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Apr

My Top 10 Favorite Sites I’ve Designed at Church Media Group

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 3 Comments »

It is not easy being able to pick 1 website that I enjoyed designing the most, however it is easier to choose 10. The sites listed below took … read more

Apr

My Top 10 Favorite iPad Apps

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 4 Comments »

Here are my top 10 favorite iPad apps that I can’t wait to download. I am still deciding if I should buy the WiFi or wait for the … read more

Apr

My Top 5 Favorite Educational Sites

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 2 Comments »

College websites play an important role in society. It is the place where prospective students, parents and alumni visit for information about the school, courses and activities. Most … read more

Apr

My New 2003 Jetta Turbo GLS

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | 4 Comments »

Last Friday I posted a blog about getting rid of my 2006 Mini. On that same day, I sold it. It wasn’t quite easy as I expected it … read more

Mar

My Mini Must Go Bye Bye

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | 4 Comments »

If anyone is interested in a 2006 Blue White top Mini, then I am your man. I am getting rid of my Mini to get a new car. … read more

Feb

My First Hip Hop Concert

by Ismael Burciaga | Music | 3 Comments »

On February 23, 2010, I attended my first hip hop concert to see Jay-Z perform. I am not a big hip hop fanatic, but Jay-Z knows how … read more

Feb

Beautiful Wedding Invitations

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 1 Comment »

A friend told me about a cool wedding blog called Style Me Pretty and I ran into Grapevine Paperie. Grapevine Paperie is a couture invitation design studio … read more

Feb

Space and Time

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | No Comments »

This weekend I added a new t-shirt to my Threadless collection. It’s called Space and Time by Justin White. I have never been a big fan of the color purple, but this design is wicked cool. Have you bought any Threadless t-shirts lately? If so, which one?

Feb

Winter Roast Slow Cooker Recipe

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | 2 Comments »

Red wine vinegar, basil and spicy steak seasoning flavor this pot roast. This pot roast is easy to prepare and tastes great. My wife always laughs when … read more

Feb

Creating Metallic Text in Photoshop

by Ismael Burciaga | Tutorials | 5 Comments »

In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create metallic text in Photoshop CS4. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. The … read more

Feb

Vintage Grunge Patterns

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 1 Comment »

Here is a great resource I found today from PSD Tuts on Vintage Grunge Patterns – A Myriad of Vintage Grunge Patterns From Across the Web. Enjoy!

Jan

My Connections

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | No Comments »

I have connections at Apple Inc., Livestrong, Fossil and Threadless Tees, but I don’t have any connections at Toni&Guy! Where do you have your connections at?

Jan

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | 1 Comment »

This past year was great for Laura and I. We lived in our house for an entire year and we also adopted 2 new little furry friends. … read more

Jan

It Is A New Year!

by Ismael Burciaga | Thoughts | 3 Comments »

Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. It has been a while since I have posted stuff due to the craziness of … read more

Dec

Currently Listening To:

by Ismael Burciaga | Music | 7 Comments »

These are the CD’s I am currently listening to this month. There is no way you can celebrate Christmas without listening to the Elf Soundtrack and … read more

Dec

New Tunes To Jam To!

by Ismael Burciaga | Music | 2 Comments »

This morning as I was checking my email and doing my daily routine of scoping out other websites for design inspiration, I ran into We Are Hunted. … read more

Nov

My Threadless Collection

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 6 Comments »

For the last three months I have been on a v-neck kick. Almost every day I would wear my Gap skinnies, a Hane’s white v-neck and of … read more

Nov

The Periodic Table of Typefaces

by Ismael Burciaga | Design | 3 Comments »

This morning I was going through the Behance Network and I came across this interesting poster. I think it was a brilliant idea by designer Cam. I … read more

Nov

The REAL Twilight Saga: New Moon

by Ismael Burciaga | Movies | 2 Comments »

Ok so my friend Austin Fleming and I decided not to actually be in the movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon because we didn’t want the paparazzi all over us. However, here are the first actual posters from the movie.

Nov

Beat!

by Ismael Burciaga | Life | 4 Comments »

These past few weeks have been super crazy with work and life. In the beginning of November, I started redesigning Kari Jobe’s website. I already knew that she … read more

Currently Listening to:

Elf
Coldplay
Vampire Weekend
Metronomy
Josh Groban
Norma Jean