http://www.the47th.com/precinct A place to share your work, post links, rant, rave and so on. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I knew it was happening, just maybe not the extent of it: the meeting of Obama fever with the DIY design world. I saw this smart Obama tshirt design this morning, thanks to kelly, promptly bought one, and then wondered if there were more. Turns out there is lots more! ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/08/the-fever.html a few things I am really tickled about this weekend: 1. just received my lines & shapes subscription (with the first three volumes), providing not only ample reading material, but hopefully a spur for 47! 2. lena corwin (a creator and contributor of lines and shapes) also just put out a book ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/08/lines-shapes.html While working on the lens chipping process, my father showed me this article about the amazing work of Pascal Dangin. Retouching not being quite the right word for it, Dangin's services are kept on-call by various A-list celebrities, whose photos will not go into a publication without Dangin's subtle touch. ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/08/the-photo-whisperer.html I now officially have an RIK-built "chipped" macro lens on my digital camera and my ttv experiment is progressing. Except for the burlap beach bag fragments that added a little extra weather to these shots, I am pretty excited at the results in bright sunshine. Next step is to build ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/08/the-argus75-project-continued.html while on the topic of imaginary forces, here's a fun moment of syzygy: 1. I am watching "Long Weekend" (episode 10 of Mad Men) 2. I just finished posting the Paul Rand tribute video and 3. I have a note here to post the Number 23 main titles What do all these things have in ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/imaginary-forces.html   Paul Rand : Thoughts on Design : a short with a plethora of Paul Rand's work and words, brought to life in witty animation (and sassy beat) by Imaginary Forces. One important part of the Paul Rand philosophy: "Don't try to be original, just be good." This striving towards creation ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/dont-try-to-be-original-just-be-good.html the small stakes (aka jason munn) has a new graphics series for insound: 20 graphics for 20 bands on tshirts, sweatshirts, and limited edition posters. grain edit has a nice little feature on the jose gonzalez concept, from sketch to finish: http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/insound-20.html although some of the old popstick crew have never forgiven me for the impulse moments of all girl summer fun band hopping (the place needed just a dash of girlyhood once in a while), I bet they will be thrilled to learn that the all girl summer fun band is ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/all-girl-summer-fun-band-returns.html one day I happened upon my friend johna's flickr photosteam and noticed these incredible images. beautifully situated inside a curved frame, with some interesting artifacts and weathering, some soft focus around the edges: what are these images? turns out, it is a brilliant method: through the viewfinder photography! take an ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/through-the-viewfinder.html while on the topic of contests, I am belatedly challenging the precinct to the this american life tshirt contest. I may be submitting something very similar to my corelle plate concept. ha! or might try using this as inspiration for an impulsive photoshoot tomorrow while on a run on old ... http://www.the47th.com/precinct/2008/07/this-american-shirt.html