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20 Nov 2007 19:47
My first contributions were by proxy, and some may laugh it off as a small achievement, but saying "I write for Pixelsurgeon" for the past four years has been the proudest thing in my life. Being a reviewer and post junkie here got me jobs in the USA and Japan that wouldn't have had me on the premises otherwise, gave credibility that no blog ever has or will, and provided a simple but soul-saving focus on the darkest days.
I hope sincerely that if nothing else, the site is preserved for reference, a kind of bragging rights goto for those of us who consider Pixelsurgeon to be the reason newsfeeds are successful anywhere.
♥
20 Nov 2007 19:20
Goodbye Pixelsurgeon, big thanks for all the fun and links over the years, you'll be sorely missed.
And where will shameless self promotion posts now go..? Ones like these > > >
Check out the new stuff in my shop, just in time for Crimbo!
20 Nov 2007 18:43
We will all miss PS. I have for one learned a lot from the links posted here, and the reviews of music I would never have found. But we understand... best to go out on top then fade away!
Thanx to everyone!
20 Nov 2007 15:31
A big thank you to jason, reen, rich. it's been a great experience meeting you guys and thanks for everything.
i leave you with this:
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"
20 Nov 2007 11:14
I'll join in with the collective backslapping and say a big thanks to jason, reena and Rich for making Pixelsurgeon happen in the first place. 'Twas an awesome place to hang out, met some good people through it, and had fun posting sporadically.
From now on we'll meet in dark, damp alleys and greet each other with a secret handshake.
20 Nov 2007 10:58
So long and thanks for all the fish!
It was a good run and I'm happy I got to be part of it. I think this is a wise and painless way to end it. I think PS has had its fair share of cowbell...
20 Nov 2007 09:51
Yep we had some good times didn't we? We're sorry to see it go, but as Jason explained, it's definitely time. Well, unless someone can figure out how to make the days twice as long, and us part-cyborg anyway.
We'll take that as a no. Thanks for all your support over the years, both readers, contributors and pr folk alike.
20 Nov 2007 03:08
To go with the bag o' rocks and the cold, dark water, may I offer this album as a score to the departure. It's the soundtrack to the first movie I reviewed for PS.
Cheers!
19 Nov 2007 15:03
The chaps at firstborn have given their site an overhaul- lovely stuff!
Kelsey Brookes has new paintings on show.
An impromptu and inventive exhibition that invites you into the exquisite illustrative worlds of FOUR influential Artists, Claire Scully, Erin Petson, Pomme Chan and Susie Wright. Check out four exhibition for more details.
Bit of shameless self promotion, mostlywanted has had a facelift and some new work added. Stop by and say hello.
19 Nov 2007 11:47
Yes, Kleber has been busy!
3 new sites we just released onto an unsuspecting world:
- Nest gets some kleber love.
- Brand new site for Novation Music
- Pressure Sounds gets a timely (ish) rejig
19 Nov 2007 11:05
After seven amazing years, Pixelsurgeon is shutting its doors and closing down.
Pixelsurgeon is an enormous time drain and thanks to an expanding family and helping to create new moving image company Wyld Stallyons, I simply cannot devote sufficient time to it. So rather than let it die a slow lingering death, I'm taking it to the canal in a bag of rocks.
This has been a tough decision, and one I've struggled with over the last couple of months. I'm sure many of you will be as heartbroken as we are.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our contributors past and present for their amazing work, and to you, our audience for stopping by to read our news, reviews and interviews.
Keep on truckin'!
19 Nov 2007 10:08
Crisp and clean graphics from Peter and Wendy
19 Nov 2007 09:48
Bluw Creative are an expanding design agency, located in Covent Garden, looking for a creative designer/graduate for an expenses paid internship. This could lead to a full time position, if you impress.
You will need all the basic software skills in Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver etc. Advantage if you are creative and technical.
Please send PDF CV and Links to jobs@bluwcreative.com
17 Nov 2007 14:04
A bright and vibrant selection of work from Indian designer, Ulhas Moses
17 Nov 2007 13:26
Paintalicious is a blog/zine of exciting contemporary art. Painting, photography, sculpture and Illustration will be just a few of the media examined by Paintalicious. Whats there so far is great, make sure you stop by and have a look.
16 Nov 2007 10:23
Filmonik film night in Manchester launches it's new podcast. Subscribe via iTunes.
16 Nov 2007 10:14
Hip graphics from Arik Mergi.
