Entries in Flickr (3)

Monday
02Jun

MOO Stickerbook


Saturday
12Jan

MOO Minicards

MOO, as their site suggests, "love to print".

Using photos direct from your Flickr, Live Journal or Facebook stream as well as some of the other inferior social/photo sites out there, they can print your shots onto something nice such as greeting cards or stickers, for whatever use you intend. Intrigued -and dazzled- I ordered some of their MiniCards recently, and they are rather nice.

The cards have a matte-laminate finish, and despite their seeming small 28 x70mm dimensions, photos look great on them. The site doesn't designate any one use for the cards, and instead offer a handful of ideas and creative options for you to decide from or to get started with. With the option of text on the back of the cards i've made mine into mini-calling cards, or rather, personal hand-out url cards to anyone interested in seeing some of my photos, reducing the need of a pen & paper or an awkward follow-up email later in the day.

Obviously some photos will work better than others, but the small size means that bright/colourful photos will look neater than something laden with detail. The end result, a photo distinctly abstract and fun is a nice outcome. The added bonus, obviously, is the dual-function of the cards- this is not mere tedious numbers and names, but rather, a teaser of the rest of your gallery. Best of all, it's finally a chance to print photos... just for fun.


    Wednesday
    31May

    Flickr Pro


    I've been meaning to upgrade my Flickr account now for ages, probably since when I first joined the site. This last weekend finally saw me doing so.

    Along with the Gamma version in general the new features are great and easy to use, and i'm especially loving the bigger monthly upload limit. Not that i'll ever use it all or even need more, but it's reassuring that it's there should, one month I suddenly get snap happy.

    The new sets (photo folders) are a nice addition too, finally I can have more than the previous three of "Flowers", "monochrome" and "architecture". Plus I get a little "Pro" icon next to my name, which, while totally irrevelant, does make me feel slightly more important. Yeah, it's silly I know.