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The working pixels of this website have decided to go on strike.
Today January 18th, 2012 we’re all blacked out and protesting against SOPA/PIPA.
(even if it’s happening on another continent entirely, it still concerns us. here’s to internet freedom!)
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Dear Readers,
I just changed the main url of this site to mariannemmichel.com. It can still be reached through all previous URL’s. You will however have to re-subscribe to the RSS feed, since its location has changed.
Thanks for stopping by :) m.
Wedding Impressions
A few months ago my dear friends Chery and Daniel exchanged rings and celebrated their past and future. Having known them for more than half [...]
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My inner geek is currently hyperventilating over the concept and implications of Quantum Levitation.
I can’t believe I haven’t come across this remarkable journey through some of Monet’s paintings earlier. The beautiful Flash site reminds me a little of the Nintendo DS adventure games I used to play, inviting the user to interact via microphone and gestures. Via Gurney Journey.
Saving .pdfs in Preview with Quartz filters
Ever saved a .pdf in Mac OS X Preview and got huge file sizes? This is a short post on how to customize file saving [...]
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There’s a great interview with Sam Nielson over at schoolism.com where he does a demo on advanced lighting techniques. Very interesting – and love the frog ;)
À propos lighting – James Gurney’s Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter is definitely a must read.
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whimsical ['wɪmzɪkəl] adj
1. spontaneously fanciful or playful
2. given to whims, capricious
3. quaint, unusual, or fantastic
pixel ['pɪksəl] n
The most basic unit of an image displayed on a screen, typically divided into three subpixels, one red, one blue, one green
At long last
Welcome to The Whimsical Pixels. Now that everything is live, in the following we’ll take a short glance at the process leading to the site [...]
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So, this is it. After 4 years and approximately 27 unpublished versions, this day marks the birth of The Whimsical Pixels, the metamorphosis of marinha.ch, the rise of the Journal. A place for sketches, ideas, notes, photos and loosely arranged pixels, this is the personal webspace of yours truly. If you have a moment to spare, feel free to browse and enjoy the pixels. Today the pixels say hello world ! :)
Hey! I'm M.
I'm currently studying Biology in Zürich, working as a Developer/Designer and I allegedly Mastered Science in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. I hope to someday combine all of the above.
This site is my home on the web, a place to collect ideas, pictures, sketches and whatnot. I'm usually a little busy, so there won't always be frequent updates. Nevertheless, please feel free to browse and leave me a message if you like :)
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Made some updates to the website today, to make it prettier and even more responsive ( ! ) and got rid of the comment functionality.
I’m delighted about every single comment and you can still respond to articles and such or tweet me a message, by pressing the Comment via twitter button at the end of each journal or illustration entry. See you on twitter!
♥ Nov 27th 2011