Working full-time on adidas hasn’t really given me too much time to update the MP®.
It’s getting pretty dusty in here, but I’ll have some new stuff posted soon enough!

Not only is October 15th my birthday, it’s also the day voting opens
for Ryzwear’s 9th contest, where I have four entries going.
I brought back the Shamuflage™ and a couple other
designs.

You can check them out here

I officially start work on adidas originals this week at the 9 to 5.
One step closer to where I want to be, wish me luck.
2009 is going to be a big year for the three stripes, mark my word.

The 9 to 5 just dropped their new website.
Definitely worth a look

Check it out at http://www.sidlee.com

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My good friend Chris from The Warfare Collective suggested that we keep our games sharp
by trading portraits and putting our respective spins on them.
I think it was a great exercise in style.

The top image is a portrait of Chris that I retouched, and right below that
is yours truly sketched up by him. Notice the flawless resemblance and
execution. That’s all pen!

Check out The Warfare Collective here

With all the press coverage lately, I decided to put a more updated version of the ASRD™ website online.
You can check it out at mstrpln.com/asrd

And sneaker companies, if you need some forward-thinking concepts, definitely get in touch.

The ASRD™ shoes were featured this week on G4TV’s Attack of the Show, during a segment called “Sneaker Heads”.
Pretty cool, since I am really a big fan of the show, and this came as a total surprise.
If you missed the episode, you can catch the segment online over here.

If you have an iPhone, here is a simple yet effective way to stay on top of your game.
I find the “GTD” method of personal organization too complicated for everyday use,
Even if you have some to-do apps on your iPhone, forget about them, all you need to
do is create a new background in Photoshop with all of your to-do items for the day and
set it as the wallpaper on your Welcome screen. This is probably the most easily accessible
screen so it will always be in your face reminding you what you keep forgetting to do.

• Create a new document in Photoshop 320px x 480px
• Make sure that your to-do list is 130px from the top of the document
• Save and upload to the iPhone
• Set it as your wallpaper

(Bonus: you can even take a picture of a piece of paper with your to-do’s and set these
as your daily background).

Working on some cosmetic changes to the look and feel of MSTRPLN.
Here’s a taste of what is to come.

Hit up DJ New Money for some tight mixes.

As mentioned in the last post, there are going to be some format changes with the blog.
Collaboration x Collaboration will be going independent from MSTRPLN, and will focus more on
reviews and design related content. The MSTRPLN Newsblog will become a dedicated channel and
focus on everything MSTRPLN design & project related.

We’re looking for some site sponsors for the new CxC site, a more in-depth ad platform will be
set up in the coming weeks. So, with that said, if you are interested in sponsoring the site, or have
some things for review that may be up our alley,

drop us a line and let us know.
advertise (at) mstrpln.com 

And you thought you were busy?
Here’s a run-down of some new and exciting projects that I’ve been working on lately:

MSTRPLN site v3.75 refresh.
Coding for the iPhone specific MSTRPLN v1.5 site.
A new MSTRPLN blog project.
Finalizing the Made To Order project and online shop.
Weareindependent.com site design and strategy.
Snowboard graphics.
Two new sneaker projects.
A new social network venture.

Got a pair of the Nike Sportswear Air Max 90’s.
One of the nicest colorways I’ve seen in a while.

I always get a kick out of seeing what other designers use to craft their work.
Here goes with the workspace setup on my end:

Home
2×2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Mac Pro (That’s EIGHT cores)
500 GB HD
Dell 22″ display
Wacom Intuous3 Tablet
Sony DSC-W70 7.2 MP camera with “Ghetto Wideangle™”
Sony MDR V500 DJ Headphones
High-Speed Cable internet

Road
1.33 GHz Powerbook 12″
iPod Touch 8 GB
Motorola SLVR
Moleskine
Gravis Remix Backpack

After putting it off for the longest time, I’m finally back to coding some new things.
Working with Panic’s Coda and it’s a really great app for hard coding sites.
F that dreamweaver garbage. Roll up your sleeves and do it right.

Big shout to WRG? and Oakley for flowing me some new Twitch LE’s
Much appreciated, been a huge Oakley supporter since the Frogskin days.

MSTRPLN V1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch.
I left it as a mobile calling card, more development is on the way.

Add it to your home screen.

Check it out at http://www.mstrpln.com/iphone

With all this talk about the iPhone 3G, I felt compelled to put some wallpapers together.
The chevron icon in graphite and two new logos in graphite and white.
Come correct and download them for free!

Download the MSTRPLN iPhone Wallpaper Package (400kb)

Just finished tweaking the layout and content on my Behance portfolio.
My supplementary portfolio/networking tool. Join now if you haven’t already!

Looking back over the last five years, I’ve noticed a steady progression for achievement in my career

as a designer. Most of the goals that I’ve set for myself have been accomplished, some still remain,
and some are being worked on at the moment.

Overall, it’s time to set some new goals and try to raise the bar a little bit more.
Nike has always been the number one client that I’d eventually like to do business with in some way,
shape or form down the road.

Let’s see what happens….

Fellow cool dude Jeff Hamada has a new blog rolling called Booooooom
It definitely hit hard with no sign of slowing down. Participate with the Booooooom Projects!

Also thanks for the link love!

The ASRD™ shoe is still making its way around the various media outlets, i’m still getting emails daily.
The latest comes from a German TV show that did a little segment on them.

Thanks for the coverage.

Are people actually reading this site?

I do enjoy the occasional surprise in the mail,
so brands out there, if you want to send me your stuff to review, hit me up though the website.

Shoes size 11.5, shirts size L

The Rig served it’s duty and even though it’s still kicking, it needs some time to rest.
Meet Prozilla, the new 8 core beast on the block that will be taking over where Rig left off.

