February 2010
15 posts
Uncovering the Secrets Beneath the Surface of the... →
Until recently, we had patchy knowledge of what lies beneath the surface of one of the world’s busiest harbors. What we did know came largely from random anecdotes … There’s a whole other city down there.
Now and then: How film titles have evolved →
IDSGN chooses their favorites on how film titles have evolved throughout the years. “Since the early days of cinema, artists have carefully designed film titles to captivate audiences and set the film’s mood.”
20 Years of Adobe Photoshop →
“This year Photoshop turns twenty. To mark this anniversary, we’ve come up with an article that takes you through the evolution of Photoshop from its modest beginnings as a bundled program sold with scanners to its current version.”
The top 10 shots of 2009 →
An annual take on the best still frames and about how it was made from movies in 2009.
Found Functions (photos) →
Photo series of found functions in nature.
Graffiti Taxonomy: Paris →
“Over 2,400 graffiti tags were photographed from each of Paris’s 20 districts. The ten most commonly used letters by Paris graffiti writers were identified. From each letter grouping, eighteen tags were isolated to represent the diversity and range of that specific character. These sets aim to highlight the diversity of forms ranging from upper case to lowercase, simple to complex and...
Do E-Readers Cause Eye Strain? →
“But certain types of paper, including inexpensive newsprint and the paper in softcover books, can actually provide an inferior reading experience for our eyes than the electronic alternatives.”
The Faith Instinct - How Religion Evolved and Why... →
“We didn’t become religious creatures because we became social; we became social creatures because we became religious. Or, to put it in Darwinian terms, being willing to live and die for their coreligionists gave our ancestors an advantage in the struggle for resources.”
Found Functions →
Math in nature.
Floating Logos [photography] →
Yes, Virginia, there is a magenta →
“The truth is, no color actually exists outside of our brain’s perception of it. Everything we call a color … only exists in our heads. Magenta is not a single wavelength of electromagnetic radiation in the ‘visible’ spectrum, but our brain perceives it anyway.”
Where I Write (photos) →
“Fantasy and Science Fiction authors in their creative spaces”
Human Evolution and Frameshift Mutations →
“It’s where a single letter in our tape disappears, or a new random one gets thrown in, causing our frame to get shifted slightly. This means that the resulting triplets after this error will be horribly wrong. It’s like the difference between
HEY MAN HOW ARE YOU BRO and
HEY MAN HWA REY OUB RO_ or
HEY MAN HOQ WAR EYO UBR O__”