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• My plug is better than yours

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:38 am

  Who’s got the best power plug? Crave UK answers the question with their tongue somewhat in cheek. Could there be any bias with their choice for the #1 plug? I guess the writers don’t travel much and don’t care about size. Also, perhaps anthropomorphism is a bit too highly ranked? More intelligent ways to be shocked. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• 25 wackiest NYC Marathon costumes

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm

  Running 26.2 miles while sucking down polluted urban air wasn’t quite difficult enough for some jogging fools competing in the New York City Marathon last week, so a handful of creative folks decided to extend Halloween an extra day and run the race while donning costumes. Photogs spotted clowns, super heroes, Uncle Sam, nuns and even an apparently alive Michael Jackson. Lucky for you, you didn’t have to travel all the way to the Big Apple to check out all the shenanigans because Buzz Feed has collected images of the 25 best costumes at the 2009 NYC marathon. Enjoy (and feel lazy…

• Tech that refuses to die

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Call them the Jason Vorhees of technology—gadgets that just won’t die, no matter how many times you kill ‘em with a chain saw. Tech moves fast,—remember, like 10 years ago you probably had a pager in your pocket—but why is it that some technology seems completely resistant to kicking the bucket? From cables that remain tangled under your desk to the hipsters’ audio format of choice, vinyl, CNet highlights eight tech items that refuse to meet the Grim Reaper. Even Twitter makes a surprise entry on the list. Check out the full list, including why the sans…

• How to change

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm

  Want to change? Then, according to Peter Bregman, just change one thing. In his case he stopped consuming large amounts of sugar. For me, it would be carbohydrates. But the article isn’t really about dieting—it’s about how to become a better business person, so read it and reap. More Lifehacks. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Guess who is a Glamour woman of the year?

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm

  It’s going to be a long time before I post about anything in Glamour, but this is a special occasion. The magazine named Google’s Marissa Mayer as one of the women of the year for 2009. Joining her is “refuse to use Bluetooth” Maria Shriver and others. The only reason Matt Cutts didn’t win is that he’s a man—despite the concerted efforts of SEO consultants around the world to game the voting.. More, albeit less glamourous, news about Google. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  iFreelance Jobs

• volleyball/water polo tournament logos - Graphic Design Freelance Job

  Kirk Kley

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

  We do event merchandising for different Volleyball & Water polo tournaments & are looking for a creative artist with knowledge of screen printing to do about 4-6 tournament logos for us. Once selected we can send jpegs of samples that we've done in the past.

• Sports/Gambling SEO news project - Web Content Writing Freelance Job

  Fox Press

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am

  We require an experienced, flexible web writer/journalist to help us with an existing project which involves supplying regular, original news and blog content to a sports betting website. Main topics will include horse racing, football (soccer), rugby, tennis and other sports with a betting slant - ie general news but also assessing the odds on these events as supplied by a set list of bookmakers. The requirement is currently for four 200w stories per day, plus one 300w blog post every other day - for a total of around 120 news stories and 15 blog posts per month. Content is needed for…

• LOGOS needed for VOLLEYBALL & WATERPOLO Apparel - Graphic Design Freelance Job

  Kirk Kley

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am

  I am looking for a creative graphic artist with knowledge of the screen printing industry to design 4-6 Volleyball/ Water polo logos for t-shirts & other apparel. I am looking for logos that stand out from the rest of my competition. Most of the logos require 4-6 colors on darks & light t-shirts. Different logos need to be created for the different events coming up in Feb-April 2010 for Washington, DC (volleyball event called Capitol Classic) , Denver, CO (Volleyball event called Colorado Crossroads) & Atlanta (Volleyball event called Big South) & Irivine, Ca (Water Polo event called…

• English-russian translation proofreading - Article Writing Freelance Job

  Polina

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am

  I have a 6-page business article translated from Russian into English. I need it to be read and corrected by native speaker.

• Graphic (computerized) Design of two "Mascot" Characters (2D) - Illustration Freelance Job

  66street

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:57 am

  We have a flea market business and need male and female "mascot" fleas! Needs to be "fun" Maybe a little less complicated. Needs to be drawn in large scale so we can use for signage, print materials, etc.

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  Quips & Tips for Freelance Writers

• How to Earn More Money by Diversifying Your Online Writing

  Helen Smeaton

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:04 am

  Who wants to be a starving writer? Not me – especially when I can earn more money by diversifying my web writing (blog posts, online articles on Suite101, etc). These tips for diversification are from Helen Smeaton, a web writer, blogger, and entrepreneur. But before her tips, a quip from the late great Henry James: “With the proceeds of my last novel, I purchased a small handbarrow, on which my guests’ luggage is wheeled from the station to my house,” said James. “It needs a coat of paint. With the proceeds of my next novel, I shall have it painted.” He sounds like many web…

• New Suite101 Writers – How to Stay Motivated to Keep Writing

  Prerna Malik

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:26 am

  If you’re new to writing at Suite101, you may feel unmotivated by the first few months of low income. These tips for staying motivated are from Prerna Malik, who just finished her first six months as a Suite writer. Before her tips for new “Suitees”, a quip: “I don’t believe in writer’s block,” said Elmore Leonard. “I don’t know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I’m going to get through. It’s just a matter of finding a way.” That’s how I felt during my first year of writing for Suite! I knew it would pay off financially (it already…

• Blog Partnerships – Things to Consider Before Co-Blogging

  Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

  29 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm

  I’m embarking on two blog partnerships this month, and have learned several important things to consider before co-blogging with another writer or organization. If you’re thinking about blogging with another writer — not guest posting, but starting a new blog together — this advice will give you a few things to chew on! Before my tips, a quip: “Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart you feel others should care about,” said Kurt Vonnegut. “It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive…

• Why Write for Suite 101? 10 Benefits of Online Writing

  Rosemary Gemmell

  27 Oct 2009 | 8:04 am

  Suite 101 writer Rosemary Gemmell answers the question I’m often asked: “Why do you write for Suite 101?” Here, Gemmell shares ten benefits of online writing from her own experience. Before we jump into the reasons she loves writing for Suite, I gotta say that three out of four members of my writer’s group have written for Suite 101! One quit after a few months, saying the writing guidelines were too strict. The second was hired a couple months ago, and recently celebrated her first paycheck. She’s a happy writer! The third has been writing for Suite 101 for three years, and loves…

• 5 Things To Do Before Publishing a Blog Post

  Susan Johnston

  26 Oct 2009 | 7:29 am

  Whether you’re a new or experienced blogger (problogger!), you’ll find these five things to do before publishing a blog post helpful. These tips are from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston, of The Urban Muse — one of my most regular guest bloggers. Before her tips, a quip: “Put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.” – Colette This writing advice doesn’t just apply to works of fiction, short stories, or print articles for…

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  CMD + Shift Design Blog

• My Vacation Reading List

  Liz

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm

  As you already know, since I’ve been blogging about it and Tweeting about it. I am going on vacation! In preparation for the extended hours I will be spending lounging, I am bringing along a few books to keep my mind from turning to mush while I am away, here’s what they are…You can buy these titles on Amazon and read along with me!Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us by Seth Godin | This book is all about community!The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business by Tara | This one’s about community, personal branding and social media…

• You’re Getting a FREE Premium Account from Bidsketch!