Hey adidas, if you like this, let’s mingle.

I felt the need to start a bicycle gang and this is the logo that goes along with it.
We’re extra tough and always looking for members.

Got a care package in the mail from Ashdin over at Villany Brand.
Much appreciated. They just released their new line for Spring/Summer 08 so check that out fast.

Taking a break for the summer to refresh and work on not working.
Back soon.

The Desktop™ is expanding with more Star Wars love.

New work added to the website.
It’s been five years since the .com has been live.
It’s only the beginning…..

Coming soon from the workshop.

Gizmodo, Yahoo, Complex, and a gang of other sites have been posting features on the ASRD
Wi-Fi sneaker I designed a couple years back with Ubiq.

To get it all straight:
Yes they actually work.
Only one pair was made.
No, these will not be produced.

Digg this if you’re down like that.

You can now find me on the Behance Network, a community of creatives.
Look me up here.

6 cop cars torched, the city looted, and it’s only the first round of the playoffs.
It smells like 1993 all over again.

Finally nice enough to take the bike out for a test ride. It is now known as Gnarbage™.
It’s a single speed with brakes that aren’t tuned, so it’s even more dangerous than a fixed.
Who would have thought I found this in the trash.

ID nearly complete.

Finally got one to call my own. The desk is getting crowded!

Leslie from WRG? hit me up with the images of the decks I helped art direct for the
BHMxWRG? project. Everything came out awesome.

Keeping it moving ….

Just got a package in the mail from none other than Gavin Strange from the Jam-Factory.
He hooked it up with an official Xyn CMYK tee. Big props!



Also, one of the sleekest business cards around! Word™

Got a mini Vader to kick it on my desk with the other homies. Dope.

I did some art direction for a little project WRG? put together for Black History Month.
The project consists of a microsite, skatedeck, poster and sharpie™ marker.

http://www.wrgmag.com/february

A digital notebook to go along with my analog PDA. It plays music too.

MSTRPLN logo t-shirts. Well-crafted couture without the couture.

Shoutout again to Leslie and WRG? for hooking me up with some new digs.
SheOne Addict Camo FTW!

Something’s brewing. Can you figure it out?

Who’s gonna get my money? Place your bets….

This is how my desktop has been looking lately, for the most part.

I just signed with one of the top agencies in town. More to follow.

My awesome girlfriend got this for me when we were in Quebec City of all places.
I had the OG strap-back from back in the day, finally got the authentic.

Big shout out to Leslie & co. from WRG? for hooking me up with a big box of gear.
Expect some big things from WRG? in 2008!

Was going to buy something at Kid Robot, but then suddenly changed my mind.

I thought it would be fun to see what response this would get. As the iPhone is slim to none in Canada,
I’m willing to trade some design or web work (within reason, of course) to anyone who would send me
one. Here’s your chance so let’s have at it!

I’ve had a pair of SBTG® dunks kicking around for the longest time. Being the SBTG® fan that I am,
I got them when they first dropped, but was only able to get my hands on a size 10.5 before they all
sold out, while I unfortunately wear an 11.5. Needless to say, I have no use for these so I’m going to
let them go, and hopefully they’ll go to someone who can appreciate them as much as I do. These
are brand new, deadstock, with original box and that special paper with the SBTG® pattern. Since I
want a new iPod Touch, I’m gonna let these go for $330 USD + the cost of shipping to wherever you
live. Far less than what they are charging at Flight Club or anywhere else.

If you want them, hit me up at stefan @ mstrpln.com

V3.0 is finally finished and launched online. Check out some of the new work. Mstrpln.com

I’m going to be producing some clothing in the near future and wanted to get a better idea of people’s
sizing. So if you have a moment, just email me what size t-shirt you wear and I’ll take that into account
for the production run. Send them to:
shirts@mstrpln.com

Photoshop, Illustrator, BBedit and a tap dance routine of coding CSS and Javascript has been
going on here for the last few days. Just a few more tweaks to go …

Sneak peek at some stuff in the works.

So far so good….

Almost finished with assembly. Chopped the bars and put on the tires, everything is coming together.
One more session and I think we’re good.

Looking for a full-time agency design position.

Gavin Strange is hitting hard with some amazing design work, show some love to the Jam-Factory.

Quite possibly the most useful tool out there for designers …..

Zoom Air Moire+ IDs from Nike. Props to Fongstarr (Site coming soon!) for making it happen.

Props to Mani from Digital Gravel for hooking up the Diggers Society tees that I was missing, and
throwing in a super exclusive DG industry shirt on top of it all. Many thanks man.

Done with paint. Flat black to keep it mean. Next stop assembly ….

Back to freelancing full-time. A new website is on the way along with several other exciting MSTRPLN
projects that are hush-hush at the moment. It will be worth the wait, trust me.

My old Toxic deck from ‘89. The best summers of my life were spent on it. I’ve been thinking of
re-gripping it and using it as a cruiser, have to find some longer trucks though.

Recent logo and identity work done for John Molson Accounting Society, with a new website on
the way shortly.

After several months of not receiving anything in the mail from my Diggers Society subscription, Mani
called me up and got it all sorted. Four new shirts in the mail and coming my way soon, courtesy of
Digital Gravel. Props to them for coming through in the end.

I spent most of the summer at the agency working on the layout designs for the new Orage 07/08 website.
It has come a long way and the end result is something that I think we are all proud of. Not to mention
how stoked I was to work on this project to begin with. Orage is sick, go buy a jacket!

I bought this Mac in September of 2001 for 3K and it has been the best and most reliable investment
I have ever made to date. 6 years later and it’s still kicking, ZERO problems, and it’s still making me money
like nobody’s business. A true workhorse. Happy birthday G4!