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Top Website for Online Coupon & Voucher in Malaysia

2011-12-28T19:12:00.000-08:00

In marketing, a coupon is a ticket or document that can be exchanged for a financial discount or rebate when purchasing a product. Customarily, coupons are issued by manufacturers of consumer packaged goods or by retailers, to be used in retail stores as a part of sales promotions. They are often widely distributed through mail, magazines, newspapers, the Internet, directly from the retailer, and mobile devices such as cell phones. Since only price conscious consumers are likely to spend the time to claim the savings, coupons function as a form of price discrimination, enabling retailers to offer a lower price only to those consumers who would otherwise go elsewhere. In addition, coupons can also be targeted selectively to regional markets in which price competition is great.

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Online retailers often refer to coupons as "coupon codes," "promotional codes," "promotion codes," "discount codes," "key codes," "promo codes," "surplus codes," "portable codes," "shopping codes," "voucher codes," "reward codes" "discount vouchers" or "source codes." Internet coupons typically provide for reduced cost or free shipping, a specific dollar or percentage discount, or some other offer to encourage consumers to purchase specific products or to purchase from specific retailers. Because paper coupons would be difficult to redeem, typically secret words or codes are distributed for consumers to type in at checkout. Marketers can use different codes for different channels our groups in order to distinguish response rates.

Macro Photography with Mobile Phone [Tutorial+Pictures]

2011-11-21T01:09:00.000-08:00

Macro with mobile phone [malaysia local moss]

Much blogger has been written on the topic of Macro photography for those photographers fortunate enough to own a DSLR with macro lenses – but what about if you do not own a compact point and shoot camera? Can you get great macro shots too? here i will tell you how it done.

1. Get lens from your old DVD player or DVD drive

First thing is to get a lens for your camera phone. Make sure your old DVD player/drive is not connected to power. Then take the screws off. This is a great way to void your warranty. It is also dangerous and you should really never do this.
Anyhow, if you went against my advice, you'll find the lens under the place where the disk goes. Take it out.

2. Prepare A Lens Mount

Ok, I'm only kidding on this one. You don't really need a lens mount, you can use duct tape if you wanna go really ghetto or mount it on some cardboard.
If you opt for the cardboard option, just make a round hole in the cardboard.

3. Mount Your Lens

Just use some duct tape (as indicated before) to mount your lens directly, use or blue Tack to hold the card mount.

Sample photo by me [press Ctrl + right click to large picture]

"pumpkin leaf"

"prepare for leap of faith"

Tips.
-turn of flash & use 'sport mode' for better result
-subject must not locate opposite with light source or it will be solarized.
-U r in unglamorous position when take shoot macro with mobile, avoid from being seen. XD

Top 8 sites For Free PSP Games Download

2011-10-19T02:56:00.000-07:00

All the games are well sorted and available with a picture of its cover along with its download link. All the games are either in PSP ISO or CSO format. Sometimes you might require to use winzip or winrar to extract the downloadable Games .
You might need to modify or downgrade your PSP to run these Games. A Custom firmware would enable you to run all the free games available on the sites. Once you have that done, the next step is merely copying the PSP ISO games file from the PC to your console .

Play Fun~~ :D

DOWNLOAD LINK

1. Vudu PSP mediafire Folder

2. FreePSPNDS

3. Vn-Zoom

4. Piratedpsp

5. Upload Brasil [mf.mu.fs]

6. GratisJuegos

6. Gorilla-ISOS

7. Mediafirezone2u

8. PSPsharing

Most Favorite Local Fruits in Malaysia

2011-09-20T20:58:00.000-07:00

Traveling to an exotic destination as in Malaysia is not just about swimming in the turquoise waters or sunbathing. You also have to taste some of the cuisine and sample some of the local fruits. For those hot summers when you need something refreshing, we have collected some tropical fruits you absolutely must try here.

1. Durian, King of Fruits

Native to Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia
Also known as the “King of Fruits,” Durian has a very particular odor, a unique taste and is covered by a hard husk. Having a disagreeable smell, compared to skunk spray or sewage, the fruit is forbidden in hotels and public transportations in Southeast Asia. Still, the whole experience is worth it, considering the absolutely divine taste of the Durian.

2. Mangosteen, Queen of Tropical Fruit
Native to the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas.
The mangosteen is another evergreen tree that produces oddly shaped fruits. The fruits are purple, creamy, described as citrus with a hint of peach. It is rich in antioxidants, some scientists even suggesting it can lower risk against certain human diseases, such as cancer. There are even local belief that right after you eat durian, you'll need to eat mangosteen in order to neutralize the heat and reduce heartburn

3. Jackfruit
Native to southwestern India, Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka
Jackfruit is a common fruit for Asia and Australia and considered as one of the largest tree borne fruit in the world. The juicy pulp around the seeds have a taste similar to pineapple, but milder. Apart from canned jackfruit, it is also available as sweet chips. The wood of the tree is used for making various musical instruments, while the fruit is a common ingredient for many Asian dishes.

4. Rambutan
Native to Malay Archipelago, Southeast Asia
Coming from an evergreen tree, the Rambutan fruit resembles the Lychees, have a leathery red skin and are covered with spines. Rambutan is a popular garden fruit tree and one of the most famous in Southeast Asia. The fruit is sweet and juicy, being commonly found in jams or available canned.

5. Starfruit
Native to Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka
The star fruit comes from the carambola, a species of tree with pink flowers grown even in the US. The golden-yellow fruit is crunchy, sweet, with a taste of pineapples, apples and kiwis combined. There are two kinds of star fruits – acidulate and sweet, both rich in vitamin C. The fruit is particularly juice, some even making wine out of it.

Beautiful Ramadan 1432 Wallpapers

2011-08-23T23:02:00.000-07:00

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Ramadan is a month of blessings and prayers. In this month, Muslims from all around the world fast in the daytime. All kinds of food and drinks are forbidden from dawn to dusk, or daytime. It is a month of kindness which ends with one of the biggest festivals in Muslim calendar, the Eid-Ul-Fitr. The day starts with a meal which has to be eaten before dawn. After that, one cannot eat until late dusk after the sun has set. This time is called Iftaar and people usually eat date palms and Kheer at this time. Kheer is a kind of sweet dish with main ingredients of rice, sugar, milk and dry-fruits.

Ramadan is actually the name of ninth month of Islamic calender. This month last 29 or 30 days depending on the appearance of moon at the end of the month. In this month, Muslims pray more than usual and refrain from all kinds of sins. People go out of their way to be kind to poor and helpless ones. Most of the financially well-off people love to spend the month in Mecca, the holy city of Muslims in Arab. The scene around and in the mosques is really fascinating in this month. As the celebration of Eid-Ul-Fitr are near, we thought of collecting some great Ramadan Wallpapers as a token of appreciation for our Muslim readers. At Hongkiat.com, we would like to wish our readers an early Eid-Mubarak.
For those of you who are celebrating this festive season, we’ve compiled and showcase you some beautiful Ramadan wallpapers that will compliment your desktop and workstation. Some of these wallpapers contain words from the Holy Qu’ran and others show mosques that are popular among Muslim community and others alike.
We hope you like them and some of them go along with your taste and end up as your wallpaper for this holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan reminders. Available in 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1280×800.

Pilgrimage to Mecca. Available in 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1280×800.

Islam’s women. Available in 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1280×800.

Islamic wallpaper. Available in 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1280×800.

Ramadan Kareem. Available in 1280×1024.

Pencil sketched Islamic wallpaper. Available in 1600×1200, 1920×1080.

Ramadan. Available in 1280×935.

Ramazan Almobarak. Available in 900×900.

Ramadan.Kareem. Available in 1280×800.

Ramadhan Kareem 1432. Available in 1600×938.

Ramadan. Available in 1024×768.

Ramadan Wallpaper Pack. Available in 1024×768, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200.

Ramadan Wallpaper. Available in 1024×768.

IslamCG. Available in 1024×768.

Ramadan Kareem. Available in 1280×1024.

21 Inspiring Arabic Calligraphy Artworks

2011-07-26T19:53:00.000-07:00

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Arabic Calligraphy (Islamic Calligraphy) is a type of visual art which is portrayed in the form of 28 Arabic script derived from the Aramaic Nabataean alphabet in such a way that gives a sense of creativity and inspiration to the peer.
As time goes by, Arabic Calligraphy has been improvised from classical to the modern ones which is not only a successful representative of certain belief, but also a breakthrough of calligraphy art in the world. The scripts gained grace and beauty at the hands of succeeding master calligraphers and they have successfully impressed the rest of the world despite the differences in terms of race and culture.

(Image source: Theo Aartsma)

In this article, you will see some of the best Arabic calligraphy artworks produced by famous teachers and designers who have dedicated their most interest into art of this style. Full list after jump.

22 Beautiful Arabic Calligraphic Artworks

Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy (Image source: Swamibu)

Turkish Islamic Calligraphy (Image source: Ottoman Calligraphy)

Oriental Page 43 (Image source: Malikanas)

Oriental Page 38 (Image source: Malikanas)

Oriental Page 39 (Image source: Malikanas)

Arabic Calligraphy (Image source: The Fontmaker)

Religious Calligraphy (Image source: Sheharzad Arshad)

Arabic Calligraphy (Image source: Muhammad Abdulmateen)

Arabic Style (Image source: Jordan Jelev)

Arabesque (Image source: Muhammad Abdulmateen)

Digital Calligraphy (Image source: Theo Aartsma)

65 Masterpieces Made From Junks

2011-07-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

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Ever shocked by the beauty of toilet paper rolls, or saw the chicken formed by the egg shells, or witnessed coolest lion made by tires? Heck, all of them are even made by common things you discarded every day, and they are known as recycled art.

(Image Source: Kyle Bean)

Recycled art is not something that’s beautiful but just a waste of time and space. It’s like alchemy which turns base metal into gold, except that it turns trashes into gold. Take recycled Optimus Prime with 2.5 meters tall as example, it was sold with 7800 U.S. dollars, sounds like a good price for a combination of metals which were originally treated as trashes.
Are they really that beautiful and worth the purchase? You can figure out the answer with 68 jaw-dropping recycled arts showcased in this post, which include items I mentioned above and other stunning work as well like Michael Jackson’s portrait formed by cassette tape, robot constructed by hard disks, paintings made on diskette, anything you never think of! And for the first time, you will be amazed by the beauty of reformed trashes.

Atelier Hapax

Workshop Hapax excels in creating gorgeous and unique products by using discarded materials provided by their clients. As most artists do, they break down those pre-existing materials, reinterpret them then offer them a new form with new purpose, thus forming never seen before recycled art.
Jeu Dechecs. (Image Source: Atelier Hapax)

BRC Designs

‘BRC’ stands for Benjamin Rollins Caldwell, founder of the BRC Designs who reforms timeless and unconventional materials into simple yet unique furniture which design surpasses most expensive furniture.
Binary Low Table. (Image Source: BRC Designs)

Korobeiniki Chair. (Image Source: BRC Designs)

Protrusion Low Table. (Image Source: BRC Designs)

Andrew Chase

Andrew Chase by the Chase studio is a photographer and one of the few artists who has the talent to form an epic dinosaur with mere metals. His metal sculptures also include elephant, cheetah, bear, etc.
Dinosaur. (Image Source: Chase Studio)

Elephant. (Image Source: Chase Studio)

Cheetah. (Image Source: Chase Studio)

Derek Gores

Derek has achieved national attention for his collage portrait series, recycling magazines, labels and found materials to create works on canvas. Those series has showed his interest in the natural beauty of figure and the fearless attitude of play.
Collage 07. (Image Source: Derek Gores)

Collage 09. (Image Source: Derek Gores)

Collage 17. (Image Source: Derek Gores)

Erika Iris Simmons

A.k.a Iri5, Erika Iris Simmons specializes in using non traditional media like cassettes to create absolutely unique and memorable works that feature famous people or team like Kurt Cobain, Beatles and Michael Jackson.
Ghost In The Machine – Michael Jackson. (Image Source: iri5)

Ghost In The Machine – The Beatles. (Image Source: iri5)

Ghost In The Machine – Kurt Cobain. (Image Source: iri5)

Guerra De La Paz (cs)

Guerra de la Paz is the composite name that represents the creative team efforts of Cuban artists, Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz, who have been collaborated since 1996. Gaining access to an overabundance of discarded clothing, they used clothes as their main unconventional materials to produce a series of beautiful and inspiring recycled art which are shown below.
Ring Around The Rosy. (Image Source: Guerra De La Paz)

Bonsai. (Image Source: Guerra De La Paz)

Spring. (Image Source: Guerra De La Paz)

Fall. (Image Source: Guerra De La Paz)

Winter. (Image Source: Guerra De La Paz)

Heather Jansch

Her name is Heather Jansch, and her passion lies within drawing and horses. Heather Jansch was told to leave college’s course with the reason that she did not have the talent of being a painter. But then, she decided to pursue what she loves and finally came out with driftwood horses below which looks like they are living things with feeling!
Apollo. (Image Source: Heather Jansch)

Nightmare And Daydream III. (Image Source: Heather Jansch)

