These are real board games with lovely rich detailed artwork.
via Enrique Flouret (@Development01) on Twitter
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Greek Islands
via flickr.com
This photo set from flickr is one that makes you wish you were off to Greece tomorrow. I've been to Santorini, and yes its that stunning and beautiful.
Earth Hour 2009 - The Big Picture
via boston.com
Awesome before and after photos of landmarks and cities from around the world. The Las Vegas one blew me away.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Molten Iron Throwing
via youtube.com
"Fortunately they are protected by a sheepskin coat. And a hat."
And here I thought fire breathing or fire walking was badass.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Diego Stocco - Music From Sand
via vimeo.com
"The entire track is created only out of tuned sand tones. No additional sounds or waveforms.
I emphasized the inner notes of the sand grains and mapped them on a sampler as a series of instruments. The grooves are all played live with various techniques, including taping two piezo films to my fingers."
Very cool and interesting experimentation with sand and its sounds factors. Wait a little bit, the tune picks up and is quite fun and light hearted.
How to Create Advanced Isometric Illustrations Using the SSR Method
I love isometric illustrations! They can be wonderfully complex and keep drawing your attention to all the beautiful details.
Cody Walker has created a series of tutorials on how to create isometric illustrations in Adobe Illustrator. Be sure to check out his illustrations on his blog - http://vanishingpointstudio.blogspot.com/
Monday, March 23, 2009
Boat Made of 16,000 Plastic Bottles to Sail from Cali to Australia : Planetsave
via planetsave.com
"British environmentalist David de Rothschild, author of Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook, met with the San Francisco Conservation Corps on Wednesday to talk about “Plastiki,” a 60-foot catamaran made from recycled plastic (except for the masts), which he’ll use to sail from San Francisco to Australia: an 11,000 mile voyage!"
Also check out Wired's article "Swept Away: Tracing the Origins of Debris"
50 Stunning Examples Of Architecture Photography
via smashingapps.com
I love architecture. These photographs highlight the grace and beauty of concrete and steel.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Mardi Gras: Tilt-Shift Lens Time Lapse by Keith Loutit
via vimeo.com
From Wikipedia:
"Tilt-shift photography refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium format cameras; it usually requires the use of special lenses.
"Tilt-shift" actually encompasses two different types of movements: rotation of the lens relative to the image plane, called tilt, and movement of the lens parallel to the image plane, called shift. Tilt is used to control the orientation of the plane of focus (PoF), and hence the part of an image that appears sharp; it makes use of the Scheimpflug principle. Shift is used to change the line of sight while avoiding the convergence of parallel lines, as when photographing tall buildings.
In many cases, "tilt-shift photography" refers to the use of tilt and a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field."
If you like this you should check out Keith's other videos. Bathtub IV is very cool as well.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Misa-log: Neo Digi Ukiyoe "Hanafuda" Theme
Misa Tsutsui offers this theme based on Hanafuda, a Japanese card game that has a long history.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This morning I woke up laughing
This morning I woke up laughing. I also had a huge headache. But since I was in a good mood, I decided to ignore that little fact.
My kids love Dragon Tales. We watch it every morning at 7:00am. Quetzal, pictured left, is a teacher and bilingual. He has a gravelly voice with a heavy spanish accent. He tends to say the same Spanish phrases in every episode. So I decided to talk like Quetzal all morning. "Holas niños!" I shouted with enthusiasm. "Bésame mucho ahora!" and "te amo mucho mi hijas!" were also thrown out.
The end result was I had my daughters giggling, and I even got my wife to laugh. And the morning routine was much smoother then usual. Mission accomplished.
I even got rid of my headache. Have a great day! Adiós!
Left 4 Dead Birthday Cake
Another one for you gamers. It's very cool, but I'm not sure I would ever eat this.
"So they aren't stalking you, this cake is a game?" hahahahahaha!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Quote of the Day
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
- Franklin P. Adams
This pretty much describes how I find out stuff on the internet. Lost in the world of tangent links ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Ed Ulbrich shows how Benjamin Button got his face
via ted.com
Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Wee Planets: 3D polar panoramic photographs of Paris by Alexandre Duret-Lutz
via telegraph.co.uk
Alexandre Duret-Lutz, a French photographer, specializes in creating what he calls "Wee Planets"
Monday, March 02, 2009
Clark Little Photography
Amazing pictures of waves caught in mid motion, imagery full of the Aloha spirit. The explosion of colors as the sunlight is filtered and warped leads to the interpretation of sculpture and liquid blossoms.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Tricycle: Huge Ramp and Back Flip
via youtube.com
Sheer awesomeness. This appeals hugely to the child inside - I can't stop replaying and grinning madly!
via the folks at Nemo! @JoshPope, @rodgerb and @trevoratnemo
Steampunk USB Memory
via technabob.com
A USB drive meticulously crafted from hand-polished brass and copper by an enterprising modder over in Russia. Very cool, and immediately goes on the WANT list.
WORDCOUNT / Tracking the Way We Use Language /
via wordcount.org
You could write poetry searching for random words. Or you could be entirely unimpressed and move along.
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