  Liz

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am

  I’m really excited about this giveaway! Bidsketch is offering a FREE Premium Account for a full year to one lucky CMD+Shift Design Blog reader! I was first contacted by Bidsketch and asked to do a review of the service in exchange for a premium account, but you know me — I like to share the love, so I proposed a giveaway and Bidsketch jumped at it!The Lucky Reader Drawing…I wrote down everyones Twitter handle and did a drawing from a hat (old-school style!) Thank you to everyone who participated and those who shared the link on Twitter! Of course a BIG Thank you to Bidsketch.com.

• You’re Getting 500 FREE Business Cards from OvernightPrints.com

  Liz

  3 Nov 2009 | 11:41 am

  Do you not have business cards yet? Are you running low and looking to get more printed? Maybe you want a card for a side project or to market your Twitter account? Whatever the reason, this is a great deal – so listen up!The folks over at Overnight Prints have offered the readers of CMD+Shift Design blog a chance to win 500 free business cards. Free printing, free shipping!The Lucky Reader Drawing…Yesterday I wrote down everyones Twitter handle and did a drawing from a hat (old-school style!) Thank you to everyone who participated and those who shared the link on Twitter! Of…

• I Love My Clients, Why Don’t You?

  Liz

  30 Oct 2009 | 1:31 pm

  This is a video response to the Friday VidCast by Aaron at This Is Aarons Life about how you communicate with your client! It’s also related to another video that was posted today by Danny on the Outlaw Design Blog.Join in the discussion!Leave a comment below or at one of the other posts I mentioned! OR make your own video response on this subject and post it to your blog, then share the link with us! :)Share:

• The Launch of Twitter Lists

  Liz

  30 Oct 2009 | 11:23 am

  Twitter has just launched a new feature called Lists. This is very similar to what is known as Groups in TweetDeck or HootSuite, except the group lists that you make on Twitter are public.How You Use ItYou can group your followed friends into categories like “Designers”, “Blogs”, “Celebrities” and then view you lists to get a more targeted look at what people are talking about.How Your Followers Use ItWhen you are looking at a Twitter profile, in addition to seeing who they follow you can also check out the groups they have created or the groups other…

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  Writing Bids: Proofreading

• Native French proofreading

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:31 am

  The native French proofreader I am usually working with is overwhelmed and can't help me with this urgent massive project.I have a 9500-10000 words text translated in French by an experienced translator but I want it to be perfect. The content is...

• I need to proofread translated articles

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  Hello.I need to profread our articles....

• editing proof reading english text - oDesk

  7 Nov 2009 | 7:29 am

  good at correcting grammatical errors and vocabulary Work Load: As needed - Less than 10 hrs/week Estimated Duration: 3 to 6 months Starting On: November 7, 2009 Posted On: November 7, 2009 ID: 5016917 Category: Writing & Translation > Copywriting Skills: good in english Country: India Hours Billed: 0 click to apply

• Proofreading

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:29 am

  I need a proofreader for English texts other languages would be a plus There are about 30 pages to be proofread right now 2 websites 1 job description... (Required Skills: Training, Translation, Writing)

• Edit-Enhance-Proofread Ebooks

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm

  I have developed and completed 11 ebooks about dating/relationships. I have gone over and edited and proofread each ebook at least twice. I need another set of eyes. I'm looking for a person who would be able to correct/edit and polish these 11...

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  FreelanceSwtich: All Jobs

• "FarmVille" and "Cafe World" Writers (Anywhere)

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am

  We are looking for people interested in writing about the “FarmVille” and/or “Cafe World” games on Facebook. Obviously you need to play these games and have some experience with them, because the articles should contain:strategy tipsgeneral tipsgame news and updatesThe writing frequency will be 1-2 weekly articles. If interested please get in touch and we’ll discuss details.

• iPhone App Developer (Anywhere)

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:23 pm

  We are a design agency looking for an experienced iPhone app developer to work with us on an ongoing basis. We currently have a number of projects in the works and are in need of an extra hand. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of all things Apple as well as a portfolio of work to show, including iPhone apps they have worked on in the past.Design knowledge helpful but not required. Projects will include entertainment pieces, utilities, games and corporate tools. You must be someone who takes good direction and has the ability to learn fast. You will work under our lead…

• Freelancer iPhone Developer (anywhere)

  4 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am

  I’m looking a freelancer iPhone Developer to help me with an small and simple iphone app.The app will contain 5 tutorials, each one with the option to be viewed in a step-by-step pictures or in a video presentation.Also the app need to be available in two languages, brasilian portuguese and english. The user will not select the language, the app needs to find and select automatic.I already have all the images, buttons, photos and videos, in both languages, need just some one to put all together in a app.

• Blog/Website Designer (Anywhere in the World!)

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:27 pm

  E.Webscapes is seeking to hire a part time web designer.  We are an extremely busy blog and website design company who creates custom designs for our clients, and are seeking professionals who have:- strong experience and knowledge with graphic design and CSS.- required WordPress experience, with a significant preference given to those who have experience with WordPressMU and BuddyPress.- experience with Movable Type, TypePad, and/or Expression Engine is a plus.- a portfolio of at least 10 websites you have designed. The portfolio should show your skills, creativity and flexibility in…

• Freelance Joomla Virtuemart Development (Anywhere)

  3 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm

  Currently looking for a skilled developer to assist with some modifications to a Joomla Virtuemart shopping cart component.Remove tax from tax-exempt customersSet tax on certain products to 0%Build tax into the price of selected productsPlease provide qualifications and contact info.

