Year: 2013

Flickr determines the most interesting images by a combination of views, comments, and favs. Here are my ten most interesting photos from 2012. Along with each photo I give one photo technique that helps make the image interesting. Nostalgia with…

My most interesting photo so far in 2013 is an image of Campbell’s chicken soup. Everyone this year is starting their 2013 with the flu. Not a very nice way to kick off the year! So it’s rather fitting that…

The library of the future is indeed a curious place. Check out my blog post “A library with no books” where I talk about the mac domination, wall screens, DJ librarians, empty shelves, and guillotine doors.

If you could ask the president anything, what would you ask? I have a few questions: Is there a working telegraph machine in the White House? Does the White House still have Rutherford B. Hayes’ croquet set? Why does the…

Can you guess what famous baseball card this is? [Answer]. It would be fun to take the 45 most iconic baseball cards of all time and show just the backs of the cards. You’ll enjoy more posts about baseball cards:…

These two photos sitting next to each other on flickr make an interesting pair. I did a search on flickr for: chicago art. Normally i’m not a fan of boring standard graffiti. But the angles in standard graffiti rather mimic…

Dick Perez. The official Baseball Hall of Fame artist of the 80s and 90s. I grew up collecting the Donruss cards featuring his “Diamond King” paintings with crazy backgrounds. I did my fair share of baseball portraits in grade school…

Warning! Crazy backgrounds! All these paintings were done in the 80s and early 90s by the official Baseball Hall of Fame artist, Dick Perez. One has to wonder what was going through Dick’s mind when he created these backgrounds. He…

Get Dominick’s receipt with it saying, “How was your shopping experience? Please share your thoughts online: www.grocerysurvey.net Enter to win a $100 gift card” You can fill out a survey at let Dominick’s know how your grocery trip was. Dude,…

I’m really excited for the Art Institute’s upcoming shows in 2013. The Artist and the Poet February 1, 2013‚ÄìJune 2, 2013 My girlfriend is a writer and I’m an artist. We shall happily go to this exhibit together. Picasso and…

2013 glasses photo by paul.hadsall via create commons license, dog photo by me If I was around a dog, and if I was around a pair of 2013-shaped glasses, it would be a safe bet that the 2013-shaped glasses would…