Rohit’s Ramblings

Archive for November, 2009

It finally arrived today! After quite a bit of hardwork - the effort seems to have paid off. I now feel kinda sad that I have to give this away. This is the 3rd time I have wanted to hold onto a design.

The Poster:

The first frame shows the famous Penrose Triangle. The triangle is impossible to construct in 3D (don’t be mislead by the mathematical mumbojumbo on that Wikipedia link… 3-Manifolds… bah!). The triangle represents ‘impossibility’.

In the second frame, the triangle disappears, leaving an impression of the Adobe logo in the red background. The second frame reads “CoreTech makes Adobe possible”.

Now - I know, you must be wondering - how the hell does a printed poster display an animation? The answer: Lenticular Printing!!

Lenticular Printing:

Do you remember those rulers and sharpners we had as kids? They used to show a single image at one angle; and as you moved your eyes to a different angle - the image flipped continuously. Some “3D” stamps also used this technique to give an impression of depth (if you were into philately). That’s lenticular printing for you. Using lenticular prints, we can actually display two images in a single poster and use it to show motion, transition or like in this case - two starkly contrasting ideas.

The End Result:

Once a drunkard was strolling down the highway,
Totally sloshed - while walking, couldn’t help but sway,
Eventually, he collapsed on a zebra crossing,
Wildly his arms and legs he began tossing,
Screaming, “By hook or crook - I will play this piano today!!”

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I know its been long since I posted - busy at work. Will continue to remain busy for a few days.

A friend had a flat tyre today. He was planning to call for a mechanic to fix it for him - but I kinda managed to talk him into doing it himself. He hadn’t done it before, so I tagged along. Sure enough, we were up and running in no time. I was just thinking to myself -

A flat tyre - anywhere it may befall,
Hence fixing it is a little skill that should be known to all,
The knowledge can be a real life saver,
But it’s also about Dignity of Labour.
Just realize that no job is too big or too small.

Sure it will take a little manual effort,
But what do stand to lose, how will it hurt?
You only risk getting your clothes soiled,
At the end of it, you’ll be glad you toiled,
After all, was childhood the last time when you were covered with a little dirt?

You may be wondering - if you even need to try,
After all, any skill in this world money can buy,
It’s an essential skill, to be known by all men,
It serves more purpose than just impressing women,
It’s an must know, if you call yourself an on-wheels guy.

Reebok has launched a new line of shoes for women. They claim that you can sculpt your way to a beautiful bottom just by wearing these shoes. How cool is that?!?! 

Reminds me of those “Rockers” shoes we saw as kids - they supposedly had a rubber spring at the heel to make you jump higher. I had purchased a pair of those for myself. Did they help? Let’s just say that I wasn’t exactly reaching “new heights” in basketball. Similarly - no matter how fancy the stripes and swooshes on your tennis shoes looked - they never made anyone run any faster. 

That’s not to say that Reebok’s new offering won’t work -

Reebok seems to be having the notion,
Your bottom - a pair of shoes can flatten,
If you feel the claim is somewhat invalid,
For the first time, I feel that the guarantee is solid,
Cos if they don’t work, you can always kick yourself in the butt to make it happen.