Like Your Facebook Friends Enough To Hang Them On Your Wall?

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23e04uWMyWMblHy7cQRJPLqNtSeGAbrinphTphVCrgOM_x5xMbx5qWgLbcJPylXU9NSb8uk1Wn-sBw40zNPao2261O0M51WRA2dGMPKCVnnyh06yTp15sgjWpyK2OJWIUINkyPTO0alZw/s1600/Printing-facebook-hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527211562714505074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23e04uWMyWMblHy7cQRJPLqNtSeGAbrinphTphVCrgOM_x5xMbx5qWgLbcJPylXU9NSb8uk1Wn-sBw40zNPao2261O0M51WRA2dGMPKCVnnyh06yTp15sgjWpyK2OJWIUINkyPTO0alZw/s400/Printing-facebook-hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />Like your FB friends enough to immortalize them on a large printed poster? That's the idea behind grad student <a href="http://benjaminlotan.com/">Benjamin Lotan</a>'s 'Printing Facebook', a custom printed <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friend Poster</span>. For $20, you can choose from your own friends, your favorite groups or fan pages and have each of the profile pics ganged on one photographic print.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFB2o15m8Pie1lVw8AlZSNiRSDB7kl8kSKFL0H0iVWJ7c6yVXaXKERpXVzPyKhrH8ajzBMgrSHCKSywMgW8eNrhMlXh6MxPZyZuAtlvAFi6eCxBfaGUxRNBOBZd2z0lgzuUWc6nSzKt6T/s1600/friend-poster3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527212215078020050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFB2o15m8Pie1lVw8AlZSNiRSDB7kl8kSKFL0H0iVWJ7c6yVXaXKERpXVzPyKhrH8ajzBMgrSHCKSywMgW8eNrhMlXh6MxPZyZuAtlvAFi6eCxBfaGUxRNBOBZd2z0lgzuUWc6nSzKt6T/s400/friend-poster3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 416px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi1I427lsizWrEa0ayxPYJUTKH22AuJW2ZtwSXumYIqc8-zieQGjsPZTM21v5T5gFMrOlf-7KZiZVmHk9wApXa3A-tD7kf5NDW5NcSLM69h6M4XHJEPYHJnE6fdgdqorhQt4VDEJqKezh/s1600/friend-poster1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527211664320225378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi1I427lsizWrEa0ayxPYJUTKH22AuJW2ZtwSXumYIqc8-zieQGjsPZTM21v5T5gFMrOlf-7KZiZVmHk9wApXa3A-tD7kf5NDW5NcSLM69h6M4XHJEPYHJnE6fdgdqorhQt4VDEJqKezh/s400/friend-poster1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><object height="323" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WIUOAESwsXM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WIUOAESwsXM?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="323" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper stock:</span> Benjamin uses Fuji Crystal Archive photo paper, a high-quality professional grade paper with real weight that will not rip or fold easily. Your poster is exposed onto this paper and developed with traditional photo chemicals so it will have a richer image quality than any ink-jet printer process.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-Enoqr3O_pWy9D_NQqpALORVlW9UxvG8qvY9p1fp0R51k9euA5t-SFVmzzb9T65Cd19IzfEbJzIimWOXcM7NdCXTi9zER50E0qzFWqcW_VuXSvbmdKz8RxNq8kobsb6ZuKQ_Ks75S3t5/s1600/5000-pic-poster.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527211856585550370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-Enoqr3O_pWy9D_NQqpALORVlW9UxvG8qvY9p1fp0R51k9euA5t-SFVmzzb9T65Cd19IzfEbJzIimWOXcM7NdCXTi9zER50E0qzFWqcW_VuXSvbmdKz8RxNq8kobsb6ZuKQ_Ks75S3t5/s400/5000-pic-poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB_qTsJ-ScvqLiqmKjqg4-io00fdV4IMcXfLMGhbJrwETfK4wyjCW2kjdyHQx69v6Ml6TAEdhlABuM1wcMvGKc26kKdDL48pXQC_2ksrb5RC0UdA1sdcn0K8xZ5UVJRY76UJjVdPjtk7N/s1600/friend-poster2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527211787394623442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB_qTsJ-ScvqLiqmKjqg4-io00fdV4IMcXfLMGhbJrwETfK4wyjCW2kjdyHQx69v6Ml6TAEdhlABuM1wcMvGKc26kKdDL48pXQC_2ksrb5RC0UdA1sdcn0K8xZ5UVJRY76UJjVdPjtk7N/s400/friend-poster2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: the 5,000 pic poster is the largest Benjamin has printed to date and just about reaches the limit.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />How many friends?</span> The size of your friends' photos are optimized to fill out the full space, so the dimensions will depend upoon the total number of friends. The code is optimized such that your poster will look fantastic whether you have 200 friends, or up to 2,200 friends.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Custom options:</span> You can decide how much space you want between your friends' pictures. If you want to maximize on the size of your friends photos you can even decide to print a poster with no margins at all.<br /><br />For the background color, there are 4 options: black, white, and two shades of facebook blue. You can preview each color as you go through the ordering process.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >*please note that your poster may print a few inches shorter than 40" </span><br /><br />• Large 20"x40" print<br />• Customizable Options<br />• High Resolution Print<br />• Quality Photo Paper<br />• Print Groups & Fan Pages<br />• $20<br /><a href="http://printingfacebook.com/">Order yours here.</a>

