I just ran across this site and I thought I would share. It’s basically a community of designers and contest holders aiming at competing with other designers to win projects, money and prizes. In looking through the current contests, etc. I can say there are quite a few opportunities within this site for networking and just overall improving your skill set. I recommend anyone with a love for design or creating to check it out. If you’re an individual or company looking for a logo, website or design concept you can register and hold a contest. With the number of designers on this site, it’s pretty much a guarantee you’ll be presented with something that fits your needs. Check out the site if you get a chance. 99designs.com
I just read an article about a man who received a heart transplant from a 33 year old man who committed suicide by blowing his head off with a shotgun. The man that received the transplant contacted the family of the donor to thank them for giving him life. After some time the man ended up marrying the widow of the donor. 12 years later he shoots himself in the head with a shotgun, leaving the same widow a victim of suicide by the same means twice. Scientists say there are more than 70 documented cases of transplant patients having personality changes as they take on some of the characteristics of the donor. I just found this really interesting. I suppose the human body can house energy the same as other objects, who’s to say this energy can’t contain characteristics of a person or event…
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So Im debating whether or not to try out the IE8 Beta. Ive read some conflicting reports, but the scariest being what some users have experienced…. The catch all phrase being “It hosed my system”. Im curious if IE8`s Web Standards friendly hype will be short lived or not. I do know that IE8 will now support CSS Tables, kinda cool… But the good people over at FF, as well as ALL of the other browsers already support CSS Tables. So the question is, will Internet Exploder 8 actually benefit any of us developers who struggle with the non Web Standards compliant pain in the @ss demon that is Internet Explorer. In all reality, Microsoft should have been adhering to these standards for a lot longer than they have made the attempt to… At any rate, I appreciate it non the less. Not that any of this matters at the moment, as testing in IE6 and 7 will be a necessary evil for at least a few more years. I have read some reviews of IE8 vs. FF3 beta`s… And the general consensus is…………… FireFox 3 is still far superior to IE8. What a shocker…..
So my sister is an amazing writer, much of it reaching you from depths of a darkness; deep inside your soul. We have decided to collaborate on a project involving her writing and my art. Ill be adding information as the work progresses. I’m thinking sort of a dark digital comic style, short dark stories with some nice dark art. Keep an eye out. I’m going to start designing the site soon….
