Interesting graphic which explains what HTML 5 should be able to accomplish.
HTML 5 explained in a graphic
June 22nd, 2010Medium Format
June 18th, 2010I recently picked up a Yashica Mat 124G from ebay. Hasn’t arrived yet, it’s coming from South Dakota. I’ve been a bit bored as of late with digital, and have been impressed with the images created by medium format cameras, specifically the 6×6 kind. In the process of waiting for it to arrive, I have been pouring over websites about the Yashica Mat; getting a jump start on figuring out how it will work.
Few interesting Medium Format Links:
Tumblr Blog showing medium format stuff http://medformat.tumblr.com/
Guy finds a collection of old negatives and undeveloped film from a woman who did medium format street photography between from the 1950s – 1990s. Creates a blog:
http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/
Mat 124G user group on flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/yashicamat124/
TESTING OUT TYPE KIT
April 30th, 2010Add a line of code to your pages and choose from hundreds of fonts. Simple, bulletproof, standards compliant, accessible, and totally legal.
I’ve just installed the trial version, gives you option of 2 fonts to use. Prices range from about $25 – $250 a year. Pretty reasonable, but still can’t see clients paying for it for the stuff I do at work, but I could see a large organization using it.
Installation was pretty simple, just add a line of javascript to the page head, then add a tag to your div, span etc. to switch in your font.
Pretty neat, try it out here
Benoit P.
March 29th, 2010
Came across the very nice portrait work of Benoit P. recently on Flickr. I beleive he comes from Quebec. View more here:
Prefabricated Homes
March 2nd, 2010Modernist-Prefab homes have taken my interest as of late. An interesting list of designs:
This American Life
February 17th, 2010I have been listening to This American Life on the walk into work in the mornings. Timing is perfect each show is an hour in length. The same duration of the walk.
It’s hard to explain what the TAL is about, or why it is so addictive. You really just have to give it a listen… TAL
Also in a similar vain is Radio Lab
The radio and TV shows follow the same format. There’s a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It’s mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There’s lots more to the show, but, like we said, it’s sort of hard to describe. Probably the best way to understand the show is to start at our favorites page, though we have full guides to our TV show and our radio show, with clips. If you want to dive into the hundreds of episodes we’ve done over the years, there’s an archive of all our old radio shows and listings for all our TV episodes, too.