Like Your Facebook Friends Enough To Hang Them On Your Wall?

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'Not For The Faint Of Heart' Design Game

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu67KG5iR5wjsLMLDu4ldHdtMhS0dFQe32wUi4VvRQb0kf8yZXRJqQ6c5d2KCqeYWTQoQI_BvZKs6B-uz4Cw4FRHaiQ9amvJrNDU4cslo-jdQjYr5REYFw_FNscbHMBCHY89oLF7M6Y0uX/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874566118237378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu67KG5iR5wjsLMLDu4ldHdtMhS0dFQe32wUi4VvRQb0kf8yZXRJqQ6c5d2KCqeYWTQoQI_BvZKs6B-uz4Cw4FRHaiQ9amvJrNDU4cslo-jdQjYr5REYFw_FNscbHMBCHY89oLF7M6Y0uX/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><br />The following was so much fun for me as an art director.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Anyone familiar with design, layout or print production terms for type-setting will have a fun time playing this beautiful <a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/findthe25designterms/">gothic online game "Find The 25 Design Terms"</a> A picture riddle brought to you by <a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/">Colle +McVoy</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalWuYpiHjCkNSJjokX-IVedCnPbEF5Z_FMosKZaGTPdZlJ4UyBbZ5DLlGoLLVDVPFC0yePGBoRitLd96ZWTtj8p192iSt9bOZyPYNGC2ybJ7CxLTebVKO5kWab1Vujgy_0F-8__sADIuo/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080875008499868914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalWuYpiHjCkNSJjokX-IVedCnPbEF5Z_FMosKZaGTPdZlJ4UyBbZ5DLlGoLLVDVPFC0yePGBoRitLd96ZWTtj8p192iSt9bOZyPYNGC2ybJ7CxLTebVKO5kWab1Vujgy_0F-8__sADIuo/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><br />And if you can find all the terms within the alloted time, you actually get a free poster of this! (you do have to pay for shipping and handling, however).<br /><br />Below is a bit of the story and the people at Colle + McVoy in Minneapolis who are behind this inventive and fun idea.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AnPpcpyxQej4fRttaEhbOhMBxpvOgC3Xq0_z4iJW0YMP0brErSgs9gzbVwPIDy1E4eUPyFRgf6fHrPgX6GmGHGPF90PgHgaIvntI4UYeogdcgXeTVAWJqlgX-3ewlJc_-rFrzH5D6DI8/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874750801831138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AnPpcpyxQej4fRttaEhbOhMBxpvOgC3Xq0_z4iJW0YMP0brErSgs9gzbVwPIDy1E4eUPyFRgf6fHrPgX6GmGHGPF90PgHgaIvntI4UYeogdcgXeTVAWJqlgX-3ewlJc_-rFrzH5D6DI8/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 432px; height: 168px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E2ikiIJWpisS5V9_8xYYwEQrQ_79SSoKbFU9q_cp-AsHVP8FACq7JZP6bhcQ1V_YssxCW3I-eBjNvgQ3UO9_abHpTvrJH1YYhrUeWPtYIIyCilkCLB3aPTItFZ6gHMyLxFhdcAIkli9k/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874626247779538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E2ikiIJWpisS5V9_8xYYwEQrQ_79SSoKbFU9q_cp-AsHVP8FACq7JZP6bhcQ1V_YssxCW3I-eBjNvgQ3UO9_abHpTvrJH1YYhrUeWPtYIIyCilkCLB3aPTItFZ6gHMyLxFhdcAIkli9k/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 431px; height: 219px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/findthe25designterms/tshirt.html"><br />You can also purchase T-shirts here.</a><br><br>

'Not For The Faint Of Heart' Design Game

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