3D Fractals
Weeee! Have fun playing with these 3D fractals. The Curlicue Fractal, and the Moving Fractal Tree are Java applets that let the user move the fractal around.
Setpixel
I love this site and everything in it. www.setpixel.com – I've blogged about the Interactive Waterfall before, but this time, I was particularly taken by the simplicity of Charles Forman's statement, “the tools that the artist uses are always the least important part of their creative process.” Charles uses processing to make his art interactive and magical. You can see
Fractal Pecan Pie
I have always thought that my Aunt Ki made the best pecan pie on the planet… that is until I saw this beauty over at Instructables! Ugh! I want fractal pie for Thanksgivinnnnnng tooooo! Wonder if it tastes as good as it looks!
Isfahan
This animated CGI is a MUST SEE! Isfahan is a beautiful 3D rendering inspired by Persian architecture. Visit Cristóbal Vila's animation studio, Etérea for more eye candy!
A Mandelbrot the Size of the Known Universe
I was asked to speak to an Art Appreciation class at Oakland College last Wednesday about fractal art and I talked about how you could keep zooming in to a fractal for an infinity and the patterns would never be the same, even if it were the size of the universe. This animation shows that theory in practice, by diving
Dude is rockin that ukelele…
And how!
unCONVENTIONal
Went to Lansing, MI last night to see a premier showing of this indy film in which my friend Jon played the part of Boyd. It's totally a movie for us geeks. Think comic convention, ren fest, ping pong, ninjas, storm troopers, Bud Bundy, a set of triplets and Brett Spiner (Data from Star Trek). And that's just for starters…
256 Pixels
Every day there is a new challenge at 256 Pixels. The challenge is to create a favicon (you know, those little images associated with a website that show up in the browser's URL bar, in the bookmarks, and the window tab) that represents the word of the day in a 16 x 16 pixel square.
Typorganism
Typorganism is a great interactive website dealing with type and presenting it as a living organizm that evolves. Check it out.
Plastic Balls
Here's a fun little Arkanoid type game for ya's – Plastic Balls Free online games = Hip hip hooray!
Cross Stitch Fractals
Yes, it's true, fractal cross stitch patterns do exist! Some are being sold here at Nordic Needle along with other artistic cross stitch patterns like the Mona Lisa and Starry Night.
Giveaway of the Day – Free Software!
You all like free software, right? (OK, dumb question) Giveaway of the Day Click that. Every day they give away a free piece of software – not freeware or open source – this is software that you would normally have to pay for, but for one day, Giveaway of the Day gives it to you for free!
Detroit City Rocks
We went to a Halloween party in Detroit last night! This is Mike and I all dressed up to go out. We also saw a concert at the State Theater the night before – Crossfade opened for Buckcherry! We were front row, baby… I got beer splashed all over my hair by a guy in a Jesus costume but we