This Historic Tale Construction Kit has been around for a couple of years. I often use it to support one of my school projects for Page & Cover Design. Click Start and you can drag & drop images and use the text tool to create words (only one font available), unfortunately to save the images you need to use the print screen function with Photoshop for editing. I don't think this site supports multiple frames, email to a friend, or the gallery function any longer, still it is a clever way to create tapestry-like images if you have the patience to use print screen & Photoshop.

 
 

Clever ad "Living to your full potential" for Monster.com, done by BBDO in New York.

 
 

Eric Grohe creates large-scale faux landscapes using exterior walls for his canvas, beautiful work. His corporate work with Miller Brewing is a great example of creating illusions in unexpected places.

 
 

An improvisational group of 209 confuses & entertains commuters with creative flash mob antics in NYC's Grand Central Station. Very clever and great timing.

 
 

Archived photos available from the Library of Congress on Flickr. This is a pilot progrman that has started with 1615 color photos from the 30's & 40" and 1500 photos from "News in 1910. This is a great resource for digital designers, have fun.

 
 

Another great shot of Times Square, this Quicktime VR (Virtual Reality also known as QTVR) offers a 360 degree view of Times Square ... don't forget to click & drag to look around the Shift & Control keys let you zoom in & out, for those unfamiliar with this format)
Times Square
For more QTVR Click here.

 
Happy Holidays! 12/19/2007
 

Happy Holidays! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Thanks to Arielle for her illustration, to print a copy of Arielle's Illustration for personal use, click on the image. To view the Holiday card click here.

 
Snow Globe 12/16/2007
 

OfficeMax is also bringing back nine popular online holiday games that
were first introduced during the 2006 holiday campaign. In addition to
ElfYourself.com and ScroogeYourself.com the other sites include:

Reindeer Arm Wrestling (http://www.ReindeerArmWrestling.com)
Roast A Turkey (http://www.RoastATurkey.com)
Greetings from the North Pole (http://www.GreetingsFromTheNorth.com)
Shake the Globe (http://www.ShakeTheGlobe.com)
Yes I'm Working (http://www.YesImWorking.com)
Don't Shoot Your Eye Out (http://www.DontShootYourEyeOut.com)
Save the Snowman (http://www.SaveTheSnowman.com)
Faux Charity Donation Generator (http://www.FauxCharity.com)
North Pole Dancing (http://www.NorthPoleDancing.com)

 
 

Milton Glaser, one of my favorite designers and teachers (you might remember his "I Heart NY" design), is featured in a short film on hillmancurtis.com. The film and video page is a great resource for designers, teachers, and people who love design... explore and enjoy. For more short films click here for more on Milton Glaser click here

 
 

Musicovery allows you to select and play music by mood, decade, and genre. If you register, it will also save favorites Musicovery calls it your "universe" (music sections). It also has icons to direct to to purchase the song on itune, amazon, or ebay. Very cool UI (User Interface) and a fun way to discover different music. Happy Listening!