NeoGuides / Idle Archive: Winter '08

In this edition: Morphing famous faces; word cloud whimsy; young me/old me; free designer digital wallpaper; and emailing the unsayable.

Women in Art

Digital artist Philip Scott Johnson has made quite a few impressive video montages in which well known faces morph from one to another to another. To the strains of a stirring piece of classical music, ... more


Word Clouds

What does your CV look like as a picture? How about your favourite love letter? The text of Great Expectations? Your child's latest school report? What about that groaningly awful memo from Sa ... more

Young Me / Now Me

This is a really simple, ridiculously cute idea: find a photograph of yourself as a child and then take a photograph of yourself now in which you mimic as closely as possible that early look - pose, cl ... more


Free Designer Digital Wallpapers

Being a graphic designer, Juan Carlos Cammaert cares more than most about the digital wallpaper on his phone and mp3, and he and his designer pals "hate the standard wallpapers and cheesy nature themes ... more

Deadpan Form Letters

"Dear [name and title], I can no longer contain myself. I need to let you know that I feel your [issue requiring feedback] is quite [your honest impression] … If you do make this change, I promis ... more

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