Jane Perkins

‘I started making richly decorated brooches in my final year, using broken jewellery, plastic toys and other small found objects. Inspiration came from festival headdresses from Ecuador discovered while researching my thesis on art from recycled materials. The headdresses, covered with all kinds of shiny and odd things, are bizarre and quirky, yet beautiful – I love them!’
Obama. (Image Source: Jane Perkins)

The Queen. (Image Source: Jane Perkins)

Mandela. (Image Source: Jane Perkins)

Kyle Bean

Based in Brighton, Kyle Bean specializes in hand crafted models, set design and art direction. Since his graduation in 2009, he has worked across a variety of platforms which include installations, window displays, editorial and advertising. His works, such as What Came First showcased below has really showed his unusual creativity.
What Came First. (Image Source: Kyle Bean)

Miguel Rivera

Ever imagined that your boring hard drive can be very cool too? Rivera has done it by combining hard drives and spare parts to form sensational bike, car and even robot. He wishes to show to others of what are hard drives look like in creative way, and he has done it very well.
Hark Disk Drive Robot. (Image Source: Wired)

Hark Disk Drive Bike. (Image Source: Wired)

Hard Disk Drive Car. (Image Source: Wired)

Leo Seowell

Leo has developed his own art style over the last 50 years. His notable works are mostly composed by charming plastic objects, metals and woods and were collected by corporations, museums and individuals all over the world.
Dog (cs). (Image Source: The Telegraph)

Teddy Bear. (Image Source: NDI Gallery)

Lin Evola-Smidt

Best known for her sculpture Renaissance Peace Angel which is showcased below, Lin Evola-Smidt creates her works with a single purpose, to promote world peace. Creation process of her works involves melting down weapons and reform them into art that shows gracefulness and peacefulness.
Renaissance Peace Angel. (Image Source: The Green Life)

Nick Gentry

I was never a big fan of floppy disk but Nick Gentry has changed my mind with his sensational floppy disk paintings. The most epic part of his painting is perhaps the shiny circular part of the disk which mostly represents the eyes of the painted character.
BODY LANGUAGE. (Image Source: Nick Gentry)

A DIGITAL COMPOSITION. (Image Source: Nick Gentry)

BINARY BOUND. (Image Source: Nick Gentry)

Recycle Art

Recycle Art is the master of turning car/ motorcycle parts, screws and toothed wheels into extremely unique sculptures with terrifying quality. Their works are beyond epic, and can be used as either advertisement for your garage or absolute eye catcher in the club.
Sea Dragon. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Turtle. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Big Ant. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Angel. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Metal Rhino. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Indian On Horse. (Image Source: Recycle Art)

Robert Bradford

‘For a long time now I have preferred to use materials that are not bland i.e. have some kind of history of weathering or use. One day about four years ago out in the studio I was looking into my children’s box of outgrown / discarded toys which happened to be stored in the same building and responded to the random collection of colours shapes and forms they made. I figured that if I could find a way of putting them together to constitute a larger form they would have great potential as larger scale sculpture.’
The Dog. (Image Source: Robert Bradford)

The Rabbit. (Image Source: Robert Bradford)

RoboSteel

With steel as main material, Robosteel designs and creates handmade steel sculptures which includes movie character, earth’s life form, vehicle and custom commissioned work. Despite steel, they also used small amounts of copper and ceramic material to create certain desired effect for their works. And yes, all their materials used in the work are recycled from cars, motorbikes and airplanes.
Recycled Optimus Prime. (Image Source: RoboSteel)

Recycled Bumblebee. (Image Source: RoboSteel)

Recycled Wall-E. (Image Source: RoboSteel)

Sara Bergando

Scraps of felt + Old mobile phone’s battery charger + Circuit of 50 LED low-power = Ribbon of light with luxurious feel! Credit to the creative creator Sara Bergando.
Ribbon Of Light. (Image Source: Recyclart)

Ribbon Of Light 2. (Image Source: Recyclart)

Sandrine Estrade Boulet

Artist Sandrine Estrade Boulet wants to tell you that you can live a funny and happy day with simple things in our world, and that’s how the White Vador was born.
White Vador. (Image Source: Sandrine Estrade Boulet fr)

Steven Rodrig

If you have love for circuit board, you should remember Steven Rodrig. He’s an innovative artist who restructures discarded circuit boards and electronic parts to form extraordinary arts which are organic and mechanical at the same time. Without a doubt, he’s a professional geek.
Data Transfer. (Image Source: PCB Creations)

Data Spider’s Kingdom. (Image Source: PCB Creations)

Sea Turtle Searches Deep Data. (Image Source: PCB Creations)

Terrence Willment

Terrence Willment works with manufacturers in Thailand to create impressive recycled work using abandoned car parts and sells them in event like showroom.
Alien. (Image Source: The Telegraph)

Tom Deininger

Tom Deininger is the master of collage art. His collage works are not only beautiful, but makes you really think that how your discarded little items can form sensational art like his works.
Marilyn. (Image Source: Tom Deininger)

Self Portrait. (Image Source: Tom Deininger)

Yong Ho Ji

Yong Ho Ji is a Korean artist who utilizes used tires into recycled masterpieces. His productions are mostly in the form of animal which some of them are shown below, but he also creates cool mutants which are either combined by 2 animals or an animal and a human.
Lion. (Image Source: Yong Ho Ji)

Ram. (Image Source: Yong Ho Ji)

Rhino. (Image Source: Yong Ho Ji)

Wild Boar. (Image Source: Yong Ho Ji)

Yuken Teruya

You probably need to change your view about toilet paper roll, as Yuken Teruya, an artist born in Okinawa, Japan has transformed them into art with immense beauty. The artist is currently working from his studio in New York City.
Corner Forest. (Image Source: Yuken Teruya Studio)

Rain Forest. (Image Source: Yuken Teruya Studio)

Zac Freeman

Similar to Tom Deininger, Zac Freeman is also a professional artist who excels in collage art. His works are greatly recognized, which brought him over 20 exhibitions in just 5 years.
Travis. (Image Source: Zac Freeman art)

David. (Image Source: Zac Freeman art)

Kathy. (Image Source: Zac Freeman art)

More Awesome Works

Soda Can Dragon. This incredible dragon is produced completely by aluminum cans, and is located in the Paris Zoological Park at the Jardin de Plantes. (Image Source: austinevan)

Like A Prayer. Mechanical hand that seems like praying, simply nice. (Image Source: pietroizzo)

Solex. Handmade micro bicycle, how cute! (Image Source: Gerda Suzanna Vegt)

Levitation Photography: Stunning Examples & Tutorials

2011-06-30T20:19:00.000-07:00

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Many says floating in the air, or so called levitation is impossible. Well, in fact everything is possible, all you need to do is believe yourself, seriously, believe that you can achieve it! And uh, believe that the Photoshop can help you achieve it. Okay, I’m talking about achieving levitation with the help of cheat tool like Photoshop.

(Image Source: Dejon)

Levitation is said to be some sort of skill that allows human to float in the air and yes, nobody did that successfully until now. However, it’s an interesting concept that has been played out in many movies to impress people, thus attracting photographers to produce their own fantastic work of levitation.
Every miracle needs evidences right? Well, we’ve ‘flied’ though several websites to get you 56 very inspiring and somehow a little bit spooky examples of levitation photography with different kind of ‘floating’ pose. Also we are not gonna just show you how people ‘fly’, but teach you how to ‘fly’ with 15 tutorials collected into this post. So all you have to do is sit there for now, enjoy these inspiring examples and, may be, get yourself ‘floating’ in the air afterward!

Floating Without Boundaries

198. ‘No meaning to this, just a quick shot with some levitation and flying hair to add interest. I was thinking of some of my favorite painters and the luminous quality to their work when I edited this. The reflection was quite a feat! ‘ (Image Source: Somewhere Lovely)

A Breeze In The Room. Truly professional work with great composition, the floating cloud is just amazing! (Image Source: brookeshaden)

A Moving Caste. Loved the shadow and feathers, it will be more epic if there’s wings in the shadow! (Image Source: Terra Kate)

An Alternate Route. Many has done photography with levitation effect, but only few can create the effect with very natural feel, such as this dazzling work. (Image Source: brookeshaden)

At Water Level. Fantastic composition, the reflection is perfect and the ripples even makes the levitation effect more realistic! (Image Source: ChelseyLeBlanc)

Bad Dreams. This fantastic photo itself is seems telling a story, probably an underrated piece. (Image Source: Christina Arrivillaga)

Because I Don’t Trust Airplanes. I believe airplane is much more safer! Gorgeous shot with natural pose, loved the idea very much! (Image Source: redredhead)

Being Young. ‘One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination.’ – Sam Levenson (Image Source: angiel)

Books Can Take You Anywhere. A meaningful shot with warm colors, every photo with levitation effect tells a story. (Image Source: -Emillie-)

Broken Wings. Well, this is simply epic. Respected the hard work of the photographer too, you can probably check out the entire process behind this epic shot. (Image Source: Jenny Jacobsson)

Can You Turn Off The Airco Please?. Levitation can be funny, too! Good idea. (Image Source: Morphicx)

Card Game. ‘My family has been asking about my levitation pictures and wanted to be in one/have a levitating picture of their own. We were playing cards and this idea was born. I wanted to focus on each person to get their expressions how I liked them, so I shot each person individually and composite them together.’ (Image Source: Erich Leeth)

Chasing Elephants. Amusing shot with perfect tone and extremely realistic shadows, faved this! (Image Source: Terra Kate)

Daydreaming. Wonderful shot with a theme in mind, I believe purpose is very important in creating an influencing levitation photo. (Image Source: caileighkyle)

Defying Gravity. Life without gravity is just fantastic, creative shot. (Image Source: stumayhew)

Delusional Imprisonment. ‘It was really fun despite being really dirty, dusty, having near insect-nest touching incidents, bumping into 4 stray dogs and a civil defence worker.’ (Image Source: JolsAriella)

Dog Fairy. Perfect execution and colors, dogs’ expression really adds to the epicness of this piece as getting animal to perform is pretty challenging. (Image Source: tanguera75)

Easter Laziness. Had a lovely feel with this piece, a levitation photo with peaceful theme. (Image Source: eva)

Electric Jon. The expression has made this common levitation photo entirely uncommon. (Image Source: RachelMarieSmith)

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic. I wonder how she got the permission from the gas station to do this, amusing and creative work anyway! (Image Source: gigikassis)

Everything In Its Right Place. Such a silent and peaceful levitation, nice work. (Image Source: Signe Peluffo)

Fairy Tale. A sweet ‘levitation’ moment captured into photo. Never know levitation can be this sweet. (Image Source: Morphicx)

Fight. ‘Nothing livens up a slow day at Marble Slab like an epic mid-air battle. I got my coworker/buddy Las to help me out with another photo today. And yes, that is a giant knife with a 12″ blade he’s holding….. I went with a 16:9 crop to make it more like a frame from a movie. Not sure if it worked or not.’ (Image Source: Erich Leeth)

First Levitation. When was your first levitation? A great attempt by Kelly.grace. (Image Source: kelly.grace)

Floating Woman. A levitation with elegance applied, love the lighting as well. (Image Source: maneeacc)

Getting Food. I think standing will be easier to get the food, very interesting attempt by SANI GZ! (Image Source: SANI GZ)

Goddess Of The Well. Wonderful work that brings out the goddess feel, the manipulation is brilliant also. (Image Source: tanguera75)

Gypsy. Beautiful production with magical feel, falling cards are the best part that makes the entire photo more realistic and believable. (Image Source: hilaryament)

Harry Potter Magic Duel. Professional yet very funny production, I had a LOL moment with this! You can see the behind scene photo to get how they achieve the levitation also! (Image Source: Louish Pixel)

Heaven. Masterpiece. (Image Source: Dejon)

How Are You Doing That!?. ‘I went for a more stylized look because of the surreal nature of the shoot. Sort of hyper-real. I think it’s neat, if not a little overdone. Levitation shoots are so fun.’ (Image Source: Erich Leeth)

Insomia. A typical use of levitation effect in ghost movies, very spooky yet excellent work! (Image Source: delila)

Invisible Chair. The idea is actually inspired from Shanghai World Expo Closing Ceremony Concert, but the author has portrayed the idea wonderfully, I give a 5 star for this. (Image Source: Dancing Tornado)

Levitating. What is he thinking? A thought-provoking piece with emotional lighting. (Image Source: chica migrania)

Levitating Baker. ‘Something magical going on as Kim checks on her sugar cookies!’ An impressive and magical work indeed. (Image Source: Royce Hutain)

Levitation. Very natural pose and expression, true art of levitation. (Image Source: Ciel Photography)

Levitation Attempt #6. Inspiring shot with totally unique environment, the shadow is just awesome. (Image Source: another.point.in.time)

Live With No Excuses, And Love With No Regrets. Really beautiful work which teaches a great life lesson too, like the surrealistic manipulation also. (Image Source: honeyjazz)

Meditational Levitation. ‘I took this with about half an hour to spare. I’m ok with it. Not thilled, not disgusted. Meh.’ (Image Source: Erich Leeth)

Mother’s Day. Levitation is more realistic when more people get involved! (Image Source: Tin Wedding Whistle)

Moving Block. Different with most photographers, Natsumi Hayashi prefers jump to create the levitation effect, but her works are even more realistic than most photographers who embraced photo manipulation. (Image Source: Natsumi Hayashi)

