http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org A blog about web design, programming, graphics and everything inbetween. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:12:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As promised, I have packaged the Remembering MX designs from one of my earlier posts into a set of Windows XP/Vista and Mac OSX icons for your enjoyment. You can download the icons (as well as the original Photoshop files) from the original post. Enjoy. http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/08/06/remembering-mx-icons/ Still is a very simplistic wallpaper, intended for sore eyes and overworked minds. The original art was just an experiment of mine to try to create a tranquil water-scape with minimal complexity, using mostly gradients to give the effects of the sky, clouds and water. This wallpaper is really intended for ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/08/06/still-wallpaper/ It has obviously been quite a few months since my last update. Its not that I've forgotten about the site, rather, I decided to be a responsible student this time round and study for my university exams. Now that they are over, I have found the time to complete the new ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/07/13/big-changes-to-photography-of-lachlan-mcdonald/ Trees On Fire is a minimalistic wallpaper I made back in 2007. Like a number of previous images (such as Past the Tree), Trees On Fire makes use of Context Free generated trees. The motivation behind this image was simple; I needed a clean, minimalistic desktop. Something with bright colours ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/05/18/trees-on-fire-wallpaper/ Another Day On Earth, titled after Brian Eno's album of the same name, was heavily influenced by the song "Just Another Day", as the lyrics were ambiguous but discussed humanity's astounding ability to "shrug off" some of the most awful events ever committed in our history. I designed this piece ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/05/17/another-day-on-earth-wallpaper/ Past The Tree was an art piece I first created in 2006 using a combination of vectors, fractal images and an assortment of Photoshop brushes and filters. The 2007 Edition was a revised version of the first version, and touted revised colours. After leaving the 2007 design untouched, I decided ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/04/19/past-the-tree-2008-wallpapers/ Remembering MX is a collection of five Photoshop files, showcasing some very old icons I created in 2004 when Macromedia's Studio MX was still the big thing. The files contain the vector shapes for each application's logo, and layer styles for each design so that you can create your own ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/04/18/remembering-mx/ Caustic is the sibling of Bittersweet, featuring the same minimalism, but designed for those who like colorful and tail-less cursors. The subtle white glow has been removed and the working & busy animations have been replaced. There have also been a few minor size changes. This set comes in six ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/03/12/caustic-cursors/ Osmond is a recent photo taken during a sunset at Adelaide's Mt. Osmond. Adelaide's central business district can be seen in the left hand side of the photo. I decided to turn the photo into a wallpaper not only because of its size, but because the perspective and colours are ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/03/08/osmond-wallpaper/ A recent server migration has rendered a large portion of LazyMoon unavailable due to differences in server technology,  which are apparently un-fixable. In doing so, LazyMoon is running on PHP 4 instead of the prefered PHP 5 until all the erroneous code can be replaced. This sadly means that Ink Grass ... http://inkgrass.lazymoon.org/2008/03/08/reason-for-delays/