An interesting article came to my attention today about the Big Triangle. For those who don't know the Big Triangle is a concept that Scott McCloud explains in his book Understanding Comics. I highly advise reading the book. The link below is the translated post of the original. Here he ...
Indie Game Spotlight, at the moment, is an irregularly schedualed feature where I highlight an independantly funded and created game. Each game will be one worth taking a look at as abreak from the usual AAA and other studio made titles. These games need all the visibility they can get ...
With the economy having taken quite a blow in recent months, many design companies have found themselves falling under. Clients are unwilling to pay debts, new clients are reluctant to spend money, and employees are getting restless. Luckily, if you are part of, or own a design studio then ...
The Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era exhibition at the Whitney Museum features a series of work from the 1960’s through 1970’s; the artists that range from Andy Warhol to Lucas Samaras. Work from this era are characterized as being a direct reaction to popular culture and ...
Image is from Joanne Mattera: an artist being featured at the exhibition.
Wet dreams now has a new meaning as two photographers and fiveartists set their sights on exploring the liquid landscape that covers the majority of the planet we live on.
For humans water has a timeless fascination. Covering 2/3 ...
Indie Game Spotlight is the hopefull to continue being weekly feature where I will highlight an independent game that deserves attention. Given the difficutly these developers have in being heard, every little bit helps. Some will be free, some may cost money, but they are deserving of some attention.
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Coming out this week is the, smaller, cheaper model of Sony's Playstation 3. Heavenly rumored and expected for most of the year and finally, officially announced three weeks ago. This is the week that in Japan and North America you can walk into a store and come out with the ...
How Do You Go Green When You Travel September 30, 2010 07:30 On Monday , John told you about green travel and a program in his area that allows lodging facilities to verify that they are practicing green activities . Many of the activities , however , require that travelers take the step to be green . Choices such as less frequent linen service are opportunities to save water and energy while . traveling How do you go green when you travel Each Thursday , you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question about energy efficiency or renewable energy for consumers . Please comment with your answers , and also feel free to respond to other . comments Categories : Question of the Week Travel Permalink Actions : E-mail Twit This Kick it Digg This Save to del.icio.us Share on Facebook
I’ve written about Karim Rashid’s designs on this website before and it’s not hard to see why I am drawn to his unique and rather beautiful designs. The Anglo-Egyptian designer is highly prolific in his work and it’s estimated he has over three thousand designs of his in production as well as hundreds of awards [...]
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Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Vertical Development House Remodeling Bright Environment Design by archinspire This house restoration project extends the house vertically , with bright environment concept , create openness space which fulfill with natural light . On top of home building , attic space opened , a roof lounge built on half area , and other for terrace . The lounge has glass walls and half full of glass roof with woods screen like huge windows .
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A deer antler wine rack makes a novel addition to a dining room table or kitchen surface. Although the antlers are faux, they do appear real and are ideal for complimenting a country or rustic themed interior. It’s taken for granted that the antler wine holder is a conversation starter and this has been echoed [...]
While doing the kitchen island lighting design you should keep in mind that there are essentially three kinds of kitchen lighting. One for ambience, another for work and the last one is for decorative purposes. The idea is to get all three types in such a blend that they can be individually controlled too yet not make you flip twenty switches to get a particular kind of light.
How Do You Go Green When You Travel High-Resolution Diagrams Now Available September 28, 2010 09:59 The newest content now available on Energy Savers is high-resolution diagrams We frequently get requests for high-res images that people can use in school reports , for example , and now you don't have to ask us . Nearly every diagram you see will include options for downloading either a JPG or EPS file in a ZIP compressed . format Here's an example of the Active , Closed Loop Solar Water Heater diagram on Solar Water Heaters You can find downloadable diagrams throughout Energy Savers . Enjoy Check out EERE's statement on copyright if you have questions on how to use these and other materials on Energy Savers or EERE . Andrea Spikes is a communicator at DOE's National Renewable Energy
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Sustainable Lifestyle Home Compact Two-story Orchestrated Element Design by archinspire Compact two-story buildings of this modern house provide openness and sustainable lifestyle . Contrast house materials constructions with same tone colors complement each others . The ground floor construct from concrete bricks and glass have a size slightly smaller than upstairs that has vertical woods slabs cladding . Gap spaces create shade
A combination of furniture upholstery and knitwear is the basic premise of the Knitted Chairs by British designer Melanie Porter. For anyone who loves the comfortable feel of a knitted blanket, scarf or sweater, these knitwear chairs will be right up your street. Not only are they delightful to snuggle up in but they also [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Separate Body Inserted Stone Barn House Reconstruction by archinspire Designed as a house for family of four , this modern house built form old barn stone construction . A new lightweight wooden structure volume inserted , stones columns of old barn become aesthetic , cause a contrasting materials and interesting exterior architecture element . Gaps between new inserted house volume and stones barn provide shade to the interior .