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  Web Worker Daily

• Dealing With a Spouse’s Layoff

  Meryl Evans

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am

  This week, my husband was laid off for the second time in five years. This one hurts more than the first. At that time, I held a corporate job, so our health insurance and other benefits remained intact. But I became a full-time freelancer after he found a stable job with benefits. Now that’s all gone or won’t be around for long. After I stopped reeling, it was time to start dealing. And deal I did — by taking these actions. Accept the situation. It does no one good to scream and worry about it. Of course, I still worry about the situation, but I don’t let it paralyze…

• WWD Screencast: Firefox 3.6 Tab Previews

  Simon Mackie

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  With the new beta of Firefox 3.6, new tab previewing functionality has been made available in Firefox — you can preview tabs using the “List all tabs” button, and you can see a preview when using Ctrl-Tab to switch between tabs. These two new features are not enabled by default, so you’ll need to go to the about:config page and toggle “browser.allTabs.previews” and “browser.ctrlTab.previews” to “true” (either right-click on the entry and hit “Toggle”, or just double-click the entry). I made a quick screencast showing how…

• 5 Most Popular Posts on WebWorkerDaily This Week

  Simon Mackie

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: Does Multitasking Make You More Productive? It’s easy to think that just because you’re a demon multitasker, you’re automatically productive. But is that really the case? Karen investigates. Google Dashboard: Find Out What Google Knows About You Google has just released Google Dashboard, a window onto all of the data it stores about you. What Is Google Wave, Anyway? New e-Book Explains Charlie introduces “The Complete Guide to Google Wave.” 7 Handy iPhone Apps…

• Thanks to Our WebWorkerDaily Sponsors!

  Edit Staff

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  We’d like to say thanks to this month’s WebWorkerDaily sponsors: FreshBooks: Look Professional with FreshBooks.

• Web Office Suites: Complementary and Coopetive Technologies

  Will Kelly

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  My recent post “5 Web Office Considerations: Beyond the Buzz” garnered some thought-provoking comments, which got me pondering on the proper place for the web office suite (whether it is ThinkFree, Zoho or Google Apps) in today’s world. As a technical writer by trade, I have fairly strong opinions as to how a web office suite can fit into the workflow of a team publishing moderately complex documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. I do believe that a web office suite and Microsoft Office don’t have to be “natural enemies in the wild” and can coexist to…

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  The Disney Blog

• The Princess and the Frog: Behind the Music

  John Frost

  7 Nov 2009 | 5:44 am

  Anika Noni Rose, Princess Tiana, takes us on a very special journey through the music from The Princess and the Frog. The soundtrack hits stores November 24th or pre-order it now from Amazon. Save over 25% if you pre-order. Also see here’s the music video for “Never Knew I Needed” by Ne-Yo (opens in new window as embedding is disabled) Save up to $325 on Florida Vacation Packages! or get Orlando Hotels from $32! The Disney Blog recommends Kelson Prime for web hosting and consulting. The Princess and the Frog: Behind the Music The Disney Blog - Disney News and Information --…

• Around the Hub – Fright Night Lights

  John Frost

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  It’s Friday Night. If you’re not out watching High School Football, then perhaps you’re planning your next trip to Walt Disney World. Me? I’m posting the latest Disney news and links roundup. Trevor Hogg is writing a three-part profile on Pixar Studios being posted by the UK film website Flickering Myth. Part Two will be posted on Nov. 11 and Part Three on Nov. 18. A.O. Scott of the New York Times actually gives “A Christmas Carol” a positive review. Other than a few uncanny valley problems and a weak third act, he thinks Zemeckis did justice to the subject…

• Flash Forward, Episode 107: “The Gift”

  Barry

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am

  Well, this episode was a good deal better than the last.  We finally get an answer to whether the futures seen in the flashes can be changed, as well as a heck of an unexpected cliff-hanger.  That and an almost word-for-word replay of a scene from the premiere of “V” two days earlier (perhaps they themselves were having a flash-forward…).  What more could you want? 1) Our Heroes’ private lives continue to be tossed in turmoil as the effects of their seemingly inevitable flashes continue to mount.  We find out who the Blue Hand group is, apparently – a…

• El Capitan Theater Hosts A Christmas Carol Spectacular

  mfeige

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:17 am

  Every year at the beginning of the Holiday season my family went to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City. When I attended in the early and mid-nineties the show included a version of “A Christmas Carol”, which to this day I still remember vividly and brings me back to the wonder of the holiday season in New York. Needless to say I entered with high expectations and hopes that Disney’s A Christmas Carol could return that sense of child-like wonderment. As always The El Capitan was an assault on the senses. The garlands strung across the red suede draped interior wall…

• Introducing “Townsquare” – Forums for The Disney Blog

  John Frost

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

  I’m proud to announce that “Townsquare“, the official forum for The Disney Blog, is now in open beta. That means there will probably be a few changes, but it’s essentially stable and ready to host all the great discussions I know this community is capable of. Registering is easy. Just head to http://thedisneyblog.com/townsquare (or click the ‘forums’ button at the top of this page) and click where it says ‘register’ in the middle of the page. Or you can go right there by clicking here. Enter your information and a password will be sent to the…

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  Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

• Baidi

  Leif Peng

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

  “One morning Nayah is playing hide and seek with her big brother Baidi, when suddenly the room is destroyed and Nayah has disappeared. Baidi sets off on a wild quest in a fantasy world.” Teaser for the animated series created by Charles Lefebvre / Thierry River / Slimane Aniss BAIDIRby slimTUGG baidir.fr Posted by Leif Peng on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | One comment Tags: baidir

• Tintin Sketchbook

  Matt Forsythe

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am

  Check out Leigh Walton’s Tintin sketchbook Flickr set. Lots of great Tintins. And Haddocks. And Snowys. Posted by Matt Forsythe on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags:

• Jen Stark

  David Huyck

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am

  If you haven’t heard of Jen Stark yet, you’re missing out. Well, not anymore: she has a new website that is stuffed with her amazing brightly-colored creations. I’ve mostly seen her cut-paper sculptures like the one above, but she makes similarly bright drawings in two dimensions as well. Here’s a beautiful cut-paper animation she made as well: “Streaming Gradient” by Jen Stark from Jen Stark on Vimeo. (via @friendswithyou) Posted by David Huyck on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, cut paper, Drawing, Jen…

• New popular edition of Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life

  John Martz

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am

  One of my most prized books is the beautiful, and massive Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life. It’s a book filled with Harper’s brilliant modernist nature illustrations, and one that I think belongs in every illustrator’s collection. Two factors otherwise prohibit more people from adopting the book into their libraries: the book’s physical size (it’s so big, mine hides away in a drawer because no bookshelf can handle it, and it’s big enough to be its own coffee table) and its hefty $200 pricetag ($135 on Amazon). As a book, it’s a work of art itself,…

• Fuggy Fuggy: Thrift

  John Martz

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am

  Thrift is the latest superfun Fuggy Fuggy short from the Brothers McLeod. Their blog has recently been updated with some Fuggy Fuggy sketches, too. Fuggy! Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, Brothers McLeod, video

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  Persistence of Vision

• Cookie Kid

  Ethan

  13 Oct 2009 | 5:49 am

  Emilie Goulet, one of my students from last semester just finished rendering and adding sound to her short film. I think it really turned out great, here it is:Cookie Kid from Emilie Goulet on Vimeo.

