Tag Archives: Celebritarianism

Dec 20

TRON: Who is Rinzler?

WARNING: there are no spoilers here. This post is written only a few days after Tron: Legacy was released, and yes indeed I’ve seen it, and oh my goodness there’s a fun little speck of trivia happened upon by chance that’s totally worthy of a post. Who is Rinzler? That’s the question – where did the name come from? The character Rinzler is a gladiator, enforcer, and right hand man of Clu 2 in this new installment of the Tron series. There are many clues early in the movie as to what secret character he represents as a character, but where did the creators of the movie grab his name? Hint: Star Wars.

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Dec 19

Dr Dre Promotes Detox in Mafia Wars

Behold the power of Zynga, that company that whipped up a couple of games a few years back and has one whole hell of a lot of money now. They’re responsible for Mafia Wars, a game that started doing big business on Facebook and is on the fast track to taking a top spot in mobile entertainment through apps. Now they’re working with none other than Dr Dre to promote his LONG awaited third album: Detox. The promotion will come in the form of a “Hustlin’ Wit Dre” portion of the game where players will collect Dre-related items, see the music video for the single “Kush,” and get an “exclusive” video message from Dre.

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Oct 19

A Bill Murray Fantasy

I bet when you came online today, clicking your way on over to our corner of the internet here at the ol’ WFDJ milkshake and butterscotch factory, you didn’t expect that you’d be seeing Bill Murray’s penis. But you will. Oh yes, you will. You can thank the folks at Puny Interactive, friends of ours with a taste for the magical, the mystical, and the hilariously inappropriate. They were hanging out at the R&R Gallery in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago and decided to post their findings on the internet with the world. Continue reading »

Oct 14

Star Wars Rare Strikes Back

Oh hello there, you Star Wars addicts who for example take film cells, melt them down, and shoot them up. I know you love rare Star Wars stuff. Here’s a tiny billfold full of Empire Strikes Back photos as released from the infinity vault that I think George Lucas must have hidden away at Skywalker Ranch. These were filtered through Vanity Fair, who are known for their magazine that takes fabulous photographs of nude people hiding the tips of their naughties. So here we go, The Empire Strikes Back in a tiny collection, gotta catch em all. Continue reading »

Oct 1

Still Warhol

Andy Warhol took a lot of Polaroid photos in his day. The reason a lot of source photos for his screenprint portraits can’t be found is because he took the source photos himself! Oh my goodness. Here’s a show of some other oddities collected in a set called “Still-Life Polaroids” and was last exhibited at The Paul Kasmin Gallery in early 2009. Now they’re floating all around, who knows where they are? Idunno. There’s a certain quality about these photos that cannot be captured by any other person but Warhol himself. These are fine art. They belong in a museum. They have power living inside them that can never be replicated. Godly. Insane. Blasted with light. Continue reading »

Sep 10

David Choe x Danny Trejo II

Remember that one time when DC and DT got together for tea? Here’s the extended look at the meeting between find artist / graffiti artist David Choe and actor / superhero Danny Trejo. Above and below you’ll see some photos and some looks at the new artwork made when they met, painted by David Choe, and a video of Choe speaking about how they met (at “comic con” which I’m sure means SDCC) and what they’re doing, and how he’s painted a couple different portraits now of the scariest most menacing face in the history of the world and star of the new Mexploitation film Machete, Danny Trejo. Continue reading »

Jul 20

Intercepted!

Isn’t it amazing how some movies can be a bit hit in the theaters, then once they’ve been on people’s home movie shelves for a few years they peter out- while some movies are crap in the theater, then get watched forevermore? This is the cult classic, of course, and someone’s got their fingers right in the bloody pulse of this situation as it pertains to design, that being Toronto based designer Ibraheem Youssef. He’s rolling right beside these internet-famous designers who turn their eyeballs toward self-promotional work in the form of cult classic illustration. Here he’s done several that I might have passed over except for one thing… Continue reading »

Jul 9

Beer Me That Bear

Agh! Claws! Oh no, also robots! Wait, these robots have fantastic beats and French bits. They are Les Robots! Or, as I call them in my head, Daft Bear. They are one of a collection of bear-related background images from the extended collection of bears called “KING PANPAN,” a 365 day-a-year, image every single day, project by Julius Santiago. It’s 365 days starting at the beginning of 2010, so that’s a whole bunch of months already, with a whole bunch more to go! Check out more of the collection in the gallery below, then head over to Santiago’s twitter account to send him some suggestions for more bears! Continue reading »

Jul 8

Batman Bangers!

