Parky's Farm Halloween Nights

Parky's Farm Halloween Nights

I volunteered at this event a few years ago (who could pass up the opportunity to make a fire and smores with kids). If you live in the Cincinnati area, I highly recommend taking your young child to this event. They have a lot of fun activities and performers (nothing that'd scare them).

 

Hamilton County Park District

Come join us for this non-scary, family-friendly Halloween event! See tens of thousands of animated and decorative light displays, take a hayride through the woods, make S’mores by the campfire, and experience the many activities offered for the whole family. October 6 is Sneak Preview Night with half price admission!
http://www.greatparks.org/halloween/tickets-activities.shtm

 

Be Right Back

Posts will most likely be on hiatus for the next few days. -The Sketchpad

Amazon Kindle Fire

Amazon's winning tablet feature: Price

Amazon announces the Kindle Fire to be realeased for $199.

Feng Shui

:)

Feng Shui Mobile

Before USB Flash Drives

Before USB Flash Drives
William D. SIEMER II

I came across an amusing note I had written in a process book back in college. Up until the point I wrote this I had saved all my AutoCAD drawings on floppy disks, most of design files on ZIP disks, and backed-up on CD-ROMS.

A Small Inspiration

One day I was at my place of work and a co-worker showed me a keychain that her boyfriend had bought her. She said that it could hold a gig of memory and be transferred to different computers.

This was a big inspiration for me.  Sometimes inspiration comes in small forms.  When you are a designer, your mind never turns off.  Everything around you becomes an idea.

I can use this kind of system in a car design. I can have this gig of memory be the vehicles' key and give each car its own identity.  This key could start the car, hold various car settings, and store mp3s for the radio system.

An old sketch: Flash Sticks the future of vehicle customization? wdsiemer

I was referring to a USB Flash Drive. This must have been the first time I had seen one. I wouldn't have had to tote around a case full of 20 ZIP drives full-time during college. It seems every generation of designers have new luxuries afforded them through our advancing technology. I always anticipate the next innovation...

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths
Hear it here!

Google Turns 13 with a Doodle

Google Turns 13 with a Doodle

This Google Doodle reminds me of Wallace and Gromit...

Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Hear it here!

Reach For The Sky

Reach For The Sky

A piece we created for former Bengal Keith Rucker last summer. Let's hope more Bengals start making positive contributions to the community.

Find out more info at http://reach4thesky.org/

Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure

 

Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure

I have had the opportunity to do some work for the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure for the last several years. It is nice to see the community come together and raise money for such an important cause. The funding not only goes to research; it also provides assistance to families, medical clinics and care programs while bringing awareness to the fight against breast cancer.

According to FOX19, up to 75 percent of net proceeds from Komen Race for the Cure will remain in the Cincinnati community to fund breast health community outreach programs.

The remainder of the net proceeds, a minimum of 25 percent, will support the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Award and Research Grant Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research.

Cincinnati is fortunate to have a chapter rooted here, and to have so many volunteers, participants and survivors involved.

Visit their website to learn how you can Get Involved.

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS Google Doodle

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS
New Google Doodle celebrates late creator’s 75th birthday

A fun, interactive Google Doodle today...

Facebook Ticker

Facebook Ticker

That little ticker thing showed on my Facebook over a month ago and I was wondering what the heck it was. It was instantly showing me everything everyone was doing. It disappeared when I closed my browser. Now it all makes sense. I guess I was getting a quick taste of their testing.

Here comes Timeline...