Tuesday, May 31, 2011

fash, Crash, and Burn: Singer MIGUEL Fashion FAIL


Some may say, 'WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?'

I just look at this pic of Miguel like... *BLANK STARE*

I'll just leave you to your imagination (Look at the man boobs).

Pic: MediaTakeout

Top 10 Beaches in USA

Top 10 the best beaches in America, which was compiled by an expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman. “Dr. Beach” as it is called Stephen, is the head of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at the National University of Florida.

Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida

Beach Siesta, Sarasota County, Florida, famous for fine white sand and warm water, often ranks last in the annual ranking of the best beaches in America, in the same year it was the first time tops the list.

Coronado Beach in San Diego, California

Located about a mile from San Diego lies one of its best treasures. Coronado Beach is a great destination for the whole family. Your little ones can look for shells while the older kids will love body boarding in the gentle waves.

Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii

Almost everyone has heard of Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, which is surely one of the world's most beaches, with a location just steps from Honolulu's busy streets. Waikiki is actually a two-mile stretch with nine individually named beaches. Kahanamoku Beach is at the north end, near the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort.

Main Beach, East Hampton, NY

Main Beach has white sand, dunes, surf, lifeguards during summer, and spectacular fireworks on Labor Day weekend.

Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

Surfer love this beach on the coast of North Carolina.

National Park on the island of St. George, FL

In summer air temperature is 50-60 'Fahrenheit, it is cool enough to swim and sunbathe. Attracts fans for secluded relaxation. This place is also called "Forgotten Coast", because the majority of tourists still prefer the warmer coast and sent on vacation to the southern beaches of Florida.

Beachwalker Park, South Carolina

Located on Kiawah Island, Beachwalker Park offers 11 miles of unspoiled beach on one of the country's most beautiful barrier islands. Located between the Bohicket River and the ocean, the park features a wide boardwalk that weaves through live oaks, pines, palmettos, and yucca plants.

Coast Guard Beach, Massachusetts

The beach stretches for miles, has cliffs, dunes, good swimming in summer, body-surfing and boogie-boarding.

Gulf of Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii

Long white beach of the Gulf Waimanalo on displaying the Oahu, Hawaii, attracts thousands of tourists.

National Park on the Gulf of Florida

This beach will satisfy the demands of even the most demanding traveler: clean and clear water, gentle surf and white, fine sand.

Kelly Rowland's CRACKLIN'-HOTT Shoot For Wonderland Magazine


Check out Kelly Rowland's black-and-white photos for Wonderland Magazine (London). These photos were found on several sites, meaning there's a lot of people diggin' these pics. Check out Kelly's interesting HAIRY outfit (looks like a beautiful, giant.... WEAVE she's swathed in with leopard underwear peeking underneath).

Don't matter-- the outfit, her priceless emotions, bone structure, and the lighting in these photos are all GOOD.

Kelly Rowland

It's interesting to me how musicians/performers can also pass for MODELS...

Pic: Google/KRD/NecoleB***hie

The Beautiful RIHANNA Spotted Out In Newer, Bolder Red Hairstyle


This is why I like Rihanna.

Not just for her music; it's the way she captures attention, knowing that the more often she changes her hair which is in the same hue, the more people can't help but to look at it. For example, I can't help but to look at her style sense.

It looks like something that she just put on in the spur of the moment but I guess from a fashionista standpoint, it's cleverly put together. Take into account of all the hues she has. Who says that one has to MATCH and look good? It's all about HOW one puts an outfit together.

Look at the red hair, black mini-dress, and nude Prada heels. It's placed together so innocently yet it's still clever. I wonder how she will appear (what she will wear) at her LOUD concerts.

Pic: NecoleB***hie

Stylish First Lady Michelle Obama Is Cool and Forward-Thinking; Invites Common To Perform At White House

          

Some people just FELL OUT at the notion of Common performing at the White House. In my opinion (which is close to a fact), this world is changing and these old-thinking people need to get with the program. It's OK to critique a person, but not good for someone to be generally set into their own ways, not giving anyone a chance (just as long as that new 'chance' is not destructive to livelihood).

Of course people criticized Michelle Obama for promoting a man whose lyrics included 'cop killing' (which would fall in line as 'destructive') but I guess Obama took it as an art, not an action. See what she said below:


“We had a poetry session and we invited young kids in just last week from all over the country. And they talked to some of the most outstanding poets, and they read their poetry in the state room. And then we had a poetry night and Common was there. He’s very cute. But everybody from poet laureates to hip-hop folks, being able to mix up the world in that very interesting way, the White House allows you to do that.”

Pic: NecoleB***hie

RIHANNA's Cosmopolitan Tattoo Shoot


Check out Rihanna's Cosmopolitan shoot. I don't read Cosmo Magazine (duh) but the pics of her in the 'tattoo shoot' was wayy hott and awesome. Yes, SEXY is included. thanks to Cosmopolitan Magazine for capturing the inked beauty. See more pics:


Dang, I guess she just got it like that...
And I'm allllll for it.

