Induced Parallax: Mixtape

Listening to Spotify has become a habit while I am designing and marking up code at work. And I love the ability to create playlists. I was inspired by mixtape cover art over at Designers MX and decided to create my own.

Induced Parallax is a mix of unique and thought-provoking music from some of my favorite artists.

Speaking of music, Paul Lamere created an interesting web application that allows you to listen to your favorite song… forever! The Infinite Jukebox uses an algorithm that detects similarities within the song to combine and replicate aspects of the song to create a never ending song. Love when technology & music/art combine!

Helpful Resources for Web Designers

Social Media: IFTTT

IFTTT uses the programming concept of “If this then that”. With IFTTT you can create ‘recipes’ using a variety of social media platforms. For example, you can create a recipe that tells Twitter to tweet every time you publish something on your blog. There are a lot of fun user created recipes too. Some funny examples: If its hot, complain on Twitter and Text me if the CDC reports a Zombie outbreak.

 

Color: Adobe’s Kuler

Kuler allows you to browse and tweak thousands of color combinations. My favorite features on Kuler include the option to create a color palette based on rules such as complementary, triad, and shades. If you have a photo that inspires you, you can also create a color series based on that image. Colour Lovers is also a great community based site for sharing color palettes.

 

Typography: Typecast

Typecast (works on Safari & Chrome) gives you the ability to mock up thousands of web fonts utilizing Google Fonts, Fontdeck, Typekit, etc. It allows you to adjust line height, color, weight and you can then copy and paste the CSS into your own site. One issue to note is that some of these type foundries like Typekit charge a monthly fee so stick with Google Fonts unless you’re willing to pay the licensing fee.
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Reminisce Over You: Savannah, Georgia

Georgia has been on my mind a lot recently. Savannah, Georgia, to be specific.

Savannah, Georgia. Houses.

Savannah, Georgia architecture framed by oak trees & Spanish moss.

Savannah's Forsyth Park.

Savannah’s Forsyth Park.

Savannah, Georgia. Antique shops.

Antique shops along River Street.

Savannah, Georgia. Eats.

Eats in Savannah, Georgia. Fruit spread from Savannah’s Candy Kitchen | Interior of Gryphon Tea Room

Cockspur Island Lighthouse (visible by boat) | Tybee Island Lighthouse

Cockspur Island Lighthouse (visible by boat) | Tybee Island Lighthouse

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Tiny Pecan Pumpkin Pies

Our area was on lock down during Hurricane Sandy on Monday and Tuesday. Luckily, there was no major damage and our electricity stayed on the entire time. Being confined to the apartment inspired me to try some new recipes. This one was inspired by Bakerella.

For these little pumpkin pies I used Libby’s pumpkin pie mix. It says on the can to just add eggs and condensed milk. So simple right? Unfortunately I did not have condensed milk so I simmered down some almond milk which also has the additional benefit of making the pie filling vegan. I used this recipe to make the pie crust but you can always use refrigerated pie crust to save time.

tiny pecan pumpkin pies
I used the top of a can to cut a perfect circle for the tiny pie crusts. Then comes the fun part of pouring in the pumpkin pie mixture and placing a pecan on each little pumpkin pie. Bake for around 20 minutes and voila, magic.

tiny pecan pumpkin pies