OR! Onomatopoeics!

At the heart of every great piece of pop is a simple combination. A combination of words, a catchphrase, a combination of colors, an iconic image, and sometimes a combination of it all, so perfectly distilled that it sends shockwaves through our collective systems that never stop! Behold, Bat-viewers! It’s the action cards! Those everloving combinations of color and exclamation the likes of which have never been used as effectively before or since! Gotta catch em all, someday, you never know – a good shot is below! Continue reading »

Jul 3

Power Loss is Power Gain

Today (I wrote this a few days ago) I hear the sad news that one of the ultimate original players in the Graffiti and Hip-hop world has kicked the bucket. “RAMM::ELL::ZEE” or Rammellzee as he was called died today [June 27, 2010] whilst, if the rumors are true, he was doing math equations in none other than his home town and city, Far Rockaway, Queens, New York. How unbelievably appropriate for one of the most mathematically sound wild-style artists of many generations. The first I ever heard of him, he was being described in the Graffiti documentary film “Style Wars,” his paintings of weapon-clad letters being shown by his pal Dondi, another king.

In humble celebration of the passing of Ram, I and we present to you a gallery of armored letters, operators that blow the lids off all that they encounter. Rest in peace, Zee. Continue reading »

Jun 29

Smell The Glove, A Hypothetical Spinal Tap Album Cover Show

Master of oddities Michael Gaughan had an amazing idea. He said to himself, “self, you know that movie Spinal Tap and how in the movie they never produce the original artwork for the album Smell the Glove? You should have an art show about that.” And thus he initiated it. To be held at the relatively new (1 or 2 shows deep so far, max) CO Exhibitions gallery in NE Minneapolis.* This show is to be known as the “Smell The Glove” show and is completely open for submissions. That’s hot. That’s amazing. There’s going to be so many submissions that it’ll be a stench of glove by the time the doors open. Continue reading »

Jun 29

Victorian Star Wars Portraits

Illustrator / animator Greg Peltz has a treat for the world. After having been inspired by a very similar portrait by illustrator Robert Mackenzie, who in turn was inspired by a should out to participate in a certain Star Wars Illustration Contest, Greg Peltz had to have been thinking he had some large, but cute, shoes to fill. And so he did. Three times he did it, and three times it’s loverly. Here we’ve got three fun and rather dapper portraits of Star Wars characters, one each of Chewbacca, C-3PO, and Boba Fett. Pip pip! Continue reading »

Jun 28

Product Review: Vannen Artist Watches Series 2 BIGFOOT

If you’re an avid reader of World Famous Design Junkies, you might remember a giveaway we did with Vannen Artist Watches a few months ago when they released their special edition Halloween 2009 band : [WFDJ 2009 Halloween Giveaway]. Now they’ve got their second standard set coming out, and it’s fabulous! We’ve got one on hand here, a green monster designed by the legendary comic-style graffiti artist BIGFOOT. Behold the unboxing above and below, complete with a true-to-beans commentary on the quality tick-tock inside. Continue reading »

Jun 23

Toutanka Tut Fashion Victim Bash

In promotion of his graphic design and illustration business, FENiks has whipped up this excellent rendition of everyone’s favorite boy king of Egypt. Tutankhamun is represented here as being the world’s first fashion victim. I would argue that it was Adam or Eve, though, with those terrible leaf coverups. Those were the worst. This graphic is meant to promote the skills of FENiks as well as spread the word that FENiks is rad at character design, and can represent even the eldest posse. Continue reading »

Jun 21

Rocket Monster Kim

In honor of Portugal beating North Korea in their latest world cup game 7-0, oh my god, here is an image of Kim Jong-il as illustrated by Sakkan (サッカン). I want Jong-il to see this and change his mind about his more than likely plausible decision to murder the entire N.Korean football team. I joke, but also seriously hope they don’t end up missing. The image above, by that wild illustrator Sakkan, depicts Kim as a Pokemon hunter, the characters around him referring to North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens. Weird! But look, the idea that Kim is a Pokemon master makes it all make sense. Gotta Catch Em All! Continue reading »

Jun 17

Mouth of Monster

Who loves monster magazines? I love monster magazines. It must be a strange life, investigating and reporting on the world as it’s affected by monsters. As the monster turns toward the audience and says “people!” running away in a dash, the reporter takes a flash, another front page for Famous Monsters magazine. This post focuses on that, the Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine series, in particular the covers. So rip off your safety belt, jump out of the car, and run screaming into the woods, because it’s time for MONSTER MAGAZINE COVER MADNESS! Presented in technicolor! Continue reading »