One of my favorite types of kitchen fridge-freezer is the impressive looking side-by-side refrigerator. It’s very much the alpha-fridge of the food cooling appliances and adds both power, space and an aesthetic sophistication to the kitchen interior. With more room inside, especially for your frozen foods, the process of making and storing food stuffs becomes [...]
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Moose decor is a fun way to accentuate and add character to a room. Children love the shapes of the animal’s antlers which in some ways look like hands making funny shapes. For families who live in areas of North America where the moose is common, then decor related to the moose can bring a [...]
Tired of your cocktails and fruity smoothies being too watery or filled with different sized chunks of ice? If so, you will like one of these frozen concoction makers that I’ve found grouped together all on one handy page. Each one is top of the range and ideal for dinner and cocktail parties both indoors [...]
Shoe cubby benches are a great space-saving solution for narrow hallways and small apartments. As the name suggests, a cubby bench for shoes is both a footwear storage chest and a seating furniture piece, all rolled into one. Sitting down whilst putting on or taking off shoes and boots becomes a necessity after a hard [...]
Justin Bieber is the Canadian singing sensation who has captured the hearts and minds of young girls across the world. Adults who don’t have young daughters might well be forgiven for wondering just who this floppy haired pop star is. As with all matters related to celebrities, people want to know what Justin Bieber’s house [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Opening Recesses Classical Formal Strategies Modern House Design by archinspire This house has contemporary typology , combine the region area context of tradition and modern way of living architecture . The classical formal strategies with pitched roof , enhanced by the texture and patina of the materials on the basis of a regional context , alternating laths and veneered slabs made from untreated silver fir furtherGoing Green : Traveling in an Environmentally Responsible Manner How Has a Ceiling Fan Affected the Way You Heat and Cool Your Home September 23, 2010 07:30 On Monday , Chris told you about his new ceiling fan and how it's changed the way he cools his home . In warm weather , ceiling fans cool people not rooms by producing a wind-chill effect which is why you should turn off fans when you leave the room . A ceiling fan allows you to raise the thermostat setting about 4°F with no reduction in . comfort Ceiling fans don't just cool in the summer you can also reverse the direction in the winter to provide an updraft and force warm air down into the . room How has a ceiling fan affected the way you heat and cool your home Each Thursday , you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Aquatic Sense Airy Openness Earth Tone House Composition Double Height Configuration by archinspire Spacious house with double height playfully unify openness composition bring aesthetic airy architectural element atmosphere . These airy senses united with aquatics elemental and wooden as earth representation create coziness and comfortable home in modern way of living with natural decorating feature . First is stones pond area
Why is my home plumbing making a strange noise? How the hell does a circuit breaker work? Is my dishwasher going to run away with the washing machine? These are all the questions home-owners ask on a regular basis (okay, except the last one), but often come up with few answers that really make the [...]
Chenille area rugs are a popular choice for many people, in part due to the soft nature of the material. It’s thought that chenille fabrics have been produced in one form or another since the 18th Century though it was much later when the name became more well known. The term ‘chenille’ comes from the [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Playfully Materials Construction Small House Simple Geometrical Design by archinspire This modern small house with simple geometrical lines has interesting concept in structure and construction views . Playfully materials and colors scheme create exciting house look , a combination of plaster , wood and tile facade panels materials and origin colors exposed with detailing line of brave furniture inside , create beautiful home
The iPad and iPhone are singlehandedly changing the world of home automation. With its ease of use, popularity and unmatched usability, software developers are jumping at the opportunity to develop home control apps. Here are a few of the very best apps we’ve found for ipad and iphone home automation. Crestron – Crestron Mobile Pro [...]How Has a Ceiling Fan Affected the Way You Heat and Cool Your Home Fall Is a Great Time for Energy Awareness September 21, 2010 11:17 A lot of people wait until the first of year to set goals and make life changes , but I think the change of seasons is a good time to think about these things , especially when it comes to energy use and saving strategies . Heating and cooling account for roughly 43 of an average home's energy use so as the weather changes , how you use and save much of the energy for your home will obviously change as . well It's for these reasons that we created the seasonal Energy Savers Web site , which teaches you to stay cool and save money in the spring and summer , and stay warm and save money in the fall and . winter Since tomorrow is officially the first day of
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Series of Pavilion Divided House Unconventional Scheme Modern Steeply Design by archinspire Unconventional design of this house intended to reduce massive building volume impact of its site , a nature preserve of oak forests and steep meadows . The result is , unique scheme house that add beauty of nature . First , the house volume sank into the steeply ground create unique entrance and variety of perspective views . SimpleFall Is a Great Time for Energy Awareness Turning on the Fan and Turning off the A C September 20, 2010 15:00 As part of some recent money- and energy-savings improvements I've been making to my home , a couple of weeks ago I installed a ceiling fan in my main living room . Part of my research led me to understand how ceiling fans are considered the most effective fans compared among table fans , floor fans , and fans mounted to poles or walls because they effectively circulate the air in a room to create a draft throughout the . room Before deciding to purchase a ceiling fan , I first confirmed that my room's dimensions would allow me to best leverage a ceiling fan's benefits . Knowing that ceiling fans are only appropriate in rooms with ceilings at least eight feet high and that fans
