Process: VI Congreso Latino Americano de Ciencia y Religion
Following a succesful first project, Oxford University’s Ian Ramsey Centre for Science & Religion approached me to produce the poster for a new conference in Mexico.
Otavalo Blankets, Ecuador
Latin America is a region full of inspiration – vibrant colour, artwork, architecture and staggering technical achievements from the ancient civilizations.
I settled on using the area’s bright textiles as the base for the poster.
I signed up for Instagram recently. Find me: @jnewco81.
Instagram is a photo sharing application for the iPhone. Shots you take can be instantly posted to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Flickr – amongst others – at the touch of a button.
Recommended Graphic Design Books
You can find out just about anything about Graphic Design online, but sometimes it’s nicer to read a good book on the subject. Particularly if you’re working with a computer all day long, and want to give your burning eyes a rest from the monitor!
Over the last ten years or so, I have built up quite a collection of design books, and here I recommend some of the better ones – along with links to their page on Amazon. Making a purchase after using these links (even for something completely unrelated) will help support this site.
Eden Project
I visited the Eden Project in Cornwall this week. Here are some shots from my time there…
An Introduction to Exposure
An exposure is the amount of light allowed to fall onto the sensor during the photographic process. The greater the amount of light let in, the brighter the resulting image will be.
This can be a daunting subject to a beginner, and this post aims to present the fundamentals of the subject in an easily understood manner.
ISO Paper Size Reference
ISO 216 paper sizes are based on an aspect ratio of approximately 1:1.4142 – the square root of 2. The base format (A0) is a sheet spanning 1m² in area. Successive sheets in the series are made by halving the preceding paper size along the larger edge. I’ve gathered the dimensions of ISO 216 sheets here for you to bookmark the article, or you can download a PDF if you prefer.
Protecting contact email addresses
Email spam is a huge problem across the internet, with it easily forming the majority of all sent messages. Web designers know that putting email contact details into webpages puts that address right at the mercy of spammers.
I’m pleased to have stumbled across a neat solution to this problem today, and just wanted to promote this free encryption service from the guys at UK Secure Web Hosting .
This clever form generates Javascript that you paste into your webpage source code – disguising your email address from bots, whilst keeping functionality for your users.
Process: Decay
I had an idea of creating a piece where elements of it are decided by chance. The technique I decided on was rolling a pair of die, and somehow making use of the numbers generated.
Before starting anything however, I had to establish rules, and have some form of a plan as to what the finished article would look like!
Morning Light
I recently moved house, and have noticed that we get some interesting shapes cast by sunlight first thing in the morning.
Landing
Under the door
Beagle in the kitchen
Moon Clouds
I noticed it was a clear night as I was driving home from work on Monday. I was waiting for an opportunity to do some long exposures of the stars, so this seemed like a good night for it. By the time I had got home, done a few jobs and then gathered my equipment, the sky had clouded over…
Strong moonlight
I was pretty annoyed to begin with, but then I noticed the moon casting interesting light behind the clouds.