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I just found this image from an incredible series of HDR photographs. For those readers who may not be familiar with HDR photography, here is a brief excerpt from Wikipedia on the technique.

In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of luminances between light and dark areas of a scene than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows. High dynamic range imaging was originally developed in the 1930s and 1940s by Charles Wyckoff. Wyckoff’s detailed pictures of nuclear explosions appeared on the cover of Life magazine in the mid 1940s. The process of tone mapping together with bracketed exposures of normal digital images, giving the end result a high, often exaggerated dynamic range, was first reported in 1993, and resulted in a mathematical theory of differently exposed pictures of the same subject matter that was published in 1995 by Steve Mann and Rosalind Picard.[2] In 1997 this technique of combining several differently exposed images to produce a single HDR image was presented to the computer graphics community by Paul Debevec. This method was developed to produce a high dynamic range image from a set of photographs taken with a range of exposures.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Signed, Stuart, Nathan, Anthony and Melanie

“We took this as an opportunity to reinterpret the Christmas tree and its role as the traditional focal point for a communal space.” (via swissmiss)

I came across these stark and brooding advertisements while I was recently in Reykjavik, Iceland. What struck me was the bold nature of the imagery, and that they paint a picture of Iceland as an incredibly harsh place to live. I wonder how many tourists see these ads and then are compelled to move to Iceland. I know I was!

Technical Note: I took these photos on my iPhone 3GS and posted them via the Wordpress iPhone app.

Via: A Continuous Lean

This week I traveled to London to take in one of the oldest and most historic cities in Europe. Already I feel as though London has significantly broadened my design sensibilities through the visual appreciation of both art and architecture. Seeing good design on such a scale has changed my perception on how design can be applied to every day life and sadly, in North America is often missed. Later this week I plan to investigate the Design Museum which, has a fabulous exhibit titled Less is More — The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams.

As lead designer at Braun, the German consumer electronics manufacturer, Dieter Rams emerged as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century by defining an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. During his tenure at Braun he defined design principles that have become their mantra and have been appreciated by designers around the world in every medium.

Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of good design:
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible.

The following is a excerpt from a conversation between Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum in London and Dieter Rams.

Dieter Rams in conversation with Deyan Sudjic.

A collection of photographic work I did in the UK last week.

Stuart Bowness heading out into the surf. Photo by Al Belote – User Experience Designer

This month is about to bring some interesting changes at Simple Station as I am heading to London for the month of November, followed by an extended business trip to Boston and possibly New York until the middle of January. Before leaving I took one last opportunity to grab my surfboard and head out to Jordan River. The waves were beautiful and I will miss the west-coast, but opportunities in London and on the east-coast beckon. New frontiers await.

Our client work will continue as normal as the rest of the Simple Station team remains in Victoria and I will still be working and accessible via email / skype / gchat / twitter.

love this drop-cap from Jessica Hische who recently started a blog that features a different drop cap every day. While I can’t say I would use every single one of them I do have my favorites and the letter “I” is certainly one of them. Her decorative style of typography and illustration is very refreshing and I can’t wait to see the entire series in full.