Findingviews
Picture sales and an open notebook of thoughts from Orginal Robart
Steam Punk Sculpture:
The posting calls it steam punk, and I mostly agree with that although there is a cartoon like quality to many of these that I can’t just put my finger on. Take a look and see what you think.
Discovering Independent Authors:
Bookcast launched in October last year with the aim of supporting independent authors. The timing is good. As electronic book readers become more popular, the possibility for writing and selling a book minus an publisher and printing deal becomes easier and easier. The problem as always though will be discover. You need people to know about your work, and Bookcast with its news, reviews and ability to buy the book from the review is precisely the kind of place readers need to visit to know what is going on
This piece of beautiful, which I also find somewhat moving, captivating and ethralling hsa been placed on Vimeo as part of the Adobe Reel Challenge Group which exists to showcase work being created using Creative Suite 5.5. You’ll find plenty other highly creative work in the showcase. It might be and advertising ploy, but its is also finding some really special artists
Art from Dried Rice Leaf an Cottonwood Tree:
I never heard of using these materials for art before, that was until the artist followed me on Twitter. So in the spirit of new discovery here is a link to his shop
Writing Rules You Should Break:
Writing creatively and for business are two entirely different things. These rules are about improving business writing. However I’m adding these in as something useful as there are times when creative writers must write in a more business like way, be it to propose a project, document something on web site, or do a press release. Even if you don’t write you may find these rules helpful when you are called on to type
Science fiction has the habit of inspiring engineers and designers when they are young and impressionable. Later on they will design the feature they want. Now a video game has inspired researchers in Japan who are working on quantum levitation techniques - the result - something wonderful.
Web Design Tool Case:
You might wonder why I’m recommending you to a blog about web site design? It’s a very fair question. If you take a good look at Web Design Tool Case you’ll find that it is not just a technical codex. Its full of inspirational design material.
Very handy if you want to create a web site to support your great works, and very handy if web creation is your thing and you want to see some new ideas. Some of the material thought aimed at the web is helpful on good old fashioned design too. So something for everyone.
Sources of Inspiration:
Its the last day of 2011 so how about something to help out with inspiration in 2012. This post is photography centric - but a lot of these suggestions will help out anyone in search of inspiration.
Merry Christmas from Lightworx:
I’ve gotten to see quite a few ecards this year, but this one from Lightworx is my favourite to date - great animation, full of fun and great to see the Lightworx staff as dancing elves