perfectly: Ryu vs Jin, Kazuya vs Akuma, Rufus vs Bob; I can’t wait to see the rest of the roster. With all the hype the game is receiving from fans, I decided to do a quick illustration of Guile vs Paul, “The battle of the haircuts”.

-Danny