16 Nov 2007 10:14
Lock up your daughters, there's a new design group in town... Great new company from seven nine founder Andy Sargent.
15 Nov 2007 09:58
What the Fuck?
Why we curse...
14 Nov 2007 17:53
Having trouble getting all those purple coins on the Toy Time level of Super Mario Galaxy? This should help.
Christ almighty what a tough game. I've been playing nightly since November 1st and can't break 90 stars of 120 still. I AM NOT A MAN.
13 Nov 2007 19:21
Look out for Mr Lee Ford's artwork gracing the exterior of the Magma store in Manchester.
13 Nov 2007 09:41
Losfokos - new works up! Also do check out the newly opened STORE section. Go Buy Stuff!
13 Nov 2007 09:39
OVERAGE4DESIGN - new website with fresh works! Open for truely believers, close for misunderstanding suckers
12 Nov 2007 20:15
Wilhelm writes: "Katalogue XXL is the second collection of 'new creatives' and renowned artists from the worlds of Illustration, Photography and Design." Check it out!
12 Nov 2007 18:08
David Gentleman won the Prince Philip Designers Prize if you didn't know.
Big shout to MultiAdaptor who did all the print materials for the prize, the podcast biz and everything natty.
12 Nov 2007 08:46
Leesa Leva does some damn nice pencil and watercolour illustration work.
9 Nov 2007 14:48
Go meet the wonderful Androgeno 2012 !
9 Nov 2007 11:43
Tape sculpture and street installation artist Mark Jenkins updates his site with some great new work, make sure you check out the new vids.
9 Nov 2007 11:03
How Creativity Is Being Strangled By The Law
In Larry Lessig's elegant presentation of "three stories and an argument." The Net's most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom.
Everyone who makes, buys or pirates digital media must watch this eloquent speech about the cyclical nature of bad law and bad culture.
8 Nov 2007 21:36
The portfolio of Adrien Donot. Beautiful imagery indeed.
8 Nov 2007 08:53
VectorMagic
Free online web app, converts bitmap images into vector art, and does a surprisingly good job of it (via
Daring Fireball)
8 Nov 2007 08:34
Big Chunk Of The Universe Is Missing -- Again
8 Nov 2007 08:30
Baby bigfoot caught on video?
8 Nov 2007 08:26
Encrypted E-Mail Company Hushmail Spills to Feds
Hushmail, a longtime provider of encrypted web-based email, markets itself by saying that "not even a Hushmail employee with access to our servers can read your encrypted e-mail, since each message is uniquely encoded before it leaves your computer." But it turns out that statement seems not to apply to individuals targeted by government agencies that are able to convince a Canadian court to serve a court order on the company.
Testing Vinyl CDs: Groovy Up Top, Optical Down Below
As for the overall sound quality, I just finished giving the vinyl side of a Sonic Kollectiv VinylDisc compilation a spin, and it sounded decent -- not as good as 180 gram, but certainly good enough to warrant consideration from bands and labels looking to offer something new to their customers: a CD that everyone can play, with a secret bonus track in the grooves on top for those who have record players.
8 Nov 2007 08:19
Sci-Fi Battle
Star Trek vs Battlestar Galactica vs Star Wars. The mother of all battles.
8 Nov 2007 08:17
'Heroes' Creator Apologizes to Fans
Tim Kring admits mistakes were made at the beginning of season 2, but promises to get back on track
7 Nov 2007 13:31
Great little interview with illustrator and animator Pascal Campion over at Thunderchunky!
7 Nov 2007 08:24
Visual artist, Ian Macnider launches his new portfolio website at http://ninetofivedesign.com/. A solid selection of work, lurvely :-D
7 Nov 2007 07:47
SHIFT Magazine: November Issue. This month's cover: Yoh Nagao "To keep on being touched, being stirred, feeling and expressing".
6 Nov 2007 09:06
Fantastic flickr set of handpainted Custom Kokeshi dolls.
6 Nov 2007 08:31
Stallone to Remake Death Wish
Sylvester Stallone is interested in remaking the 1974 vigilante classic Death Wish.
6 Nov 2007 08:27
What is waterboarding exactly and should it be illegal?
6 Nov 2007 08:23
Boy Pays Hitman to Off His Parents After Taking His Playstation Away
6 Nov 2007 08:20
Ugly Mickey Mouse contest blog
Flavia sez, "Here's a Brazilian blog for the 'International Ugly Mickey Contest'. It's in Portuguese, but it's really great to see the terrible, amazingly ugly versions of Mickey Mouse. The contest is over now, but the blog will keep posting the ugly mickeys people send from all over the world."
