From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Sci Fi Network Takes Their Brand “Into a Land of Both Shadow and Substance”

07.04.2009

After 16 years of service, the Sci Fi channel’s swooshing Saturn silhouette will be placed into a sleek plastic coffin, loaded into a pressurized tube, and jettisoned from the network’s Mothership. Starting July 7th, the all new SyFy branding goes into full effect, and judging from early reactions to the change, it faces a tumultuous [...]

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Keith Loutit’s Tilt-Shift Shorts Dazzle the Eye

07.03.2009

I’m far from an expert on the subject of tilt-shift miniature faking, but thought I’d share the brilliant work of Sydney based photographer Keith Loutit, and do my best to explain his process. By distorting the focus of his photos in-camera, Loutit is able to simulate the shallow depth of field usually associated with a [...]

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Gary Taxali Rejects Google, Dangling Carrots, and Working For “Exposure”

07.02.2009

Last November, NPR’s Oxford Style Debate panel Intelligence Squared tackled the proposition, “Does Google Violate its ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto?”. This is an interesting listen (available here) and signaled the beginning of my own apprehension regarding the actions of the search engine giant. Much more recently, representatives from Google reached out to some big-time artists, [...]

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