January 27 2012
Categorized Under: Photography

The homeless rarely find themselves in the limelight, but amateur photographer Lee Jeffries has made them the focus of his work. He’s produced a haunting set of black-and-white portraits of people living on the streets of Europe and the U.S. Every face is shown in incredible detail and is full of emotion. More after the jump.
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January 27 2012
Categorized Under: Illustrations, Sketches
January 26 2012
Categorized Under: Photography
January 24 2012
Categorized Under: Code Examples

Using geo data from photos uploaded by users to Google’s Panoramio, Sightsmap generates an interactive heatmap of the most frequently photographed spots around the world. It reminds me a little of the Heat Map I made back in 2006, which could be applied to any geolocational data (including photos).
January 18 2012
Categorized Under: Marketing
With 49 fashionable paint colors to choose from, MyColor inspired by Pantone offers designers and do-it-yourselfers an affordable, easy-to-use solution for adding a splash of color to any paint project including furniture and accent walls. Offered in a 35 oz. size, this ready-to-go, ultra low VOC paint is odor free and provides an elegant, eggshell finish that is both durable and washable. Premixed, factory-precision color ensures an exact match every time while unique stain-blocking and self-priming qualities save time and reduce workload.

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January 18 2012
Categorized Under: Informational
On January 18, 2006—exactly six years ago—I started this blog. Since then, there have been:
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• 1729 Posts (this one included)
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• 66,502 Comments
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• 254 Informational Posts
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• 24 Code Examples
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• 17 Prose Posts
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• 16 Rants/Diatribes (oops, sorry!)
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• 13 Technology Review Posts
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• 11 Poetry Posts
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• 9 Versions of the Flash File Uploader
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• 4 Original Videos
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• 2 Original Typefaces
I am a little shaken by how much time I spend on this blog.
*goes outside for the first time in 6 years*
January 10 2012
Categorized Under: Typography
Take a look at this beautifully meticulous, hand-crafted paper alphabet by Sabeena Karnik, a caligrapher, fine artist and illustrator/ typographer specializing in paper sculpturing and acrylic murals.

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