The Principles Of White Space

There is a great blog posting by blogger Leo Babauta of zenhabits that deals with the use of white space.

Some of the things white space accomplishes in design:

• greater legibility
• feeling of luxury
• breathing room & balance
• more emphasis

To read the entire blog article go to DesignTaxi.

Quote DuJour

"Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for miseries and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries." 

~Blaise Pascal

Field Dream

Quote Du Jour

“Opportunity is missed

by most people

because it is dressed

in overalls

and it looks like work”

–Thomas Edison

Back To Basics In Photography In A Large Way

SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo.

Ian Ruhter shows us what passion he has in an old school method of photography.

Quote DuJour

"One photographs things in order to get them out of one's mind"
-Franz Kafka

Kurt Vonnegut on how to write a short story

If only some writers would actually follow these ideas.

Quote DuJour

"...innocence of eye has a quality of its own. It means to see as a child sees, with freshness and acknowledgment of the wonder; it also means to see as an adult sees who has gone full circle and once again sees as a child - with freshness and an even deeper sense of wonder."

-Minor White

Quote DuJour

“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual."
-Edward Weston

Quote DuJour

Photography my passion, the search for truth, my obsession."
-Alfred Steiglitz

Friday ClixPix

Copyright Neil Schierstedt All Rights Reserved

Grafitti Twist

Saturday ClixPix

Something to warm the eyes up on a winters day. Color!

Quote DuJour

“I’m thinking there may be a market in being the guy who helps to un-train you of all the ‘tips’ that the ‘experts’ teach you.”
-Patrick Rhone

29 Ways To Stay Creative

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Street Vendor

Press On

Press On

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not;
Nothing is more common than an unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not;
Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education alone will not;
The world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Digital Photography & Pixels

Pixels are born to be punished!

Quotes DuJour

I don't want to create stuff,
I want to observe stuff.
–
If you're going to explore something,
don't start with a plan.

-Jay Maisel

Merry Christmas

Chalk Drawing

It's amazing what you can do with a stick of white chalk. As a kid, at best you did hop scotch or tic-tact-toe and called it quits. Dana Tanamachi take it to an interesting level using it in her graphic design. You can view more of her work at her web page here.

Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Quote DuJour

"The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
-Aristotle

Quote DuJour

"Computers are useless –
all they can give you are answers"

-Pablo Picasso

360 Degree Project

What do you get when you sync 48 Nikon D700 in a circle..... The 360 Degree Project. Photography meets stop action. The results are unique. Ryan Enn Hughes along with The Big Freeze came up with some spectacular results.

The 360 Project - Behind the Scenes from Ryan Enn Hughes on Vimeo.

Quote DuJour

“Our life is frittered away by detail…
simplify, simplify.”

– Henry David Thoreau