Random discoveries and thoughts that may or may not be useful or interesting. Enjoy!Tumblr (3.0; @raydancer)http://blog.donwhitford.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luvt18cxJm1qz5q86o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Chell, the heroine of the Portal series. So beautifully rendered by Sara aka <a href="http://mwar.deviantart.com/">Mwar on deviantART</a>.</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/12987869871http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/12987869871Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:22:19 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liswz794Fl1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sailing the gulf near Panama City, Florida (March 22, 2011).</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/4177716901http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/4177716901Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:15:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg049eVb1j1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s so true. [via <a href="http://buttersafe.com/2011/01/27/traps/">Buttersafe</a> via <a href="http://twitter.com/OneManLeft/status/32854748445016065">OneManLeft</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/3070032404http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/3070032404Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:51:14 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leo80i3zm21qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>Viking Tryptich</i> by <a href="http://gorillustrator.blogspot.com/2011/01/viking-tryptich.html">Lee Cosgrove</a>. They remind me of the ominous invaders in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601/">The Secret of Kells</a>.</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/2640803145http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/2640803145Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:07:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldkjrh5UlZ1qeqo31o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Star Wars posters by <a href="http://www.moss.fm/">Olly Moss</a>. I love how he used features of the landscapes to create features of the characters. [via <a href="http://twitter.com/briantweaver">briantweaver</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/2351175288http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/2351175288Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:39:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5nrdg3p7W1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s not too late. People need potatoes.</p> <p>This <a href="http://www.viruscomix.com/subnormality.html">Subnormality</a> comic is entitled “The Scenic Route”. I’m currently at the step of the process where I’m looking for the garage door opener of the idea building. [via <a href="http://twitter.com/fossfor66/status/18120495699">fossfor66</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/819842476http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/819842476Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:05:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5ma0uivfs1qz5q86o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.fontshop.com/glossary/">FontShop</a>’s typeface anatomy illustration.</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/816525221http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/816525221Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:53:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4mpltSwZt1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>by <a href="http://albinoraven7.blogspot.com/2010/06/extra-terrestrials.html">Glen Brogan</a></p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/738656870http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/738656870Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:56:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2xz4lwOwE1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>So. Lost is over. I’m still mulling over how I feel about the way it ended, but the overall series was a great ride. This poster is by <a href="http://erictanart.blogspot.com/2009/09/lost.html">Eric Tan</a>, who has made many, many awesome posters (check some of them out <a href="http://blog.graphicriver.net/web-roundups/25-pixel-perfect-reto-posters-by-eric-tan/">here</a>).</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/629031207http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/629031207Mon, 24 May 2010 16:48:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2mrlc5EPg1qz5q86o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>I enjoy language, though I often find tactless grammer correction to be just as annoying as poor grammer itself. Still, I enjoyed <a href="http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html">this article</a>, alot. [via <a href="http://www.tested.com">Tested</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/610777835http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/610777835Tue, 18 May 2010 15:32:00 -0400“Most talent is hard work wrapped up in a romantic ideal.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://faq.frankchimero.com/">Frank Chimero</a></em>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/607144126http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/607144126Mon, 17 May 2010 11:24:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1gh8qIfeh1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jim Hance’s portrait of Calvin and Hobbes. I’ve posted a lot of Jim’s previous work and his blog kinda disappeared on me for awhile. Glad to have found him again: his <a href="http://jameshance.com/">home site</a>, his <a href="http://twitter.com/JimJeroo">Twitter</a>, and his <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-Things-That-By-James-Hance/230001147215">Facebook</a> (which appears to be the best way to keep up with his new work).</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/549260151http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/549260151Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:29:14 -0400<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gsMj5y-nD-M?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://youtube.com/user/MarekBorn">Marek Born</a> of Poland reminding me that juggling is awesome.</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/538456424http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/538456424Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:33:29 -0400“…there’s nothing here to discuss. You can if you want to, and people certainly do, but there’s no profit in it. Nobody’s going to hold their blade aloft at the end of this thing and found a kingdom. It’s just something to fill the hours.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jerry Holkins writing about a specific internet discussion; though it seems profoundly applicable to most discussions in general. [via <a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/4/21/">Penny Arcade</a>]</em>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/538186160http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/538186160Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:45:43 -0400<a href="http://www.thisisrealart.com/#Astra/Documentary%20films/196/print/0">Satellites: A User's Manual</a>: <p>A fascinating series of seven short documentaries regarding satellites. [via <a href="http://twitter.com/briantweaver/status/10522378423">Brian Weaver</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/450252529http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/450252529Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:19:42 -0400“A bio less than 160 characters is called an epitaph.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://twitter.com/KevinCadogan">Kevin Cadogan</a>’s bio on Twitter. I thought it was pretty clever. Kevin is the former lead guitarist for Third Eye Blind, by the way.</em>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/424795299http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/424795299Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:49:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyet35Mq8d1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>by <a href="http://thekartoonkid.blogspot.com/2009/04/darth-von-innerebner.html">Jessika von Innerebner</a></p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/411492143http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/411492143Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:09:05 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxxzxoqFKm1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>It’s A Trap!</i> by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ninthwheel">Matt Leyen</a></p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/392937313http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/392937313Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:17:48 -0500<span id="video_player_383892743">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_383892743",'http://blog.donwhitford.com/video_file/383892743/tumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86',400,300,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_kxoq3git8E1qz5q86_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>David Blaine talks about how he held his breath for 17 minutes. Towards the end of the talk he mentions a phenomenon called “blood shunting”, which caused a tingly sensation in his feet and hands. Basically, your brain tells your circulatory system to bypass your extremities and instead send the blood to the vital organs. This sounds remarkably similar to what I felt when my food poisoning / stomach virus made itself known a few weeks ago. [via <a href="http://twitter.com/briantweaver/status/8959015194">Brian Weaver</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/383892743http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/383892743Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:06:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxlhaeL35A1qz5q86o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I thought this was pretty brilliant. I visit Facebook via the iPod app mostly, but my wife is always complaining that Facebook has changed again. [via <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YFccnbWJWtY/S3G0b54KDVI/AAAAAAAAAlk/EsAlAPyeDTU/s1600/facebookcarsmall.jpg">Glen Brogan</a>]</p>http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/380577526http://blog.donwhitford.com/post/380577526Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:03:50 -0500