Screensaver displays security cam images
SurveillanceSaver is an OS X screen saver that shows about 400 live security camera videos from public accessible Axis network cameras. It shows surprising scenes from underwater pool cameras, cows in milking machines, to shopping malls and street cameras.
Vintage roadsign Polaroids
Flickr user Roadsidepictures found this cache of old Polaroid shots of roadside signage. Some real beauts in here.
6 Nov 2007 08:16
Tests end Texan goat-sucker stir
US scientists say an animal found in Texas is not the chupacabra - or goat-sucker - of American myth, but a coyote with a hair loss problem.
6 Nov 2007 08:13
Microsoft done with current Messenger for Mac client, whole new app due next year
Microsoft is calling it quits on MSN Messenger for Mac, instead choosing to go with an all-new IM client that will work with both AIM/gTalk/ICQ users and folks still on the Messenger network.
6 Nov 2007 08:09
Google's Android platform and the Open Handset Alliance: a quick round-up
Carefully orchestrated announcements for broad, sweeping initiatives like the one staged by Google today don't always do a great job of diving straight into the meat and telling it like it is, so we thought we'd boil down the Android and Open Handset Alliance sitch as best we could into a tight, easy to digest series of bullets.
6 Nov 2007 08:06
Tossed-Out Electronics Are Reincarnated as Stop-Mo Animal Bots
Ann Smith is a creative recycler. Specifically, she transforms electronics and appliances destined for the dump into nifty gadgety animals.
Wikipedia's Inner Circle Keeps Producing Competitors
Danny Wool, who left the Wikimedia Foundation last spring after nearly six years as a contributor and system administrator, says his new startup Veropedia aims to take Wikipedia content and make it ready for prime time.
5 Nov 2007 11:28
Charlene Chua writes:
"Illustrophile is happy to announce its latest interview with Luke Feldman aka SKAFFS!" View the interview here! Great stuff.
5 Nov 2007 10:52
Loïc Sattler has updated his portfolio site Lysergid™.
Some awesome stuff in there.
5 Nov 2007 10:47
Check out the lovely new Antigirl collection 'Bleed Deeply'.
Great illustration work by Cecilie Ellefsen over at Happy Meat.
Josh Keyes updates his site with more stunning paintings and Stina Persson adds more watercolour goodness to her portfolio.
5 Nov 2007 10:11
Designing Happy is a set of guidelines, for design practice and design education, which identifies some key tips that design work can incorporate so that the design is better positioned to be productive in the manifestation of happiness and contribute to our wellbeing.
The site wants to know what design makes you happy and/or what design makes you unhappy.
5 Nov 2007 09:49
blinkBox enables you to create a clip of your favourite scene from a movie or TV show, add a personalised message and send it to a friend's mobile or PC as a 'blink'. You can also purchase and download said movies and TV shows.
Titles available at launch include classics such as The Wizard of Oz and Vertigo, recent hits such as Syriana and Superman Returns, along with cult favourites like The Matrix and A Clockwork Orange. You can sign up for the open beta now.
5 Nov 2007 07:41
The 15 Dumbest Apple Predictions Of All Time
5 Nov 2007 07:39
O2 removes 200MB Fair-Use policy for UK iPhone
There's been a fair bit of debate (and disappointment) with the O2 200 megabyte 'Fair-Use' data transfer policy that was expected to appear with the U.K. iPhone contracts this Friday. Thankfully, it seems O2 has heard us: late last night, the Telegraph newspaper revealed that O2 has now scrapped the limit on just how much data we will be able to burn through.
5 Nov 2007 07:37
Cheesy 'Scab Writer' Offers Hollywood a Helping Hand
Hollywood execs panicked by the pending writer's strike need look no further than the web to solve all their scripting problems. Alex Perez, the writer-for-hire profiled on the hollywoodscabwriter.com humor site, offers up his writing talents in hopes of "helping Hollywood in its time of need."
Urban Challenge Robot Car Race
Driverless car competition.
5 Nov 2007 07:32
Not sure when Arktyp redesigned, but I'm liking the new clean layout.
5 Nov 2007 07:31
Reason.tv
"Over the next few months we plan to bring you the latest, most compelling stories about freedom from all corners of the Internet" including an incredibly sensible piece on medical marijuana from Drew Carey.
