Bokeh Inspired Tutorial
Bokeh is the blurred effect you see in a photo when things are out-of-focus. In certain cases where the out-of-focus area contains a lot of light and different colors, the blurriness can create an interesting aesthetic that is pretty to look at. Bokeh has made its way from photos to the digital space as made evident by an abundance of bokeh-inspired wallpapers available for desktops and mobile phones. Here are some examples of bokeh in photography: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5.
The goal of this tutorial is to create an abstract bokeh-inspired wallpaper like the one displayed above.
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Experimental Typography: “Breakfast Barrettos”
While making my morning meal the other day, I started to wonder how each ingredient I was mixing in might look on its own if it were to “spell itself.” I set out to display the contents of my favorite burrito recipe by utilizing some experimental typography. I ended up becoming excited by the results you see below, so I wrote out the instructions for preparing the foods as well and added that in. I’ve included a PDF download at the very bottom to act as the first page of an ongoing “Graphic Recipe” book. Any ideas for what recipe to create next?
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Los Angeles Center Studios – The White Room Pictures
Here are some more pictures from around Los Angeles Center Studios. These ones were taken in “The White Room,” a set that can be used as a morgue, server room, or a laboratory. It’s been used recently on Chuck and Bones, among others.
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Los Angeles Center Studios – Set Pictures on the Lot
Los Angeles Center Studios is home a to a wide range of businesses and productions. Besides the big studio buildings on the lot, there are also some sets hidden away inside of the office building. See if you can recognize any of these rooms.
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Some Photos from Our Visit to 20th Century Fox Studios!
While visiting the Fox lot yesterday, I managed to snap a few photographs. Many of my favorite television shows are filmed there: “How I Met Your Mother,” “Bones,” “Modern Family,” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” To say I was pretty excited would be an understatement.
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Some Shots from Abroad
I recently got back from a trip in Europe. While I’ll spare you every detail of my journey, I thought I would at least post these skeletons I found on the streets of Paris. A little bit late for Halloween, but still.
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Design: At the Press of a Button
“New and improved!” – This can be applied to anything from people to gardening tools. Something that is improved from its previous version implies that it is now better, and as a designer, few things can be better than saving time. We look for tools that make it faster to make something look good, and methods/techniques that make it easier to do something. Unfortunately, doing something the easy way can sometimes mean sacrificing quality. For example, in Photoshop, simply using the Quick Selection Tool to isolate an object might be sufficient enough to select it; however, zooming in and actually hand-selecting or deselecting pixels in detail will get you a much more accurate selection. But of course, that takes time. Wouldn’t it be great to have a tool that is a combination of ease, speed, and quality?
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Advertising: Epica Awards 2010
The Epica Awards is a great European festival which aims to encourage creativity and help marketers, photographers and film production agencies increase their reputation in Europe.
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