Category Archives: Random Blog Posts
Inside your SLR
Meet “Esellar”, a reborn Nikon N75 film SLR. No, it doesn’t talk, move, or take pictures. It doesn’t do anything. Why did I cannibalize a perfectly good camera to create this hideous looking thing if it doesn’t do anything? Well, the Nikon N75 didn’t do anything either. It was sitting on the shelf collecting dust. [...]
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Childhood hero for the new generation
The Telegraph ran an article titled “Steve Jobs is entrepreneur teenagers most admire..” Um, maybe because Jobs is the only entrepreneur most teenagers ever heard of? Mind you, the result is the poll of 1,000 12 to 17 year-olds. Hahaha! Not really sure what all this means, it just made me chuckle.
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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You’ll love this animation