Kismet Arts Tangent
Art Collective
Author: KC
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Responsive Design Research: As part of my last assignment in Web Design Bootcamp, I am to take snapshots of Responsive Websites in the Summer of 2012. (What is Responsive? I love this article that answers that question.) The first step in any research project is developing a system for collecting information. I decided that it would be important to…
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As part of my last assignment in Web Design Bootcamp, we are to take a snapshot of Responsive Websites in the Summer of 2012. (What is Responsive? I love this article that answers that question.) This is a fun exercise. We are the Darwins of the Web, looking for interesting variations on the finch. They…
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A friend of mine recommended the TED talk app. This is a great way to recruit new viewers to the TED world. TED talks are beautiful. They are amazing presentations that present interesting ideas in a relatable way. Presented visually, orally and in manageable chunks of twenty minutes, TED talks bring information to life. And…
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I painted this evening after being inspired by a PBS Off Book video about Etsy. The series often have little tips for the media that they are spotlighting. In this case, they recommended (among other things) that if you are into Etsy crafts and can’t think of anything else, make some owls. So, I went…
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I went to Portland a couple of weeks ago and I had a chance today to upload and edit the footage. I’m beginning to appreciate the nature of home-videos and how they differ from the more anonymous feeling of a photo album. People especially seem more themselves. Music: La Madeline Au Truffe (composed by Jeris) by basematic. I got…
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L’opera Shmopera Website. I spent a few hours today in coder’s world. I created different CSS sprites for the nav bar– the other ones were a little messy (different size fonts/kerning, etc.) and notice that I have an extra button with a piece missing so it would integrate into the bugs bunny image (which is…
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I made my first gif! I did it using Gifninja. It’s part of my Web Design Bootcamp project to create a banner ad. I chose this standard size of 400×240 px. First, I took an painting I made and isolated my unicorn. Then copied it and cropped it differently for my background. I added…
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I was using StumbleUpon and came across this website where you draw something in exchange for another person’s drawing. I like this idea because sometimes you need a little drawing break where you know that it doesn’t really matter what you do because it’s a freebie. You wouldn’t have been drawing anyway. I drew this…
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