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Friday, May 28, 2010

Local Inspiration


Some of the best places to find inspiration is from your local environment. This may sound boring but just walk around your town or take a trip to the nearest city and you will find all sorts of public art, galleries, and diverse architecture inspired by various art periods like the Gothic or Art Deco eras. I moved to Connecticut about a year ago from Central New York and even on my move I saw lots of public art along the way. I have included some pictures from this trip.




The Gold Building at One Financial Plaza. Hartford, CT

Hartford, CT

950 Main Street. Hartford CT

Poster of the Week




                                                         Photo From user Rwarne @ Flickr

Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody)

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Magnetic Photo Ropes


One of the things I deal with as a designer is incorporating some of my designs and photos into functional pieces for my home. One great idea I discovered a couple of years ago is the magnetic photo rope. Magnetic photo ropes provide an easy system for showing off your photos and light art works through the strength of small magnets. These images can be moved around and changed out to alternate photos in little time. Depending on the size of the cords, magnets, and setup used to anchor a single rope or a track of ropes to the wall, various sizes of images can be displayed and the ropes can extend as far along or down the wall as wanted. The ropes can be purchased through the store at Photojojo.com or you can save some money and build yourself a custom size arrangement. Follow these links for constructive ideas in building your own photo ropes. Personally I prefer the more clean, simple, and professional look of the vertical ropes.




  • Photojojo Store    

                        http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/magnetic-photo-rope

  • Vertical Ropes     
                        http://www.diyphotography.net/diy-photowire-frames

Photo from the Photojojo Store

  • Horizontal Ropes  
                        http://curbly.com/alttext/posts/74-easy-photo-wall-on-a-
                         shoestring-er-wire-budget

    Photo by member alt text of Flickr

    Thursday, May 20, 2010

    Goals for Summer 2010

    ~ Get my car new tires.
    ~ Get CS5 = )
    ~ Get to Westerly many times.
    ~ Get this blog on the move.



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