Rusty Innards
No sir, Chrysocyon brachyurus, the Maned Wolf, isn’t any of those..It’s a creature unto itself, the only member of it’s Genus. The maned wolf (pardon the confusing misnomer..as I said before, it’s technically not a wolf) is South America’s largest canid, and one of my favorite canids, due in part to it’s very un-canid-like behaviors. It’s a solitary hunter; it doesn’t form packs, and lives a loner lifestyle, wandering the savannas of South America on it’s stilt-like legs in search of food and, in the off chance it comes across another Maned Wolf, a mate. I’m always drawn to bizarre animals, and these fellows are made all the more bizarre by the fact they are ancient…Maned Wolf fossils have been found that date back to the Pleistocene, which means these guys used to share their habitat with the bear-sized Smilodon populator, the largest saber-toothed cat (and one of the heaviest cats ever, for that matter) ever discovered.
Happy New Year" - StumbleUpon
Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for previous image: let it snow #3] Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for next image: ringing in the new year] Title • Happy New Year I've spent the last couple of days wondering what to post to close out the year and then came across this entry on momentaryawe.com (run by my good friend Catalin Marin): his twelve favourite shots from 2009, one from each month. So, with credit to Catalin for the idea, here are my twelve favourites for the preceding year. As always, let me know what you think. On a different matter: don't forget that there are just a few days left in which to snap up a 15% discount on our Photoshop tutorials. And finally: Happy New Year for 2010 :)
Solo moda - Alexander McQueen. Belleza salvaje, Solo Moda Monográficos
El mundo de la alta costura y la moda 'prèt-â-porter' tiene su espacio en este programa que se acerca, en cada entrega, a una personalidad del sector. El espacio recoge cada semana lo mejor de la moda nacional e internacional y descubre de cerca a los diseñadores. Una serie de reportajes en la que conoceremos a los nombres más importantes de la moda, tanto nacional como internacional. La alta costura y el prèt-â-porter, en nuestra casa, cada fin de semana, de la mano de Jesús Maria Montes-Fernández Diseñadores como Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Adolfo Domínguez, Custo Barcelona, Paco Rabanne, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Manolo Pertegaz, Lorenzo Caprile y Pedro del Hierro pasarán la prueba de contarnos cómo es su día a día. Sabremos cómo es la vida de Adolfo Domíngez y cómo ha sido la carrera de Manolo Pertegaz. Las grandes cuidades de la moda: Madrid, Nueva York, París, Milán y Barcelona
QR Coins: Currency for the Future
Coin collecting has always taken aim for the elderly crowd. It’s a hobby that doesn’t take too much effort, fairly easy to maintain and can really pay off in the long run. However, the Royal Dutch Mint is out to bring the future to their currency. The occasion is the 100th anniversary of the Dutch Mint in Utrect. It is in question how well these will actually scan, since the larger of the two coins is still a mere 33mm in diameter. If anything, it is an interesting piece of technology and certainly shows where society as a whole is at the moment. There are plenty of ideas for marketing and tech-integration that a small idea such as including a scannable code on money can create. For more tech-money fun, check out the Dr. Via 2D Code
Design Studio
Following the hugely successful launch of the consulting arm of the site, The Cool Hunter Platinum, the team is excited to announce our newest venture, The Cool Hunter Design, a graphic design studio. For more information contact bill@thecoolhunter.net
Living in My Head & Illusion & The Most Amazing Creations in Art, Photography, Design, and Video. - StumbleUpon
These are pen drawings and paintings by Pat Perry. You can view his photography at Flickr. Artwork and photos © Pat Perry Link via Abduzeedo
Los mejores documentales sobre moda
moodboard/Thinkstock Los documentales no solo pueden ser de política, de guerras o de animales. También hay documentales sobre el mundo de la moda que intentan explicarnos un poco más de los rituales secretos de la moda, de todo aquello que no vemos antes del show. ¿Quieres conocer cuáles son los mejores? Notebooks on Cities and Clothes (1989) Wim Wenders se encarga de captar al diseñador Yohji Yamamoto mientras se prepara para un desfile en Paris. The legend of Leigh Bowery (2002) Leigh Bowery fue una gran influencia entre artistas de 1980, creador de la discoteca Taboo y extravagante por donde se lo mire. McQueen and I (2011) Este documental se publicó con motivo del aniversario de fallecimiento de Alexander McQueen, no solo muestra la pasarela sino que también va a algo más personal, siguiendo al diseñador por su viajes desde Savillle Row hasta St Martis y habando de la increíble relación con la fallecida Isabella Blow. Catwalk (1996) Fashion victim: the killing of Gianni Versace (2001)
Shoot now, focus later with new camera tech
A new company says it can build cameras where you don’t have to decide how to focus the image until after taking a shot. The basic principle of Lytro is remarkably simple: the camera is set up to capture all available data from the light that can be captured by the lens, rather than putting particular emphasis on the part that is in focus. The user can then play about with the image later on and get the shot they really wanted. If you’ve got Flash enabled on your browser, you should be able to see a demonstration of the concept on the image above by clicking in different locations to “refocus”: top-left and bottom-right show the differences most dramatically. It’s also claimed that Lytro cameras — which are scheduled for release later this year — will be priced in the same range as existing models. The technology developed out of Ng’s doctoral dissertation at Stanford University.
