Jun 21 2008
Instant Photo Effects
What do you get when you cross a glossy computer screen, a dark desktop wallpaper and a digital camera? Instant photo effects!
That’s me, as reflected by my office iMac. The adorable Skitch wallpaper that has been on my desktop for the past two months superimposed bright pink waves on the photo. Pretty nifty, if I do say so myself.
Not quite as nifty are the specks of dust on my monitor. A word of advice: if you plan to do this, wipe your screen first!
Speaking of wallpapers, my doodle desktops are now available in four different resolutions. Talk about a long-overdue update 
May 30 2008
Personalized Cartoon Postcards
If you have hundreds of vacation photos sitting in your hard drive and want to make better use of them, try turning them into cartoon postcards! It’s quite simple to do if you have some basic drawing and Photoshop skills.
In my aunt’s case, she had a niece with a lot of free time. Below are three of eight postcards that I made for her a few years ago (she needed them for a personal project). Click on the thumbnails for a bigger view.
I used photos from her trip to China, choosing those of her standing in front of different tourists spots with very few other people in the background. Those are the best types of photos for this kind of project.
Here’s a rundown of how you can make unique postcards out of your travel photos. One caveat: This is definitely not a tutorial. It’s more of a detailed idea for you to play around with 
May 25 2008
Not Amused
I got scratched and bitten by cats many times in my childhood, because I didn’t know that this facial expression meant “Little girl, if you value your limbs, you will immediately cease your attempts to hug me.”
If I had been raised in a Bengal forest, surely I would have become tiger food before my third birthday.
