This is too great not to share: hobbyist and madman Mike Senna has spent the past three years constructing a life-sized, remote-controlled Wall-E robot from scratch. Now it’s making its rounds through Disney locations, charity events, and hobbyist fairs across the country. You can follow Senna’s adventures on his blog, where he posts pictures of […]
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Shark Week begins!
Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week extravaganza has officially begun. Often maligned but never ignored, sharks are one of the most feared and most misunderstood creatures of the seas. Their appearances on screen are among the most memorable, from the sublime blockbuster Jaws to… well, Shark Attack 3 (above). If your looking for supplemental Shark Week […]
Continue readingShould we be enhancing the classics?
With The Hobbit hitting theaters at the end of the year in ultra-high-definition, it’s no wonder that electronics manufacturers are racing to produce televisions and home videos with the brightest colors and crispest image. But in this dash for image quality, they might be losing some clarity. What about films with intentionally dark palettes or […]
Continue readingTake to the stars with Cosmos
Tonight, NASA will attempt to land the Curiosity rover on Mars to investigate whether the red planet once housed life. It’s a risky and hilariously expensive ($2.5 billion!), but the rover is part of an important mission to discover whether or not we are alone in the universe. Nobody has explored that goal in popular […]
Continue readingThis Friday: The American President at National Harbor
National Harbor continues its summer film series this Thursday with a screening of The American President, a 1995 film directed by Aaron Sorkin that eventually inspired the writer to produce The West Wing. Michael Douglas plays President Andrew Shepherd, a chief executive who faces many of the same problems that Josiah Bartlet would later encounter […]
Continue reading21 Web design blogs to bookmark and check daily, courtesy of ArtAtm
Here’s just one of 21 design related blogs recommended by ArtAtm in this great post that breaks the suggested design blogs up into three categories: Blogs for inspiration, blogs to keep you updated on the latest design news, and blogs that teach or post useful tutorials. ArtAtm recommends bookmarking and checking these blogs on a […]
Continue readingInspiring examples of typography in web design
The WebDesignLedger blog highlights several examples of typography in web design. Typography plays an important role in establishing the desired look and feel of a web site, not to mention the overall brand or personality behind it all. Below are just a few examples, but go to WebDesignLedger to see even more images.
Continue readingPhotography Makes an Appearance on Jeopardy
This post was excerpted from PetaPixel.“Photography” was featured as a category on last night’s episode of Jeopardy. Here are the 5 questions that were asked. If you consider yourself a photography buff, see if you can answer all of them (answers at the end). Here are the answers: Here are the answers: memory cards, silver, Louis Daguerre, filter, oxygen.This post was […]
Continue readingMore examples of great design from WebExpedition
Here are some more great examples to check out. See them all at WebExpedition. Ikea Food
Continue readingDesign inspiration from Abduzeedo
Check out these inspiring design examples courtesy of the Abduzeedo blog. To see all the examples, click this link. Abduzeedo also accepts submissions if you’ve got designs you’d like to share.
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