SCHABLONEHAUS

This is a unicase typeface design using the base typeface of Myriad Pro and is designed to look as though it would appear in the Bauhaus era. It is named Schablonehaus, meaning “stencil house” in german, because the Bauhaus era was well known for their bold, black sans serif letters with extreme rounds and a geometric base.

TYPOGRAPHY IS FUN

BOLD

The inspiration from this piece came from typehigh.nl who is a wonderful typeplay designer.

BUBBLES GALORE EXPLAINED

So, many people have asked me about this “bubble” photography that I posted not too long ago. Here's the link so you know what I'm talking about if you haven't seen it already... BUBBLES. So that everybody gets an idea of what was done here, I'll simply list the items used, then explain it.

Items required

1. Bubble blowing solution

2. Tray of some sort (10" x 10" minimum)

3. Wire/metal coat hanger

4. Large sheet of black paper (bristol board size is good)

5. Adjustable table lamp with a high watt bulb (250W+)

6. Your every trusty camera

Setup

Start by placing black paper in a curved manor, as if it were a mini backdrop to your photoshoot, up against a wall. You may want to tape it in place to ensure it stays. Follow by pouring in your bubble solution into your tray/pan until the bottom is completely covered. You'll now take your hanger and bend it out of shape, and into a large square or circle (I find a circle works best) keeping the hook intact as this will be your handle. You'll then ensure your light is shinning brightly onto your black background. Now, place your hanger in the mixture similar to that as if you were about to blow a big bubble.

With the bubble solution trapped inside your hanger, place the hanger under the light and observe as the oily mixture of bubble solution oxidizes the metal from the hanger and starts to create a rainbow effect throughout. While carefully holding the hanger at an angle in which you can see the rainbow mixture, SNAP A PICTURE ALREADY!

Et voila!

NIKON D3X MASTER-CRAP-IECE

Folks, welcome to the failure launch of the newest and the

“not” best digital SLR in the world... The Nikon D3X.

Asides from the fact that this camera boast a 24.4 MP CMOS FX-Format (full frame) sensor equaling an image of 6,048 x 4,032 pixels, an ISO equivalent range of a mere 100 - 1,600, 5 fps (7 fps in DX crop mode), and a whopping price tag of $9,449.95 CDN. The two stats that are quite impressive don't even affect your image quality... being a start-up time of 0.12 seconds and a shutter release time lag of 0.04 seconds. WOW.

I mean honestly, even more underwhelming is that there is no significant pixel-per-second improvement over the old D3 either.

Has anybody caught on to the fact that the $5,349.95 CDN Nikon D3 shoots at 9 fps in FX format and 11 fps in DX format along with an exciting ISO equivalent range of 100 - 25,600?

I don't know about you, but I think the D3X is simply a D3 with a big white “X” painted on. The only reason someone would honestly buy this over the D3 is either because they have money to blow or they are semi-serious landscape artists... Serious landscape artist will continue to shoot with their beautifully engineered medium format

4" x 5" film.