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See you later

Kan — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:36:31 +0000

I am about to format my macbook and re-install the same OS on it. Still loyal to my old Tiger OS because it simply works! It even works much better than my new iMac (quad core) that keeps freezing either with Snow Leopard or Lion OS. It has been my pleasure working with you, dear macbook, but i’m afraid It’s time for a little brain wash.

I Promise you will become cleaner, faster, and for sure, you will remain the closest to my heart. See you later.

(August 2007 in Pictures)

The Old Ulus in Ankara

Kan — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:46:10 +0000

I have been in Ankara for several weeks now. The first few days was spent in the Angora house hotel. A charming house in the old district that is beautifully decorated with Ottoman-style furnishings.

I took some pictures for memories before moving to the modern areas of the city.

Islamic medicine online

Kan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:23:33 +0000

The “Islamic medicine online” is a recent web design project thats still under execution. I loved the idea of such alternative healing practice that treat the body naturally and efficiently using herbs and oils. Should I love the idea from the perspective of a designer? Yes, they always sayin’ that you have to love what you do. I tried to read a bit in order to know what are the main elements and influence keys of such medication and how to lay down such huge practice into web graphics. So god be with me.

I will post again with some progress. So stay tuned if you’re interested.

Champions ’11 Typography

Kan — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:37:41 +0000

Will be held tonight in Wembley between Manchester United and Barcelona.

I made my first typography design ever for this big occassion. Enjoy the match!

HD Projector in da House

Kan — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:00:40 +0000

I like giant TV shows! wither a soccer match, a video game or a movie. The story began in the last summer, specifically prior the beginning of the world cup 2010 in South Africa. I was thinking about having HD projector, which was among the many enhancements to the media centers in the recent years.
As you know, high definition (HD) technique allows you to watch in literally tiny details! If you are watching a soccer match (which i’m diying for!) using HD projector, it means you are able to notice the faces of the many cameramen behind the goalkeeper, laughing at the nearby crowd of Barcelona shouting at Cristiano, or smelling the left up grass by a running player! It gives you absolutely stunning picture with details you would never thought you could notice oneday.

Optoma HD20

I spent some time before buying this unit. So many reviews were considered before ordering it. Now it has been 6 months, nearly 500 hours consumed since I start using it, and I am fully satisfied so far. I ordered the projector from B&H and got delivered by FedEx.

Projection screen

If you spent time and money to get the right projector, you would spend the same to choose or make your own proection screen. Bear in mind that using just any flat surface or the room’s wall as a screen, means you throw away some of your projector’s performance, especially its contrast ratio. Professional screens are rarely found in the local stores for they used to cost pretty expensive, where such are made of special chemical material that interact with the projected light and absorb its wide range of colors, including the dark black and its gradation.

I thought about doing my own screen, so I googled and found great DIY by Will O’Brien at engadget. I followed the same and VIOLA it worked like a charm.

The lamp above is just for taking the photo, i wouldn’t recommend it switched ON during any show. However, I would advice to replace the ceiling lamps with a spot lights and use it along with dimmers to control lighting, just like in a real theater. The slight lighting – called dimming light - is necessary while enjoying the show so you can find your remote controls or your cup of tea.

Don’t hesitate to wonder! contact me for any help

Long Time Lapse

Kan — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:32:17 +0000

I hardly remembered my access’s password to write this update. A big sign that clearly shows how much things mixed up recently. Many events just happened at a glance and it looks like a new life’s era started, especially with getting my new academic job. Now i need to rearrange many books on the shelf. If you ever had bad time with your PC’s hard drive, you would almost heard about the term “Defragment” that maintain and repair the hard drive sectors and sort things again for better accessing. Well, I think I need a biological version, if they ever made one!

At last, I ended up with a personal discovery! I have enough curiosity to try, learn and create new things, whatever it takes, and i don’t mind to spoil it once or twice. Unfortunately, whenever i had free time, I spend it on my facebook and twitter rather than blogging about previous experiments. In June 2010, I ordered and installed a home theater system along with the necessary modifications and DIY. Thanks to the World Cup 2010 which started on the same day my project completed, so you can imagine how much rush was behind my deadline. I think its great to write about and enrich the project for whoever think about making one with his own touch and improvement.

Speakers

So, the upcoming days will be rainy for my blog. I will write in details about the home theater with lots of photos.

Slam,,

Report Cover

Kan — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:50:21 +0000

I stopped by this design while looking for something else in my archives. This very simple cover was made in the mid of 2008 while taken an elective course during my master studies in Perth. What goes inside the report was really interesting, we had to make a survey and questioned tens of Aussies and got their opinions involved.

