Book By Its Cover

If you enjoy looking at beautifully designed and illustrated books, you need to visit Brooklyn artist Julia Rothman’s site, Book By Its Cover.

The books and interviews on the site provide a great source of eye candy and artistic inspiration, covering a range of styles and types of books, from comics to fine art, children’s books to sketchbooks.

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Tags: Book By Its Cover, Brooklyn, Julia Rothman
Posted in General, Reviews

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker: A Retrospective

Over the weekend I visited my brother, Aaron, and his girlfriend Lindsay in Williamsburg to play some GH:World Tour on XBox 360. He also has a Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii, and a Sega Genesis (A hand-me-down from our brother).

After we got tired of rocking, Aaron popped in the classic 1990 Sega Genesis game Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker for some old(er)-school gaming. I remember playing this game in high school. I was 14 years old when the game game out; Aaron was 5. + Continue reading…

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Tags: Brooklyn, Dan Kellner, Guitar Hero, Michael Jackson, Moonwalker, Sega Genesis, self-employed, XBox 360
Posted in Recreation & Relaxation

Shift-Tilt Photography

The technique of faking shift-tilt photography has been popping up all over the internet. It’s a really cool way of making an image look like a miniature model.

Here are some images I “miniaturized”:

Click Here for a tutorial on how to achieve this effect for yourself.

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Tags: boats, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, carnival, Photography, shift-tilt, shift-tilt photography, temple, Yankee Stadium
Posted in Photography

The Great Skateboard Giveaway

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A friend gave it to me years ago and since I don’t use it anymore, I’d like to pass it on to someone else. Click the thumbnail to the right for a larger view of the actual bottom of the board. (It has black griptape on top.)

How to Enter:
All you have to do to enter the contest is leave a comment to this post on sofaemployed.com telling me why I should give it you. Extra points for creativity.

Who is judging the contest?
I am. My decision is final. (Sasha will probably help, though.)

Is there another way to enter the contest?
No. The ONLY way to enter is by leaving a comment to this post below.

Other Rules:
The contest is open to everybody, but if you win you have to be able to meet me in person somewhere in NYC to claim your prize. (Sorry, I can’t ship it anywhere.)

The contest winner will be notified by email, so please make sure to enter your email address accurately when you post a comment.

The deadline for entries is 11/30/08. No entries will be accepted after this date.

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Tags: Brooklyn, contest, skateboard, Yocaher
Posted in Recreation & Relaxation