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Top 5 Star Wars Designs and What Inspired Them

Aug 06. 2008

The world of Star Wars is beautifully designed and rendered - a haven for scifi enthusiasts and a mecca for creativity. As always, behind every good design is an inspiration. So here is my choice of the top 5 best designs from Star Wars and the inspiration behind each design. 1. Leia's Bikini Leia's gold bikini is one of the most popular costumes in pop culture. The image, burned into the minds of thousands of adolescents who had flocked to see Return of the Jedi in 1983, remains a phenomenon even to this day, with websites such as Leia's Metal Bikini celebrating the famed slave costume. The original had two versions, both of which were custom-made from a cast of Carrie Fisher's torso....

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Squarespace V5 Review

Jul 28. 2008

Being a blogger (albeit a relatively unknown one) in NYC with a wide web of friends and acquaintances has its perks. A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a beta tester for version 5 of Squarespace's web publishing platform. I remembered reading about Squarespace, but had never checked it out. It was exactly for this reason I was told that I was an ideal tester: I have been blogging since 2001, have published blogs using various blogging platforms (Xanga, Blogger, TypePad, MySpace, Movable Type, and WordPress), but have never used Squarespace. I happily agreed to be their guinea pig and paid a visit to their SoHo office after work one day. After the obligatory round of greetings and introductions, I sat down...

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Diamonds…Continued

Jul 11. 2007

Please read my previous post, Diamonds 101, if you haven't already done so. Let's talk about diamond shapes. The round brilliant is the most popular shape for good reason: it faces up large, and no other shape can perform as well in terms of brilliance, fire, and scintillation. Rounds are also easiest to predict in terms of performance when you only have its specs, so it is a safe bet if you're thinking about purchasing your diamond online. Other shapes are categorized as "fancy cuts": (image taken from Excel Diamonds) The second most popular shape these days is the princess cut. Due to the popularity of princess cuts, their performance is also becoming easier to predict based on just specs and numbers. The princess is probably the most brilliant fancy shape; however,...

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