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Spring 2011 Theme Update

synaptek — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:35:35 +0000

While it is a few days late, the site has been given a fresh new springtime look. Also, more artwork is on the way, though it has been slower in coming than originally planned.

Anyway, enjoy the new look, and more will be here soon.

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C.N.Y. 2011 Art Update

synaptek — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:44:48 +0000

恭喜發財! Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit!

In honor of Spring Festival for this year, you may have noticed some changes to the graphical theme of this site (look at the background and banner). This theme will be up for the duration of Spring Festival, and perhaps for a little bit longer, so I hope you enjoy it, and have an opportunity to discover some of its hidden elements. Additionally, to help celebrate the first day of the festival, I posted up 6 digital still artworks from 2007 to the ‘art/design’ section of the site. Each one has a different theme and overall style, with some varying more than others. The pieces of digital artwork posted today are titled: waterpainting, pink and orange 2, melting of time, only true defeat, grid-eye, and dark in the fire.

Please, enjoy the art posted today, and share any thoughts you have.

Thank you for you for visiting, and may you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous year to come.

waterpainting . 2007

still image artwork titled ‘waterpainting’ created in Adobe Photoshop through the compositing of multiple photos.
pink and orange 2 . 2007

still image artwork created using photos taken in the Seattle area and composited in Adobe Photoshop.
melting of time . 2007

still image artwork created using photos altered and composited with other vector design elements created in Adobe Photoshop.
only true defeat . 2007

still image artwork created using Adobe Illustrator to create typographic and vector design elements.
grid-eye . 2007

still image artwork created using Adobe Photoshop to composited photos and small vector design elements.
dark in the fire . 2007

still image artwork created by compositing a number of photos in Adobe Photoshop.

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Jan. 16, 2011 Art Update

synaptek — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:23:47 +0000

Alright, it has been a while, but as promised, more artwork as been added to the ‘art/design’ section of the site. Two separate art pieces were posted today, both created back in 2007. The artwork posted today are titled: liquid sun particles and rayburst. Both pieces were created by compositing a number of different photographs in the program Adobe Photoshop. In addition to the compositing other design elements were added to the artwork. In the case of these images, these were created and added in Photoshop.

Thank you for your patience while waiting for some new posts to be made, and I hope that these two pieces of digital art will have been at least partially worth your wait. Regardless, stick around as more art will be popping up very shortly, and eventually some current creations and a few other forms of art will show up here as well.

In the meantime, please, enjoy the art posted today, and share any thoughts you have.

liquid sun particles . 2007

still image artwork design composed from a number of different photographs.
rayburst . 2007

still image design artwork composed from photographs composited in Adobe Photoshop.

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Quick Update

synaptek — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:51:28 +0000

Hello everyone, I hope the new year has been treating you well and that the rest of 2011 will bring you a ton of good things.

I just wanted to post a quick update to let you all know that I haven’t disappeared, and that some more updates will be here shortly. It’s been quite busy these last few months and time got a bit lost in the shuffle. So, anyway, I’m sorry for the recent silence here, and expect to be seeing some more artwork appearing here soon.

In the meantime, have fun and be happy.

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Oct. 28, 2010 Art Update

synaptek — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:45:54 +0000

Another still image artwork and design from 2006 has been posted to the ‘art/design’ section of the site. The artwork posted today is titled: cold frames. This piece was created using a Photoshop, and involved compositing a number of different photos all shot in the Hoover Dam area with each other and some small graphical elements which were also created in Photoshop.

Please, enjoy the art posted today, and as always feel free to share any thoughts you may have.

cold frames . 2006

still image design composed from photographs of taken in the hoover dam area in nevada, usa.

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Oct. 15, 2010 Art Update

synaptek — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:26:02 +0000

Three of the first still image artworks and designs from 2006 have been posted to the ‘art/design’ section of the synapteknologies site. The artworks posted today are titled: untitled 11092006, untitled 0719200602, and untitled 0719200601. The pieces titled untitled 0719200602 and untitled 0719200601 were created using a combination of tools, including After Effects and Photoshop, and share some of the same graphical elements. untitled 11092006 was created by combining photos taken in different parts of the world, including China and the USA.

Beyond these three pieces, there is at least one more image from 2006 to come, possibly more depending on whether I decide any others are worth their inclusion on this site.

Anyway, enjoy the art posted today, and as always feel free to share any thoughts you may have.

untitled 11092006 . 2006

still image design created by manipulating photographs shot in various parts of the world and composited in Photoshop.
untitled 0719200602 . 2006

still image design created by manipulating some photos and illustrated elements in After Effects, then effected and composited again in Photoshop.
untitled 0719200601 . 2006

still image design created by manipulating some photos and illustrated elements in After Effects, then effected and composited again in Photoshop.

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Oct. 4, 2010 Art Update

synaptek — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:54:26 +0000

The first two still image artworks and designs from 2005, and actually the only ones that will be posted, have been added to the ‘art/design’ section of the site. The artworks posted today are titled: dreams made of light, and untitled 07312005. Both of these pieces are primarily built from a variety of composited photos as well some illustrated elements. I hope you enjoy.

dreams made of light . 2005

still image design made from photos and illustrations composited in Photoshop.
untitled 07312005 . 2005

still image design made from photos composited in Photoshop.

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Old Synaptek Site Archived

synaptek — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:29:02 +0000

Well, the time has come. The old synaptek.nologies | level 12 site has now been taken down, and in its place stands this new site. While this new site is still undergoing development, refinement and optimization, the time came for the old website to retire.

For the sentimental, or curious among us, you can still access the old version through the synaptek archives. The direct link can be found at this address: http://www.synaptek.nologies.co.uk/archive/level12/

Keep your eyes peeled as more changes are coming. Also, leave any thoughts you may have regarding the changing of the times here at synaptek.nologies .

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Sept. 27, 2010 Art Update

synaptek — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:56:17 +0000

Some additional still image artwork and design has be added to the ‘art/design’ section of the site. The artworks posted today are titled: lights, and form. The addition of these two designs, both of which were created primarily through the use of photo compositing in Photoshop, mark the end of the uploads for artworks created in 2004. lights was created by compositing a variety of photographs of a variety of lights and other illuminated objects. form was created by compositing and editing various photos taken in and around Hong Kong. Please take a look, and enjoy. While this is the end of the still image artwork from 2004 many more art and design pieces will be coming soon, so stay tuned…

form . 2004

still image design composed from photographs taken in and around the hong kong area.
lights . 2004

still image design composed of photographs.

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Sept. 20, 2010 Art Update

synaptek — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:43:14 +0000

More additions to the ‘art/design’ section of the site have been made today. Two artworks were posted. These artworks are: metal stain, and exit plan. metal stain was created through editing together various photos and adding in illustrations done in Adobe Photoshop, exit plan were created by compositing and editing a variety of photographs taken in the Beijing, China area together using Adobe Photoshop. Have a look. Also, as usual more art and design pieces will be coming soon…

exit plan . 2004

still image design composed from a range of photographs, mostly taken in the Beijing area.
metal stain . 2004

still image design created through the combination of various photos and illustration work performed in Adobe Photoshop.

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