THINGS I FIND ON THE WEB
Make your photos lego-ized.
You can either take photos directly with your camera or from your gallery. The app says that its better to use photos that are shot at a close range with a solid light colored background. You can change the colors of the legos used in the photo by touching the screen after the photo has been lego-ized. P.S. the app is free!
I tested this out for myself. It’s super easy to use.
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I just recently twittered: Random Fact: there were were only about 130 websites in 1993 and have more random info.
• The Web went publicly online posted by alt.hypertext (a newsgroup) (good explanation of hypertext) on August 6, 1991.
• Some historical hypertext milestones.
• First webcomic: Doctor Fun
• Wiki has a list of all the websites created before 1995.
You might be interested in:
• A brief documentary: History of the Internet
• The machine that changed the world
• Internet Archive, I always forget about the Wayback Machine. What Thoughtbrain looked like in 2004, I wanted to create a creative collaborate magazine… Too bad I only updated twice.. hah! My favorite (you have to wait for it to load) was my Feature, an interview with Gary Baseman. I used his illustrations and made this interactive sound enhanced flash animation for showcase the interview. It STILL works!
Sascha Timpla, german typedesigner, is offering St Transmission for free.
Quite a nice font. Download here (personal use only) and check out Sascha’s other fonts.
(credit: Brian Hoff)
Andtie: a scarf and tie
Pretty cute. Too bad you can only order them by email. It’s a little weird their website has no other information.
**UPDATE (1/2/2009) Thanks to Martin Aamand, I have more info on Andtie.
The cost for one of these scarves is €89 (~$130) including shipping worldwide (They are located in Denmark). All of them are limited editions and to see what is all available go here. Andtie is working on setting up an online payment option, but right now are only taking bank transfers (I’m guessing paypal might be accepted).
(credit: Szymon)
“Never a Year Like ’09″: JibJab’s annual “Year in Review” video
Very clever as always.
These are the latest additions to The Netflix Instant List
Got anything you want to add that is not already on the list? comment below.
America the Beautiful
American Gothic: The Complete Series (although missing some episodes)
Beautiful Losers
Bonnie and Clyde
Can’t Hardly Wait
From Dusk Till Dawn
Grey Gardens (documentary)
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Manufactured Landscapes
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Psycho (horror)
Rachel Getting Married
Romeo + Juliet
Skins: Season 1, Season 2
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
I mostly look at visual representation for inspiration (annuals and such), but I’ve decided it’s time to start actually reading for inspiration to be a more knowledgeable designer.
Here’s a few things I have bookmarked for myself to take a look at. (FYI I have not fully read these yet, these are future reads)
• 15 Must Read Articles For CSS Beginniners
I’m going to be taking some short web classes next semesters to get me started on some things. One of them is CSS. I’m using the class as a jumpstart, then taking it upon myself to learn more. This is bookmarked to future reading.
• 279 Days To Overnight Success
This is a downloadable pdf book for anyone wanting to be successful in creating a new career (independently) and using social media properly to do that.
• Get a Design Job!
Another downloadable pdf book for anyone that is just starting out. Or anyone that needs to revamp and improve themselves and their portfolios.
• How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
This is a book I got from the library but I didn’t get a chance to finish. It’s humorously well written and has alot of good advice without all the bullshit. I think I will just buy it soon.
• Massimo Vignelli’s The Vignelli Cannon
Another downloadable book that talks about the basic rules of his work, divided into 2 sections, Intangible issues and Tangible issues.
• Made to Stick: Why some ideas thrive while others die
I just got this for Xmas, it was recommended from something I read (but I don’t remember). I usually can’t read books like this, but I read an excerpt (there is one here and here) and it was quite entertaining. It’s about a blend of case studies and research on making ideas stick.
Do you have any good ones to share?
Rodrigo Blaas took time off from animating at Pixar to create this short film, Alma
Rodrigo’s has been the animator for many Pixar favorites such as; Up, WALL-E, Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles, Jack-Jack Attack (animated short from The Incredibles), Boundin’ (another short film), Finding Nemo and more.
He acquired some great artists to work with him on the project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designer Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, Art Director Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers. (Full credits here)
Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.
(credit: BuzzFeed)
