I’ve been slowly working my way through the pictures from Saturday.  I’ll be updating this gallery as I finish more.

Enjoy!

none | Cosplay, Photography

Yesterday was awesome.  Thanks to everyone who stopped by and let me grab a few pictures of them.  There are a lot to go through, but I’ll try and get a gallery online within a day or two.  Don’t forget to drop me an email (adam@convoke.info) so I can get your names and send you the rest of the pics.

2 Comments | Cosplay, Photography

You can catch us in the flesh at FanExpo today (August 28th, 2010). We’ll be grabbing shots of costumed con goers from our makeshift photo studio out front. Find us loitering / trespassing outside of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre all day.

(If you’re checking us out from the con, snaps will be uploaded post-haste.)

Edit: We decided that we had such a good time yesterday that we’re going to do the same again today (Sunday). Find us out front in out makeshift studio.

none | Originals

As yes, the age old argument of the best pair of jeans. Well, I pick my jeans off the Red Tag rack. Levis 510s are the brands “super skinny”, but don’t let that fool you, these aren’t the painted on tightness of jeans you will find with other brands, they do have some room to them.

Neither I nor Adam are purveyors of washing your jeans unnecessarily. So what we’ve found over here after rigorous testing in the CONVOKE labratories is that a nicely well worn in pair of 510s will fit you like a brand new or just washed 511s, which is right in that sweet spot for jeans. I pretty much wear these jeans every day (about 95%) and they’re still going strong after over 8 months of abuse, showing the quality that your plain old Levis have, and at $75 they really are a steal.

Go grab yourself a pair, throw on a white T, and… strut. It’s just that easy.

none | Favourites, Gear, Style

This may be only for the few out there that really appreciate Architecture. If you do, you should be reading ArchDaily. I’ve added them to my RSS and I’m not even that into it, great images of well designed buildings, however, is one thing I can get behind.

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One of many neat projects from avoision, this ‘video‘ (featuring music by Dan Frick) pulls random images from flikr that have the song lyrics as tags. It’s different every time.

none | Art, Music

If you weren’t stoked on the re-release under Dark Horse of Rafael Grampa’s Mesmo Delivery, now you certainly are.

Or if you aren’t, I don’t really understand you. You can see image below, no?

Go and read his interview, then buy his book, and spoon with it nightly.

none | Art

There are two known facts about high powered laser pointers, they’re expensive, but AWESOME. The little known fact is that, with the right know-how, you can amp up your cheap one into a match-lightin’, balloon-poppin’, leather-etchin’, rad-sauce version. Wired has this short and simple tutorial on how to do just that. So get on it.

none | Gear, Science

Why stick with the stoic old two handed clock? Asprial Clocks takes it up a notch with the truly unique spiral formed clock. Unfortunately at £350 it might not be the most affordable, any inspiring clock makers out there want to make me one?

none | Art, Design, Gear

Interesting diagram on the left, of the worlds oldest trees. The list is dominated by tree colonies, which, in my opinion, aren’t as sweet as single ancient trees. The oldest single tree on record is a bristlecone pine named Prometheus, which we cut down, of course. However, Prometheus is survived by another bristlecone named Methusela, which currently occupies top spot on the oldest-single-living-thing chart at about five thousand years. It’s location is secret, but it probably looks like the bristlecone pictured above, and if I were hiking along and found THAT tree, I would definitely guess that it was special. Whether I’d guess it was older than the pyramids…

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