My World. Levitation is not human’s ability anymore, a charming piece! (Image Source: RachelMarieSmith)

Ninety.Seven. I like the legs’ pose, it’s so relaxing and realistic. (Image Source: mebemrslerman)

Paradox. ‘Seriously, I have never spent so much time editing a photo, 4 hours on Photoshop non-stop. There were a lot of things that I wasn’t happy with when editing this photo I have about 10 PSD files sitting on my desktop at the time of writing and about 30 JPEG files, what a mess.’ (Image Source: alexcottrillphotography)

Photographer Levitation. Friend is your best companion to achieve levitation. Behind the scene photo is available. (Image Source: Louish Pixel)

Pixie Dust. Sensational work with great model acting on, model is probably the most important element in achieving most realistic levitation. (Image Source: brookeshaden)

Playing Piano. Every musical piece will sounds epic if you play with this style, stunning work! (Image Source: Anka Zhuravleva)

Ropes. A totally creative product utilizing the rope, which is also signified by author as some kind of ‘social bond’ in our life. (Image Source: Somewhere Lovely)

Saying Goodbye. When is your last separation with the beloved person? When it’s used correctly, levitation is one of the greatest way to tell a heart touching story. (Image Source: Kristi Fräzier)

Scared Of Sleep. Scared of sleep? I’m scared of you. Deadly amazing work. (Image Source: The Dirty Projector)

Stirring Dust. ‘Only in our sleep can we read the pages of our dreams.’ (Image Source: brookeshaden)

Sugar & Spice. Levitation applied to life activity, how magical! (Image Source: RachelMarieSmith)

The Wonder Of Reading. The life is wonderful with endless imagination from book. I think levitation is good for product advertising like book advertising too. (Image Source: Carolyn Hampton)

Unity Of The Universe. ‘I wanted to do a levitation photo because it’s the best way I can demonstrate how great music makes me feel.’ (Image Source: Anka Zhuravleva)

Violinist. Music is known for no boundaries, so is levitation. (Image Source: Anka Zhuravleva)

When Will I See You Again. A levitation work that talks a romantic love story, perfect expression. (Image Source: blakejacobsen)

Tutorial

Anatomy Of A Shot. Just as its name, this tutorial will show you the entire process of creating the photo with levitation effect as below. The secret weapon is rope.

Dreaming Of Flying. Extremely detailed article sharing how the author achieves the levitation in her photography, a must-see article.

Levitation Secrets Revealed! The Making & Behind-The-Scenes. A must-read for levitation photography’s learner, as the author revealed his tricks for all his levitation photos, explained in video and photo format!

Floating In Photoshop. A comprehensive tutorial that lists out all tools and steps you need to get yourself ‘floating’ in the air.

Free Fall. Although this video tutorial guides you to create the photo with people ‘falling’, the described method can actually be used to create nice levitation work.

How To Levitate. A tutorial that not only teaches you how to create the levitation effect, but also sharing the tips to make the entire work more realistic.

How To Levitate – Levitating Photographer. ‘I finally did a full behind the scenes video of the photoshoot and editing.’

Levitation Photography. Discover how to defies the law of gravity with the power of Photoshop !

Levitation Photography And Working With Textures. Not really a tutorial for complete beginner but a good read for those who want to apply texture into its levitation production.

Levitation Tutorial. Step by step tutorial guaranteed to help you get anything ‘levitating’ in your photo,
worth a read!

Reflection

Honestly I’m quite surprised when I discovered there are thousands of quality levitation photos existed in the web. It seems that the concept has been played by many photographers over years. With such richful productions, I’ve been thinking what makes a good levitation photo for now?

Inspiring Artworks Tribute to Transformers The Movie

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Back to the time when the Transformers movie was still in development, the design team was asked by director Michael Bay to produce some concept arts. They made some experiments which was later commented as old-school, thus they decided to bring a massive redesign to the Transformers, making them very, very cool robots.

(Image Source: Alon Chou)

That’s how the brand new design of Transformers was formed, and undoubtedly the redesign is too successful that it brought in massive numbers of brand new fans (including me). That is not the end of the story, the team has actually redesigned those appeared Transformers throughout the sequel to make sure they are even more attractive, and of course, epic.
As usual in, we don’t prove you something with just words. To help you get the awesomeness of Transformers’ design and the hard work put into it, we have lined up 86 totally awesome and inspiring concept arts, comic book cover arts and fan arts for you to enjoy Transformers in detail. Full list after jump!

Note: Introductions for Transformers below are mostly based on Wikipedia and Transformers Wiki, thanks for their extremely detailed info!

Concept Art

Ever seen unapproved version of Bumblebee, or want to take a close look to Megatron? This section includes approved and also some unapproved quality designs of Transformers, with introduction for each of them along the showcase.
Protoform. ‘This is the design for what would ultimately be called the Protoform which Autobots take as they enter Earth’s atmosphere, crash, and seek their vehicular form.’ (Image source: Ben Procter)

Protoform: Humanoid. Autobots’ humanoid form before they found their own vehicular form. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Optimus Prime Endoskeleton. Optimus Prime’s mechanical endoskeleton. It was made during the development of visual and engineering language of the robots’ extraterrestrial ‘Cybertron’ forms. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime is best known as the leader of the Autobots, a faction of heroic Transformers who battle with the evil forces named Decepticons since the time they are both in their own planet, Cybertron. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Optimus Prime Back View. Every Transformers’ design in the movie is the combined effort of professional design teams. Take Optimus Prime as example, his front design is honed by Victor Martinez while Ben Procter developed the back. His head was a tag team effort by Ryan Church and Paul Ozzimo, and then interpreted into 3D by Alex Jaeger and ILM modellers. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Optimus Prime Arm Gun Revision. Concept art means there are lots of revisions before the design is approved as final, here is one of the revision of Optimus Prime’s arm gun. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Jetfire Front View. As the elder of the Transformers, Jetfire is one of the few Transformers left since the beginning of humanity. He appears in the movie Revenge of the Fallen as a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. He is ‘Decepticons turned Autobots’ as he doesn’t support the destruction and violence idea of Decepticons. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Jetfire Back View. How can an old Transformers looks so cool even his back? Jetfire was combined with Optimus Prime in the movie Revenge of the Fallen to ultimately defeat the Megatron. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Optimus Prime Power Up. Jetfire + Optimus Prime = Almighty Jet Prime! Who cares if it’s cheating if we can beat Megatron! Sorry I was kidding, and this design is ultimately epic. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Optimus Prime Power Up – Unapproved version. Another concept art for Optimus Prime’s power up version, pretty epic also! Which version do you prefer? (Image source: Concept Art World)

Bumblebee. Bumblebee is one of the primary protagonist appeared since the first Transformers movie. He chose Chevrolet Camaro as his vehicular form, and he communicates though selected playback of radio and television signals, due to his voice injury. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Bumblebee – Unapproved Version. Unapproved version of Bumblebee, looks pretty cool but I believe most fans prefer the approved version. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Bumblebee On Tow Truck. One of the coolest moments in the first Transformers movie, never stop battling unless you die, spirit of the Autobots! (Image source: Ben Procter)

Ironhide. In Transformers movie, Ironhide appears as a custom GMC Topkick C4500 pickup truck. He’s described as Optimus Prime’s oldest friend and the weapon specialist of the Autobots’ team. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Sideswipe. Sideswipe is a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept in the movie, Revenge of the Fallen. Transformed version has two wheeled feet, and armed with 2 retractable Cybertanium arm blades on each of his wrists in robot mode, along with an extra gun on his back. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Sideswipe. Another design concept of Sideswipe, similar to Arcee I think. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Springer. Judging from the design, Springer should be originally designed to be appeared in the movie, but was dropped with unknown reason. However, his cool design is hardly ignored, thus making him produced as a toy available for fans. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Breakaway. Although the concept art’s title says Firestorm, this Autobots is widely recognized as Breakaway. Unlike other Aerialbots who focus more on aerial acrobatics, Breakaway put more power on straightforward flying with terrible speed, making him the elite flyer in Autobots. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Arcee v05. Arcee was planned to be casted in Trasformers movie but her appearance was finally replaced by Ironhide, with the rumor that the movie doesn’t have extra time to explain the gender of the Transformers. Her transformed design was based on the Buell Firebolt motorcycle, done by Ben Procter. She was also initially set to battle with Blackout in the film. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Ratchet. This is actually the unused version of Ratchet, that means you didn’t see Ratchet with this design in the first Transformer. Note that this design is pretty similar to common robot design, so it might be earlier experimental sketch for discovering spectacular Transformer’s design. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Model T. ‘The Ford Model T automobile is a Seeker, was dispatched thousands of years ago to Earth, adopted a Model T automobile as a disguise, and that’s about all we know.’ – Transformers Wiki (Image source: Concept Art World)

Megatron Front View. Megatron is the leader of Decepticons, who is also the antagonist of the Transformers movie. He appears as a Cybertronian Jet in first movie then in second film, he gains an alternate flying tank mode. He was heavily redesigned during the sequel and his design has more focus on the alien aspect of Transformers, which made him looks very different with the Autobots who have more mechanical aspect on their design. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Megatron Back View. By looking his back you can feel how much extreme hard work has been put into designing it. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Megatron Vehicle Mode. The reason of why I stand on the Decepticons’ side, Megatron’s vehicle mode is just too kick-ass! (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Megatron Vehicle Mode Rear View. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Megatron Flight Mode. Isn’t it kind of cheating? Love the design anyway, all hail Megatron! (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Blackout. Don’t be fooled by the titles on the concept art, it’s absolutely the design of Blackout. Blackout transforms into a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, and he is the largest Decepticons in the first Transformers movie with 2 arm-mounted gatling cannons, 2 energy cannons and has the ability to disrupt electronic devices via EMP blasts. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Blackout. Another design of Blackout but with the name, Devastator. Well the character actually went though couples of rename due to some issues, and he wins the ‘most name changes during development’ award. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Starscream. Starscream is a jet-shaped Decepticons who has some hatred against Megatron and seeks to be the ultimate leader of the Decepticons. His vehicular mode is always a jet, like Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor in the movie. He’s primarily armed with a missile launcher that carries 6 missiles in both arms, and a high caliber machine gun to backup the attack. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Brawl. Brawl appears in the first Transformers movie as a M1 Abrams tank. He is an offensive type with high strength, which enables him to pulls Autobots Jazz off with only one hand. He fought together with Megatron against Autobots and human, and was destroyed by the combined shot of Bumblebee and human forces. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Devastator. Different with most Decepticons, Devastator is actually combination of Constructicons, thus he has surprisingly huge body and physical strength, and an ability to create a powerful turbine that sucks everything in sight into the mouth for destruction. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Devastator – Unapproved Version. Another design for Devastator in the movie Revenge of the Fallen. Trivial: Devastator has less intelligence compared to other Decepticons, due to the fact that his every move and thought has to be agreed by combining Constructicons. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Scavenger. It’s hard to differentiate between Demolishor and Scavenger, but according to Transformers Wiki, this gigantic Transformers is Scavenger. Scavenger stands around 86 feet tall to the top of his wheel, and he also forms the torso of Devastator with Overload. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Long Haul. Named Long Haul, this badass enjoys and thirsts for battle by using his projectile weaponry. According to the Transformes Wiki, there are actually 2 Long Haul in the movie, Revenge of the Fallen. The first Long Haul has combined with other Constructicons to form Devastator, while the other one fought against the NEST forces and was destroyed by United States Air Force’s air strike. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Overload. This Decepticons is spotted when the Constructicons combine to form the torso of the gigantic Devastator. He’s about 30 feet tall, and seems never transforms into robot mode. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Mixmaster. As a weapon designer of Decepticons, Mixmaster is an expert in poisons, corrosive substances and explosives. Like Long Haul, there are 2 Mixmaster in the movie Revenge of the Fallen, one which forms the head of Devastator, the other fought NEST forces in Egypt and was sliced by ex-Decepticons Jetfire. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Ravage. Ravage was originally planned for the first Transformers film, but the movie team later decided to use the Scorponok. Similar to Scorponok, Ravage’s look is based on the life form in Earth, and it’s armed with twin heavy machine guns that either fires standard projectiles or Cybertronian ammunition. Other possible weapon will be its tail and razor edged claws. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Pretender ‘Alice’. Decepticons-transformed-human. Transformers’ decision to disguise as a machine rather than human is wise as machine can’t talk, so the chance of being discovered is probably lower. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Scalpel. Known as ‘The Doctor’ in the movie Revenge of the Fallen, Scalpel has great anatomical and mechanical knowledge, and excels in disassemble technological device and biological life forms. Sounds professional, the only disadvantage of him is, he always left some parts after performing the reassembly. (Image source: Concept Art World)

RC Truck Bot. Probably one of the weakest Decepticons with most dirty moves. His strongest point is perhaps the speed of changing his mind from being Decepticons to Autobots. (Image source: Concept Art World)

The Twelve. A series of Decepticons which I’m not really sure about, but as their designs are similar to The Fallen, they must be some ancient Transformers that have something to do with The Fallen a.k.a final boss of the Decepticons. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Mountain Dew Bot. ‘Do the dew or I will eat your brain!’ (Image source: Ben Procter)

