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April 3, 2010
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James Cameron does Pan’s Labyrinth

Is it just me, or does it look like James Cameron Ripped off the Pan’s Labyrinth Faun? Heck, he already ripped off the Pocahontas storyline!

April 3, 2010
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10 Amazing Brain Tricks

Stare at the crosshairs in the middle of the image above and count to 30, then look at a blank space on a preferably white or light coloured wall. Do this now, then carry on reading.

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April 3, 2010
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I get bored extremely quickly it’s actually unreal. Anyway, I changed the colours of my blog again; whoopee doo dah bollocks. Ah well, it’s not all bad. I’m at home for easter and it’s good, I get to watch Dorothy guilt free!

*ahem* I mean… damn, I have to watch Dorothy and all the contestants their majestic singing and dancing that’s just oh so mesmerising! GOD DAMN IT!!

March 26, 2010
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Workout Plan + Epic Beard =

I figure, that if for a couple of months I work out a little bit here and there and just let my beard grow I’ll look a little something like the self-portrait below. Obviously I will have to purchase the sword and epic underwear.

March 24, 2010
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I’m going to grow a beard.

It will be epic and magical. All the girls will flock to me but as I have a girlfriend I will say NO, FEEBLE WOMEN, as they get absorbed into my beard only increasing the power of awesome that it will yield.

March 18, 2010
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The Cheese Grater Logo

I had some left over foam board from a project that we’ve just handed in so I decided to use the rest of the board by mounting up TCG’s logo. I had a blunt snapper knife so the edges are fucked, however, I also had a brown sharpie pen so I managed to salvage what I can. I mage a big one and a small one. Here’s the small one, but the big one is so much better.

Small logo. Still awesome.

March 14, 2010
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Monster Munch, Monster Arms

I was playing around in photoshop with a pair of arms which will eventually be used in conjunction with a “Monster Munch” brief I’m doing, but for now, it’s just two arms arm wrestling. If you’re familiar with the monster munch monsters you’ll know of which monster each colour represents.

Before

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March 12, 2010
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Split Personality

The man in the mirror is me, the mirror being held by the man is Chris Lovell. Epic.

March 10, 2010
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Tilt Shift iPhone Photography

“Tilt-Shift miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model.”

With that in mind, I took the techniques used in Photoshop and applied them to some photos I took on my trusty iPhone.

Attempt number 1

Attempt 2 - the better one.

Also check out this awesome tilt shift video by Sam O’Hare below.