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Larry McAllister II  

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Devious Journal Entry

Journal Entry: Mon Nov 12, 2007, 8:55 AM
  • Listening to: Ruff Draft- Jaydilla
  • Reading: RackGacki
  • Watching: Transformers
  • Playing: Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3
  • Eating: cake
  • Drinking: milk
So for a while now I have been making blog entries on proposed projects I could be doing (see [link] ). Next semester, man of them shall be realized...

The Proposal

Design is a powerful tool and must be utilized to tackle powerful issues. That is the philosophy in which my plans for the independent study are rooted. For as long as I have been alive, and well before, race has been a tremendous issue in my life and in American society. With my independent study, I would like to do research on race, racism, stereotypes, urban life, gangs, hip-hop/rap music, etc. and bring them to light through design. I plan to create several project series focusing on these issues utilizing the media of graphic design, photography, illustration, printmaking and photo-illustration. I would like to combine the range of these projects into a book using articles I find speaking to these issues, as well as face-to-face interviews with students and other people. Blending texts I gather and write, with images I create, I hope to produce something to get people thinking and talking about these issues. I feel that an independent study would be perfect for realizing this vision of mine. With the restraints of a full-fledged graphic design course lifted, I definitely feel that I can accomplish my vision for this project.

Examples of projects I have planned for this include:

-a look at social suicide in the urban black male community. I have not decided whether to do this as a collection of photos or prints yet. however, this will be looking, at the affluence of drugs, guns, gangs, etc. and the effect on the young black male.

-an illustrated sign language sheet that utilizes illustrations of gang signs and urban hand signs instead of traditional American Sign Language. For this I will use articles speaking on hand signs and gangs in order to create a layout.

-illuminated manuscripts featuring lyrics from rap lyrics, looking at them as a type of urban “gospel.” (see blog entry on the "Illuminated Manuscripts of the Notorious B.I.G.")

- a photo-illustration project using photos of different people and caricatures and small sketches of stereotypes related to their race. (see "First Post and Stereotype") I will accompany this with articles about different stereotypes associated with the ethnic groups I choose for this.

-a continued look at Hispanic/Latino stereotypes through the photographing of "Homies" figures. I will accompany this with articles on Hispanic/Latino urban cultures

-a look at racist groups in America such as Neo-Nazis and the KKK through small single panel comics

The possibility of other projects to be collected in this publication will depend on the amount of time these projects take to complete, compile, and layout.

I will keep you all abreast of the project as I go through the process of making this whole thing come together. Any feedback is appreciated

Devious Information

  • Current Age: n/a
  • Current Residence: New Brunswick, NJ (for School)/North Wales, PA (home)
  • Interests: Hip Hop, Video Games, Art, Comics, Anime, Manga
  • Favourite movie: Equilibrium, Blade Runner
  • Favourite band or musician: Blackstar, Hendrix, ASH, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Marvin Gaye, too many to name yo
  • Favourite genre of music: Hip Hop, Rap, Rock, Jazz
  • Favourite artist: Dali, Flying Fortress, D*Face
  • Favourite poet or writer: Dante Alighieri
  • Favourite photographer: Jake Dobkin
  • Favourite style or digital art: Graffiti/Urban/Street Styles
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod mini 4GB
  • Shell of choice: Turtle, cuz turtles are awesome
  • Wallpaper of choice: Photographs from my Collection
  • Skin of choice: Black/Brown/Dark Yellow
  • Favourite game: Street Fighter, Samurai Showdown, Soul Calibur, Ninja Gaiden, Donkey Kong, Guilty Gear, SSBM
  • Favourite gaming platform: SNES, DS, Wii, XBOX 360
  • Favourite cartoon character: Guts from Berserk
  • Personal Quote: Art isn't about perfect proportioning
  • Tools of the Trade: Adobe Creative Suite 3, Nikon D40, Wacom, Sharpies, Inks

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Devious Comments

~narutoIZZAbest:iconnarutoIZZAbest: Sep 10, 2007, 10:01:41 AM
hey man, izza here :D

you've been tagged! check out my journal XD

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~Jey09:iconJey09: Aug 15, 2007, 2:54:05 PM
thats cool thanks for the game and if u haven't already checked the emails on ebay then please do so , also i'm sorry for being an ass and keep on asking u to do stuff but thanks for doing them peace have a nice day, btw u can draw cool
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Aug 15, 2007, 7:32:06 AM
yeah sorry, I work about 6 days a week so I don't always have a chance to respond to messages
~Jey09:iconJey09: Aug 10, 2007, 9:26:50 PM
yo man this is jeyisdaman on ebay and i bought one of your games 3 days ago, onepiece grand battle 3. i sent you a message wondering when i would get it but i didn't get a message back just wondering when and also you can draw very good
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jul 16, 2007, 4:50:02 AM
no problem at all
*inhumano:iconinhumano: Jul 15, 2007, 8:21:30 AM
thanks for the :+fav:
(:
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jul 11, 2007, 10:02:06 AM
no problem, just keep up the hot work
*Toshinho:iconToshinho: Jul 11, 2007, 4:59:54 AM
Appreciate the :+devwatch: and the visit! :wave:
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jul 9, 2007, 3:45:55 PM
no problem at all yo
~KENZoner:iconKENZoner: Jul 9, 2007, 8:45:13 AM
yoaaa... i realy appreciate all ya comments around ma gallery n shiat! word! so thx fo: 1.da watch 2.ya comments 3.all them :+fav:
THX n all the best from overseas fuckin germany, ya be ezi...

-KenzOner

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~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jul 9, 2007, 8:31:29 AM
no problem. I am well, and I hope you are too
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jul 9, 2007, 8:31:01 AM
no problem at all
=firedaemon:iconfiredaemon: Jul 8, 2007, 7:19:20 AM
Just stopping by to thank you for your support and I hope that you're well
x x x

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~pencil-ninja:iconpencil-ninja: Jul 6, 2007, 6:22:48 PM
Thanks for the watch yo :ahoy:

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~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Jun 12, 2007, 9:11:27 PM
haha it's a small world man
~MeatHookSodomy:iconMeatHookSodomy: Jun 5, 2007, 8:40:07 PM
haha on August 25, 2006 you commented on one of my photo's ..before I knew who you were
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: May 23, 2007, 9:00:33 PM
indeed, it is I
~piccolo:iconpiccolo: May 19, 2007, 3:15:03 PM
Ahh, the great Larry McAllister.
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Apr 25, 2007, 7:31:28 AM
no problem man
*lwcldylan:iconlwcldylan: Apr 20, 2007, 8:50:34 AM
thanks for the fav L2

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~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Mar 22, 2007, 9:13:00 AM
hey man thanks a lot... I don't think I am that big yet though...
~GEEnormous:iconGEEnormous: Mar 21, 2007, 4:03:41 PM
Great stuff man! And You're pretty huge for a 19 y/o...wow! Cool! :thumbsup:

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Inspired to be inspired...!
~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Mar 14, 2007, 6:08:02 PM
Uh Hey... what is up?
~Niteroad:iconNiteroad: Mar 14, 2007, 5:30:52 PM
Hello random deviant! :handshake:

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~L2Mc:iconL2Mc: Mar 10, 2007, 10:41:30 AM
I here that man, sometimes it is so hard to get good pictures of some of your work