found links (updated constantly)
These little technogeek nesting dolls are, like, the cutest thing I've seen in ages. I totally want them.
Possibly the most moving photography-related site I've ever seen. Photogs, retouchers and even regular folks can donate their time - the latter as parent coordinators - to provide free photography services to families with terminally ill infants. What an incredible service.
Great interview about the guy behind one fabulous blog - if you haven't yet, you really want to check it out. Trust me. Best takeaway from the article: if you let people who get it, who have great ideas and enthusiasm and skill just do things without years of meetings and corporate hierarchy and the slow grinding gears of usual decisionmaking, you can get some pretty cool stuff.
Minimalist color flip pad. OMG the time suck - WHY do I love stuff like this? Pretty colors. Whee.
This is just uber-sexy. It's a reconditioned phone (that now sells for $400, but who's counting?) that from the looks of it not only has REAL dialling (instead of the fake "numbers" on Pottery Barn phones) but also a fabric cord between phone and headset. That's just sweet.
From the so-hip-it-hurts-Photojojo, a set of skins for Photoshop, Aperture, After Effects and others. They sit right over your keys and help you to learn the (bajillions) of keyboard shortcuts for each program. Mac only, though, sniff, pout.
How to stay very, very dumb / It's a fact: TV sitcoms destroy your brain. But what else can you do with all that unused mental power?
See, I still want immersion. I want to feel the full expression of the artist, the filmmaker, the writer, the journalist, the individual. I don't want to walk into an art gallery and have the ability to change a painting's colors on a silly whim. I don't want to read a book and be able to change a character's name or even pick a particular cover design to match my couch. I don't want to click the remote and choose which characters die or select an alternate ending. If I want to interact with my DVD, I'll just buy porn, you know?
Morford tickling the ivories on Web 2.0 - why it's good, and why it's not necessarily the be all and end all. While I don't agree with all of it, most of it I'm on board with, and this quote is solid gold: "See, I still want immersion. I want to feel the full expression of the artist, the filmmaker, the writer, the journalist, the individual. I don't want to walk into an art gallery and have the ability to change a painting's colors on a silly whim. I don't want to click the remote and choose which characters die or select an alternate ending. If I want to interact with my DVD, I'll just buy porn, you know?"
Great interview with Debbie on brands and brand design. I think I'm definitely going to be picking up her book.
recent posts (updated sporadically)
eye candy 03 2008.06.24
This edition of eye candy includes some incredible animal photography (all the way from simplistic shallow-DOF-film work to brilliantly lit, highly stylized studio shots), of course some portraits, since that's my first love, rounded out with a new book by Philip Toledano and a funeral procession that will haunt you.
fear vs. protecting children 2008.06.18
When it comes to the debate between fear vs. protecting "the children", you'll be hard pressed to find a more vocal group than photographers, both enthusiastic amateur and pro alike, who shoot kids and post their pictures to Flickr.