Category Archives: Fun
Art from limitation: Self-imposed limitation
I have a piece of glass in my workshop. It is 2′ by 5′, tapered on the edges. I want to make a table out of it however, I’m not feeling inspired. I think it is a waste to have a nice piece of glass sitting in the corner but I don’t want to use [...]
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In review: Proud new Macbook Air owner
So, after *months* of deliberation I finally pulled the trigger on a Macbook Air. I previously had a Dell Latitude 840 15″; a fast, modern, all business laptop. It served me well for many months, especially when I didn’t have a desktop machine. It was a fine desktop machine. After I got my new desktop [...]
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Common Threads Documentary (Screening in Miami)
Amber Ward, Tightrope Media Systems Graphic Designer, is proud to say that Common Threads (her first feature documentary) will screen at the Women’s International Film Festival in Miami on April 4th! Common Threads: Stories of Life After Trauma -a documentary about healing, overcoming obstacles, and understanding the life long effects of sexual abuse and neglect. [...]
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Make no little plans
Saw this today on 37signals‘ blog: Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living [...]
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Computer++
Recently our offices have seen an infusion of new computers. The cool computer to have these days seems to be the 8-core Mac Pro. I took a decidedly different route to get to computer bliss as my recent post describes. Today, I am proud to announce that the next step in my master plan is [...]
Computer Bliss
It is definitely a nerdy thing to make a blog post about your new computer. That being said, let me tell you about mine. For the last few years I have been using an old, out-dated, poorly maintained machine for my day to day work. It was JJ’s computer for a while, then he got [...]
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Not a blogger
Ok, so you’ve probably figured out by now I’m not into posting personal info about myself, but, I will take any opportunity I can to get my artwork and documentary in the public eye. If you’ve got a few minutes, check out the websites below: www.amberward.comwww.shadowlaneproductions.com
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In review: Still in love after the honeymoon