Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Hacking our minds to get smarter?


So I stumbled across this article while reading Wired magazine. As a culture, are we really that obsessed with technology, with incorporating it into our daily routines and idiosincrasies that we even have to refer to our self improvement as hacking our brains?

I understand that from a physical standpoint, we are basically organic machines. We have both our version of hardware and software, sort to speak. But is it really necessary to assimilate ourselves that much to machinery? As technology progresses, the line between human and machine blurs, perhaps we will reach a point where it will be possible to literally hack our brains as this article suggests, but for now, enjoy this tidbit of self improvement!

Get Smarter: 12 Hacks That Will Amp Up Your Brainpower

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Urban Star Wars

Through the power of new media manipulation programs, French photographer Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos where he puts Star Wars characters and vehicles and transplants them into modern day urban locations.

Click here to see!

Is this the future of art?

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

42 Must-Bookmark Resources for Web Designers - Inspiration, Design, Color, Fonts and More

Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned veteran these tools, tutorials, lists and other resources are great sites for any web designer. Organized into helpful categories (design inspiration, CSS resources, web design guides, color tools, free fonts and more) this collection not only has useful resources but also categorized links to other lists with 100s more.

The List!