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Extended deadline: SEPTEMBER 3RD
The entry fee is waived for all Silver Eye members at the $35 (college students) and $70 membership levels and above (memberships must be current through December 31, 2010).
• The flat entry fee for non-Silver Eye members is $55 (USD).
via Silver Eye.
A quick thanks to the folks at HHS! for linking to my blurb books. If you are looking for a photo contest to enter they run a respected and well-run show. I see they raised the entry fee from the $60 it was back when I won in 2007 to $80 now. They’ve also expanded the program a lot since then.
…a selection of books by Hot Shots, created with the self-publishing service Blurb.
An interesting blog post comparing software (and y extension web design) to film making and contrasting that metaphor with the process of building buildings.
Much beer has been spilled over comparisons of software to physical architecture, and while the analogy is interesting it is inherently flawed. For the industrial-age activities of designing and constructing a physical building are vastly different than the post-industrial process of designing and building a digital artifact of conceptual ideas, where cost is measured by time rather than materials and success measured by consumption and desirability.
Recently, PayPal introduced free money transfers – I find it a convenient way to send and recieve money. It’s fast.
In some cases, it’s free to “Send Money”. Sometimes there are fees. Here’s how it breaks down.
I've highlighted the 4 areas to edit to use "personal transfer"
The confirmation page will show you "$0" fee
see video with more details
see also: Send Money Free vs. Fees
A collection of end title stills from Western films throughout the years. Just a very tiny taste of the design goodness over at the Movie Title Stills Collection. Browse hundreds of title frames by decade, or go to the special collection of Film Noir and Westerns. In many cases, you can see both the beginning title and the end title frames. Fantastic.
This is a art project – but very much a UI exercise that is a cousin of web design. A year of crime data for San Francisco from 2009 was used to create these 3D maps. Interesting to read the comments…
America in color – these photos are worth a look…
These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town populations. The photographs are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color.
via Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Plog Photo Blog.
Here’s some short and useful wordpress tutorial videos. I’ll keep this page updated with new ones as I find them.
How-To: The WordPress.com dashboard – introduction
The AOL Grant Program 25 for 25 is part of AOLs Project on Creativity, launched during AOLs 25th Anniversary year. We want to connect, empower, and support the next generation of creative thinkers. Inspired by Chuck Closes philanthropic work in art and arts education, we will be awarding grants to tomorrows brilliant creators. Weve assembled a distinguished 25 for 25 Advisory Board who will serve as a jury for the AOL Grant Program. The board will include Chuck Close, Andy Spade, Tim Armstrong as well as experts from an array of fields in art and journalism. We will announce the complete Advisory Board at the conclusion of the application process.
via AOL Artists.
WordPress and Mobile Browsers
Most WordPress sites look fine on a iPhone – except any flash content (slideshows, music players etc) don’t show up. The Safari browser in iPhone is virtually identical to the one on the desktop – and there is a windows version too.
There are WordPress plugins that will sense when a mobile client (browser) is viewing your site and entirely reformat the html in a simpler way. the downside is that you lose all your formating and design – unless you take extra time customizing that new mobile theme.
I like WP mobile edition. sample here. It has a robust display of pages and posts and you can simply edit the mobile theme that come with it to customize the look.
I also used mobilepress. screenshots here. It works fine but the default mobile theme is less sophisticated.