Microwave Bot. ‘The microwave bot is an evil Appliancebot who can conceal himself in the form of a microwave oven. He’s homicidal pretty much from birth (probably doesn’t come with Popper or Soupy) and that’s about all we know.’ – Transformers Wiki (Image source: Concept Art World)

Nokia Bot. Seriously I won’t mind my Nokia turning into an Autobots, provided that it will not boom my house. (Image source: Ben Procter)

Nuclear Sub. I’m seriously not sure about this Transformers, but according to my study most people guesses he’s Tidal Wave, but the look is far too different with his original design. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Carrier Attack. Carrier Attack, one of the heart-pounding scenes in Transformers’ sequel, Revenge of the Fallen. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Matrix Of Leadership. Also named as Creation Matrix, the Matrix is actually the Autobots talisman of legend, passed down from leader to leader. In the movie Revenge of the Fallen, it is used to activate the Sun Harvester hidden in Egypt and was protected by ancient Primes. (Image source: Concept Art World)

Comic Book Cover Art

Featured here are comic book cover arts done by Josh Nizzi and Dcjosh. Josh Nizzi was hired to do concept art for the Transformers’ sequel, Revenge of the Fallen, while Dcjosh is the artist who does the cover art for Transformers’ comic series. Without a doubt, their artworks are absolutely awesome.
Adaptation #1. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Adaptation #2. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Adaptation #3. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Adaptation #4. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Alliance #1. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Alliance #2. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Alliance #3. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Alliance #4. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Defiance #2. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Defiance #3. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Destiny: Defiance #4. (Image source: Josh Nizzi)

Movie UK Reprint Cover. (Image source: dcjosh)

Movie UK Reprint Cover 1. (Image source: dcjosh)

Target Excl. TF Movie Prequel. (Image source: dcjosh)

TF Movie Prequel no3. (Image source: dcjosh)

TF Movie Prequel 4. (Image source: dcjosh)

TF Reign of Starscream 3 cover. (Image source: dcjosh)

Fan Art

While I’m searching for Transformers’ fan art, I have a requirement in mind which the chosen artwork must be ‘something quality’. However, after some serious searches, I have changed the requirement to ‘something that can compare to original work’. These fan arts are just too cool and professional!
Armadillo. Armadillo actually did not exist in the Transformers movie, but his design possesses many characteristics from the Transformers’ design in the movie, thus causing many movie fans think that the artist should be hired to design Transformers for the film. (Image source: Jolin and JesterJJZ)

Autobot. This gorgeous fan art is also a tutorial that shares the progress of making Transformers, follow it to create your own Transformers! (Image source: Tamás Tóthfalussy)

Autobot Portraits. Probably one of the most epic portraits in the human’s history, could also be a good advertisement poster to persuade Transformers to join Autobots. (Image source: dylanliwanag)

Autobots Roll Out. Another cool portrait, note that they are in battle mode. (Image source: dylanliwanag)

Birds Of War. Best fan art that brings out the beauty and the fierceness of Starscream. (Image source: Jimmy Xu)

Bumblebee. I love the color scheme used for this artwork, it’s seriously as professional as comic artist like Dcjosh’s work. (Image source: EspenG)

Bumblebee ROTF. Very detailed Bumblebee fan art, I call this professional. (Image source: dylanliwanag)

Cosmos. Amazing fan art of Cosmos, the spaceship-sauced Autobots from Generation 1 series. (Image source: Jolin JesterJJZ)

Death Blow. I seriously can’t convince my eyes to believe that this is a fan art, until I saw the tutorial which the artist shares his thought on making this masterpiece. (Image source: Alon Chou)

Decepticons Portraits. 5 badass in 1 portrait = epic. (Image source: dylanliwanag)

Giant Frikkin Robots Are Comin. Fan art from the comic artist Dcjosh, awesome as usual! (Image source: dcjosh)

Motormaster. Yet another heavily designed Transformers from Jester and Jolin, they did really well in designing Transformers. (Image source: Jolin JesterJJZ)

Movie Blackout. Looks exactly like a cartoon movie poster, uber cool! (Image source: dcjosh)

Optimus Prime. ‘No sacrifice, no victory!’ Very realistic 3D fan art with great detail in mind. (Image source: Kevin Bao)

ROTF Jet Convoy Charity. Almighty Jet Prime! The way the author draws has really brought out the powerful feel of the geared Optimus Prime. (Image source: dcjosh)

Swindle. Concept art for Swindle, if you saw concept arts above you can feel that this piece is very similar to them, professional production! (Image source: Elder-Of-The-Earth)

Trailbreaker. Looks very promising, Jester and Jolin’s strength lies in designing Transformers that looks powerful. (Image source: Jolin JesterJJZ)

Transfomers. The heart-pounding scene in the first Transformers movie, captured into this sensational fan art. (Image source: Wanbao)

Transformers Fan Art. Engaging fan art with random Autobots vs random Decepticons, and both do not really exist in Transformers’ universe. Concepting Transformers is not really easy, but Genesisa has done it very well. (Image source: genesisa)

Transformers Screenwriters. A funny yet cool poster produced by Jester and Jolin, I thought the Robertobot refers to Roberto Orci, and Alexatron refers to Alex Kurtzman, and both of them are screenwriters for Transformers movies. (Image source: Jester Pictures)

Transformers The Movie. Drawn by using 2B pencil and colored by Wacom and PainterIX, very cool fan art with personal style imbued. (Image source: Wangyuxi)

Unknown. An unknown work from unknown author, but still looks nice! According to the discussion in Superhero Hype, all different body parts of this Transformers are taken from original concept arts. Hat off to the author. (Image source: Unknown)

References

Ideas for Designing Business Card

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Business cards are hard printed medium for spreading word about your business and what you do. These papers should truly stand the test of time and patience between those you offer services towards. Thus, their concepts should be fascinating and creative, stretching far from common people’s imagination.

Likewise we are not all gifted artists in this trade. Whether you’re freelancing alone or building a team business, cards will always influence your sales numbers. Consider some of the points I’ve raised below regarding modern card templates and how you can break out of the box. Such creativity isn’t as difficult as implied by artists and merely requires a bit of stretched thinking.

Concept arts showcased below are geared towards the modern era of print layout. There are many styles and shapes to consider, so I also recommend spending time not only researching but building a collection of business cards to enhance your mind patterns.

The Simple Pass-off

Regardless of the style and setting of your business card, we can extract the same conclusion from many different artists. Business cards shouldn’t be created too extravagantly as they turn into burdens of annoying paper not worth anybody’s time.
In fact, the whole purpose of exchanging cards with others is to allow for easy communication later on. The pass off period is how much time is required to hand out your business card and gauge your colleague’s reaction. With more complicated and erratic structures it will be very difficult for clients to find a comfortable placement in their pockets.

(Image Source: Whiskey Design)

Consider sticking with shapes standard towards squares and rectangles. Objects which protrude outward can be fun and even evoke a state of playfulness. However this generally doesn’t belong in modern business card design and can retract from your credibility.
Keep in mind how the receiver will feel taking a big hunk of cardboard paper from you. If they really wish to contact you it’d be simpler for them to find a secure placement somewhere in their personals, i.e. a wallet or purse. This ensures they can find it later and it wouldn’t be sent through the washing machine by accident.

Confident Branding

You’ve got to push your company brand like nothing else. When it comes to passing around cards and word of mouth, nothing is more powerful than backup imagery and branding.
Notice fuzzy or embossed logos will stand out tremendously. Similarly adding holographic or shiny techniques over your logo gives your company the futuristic look. Every sleek businessman wants their cards to shine and this is one great technique.

(Image Source: Card Gala)

On a similar note you may create a letter branding or icon theme. This could be the first letter of your company, or possibly a similar logo such as Exxon’s logo. Regardless the point is to repeat and create the illusion of a dynamic pattern. Small hole punches or background imagery will fit the bill perfectly.
In spite of how you approach branding, you should consider the outcome important towards marketing. A company icon or logo will generally supplement a longer title since the symbolism is easier to recognize. If you are truly lacking space on your card try fitting something into the back side, or even a light shading of background textures. Some very creative designers have showcased these exact techniques with precision and great imagination.

Highlights of Typography

For some time consider how powerful the role of typography plays on your business card. Anybody holding onto your piece of paper will surely be interested in the information printed. This means your contacts should be legible and neatly spaced!
I can’t even begin to imagine how many cards offer poor-quality optics when comparing text. There have been many examples where background and text color barely contrast and almost blend together – quite a costly mistake. When clientele or possible leads become frustrated they’ll eventually give up, or best case scenario: google your brand and hopefully find a means of contact.

(Image Source: Card Gala)

Highlight different sections and see if you can draw attention into portions of your cards. The attentive bunch will pick up on simple techniques such as attracting eyes towards your company’s website or personal e-mail address. No matter what your objectives as a businessman any new lead is always a great possibility for prosperous growth.

Clever Puns & Symbology

When you’ve got a company working in a specific sector of society it’s simple to build clever puns with these. Often times this will come into fruition through clothing apparel and print companies, also handymen decorating cards with tools and clipart.

(Image Source: Secret Agent Man)

Symbolism can play a key role in business card design. For a company such as Google it’s all too common an occurrence to play around in their neck of the woods. Holding the elite position of “Top Search Engine” the employees of Google are able to play off such a historic role in society with comical imagery proportional to their home page. The business card below is a prime example displaying the person’s name inside the search field with contact information on the back.
If you’ve acquired a talented graphic designer or know your way around Photoshop it’s entirely possible to blend symbology into your branding. If you can find a symbol or animal which represents your company, card design is often the best creative artboard for showcasing your ideas and getting your new branding afloat.

(Image Source: Vista-se)

Suspending User Interaction

One major point of interest towards card design comes from an aspect of human intervention. By adding neat effects it’s simple to create interactive business cards which capture the imagination.
Your competitors will be ripe with envy while all of your clientele and corporate partners will be awestruck. There are many examples of this style, namely by Matt Imus in the photo below. You may notice not only the small slots of information open but there is a sliding inner piece which displays extra information.

(Image Source: msimus)

This technique is just one of the many exciting renditions of interactive card design. Granted this isn’t the only viable solution, and in fact is quite rare. You would need a strong press or somebody very knowledgeable about printing dual or triple layered cards.
In other examples interactive designers often display maps and even cards wrapped in packaging. These effects are very contemporary and will help you stand out from the crowd. Ensure you don’t cross the line and go overboard, though, as your audience is probably finicky and wouldn’t like to spend hours toying around with your cards.

Design Gallery

Throughout many of these tips it’s difficult to fully grasp how business cards are created. The vast amounts of creativity required far exceed the mindset of many top graphic designers. I often find myself digging through internet archives for fantastic galleries of newer and modern card structures.
Below I’ve included over 25 business card examples for your viewing pleasure. These range from standard black-and-white letterpress to the exotic and almost inconceivable pieces. If you’re struggling to come up with your own card design I recommend checking out our brief gallery below.
Reactor. (Image Source: Cardonizer)

Lisandro Enrique. (Image Source: Lisandro Moises Enrique)

Yup. (Image Source: Peipei Yu)

Ubiquitous. (Image Source: Blush Publishing)

Violett Chakakov. (Image Source: Violet Tchalakov)

Wilma Traldi. (Image Source: Wilma Traldi)

Amanda K Photography. (Image Source: A Fine Press / Jane Johnson Design)

Lou Fargeot. (Image Source: Lou Fargoet)

Top Funky. (Image Source: Geoffrey Grosenbach)

Sabrina Sorella. (Image Source: Stefanie Sosial)

Metallics Unlimited. (Image Source: Luice Design)

Nataliea Roberts. (Image Source: Natalie Roberts)

Edouard Domenici. (Image Source: Edouard Domenici)

Marnie Gilder. (Image Source: Domian Hamilton)

Leroy T. (Image Source: BlueQ Desings)

CR. (Image Source: CR)

Rachel Russell. (Image Source: Mark Cossey)

Thomas Antiques . (Image Source: Stefan Irava)

Jake Caputo. (Image Source: Design Crumbs)

Square One Communications. (Image Source: Ryan Ribstein and Matt @ Luice Design)

Abby Doodles. (Image Source: Abbydoodles Paperie)

Duo. (Image Source: Lisa & Ian)

Anick Bauer. (Image Source: Anick Bauer)

Milky Interactive. (Image Source: Olivier Pineda)

