Tyler Cipriani—Blog

Finished BlazeyAndTyler.com logo…

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:52:22 -0500

Finished BlazeyAndTyler.com logo…

Working on BlazeyAndTyler.com logo…

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:50:20 -0500

Working on BlazeyAndTyler.com logo…

Ubuntu Linux Alt Numpad Codes

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:45:51 -0500

In Ubuntu the alt+numpad ACSII codes don’t work - this was a major stumbling block for me since I have a few passwords that contain special characters. After too much time Googling I found that if you hold Ctrl+Shift+U you can then release the “U” key (while still holding Ctrl+Shift) and begin to type the Unicode code for the special character you’d like to use. A cross reference of characters is available at the Ultimate Cool Characters site - it seems fairly comprehensive (the unicode is the ‘Character Code’ on the site).

Wu Tang Pizza via 28.media.tumblr.com

Mon, 10 May 2010 23:36:01 -0500

Wu Tang Pizza via 28.media.tumblr.com

"Did I really think it was okay to use a photoshop filter on top of fully saturated cyan verdana..."

Mon, 10 May 2010 23:29:27 -0500

“Did I really think it was okay to use a photoshop filter on top of fully saturated cyan verdana type?”

- KN | Kitsune Noir » Designing Words

Chemex coffee brewing guide via Boing Boing

Sat, 08 May 2010 22:00:07 -0500

Chemex coffee brewing guide via Boing Boing

Google before you Tweet is the new think before you speak

Sat, 01 May 2010 13:54:18 -0500

Google before you Tweet is the new think before you speak

Synecdoche, New York is the best film I’ve seen in a very...

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:53:56 -0500

Synecdoche, New York is the best film I’ve seen in a very long time. I saw it a while back but just now saw that the A.V. Club did a great write up on it, as they are wont to do.
Synecdoche, New York | Film | The New Cult Canon | The A.V. Club

The Six Pack: Pairing Summer Jazz And Beer : NPR

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:28:26 -0500

The Six Pack: Pairing Summer Jazz And Beer : NPR

This is the best and most accurate review of avatar I have ever...

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:55:21 -0500

This is the best and most accurate review of avatar I have ever read…

scottaukerman:

MY AVATAR REVIEW:

Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction epic film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez and Stephen Lang.

The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na’vi—a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film’s title refers to the genetically engineered Na’vi bodies used by several human characters to interact with the natives of Pandora.

Development on Avatar began in 1994, when Cameron wrote an 80-page treatment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after the completion of Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic, for a planned release in 1999, but according to Cameron, the necessary technology was not yet available to achieve his vision of the film. Work on the language for the film’s extraterrestrial beings began in summer 2005, and Cameron began developing the script and fictional universe in early 2006.

Avatar was officially budgeted at US$237 million. Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production, and at $150 million for promotionThe film was released for traditional two-dimensional projectors, as well as in 3-D, using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, and also in 4-D. The stereoscopic filmmaking was touted as a likely breakthrough in cinematic technology.

The story takes place in the year 2154 on Pandora, a lush, Earth-like moon of the planet Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri star system. The RDA corporation is mining a valuable mineral called unobtanium. Administrator Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) heads the mining operation of the RDA colony, which has a private security force called Sec-Ops. Pandora’s atmosphere is toxic to humans, forcing them to use breathing masks.

Pandora is inhabited by the Na’vi, a ten-foot-tall blue-skinned species of sapient humanoids, who live in harmony with nature, worshiping a mother goddess called Eywa. To facilitate relations with the Na’vi and research of Pandora’s biosphere, scientists grow Na’vi-human hybrid bodies called avatars that are operated via mental link by genetically matching humans. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic former Marine, replaces his twin brother, a scientist trained as an avatar operator but murdered in a robbery.

Avatar is primarily an action-adventure journey of self-discovery, in the context of imperialism and biodiversity. Cameron acknowledges that Avatar implicitly criticizes America’s role in the War in Iraq and the impersonal nature of mechanized warfare in general.

A number of revolutionary visual effects techniques were used in the production of Avatar. According to Cameron, work on the film had been delayed since the 1990s to allow the techniques to reach the necessary degree of advancement to adequately portray his vision of the film. The director planned to make use of photorealistic computer-generated characters, created using new motion-capture animation technologies he had been developing in the 14 months leading up to December 2006.

This film was boring as shit.

The Designers Mixtape is some chill ish

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:22:00 -0500

The Designers Mixtape is some chill ish

So you need a Typeface? Font selection infographic via...

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:26:00 -0500

So you need a Typeface? Font selection infographic via julianhansen.com

"Trademarks are not verbs. Correct: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop®..."

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:12:53 -0500

“Trademarks are not verbs.
Correct: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software.
Incorrect: The image was photoshopped.”

- Adobe Systems Incorporated Permissions and Trademark Guidelines

Photo

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:02:20 -0500

Photo

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:13:28 -0500

gifs of popular rappers

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:17:41 -0500

gifs of popular rappers

Why You Should Never Pay More Than $10 For HDMI Cables

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:47:35 -0500

Why You Should Never Pay More Than $10 For HDMI Cables:

all plaidout » Keep America Weird

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:51:37 -0500

all plaidout » Keep America Weird:

Hood Rat Stuff

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:42:55 -0500

H ood Rat Stuff

1954 - Boing Boing

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:22:22 -0500

1954 - Boing Boing