Despite just being ink on transparency paper, they’re designed to be taped up to your window or a light box to create a cool stained glass effect.

My personal favorite is the one with characters from the Batman comic book universe, but Spider-Man fans will be happy to Marissa’s got you and your web-slinging hero covered. Though there’s not quite enough room for all of Doc Ock’s tentacles.

Or if you fancy the original X-Men, you can get Iceman, Miss Marvel/Jean Grey, Cyclops, Angel and Beast to hang up too. You’ve gotta love Professor Xavier filling everyone’s minds from the center.

Of course if you’ve got a little girl – or just appreciate the kitsch factor, skip the superheroes, and head straight for the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic print. It’s awesome in its own special way. The only thing better would be for this to be made out of actual stained glass. Or for real ponies to look like this.

Prices for a full print range from $15(USD) for a 7.5″ x 10″ to $25 for an 11″ x 14″ version. You can also purchase a 10″ x 10″ of the round window part only, with the individual characters from the narrow sections below selling for $4 each. They’re all available over at Fay Productions’ Etsy shop, where you can also find Sailor Moon in fake stained glass form – if you’re into that kind of thing.

R2 in fancy dress with a pipe? Someone please make a new Sherlock Holmes with the little droid as Holmes and C-3PO as Watson. I would pay good money to see that and it would beat the whole Data/Geordi Holmes thing from Star Trek.

Jabba certainly still looks evil, but now he’s an evil gentleman from the past. He could easily be Holmes’ arch-enemy Moriarty. Chewbacca is also available, but he just looks strange to me.

You can buy all of these portraits over on KULT, with prices starting at $125(USD). For that price, you get an unframed 9″ x 13″ Limited Edition hand numbered giclée print signed by the artist with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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That’s where Print A Forest comes in.

So how does it work? Well, first you need to download a piece of software so you can start “printing forests.” Each document that you will print via the program will include a small sponsored ad at the bottom of each page you print. Print 100 pages, and you will have donated enough money to plant a tree. How about that?

The problem is, of course, on people’s willingness to have ads printed on their documents. It’s one thing to click on ads on a certain site to donate a few grains (or was it cups?) of rice to impoverished people in need (now that I think about it, were those sites for real? Or were they just scam sites to get people to click on ads?), but it’s another to have ads printed right on your documents.

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If you don’t mind and want to get in on the green movement, learn more about Print A Forest, or get the program, head on over to their site to get started.

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While they are a little creepy, they’re still quite beautiful too. My personal favorites include Darth Vader (of course) and R2-D2. The Princess Leia one is kind of strange, but it reminds me of some Mexican art I’ve seen for this holiday.

You can purchase a variety of different prints from John’s Etsy shop. Prices vary from $30 t0 $45 (USD).

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This Space Invader calendar has a single colorful invader for each day in 2011. You can either just sit back and admire them all year long, or if you’re using it “the right way,” you’ll take a Sharpie and blast away an invader-a-day as the world turns.

It’s available as a 12″ x 18″ print on heavyweight matte paper, and you can grab one over at SeeChangeDesign’s Etsy shop for $19 (USD).

My, how far we have come.

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Leon Kennedy can apparently tear up unfortunate farmers even when he’s been broken down to his most basic elements. Also? His jacket remains chic and stylish. Is there nothing this man can’t do? Personally, I’d be more than happy to play the 8-bit adventures of Leon Kennedy, but for now we’ll have to settle for a painting instead of a game.

This particular painting was originally sold at a Child’s Play auction and now the prints–as above–are available at Etsy on canvas for $35. The charity goes on, though; half of the proceeds of each print sale goes to Child’s Play. Who says gore never helped anything?

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The Color Picker pen works just like the eyedropper tool in Photoshop. Use the rear end of the pen to scan the color of the objects around you, and then pen imitates the color by mixing red, green and blue ink, thus negating the need for an arsenal of crayons.

Or will it? A bunch of commenters at designboom have pointed out that the CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black; ‘K’ is used for black because blue already took ‘B’) color system is better suited for print compared to RGB, which is more useful for digital media. Back to the drawing board I guess.

Another designboom commenter, joolz, linked to a similar concept has already been developed by a bunch of MIT students back in 2004. It’s called the I/O Brush, and like the Color Picker pen it scans surrounding objects for color, but it can also scan for texture and even movement. However, the comically large brush is more complicated because it requires a digital canvas i.e. a touch screen, meaning it doesn’t produce real print.

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This handmade leather case comes to us courtesy of London UK artist Tovicorrie of Beautiful Skin. Each one is imprinted with a retro image of Sony’s classic cassette player, layered onto either a soft brown or burgundy red cowhide, and in orange, blue, brown or hot pink Walkman colors. Note the tape that’s in the player is AC/DC’s “For Those About to Rock” – a nice touch – unless the thought of Angus Young strutting around the stage disgusts you.

In addition to iPhone cases, he’ll also make iPod Classic or iPod Touch versions if you specify that when you order. They’re available over on his Etsy shop for $28 (USD) each. Tovicorrie – we salute you!

Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl created these cards by uploading the individual images to MOO Cards, who specializes in making tiny business cards, each with a different image. While the cards ask the question “Are you human?”, I’m not quite sure what would happen if you handed one of these to a robot. Would it self-destruct? That would be cool.

Did you know CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”? I always thought it meant “Cats Acting Cool Taste Chocolate Ham Animals”. Mnemonics, your dear, dear friend.

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If you too have a soft spot in your heart for the Invaders, these 8-bit pop art prints are the perfect addition to your pad. Artist Bret Kane from Mr. Kanes Atomic Design Lab has just released this of pop-art serigraphs (screen prints) of the classic gaming aliens.

The Invaders series of prints comes in bright candy colors or classic arcade green. Each limited-edition print is screened onto gallery-quality archival rag paper and measures in at a sizeable 18″x24″. They’re available over at Mr. Kanes in sets of 3 for $150.

(Space Invaders not your thing? Mr. Kane plans on releasing more retro inspired prints in the near future, so be sure to check back often.)

Scott’s mini paintings (3″ x 5″ each) offer a whimsical take on the confrontations between classic video game characters and their various nemeses. Dig Dug tries to make friends with Pooka and Fygar instead of exploding their insides, while Frogger contemplates how exactly he’ll jump onto that damned log so he can make it home from work once again. Back in the day, I pumped so many quarters into Moon Patrol, that the moon buggy vs. happy rock scene is my personal favorite.

While the original paintings have already found good homes, for $100 you can get your hands on a set of 5 mini prints (limited to just 30 per edition), signed and numbered by Campbell over on A Paper Tiger If you want a set for your wall, you’d better hurry.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/08/25/great-showdowns-of-the-8-bit-era-video-game-art/feed/ 0 http://technabob.com/blog/2008/06/05/keyboard-shortcut-art-issues-command-buy-this/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/06/05/keyboard-shortcut-art-issues-command-buy-this/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:35:57 +0000 The Scholar http://technabob.com/blog/?p=2439 If you’ve been searching for fun affordable art that features those convenient shortcut keys, this might be your lucky day. Clever Brooklyn graphic designer Christopher David Ryan has created the Command print series for his online shop, My Little Underground. Using soft color palettes and a washy, toner-is low typeface, these 5″ x 7″ digital pieces provide true appeal.

This would make a terrific gift for the creative person in your life, or even for yourself — the set of three is a very reasonable $12!

See the other two equally humorous prints that complete this set, and explore more of Christopher’s artwork right here.

I love the fadey-scratchy finish on these pieces and the limited color palette. And I also love the idea of gathering multiple pieces together for a larger scale wall grouping. Certainly the price is right for creating a series of this type, at a mere $4.50 each, so my fantasy of having tons of robots in my house is becoming a reality…

I say two thumbs up!

See JoE’s complete collection (don’t miss Gozilla and Astro Boy!) and contact him at his Etsy shop.

While its design might be a bit outlandish, functionally, it’s pretty robust for a dedicated photo printer. Retailing for $249.99, it’s not as cheap as some other standalone photo printers, but its definitely more feature rich. The A826 can handle edge-to-edge photo prints in wallet, 4×6, 5×7 and panorama sizes, but nothing larger. HP claims the printer’s premium grade Vivera ink and paper technologies offer instant drying, water-resistant prints.

Thanks to its built-in memory card slots, Bluetooth connectivity and and 7-inch color LCD screen, you can do all of you photo importing and selection without ever having to touch your computer. The printer’s touchscreen interface lets you easily select images, and even embellish your photos by adding text, borders and special effects. The image editing capabilities can remove red eye, slim down your portly friends and enhance colors directly on screen. There’s even the ability to use the screen for running slideshows when the printer tray is closed.

So if you’re looking for an easy all-in-one photo printing solution, it’s definitely worth a look. For more details on the A826, check out HP’s online store.

This new technology, developed by Silverbrook Research, will enable ridiculously fast desktop inkjet printers and could totally revolutionize the printing industry. Check out these amazing videos of several prototype Memjet printers in action, including photo, label and wide-format devices. As I reported earlier, the device uses a series of 20mm wide printheads joined together to form massive, page width printheads to enable lightning-fast print speeds.

The technology can print 8.5″ x 11″ black-and-white documents at 60 pages per minute, and 4×6 full color prints at 30 pages per minute. Each printhead is controlled by a specialized chip capable of calculating an astounding 900 million dots per second of data. Typical business-class Memjet printers are expected to retail for under $300. Consumables are also supposed to be significantly less costly than typical inkjets.

Memjet is definitely one to watch, and I personally can’t wait to see one of these printers up close and personal.

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Currently available works include the Apple Newton, Classic Macintosh (diptych seen above), Atari and NES joysticks and a 3.5″ boot disk. Each piece is a signed, limited edition print mounted on wood with bronze-painted edges and appx. 3.5″ x 5″ in size. Prices range from $40 to $60 USD. Available from Pixelgirlshop.

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