Jun 15

Neil Young Landscape and a Smart Set of Mugs

The image you see above of a rather epic looking Neil Young with guitar is the latest in a series of famous persons portraits by modern artist Shepard Fairey. These images were all had their debut at the May Day show that took place on May 5, 2010. There’s been a wild cross section, boy howdy. This is the first landscape style to be released. Neil Young. Musician and political activist and one classy looking mother. Continue reading »

Jun 10

Mortal Kombat Rebirth for a new generation of reality

So. The internets hath provided the world with some nicely-produced movie footage of a Mortal Kombat story in short-film format. It’s meant to be spread virally, which I’m sure it’ll do, and is doing, and it’s meant to create EXCITEMENT – which it IS doing. The clip you’re about to see is made by a … dance video director?! Kevin Tancharoen, who, because he was tentatively signed on to do a “caught in pre-pre-production limbo” Mortal Kombat, decided to make his own short, teaser version of what the film might look like. This is that. Many/most of the people in the short donated their time (maybe to get the chance to be in the final version), and the entire thing cost $7,500. And it’s gruesome. Totally gruesome. Continue reading »

Jun 2

The Bay City Rollers x 100 Very Excited Grandmothers

It’s what you’ve always wanted. The world over the past forty or fifty years was/is so full of kitsch that I don’t doubt that we’ll never stop “uncovering” treasures such as this ruby you’re about to swallow. The Bay City Rollers sing their hit single “Saturday Night” in front of an audience of elderly citizens who are so excited to be there it is unbelievable. And wait until you see the lady knitting! Continue reading »

May 27

One Lyric, Hot Letters

Since the dawn of highschool there’ve been attempts by people enflamed by the art that affects them to show their love for it. Often this sort of thing disappears. It’s written on a desk, or now blogged and re-blogged, and it fades out. Of course the source, the music, that stays strong. Even the weakest song is still a song, a recording of that song or an orally passed down tradition, songs are rare to be fading. But then there’s the rarity: the strong second step. Designer Mico Toledo has taken that step, and done it in a way that sticks. For that extra amount of time sticking that makes it into a lovely design masterpiece, or set of masterpieces that will ring true into the future. Continue reading »

May 26

Kaws for Interview

Yays the fellow called Kaws, also known as Brian Donnelly is in this month’s edition (May 2010) of Interview Magazine. The cover has Madonna with a red painted cross on an image of her face. In celebration, it’s time for a master-blaster of Kaws-related pics. Blaster. Master. A collection right here and now, below, in no particular order, for the greater good of understanding the simplicity of his genius superstrokes. It’s all in the single line. The one that goes from fat to thin. Doubled up, placed on the face. Placed on the glove. Perfection. Continue reading »

May 20

Mikey Twelve Plus

Incase you’re unaware, the website your at at this very moment is World Famous Design Junkies, and we’re based in Minneapolis Minnesota. This is significant because it’s one of the sweetest, tastiest outlets for gig-posters in the entire world. That is significant because THAT means that we, or in this case I, have hella tastebuds for just such a design area. Thus, there’s the hunger. And thus! Here’s a dude who does some rock-n-rolla prints. The man you’re about to experience, the man and all of his man-posters, is Mikey Burton, and he resides in Philadelphia, PA. Continue reading »

May 18

Inappropriate Golden Books

Let me begin this post be suggesting that perhaps you were a child once. Let’s just go on that assumption. When you were a child, did you read books? I’ll go ahead and say yes. When you were a child, did you happen upon Golden Books? Probably you did. I’ll tell you someone else who had some Golden Books, illustrator designer Josh Cooley. He is a nerd, a movie fanatic, and a fantastic draw-er. He’s taken the time to mash up two utterly disparate items for the enjoyment of all: Golden Books for kids, and a collection of movie stills that couldn’t possibly be more inappropriate for that same group of kids. Check it out! Continue reading »

May 16

Ronnie James Dio is Dead

On the 16th of May, 2010, today, Ronnie James Dio, the king of our hearts and the one who brought up from hell the devils horns hand sign so that we might rock as hard as demons, is dead. Ronnie James Dio, who was known for his miraculous amounts of fantastic rock and roll music, has passed on. He will not rock in hell for all time, monitoring the kingdom of the dead with his all-seeing eyes and blackened hands.

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