Just had lunch with a friend and we were talking about comics. That's right comics cause well let's face it there awesome. He started talking to me about a program that would allow you to read comics on your iphone. So I thought why not let others know about this sweet app.

Panelfly which is a free app (App Store Link) let’s you purchase, read, and download your comics right from your iPhone or iPod touch. It has some of the biggest names in comics including Marvel and they have hundreds of titles to pick from. Panelfy’s has a well-designed interface which makes reading each issue as easy as possible. Now if you’re thinking that the iPhone or iPod touch is just to small then no worries. Panelfly will be available on the iPad in March of 2010 to give you a bigger experience.




Side note: Tycho Song "The Daydream" playing in the background.

These are some amazing sculptures by Claire Morgan. The time and skill level to complete these projects are compelling. The smallest details are very well thought out and it leaves you with wonder when admiring these pieces of art. At an early stage Claire developed a strong interest in the organic, in natural processes, and in the bodily connotations of natural materials. This formed the basis for her practice as an artist creating sculptural installations and it continues to influence her work at present. If you want to find out more information about Claire Morgan check out her site for more great work.

Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin makes images of unexpected buildings – that is, he "combines photographs of parts of buildings into new, fictional, architectonic structures," Mark Magazine explains.

From Mark Magazine:

Every montage, says Dujardin, is one project. It begins with an idea for a specific image. Often he starts off by building a model of the form he is trying to achieve – at first in cardboard, but he has recently discovered. He then goes on a photo safari, often just around the corner, to find suitable buildings "with a lot of the same things," so that they can be cut and pasted and serve as building material. In fact most of the fictional structures are buildings in Ghent, just re-sampled

All of his fictional buildings leave the mind to wonder into a world where this structures exist and are marveled for their design. It also makes you wonder if something like these can actually exist. Take a look at some of his work and let me know what it reminds you of when you gaze upon his structural masterpieces.











Via: BLDGBLOG

I found this really interesting project lead by Alan Woo on seeing if there were any stark similarities or contrasts within particular films. Pie aims to create an incredibly simple and concise baseline of comparison of films trough one particular trait: color say Alan Woo. The outcome is a number of triptychs comparing various films of particular trilogies, directors or genres. A program written in processing captures each frame of each movie and essentially creates a 'pie chart' of the colors contained within each film producing a simplistic and abstracted representation. Each poster includes the film title, year, director, cinematographer, running time and occasionally, various surprising/unsurprising similarities.

I found this very interesting and the depth in which he thought up this idea is pretty neat. The posters also have a very simplistic look but an in-depth background of how it came about.



Via: Alan Woo

I thought this was something I had to share with the readers of Damion DJ and Producer Blog. It is a 2010 pop up calendar designed by German designer Johann Volkmer.

I am unsure if he designed this calendar to show his amazing skills at crafting a pop up calendar for each month or he is looking to mass produce these calendars. Either way I would want one for my desk at work.

I would have to say though that his website is well designed and he shows pictures of each month and also shows you the making of one of the calendars. Even though the site is in German it is still pretty easy to navigate. If you want to see more pictures of the calendars check them out here.

faltjahr 2010 from yohann on Vimeo.

"In computer graphics and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDR is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows." - From Wikipedia.

If applied carefully, High Dynamic Range-technique (HDR) can create incredibly beautiful pictures which blur our sense of the difference between reality and illusion. HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography is a technique that is becoming very popular at the moment, an HDR photo is created using software such as Photoshop or Photomatix and produces images with more detail in the highlights and shadows.












Via: Smashing magazine,Wikipedia

Acoustic folk seems to be the sound that I have been enjoying lately. It has that chill factor while still being able to enjoy the soft sounds of a guitar and listening to the well written lyrics.

Joshua Radin is one of those artist that meets those criteria. Radin, who was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio is known for his works that have been on many different TV shows such as Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy and many more.. That is how I came about finding his music. He currently has two CD out "We Were Here" (2006) and "Simple Times" (2008). Here is some information about Radin that I found interesting. He never intended on being a professional musician. He actual went to school for art and after his stint as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery employee he gave music a try. Good thing he took that plunge cause his music is well written and performed.

The iGo Green power smart tower is a well thought out power strip not only for the user but also for the conservation of energy usage. This smart surge bar has eight outlets and four of them stay in a fixed position while the other four feature iGo Green technology and it rotates 360 degrees to accommodate all the different shaped plugs.

The iGo Green technology automatically powers down outlets that aren't currently in use and powers them back up when devices need power, reducing standby power usage by up to 85%. Other features include a tower-style design with integrated cable management, dual front-mounted USB ports for charging portable devices, and a 6-foot power cable with a right-angle rotating plug. The price on the iGo Green power Smart tower is a little pricey at ($80) however, it is sure to save you money in the end.

Apple has unveiled it's new Tablet called the iPad. Apple will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499 which is a lot cheaper than most would have expected from Apple. The new iPad looks to be just a overly large version of the iPhone which I think most will agree in that department.

The iPad has a 9.7-inch touch screen, is a half-inch thick, weighs 1.5 pounds and comes with 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes of flash memory storage.Carrying a custom 1 GHz "Apple A4" chip, the iPad weighs in at 1.5 pounds and is .5-inch thin. All iPad models have an accelerometer, compass, speakers, a microphone, and a 30-pin dock connector. It will also have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity built in. The iPad screen is an OLED back lit which is a plus. Just a note on the iPad it does not allow you to run more than one app at a time. Jobs said the device has a battery that lasts 10 hours and can sit for a month on standby without needing a charge. The basic iPad models will cost $499, $599 and $699, depending on the storage size. The iPad will start shipping in 60 days. And, then later, they will have 3G models. The Non-3G models will be available in March.

Now if your looking for an iPad that has 3G services you will have to wait longer and pay more in price and also have a subscription with AT&T for the data plan. AT&T will have two tiers of data plan will be available without contracts: $14.99 per month for 250 megabytes of data, or $29.99 for unlimited data usage. The 3G models will cost you $629, $729 and $829, depending on the amount of memory. These models will be available in April.

Jobs said the iPad will also be better for playing games and watching video than either a laptop or a smart phone. The iPad comes with software including a calendar, maps, a video player and iPod software for playing music. All seem to have been slightly redesigned to take advantage of the iPad's bigger screen. Applications designed for the iPhone can run on the iPad. Apple is also releasing updated tools for software developers to help them build iPhone and iPad programs.

Now here comes the task of convincing the consumer that they need this product. So many of use out there already have laptops and smartphones. Is this something that you think you would use or want. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.





Via: NPR.org, Yahoo! News