http://www.toddham.com The Creative Portfolio and Blog of Todd Hamilton Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:04:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now I don't feel so lazy all the time thanks to Wired Magazine's 3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late. Obviously this isn't a realistic option for most people on a 9-5 schedule, however the freelancers out there can certainly benefit from this advice. (photo via Flickr) http://www.toddham.com/2009/01/05/sleeping-late/ Awhile back I read a cool Instructables article on how to make flower sculptures out of old computer parts. Last Christmas I got around to making one so I figured I'd show it off on the blog! These little sculptures make for cool homemade gifts to your nerdy friends or ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/12/24/flower-sculptures/ Dutch Studio Onesize has created a stunning music video for The American Dollars "Anything You Synthesize." The video is a time-lapse that takes you across a landscape as the seasons change. A simple idea beautifully executed. Link via Motionographer. http://www.toddham.com/2008/12/19/anything-you-synthesize/ In an effort to bridge the cultural and religious misunderstandings within Australia, artist/surfer Phillip George has designed 30 surfboards with beautiful Islamic motifs. These boards were inspired by Phillip's trips to the Middle East and the 2005 Cranulla Race Riots that targeted Lebanese Australians. The surfboards are currently on display at the ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/12/15/inshallah-surfboards/ One of my favorite sites for finding inspirational web designs is Website Design Awards. WDA recently replaced their outdated full Flash site with a cleaner, more organized XHTML/CSS layout. The new design is great because its simple and puts all of the focus on featured sites. Another great choice was ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/11/30/wda-redesign/ Ever since the 2.2 software update for iPhone was released I've been reading a lot of disgruntled comments about the new Safari interface. In 2.2 Apple made the decision to combine the URL and Google fields on one row, as apposed to the Google bar only appearing when you tap the top ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/11/26/iphone-safari-22-interface/ With all the new web/desktop applications popping up on the scene its hard to tell which ones actually save time and make life easier. I recently installed three applications that I've heard great things about but haven't had the chance to try until now. Here they are: 1. Skype - This ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/11/20/apps-ive-been-missing/ I finally got around to making an invisible bookshelf for my new apartment. I followed this great article on instructables. Its pretty easy to do, just head over to your local hardware store and grab the necessary items. It's a good use of wall space and looks really cool! http://www.toddham.com/2008/11/11/instructables-for-the-new-flat/ Just when I thought I had a great idea Justin Talbott tells me about Taco Widgets. I was planning on building a Mac OSX widget for finding special characters ($ %  > <), however Taco Widgets beat me to the punch with CharacterPal. This nifty little guy can be very handy ... http://www.toddham.com/2008/10/29/more-widgets/ Something I've been meaning to do for a while is design some skateboard decks. Recently VECTORTUTS posted a great article on skateboard deck illustration and provides 30 amazing examples. Make sure you check out the end of the article where links and resources are provided. http://www.toddham.com/2008/10/18/skateboard-deck-illustrations/