Monthly Archives: July 2009

Infinite Jest?

Slimazoids Visit Gnarlinspike Badlands by Garth Thornton.

Posted to Fractal-World.

One of the hardest parts of my job is figuring out what other people will think is funny. You’d think that would be easy, but my own sense of humor is far from the mainstream. I can’t assume others will laugh at the same

Xaos 3.5 is here!

Cool fractals made chillingly easy (Parameter file: “fract0.xpf“)Xaos WebsiteSo simpleWhat’s new in 3.5? Glad you asked.
XaoS 3.5 has been released for download. This version contains a new Portuguese translation, several bug fixes, and some UI improvements for the Windows version.
So maybe I over-reacted. I find their use of version numbers is a little

Rich Jarzombek’s Technique

Editor’s note:(Rich Jarzombek’s unique fractal artwork was originally reviewed on Orbit Trap back on April 28th as the posting, Realistic Fractals by Rich Jarzombek. Just recently, Rich sent me a more detailed explanation of the technique he uses by describing how he made one of the images found on his website, Realistic Fractals.

Thumbnail-itis

Over the years, while browsing online galleries, I have from time to time experienced something that I have casually labeled Thumbnailitis.  It’s a condition that occurs when you see what you think is a very appealing image –in thumbnail form– but when you click on that thumbnail you are suddenly confronted with a full-size image