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I've now been using Photoshop for 13 years and have pretty much learned all the in's and out's of what truly is a groundbreaking killer app. Being a creative I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ways of creating and manipulating imagery. Back at Art School, one of the most influential teachers Ive had in my life, the lovely Donna Willard-Moore, told us of a method painters use when

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This is actually a re-working of an old design. I'd love to see it printed, I think it will make a standout shirt. I'll post when it is approved so you can go vote for it if you like it.

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Just had to do one more for the day.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoosewoodTo be a saint is the exception; to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.- Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Les Miserables'http://www.flickr.com/photos/16913744@N05/3310717305/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops_ammodytoidesI would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)http://www.flickr.com/photos/pop38/3317798444/

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Via JothamWas put onto this idea by Jotham. Have always been amused by the creation of band names, album titles etc derived from random means. This seems to be a good contemporary way of doing it.Here is what i came up with. Leave a link in the comments and show me yours.-----------------------------------------------------http://www.flickr.com/photos/manbokey/3313621734/Although prepared for

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Here's my Movember effort. Its a bit wonky and needs a tidy up

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Stunning stuffvia psdtuts

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Yum!via the kitchn

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My design "7th wave" is doing pretty well over at DBH. I'd really like a win at DBH as they are an excellent apparel site doing good work to promote up and coming artists and sell great shirts. Please go here and vote. If it goes to print I'm going to run a competition here to win one for those that voted, so leave a comment here and on the voting page so I can add you to the comp.♥

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via boingboing

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via IGN

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via national geographic

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"The top ten most irritating phrases:1 - At the end of the day2 - Fairly unique3 - I personally4 - At this moment in time5 - With all due respect6 - Absolutely7 - It's a nightmare8 - Shouldn't of9 - 24/710 - It's not rocket science "via telegraph.co.uk

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Latest T-shirt Design. Submitted to DBH, awaiting your votesLarger View Here.Vote here"We are all spiraling toward the center of a galaxy of our own creation" - Craig Aeon Macdonald. 2008.

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It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity;therefore, I shall be short.-David Hume (1777)

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Ive always admired an artist who can show form movement and expression with a few simple lines, here is an excellent example.via rubens lp

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"...Here, then, is what I was able to note immediately after the decapitation: the eyelids and lips of the guillotined man worked in irregularly rhythmic contractions for about five or six seconds … I waited for several seconds. The spasmodic movements ceased.The face relaxed, the lids half closed on the eyeballs, leaving only the white of the conjunctiva visible, exactly as in the dying whom we

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Makeover Madnessvia art+commerce

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"Among Otzi's possessions were two species of polypore mushrooms. One of these (the birch fungus) is known to have antibacterial properties, and was likely used for medical purposes. The other was a type of tinder fungus, included with part of what appeared to be a complex firestarting kit. The kit featured pieces of over a dozen different plants, in addition to flint and pyrite for creating

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Heres an interesting article on the shoes from everyones favorite copper-age Rambo, Ötzi."...The shoes were complex. The leather on the bottom was from a bear. It'd been cured in a mixture of bears brains and fat from its liver. Deer leather formed the top. All this was mounted on a mesh of braided linden bark. The bindings were made of calf leather. Straw was used for

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A pair of these pleasevia urbanoutfitters

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I "stumbled" these some time ago and they have shown up again. I really dig this concept, and have been meaning to render some of my own kids drawings.via drawergeeks

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via The Pioneer Woman Cooks

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Via Youtube

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Registration booklet/brochure designed for the Snowchange Aotearoa 08 symposium.View the full brochure here (1.4Mb PDF)More Information on Snowchange here

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(11-11) 13:03 PST SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) --Police say a woman has died on the way to a cemetery when a traffic accident hurled her husband's coffin against the back of her neck. Police said 67-year old Marciana Silva Barcelos was in the front passenger seat of the hearse when the accident occurred Monday in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.Barcelos died instantly.Her 76-year-old husband

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Via Shorpy

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via Boingboing

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Via Inner city Snail

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atop_pouakai 12 Oct 2008Originally uploaded by c_macdonald On 12 oct 2008, myself, my friends Ric, Jeff, his son Danny and his dad Ian, hiked up the Pouakai ranges in Taranaki. We hiked from Carrington road up over Pouakai across the swamp and around to North Egmont.DOC info

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PhotoCD covers forJamesfoto

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"urban knitting: the world's most inoffensive graffitithere's a new form of graffiti in town, and it's extremely pleasant. so pleasant that i can't imagine even the harshest critics of regular graffiti getting wound up. i mean, who in their right mind would come face to face with a sweater-wearing tree and do anything but smile?"Via deputydogThe drain pipes are very cool also

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Deep WebFrom Wikipedia-"The deep Web (also called Deepnet, the invisible Web, or the hidden Web) refers to World Wide Web content that is not part of the surface Web, which is indexed by search engines. It is estimated that the deep Web is several orders of magnitude larger than the surface Web."From DeepWeb.com -"Also known as the 'invisible web', the 'deep web' is a vast repository of web pages

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Today in History for 1943events : US air raid on Rabaulbirths : Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master (1976)Top baby names: Barbara, Patricia, Linda, Carol, Judith, James, Robert, John, William, Richard

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Personal website of an old friend. Talented guyFields of noise

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Award winning photographer. Beautiful images.Tony Carter Photography

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"Created specifically for Carroll Shelby from a stock 1968 Mustang, the Shelby Black Hornet (starts at $100,000) is now being auctioned off to benefit the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation. Identical to the Green Hornet Shelby GT500, this masterpiece offers a Cobra Jet 428 V8 engine producing 335 hp, Edelbrook aluminum heads, a top-loader 4-speed transmission, power steering, power brakes,

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Insectoid robot with router bit head carves a human face in high density foamVia Boingboing

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Logo for the Snowchange Aotearoa 08 Symposium being held here in Taranaki. New Zealand. Link to Snowchange

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Obama Positioned to Quickly Reverse Bush Actions | CommonDreams.org:

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Label print for the DVD proof of concept teaser of the sacred mountains projectFor more information on this project, email me.

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The Pioneer Woman Cooks!Heart stopping, epicurean delightsDelicious homestead recipes, nice photographs and excellent instructions.Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce.

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Shorpy.comExcellent collection of high quality historical photographs. Some of the images are stunning. Worth spending some time looking through the archives.

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Great lighting resource. Useful for photographers and digital artists.

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Nikola Tesla.Heres a link to a good summary of one of my hero'sNikola Tesla - The man who invented the modern world

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fp_m_pirateD_tshirts Buy one here!My first profitable internet product.This has been a good seller and returned me a good amount of cash for the hour or so it took me to throw it together.Its still for sale at uneetee, use the link below to purchase onehttp://www.uneetee.com/?uneeteam=macraThats my referal link, If you buy anything from uneetee using that link I get a residual. If I can get

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teetree

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Bounceback link to bebo for the spidershttp://www.bebo.com/MacraMillionV2

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aliceplacementThis is my preferred placement for this design. Unfortunately you can't change the graphic for the placement once it had been submitted at DBH.Vote Here

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von_alice800x640Originally uploaded by c_macdonald New shirt design for the VonZipper comp at DBH. Hopefully i will get the time to work this concept up fully before the comp closes, I have a few ideas to extend it. I do quite like the simplicity tho.Vote Here

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New Blog linkable image repository on flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/macra-cloud/

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and it doth begin

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