5 Nov 2007 07:29
High speed video of popcorn kernel popping at 5,400 fps
3 Nov 2007 17:42
If you've been wondering about the lack of activity over at Asterik Studio it's because the guys have now gone their seperate ways. They've split into two completely new companies, with Don and Ryan Clark starting Invisible Creature and Demetre, Greg and Michael founding Wonderful Union. Both sites contain great work and are well worth a peruse.
2 Nov 2007 21:19
Put this in your big book of dates of things to go to - a 2nd showing of an exhibition of works by ehquestionmark, Wetshame and Kuildoosh.
For more info click here
2 Nov 2007 17:18
North Kingdom, beautiful interactive design from Sweden.
2 Nov 2007 11:40
Darth Vadar aka King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recieves an official welcome to the UK. Click "Watch the report"
2 Nov 2007 10:12
A Few Good (Creative) Men: "You ever worked in a creative department, son?" - Great writing, both funny and clever. What more could you want?
2 Nov 2007 08:30
Friday trip down memory lane, with the classic "Belly's Gonna Get Ya" Reebok ad.
2 Nov 2007 07:50
David Lynch and psychosis
In May, the science journal The Psychologist published an article discussing the psychology of psychosis in the context of David Lynch's last film, Inland Empire (2006).
2 Nov 2007 07:45
Pointy Spock-Ear Modification is Not Logical
Ever thought of getting yourself a permanent pair of Star Trek Vulcan ears? A day trip to the plastic surgeon can get that done for you.
2 Nov 2007 07:27
Elephant on acid, dog head grafts and a seesaw to revive the dead
Madness or genius? A list of most bizarre tests ever conducted in name of scientific inquiry
2 Nov 2007 07:24
New Apple Trojan Means Mac Hunting Season Is Open
The Mac has officially gone mainstream. The proof? On Halloween, professional online criminals were found using Trojan-horse software to target, for the first time, computers running Apple's OS X operating system -- just as they have been doing for years on the more ubiquitous flavors of Windows.
The 'Winners' of the Wired News Saddest-Cubicle Contest
The winner -- if you can call it winning -- of the Wired News saddest-cubicles contest is David Gunnells, an IT guy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His desk is penned in by heavily used filing cabinets in a windowless conference room, near a poorly ventilated bathroom and a microwave.
1 Nov 2007 12:21
Junior Designer wanted for perm position to work on music websites including Q and Kerrrang. email cv here
1 Nov 2007 09:48
Only in America. Huge fine for anti-gay US church
1 Nov 2007 07:55
Official website of the visual artist, Litsa Sepyrgioti. . Flash design by Sotiria Laina.
31 Oct 2007 15:27
Nelson Balaban updates his portfolio. A nice selection of photo-manip type designs.
31 Oct 2007 14:28
LiveQuartz — an impressive-looking and FREE image editor for Mac OS X, based on CoreImage.
31 Oct 2007 14:21
Possibly the funniest drinks advert EVER
31 Oct 2007 14:16
Phill Collins steez
31 Oct 2007 11:55
Check out the new Illinski album only available exclusively to inernet users.
30 Oct 2007 18:29
This completely passed me (so forgive me if this is old hat for you), but Uailab have completely redesigned.
30 Oct 2007 17:17
Make My Logo Bigger Cream improves brand recognition, grabs customer's attention, works in just minutes and goes on smooth!
Every design could use a tube.
30 Oct 2007 16:53
Who's the The Superest super hero of them all. Great sketches by Kevin Cornell, Matthew Sutter and Guests
30 Oct 2007 08:12
Every halloween season, the house at 748 Beech Street in Kenova, West Virginia is transformed into the The Great Pumpkin House.
30 Oct 2007 08:07
Up up and away
Wouter Bijdendijk, a Dutch magician whose stage name is Ramana, wows passers-by by seeming to float in mid-air in front of the White House.
That stick he's holding onto seems to be helping somewhat doncha think...?
30 Oct 2007 08:03
New book features US Military emblems, shows the Pentagon is full of D&D geeks and X-Files fans
30 Oct 2007 07:50
Blue in the Face
Reports abound regarding users suffering from a “blue screen” after upgrading to Leopard: they upgrade, reboot, and get stuck at a blank blue screen. But, as far as I can tell, there is no mystery involved. There is one and only one known cause for this problem: old versions of Unsanity’s Application Enhancer, a.k.a. APE.
