Posts tagged fun
Easter Egg of the Day
Launch Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch, then do a Google search for the word “tilt”.
Check out this fun interactive ad by Tipp-Ex on YouTube. Fill in the blank and watch the many videos they created. Very creative advertising!
(Thanks Lee!)
It’s pretty sad that The Oatmeal had to create this poster to teach people How To Use An Apostrophe. But if it helps eradicate the rampant misuse of the apostrophe, I’m all for it. Click on the image to see the full poster. While you’re there, check out their other fun illustrations.
A sample of the beautiful design and typography used in the Graphos Playing Cards by Michelle Lam.
(via lovely package)
Upcoming Photography courses in DC
The Smithsonian Resident Associate Program offers many great events and courses throughout the year. Here are some photography classes that caught my eye:
The Nature of Photographic Composition - Wednesdays from 6:30-9:00pm. Oct. 14 - Dec. 9. 8 sessions for $205 (member price) or $251 (nonmembers).
On-Location Photography - Sundays from 1:30-4:30pm. Oct. 18 - Dec. 13. 8 sessions for $205 (member price) or $251 (nonmembers).
Introduction to Studio Portraiture - Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm. Oct. 19 - Dec. 7. 8 sessions for $220 (member price) or $266 (nonmembers).
Photo Trekking - Orientation on Oct. 20 from 6:30-9:30pm + 5 Full-Day Hikes every Sunday between Oct. 25 and Nov. 22 + Final Critique on Dec. 8 from 6:30-9:30pm. $335 for members, $381 for nonmembers.
Form and Narrative in Photography - Thursdays from 6:30-9:00pm. Oct. 22 - Nov. 12. 4 sessions for $145 (member price) or $191 (nonmembers).
“ The first thing to know about space food, it is the ambiance, it is the environment, it is not the food. These candies [peanut M&Ms] come in a piece of plastic, we cut them open, and suddenly everyone starts behaving like fish in a fish tank. That is fun food.”
(via Serious Eats)
God Texts the Ten Commandments
1. no1 b4 me. srsly.
2. dnt wrshp pix/idols
3. no omg’s
4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r)
5. pos ok - ur m&d r cool
6. dnt kill ppl
7. :-X only w/ m8
8. dnt steal
9. dnt lie re: bf
10. dnt ogle ur bf’s m8. or ox. or dnkey. myob.
M, pls rite on tabs & giv 2 ppl.
ttyl, JHWH.
ps. wwjd?
Word of the day: aptronym
An aptronym is a name that is aptly suited to a person’s profession. There’s a great GOOD article on this subject, with such hilarious examples as: Sue Yoo, David Dollar, Les Plack, and Bonnie Beaver. Can you guess their profession?
ToneMatrix by André Michelle. This is one of the musical patterns I came up with. Try it to hear it!