• New Simon's Cat

  Ethan

  30 Jul 2009 | 6:16 am

  I'm sure your well aware of how much I like the Simon's Cat shorts. A new one hit the tubes and I can't resist posting it. As a cat owner I think they do a good job characterizing the cat. This one they have the cat doing that weird jaw thing that cats do when they get excited about seeing something they want to chase. Obviously the creators are cat owners, I've seen my cats do that several times and wonder why. I'm not a big fan of of the cat pointing like a human, I wish they could stay in character more. But it is funny so I'll let it…

• Drawing for CG Animators

  Ethan

  30 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am

  Other Things has a great post about the value of drawing in CG animation. Couldn't have said it better myself so I'm just going to post the link to it: http://www.otherthings.com/blog2/?p=243#more-243

• Still Doing Stuff

  Ethan

  28 Jul 2009 | 5:56 pm

  Haven't posted in a while, not because I don't have anything to say, I've just been up to my tits in life stuff. Moving, packing, flying that sort of thing. It has kinda consumed my life. Hopefully things will settle down in the next few weeks and I'll be able to post more.

• Latest Goeblins shorts

  Ethan

  21 Jun 2009 | 8:38 am

  The latest shorts from Goeblins, need I say more. These are great looking shorts. I especially like the one with the sun.

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• Later

  JohnK

  7 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am

  Taking a scribbly storyboard doodle and drawing it layout size and making it have construction while maintaining the attitude and guts of the rough...step by step

• The correct way for animators to hold a chainsaw

  JohnK

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm

  My friend Spaz (Steve Wiliams) - the man behind the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park - is helping me to see how you really hold a chainsaw because it is hard to draw such a tricky grip and he's sick of us animators being made fun of for being girly-men. A real man should be able to draw a chainsaw grip - while watching Popeye cartoons.ok, John. this is the correct way to hold a saw. Pay some Goddamn

• Cartoonists, Lumberjacks and Middle Meddlers

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:30 pm

  What a modern day lumberjack would be like. But let's go back in time, shall we?Now George Liquor has a natural talent for cutting down trees. In fact, some say he was born with a chainsaw in his mouth. He has been chopping down trees every day since he was a wee lad. And boy, was his Ol' Man proud.He has even won the medal of freedom for his great contribution to the depletion of our essential

• Corporate Flaccid Saw

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  If animation producers ran the chainsaw business, this is the tool they would give you.Next:The whole lowdown

• Toenails 6 -

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  Continued from:http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/toenails-5-underpants-opus-and-big.htmlOr you can start at the beginning:http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/kaspars-toenails.htmlKaspar, being a creature of nature, is not sure what he has wrought, but just knows it feels so right.His job is done.His grip relaxes, releasing the ruined man thing.With cocksure deftness he closes up the man's

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  Karen J Lloyd\'s Storyboard Blog

• A Woman and Her Cintiq

  Karen J Lloyd

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:10 pm

  Oh, dear blog of mine. How I have neglected thee. Yes, I’m kinda busy with that ‘work thing’ and all. (Damn that rent and eating thing!) But I figured something out. Like in my Mini Critiques where I’d rather record my feedback to an MP3 than write it out, I’m going to do the same here. Better some kind of post than no post, right? Plus, you get to mock me in the process. So I present to you: a new video post! And look! I have another stupid expression on my face. *sigh* It’s kind of long (almost ten minutes) so those of you with slow internet connections…

• An Updatey Type of Thing

  Karen J Lloyd

  12 Oct 2009 | 1:41 am

  This one will be short and sweet. First off, go see ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’. Fun, fun stuff. For the kids and adults. It was a ‘cartoon-cartoon’ and one heck of a ride. I went out of my way NOT to see it in craptastic ‘Real 3D’ and I have to say, there was not one second when I thought “Hey, I wish this was blurrier and stuff was flying at my face.” Not once. Between this and ‘Surf’s Up’ (love that one), Sony Pictures Animation has earned my total respect. They are making some great stuff over there. Thank you Sony…

• One Artist’s Process: The Revisions. For Real This Time

  Karen J Lloyd

  29 Sep 2009 | 11:06 pm

  I’m here! I’m here! It’s the long-awaited Aidan storyboard revision follow-up. With my comments and everything. TA DA! Since it’s been a short lifetime since I started this series, feel free to refresh your memories with the introduction post to Aidan Casserly’s storyboard he has created for his portfolio. Then you can check out his brainstorming and thumbnail post, his first pass storyboard and my feedback on them in part one here and part two here. Then he took my notes and made some revisions. He didn’t do every single thing I suggested and that’s…

• I’m Back

  Karen J Lloyd

  21 Sep 2009 | 9:55 pm

  Oy. What the heck happened there? How long have I been absent? Way too long, apparently. Funny how time can slip away from you when you’re working 16 hour days, huh? Sorry about that, but I just couldn’t summon up the brain power or the time to write anything. But I have returned! (If anyone cares.) And yes, that photo is totally silly. So here’s a couple of things. I’m teaching again. Yes, I am once again the storyboard instructor at the Vancouver Film School. If you are planning on attending there in the near future, it will be I who whips you into storyboarding…

• One Artist’s Process: The Revisions

  Karen J Lloyd

  24 Aug 2009 | 9:58 pm

  Okay. So I know I was going to post up Aidan Casserly’s revised storyboard a week ago and my comments on them to finish off the fabulous series of  ‘One Artist’s Process’. Which can be found at the intro post, the brainstorming and thumbnails, the first pass storyboards and my feedback of them as part one here and part two here. But I didn’t, did I? I’m sure Aidan is off grumbling in the corner wondering where the heck his revision post is. Well here it is! Kinda. Sorta. Unfortunately, it’s just the revisions of his storyboard. Not my comments on…

