Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP Webcam, 1.3 Megapixel, Built-in Microphone, P/N: 960-000240

I will soon be a proud owner of a Logitechs Quick Cam. I haven't used a web cam in many moons. I recently decided to purchase a new one because of the increase request of friends and family members. I also purchased it to do my assignment for school. I can now do video responses instead of writing a paper and who doesn't want to do that. I should be getting it sometime this weekend.

The Logitech Quick Cam has a 1.3-megapixel sensor lets you enjoy software-enhanced photos up to 4 megapixels. RightLight technology automatically improves image clarity, even in dim light. RightSound technology ensures clear conversations without background noise. Compatible with all major instant messaging programs.

I came across Dutch photographer GoWithTheFlowEnzo’s work from Tycho's Blog. I found his work to be simple with a touch of effects overlapped to give his work the feeling of serenity. His work reminds me of days of past when things were simplistic and yet imaginative. Robin I'm assuming is his name per his profile on deviantart.com will keep on his inspiration and inspire others. The kid has talent and I'm sure it will continue to grow in the future.

Shun Kawakami has a unique form of art. Shun is a designer, currently based in Tokyo and the founder and Chief of artless Inc.I have enjoyed his style of art with the use of number. He then uses the feel of Japanese plants to bring the number to life. Shun has been in many exhibitions throughout the world in showing his work. If you want to check out more of his work you can check out his site.


Shun Kawakami Website

Over the past couple of months on my researching of different fonts and websites. I have noticed a large increase in Grungy style websites and graphics. So I thought I would give you some Fonts that can help with your designs. While most of the fonts on this list can’t really be used for website copy and articles, they can certainly be used for logos and headings or other types of graphics.

Dirty English

Docteur Atomic

A Bite



Defused



Got Heroin



Cocaine Sans


Ginga

The ultimate homage to Dick Tracy this year as two of its preeminent electronics manufacturers duke it out for supremacy in the oh-so-pricey world of watch phones. Due to land in France any day now, the Samsung S9110 is said to be the slimmest watch phone ever released, featuring a 1.76-inch touch screen and such niceties as Bluetooth, voice recognition, MP3 player capabilities, a speakerphone, and e-mail functionality. Sporting similar specs but a slightly thicker profile, and a higher MSRP, LG's GD910 will also pack 3G video call capabilities and 2GB of internal memory (versus just 40MB in the S9110) when it arrives in France at just about the same time.


LG GD910 Watch Ph Video

I have decided to make a playlist for all to enjoy. It was a little difficult to find a Playlist player that actually let me load the tracks from my computer instead of a search site. I used MixPod.com if you were interested in knowing which player I used. I would eventually like to create one myself through Flash. Well hope you like the Playlist and the artwork I made. Also don't forget to leave me a comment. Let me know what you think.

I was taking a look back at the technologies of computers the other day with a friend. It was astonishing how computer technologies have changed so rapidly. So I thought, wouldn't it be interesting to take a look at what website looked like in the later part of the 90's and what techniques were used.

1. Animated .GIF files.Yes, we really thought these made our sites look cool! I love these thing!
   
   Combine this with Times New Roman font and it’s 1995, all over again!
2. Cheesy clipart icons. Graphics programs have come a long way (can you say CS4?). Free and almost-free stock image sites are abundant. There is NO excuse for using crap like this today:
   
3. Layout tables with borders. We all know (or should know) that CSS is almighty and that you really shouldn’t be designing layouts using tables. There are always exceptions, but that’s for a different article. You want your readers to flash back quickly? Give your layout table a border. At least if you are using tables to create your site, the lack of a border doesn’t make it obvious.
4. Overbearing, non-seamless, repeating background tiles. Okay, admittedly, web design in the early 90s had major limitations and you were considered a progressive designer if you had a repeating background. Photoshop was still in its infancy, so seamless tiles were hard to come by. These days, there is nothing wrong with a repeating pattern but the rules have changed. Make them fade into the background, not stand out. And make them seamless and appropriate to your content. When it doubt, leave it out!
5. Blue and Purple links. If you can install a theme/template, use any HTML editor, or do a Google search for CSS, you can change the color of your hyperlinks.
6. Times New Roman and Comic Sans. Using either of these fonts for you body content tells the world you’re watching reruns of Beverly Hills, 90210.
7. Centered text. For everything.

   There were so few tricks of the trade in the 90s,
   web designers did anything they could
   to make their stuff stand out.
   Centering body text was one of those ‘tools’.
   Back then, I guess a lot of designers didn’t care that there text was not very readable.

8. Blinking text. Fun, isn’t it? For those of you who started coding after 1998, you can acheive this by simply using the blink tag. (update: for some reason the blink tag won’t work with this Today.com theme. Bummer. You don’t know what you’re missing.)
9. Psychedelic buttons. You know the ones. pretty, funky, rainbow gradients with beveled edges, that showed off your mad Photoshop skills. Buttons like this one:
   
10. Flash splash pages. Back in the 90s, all the cool kids toyed with Flash. Anyone who could make a logo rotate in an non-animated-gif way, and included a moving link to enter the page, well they are now the ones making kick-ass GUI interfaces. But back then, they made really annoying, no-use-whatsover splash pages.

Web Pages of the 90's

Google.com in 1998


Yahoo.com in 1999



Apple.com in 1999


Sony.com in 1997



Reference: How Popular Website Designs Looked Like In Late 90’s, Web design history, a look at the 90s

You love your phone, you don't want to be separated from your phone, trouble is you can't take your phone into the shower.
Now you can, one soap maker has taken their love affair with the new Palm Pre a little too far with the launch of a Bourbon and Coke scented soap in the shape of the new smartphone.What you see here is the first bar of soap modeled after the Palm Pre. The Palm Pre soap bar is about the same size and shape as the real-world Palm Pre.

What happens when you wear the soap down to the touchscreen is anyone’s guess.

The phone will weighs about 3 oz and rather randomly be scented with a Bourbon & Coke fragrance and made with Shea butter.

Luckily users can request the soap without fragrance.

But wait, if the Palm Pre isn't your gadget of choice, the seller is happy to make one that is, already stocking an iPhone, iPod, Blackberry and a range of Sony PlayStation gadgets too.

Price start from around $13 including worldwide shipping. If you want one, the Palm Pre Soap is available from Two Egg Plants shop over at Etsy.

I was just trying to kill some time at work as I sometimes do and I stumbled upon a blog called Change The Thought. Change the Thought was founded in 2002. It was originally created to harbor the personal creative work of artist and designer Christopher Cox. Although the site does still harbor Christopher’s body of work it has since grown into a usable archive of creative inspiration for the online art and design community. I wanted to show some of the print work that was done by Christoper Cox because his style is one that I enjoy and his work is done very well.