30 Oct 2007 07:50
Jeff Zucker says iTunes deal only netted NBC Universal $15 million
Not that it comes as much of surprise given recent developments, but NBC Universal's Jeff Zucker is clearly still none too pleased about the company's deal with Apple, as evidenced by his recent comments at a benefit for Syracuse University.
30 Oct 2007 07:42
New iPod touch ad was created by student, reuses Zune tune
30 Oct 2007 07:38
The Art of the Grotesque
The dark, surreal art of Kris Kuksi
30 Oct 2007 07:34
Smarty Plants: Inside the World's Only Plant-Intelligence Lab
Plants have never been given their due in the order of things; they've usually been dismissed as mere vegetables. But there's a growing body of research showing that plants have a lot to contribute in fields as disparate as robotics and telecommunications.
Put a Message in a Zombie With Txt of the Living Dead
An American mashup artist let passers-by put words in giant zombies' mouths last week. The show, called Txt of the Living Dead, projected 15-foot-wide, black-and-white stills from George A. Romero's classic 1968 horror flick Night of the Living Dead onto buildings. Text messages from random people on the street then filled comics-style speech balloons that were added to the images in what New York artist Paul Notzold called an "SMS-enabled interactive street performance."
Scientists Use 'X-Ray Glasses' to Dissect Fossils
The technology was initially developed for medical diagnostics (they're still used for chest scans), but paleontologists found the X-rays created nice images of the insides of fossils. They image specimens in "slices," which are then rendered into 3-D models that reveal not just bone structures, but internal organs and other soft tissue.
29 Oct 2007 13:28
Felipe Iglesias | Art & Illustration Portfolio
29 Oct 2007 12:47
“Fat Man is an interactive design and development collective with a reputation for creating beautiful & innovative projects. We believe that big ideas are worth pursuing”
Their work is pretty sweet and their blog is a good daily read.
29 Oct 2007 12:31
The nice guys over at Defunktion have updated the site with an interview and gallery featuring your humble servant.
29 Oct 2007 07:39
Doctors battle to save 'human pin-cushion'
Doctors in China have saved the life of a woman who had 26 pins and needles inserted into her body when she was a child in an apparent attempt to change her sex to a boy.
29 Oct 2007 07:37
Adobe updates CS3 Leopard compatibility info (PDF)
I guess I won't be upgrading to Leopard until December... Adobe After Effects (and Premiere and a couple of other CS3 apps) has issues under Leopard and won't be getting updates for another month of two.
29 Oct 2007 07:31
i-Garment's "smart suit" helps disaster relief agents
Designed to help firefighters communicate independently of unreliable traditional systems such as cellphone networks, i-Garment's "smart suit" does more than just enable voices to be heard. The suit also packs in location and health monitoring.
29 Oct 2007 07:27
Leopard stupidity
"Leopard is pretty nice, there's a lot to like. But there are some really stupid things too, mostly visual and since I'm a visual kinda person I feel compelled to complain about them! There I've warned you, so if you feel like posting nasty comments feel free to go to hell. Btw, Apple please fix this stuff ne?"
29 Oct 2007 07:24
Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD's Coffin
As counterintuitive as it may seem in this age of iPods and digital downloads, vinyl -- the favorite physical format of indie music collectors and audiophiles -- is poised to re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary.
Behind Enemy Lines With a Suburban Counterterrorist
"Look," Shannen Rossmiller says, pointing at her computer screen. She's in an online chat room, and the name Terrorist11 has just popped up. "He's one of the more popular guys."
29 Oct 2007 07:21
Adium offers first look at video integration
When it comes to video and audio conferencing on the Mac, or rather more importantly video and audio conferencing with our PC brethren, there aren't many choices beyond Skype and SightSpeed.
Thankfully, there's hope for Mac users - not only has Microsoft committed to releasing a version of Microsoft Messenger that will allow audio and video chats, but the very excellent open-source Adium project has revealed the new look of Adium's (still under development) video chatting in a blog post celebrating Leopard's release.
29 Oct 2007 07:14
If The Dead Ruled
A corpse is a corpse, of course, of course.
26 Oct 2007 23:29
Samsung develops new 64gb flash memory chip
26 Oct 2007 23:18
Extensive Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard screenshot gallery. Via AppleInsider. Wow i love the iconography going on in Leopard.