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• HotWheels Peter Nidzgorski, x818

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

  via http://hotwheels.tumblr.com/post/198977270/boss

• Graphic-ExchanGE - a selection of graphic projects

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am

  via http://www.graphic-exchange.com/home.html

• One week of The Guardian: Wednesday // Designing The News

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am

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• SuperTouch

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am

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• Risk : Eiko Ojala

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am

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  Daily Art Fixx

• Jan Matulka: 1890-1972

  Wendy Campbell

  7 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am

  Born on November 7, 1890 in Vlachovo Brezi, Bohemia (now Czechoslovakia), Jan Matulka worked in a variety of styles including Realism, Post-Impressionism, Abstract Impressionism, Surrealism, and Abstraction. In 1907, Matulka’s family immigrated to New York where he studied at the National Academy of Design for nine years. In 1917 Matulka received the Joseph Pulitzer National Traveling Scholarship allowing him to travel to New Mexico, Arizona, and Florida. During this time, he created paintings as he went, including recording his time with the Hopi Indians. He was one of the first modern…

• Ian Francis: Painting

  Wendy Campbell

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am

  Ok, I have to admit that I kind of ran out of time today and was reminded of painter Ian Francis by a website I visit often called Art Shout - an “instant art portfolio” that features a variety of cool art daily. “Ian Francis was born in 1979 in Bristol, England, and graduated from the University of the West of England with a degree in Illustration. His work concentrates on the particulars of modern experiences — things like television, world events, celebrities, and day-to-day living. He held his first US solo show at BLK/MRKT in 2007.” (from Fecal Face 2008) To see…

• Dmitry Ligay: Illustration

  Wendy Campbell

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Today’s images are by illustrator Dmitry Ligay.  There’s not much biographical information about this talented Uzbekistan based artist, but you  can see more of Ligay’s collection of work on Behance Network. Related posts:Dominique Fung: Painting/IllustrationAndy Kehoe: Painting & IllustrationSimon G. Phelipot: Painting/Illustration

• Joanna Kustra: Photography

  Wendy Campbell

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  At first glance, I thought these portraits were paintings but they are actually photos by Polish photographer Joanna Kustra. Born in 1984, this young artist studied linguistics and began taking pictures as a hobby.  Self taught, in a few short years, Kustra has turned her passion into a career. She currently lives and works in Krakow and London. For more information about Joanna Kustra, visit her website qstra.pl. Related posts:Zena Holloway: Underwater PhotographyHiroshi Nonami: PhotographyErdal Kinaci: Photography

• Erik Natzke: Flash Paintings

  Wendy Campbell

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Today’s images are by Adobe Flash artist Erik Natzke. Natzke is an interactive designer who is constantly trying to blur the lines between design and technology. With a keen awareness for how and where to push the limits of the medium without isolating the audience, Erik is a consistent risk-taker. Imagination, adventure, and a desire to amaze as much as entertain are all part of the driving forces behind his work. Named one of the Top 10 Young Designers by HOW magazine, Natzke’s commercial, as well as personal, works have received numerous awards within the fields of both design…

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  iconophilia

• anything goes

  Nigel

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm

  As handsome as the James Angas may appear standing in the forecourt of the National Portrait Gallery, your Iconophile does wonder whether amoebae have personalities worth celebrating… Move it a few hundred meters to the east to the National Gallery of Australia, and it wouldn’t have to carry the burden of portraiture. The spin that explains the work is less than convincing. While Angas has a wide ranging oeuvre, better known for his squished Bugatti at the AGNSW, it’s his grip on three dimensional math that’s the common thread. Incidentally, that’s a portrait of…

• mystery ziggurat

  Nigel

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm

  Meanwhile, a few hundred meters to the east of the National Portrait Gallery, another trophy sculpture is emerging from the rubble of the “New Look” of the National Gallery  of Australia. This is the outside of the new James Turrell, an aspect which will only be of forensic interest to architecture students once the work is completed. For a survey of recent Turrells, go to designboom and fuel your curiosity…

• scary invisible sculpture goes commercial

  Nigel

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm

  This is not a commercial. This is. Your Iconophile has been techo-gazumped. The invisible readymade below (Maquette for an Invisible Sculpture) was first exhibited in DECOR in Canberra, in August 1993, (a show curated by Kevin Henderson).

• Morandi @ Hely

  Nigel

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:03 pm

  It’s The Week of the Vessel on Iconophilia. The most intense expression of this theme is to be found at Patsy Hely’s exhibition “around & about” at Helen Maxwell Gallery in Braddon, Canberra. Not only does Hely make exquisite cast and surformed porcelain vessels, she then uses them as the support for her elegant and engaging genre paintings (in under & overglaze colours). The forms, colours, and translucent materials of her objects/images cohere in a beautifully distinctive way. Hely records her subjects like a visual diary – the images that catch her eye…

• plasticity, style, function

  Nigel

  29 Oct 2009 | 1:02 pm

  The specific function of a watering-can seems to have stimulated designers to stretch the limits of plasticity. But how does it feel to water your plants with an award-winning icon? Especially one made of extruded plastic? Dutch-born Monika Mulder’s award winning Vallö (2001) (above) is currently part of Democratic Design: IKEA at the International Design Museum in Munich. The great Danish designer Erik Lehmann Hansen seems to have seen the humble watering can as an excuse for a playful exercise in style, echoing the geometric purism of his predecessors. But somehow he has exaggerated…

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  About.com: Art History

• In Which the Definitions of "Arts" and "Humanities" Confuse Me

  3 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm

  So, today the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities named 26 nominees to this largely ceremonial post. Which is cool because, hey! It's honestly thrilling to see a guy so busy trying to find a large enough tow truck to pull the US economic bus out of the ditch give even a passing nod towards something so crucial (to some of us) as the Arts and Humanities. And the Honorary Chairman of the PCAH is First Lady Michelle Obama, a lovely, genuine human being with larger issues on her agenda. Please don't suppose that I suppose Barack and Michelle Obama stayed up late over the course of…

• Mr. Art Critic on DVD

  1 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm

  The independent film Mr. Art Critic was released on DVD a couple of weeks ago. Now, normally I don't "do" video reviews, but this opportunity was too good to pass up for several reasons. First, I have an extremely short, top secret list of art critics whose reviews I love to loathe and so was wondering if this comedy might shed some light on their ceaseless causticity. (The answer: not really; this isn't a documentary.) Secondly, I was curious to see a comedic treatment applied to the terribly, terribly serious business of reviewing gallery shows and juried competitions. We've probably all…

