Appendix E-J

I’ve recently become a fan of the graphic design blog FudgeGraphics. The blog’s author is a man named Franz from Luxemborg who is getting his masters in physics in London. I’m not sure what kind of brain could power great design and physics at the same time, so I will have to credit the fact that he seems to enjoy cardigans:

A post popped up on FudgeGraphics this morning titled “Artists’ Tea & Coffee Appreciation Group.”

Sweet Moses this is fantastic. An excerpt from the post:

“I’m a self-diagnosed tea and coffee addict and I am not ashamed about it. I know that many artists, be they designers, musicians, photographers or other got the same problem. Without our daily dose of cafeine [sic] we just don’t function. In order not to be alone with that burden I decided to open a flickr group where I invite you all to post your “I-drink-tea/coffee-self-portraits“. I believe this is a nice way to get to know each other a bit better. After all we’re a big and happy family.”

Let’s look at that last line again:

“After all we’re a big and happy family.”

One more time:

“After all we’re a big and happy family.”

Oh, family. A theme coursing deep through my veins during 2008. Throw coffee and art into the mix, and I melt like butter in the palm of your hot, sweaty hand.

This Flickr group seems to have been tailored for a very large segment of the Everyday Joe’s family. Now Franz is a part of the family. I just birthed him into it…whether he knows it or not.

Click here to view the group and upload your photo.

Further:

• FudgeGraphics blog (really, it’s a great resource)
• Artist’s Tea & Coffee Appreciation Flickr Group

Popularity: 17% [?]

In the name of community and in the name of wanting to see your photography handywork, an Everyday Joe’s/Appendix E-J Flickr Pool has been created. The term “Flickr Pool” used to confuse and intimidate me. I’d spin around in nervous circles.

Essentially it can be boiled down to photos submitted by you to our little group on the photo web site Flickr. Then, if a particular photo is relevant to a particular blog post, we will place the photo in the post and give you credit and possibly a treat.

The jist of it is as follows:

1. Click here to get to the group. Log-in using an existing Yahoo! I.D. or create one.
2. Upload your photo.
3. Wait to see what happens. 

See, not too tough. I know you can do it, so stop wasting time.

love.

Everyday Joe’s

p.s- It wouldn’t be a bad place to put some Portrait Project 2.0 pics.

Further:

• The Consumerist (where I got this idea)
• Portrait Project 2.0
• Free Photoshop

Popularity: 15% [?]