Friday, September 07, 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Monday, September 03, 2012
Tents on the Reliquary of St. Ursula
Click to embiggen. On the splendid pavilion at the far right of his 1489 painting, Hans Memling shows guy ropes attaching to the tent through gilt lion's heads. Note that the lion's head over the doorway does not have a rope attached, leaving the doorway less obstructed. Note also the gold fringe and gilt tracery.
Friday, August 31, 2012
"I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president, anyway."
Thus Clint Eastwood, talking to an empty chair.
Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, Madison, both Adams, Jackson......
And a few others.
Just saying.
Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, Madison, both Adams, Jackson......
And a few others.
Just saying.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Android Romance
Android Romance by ~WillMcLean on deviantART
This was inspired by a sensationalist article that ran in the Philadelphia Daily News in the 1930s about the contemporary lesbian dating scene, which luridly described lesbians cruising for "synthetic love".
I worked at the paper for a time, and the Art Director had a copy of the article pinned to the wall of her office.
That's the kind of phrase that drills into your brain, screaming for release.
So I had to draw Android Romance, because nobody understands synthetic love better than androids, particularly dieselpunk Art Deco androids.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Curiosity Descent at 25 FPS
Taken from 4 frames per second to 25 with interpolated frames. Splendid!
Here is a side by side comparison of the interpolated video and the original.
More on how it was done here.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
A Renaissance of Amateurs
The most recent Curiosity videos were a forceful reminder of how much we benefit from people doing things for the love of it. This, this and this were all apparently produced by individuals on their own time with no obvious hope of monetary gain.
Amateurs can do great things: Mendel, Darwin, and William and John Herschel were amateurs, whose primary income was not from the work we remember them for.
In the richer world of the 21st century, more people can do more in their spare time for the love of it.
Amateurs can do great things: Mendel, Darwin, and William and John Herschel were amateurs, whose primary income was not from the work we remember them for.
In the richer world of the 21st century, more people can do more in their spare time for the love of it.
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