Top 10 Agro Tourism Destinations in Malaysia

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10. Malaysia Agriculture Park , Selangor
By Area of 817 hectares, Malaysia Agriculture Park is located in Bukit Cerakah, Shah Alam is filled with various species of flora and fauna including hundreds of unique species of herbs. Visitors the opportunity to visit various parks such as Park and Tropical Fruits Spices Garden Hundred and Four Season Climate House. Visitors are provided with various recreational facilities such as camping, fishing, jungle trekking, kayaking and biking. New attractions at the Taman Pertanian Malaysia are activities and Skytrex Paintball Adventure. Taman Pertanian Malaysia also provides accommodation facilities like chalets, houses - as well as a variety of lodges to attend seminars and courses.
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9. Kipli Nipah Farm, Kuala Sangklang, Perlis
Farm is a farm Nipah Nipah Kipli concept of leisure and relax. With over 2,000 palm trees, trees cermai, mango trees and coconut palms make the dim and cozy atmosphere of farm. Visitors a chance to relax in the lush palm trees while enjoying a drink of fresh juice, jelly and juice at the restaurant Mini laksa Perlis. Visitors also will tour the farm and given exposure on the technology of palm.
8. Agro Technology Park MARDI Langkawi, Kedah
Visitors the opportunity to visit farms - local fruits and vegetables - veggies while enjoying the fruit - fresh fruit. There are 20 types of fruit - fruit that was planted with a variety of ages. Types of fruit - fruit is divided into seasonal and non seasonal species such as durian, rambutan, mango, star fruit, etc. ciku. Orchard fruit - fruit main attraction visitors where they continue to be carried out there and pick their own fruit - fruit and feel the real atmosphere on the farm. In addition, this friend provides activities - recreational activities such as camping, biking and fishing.
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7. Floating Chalet PPK Merbok, Kedah
Floating Chalet undertaken by PPK Merbok Area Farmers' Organisation (PPK) Merbok is located 5 km from the town of Kuala Kedah. The main attraction in this chalet is a fishing activity in the cages - cages of fish or fishing in Kuala Sungai Merbok. Boat service provided to visitors who are interested in fishing or down the River Merbok. This Chalet provides comfortable accommodation and board for the meeting. Visitors also offer packages to Songsong Island, Pulau Ular, Pulau Bidan and reefs Terendak and packages to Cape wires to buy the product - a product of local sea and enjoy the food - fresh seafood.
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6. FAMA Honey Processing Centre, Kuala Nerang Kedah
FAMA Honey Processing Centre, Kuala Nerang is located 38 KM from the town of Alor Setar and is one - only the central processing of natural honey by FAMA. Visitors a chance to see the methods of processing honey (packaging, labeling, grading) and the purity of the honey bee testing performed. Visitors can also buy products - honey-based products in the Sales Centre Honey Bees. The center also provides the package to collect honey in Tasik Pedu tramp and Ulu Muda Dam RM350/orang price for package 2 days 1 night.
5. Mango Farm MOA Inc., Tobiar, Pendang Kedah
MOA mango plantation. Inc.. is a center for collecting, processing, grading and marketing of mango fruit types Tobiar Gold (Chok Anan MA224). The farm is also a fish hatchery and nursery tilapia and feedlot cattle and buffalo. Fruit production is in May - August each year and visitors can enjoy the fresh mango fruit from the farm Tarus. Visitors can not only visit the farm tetapimempelajari technology of mango, tilapia hatcheries and poultry feedlot cattle and buffalo. Apart from the production - based products using the mango puree Chok Anan mango fruits such as cordials, jams, sauces, and candied. MOA Inc mango plantation. This has been recognized by the Good Farm Practice Scheme Malaysia (SLAM) and Malaysia's Best.
4. Agro Technology Park MARDI Cameron Highlands, Pahang
Located in Cameron Highlands makes MARDI Cameron Highlands Agrotechnology Park as a must-visit destination for visitors to see the planting - vegetables, fruit - fruits and flowers - flowers temperate use the latest technology. Agrotechnology park also has a garden - to visit the mini garden visitors such as the English Garden, Herb Garden, Rose Garden, Orchid Garden and the test bed Strawberry Farm.
3. Turtle Sanctuary and Information Centre Cherating, Pahang
Turtle Sanctuary and Information Centre (PPSP) is located 51 KM from Cherating Kuantan and has been in operation since January 2, 1998. This center serves as a rehabilitation center, hatchery, protection, dissemination of public information, education, research and travel turtle species. Information Centre and the Cherating Turtle Sanctuary was declared as one of the tourism product for the year to visit Malaysia 2007 by the Pahang state government. PPSP offers a variety of activities for visitors such as the turtle hatchery program, the release of baby turtles, sea turtles and appreciation of the camp.
2. Peladang Setiu Agrotourism & Resort, Terengganu
Farmers Setiu Agrotourism & Resort is a resort town far from the congestion that provides a wide range of recreational facilities and locations, such as the orchard - fruit, herb garden, animal stalls and results - of agriculture. In addition, a total of 58 chalets and 3 hostel accommodation available for visitors with a floating restaurant facilities and agro Café. Farmers Setiu Agrotourism & Resort also offers a package - package of seminars and courses at reasonable prices.
1. Sabah Agriculture Park
Sabah Agriculture Park is located in the Tenom showcase a wide range of tropical plants in the state and the unique. TPS has many attractions that can be enjoyed by visitors such as the Borneo Orchid Garden Centre Honey Bees, and the Evolution Garden Garden - garden decoration. Visitors also had the opportunity to carry out recreational activities such as biking, fishing and riding trains around the TPS

35 Impressive Light Painting Artworks

2011-05-31T19:32:00.000-07:00

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It can be said that light is the source of all art. It’s because you see an artwork by not only using your eyes, but also rely on the light that makes the art visible. But the situation is gonna be different in this post as the light is not only something that makes the art visible, but the main focus of beautiful artworks with help from light painters.

Yes, it’s called light painting, a cool photographic technique which aims to utilize light into something that can be drawn, mainly by lower shutter speed of the camera that captures the artwork. Painters then use different kinds of light sources like flash light, cathode, LED keychain or even candle to ‘draw’ the light, thus pushing it to become a beautiful artwork.
So how does it look like? Witness it by your eyes. We’ve handpicked 35 light painting works from creative authors using different kinds of light sources to show you what light painting is capable of. Enjoy these works and make sure you won’t be blinded by the beauty of light itself!

Painting With Light

Angle Grinder. Amazing shot with perfect lighting, the environment really adds up the beauty of light painting.

Ballin’ In School. Gorgeous shot on this one. This piece offers a close view to the light orb, which is rarely seen in most similar works.

Bat(man) On Fire. Batman is back… with light painting. Both expression and use of lighting are badass.

Best Nest. Creative work with unique environment, I like how the ‘fire’ adds up the the epicness of this work.

Bike. Nice use of color and lighting that brings out cinematic feel.

Blue Peter – 05. What a badass worm with badass lighting. Awesome!

Body Stretching. Overstretched, dude! Very unique approach used on this work, this painter got some creativity.

Cécile Frémont. Perfect combination of body art and Arabic calligraphy light painting, simply wordless.

dENiZEN – 05. Fantastic shot with cute artworks. The light streaks seem like they’ll taste good!

dENiZEN – 08. A great example of showing how simple lines can create beautiful light painting artwork.

Electric Guitar. Very nice shot and fantastic use of lighting, probably one of the most beautiful piece in this series.

Electric Guitar 2. How distorted it is! Perfect use of light waves that brings out the electric feel to the guitar, the messy bed background does add up the effect too.

Fabia Light. I believe even the ugliest car in the world can look epic by adding in this effect, cool work!

Fire Dragon. The legendary twin-headed fire dragon. My god this work is freakin’ hot!

Fire Fish. I had a LOL moment on this piece, great color choice and well drawn fish.

Ghost Performer. Although this is just an experimenting work, it turns out very well with ambient lighting that carves out a glamorous feel around the performer. A sensational work indeed.

Home Is Where the Light Is. I like the meaning of this work, and what makes this photo worthy is the large ‘O’ word synced up perfectly, which requires lots of effort and muscular memory to achieve that.

I Want My Cookie Crisps. Boom! Very well executed work, also a nice example on how adding small effect will greatly enhance the entire feel of the photo.

Inferno Horse. Another freakin’ hot work done by the same author who did the ‘Fire Dragon’. You got the epic nerve, dude.

Light Girl Taking A Break. A fiery work with fiery technique, hat off to the painter.

Light Graffiti Car. Perfect angle and proportion of the light car, impressive work.

Marion Guillauteau. Another stunning combination of body art and Arabic calligraphy light painting.

Max Ophuels Preis – 02. Charming neon-like effect. I’m wondering which kind of light tube is used to create this beautiful piece.

Moon Set. A close look on the Arabic calligraphy light painting, simply awesome.

Omen. An inspiring shot, and great creation of light orb with eastern feel, which is very rare among light orb painting.

Paradise. ‘Such a badass photo. Perfectly executed.’

Poésie. This is probably the best artwork to show off the beauty of Arabic calligraphy, I believe it can’t be done without the love and passion to the Arabic calligraphy.

Starwars Vs Startrek – 01. I love this, with only 2 dots and 2 lines, they made the entire photo different.

Steps. Astounding use of light painting, which signifies the elegance of the temple.

Still Got the Blues. Rock on, skeleton! ‘Wicked’ is the best word to describe this production.

The Angel. The sparkling effect is so pleasing that it brings out the angel’s feel, amen.

Thermodynamic Engineering. May the fire be with you. Phenomenal work.

Tunnel Orb. Probably the most epic tunnel ever. This is also personally the best piece I saw among hundreds of light orb painting, bravo!

Unknown. The ‘light eyes’ greatly adds up the feeling of insanity to the portrait. Very creative approach on painting wings, reminds me of the wings of angel Tyrael from Diablo 2.

Working Late. Elegant shot. Loved the color used in light painting, which suits the envinronment very well that I can literally feel some warmth from this artwork.

Reflection

If you ask me which is my favorite piece of these artworks, I will probably say all. Light painting requires extreme effort and perseverance to create stunning works, not to mention that the artist has to recreate the artwork completely if he failed on first attempt. This is what I can see during the collection, and made me respect them all.

Historic Rock Artifact at Hard Rock Hotel Penang

2011-05-16T02:08:00.000-07:00

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Your Rights When Malaysia Police Arrest You.

2011-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

Your rights when Malaysia police arrest you.
A bit long but you should know

1. ARRESTED BY POLICE
1.1 No Dress Uniform Identification Request
If he was not in uniform, ask him to show identification. Say, "Please show your Police Authority Card."
1.2 Police Authority Cards
Red: the police officer suspended. He has no power to do anything against you. You may be gone from there.

Other Colors:

    * Blue: the rank of Inspector and above.
    * Yellow: the rank of Inspector.
    * White: Reserve Police
Please note the name and card number.

1.3 Dress Uniform
Please note the name and ID number on his uniform.

1.4 Police Patrol Vehicles
Please note the registration number of the patrol car or motorcycle.

2. POLICE STOP YOU IN YOUR INTERROGATION

2.1 Personal Identification
Just give the name, identity card number and your address.

2.2 The police asked other questions
Ask politely, "I'm being arrested?"

2.3 Are you being arrested
You are arrested when police:

    * To answer "yes", does not allow you to pass / want to take you to the police station, or
    * Handcuff you.
If you are arrested, you can pass / refuse to follow him to the police station or anywhere, if requested.

2.4 When you can not be captured
Police can not arrest you just because you are a potential witness and they want to take a statement
from you (Statement 112/Witness).

3. QUESTIONING BY POLICE WITHOUT ARREST

3.1 Statement 112
While the police are investigating a case and think you have information / knowledge about the case, the police may interrogate you and post all your answers (Statement 112).
3.2 Request for Official / Unofficial
Normally, the police made no official request that you provide Statement 112. If the place and time convenient for you, you can work together. If not, tell the Police you will work in a place and at the appropriate time. If you refuse to cooperate, police could issue a formal instruction in writing, signed by an Investigating Officer (Police Officer) require you to work. If you do not comply with police instructions, you will not be arrested. However, it was a mistake and the police may apply to the Court to issue a warrant terhada that you urge your cooperation.

3.3 Make a Statement 112
In making the statement 112, you can refuse to answer any question / silence if the answer is likely to expose you to criminal offenses.

    * Bring along your notebook or writing paper (Personal Notes).
    * Record your Personal Notes in the questions asked.
    * Make sure you understand every question asked.
    * Take your time and think carefully before writing your answers in your Personal Notes.
    * Read your answers to the police officer questioning you.
    * Keep your personal notes for future reference.
3.4 Signing your 112 Statement
Before signing your statement, read carefully and answer all your questions written by the concerned police officer .

    * Compare the statement that you will sign with your Personal Notes.
    * You have the right to make corrections / amendments to the statement before signing.
    * Lower the right hand under the last sentence of your statement.

4. POLICE ARREST YOU
4.1 Ask: "Why am I arrested?"
An arrest to be valid if you have not told the reason arrests.
4.2 Do not resist when arrested
Police have the right to use reasonable force during arrest you if you resist.
4.3 Ask: "Police Station where I will bring?"
Police officers carrying out the arrest must immediately take you to the nearest police station and not vice versa.
4.4 What should you do when arrested
You have the right to make a phone call to:
   1. Family or friends and / or
   2. A lawyer.

You also can contact Legal Aid Centre (LAC).
Tell them:
    * You have been arrested;
    * The time, place and reason were arrested;
    * Police Station where you will be taken.

4.5 What will happen after arrest
You can be detained for up to 24 hours
    * At the police station, or
    * In the lock-up to "assist" police investigation.

