Gabriel Dawe

Shower of light?

Nope, these are artist Gabriel Dawe's installations, made with thread.

Take a look at his website to see more amazingness.

p. s.: This is a scheduled post. When this will be posted, I will actually be in my first class at university for this year! Eep!! :)

All images © Gabriel Dawe

a cluster of links

First of all, thank you, Melissa Chaib, for following the blog! You rock. :D

Now for the usual cluster of links:

+ That awkward moment...

+ Apart from creating new words (such as blogging, facebooking, tweeting), the Internet has invented a lot of new emotions. Here's a list of five of them.

+ Graphic Design from the Noughties. 

+ Pantone cookies.

+ Ben Wilson, chewing gum artist.

+ Nail art: Vintage Rose Wallpaper (how pretty! Btw, I got O.P.I. Russian Navy, in matte! I like it, although next time I might want to get the glossy version.)

+ Simple, and very effective stop motion: Pepper heart

+ Product: Safety pins. Price: $1,600.

+ They draw and cook.

+ The prettiest mouse pads I've seen. (Click on the image to see it full size)

International Number Ones

"Because every country is good at something."

Just a few number ones:

N.Z.: Half shell mussels

U.S.A.: Serial killers

India: Cinema goers (lol)

U.K.: CCTV

And some fun ones:

Uganda: Children

Costa Rica: Happiness :D

Switzerland: Hospital beds

Georgia: Library books

Somalia: Pirates

p.s.: I'm back after a bout of very slow internet!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

can't take it in - imogen heap

Doesn't it take you to Narnia? :)

i heart you - 3

i heart you wallpapers, part three! In a somewhat different colour scheme!

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© Gandhali B, 2011. Free for personal use only, thank you very much. These are not meant for commercial use of any kind.

i heart you - 2

i heart you wallpapers part two! I am only uploading this in one size, however you can tile it if you want it for a bigger screen size! Enjoy! :)

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© Gandhali B, 2011. Free for personal use only, thank you very much. These are not meant for commercial use of any kind.

wallpapers update

I'm posting three i heart you wallpapers today!!

Comments are muchly appreciated! XD

i heart you - 1

i heart you wallpapers, part 1. Click on them, which will open them in their full glory. Then right click, save as, and away you go! Let me know if you like them!

Also, please let me know if there's a better way to share these, this being my first time and all!

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the month of valentine

I know that I haven't posted the usual 'cluster of links' for this week, but I have been working on something else for everyone (while keeping up with a few other things in the non-bloggy life... hehe). I have designed a few Valentine-themed desktop wallpapers that I will share here from Monday-Friday next week.

So, see you on Monday!

Edit: Hmm... should I also post some of my university work/other projects here?

Nubby Twiglet

Nubby Twiglet is quite a good source for design students. I have just recently started following her blog, and she is oh-so-inspirational. You should most definitely follow Nubby Twiglet if you're a Graphic Design student.

p.s.: Yes, I love the name "Nubby Twiglet". :D

Rotorua

Hello! Did you all have a lovely—and, for those who are in New Zealand, long—weekend?

We went to Rotorua (no photos, sorry!), and had the most fun with our family friends and their two adorable daughters (who I consider my sisters; I'm an only child). I screamed a lot while luge-ing, and then I screamed some more while zorbing. It's kind of embarassing that the six-year-old wasn't remotely scared while I was, well, nervous. Oh well. I had good fun in the end :P and I definitely want to do it again. I wish they had more of this stuff in Auckland too, but we got the Sky Tower.

And then, we went to Waitomo Caves. While we were in the 'cathedral' part of the caves, our guide asked if anyone from our group would like to sing to us, as a lot of world-class singers had held concerts in there. I put my hand up. The guide turned off all the lights, and I sang 'You Raise Me Up' for our tour. I thought it fitted the atmosphere perfectly, in those cool, quiet caves. It was quite a magical moment. :)

This is how I spent the last days of the first month of this new year. Can't believe we're in to February already! And before long I will be exhibiting my final project for the course, and collecting my degree!