• Wordless Wednesday - Two Witches

  27 Oct 2009 | 7:45 pm

  Hans Baldung Grien (German, 1484/85-1545) Zwei Hexen (Two Witches), 1523 Oil and tempera on limewood 65.3 x 45.6 cm (25 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.) Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main Photo © Ursula Edelman (If you are looking for subtlety here, forget about it. During the Northern Renaissance, witches were portrayed as evil women. Malevolent, naked, seductive women. Sinister, smirking, Fall of Man-causing women. Much like Eve in the Book of Genesis, minus the mitigating Satan/serpent flimflam factor. You can read all about this I-wish-I-could-say-it-no-longer-exists mindset here in "Christian…

• An Atypical Art Theft Investigation Ending

  24 Oct 2009 | 2:21 pm

  Remember that art theft over a month ago, where an entire Warhol series went missing? And how there was a $1 million reward for information leading to their recovery? Well, we can all kiss the promise of reward money goodbye. The insurance company withdrew it about 10 minutes after collector Richard L. Weisman withdrew his claim. "Withdrew his insurance claim?" I can almost hear you ask (as I did). Yes. It went something like this: Owner withdraws insurance claim worth up to $25 million. The LAPD Art Theft Detail, somewhat untactfully, publicly remarks that this is a "curious" move. Owner…

• Fairey 'Fesses, Defense Decamps

  18 Oct 2009 | 3:57 pm

  So, if you've been playing the HOPE home version all of these months, the latest on the Shepard Fairey/Associated Press/Mannie Garcia hate triangle is that Shepard Fairey has apparently sabotaged his own Fair Use case. Depending on which news source you read, he either lied, submitted false evidence or made an error about which photograph was the basis for the HOPE image, and then either panicked, forgot or neglected to mention one or more of the first three actions. Unfortunately for Shepard Fairey, any one of the above nine possible combinations has made it practically impossible for his…

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  Art Slam

• Evidence of the Boy Child

  admin

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:53 am

  These things are all over my house. Even though he has containers to put them in, I find them either as little balls or transformed dragons stuffed between couch cushions, under the television and even stuffed in his rainboots. He tells me, “Mom, I love them. Bakugan are so cool. They are awesome.” If you have a little person between the ages of 6 and 11, you better get hip to these transforming creatures. There is an entire website and television show devoted to them. And, in case you did not know, they are really cool, according to my boy child.

• Using What You Have to Art Journal

  admin

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:12 am

  This year, I made a commitment to myself to be a more eco-friendly artist. Part of that commitment was to not purchase anything new unless I absolutely needed it. I love pretty paper. LOVE IT, but I have not purchased any new decorative paper in well over three years. Honestly, I don’t need it. I still have a small stash of scrapbook papers I sometimes use in my art journals. As of late, acrylic paint or watercolors have been my chosen medium for my backgrounds. I also do not purchase new sketchbooks when I start a new  journal. I like to repurpose previously used journals or books…

• Let the Music Play

  admin

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:12 am

  I know I have said before how much I enjoy strumming my guitar. It makes me smile to think about the first time I held it and wondered if it was too big for me. I wondered if my fingertips would ever not be so sore. I wondered if I would be able to actually play a tune that people could make sense of. I am happy to report the guitar fits me nicely, my fingertips have recovered and I can play music that people enjoy. I am so glad to have this instrument in my life.

• Color Inspiration **Red**

  admin

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:08 am

  I was looking through my Flickr photostream and noticed the colors I shoot most often. One of them is red. I love the fire and vibrance of red in food, flora and clothing. It constantly inspires me. I have a challenge for you. First, pick a color. Now, for the rest of the week, go around and shoot everything you see in that color. What I like about this concept is the inspiration it has for future projects or series of work. So, go ahead, get to shooting and please share a link to your color inspiration in the comments.

• NaBloPoMo & Online Classes

  admin

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am

  I have obviously lost my mind, but I decided to give it a try and participate in NaBloPoMo, also known as National Blog Posting Month. The goal is to post every day for a month. Consider me officially having started yesterday. Funny thing is, when I started blogging about seven or eight years ago, I used to post almost daily. Over the years, I have gotten out of the habit of writing and making art daily, so this will be an interesting experiment to say the least. Now, my plan is to share something interesting each day. Today, I share with you one of my latest digital pages. This one is…

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  Smithsonian: New Exhibitions

• African Art Museum: Yinka Shonibare MBE

  November 10, 2009 - March 7, 2010

• Air and Space Museum: Moving Beyond Earth

  November 19, 2009 - New Permanent (new opening and closing dates)

• American Art Museum: What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect

  October 2, 2009 - January 24, 2010

• American History Museum: Keeping History: Plains Indian Ledger Drawings

  November 13, 2009 - February 15, 2010

• American History Museum: Holidays on Display

  November 13, 2009 - Nov. 2010 (TBA) (new opening date)

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  Featured Blog Posts - artreview.com

• Diary of a Gallery Girl

  ArtReview magazine

  Subject: Off the record Date: Friday, Nov 7, 2008 10:10 From: gallerygirl@artreview.com To: office@artreview.com"We're all just feeling so terribly nostalgic", gushes my new boss to the museum's director of exhibitions, waving her glass of champagne dangerously close to the photographs she’s referring to. The exhibitions director visibly flinches, and no wonder – even though my glamorous new boss, head of an art foundation for 'site-specific happenings and situations' (their words), has obviously had some very expensive work done to her pretty little nose, she can't be more than a day…

• Sheika-maker: At the Art Paris-Abu Dhabi art fair

  artreview.com

  By Lynn ChenArt fairs in emerging markets are always a gamble and such was the case at Art Paris-Abu Dhabi last week, the satellite branch of the Parisian fair, back in the United Arab Emirates for a second year. Besides the general lack of organization and indifferent sales, the fair was marred by the behavior of one errant collector.The woman in question was said to be a sheika in the Abu Dhabi royal family and a prominent collector on the local scene. She made the rounds of the 59 gallery booths in the opulent gold-laden ballroom of Emirates Palace Hotel and pointed her royal finger at…