5. YOUR RIGHTS AFTER ARREST AND WHILE IN DETENTION
5.1 The right to consult a lawyer
Once you request the presence of a lawyer, you have the right to negotiate with lawyers at the police station. The police must provide the facilities reasonable time and reasonable for you to meet and talk with the lawyers. The police, however, be denied this right, if the delay in questioning a crime you can cause others or causing harm to others.
5.2 Clothing
You may have one set of clothes with you when in the lock.
5.3 Personal belongings
The Police must record all your personal belongings and put them in safe custody. Your personal belongings should be returned to you once released.
5.4 Welfare
You are allowed to shower twice a day. If you fall ill, you are entitled to receive medical treatment immediately. You should be given food and drinks are reasonable and sufficient time in detention.
5.5 How long does the police may arrest you
The police can only detain you for up to 24 hours for investigation. Police task is to complete the investigation within 24 hours and release you immediately. If the Police can not complete an investigation within 24 hours, the police must bring you before a Magistrate for a remand order for you to extend the detention period beyond 24 hours (Remand Order).

6. REMAND ORDER BY MAGISTRATE AFTER 24 HOURS

6.1 Who Magistrate
Magistrate is a judicial officer has the authority to make the Remand Order to detain you for more than 24 hours.
6.2 The purpose of Remand Order
To provide more time for police to complete the investigation and decide whether there is evidence to charge you for any one offense. Police Remand Order does not apply just to take a statement from you.
6.3 How long is the Remand Order
When the police take you before a Magistrate to apply for a Remand Order, the police must give
reasons to the magistrate why you should be detained for more than 24 hours. Magistrate task is
to consider carefully the reasons given by the Police.

Magistrate has a discretion:

    * To not allow the Remand Order and the subsequent release you, or
    * Remand Order allowing for a shorter period than that requested by the Police.
A magistrate has power to allow the Remand Order is not more than 4 days or 7 days depending on the nature of the offense being investigated. The police can apply for a second after the conclusion of a Remand Order Remand Order first. Magistrate may permit the Remand Order for a period not exceeding 3 days or 7 days depending on the nature of the offense being investigated.
6.4 What should you say when you are brought before a magistrate for the remand
Tell the Magistrate:

    * You want to be represented by a lawyer and you want to contact a lawyer, legal aid centers and family;
    * If you want medical treatment because you are sick or have been beaten;
    * If the police have threatened or hit you while in custody;
    * If you have not given food / drink / clothing or medicine proper and adequate time in detention;
    * If there had been detained before the latest arrest you;
    * Whether the police were carrying out any investigation during the detention
Apply 6.5 to the Magistrate gave a brief Remand Order
Before the Magistrate concerned to make the Remand Order, please remand period is shorter than that requested by the Police. Give reasons (for example: "I will cooperate with the police in their investigation, "" I can be contacted at any time and will not run away ", etc).

7. BODY INSPECTION WITHOUT BEING ARREST
7.1 When will it be done
If you are in one place (for example: disco / karaoke / entertainment center) in which the police conduct raids to find something (eg drugs), the Police may stop and check if they think you have, or are hiding things that are being sought. This can only be done in the presence of a police officer above the rank of Inspector and above.
7.2 What to do

    * Do not allow the Police Officer to put his hand in your shirt or pocket / your pocket.
    * If you are asked to remove your personal belongings one by one, each time called "wallet", "key", "Identity Card", etc..
    * When the pocket / pockets / bags were emptied, turn the pocket / pockets / bags.
7.3 Your Rights

    * All checks must be carried out professional and bodies polite.
    * A woman can only be searched by a female police officer.
If you are forced / threatened to strip:

    * Resist it;
    * Remember the names of Police Officers and
    * Make a police report after the incident.

8. BODY-INSPECTION AFTER ARRESTED
8.1 The Police can do so if

    * The police reasonably suspect that you have evidence on the suspected offense.
    * You were arrested.
    * Examination of the body must be conducted in enclosed areas. You have the right to be
       body searched at the closed place .
8.2 Types of Body Inspection
The law allows police to four types of inspection bodies: -
1. Inspection body pat-down of the external clothes examination.
2. Inspection without clothes - to look for evidence, object, weapon or illegal goods. Can only be conducted with the permission of an officer of the rank of Inspector and above.
3. Inspection difficult - other than looking in the mouth, nose and ears. Can only be conducted with the permission of an officer above the rank of Assistant Superintendent (ASP) and above.
4. Internal inspection - to determine the existence of objects, etc.. in the body. Can only be undertaken with the consent of the Chief of Police District (OCPD). Shall be conducted by a Medical Officer or Medical Officer of Government.
8.3 Your Rights

    * The inspection body must be conducted in a professional and courteous.
    * You are advised to request accompanied by a lawyer andasemasa inspection.
    * A woman can only be searched by a female police officer

9. QUESTIONING BY POLICE AFTER ARREST

9.1 Identity of the police officer interrogating you

Please note the name / rank of the police officer interrogating you.

9.2 Your right to remain silent
Police will often mingle in advance (for example: asking about family and friends etc..)
You only need to provide your full name, age, address and your occupation (Information-Personal Information). In addition to personal information, you have the right to choose to remain silent.
You should be polite. You need not fear to remain silent. It is your right anda. if choose
to remain silent, say,

"I want to use my right to remain silent."

9.3 Statement of your time in the investigation of 112

The police will ask you questions and then write down your answers. Police did not bolehmengugut or force you to give a statement. If you are threatened, beaten or forced to, make a police report against the Police Officer immediately. It is your right.

9.4 Statement 112 can not be used as evidence / proof
In general, any statement you make to the police during interrogation may not be used as evidence / proof unless you are accused of offenses under, for example, the Dangerous Drugs Act, Kidnapping Act and the Internal Security Act. However, you can use your statement to support your defense at trial.
LEGAL AID CENTRES (LAC)

• Kuala Lumpur: 03-2691 3005 / 03-2693 2072 • Selangor: 03-5510 7007 / 03-3281 2428 • Negeri Sembilan: 06-6013 844 • Melaka: 06-2845 519 / 06-2864 514 • Johor: 07-2235 698 • Perak: 05-2550 523 • Kedah & Perlis: 04-7333 467 • Kelantan: 04-7448 660 • Pahang: 09-5159 244 / 09-2969 410 • Pulau Pinang: 04-2617 451 / 04-3108 451

25 Impressive & Original Resume Ideas

2011-04-27T18:49:00.000-07:00

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Sending in your resume is usually your first step in making a lasting impression to your dream company, so you’ve got to make sure yours is awesome enough. Your resume isn’t the only one the company is looking at, so a good resume must first stands out from the crowd and be distinctive by its own. Most organizations aren’t really fussy about design and simply wants a black – white, easy-to-read resume. That said, if you are applying for a graphic designing job, your resume is a valuable chance for you to flaunt your creativity and for them to gauge your designing capabilities.

So, all you graphic designers who are out there busily job-searching, it’s time to put on your thinking cap, let the creative juices flow and imaginations run wild! To aid you in your quest for that ultimate job, we’ve gone hunting for 25 really impressive and original resume ideas that some designers have came up with. We believe these ideas will give you head start and stimulate the genius within each of you to come up with that one-of-a-kind resume!

Jane Doe

An infographic CV lets potential employers easily assess the candidate’s skills and experience. Instead of a wordy resume, Jane Doe organizes hers in clear visual icons, bars and circles. (By Jane Doe)

Aditya Wijanarko

A smart mix of stunning red and pale yellow-brown colour resembling envelopes. The typography used in this booklet-like CV is captivating as well. (By Aditya4art)

Daniel Starr

Clever use of cluttered texts, which are made all the more unique using neat typographies. Black, white and shades of grey, along with the use of red, allows for greater readibility by partitioning sections in an orderly manner. (By Daniel Starr)

Mario Cobos

Creative reference of the CV to the candidate’s mind by using the sketch of the anatomy of supposedly his brain. (By Mario Cobos)

Kim Stassar

This CV beautifully illustrates the flow of various developments and events across the job-seeker’s life. The various colorful ‘bulgings’ of the lines indicate the different kind of skills she acquired during several stages of her life. (By Kim Stassar)

Jonathan Wakuda Fischer

Military booket-style resume pokes fun at the Communist ideology. An original idea for presenting your resume to your future bosses. (By Wakuda)

Sean A. Metcalf

The creator stylishly transformed the classic qualities of a newspaper into a contemporary piece of CV to impress his employers. An awesome way to showcase to them how ingenious you can be. (By Sean A. Metcalf)

Thomas Budd

Tom didn’t only send out his resume, he sent a mini-Tom as the messenger for his resume. (By Thomas Budd)

Andrew Lyons

A sharp-looking inforgraphic resume with the effective utilization of sleek circular bars to demonstrate skills and experience attained. (By Andrew Lyons)

Jenn Gerlach

Cartoon-like resumes not only advertise your specialty, but also express your cheerful personality. (By Jenn Gerlach)

Vincent Donnet

Complexity has its own beauty. This intricate visual chart is aesthetically pleasing with its magnificent multi-layered drawings that showcase the designer’s skills and experience at different periods of his life. (By Vincent Donnet)

Mike Wirth

A time-line concept for this resume, using various colors to signify the types of skills acquired over the years. (By Mike Wirth Art)

Ritwik Dey

Akin to the one above, LifeMap is a timeline visualization but has cleaner and neater feel to it. The colors are gradients of yellow, red and brown, which reminds you of a magma underbeneath Earth. (By Ritwikdey)

Greig Anderson

Words aren’t enough to serve as evidence of your designing skills. This large piece of foldable poster consist of pages of your portfolio as well as your CV, and yet it’s portable to be brought around. (By Effektive)

Eiric Shriner

Instead of adding your passport-sized photo in your resume, why not add in a drawing of yourself? (By Eshriner)

Scott Stedman

A circular time-line graph with labelings and line chart to denote achievements and knowledge picked up throughout life till now. (By Powerpointer)

Robbie Bautista

Attractive typography, pie chart and a cutesy drawing of the creator himself. Pretty much what it takes to lighten up the mood of the recruiter and capture his or her attention. (By Pyrotensive)

Robin Pirez

This CV is not only well-classified into discrete sections to facilitate the person reading it, it’s also delightfully designed with adorable icons and drawings. (By SteamRobin)

Phil Lagettie

Applying as a photograph, there’s no better way to express your passion for photography than to design a resume inspired by a camera. (By Rkaponm)

Francis Homo

Similarly, a silhouette can be included in your CV, especially in companies which discourage the inclusion of your portrait photo. In any case, it’s a brilliant attempt to make yours stand out. (By Darthkix)

Landin Hollis

An adorable drawing for your resume makes it looks like something out of a comic strip. (By L Hollis Photography)

Ayesha Malik

An elaborate yet elegant design for a CV,with soothing light blue background and charming small fonts to further sweeten the deal. (By Ayeshaflavord)

Gloria Edith Escalera Manzano

Wow, this girl seems to be sailing against all odds in the sea that is her life, earning all sorts of experience and skills. It’s a nice employment of the metaphor to a CV. (By Arbrenoir)

Olaf Takens

An amusing comic drawing of the job-seeker attempting to pull up his employment and educational history like a PC plug. Such resume would definitely brightens up the recruiter. (By TakoII)

Adam Balazy

Many word-based resumes are cluttered, but not this one. Words are nicely spaced, so you don’t get the overwhelming feeling from seeing too many words at one go. On top of that, you see a pleasing colorful illustration on the right to fill up the empty spaces. (By Balazy)

10 Advices on the Ethical Use of Facebook

2011-04-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

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With Facebook exploding into existence and evolving rapidly in just a couple of years, it’s not easy for users to grasp the unspoken rules of the social interactions within. Still, there is a general agreed upon courtesy or etiquette for online communication which we can apply to the phenomenal social networking site. Nevertheless, there is no such thing as hard and fast rules for spontaneous social interactions because they are ever-changing.

The following etiquettes are therefore not something which we should all strictly abide to. Rather, I must emphasize that they are purely guidelines to enhance our social interactions and experience with Facebook. The fact is that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to social interactions. So, I encourage all of you to take these with a grain of salt and apply them as you deem fit!

Five Dos:

1. Message Private Matters Instead of Posting On Wall

As much as you may have exhibitionistic tendencies and wants everyone to know your most intimate secrets, others may not share the same inclination. Your friends might not take it too kindly when you post what they did last night at your house party, or any other stuff which are understood to be kept between your closest friends.
The fact is that most of their Facebook friends will hear about it in such a public platform. The walls indeed have ears, especially so for the Facebook Wall. Best to keep these conversations behind closed doors in Facebook Messaging.

2. Be Mindful Of What You Post

When you have hundreds of friends and acquaintances in Facebook, you have people from all kinds of backgrounds, all with different jobs, beliefs, personalities, etc. Updating your status with a general statement may seem harmless to you, but others may read it in a different light. For example, you make a remark about how advertisers con unsuspecting consumers into buying something they don’t need.
What you may not realize is that some of your friends in the advertising industry could see your status in their newsfeed. It’s a general statement, but they might think you are targeting them. Of course, it’s not going to be any fun if you’re going to consider all the possible misinterpretations before you post anything, but just be mindful of it.

