Brand spankin' new.

Anybody out there like the new look?

I was getting bored with the old layout so it was time for a change for the blog and my Web site.

Check out:

• A more organized layout featuring top news headlines
• New photos of GMU's campus and events, my artwork and some cute stuff
• Videos powered by Google (relating to art and design), which will play at the top of the page after a selection is made
  
• A more condensed page only featuring the most recent entries to avoid excessive scrolling down
  

Hopefully I'll get some positive feedback. =) I should get back to my art history paper/project now. I'm totally procrastinating and I've only written one sentence so far.

Coke's new rap.

Shawn Carter, more widely known as rapper Jay-Z, is the man behind the new design for Coca-Cola Cherry.

Click here to read more.

The hip-hop entrepeneur has worked on other projects including his record label: Roc-A-Fella, GM vehicles, Budweiser Select and Rocawear apparel.

Apparently, he has a reputation for bringing flavor to his side projects. As for me, the new style is cool but sometimes I feel that it confuses people. By the text reading as: Coca-Cola Cherry, people might assume that it is Coke Zero or similar to Diet Coke.

I've also noticed the deeper colors for the new design. Instead of the usual red and black, there is white across hints of magenta.

It's cool to see how Coca-Cola has evolved throughout the years. A classic remains timeless even with changes. Let's take a look of some of the styles over time of the signature line. There have been cocaine, lime, cherry, vanilla, black cherry vanilla, blak and other limited edition fusions.

Somewhere out there...

Here's an interesting blog I found. It's about Dr. Charles Simonyi, who has donated millions of dollars in exchange for the trip of a lifetime. Well, actually it's only about ten days long.

He will be reaching the International Space Station and will return on April 20.

Simonyi was one of the founders for Microsoft applications like Word. He is a billionaire (no surprise) and the fifth individual to travel in space.

He has been documenting his travels through his blog entitled, Charles in Space.

Simonyi answers questions about space travel and the six month program where he prepared for the trip. There are also videos and updates about his voyage.

It's definitely something exciting to check it since Thursday was the anniversary of the first astronaut in space in 1961.