How to: What I used to make the etsy infographic
I thought I would post on the resources and tutorials that helped me achieve the effects I used in my first infographic on etsy (which was also my first infographic ever!) Obviously what I brought to the infographic was passion, research, a whole weekend (barring time outs for dinners and to see the latest Harry … Read more
Etsy: infographic
I’ve gone through available compete data and etsy weather reports to summarise some of the key points you need to know about etsy. I have also collated stats on competitors identified by etsybitch so you can get a feel for the landscape for these types of ecommerce options. There are anomalies – there is no … Read more
Inspire: Photographs by Richard Powers
I am an absolute sucker for interior and architecture photography. I am sure that within those two broad terms there are an infintessimal amount of different genres and fusions and types and techniques, but I am a consumer, not a creator. And in terms of type of exterior photographs that I love to consume, the … Read more
Inspire: Mansfield Park (1999)
Patricia Rozema’s 1999 version of Mansfield Park should be compulsory viewing – the colours, the camera work, the mise en scene and the deliberate sparseness that she approaches Jane Austen’s novel with are something to behold. This is 1806 for heaven’s sake, this is not the first time it has happened in the world, nor … Read more
Lookbook: Mea culpa Ralph Lauren, mea culpa
I dug out my 2008 collection of Harper’s Bazaar (Australia) to locate a picture of that amazing Calvin Klein belt I was talking about in Crimes against Flashion. It might seem hardcore, but the memory of it makes me want it to this day and I have never seen another leopard belt I have liked … Read more
Lookbook: Turning a 2D Historical Photo into 3D
I am currently loving the way people are using Adobe After Effects to turn 2d images into 3d images, a la: It’s being used a bit in advertising where the designers are working with a static image or artwork and want do present something more than just a static image with no depth of field. … Read more
