3-D Photo Booths
3-D printers which extrude plastic to print actual objects have been making leaps and bounds. While making prototypes for new designs seems like a natural use, I'd wondered where it would head for the average consumer. Well look no further — Omote3D has developed a 3-D photo booth that turns you into a plastic action figure. Oh the possibilities ...
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Creating Animated GIFS
There's a splendid article by Richard Naples over at Smithsonian Libraries blog on creating animated GIFS. The image below is from A system of anatomical plates of the human body by John Lizars (1840?). via Paul Strickland.
Happy New Year
It's official — the name of my graphic design business — Lachelle Designs — has been formally changed to Charming Ink! New Year, New Name for all my creative endeavors. I've been maintaining two separate websites and business identities for a few years and decided it was finally time to merge everything under one design umbrella. Happy New Year!
Moonwalking pony
Be warned. This is giggle-inducing.
Ice storm
It's a raw and frozen day here in Texas. Here's a little slideshow of the icing.