Category Archives: Random Blog Posts
How I fixed my Samsung LCD TV
Everyone now can be an expert in anything with the help of the internet. Here’s how I DIY’d my Samsung LCD TV and saved $300 – $400. The LN series Samsung LCD TV never really powers up instantly even when new. But the time it takes to power up the TV took longer and longer [...]
Tilt-Shift Videos
Tilt-Shift is a photographic technique that makes real-life subjects appear as if they’re miniature models with minimum depth of field. Very fun. Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Bathtub II from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
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Scarface School Play
People who came up with this should hang themselves. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uovMpapeCJQ. You don’t have to be a model citizen to see this is totally inappropriate. Replacing swear words with “motherfudgers” doesn’t make it any safer for kids. What’s a swear word? Is it merely a collection of alphabets that make up a word? Is it not [...]
Is social media making us anti-social?
I believe technology should enrich our lives, make our everyday a bit more interesting and garnish the life we already have as humans in a society. It should not be something that enslaves us. Look what’s happening around you. Many so called ‘social’ media is actually making people anti-social. The addiction toward technology and social [...]
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I Am T-Pain iPhone App
This seriously silly app for an iPhone makes serious things sound silly. Haha.
Design Inspiration
No one is an island. All graphic/web designers need to be inspired from other designers every now and then. Here is a nice collection of newish design trends that some might call ‘web 2.0′ like look and feel. http://www.instantshift.com/2009/10/06/77-inspirational-example-of-pricing-page-designs
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Sand Artist – Simply Amazing!
She uses sand on a lightbox. Not only she draws but the drawings transition into sequence of scenes which tell a story which in itself is in sync with the music throughout the entire thing. Absolutely amazing!
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Be smart on Twitter
I’m not in love with Twitter myself yet but I do believe it can turn out to be a useful medium depending on how you choose to use it. Some anti Twitter like this one, at first glance, seem to have a point but you quickly realize the person really doesn’t know how to use [...]
Picasso had it easy
Oh yeah. He just created art as he saw fit. If Picasso thought blue should be the color, blue it was. No one questions why. If he decides a woman’s right eye should be twice as large as her left, that’s okay too. When he thought a nostril of a goat would be a good [...]
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Childhood hero for the new generation