• The flawed thinking behind buying art as an investment

  artreview.com

  By Franklin BoydOnly a month ago – well after the Crisis had kicked off – Forbes was breathlessly reporting that some billionaires had managed – inadvertently or otherwise – to 'hedge' their balance sheets by investing in fine art. Eli Broad, for example, had lost approximately $2 billion in his equities portfolio over the previous year, the magazine reported, but the 'soaring value' of his art collection (it increased by $1.9b in the same time, according to a recent appraisal) had nearly made up for it.Well, I've got some bad news for Mr Broad and anyone else with art on the balance…

• Turin Triennial

  artreview.com

  By Laura McLean-FerrisThere was a buoyant mood in Turin on Wednesday 5 November 2008 as the city awoke to the news of Barack Obama’s election to the US presidency. The 2nd Turin Triennial and the 15th Artissima Art Fair were both opening in the north Italian town in the same week, and the place was full of artists and arts professionals in high spirits. A sunny disposition like this is extremely rare in an artworld forever clad in mourning black.A peculiar day, then, for Daniel Birnbaum’s melancholy triennial to open. 50 Moons of Saturn focuses on the melancholic spirit, a subject that…

• Rio favela painting itself out of a corner

  artreview.com

  By Brendan McGetrickA couple of weeks ago a minor miracle took place in Rio. In Vila Cruzeiro, a favela in the Penha section, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the completion of a painting. Along a winding concrete staircase that extends from the favela's main street Rua Santa Helena, a duo of Dutch artists known as Haas & Hahn created a 2000 square-metre mural. With the help of three friends from the neighborhood, Haas & Hahn had spent nine months meticulously painting a carp-filled river in the style of a Japanese tattoo, and as the unveiling party started some parts of the…

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  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends

• Bird-Flipping Lookbooks - Arielle de Pinto 2010 Jewelry Collection Gives a One-Fingered Salute (GALLERY)

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am

  (TrendHunter.com) The lookbook for the Arielle de Pinto 2010 jewelry collection is an eclectic group of images, the first of which I've chosen to feature includes two hands, one black and one white, flipping off the camera.…

• Super Space Lifts - Seattle Team Wins Space Elevator Prize (GALLERY)

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am

  (TrendHunter.com) Space elevators may seem like an invention for future generations, but the stellar lifts are already here. A team of engineers, called LaserMotive LLC, was rewarded a check for 900,000 dollars for their…

• Free Spirit Finery - All For the Mountain Jewelry and Furniture Are New Age to the Max (GALLERY)

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am

  (TrendHunter.com) It’s rare to be surprised by strange stuff on the Internet anymore. If you’ve seen David after his dental appointment and those two girls and their glass, you’re probably ready for anything. After all…

• 3D Baby Tees - Frost Clothing Features Graphics That'll Stop Traffic (GALLERY)

  7 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am

  (TrendHunter.com) The eye-catching graphics featured in the Frost clothing line are unusual but awesome. Take the 3D baby shirt in the first image, for example. It looks like a baby--albeit a toy version--is ready to pop…

• Plastic Cup Canopies - BIOS Design Collective Creates Recycled Cup Art (GALLERY)

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:59 am

  (TrendHunter.com) BIOS Design Collective gathered some of their closest companions to create a recycled cup canopy in San Francisco, California. The cups were gathered after a concert, and were then turned into this impressive…

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  Wallpaper.com

• Sir Nicholas Grimshaw at the Royal Academy, London

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am

  What with the heady range of iconic projects lining his portfolio � from the Eden project�s low-lying domes, to the Grand Union Walk housing pods and the snaking former International Terminal at Waterloo Station � Sir Nicholas Grimshaw has a busy practice on his hands. See more of the exhibition President of the Royal Academy of Arts since 2004, Sir Grimshaw is undoubtedly…

• Stephen Floyd exhibition, NYC

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:42 am

  Irreverent, witty and a little smut-riddled, Stephen Floyd�s artistic agenda stands somewhere between hard-hitting, high-art irony and low-fi birthday card cartoonistry. See more of the Stephen Floyd exhibition Entitled I Love America and America Loves Me, Floyd�s latest exhibition at the Heist Gallery, New York, takes the contemporary pop agenda as its own. Channelling…

• The W* House

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  We thought it only fair to throw open the doors to The W* House and share with you our wealth of experience in the design world.…

• Tokyo Designers Week 2009

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am

  The first few days of November saw the whole of Tokyo come down with design fever. The big names in design jetted in to exhibit or visit from October 30th to November 3rd, which meant five days of non-stop exhibitions, gatherings and, of course, champagne-fuelled after-parties. See our highlights from Tokyo Designers Week Flagship show 100% Design � a sprawling fairground-like…

• Interactive floorplan: Cabbagetown, Toronto

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:39 am

  Dubbeldam Design Architects (DDA) is a young Canadian practice, founded by Heather Dubbeldam in 2002. Working on a range of scales, from architecture, landscape design and interiors through to lighting and furniture, DDA�s design-focused approach favours sustainability and advocates for the use of recycled or renewable materials. Take a look at the Cabbagetown Residence,…

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  digg.com: Stories / Design / Popular

• Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am

  Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work --including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design.

• 10 cool 3D buildings made with Google SketchUp (SLIDESHOW)

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:50 pm

  Among all the free tools that Google produces, its 3D modeling software, SketchUp, has to be one of the best and most addicting. These 10 models were selected from Google's 3D Warehouse, its online library of thousands of models created by SketchUp users. (SLIDESHOW)

• Cookie monster eats Google!

  5 Nov 2009 | 12:20 pm

  Another Google Sesame Street 40th anniversary celebration - at http://www.google.co.uk

• Wallace and Gromit Google logo

  4 Nov 2009 | 7:16 am

  Google celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wallace and Gromit

• Futuristic pod car uses vacuum

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:10 pm

  Futuristic Vacuum Pod concept car uses maglev (magnetic and gravitational force field) technology.

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  Design You Trust. World's Most Provocative Social Inspiration.

