From Quips:
If you have $6,500 to spend this year I would highly recommend this amazing opportunity from the School of Visual Arts MFA program, Masters Workshop: Design History, Theory and Practice in Rome and Venice. The first sentence of the description should be enough enticement: “Spend two weeks studying visual communication ‚Äî especially typography ‚Äî in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition.”
Yes, please.
Apparently Jerry has run his list of neighbors he can call on in a jam pretty short. But who can blame him? More than once I’ve contemplated stealing my neighbor Hap’s mailbox.
Banning Scientologists and Jehovah’s from my lawn is something I’ve needed to do for a long time.
Impressive picture created from over 220 individual still shots taken during the inauguration this week. You can almost count the nose-hairs on most of the dignitaries up front.
Since it is a combination of photos you will see a few abnormalities. Like Aretha Franklin’s goatee. Or guys with four eyes, two faces and even a hat without a head. Truthfully, Aretha Franklin may have a goatee and I just didn’t know it. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took the time for a nice siesta while Yo-Yo Ma utilized all 2 Megapixels of his white iPhone 3G to capture the moment. You can also spot snipers more than a mile or two away. Check the buildings on the horizon and the Smithsonian Castle (church-like building on the far right).
http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=CrazyHugeZoomablePhoto
Picture stats:
220 Canon G10 images
File size: 59,783 X 24,658 pixels
6.5 hours stitching time with Gigapan software on a MacBook Pro
Completed TIF file almost 2GB
Beautiful craftsmanship in these laptop cases. No price listed which probably means they’re as much as the MBP that fits inside.
This will more than likely spread by email/twitter pretty rapidly but it is pretty tough not to smile when you watch it. Now you can be first to send the email…