3. Call Rather Than Post Personal News

This isn’t just Facebook etiquette; it’s social etiquette or even common sense. If you need to inform your friends or your family about some important and personal news (e.g. death in the family), don’t declare it out in the public domain. Facebook is a social networking site; it’s supposed to be public. This means that people can know what happened.
The other reason not to post is courtesy. It’s the same reason why you shouldn’t use SMS (or even the phone) to break up with someone. It’s rude and insincere to break important news, be it good or bad ones, without having some form of genuine communication through voice tones and body languages.

4. Reply To Comments Especially If They Are Questions

You post a status, and your friends make comments and ‘like’ it. I guess the least you can do is to acknowledge them by replying something, especially when they are questions directed to you. I’m not saying you should do it for the sake of doing it, but add on to their comments once in awhile. If you ignore them all the time, chances are that they won’t bother about your status anymore, lest they look silly talking to a wall. It’s almost karma.

5. Avoid Posting Comments On Every Post

If you’re stalking your friend, leave it at that. Don’t make it a habit to make some comment on everything your friends post or they’ll start to get suspicious. Even if you say with all honesty that you are not stalking them, it’s not going to be easy for them to believe that their status updates always appear on your newsfeed.
It’s open secret that everyone checks out their friends’ profile every now and then, but to comment on everything is to admit that you are constantly checking out on them. What is even worse is that your friend’s friends might notice as well, seeing that you are a ‘regular’ commenter. If you don’t wish to be labeled a pest, try to limit your comments somewhat.

Bonus: Be Careful Of Your Tone

As with all other online communication, communicating in Facebook is mostly textual. We can neither hear the voice tone nor see the body language when the other person ‘speaks’. In other words, it’s easy for someone to think you are being sarcastic when you are not, or misunderstand you in any other manner for that matter. To complicate things, everyone has their own typing style.
One way we can compensate for the lack of cues is to use emoticons. It’s pretty limited, but experience has taught me that a simple smiley face after a sentence can do wonders by neutralizing any potential tension. Smile and the whole world smiles with you :)

Five Don’ts:

1. Make Friend Requests To Strangers

Some people have this idea that the number of ‘friends’ you have in Facebook is a status of your popularity in real-life. That may be true if these ‘friends’ are people whom you know offline, and not strangers whom you randomly add while browsing through the Facebook network.

The idea becomes warped when people add friends merely for the sake of boosting their ‘popularity indicator’ among their peers. That’s not cool. But if you wish to add someone for some valid reason, like to get to know this girl you have a crush on, do so with some introduction or through a mutual friend. Skipping that step only leaves a bad impression of you, which is the last thing you want.

2. Tag Your Friends In ‘Unglam’ Shots

Guys may take it lightly when they are tagged in photos that look as if they just woke up from the bed, thinking that it’s a joke pulled off by their friends. When it comes to gals though, appearing ‘unglam’ means a lot more to them. Of course, this applies to some guys as well. What you need to take from this rule is to be sensitive of who you might be tagging in photos, especially those shots which are obviously awfully taken.

3. Overshare Yourself

Checking out the updates on your newsfeed, you see the same friend updating his status over and over again. Not any insightful ones, but just posts about what he’s doing every ten minutes. How exciting. You decide to hide his posts.
Sounds familiar? Probably. It’s annoying because no one is really interested in their friends’ everyday mundane activities, yet it just keeps popping out in their updates. Spice up your status updates a little. Instead of telling your friends you’re in the can taking a leak, share something interesting about yourself.

4. Vent About Your work

Facebook is a double-edged sword when it comes to its social networking capability. The boon is that it enables us to connect in an unprecedented manner with friends of friends of friends through the identification of mutual friendships. On the other hand, the bane is that there’s easily a way to gather information about you by passing through such layer one-by-one.
Even with your most stringent privacy settings, there’s still a risk that what you post can reach people you wouldn’t want it to reach, and your co-workers and boss are the last people you want to mess with. So, just play safe and leave your venting to somewhere private.

5. Post Chain Status Updates

Remember those chain e-mails that demand you to forward to all of your friends or you’ll die a horrible, horrible death? Well, Facebook has a similar kind of chain, but usually for a good cause. Someone first post a status update about a social cause, encouraging those who read it to post the status too, so that their friends will get to read it and post it as well. This chain thus spread the cause, raising public awareness.
The intention here is right, but sometimes too much of a good thing isn’t good. When you see your newsfeed updates filled with the same status, you get annoyed instead, and you associate your negative emotion to that social cause.

Bonus: Flame Others

Everyone is entitled to state their own opinion on the free internet, so there’s no need to put anyone down just because you disagree (or worse, don’t like the person). Sometimes I even see people criticizing the comments of their friend’s friend who replied to the post, whom they don’t even know. It’s embarrassing not only to yourself, but to your friend as well.
In the spirit of good conversations, let’s keep this in mind in whatever communication we have online, in Facebook, forums, emails, etc. Don’t ruin it for everyone.

Conclusion
At the end of the day, it’s entirely up to us to follow these etiquette rules. I guess it’s about finding the balance between the being fun and sensitive to everyone. On one hand, we shouldn’t restrict ourselves with rules and regulations that would limit our creativity and spontaneousness of our social interactions. On the other hand, we ought to be aware of the publicness of Facebook to protect our privacy and at the same time respect the fact that each one of us forms part of the Facebook experience of everyone else. Find that right balance and you’ll not only better that experience yourself, but also help others enjoy it as well!

The Most Car-Free Holiday Destination on Island

2011-04-17T21:59:00.000-07:00

Islands without cars can be the perfect car-free holiday destination, offering a relaxed and laid-back atmosphere. Clear from traffic jams, parking fees or the struggle to find a free parking space these islands can be explored on foot or by bicycle. But with over 500 million cars in this world finding a car-free island is becoming an increasingly difficult task. Furthermore islands in this list should be laid-back (this excludes Venice) and have at least a small population and some facilities (this excludes all uninhabited islands).

10. Little Corn Island

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Little Corn Island is the smaller of the two Corn Islands that lie about 70 km east off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. The island was originally colonized by the British, and most native islanders have more in common culturally with other English-speaking Caribbean islands than they do with the mainland of Nicaragua. Without roads and motorized vehicles the only option to get around the island is by walking. The surrounding coral reefs make it a popular destination for scuba diving and snorkeling.

9. Rottnest Island

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Rottnest Island is located off the coast of Western Australia near the city of Perth. The island was inhabited by Aboriginal people from approximately 30,000 years ago, until rising sea levels separated the island from the mainland. When the Dutch explored the island in the 17th century the island was uninhabited. Today the island is a popular tourist destination. Activities include swimming, snorkeling, fishing, surfing, diving and cycling round the 11km long island. Cars are not permitted although there are a few tourist busses. Just don’t time your visit with the annual school leavers who come to Rottnest Island en masse.

8. Kadavu

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Kadavu is the fourth largest island in Fiji and has about 10,000 inhabitants. Some of the natural resources of Kadavu include the mountainous jungles and waterfalls, bays fringed by coral reefs and a mangrove forest that provide habitat to a host of wild life and birds, including the Kadavu musk parrot. The untouched and natural state of the island makes it ideal for a remote vacation destination. There are very few roads on Kadavu and the main mode of transportation include boat taxis and ferries.

7. Hydra

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Hydra is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece separated from the Peloponnese by narrow strip of water. The island is deservedly one of the most popular day-trip destinations from Athens. The port of Hydra has a scenic location in a deep harbor, with whitewashed houses rising on the hills on both sides from an azure blue sea. Motorized transportation is forbidden on Hydra. The town center is small enough to get around on foot while donkeys, bicycles, and water taxis provide public transportation to the rest of the island.

6. Lamu Island

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Lamu Island is a part of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya. Lamu Old Town, the main town on the island, is one of the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlements in East Africa. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town features inner courtyards, verandas, and elaborately carved wooden doors. There are no roads on the island, just alleyways and footpaths, and therefore, there are few motorized vehicles on the island. Residents move about on foot or by boat, and donkeys are used to transport goods and materials.

5. Caye Caulker

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Caye Caulker is a small coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea and is accessible by high-speed water taxi or small plane. In recent years the island has become a popular destination for backpackers and other tourists for its (relatively) cheap prices, laid-back vibe, and abundance of restaurants and bars. The main mode of transport on the island is simply walking. The paths are well defined, and crossing the island takes about 20 minutes. Bicycles and golf carts can also be rented.

4. Perhentian Islands

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The Perhentian Islands lay off the coast of northeastern Malaysia not far from the Thai border. The two main islands are Perhentian Besar (“Big Perhentian”) and Perhentian Kecil (“Small Perhentian”). Both the islands have palm-fringed white sandy beaches and turquoise blue sea. Scuba-diving, snorkeling, and swimming are the most popular tourist activities here. On most beaches, the water is shallow with lots of rays, cuttlefish and parrotfish. Aside from walking, the only means of transport are water taxis.

3. La Digue

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La Digue is one of the smaller islands of the Seychelles. It has a population of about 2,000 people, who mostly live in the west coast village of La Passe, which is linked by ferry to the islands of Praslin and Mahé. A popular way to get around the island is by bicycle. A great cycle excursion is to L’Anse Source D’Argent, one of the world’s top beaches.

2. Gili Islands

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Lombok’s most popular tourist destination, the Gili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air. The islands are very relaxed and laid-back, with countless little beachside cafes still playing reggae and no cars or motorbikes to disturb the peace. Bikes are available for rent and the main tracks are good enough for riding, at least on Gili Trawangan. The islands however are only a few miles in diameter and can just be walked instead.
Note that the name “Gili Islands” is rather redundant as gili simply means “small island” in Sasak and there are many other islands around the coast of Lombok with Gili in their names.

1. Ko Phi Phi

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Ko Phi Phi is a small archipelago in the Krabi Province in Southern Thailand. Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest island of the group, and is the only island with permanent inhabitants while the smaller Ko Phi Phi Leh is very popular as a beach or dive excursion. There are no cars or motorbikes on the island so transport on the island is mostly on foot. Longtail boats can be chartered which take you to beaches on the island that can’t be reached by foot.

Evolution of Video Game Consoles [1967 - 2011]

2011-04-17T21:16:00.000-07:00

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Video gaming has come a long way since the early days of Pong and Pac-man.
We can now play affordable games of high calibre with 3D graphics and awesome
interactivity in the comfort of our home, taking for granted the little and subtle
improvements made to each and every consoles before becoming what they are
today. In a way, the aggressive competition between companies of video game
consoles had churned out the superior features of video gaming to bring to us the
excellent quality we see today.

As you shall see below, the evolution of video game consoles is indeed intriguing.
Did you know that there were more than 70 different consoles to date? And did you
know that there was a peak era of video arcade game when Nintendo and Sega were
fiercely pitting against each other with their revolutionary consoles? If you are amazed
by such facts, then I guarantee that this entry will excite you even further with the bits
and pieces of fascinating historical facts across the video game consoles timeline.
Whether you’re a gamer or not, this is a great opportunity for you to go behind the
scene and uncover the ‘making’ of present-day consoles!

1967

The first video game console (working prototype) debuted as a bulky rectangular
brown wooden box with two attached controllers, and thus the name "Brown Box".
Invented by Ralph H. Baer (1922 – ), also known as "The Father of Video Games",
he developed the brown video game console such that it can be hooked up with any
ordinary TV sets. There were only six simple games for the console, namely ping-pong,
tennis, handball, volleyball, chase games and a light-gun game.
"Brown Box" (1967)

1972

The demonstration of the "Brown Box" led to the licensing of the technology by Magnavox
in 1972, resulting in the release of the first official home video game console – Magnavox
Odyssey. Just as the earliest films do not feature recorded sound, the first video game
console is silent as well, with graphics which we would consider very primitive by today’s standard.
Magnavox Odyssey (1972)

1975 – 1977

Atari’s PONG arcade machine was so popular in 1973 that Atari decided to market
the game as a home console two years later in 1975. In that same year, Magnavox
decided to improve its Odyssey system and released not one, but two different improved
versions of the original console, the Magnavox Odyssey 100 and 200.
From 1976-77, a series of Magnavox Odyssey consoles were produced, with each new
console only slightly better than the previous one. The consoles basically had the same
games within, but with some modification to the graphics, controllers and digital on-screen
scoring.
Unsurprisingly, Atari came up with new consoles such as the highly-acclaimed Atari 2600,
Video Pinball and Stunt Cycle to compete with Magnavox. New companies such as
Fairchild, RCA and Coleco also jumped on the bandwagon, creating consoles of their
own to grab a piece of the pie. The Wonder Wizard by General Home Products was
even said to be pretty much the same as the Odyssey 300 by Magnavox, other than having
better and larger paddle controllers.
Fairchild and RCA didn’t meet with much success with their first and only consoles while
Coleco’s first video game system, Telstar, was well-received for its capability to play
games in colour and for having different difficulty levels. As a result of its popularity,
a number of fresh consoles from Coleco soon sprang up in the market from 1977-78.
Atari Sears Tele-Games Pong System (1975)

Magnavox Odyssey 100 (1975)

Magnavox Odyssey 200 (1975)

Coleco Telstar (1976)

Fairchild Channel F (1976)

Magnavox Odyssey 300 (1976)

Magnavox Odyssey 400 (1976)

Magnavox Odyssey 500 (1976)

The Wonder Wizard Model 7702 (1976)

RCA Studio II (1977)

Magnavox Odyssey 2000 (1977)