Desk lamps aren’t necessarily an item thought about too much when decorating a work station or office area, even though it’s a pretty essential item to any desk. Many desk lamps can be kind of boring and look similar to one another. It can even sometimes seem like your only choices are limited to either [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Open up Lane Enclosed Space Contemporary Small House Design by archinspire A contemporary small house in box volume construction has niche lane space , an outdoor courtyard for air circulation , insert natural light , and add a green zone inside the house . White style for exterior and interior is contrasting with earth tone wood flooring and accent detail creates exciting bright gradation sense . At second floor , spacious space
Decorative clocks are a fun and functional solution to spicing up any boring wall. It can seem a bit daunting, however, in choosing something not too boring and bland, yet avoiding the over stylized, über-crafty cutsiness that many wall clock designs tend to veer.Turning on the Fan and Turning off the A C Would You Consider Driving a Vehicle that Can Run on Biodiesel September 16, 2010 07:30 On Monday , Shannon told you about biodiesel a renewable fuel that can power a vehicle using less fuel and producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions . DOE has an Alternative Fuel Station Locator that can help drivers find the nearest fueling station to fill up their . vehicles Would you consider driving a vehicle that can run on biodiesel Why or why not Each Thursday , you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question about energy efficiency or renewable energy for consumers . Please comment with your answers , and also feel free to respond to other . comments Categories : Alternative Fuels Question of the Week Permalink Actions : E-mail Twit This Kick it
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Single Dweller Japanese House Interior Platform Remodeling Design by archinspire For single , living alone in house , how interior should be like This Japanese vintage house had been transformed to support daily activities for single dweller in just one space . A new platform of life designed , a clever architectural element idea , a big single table set up , equipped with various home appliances , designed to support variety of
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Evocative Simple Sculptural Form Farm House Design by archinspire Elongated modern house form in vineyard landscape built in solid form to protect dweller from harshness climate . The structure form has sculptural look-sense and really evocative , reveal rural house concept . A tilt helmet roof in nice geometrical cut-lines offer protection and also framed the beautiful landscape . The interior of house is divided into privateWould You Consider Driving a Vehicle that Can Run on Biodiesel Harness the Power of the Sun September 14, 2010 12:32 In the past , when I thought of solar power I would automatically think solar panels or more specifically , solar photovoltaics However , within the last couple of months I've gained a better understanding of the variety of ways we can harness the sun's abundant energy to help meet our power . needs Step outside on a hot and sunny summer day , and you'll feel the power of solar heat and light . There are many ways to take advantage of this natural resource . One option I find particularly interesting is passive solar design Your home's windows , walls , and floors can be designed to collect , store , and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter , and reject
Quick! Let’s list off some of the things I love: animal furniture, groovy sculptures, anything gold, pretty pieces of furniture, well organized spaces, animals, animals, animals. I think that’s all.
So, what happens when you take all of those things (minus the gold) and roll them into one? Karly is in heaven
Choose Your Own Adventure cabinet [...]
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Harness the Power of the Sun Biodiesel Offers a Renewable Alternative September 13, 2010 07:30 A few weeks ago , I visited the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair in Maryland , eager to view cute barnyard animals and eat fried food . Among the flashing lights and noisy crowd , a colorful sign caught my eye . I was surprised and pleased by its message : all of the thrill rides were running on biodiesel As a result , the ride's engines were producing fewer emissions and using less petroleum than they would using normal diesel fuel . As Clean Cities the area I focus on in the Department of Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program , works to promote alternative transportation fuels including biodiesel , I was happy to see a community event using . it Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made ofBiodiesel Offers a Renewable Alternative How Are You Preparing to Save Energy this Fall and Winter September 9, 2010 07:30 Hard to believe , but summer is almost officially over Cooler weather is just around the corner , and it's always best to be prepared . As Andrea mentioned on Tuesday one of the best things you can do to get ready for cool weather is have a home energy assessment to find out where you are losing energy and how to make your home more efficient . The steps you take after a home energy assessment will help ensure that you are comfortable and efficient when the cold weather finally . hits How are you preparing to save energy this fall and winter Each Thursday , you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question about energy efficiency or renewable energy for
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When decorating a shelf, countertop, or fireplace mantle, it's always nice to have personal and aesthetically pleasing items on display like vases, picture frames, small sculptures, etc. It can be a slippery slope, however, to over-doing it and making a space look too cluttered.