STS-132 Overload (audio)
[audio:STS-132-Overload.mp3] The thundering power of space shuttle Atlantis’ twin Solid Rocket Boosters overwhelms the microphone, as recorded from the top of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building.
STS-132 RSS Rollback (timelapse)
The Rotating Service Structure rolls back from the launch pad, revealing space shuttle Atlantis over the course of 45 minutes on the eve of her ‘first final flight’ as STS-132.
STS-132 Launch Panorama
Space shuttle Atlantis, STS-132, blasts off from LC-39A on her ‘first final flight’. This is an extremely wide panorama, encompassing an expansive view of the Florida coastline as seen from the top of NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Click image to view larger.
STS-132 Rollback
Space shuttle Atlantis, STS-132, stands revealed on the launch pad after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, the day before her ‘first final flight’. This is a small detail from a several hundred megapixel final composition.
Ascent Trail
Trailing a long plume of exhaust gases, space shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) heads for orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre.
Remote 1 Liftoff II
Space shuttle Atlantis, STS-132, soars into the clear Florida skies on her ‘first final flight’.
Level Roll
Pulling level with the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building, space shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) has completed enough of her roll manouever to see directly between the External Tank and the orbiter itself.
VAB Liftoff
Space shuttle Atlantis, STS-132, clears the tower as seen from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Remote 1 Liftoff
Space shuttle Atlantis, STS-132, soars into the clear Florida skies on her ‘first final flight’.
Prince Shoal Light
The Prince Shoal, or Haute-Fond Light, rises above the oily-calm waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, offshore from Tadoussac, Quebec. An armored Goliath of concrete and steel, its unique shape helps it to shed the crushing sea ice of winter.
An Open Letter To Nikon
Bring Back The Swivel-body Coolpix Series Once upon a time, the Coolpix name was synonymous with digital photography. Nikon absolutely owned the market, producing a line of cameras that set about defining a new digital heritage, embracing the possibilities of all-new technologies. The most obvious design element was a unique split swivel-body that allowed half […]
Messages from the Past
Primary application: Adobe Flash MX, NewTek LightWave Language: Actionscript 1.0 Client: In-house development Status: Offline Sometimes you need an interface right out of left field, something beyond mere HTML buttons and square grids. Enter Messages from the Past, a project born from the discovery of a childhood answering machine message tape. Above: not your traditional audio interface. […]
Strategic Coach UAW Demo
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Bell Canada VEPR Client
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Horizons Beta
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Fishteroids!
Primary application: Adobe Flash 8 Language: Actionscript 2.0 Client: In-house development Status: Launch Fishteroids! An homage to the original 1979 Atari classic Asteroids, Fishteroids! was an in-house lesson to relearn geometry, vectors, and collision detection. Fishteroids! pits you as the indomitable Mr. Fish against an ever-increasing field of asteroids that split into ever-smaller and more numerous rocky offspring. Above: […]
Global Nuclear Testing, 1945-2005
Primary application: Adobe Flash MX Language: Actionscript 1.0 Client: In-house development Status: Launch Global Nuclear Testing, 1945-2005 Over the course of sixty years, world powers have detonated nuclear devices yielding over 500 megatons, more than 30,000 times the destructive force that devastated Hiroshima. Take a walk through the history of global nuclear testing, from 1945-2005, and […]
Moonrise Over Manarola
Part of a larger panorama, featuring moonrise over the seaside town of Manarola, Cinque Terra, Italy.
Steamy Ongiara
The ferry Ongiara plies the waters of Toronto’s inner harbour during a sudden February cold snap.
Broken Dreams
A broken goose egg sits empty in the dark water of a puddle on Georgian Bay’s Green Island.
Manners
A beaver poses for a Ms. Manners poster, displaying teeth stained red from a winter diet of bark.