Atari 2600 (1977)

Atari Video Pinball (1977)

Atari Stunt Cycle (1977)

Coleco Telstar Ranger (1977)

Coleco Telstar Alpha (1977)

Coleco Telstar Colormatic (1977)

Coleco Telstar Combat (1977)

Magnavox Odyssey 3000 (1977)

Magnavox Odyssey 4000 (1977)

1978 – 1980

Nintendo, the company which eventually became a major player in the video gaming industry for the next three decades, delivered their first series of video game console from 1977 to 1979. The Color TV Game Series were only for sale in Japan. These consoles essentially followed in the footsteps of Atari and featured Pong-style games.
Once again, there were a few newcomers to the market but they were met with limited success. Bally Astrocade came about in 1977 and was celebrated for its superior graphic capabilities. For some reason, it did not last long. Mattel introduced its Intellivision console in 1979, which actually intimidated Atari 2600 with its exceptional capabilities.
Coleco continued with its line of consoles of all sorts, in an attempt to pit against the mighty Atari 2600. Coleco had consoles for playing shooting, car racing and pinball games. Similarly, Magnavox persisted on with a few more upgraded consoles of its own, but they were inherently Pong consoles that play Pong-based games. Philips, having bought Magnavox in 1974, developed some variations of Magnavox Odyssey’s models as well. Regardless, Atari 2600 remained at the top owing to its cartridge-based console equipped with better graphics and games.
Nintendo Color TV Game Series (1977 – 1979)

Coleco Telstar Sportsman (1978)

Coleco Telstar Colortron (1978)

Coleco Telstar Marksman (1978)

Coleco Telstar Gemini (1978)

Coleco Telstar Arcade (1978)

Bally Astrocade (1978)

Magnavox Odyssey 2 (1978)

Philips Odyssey 2001 (1978)

Philips Odyssey 2100 (1978)

Mattel’s Intellivison (1979)

1981 – 1985

The golden age of video gaming has arrived! With progressively advanced gaming technology,the 1980s was a period of genre innovation when the industry began experimenting with non-Pong games like fighting, platform, adventure and RPG games. It is also this era that we saw the release of all-time classic games such as Pac-man (1980), Mario Bros (1983), The Legend of Zelda (1986), Final Fantasy (1987), Golden Axe (1988), etc. There was also a major shift from dedicated consoles (with built-in games) to cartridge-based video game systems.
Both Sega and Nintendo dominated the video gaming scene in that decade. The first console ever released by Sega was the SG-1000 in 1983. It was not exactly well-known since it was mostly distributed in Asia and never launched in North America. However, that machine laid the foundation for its top-notch successor in 1985, the Sega Master System. Nevertheless, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) revealed in 1983 emerged victorious as the best-selling console of that generation. It is even fair to say that the NES single-handedly raised Nintendo to a company easily identified with gaming.
Companies within the video game consoles market like Atari, Mattel and Coleco released new consoles, Atari 5200, Intellivision II and ColecoVision respectively, but these were not comparable with the popularity of Sega and Nintendo. In fact, ColecoVision was the last home video game console Coleco released. Meanwhile, a few new and unheard consoles were brought to the market by hopeful companies, but were unfortunately overwhelmed by the competition.
Epoch Cassette Vision (1981)

Vectrex (1982)

Emersion Arcadia (1982)

ColecoVision (1982)

Atari 5200 (1982)

Mattel Intellivision II (1982)

Casio PV-1000 (1983)

Sega SG-1000 (1983)

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1983)

Epoch Super Cassette Vision (1984)

Sega Master System (1985)

1986 – 1990

As the struggle for domination continues between Nintendo and Sega, each of them released brand new consoles to challenge each other’s positions. Sega came up with the its number one console of all time, the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1988. To counter the threat, Nintendo presented the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) two years later, the console next in line after NES. Sega released the Master System II in the very same year after gaining significant success with Mega Drive/Genesis. This was the major console war that occured in the 80s.
Atari was slowly slipping out of the console market despite yet another undertaking in its latest system, the Atari 7800. The draw was that it offered backward compatibility with the phenomenal Atari 2600, allowing players to enjoy classic games of the past. Newcomer TurboGrafx-16 by NEC tried to target both Sega Genesis and Nintendo’s SNES and NES consoles but was ultimately overtaken by them in 1991, ranking fourth in the video game market. An enhanced version, the SuperGrafx (1989), was also not well-received.
SNK Neo Geo, already famous for its arcade machines production, went ahead to bring the arcade experience to home video game consoles in 1990. The Neo Geo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) was equipped with remarkable graphics thanks to the larger size of the games, which consequently led to the pricey tag (the console costs more than 800 dollars, while each game piece over 200 dollars). It is for this reason that the public’s reception of the first Neo Geo console was less than great.
Atari 7800 (1986)

NEC TurboGrafx-16 (1987)

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis (1988)

NEC SuperGrafx (1989)

Sega Master System II (1990)

SNK NeoGeo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) (1990)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990)

1991 – 1993

In the first few years of 1990s, there is a notable shift in the medium used for storing games from cartridges to compact discs. What this meant was that there were increased capacities for video gaming, prompting as well a transition of 2D graphics to that of 3D. The first CD console was launched by Philips (1991) – the CD-i. Regrettably, the console was more commonly recognized as a failure for its sub-standard games and frustrating controllers.
In 1992, NEC TurboGrafx-16 was upgraded to the TurboGrafx-CD to meet the demands of CD-based consoles. But again, it lost itself to Sega Genesis/MegaDrive with its latest add-on, the Sega CD. Atari made its last console appearance with their CD-based Atari Jaguar in 1993, which was meant to contest against the other 16-bit consoles like the Sega Genesis and SNES. It then found itself losing the console battle with more advanced next generation console like the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation a year later.
Commodore, a US-based home computer manufacturer, gained entry into the market with its very own Amiga CD32 (1993). Sadly, it was only for a brief few months before Commodore declared bankrupcy in 1994, thus prematurely ending the sales of a video game console with some potential.
Philips CD-i (1991)

NEC TurboDuo (1992)

Panasonic 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (1993)

Atari Jaguar (1993)

Commodore Amiga CD32 (1993)

1994 – 1997

In 1994, Sony finally made its entrance with the leading Playstation. Sega At the same time, Sega with its immense success of its MegaDrive/Genesis system, went on to expand it into a series, with the Genesis 2 (1994) and Genesis 3 (1997). It also developed an entirely new console, Saturn, to rival against the rest of the CD-based consoles. Nintendo, on the other hand, stuck to its cartridge system for its new Nintendo 64.
SNK Neo Geo moved on with a CD-based console in 1994. Having learnt their lesson for putting a costly tag for their console and games, the Neo Geo CD console costed $300 while its games costed around $50, which were sharp drops from its previous AES system. NEC now exhibited its new PC-FX, which looked more like a desktop CPU than a console. The technology they utilized was outdated when compared to that of Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation, hence what followed was that the console was phased out and NEC no longer produced home consoles.
During this time, there were also many other consoles which most of us would not have heard of. Bandai, Casio and even Apple came up with their own consoles. The Virtual Boy by Nintendo, launched in 1995, consisted of a head-mounted display to view 3D graphics.
Sega Genesis 2 (1994)

Sega Saturn (1994)

Playstation (1994)

SNK Neo Geo CD (1994)

NEC PC-FX (1994)

Bandai Playdia (1994)

Apple Bandai Pippin (1995)

Casio Loopy (1995)

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy (1995)

Nintendo 64 (1996)

Sega Genesis 3 (1997)

1998 – 2004

Sega Saturn was not a major success, so Sega thought of another new console for the next generation – the Sega Dreamcast (1998). In terms of providing internet support via its built-in modem for online playing, Dreamcast was the pioneer back in 1998. Two years later, Sony progressed on with the next Playstation, the Playstation 2. In 2001, Nintendo switched its cartridge-based Nintendo 64 to a DVD-ROM GameCube. That very same year, we saw Microsoft entered in the video game console industry in 2001 with its well-received Xbox, which featured online gaming service as well, the Xbox Live.
Now that the industry is stabilized after three decades of experimenting with all sorts of consoles, there were rarely any entry attempts by fresh companies. Interestingly enough, there is one XaviXPORT in 2004 that is relatively unheard of. The console uses cartridges and have controllers which looked like sports equipments to interact with on-screen games. It was basically used for working out and keeping fit. Kind of reminds us of the existing Nintendo Wii, doesn’t it?
Sega Dreamcast (1998)

Playstation 2 (2000)

Nintendo Gamecube (2001)

Xbox (2001)

XaviXPORT (2004)

2005 – 2011 (Today)

Finally, the current generation of video game console only has room for three major competitors: Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii. With full 1080p HD graphics for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and Wii’s innovative remote for sensing 3D movements, it seems that video gaming had indeed came a long, long way. In addition to these, all three consoles had expanded with add-ons such as the MotionPlus for Wii (2009), Kinect (2010) for Xbox 360 and Move (2010) for Playstation 3. These three add-ons similarly involved the capability to sense physical motion accurately, enhancing the interactive experience for players.
Most of the companies were already phased out – Atari, Coleco, NEC, Sega, etc, but there are currently still two adventurous companies who dare to compete head-on with the Big Three. Mattel is back with its Hyperscan console after disappearing from the industry for three decades. Marketed to young boys of the age of five to nine, it was only available for a year before they were taken off the shelf in 2007. The PC World Magazine ranked it the 7th worst video game system of all time.
On the other hand, the EVO Smart Console (2008) looks to be more promising with its HD graphics, internet access, 120GB hard drive and 2GB RAM. Also a Media PC, it is the first Linux Open Source game console. However, for some strange reason, the console’s official website is no longer available and is not even indicated in Envisions’ website.
Xbox360 (2005)

Playstation 3 (2006)

Wii (2006)

Mattel’s Hyperscan (2006)

Envizions EVO Smart Console (2008)

Wii MotionPlus (2009)

Kinect for Xbox 360 (2010)

PlayStation Move (2010)

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World's Smallest Frog Species Found in Sarawak

2011-04-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

Tropical rainforest in Malaysia puts thousands of species of animals, plants and insects. Recently, a small frog species found in Sarawak by researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. The new species is named Microhyla nepenthicola and it is over 12mm or as size of pencil lid. Species of frogs from Microhylid (genus Microhyla) was found by accident in the street park. One of the researchers involved said that.

"I have found the same frog specimen in the museum which was a hundred years old. The researchers then made a mistake because of its frog species thought it was a juvenile. They do not realize what they found was an adult frog and a new species!"

According to the story of the diversity of researchers from the Institute of Environment and Conservation UNIMAS the croak frogs heard on the street. They eventually found a small frog in a pitcher plant. It is believed to be Microhyla nepenthicola (pitcher plant) as their habitat. Should be told that Microhyla nepenthicola only found in the herbivore pitcher.

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40 HDR Photos Of Airports In Asia

2011-02-25T01:26:00.000-08:00

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HDR, also known as High Dynamic Range, is a set of techniques that when applied carefully, magically transforms your photographs into really stunning ones. It has been widely used by photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a single aperture and shutter speed. HDR photographs are generally achieved by capturing multiple photographs (taking one photograph for the sky and one for the ground), merging them together in Photoshop, and then modifying it with an image processing software such as Photomatix.

Though it is frequently use to create dramatic images of landscapes and scenery, photographers have also creatively applied HDR onto photographs taken in the interior of buildings to capture the magnificent architecture. This post is a quintessential example. Below are 40 Exceptionally Beautiful HDR Photos Of Airports In Asia. Yes, the following photos may look like artist illustrations, but in fact all of them are developed out of usual photos. Enjoy!

Changi International Airport – Singapore

(Source: Lipjin)

(Source: Studioku)

(Source: Life in AsiaNZ)

(Source: GeeBee)

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Kuala Lumpur International Airport – Malaysia

(Source: Trey Ratcliff)

(Source: Trey Ratcliff)

(Source: Grant Cameron)

(Source: Christopher Chan)

Suvarnabhumi Airport – Thailand

(Source: Surrealize)

(Source: Trey Ratcliff)

(Source: DanielKHC)

(Source: Grant Cameron)

Dubai International Airport – U.A.E

(Source: Shenghung Lin)

(Source: azrEYEn)

(Source: Shoeven)

(Source: Neimon)

Incheon International Airport – South Korea

(Source: Bongo Mike)

(Source: R.K. M)

(Source: Selwyn Yeo)

(Source: R.K. M)

Taoyuan International Airport – Taiwan

(Source: Kent)

(Source: Gilles Marcil)

(Source: Joseph Brent Lardizabal)

(Source: Thomas)

Beijing Capital International Airport – China

(Source: Christopher Chan)

(Source: Alebi)

(Source: Christopher Chan)

(Source: Jerome Yau)

Shanghai Pudong International Airport – China

(Source: Sandra)

(Source: Sirintira)

(Source: Rex M Photography)

(Source: Ben Lee)

Hong Kong International Airport – Hong Kong

(Source: Anne Roberts)

(Source: Kah Wai Lin)

(Source: Christopher Chan)

Tokyo Haneda Airport – Japan

(Source: Takau99)

(Source: Altus)

(Source: Cafecico)

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