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Mustache PyramidMustache Pyramid

Mustache Pyramid

Mustache pyramid is built by powers unknown and mysterious as the upper lip they normally conceal. They grew large and unwieldy in their superterranian homes and treetop dwelling spaces and yearned for something that would challenge their extraordinary powers of curvature and symmetry. Thus they constructed themselves silently willing others to take note and be [...]



Drawings
Mustache Pyramid
Mustache Pyramid

Mustache pyramid is built by powers unknown and mysterious as the upper lip they normally conceal. They grew large and unwieldy in their superterranian homes and treetop dwelling spaces and yearned for something that would challenge their extraordinary powers of curvature and symmetry. Thus they constructed themselves silently willing others to take note and be [...]

Designs
2D Design Course Composition: Bars & Dots
2D Design Course Composition: Bars & Dots

So I did this for my 2D course at Maine College of Art and garnered my highest homework score thus far. This pleases me!

Mockups
Portfolio Design, Part 1: Mockup
Portfolio Design, Part 1: Mockup

I’ve put off designing my digital portfolio for a lot of reasons: Carbonmade made me lazy, there are free Wordpress themes that do the trick, and investing time in something I’m not 1) being paid for, or 2) collaborating with people on… it simply doesn’t appeal to me very much.
After giving a lecture on designing [...]

Notes
Converting Youtube to Animated GIF on OS X
Converting Youtube to Animated GIF on OS X

Step one: find your ‘tube. I’m using this one:

Step two: Download TubeTV and GIFBuilder Carbon (or anything that does what these two do, respectively: download an m4v of a flv, and import an m4v to frames).
Step three: Download your ‘tube and open it with GIFBuilder Carbon. Save. Done.

Interviews
Interview w/ Jon Williams of wizardishungry.com
Interview w/ Jon Williams of wizardishungry.com

11:08:39 AM Alana: have you ever used http://www.ninjam.com/
11:09:02 AM Jon: no but my friend has
11:10:26 AM Alana: also your visualization stuff is really great i would like to see vids when you upload them
11:10:38 AM Jon: yea, there’s one on youtube now
11:10:47 AM Jon: those are just fucking accidents
11:10:53 AM Jon: i had a few [...]


About FLYING SKULL!

FLYING SKULL! is a sort of online whiteboard for Alana Post, a user interface designer and avid cat owner living in Portland, ME, US.

It is composed of information relating to her specific interests in the realms of the internet, technology, web development, and design; which take the forms of images, notes, and conversations.

Please get in touch if you're working on something that you think might be of interest. FLYING SKULL! would be happy to publicly think about it.

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