Google Tech Talk (more info below) November 15, 2010 Presented by Dale Dougherty, Tony DeRose, Karen Wilkinso, Mike Petrich, and Michelle Hlubinka ABSTRACT Make magazine and Maker Faire are part of a larger "Do It Yourself" movement that has been gaining momentum over the last decade. In this talk we will discuss some of the factors behind the movement, where the movement is now, and where it might be going. We'll also highlight ideas for supporting youth who are passionate about hands-on activities. One such idea is the Young Makers Program that we are launching as part of a collaboration between Make Magazine, The Exploratorium, and Pixar. Dale Dougherty is the founder of Make magazine and the creator of Maker Faire, which leads a growing maker movement. He is GM of Maker Media at O'Reilly Media in Sebastopol, California. Dougherty is a co-founder of O'Reilly Media, a technical publisher and conference organizer known for its advocacy of Open Source and the Web. An early Web pioneer, Dale was the developer of Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial Web site launched in 1993 and sold to America Online in 1995. Dale was developer and publisher of Web Review, the online magazine for Web designers from 1995-1999, which was sold to CMP in 1999. He coined the term Web 2.0 as part of developing the Web 2.0 Conference. Make Magazine started in 2005 followed by the first Maker Faire in the Bay Area in 2006. This year, Maker Faire was held in the Bay Area, Detroit ...
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Skid Marks (Day 610 - 7/27/11)
I spend the morning putting together IKEA furniture until my parents arrive with the rest of our stuff. Then dinner, shopping, and finally getting situated into the apartment. ==OTHER AWESOME STUFF== LET'S PLAYS youtube.com ASK QUESTIONS www.formspring.me FACEBOOK www.facebook.com TWITTER twitter.com WIKI stephengeorg.wikia.com
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Photo Collage Ideas - 6 Good Reasons to Create a Photo Collage
Have you ever wanted to be an artist but can't draw more than a stick figure? I'm just one of those kinds of people but there are now alternatives to canvas and paint. Using a computer, it is now possible to create art in the form of a Photo Collage. You can create a collages of almost anything but the most popular choices are from photos of your family and friends, or to celebrate an event. You can put as many pictures together in the same frame as you want, blend them, resize them or highlight them. If this all sounds a bit too technical, then give the job to a professional collage designer to create a unique layout for you. A professionally created photo collage can be a beautiful thing!
But don't stop there, professional photo puzzle websites will not only design your collage layout but turn it into a Jigsaw Puzzle for you. This makes an amazing gift for someone close to you or a keepsake to hang on the wall. There are so many things you can do these days to preserve and display photos but a well designed collage of your favorite photos must be at the top of the list.
These Photo Collages have become popular for many reasons, here are six of them:
1. People today have access to more and more photos, either in a digital or hard copy print format. Whether your photos are Polaroid or Digital, from 1979 or 2009, a picture as they say speaks a thousand words. A picture collage puzzle not only gives a great way to display your photos but also interact with them bringing back fond memories.
2. A collage puzzle can be fun to put together for any age. What other way of presenting your photos can give so much fun to any age group from grandparents to parents to grandchildren at the same time. The Photo Collage puzzle is truly ageless when it comes to entertainment.
3. Add a gorgeous frame and the picture that is now a puzzle becomes a portrait, a tribute to the photos you want to display and the people or places in them. The time it takes to assemble them brings a family together and framing the artwork makes it even more beautiful.
4. A collage designed from your holiday photos is a great way to remember your vacation. If you are like me, you come back from holiday with hundreds of photos - most of which never see the light of day. A picture collage is a great way to bring these vacation memories to life and relive the moments while making the puzzle.
5. No one need get left out in a well-made picture collage. Unless you want them left out. And that's up to you. You pick the design, the photos, words and everything else.
6. With a photo collage, you have many preserved memories together in one. My son's fourth grade teacher made a collage of her entire class and gave them out at the end of the year. The children all signed the back. It was such an interesting idea and my son will be forever grateful for the memory that his teacher created for him.
A photo collage, especially one made into a jigsaw puzzle, is a wonderful keepsake for any family member or friend. Imagine what a professional company could do with your favorite photos, with all the options available in digital software these days. Add your favorite color background to your hand-picked variety of favorite photos to make a beautiful collage. Us this layout to create a puzzle and you have made your favorite memories more fun than ever.
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