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Computers & Art: More Than Possible

Todd — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:29:18 +0000

Who would have thought that computers can create art? But it is true. Computer generated art has been around for a while and can take the form of anything from a random abstract images to hacked hardware making music. I didn’t really know much about this, but it’s pretty cool stuff.

Amazing Steampunk Vehicles

Ryan — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:30:47 +0000

I really digg the whole Steampunk thing. It’s this functional art meets vintage with attitude vibe. Just really cool stuff. Check out these awesome Steampunk vehicles to see what I’m talking about.

Where Do You Get Your Stock Images?

Todd — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:35:57 +0000

If you are a writer, then you’ll probably know all about the world of pain that is finding suitable imagery for your work. Of course there is always the trusty FLickr advanced search for CC licensed images, but more often than not that is an epic failure. Fortunately there are plenty of free or nearly free places to pick up stock images. Personally I like stock.xchng, but you may like to check out some of the others in this list.

Interesting Art of the Day

Ryan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:20:27 +0000

Fox News has an interesting report on how an artist created portraits of Paris Hilton out of p*rn magazines.

Inspirational Recycled Trash Art

Todd — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:39:14 +0000

We throw too much stuff out, that’s a given. I try my best to minimise what gets dumped in landfill, but it’s impossible to recycle everything. Some people look at the problem differently though: check out this cool recycled garbage art.

Amazing night sky pics

Todd — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:46:00 +0000

If you’re anything like me you’ll be amazed by the beauty and serenity of this Wired gallery of night photos of natural landscapes and city skylines from around the world.