And yes.. HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wall Decal Clock

Kan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:24:50 +0000

I bought this creative wall decal clock from a €5 Shop while walking around in Erlangen, Germany. I didn’t expect it could look that handsome on my living room’s wall, which was lacking such fashionable big clock. The wall decal clock consisting of: the wall decals (stickers) which stick on the wall in certain places, and the clock mechanism which hanged on the middle. That’s it! Definitely priceless.

6 Steps to Enjoy WC’10

Kan — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:49:52 +0000

Without any doubt, FIFA World Cup is one of the most exciting and entertaining sport events ever. All football stars gather and perform their best in one place and entertain the football lovers around the globe. The occasion will take place in South Africa in 11th of June 2010. Some interested people have already got prepared for the event and some are still doing. The least preparation i can think of is getting subscribed to one of the exclusive broadcasting networks.

Here I’m suggesting 6 steps to enjoy watching World Cup 2010 and make it unforgettable experience.

1. Comfortable Sofa

Are you sitting comfortably while watching TV in general? Well, watching football matches is quite different. if you were a real football fan and you’re watching your favorite team playing, you will probably change your position often, stretch your body, or even at certain times you’re going to jump and shout! The shape and material of the sofa should gives the feeling of embracing and comfort, also the feeling of protecting the body, especially on the day when many strong matches will be played continuously.

2. HD-Ready Display

Many professional sport networks will be broadcasting optionally some matches in HD (High Definition) format which offers higher resolution of 720p and 1080p (refer to TV resolutions of 1280x720 and 1920x1080 respectively). In order to enjoy such format you should have HD display (Assuming you have HDTV receiver) which spread around in reasonable prices. Different types of TV’s complying to this format, such as LCD, Plasma & LED TV’s, in addition to HD projectors.

3. Professional Sport Network

One important step is subscribing to a specialized sport network that has the profession to fulfill football fans and make their aspirations comes true. The professional sport network doesn’t only broadcast the best picture and sound, but also obligate preparing detailed coverages before matches, including studio discussions, fans meetings and matches analysis by specialists and football stars. In Middle East, Al Jazeera Sports network owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the area for World Cup 2010, in addition to major global football leagues.

4. HDTV Receiver

This is just essential, without HDTV receiver you will simply not be able to receive the HD signal broadcasting of the sport channel at any quality. Of course, such kind of receivers equipped with HDMI output, in addition to the ordinary video ones. Generally, few manufacturers are into this business, so you might not find HDTV receiver in the nearby electronics store. Famous HD receivers include Humax & DirecTV.

5. Surround Sound System

Picture and sound like two faces of one coin. The astonishing large high quality picture must be accompanied to a powerful surround sound system. many sport channels that broadcasting in HD also broadcast a complete surround sound format, known as Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. Number (5) refer to front left and right speakers, center, as well as rear left and right speakers, while The point (1) refers to the Subwoofer, where all the bass frequencies go. This step will make you feel like you’re actually in the stadium, but sitting on a comfortable seat, with so many crowd surrounding.

6. Lighting Control

Many people agree that watching the display screen (wither TV or Projection) under very low lamp illumination or ambient light or even fully darkness is a great experience. One of the benefits from doing so is to eliminate the light reflections from other sources and glares on the screen. In addition, the screen will looks brighter and will drew more attention. However, this low lamp illumination must be controllable in smooth way for you will need some light if you were eating or welcoming friends. A Dimmer is one of the best solutions for controlling the illumination of the room lamps.

Bonus

7. Snacks & Drinks

Who deny the importance of snacks during watching of sports events? The popcorn is one of the most popular snack at all times. Other snacks include Pringles, Cheetos, Snickers, Lays, Doritos, M&Ms, and so on. Drinks share the same importance, so people tend to enjoy red tea and soft drinks while cheering.

CSS Cheat Sheet

Kan — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:05:16 +0000

CSS Cheat Sheet is a one page reference for most commonly used CSS selectors and properties. There are many similar stuff on the web, but this one has advantage of being only one page printable A4 sized, stylish light with white background, for absolute easy printing. Simply you print and stick on wall, that’s it!

Download PDF ( Only 52 Kb )

This CSS Cheat Sheet consisting of the following properties:

Syntax
Box Model
Selector Syntax
Background
Font
Text
Links
Lists
Colors
Borders
Outline

Later on, i might upgrade the current one with more properties and small font size, again to achieve the same goal, which is packing all details in one printable page. I have seen many CSS cheat sheets around, but they come in more than one page, which i don’t think making any sense to be called “Cheat Sheet”. For the full CSS reference i recommend w3school official CSS reference.

Again, this sheet is only for the most commonly used properties, it is useful whenever you need to remember more options or sometimes to double check spelling for particular CSS property when things go wrong. Enjoy it