Monday, May 30, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

big picture severe weather

The highest-rated EF5 twister that struck Joplin, MO. Our thughts and prayers to our neighbors in MO. Bigpicture has the photos.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

BIBLION

THE BOUNDLESS LIBRARY - an iPad app from The New York Public Library.

turningart.com

The netflix of the art world. Rotate artwork in your home and earn credits to buy originals.

Photoshop Etiquette

The Photoshop Etiquette Manifesto for Web Designers is a collection of ways to improve the clarity of a PSD when transferred. You stay organized, your developer stays happy. Fist bumps all around.

Monday, May 16, 2011

35 years in the life of Sam Klemke

Random man-on-the-street Sam Klemke videotaped himself every year for thirty-five years straight and has compiled this interesting (and sometimes, slightly disturbing) compilation of these crazy clips

Partners in Paint

Blog for Lamb and Ramon as they become painters.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

USB Film Roll

Know how many pictures you can fit into a roll of film? 24 exposures? 36? Nah, try thousands!

Detroit

Worldwide Photography #18: Detroit at abduzeedo.com

Google I/O in a Nutshell

Google I/O 2011 has officially ended. The event was full of announcements, including big pieces of Android news, updates on Google TV, announcements for the super-slick Chromebook, and perhaps most significant of all, the official launch of Google Music.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

5 eBooks recommendations for Photographers

Sevenbyfive has five great photography focused e-books that cost just $5 each.

Microsoft to Acquire Skype

Microsoft Corp. and Skype Global today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Skype, the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash from the investor group led by Silver Lake. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both Microsoft and Skype.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Jacob Collins

Jacob Collins, New Works at Adelson Galleries. Jacob Collins is the founder and tireless leader of the Water Street Atelier, the Grand Central Academy of Art, and the Hudson River Fellowship.

Fortune 100 websites

designm.ag lists websites for some of the largest companies in the world, in the order that they appear in Fortune’s list.

Logorama

This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5, Logorama.

robbiecooper.org

Robbie Cooper has an interesting series of photographs of people and their alter ego in virtual worlds.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

21 Ads That (Almost) Make You Miss the '80s

Grating jingles, DayGlo wardrobes, shrill child actors, cheesy dance montages. If you wanted annoying, you could find it in the TV-commercial breaks of the 1980s. By David Griner at adweek.

The Darwinian Evolution of Photoshop.

Andy Crofford at testking has a great infographic of the evolution of Photoshop. I've been using PS since 2.5 when we didn't have layers. What you did was save 8 billion files onto your desktop to keep a history of versions and use channels.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

10 Principles of Successful Freelancers

Steven Snell takes a look at 10 principles for successful freelancing that he has learned from his own experience, and has observed to be true of other freelancers as well.

Amazing planet

Explore earth from its highest peak to its greatest depth.

Adorama The Kitchen Table Studio

Great tutorial at Adorama for setting up a simple Kitchen Table Studio

Monday, May 2, 2011