A new toy is awaiting me at home today. I finally broke down and got a digital SLR camera. I went for the Canon Rebel 10mb XTI with a lens that costs twice as much, the EF-S 17-55mm. I am also getting a flash for it, but I am still hesitant to get the 580ex [...]
I live in New York and space here is a commodity. I keep trying to make the most of our kitchen which is very small. I’ve never been a fan of pot racks because they are usually so bulky, until I saw this minimalist beauty. And I had to get one, of course. After some [...]
Two days ago Time Magazine was finally modernized by the a redesign developed by Pentagram‘s Luke Hayman with TIME managing editor Richard Stengel and art director Arthur Hochstein. And I’m not when their website got redesigned, but it looks just as nice as it’s print counterpart. Link: Pentagram’s Post
Cirque Du Soleil is doing a whole new show based on The Beatles music at the Mirage in Vegas. Next trip, Vegas baby, Vegas! Link: cirquedusoleil.com
I’ve enjoyed owning a Nikon 4500 digital camera for a few years now. It has a swivel mechanism that allows me to take pictures of myself while looking at the lcd screen, it has an optional wide angle lens I use often on tight places and overall it takes decent pictures in auto mode. But [...]
A tutorial on t-shirt printing with stencils. Link: stencilrevolution.com
British graffiti artist Bansky has been spotted by Jake Dobkin of LAist.com around Hollywood. It’s only fair we we get the same museum treatment he gave New York and the UK. Check out some of his work, he’s dome some really powerful public art.
I took the time this weekend to redesign my wife’s blog at liliflower.com. In the past my blog and hers have been mostly based on Michael Heilemann’s Kubrik, but this time I have done most of design from scratch. I really like the ability to include php functions on the new themes in WordPress 2.0. [...]
Having fun with Photoshop at Worth 1000
From my personal arsenal of tools, check out Myang’s Photo Textures. She’s got over 2700 free images of textures, buildings, fabric and objects all organized by category. It’s not stock photography but I think that’s what makes it so unique. The photos seem to be taken with a digital camera and are all high resolution [...]