• hangoutKid

  hangoutKid

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:34 am

  hangoutKid is a video project that features various concerts/events footages in 1-3 mins music video format. Visit hangoutKid.com Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

• The Everyday Life of a Stormtrooper

  mymodernmet

  7 Nov 2009 | 7:31 am

  After taking a sneak peek inside the everyday world of Darth Vader, we just had to find out what the Stormtroopers were up to. As the elite shock troopers of the Galactic Empire, the Stormies were trained to carry out the will of their superiors without questioning. But what happens when they’re left to their own devices? What will be their sense of purpose? How will they survive? Find out at My Modern Metropolis. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

• Michelle Buswell by Remi Rebillard

  remiphoto

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:14 am

  Michelle Buswell photographed by Remi Rebillard www.remirebillard.com Make up and Hair by Paul INNIS , STUDIO 11 NY Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

• Malgosia Bela By Remi Rebillard

  remiphoto

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:09 am

  Make -up by Davide’ Calcinai , Malgosia photographed by Remi Rebillard. www.remirebillard.com Jack studio NY Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

• Minibook Wallpapers Updates

  lightform

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:12 am

  New wallpapers available for download at Minibook Wallpapers. Feel free to grab them. Design You Trust sponsors: Photoshop Lady - Best Photoshop Tutorials For You!! Advertise with Design You Trust! - DYT on Twitter - Facebook

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  Stickers and Donuts

• Currently Obsessed: Sweet Stuff

  Amirah

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  Yay! It’s my very first Currently Obsessed post! I have a serious sweet tooth – as you will probably find out after subsequent posts – so I thought it fitting to relate all these items to mouth-watering sweet stuff! 1) Cupcake Car: When I saw these incredible “cars” capable of going a whopping 7mph, I actually screamed, in a pretty high-pitched voice: “Ohmygosh! They are soooo CUTE!” Because they so are. If any of you have $25,000 to spare you can get yourself the best Christmas present ever: a vehicle slower than a bike – but probably faster…

• Currently Obsessed With: Glee

  Amber

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Hello Stickers & Donuts fans, I am Amber and I am seriously obsessed with the new show Glee! Let us count the ways: 1. The amazing songs! Because the show is about a high school glee club, of course there are many songs to hear and enjoy. What really amps up my enjoyment factor is the outstanding choreography, costumes and lighting they give each number. The photo above is taken from the “Bust Your Windows” scene, where Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones (center) is tearing it up both visually and vocally. Each episode has at least two musical numbers, and the first of several Glee…

• Black & White : the Quick Guide to Retro Chic

  Ookah

  3 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  In London, winter is fast approaching, and to be truly honest it’s not very motivating : it’s getting very cold (antartica-and-penguins-kind-of-cold) and the sun disappears around 4.30pm. BUT  I have an unbeatable plan to keep my spirits up : drown myself into retro/vintage fashion. The theme : (it’s) only black and white (but I like it). Here is an idea of what we’re looking for : The Zombies – Time of the Season 1.Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?(in French: Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?) is a 1966 film directed by William Klein, about the fashion world. Very…

• Introducing… New Writers!

  Tricia

  1 Nov 2009 | 8:32 pm

  A while back Maria and I posted a plea for assistance.  We wanted  innocent, fresh blood to subject to endless hours of Photoshop (EXAGGERATION ALERT).  Surprised by the overwhelming number of responses, we picked only a few to initiate Stickers and Donuts expansion.  Thus, please welcome the four new writers below.  Be nice. Amber Life Story: Between growing up on the west side of Cleveland and going to college in New Orleans, Amber often describes herself as a North-South Coast girl (even though this does not make sense). She can swing between the biting winters of Ohio and the…

• My Name is Tricia, and I Support Passive Aggressive Violence + Giveaway!

  Tricia

  29 Oct 2009 | 10:51 pm

  My freshman year of college, I received the nickname “Gogo.”  No, not a reference to the perfect-hair chanteuses who brag about having beats.  My model: Gogo Yubari…the Kill Bill schoolgirl with unbridled rage (and a meteor hammer).  I was far from a killer, just an occasional swatter when someone (a victim) would unexpectedly tap my shoulder.  Or hug me. I am now more conservative with my swats, but violence still innocently reverberates throughout my body.   Harmless karma itchings.  For example, let’s say that you’re on the subway, a stranger throws a…

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  Creative Opera

• Win a 17″ MacBook Pro & Adobe CS4

  Manda

  30 Oct 2009 | 3:27 pm

  Veer — one of my favorite providers of stock photos, illustrations and typefaces — is rounding out two months of daily contests with one big fat Grand Prize Contest. And, what a Grand Prize it is. It would be hard for any designer to take a pass on this! The prize package (all for one deserving winner!) includes: - Apple® 17” MacBook Pro - Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 - 1,000 Veer Marketplace credits - Jukebox Type collection (122 fonts) - a Type Tray laptop cushion - a Kern Zip-up So what do you have to do? (in Veer’s words) Step away from the computer and re-create the Veer logo…

• 7 Random Twitter Observations

  Manda

  10 Oct 2009 | 9:04 pm

  1. Avatars Change Fast! Who are these People? There are arguments all over the web about the evils of changing your avatar, about how it is part of your brand, and why it should stay the same until the end of time. There are also arguments on the other side. If I’ve changed my look, how will people recognize me if I never update my avatar? I don’t have strong feelings either way — and I guess I’ve avoided the problem entirely by choosing an avatar without my own face on it (another no-no according to experts) — but it is a little shocking to see a stream of new faces in…

• Redesigning the NFL – in Pink?

  Manda

  6 Oct 2009 | 9:44 pm

  Anyone who sat down to watch an American football game this weekend was sure to notice that the league has been taken over by pink. You’ll be seeing players, coaches and referees in pink throughout the month of October, in support of the fight against breast cancer. All apparel worn at games by players and coaches, as well as the special K-balls and pink coins will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society and team charities. NFL.com has put together some great information if you’d like to learn more. In addition, if you would like to support this cause…

• Reader Question: Get a Design Job? Or Start my Own Company?

  Manda

  3 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm

  Here is Debbie’s question: Hi, I’m a design student at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand and I would like to know about the pros and cons of the different options a design graduate has. These options being.. 1. Get a job with an established firm of experienced designers. 2. Go out and start up your own company/be a free lance designer. 3. Form a co-operative design company with a partner. Obviously there are pros and cons to each of these options and therefore they will suit different people depending on their personality and situations, but I am unsure about what they…

• I’m Back!

  Manda

  3 Oct 2009 | 12:25 pm

  My absence has been the result of just having too many design projects piled up at the same time. All at once, I had a few new client jobs, and a couple of my current clients needed me for big projects as well. I had to make the hard decision to cut out the fun stuff so I could catch up on the work stuff. For the past month or so, I haven’t blogged, I haven’t tweeted, I haven’t played my guitar and I haven’t gone for a run. I haven’t even called or emailed my friends. I’ve been working day and night, dedicated only to my client projects. It’s amazing…