The days are finally getting longer, the sun is staying in the sky, and the snow seems desperately trying to gain a purchase, but is being dragged away by the oncoming march of warmer weather. When the last snowfall hits, the skies begin to turn blue, and the leaves return, there is only one thing [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Spring is nearly here
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today will be…..interesting
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today I am going to be able to peer into the future. Pulling away the curtain of time, I will glimpse that which I fear; fatherhood. My nephew is sick, my sister has to work, and since I’m home all day, I make for a great babysitter. Normally my youngest sister would stay home (goes [...]
Motion Tracking
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So there’s compositing technique of motion tracking where you have a program – for example, After Effects – follow a specific point in the footage to use as a motion path for later. A simple example would be to follow a person walking down the street, then put, say, an Arby’s logo above their head.
Well, [...]
Junk Mail Theater, a lesson in design
Posted in Fun stuff, Junk Mail Theater on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So when I get junk mail, I don’t like to throw it away. Every pamphlet, letter, brochure, etc – I like to take apart and look at. I couldn’t care less about the message, but some designer made this, and it bears even a small moment of my day to at least look and appreciate [...]
I knew I should’ve bought a sailboat
Posted in Uncategorized on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
14 inches of rain + 2 days of 60 degree weather + a night-long downpour =
New Gadget
Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So Em and I ran out and bought iPhones on Saturday. I’ve had about 2 days of experience with it, and I have to say, I’m kinda thrown off.
Apple (and fanboys everywhere) makes it seem like it’ll change your life. Honestly, it won’t. It’s a great little device, honestly, and it does some things very [...]