Pic: Google


Monday, May 30, 2011

Hilarious Currency Manipulations by James Charles

From Star Wars to Jimi Hendrix via politicians or pop icons, James Charles did them all! Currently exhibiting at Shooting Gallery in San Fransisco, they are still couple of them for sell, averaging around $700, very worth it for those beautiful pieces of modern art.















Press Release:

“As of last year, artist James Charles has been engrossed in an interesting new project; small in scale…but large in depth. He began drawing on dollar bills, for the sake of his own amusement; crudely altering the presidents’ faces to become monsters, celebrities, etc. After accidentally spending a few of his early pieces, James decided to stop carrying them in his wallet, and started putting them inside of a magazine for safe-keeping. The magazine folder eventually became a large scrapbook, showcasing bills of all denominations. He found ink and materials to match perfectly what the U.S. Mint uses on the bank notes, and began to experiment with ways to alter the font and script along the bottom of the bills. It became the perfect way for James to inject an additional layer of wit.

“Altering currency in this way also poses questions regarding the true value of paper bills, something made with seemingly insignificant materials – that somehow fuels our country’s evershifting economy, and ultimately impacts living conditions around the globe. James has put a wrench in the recirculation process by claiming his role as an artist, and declaring these specific bills are not currency, but art objects.”

Sunday, May 29, 2011

New maori tattoo gallery optimized for Ipad and Iphone

Hi,

I recently bought an Apple Ipad2 and use it mainly for shooting pictures and recording movies of the design process. I can easily add these photos to my twitter messages (@storm3d) and upload the movies to Youtube.com in a few clicks. It's also very usefull for quickly browsing the web...

There's only one big downside to Apple products, and that's the fact that Apple doesn't support the Adobe Flash plugin. For my website galleries, I use(d) the "simpleviewer" plugin, that creates a really nice and simple Flash gallery with a thumbnail and a larger image next or above it.

Now I use my Ipad, I see that a lot of mobile visitors cannot see the designs in my gallery, so I had to make changes to it.

My website design is based on the principles of the "Save the Pixel" e-book by Ben Hunt, which states that the design should be as simple as possible and every pixel should contribute to the main goal of the website.

Keeping this in mind, I redesigned the tattoo galleries. Here's a picture of the 'before' gallery:

flash gallery with maori tattoos for sale designer artistThe red marked area is the flash movie containing the maori tattoo gallery.

People could scroll through the images and see the number and price of the design.

Before ordering it, customers had to select the correct tattoo nr. from the dropdown list and hit the "Buy Now" button.


People often selected the wrong tattoo and bought the piece they didn't want.



To get rid of this problem I decided to implement the Lightbox plugin/script to my gallery instead of the simpleviewer movie.
One other advantage was that I could add the size and price of the design in the header/description and even add a Paypal button, so it became impossible to order the wrong tatoo design.

The new gallery is now looking like this, with the lightbox frame popping up:

maori tattoo gallery high resolution designs for salelightbox plugin for tattoo gallery webshop paypal button














So if you have an Ipad, Ipod or Iphone, please check it out and let me know if there's anything I can change to improve it.

Kind regards, Mark Storm
info@storm3d.com

Friday, May 27, 2011

Tax Return Sculptures

Artist Nava Lubelski, puts your old tax receipts and tax returns to good use, creating shredded paper sculptures from the rolled-up and cut-up paper. With amazing detail and a three dimensional landscape, it is a great upcycling idea for all the waste paper that is collecting dust in your office space and cupboards.











Tattoo pictures of a "Cesc Fabregas" inspired elbow tattoo

Hi,

Yesterday one of my customers (thanks Ruairi! :)) showed me some pictures of his new tattoo that I sketched a few months ago. The tatoo design is inspired by the elbow tattoo of the Arsenal soccer player Cesc Fabregas, and is in a graphical polynesian style.

The original high quality flash design that I made looks like this:

Cesc Fabregas elbow tattoo arsenal soccer football design sheet flash linedrawing
It has a shark tooth, some kind of an eye and other repetitive patterns.

The band wraps around the elbow and connects perfectly on the outside of the arm.



My customer sent me the following photos of elbow:

polynesian armband tattoo elbow Cesc Fabregas football arsenal playerarsenal player fabregas elbow tattoo design polynesian



cesc fabregas elbow tattoo download free stencil








Any questions? Just let me know


Kind regards, Mark Storm

info@storm3d.com
www.storm3d.com

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Half-Restored 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado by Precision Restorations

Missouri-based Precision Restorations have given another meaning to what a partial restoration job means. In an attempt to find the best possible way to promote themselves, the team has decided to build a marketing car that best illustrates their skills and professionalism.

In a move that we could dare to call ingenious, Precision Restorations have taken a 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado screaming for a makeover, and have given an out-of-the-box look to exactly half of it, both inside and outside. Lift up the hood and you’ll find the same approach.