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Design, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Rocks, Stones & Pebbles, Sketches, Watercolour9 Comments
Watercolour of a pebble called Dallasite from the beach near Dallas Rd in Victoria, BC

Painting Portraits of Pebbles

November 19, 2021November 20, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

I used to tell people, “I paint rocks”, but when everyone took that to mean that I was painting on rocks, I changed it to “I’m painting portraits of pebbles”, quite a different thing! I have always been a pebble … Continue reading Painting Portraits of Pebbles

Design, Photo Apps6 Comments
The ruins of Tulum in Mexico turned into a postcard using the photo apps Stackables and Snapseed

Postcards From the Past

November 15, 2020November 18, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

When this postcard challenge came up I had just finished scanning about seven day’s worth of photos from a trip to Japan and Vietnam, roughly 1/6 of our trip photos that exist in two huge over-stuffed albums.   Postcards from … Continue reading Postcards From the Past

A Photo a Week Challenge, DesignLeave a comment

Quotes, Memes and Cover Art

March 1, 2019March 2, 2019 Albatz Travel Adventures

Nancy Merrill’s Challenge for this week is ‘Memes’, the combination of a quote and a photo. Despite being a graphic artist in my former life I have never done a meme. However, I am currently doing 3rd editions for a … Continue reading Quotes, Memes and Cover Art

Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Design, Inspiration1 Comment
CRUCS displaying the 'Northern Lights'

Brainstorming ‘Ultra-Cold’

November 28, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

About 15 years ago I was asked to put together a site for ‘Ultra Cold’ Research. I proceeded to brainstorm the idea the way I was taught in art school, by listing and sketching absolutely everything that came to mind. Literal: … Continue reading Brainstorming ‘Ultra-Cold’

Design, Flowers, Photo Apps3 Comments

Cover Designs Featuring Tulips, April’s Plant of the Month

April 15, 2017April 6, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

It’s tulip time again, and this month I wanted to design some book covers based on the 1637 tulip craze in Holland that resulted in the collapse of the world’s first financial bubble. The original is a ‘Black Parrot’ tulip out in … Continue reading Cover Designs Featuring Tulips, April’s Plant of the Month

Cosmic Challenge, Design2 Comments
Chemical periodic table of the elements

Cosmic Challenge: The Periodic Table of the Elements

February 7, 2017October 30, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

I tried to put together something on the four classical elements of air, water, fire and earth, but it took too much time. So this is my ‘cheat’ post on the elements. I was designing a website for the University Chemistry Department … Continue reading Cosmic Challenge: The Periodic Table of the Elements

Design2 Comments

One Word Challenge: ‘Vintage’ Computer

August 30, 2016April 23, 2017 Albatz Travel Adventures

Hey, my old iMac still works! It was such a classic design with the translucent back that allowed one to see into the mysterious innermost workings of a computer.  Even the connection cables were translucent.A lot of the old programs I … Continue reading One Word Challenge: ‘Vintage’ Computer

Colour, Design, One Word Photo Challenge7 Comments
Pantone Color Specifier Book with swatches

One Word Challenge: Pantone Colours

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 Albatz Travel Adventures

While I was cleaning out all my ancient graphic art stuff that doesn’t get used anymore I found my Pantone Colour Specifier books. These damn things were hugely expensive and completely necessary if you wanted to communicate with a printer. They contained … Continue reading One Word Challenge: Pantone Colours

Design, Photo Apps, Travel Theme1 Comment
Kuala Lumpur Poster with Angles

Travel Theme: Geometric Angles & Posters

September 12, 2015 Albatz Travel Adventures

I first noticed designs featuring geometric angles in 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. This Belgian geometric poster for the Triennale Brugge in 2015 reminds me a lot of the Malaysian poster, although I think the angles were provided by a reflective … Continue reading Travel Theme: Geometric Angles & Posters

Design, One Word Photo Challenge4 Comments

One Word Challenge: Sun Symbols / Símbolos del Sol

April 29, 2015December 21, 2021 Albatz Travel Adventures

Hispanic sun symbols (símbolos del sol) that I’ve been playing with in order to put together some logos for our 3-level Spanish course at Soleducational.com. Casa del sol (Home page) for one of our first websites around 1996. Back then web … Continue reading One Word Challenge: Sun Symbols / Símbolos del Sol

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