Archive forMarch, 2009
Save the words
March 3rd, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Came across a lovely site called Save the Words today:
It's a mission, as the name would suggest, to save words from a fate of obsolescence and abandonment purely because they've fallen out of fashion;
Every year hundreds of words are dropped from the dictionary, ostensibly (now, there's a good word!) to make room for newer words. Lexicographers spend countless hours researching word usage. The general rule with words is "use it or lose it".
It's a worthy cause and a nice site, I'm going to adopt a word and perhaps you should too, if you're not convinced yet perhaps these words from...
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Augmented Sculpture
March 3rd, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Pablo Valbuena is a Spanish artist who has been working with augmented reality since 2007, altering our perception of real-world space through his light animations.
About his Augmented Sculpture project, the artist says:
This project is focused on the temporary quality of space, investigating space-time not only as a three dimensional environment, but as space in transformation.
For this purpose two layers are produced that explore different aspects of the space-time reality.
On the one hand the physical layer, which controls the real space and shapes the volumetric base that serves as support for the next level.
The second level is a virtual projected layer...
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KC780 Facebook Competition: The Winners
March 2nd, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
You may remember that we recently opened the Official LG Mobile Facebook group, and to celebrate the launch we ran a competition giving away fifteen brand new KC780s just for joining the group.
A big thanks to everyone who joined and congratulations to our fifteen winners*. Enjoy your handsets!
Nabil Raad
Paul van Niekerk
John Galpin
Iain Brown
Fatima Johansson
Michael Finikiadis
Chris Rylands
Katy Navarre
Mik McManus
Llanos Moreno
Teresa Jimenez
Evan Henchliffe
Cj Williams
If you haven't already done so, make sure you join up to the LG Mobile group to catch any future giveaways and competitions
*Not all winners...
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Light Fantastic
March 2nd, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
Michael Bosanko uses incredibly long exposures and various coloured torches to create these 'light graffiti' photos.
Based in South Wales but working globally, his photography covers modern and industrial architecture, Light Graffiti, urban sub-cultures, bands, advertising, events and travel.
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