My Mosaic Review

Published on 08 July 2013

Written by Melissa

*UPDATED 9/3/2013*

I was catching up with a friend from Montreal recently who told me about an interesting festival that was approaching. Apparently, throughout the weekend of August 16th-18th, Canadian Living Magazine is inviting Canadians nationwide to submit their photos to an online, streaming photo mosaic for their 2013 PhotoFest! Right away, I went to the website to explore as much as I could, and to my surprise I found out that this streaming mosaic concept was provided by Picture Mosaics, whom I've written about in the past.

 As soon as I woke up this morning, I went to the PhotoFest mosaic site and watched for a few minutes as photos were added to the mosaic in real-time, right before my eyes. I was amazed by how smoothly they each found their perfect place within the mosaic to create the bigger picture. I was even able to search by using a keyword, email, or hashtag and share individual photos through Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. And, one of the most exciting parts was the chance to win a prize if your photo lands on a cell with a maple leaf! I highly recommend giving this mosaic a visit.

UPDATE:

Now that the Canadian Living 2013 PhotoFest has come to a close, the beautiful finished photo mosaic is still accessible online. Check it out after the jump!

Read more: A Nationwide Photo Mosaic

Published on 08 July 2013

Written by Rob

I was recently at an event in Boston, MA hosted by United Way, and I saw something that really caught my eye and was perfect for this site. I noticed some sort of moving photo mosaic on a large, HD monitor with a green screen next to it. Upon further inspection, I found that you could have your photo taken on the spot and watch as your photo was added to the mosaic on the monitor. I wish I could say I was surprised when I approached the mosaic attendants only to find out that this real-time interactive mosaic was created and hosted by our friends at Picture Mosaics.

Read more: Bringing folks together with an interactive mosaic

Published on 26 February 2013

Written by Rob

Have you ever looked at a photo or a piece of art for what feels like an eternity?  Your eyes continue to scan over it, there's something about it keeping you fixated, but your mind just can't seem to grasp its mystery?  In my web-travels, I stumbled upon an article on PetaPixel featuring the work of Bela Borsodi, a New York-based photographer who has particularly framed this photo to yield very interesting results!

Not exactly a photo mosaic per se, but an interesting experiment in a similar vein.  I won't spoil the secret for you, reveal the mystery for yourself by watching the video!!

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Published on 26 February 2013

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Published on 26 February 2013

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Published on 29 November 2012

Written by Melissa

Since I wear glasses on a daily basis, I am definitely someone who would be lost in the world without my glasses! I've been a Transitions girl for 5 years now and I would never turn back! Having fanned them on Facebook, a recent post immediately caught my attention. The post read, "In honor of World Sight Day, we present the largest photo mosaic in the world! We broke the Guinness Book of World Records!"

Read more: Guinness Book of World Records Photo Mosaic!

Published on 01 October 2012

Written by Melissa

A friend of mine on Facebook shared a link on my wall of the most adorable mosaic, the 2012 First Cheerios Mosaic ! It is an interactive online mosaic reaching out to parents to be a part of a photographic monument. This is an excellent way for families to celebrate together one of their toddler's momentous "firsts"!

Not only is your child a part of this monumental online mosaic, you could even see your baby on a box of Cheerios! In Spring 2013, Cheerios will be unveiling the completed mosaic on limited-edition boxes of Cheerios. That's so cool!!

This is such a cute, playful way to connect and share with other parents your child's First Cheerios.

Read more: Cheerios Mosaic

Published on 21 August 2012

Written by Melissa

As a photographer and art enthusiast, I am always intrigued when I come upon an innovative art form or technique. I was looking at a sketching tutorial on YouTube recently and this video came up of an artist who creates portraits in one single pen stroke. Artist, Chan Hwee Chong recreated these famous portraits by precisely drawing one single line in a swirling motion. This isn't really a mosaic in any way but it was too cool not to share. You will see in the video (after the jump) Chong starts at the center of his canvas and calculatedly expands the first tiny swirl around and around until the portrait appears. This meticulous and mesmerizing technique is a genius advertisement for the pen Chong uses. Faber Castell allows the product to speak for itself in this video.

Read more: Faber Castell Precision Portraits

Published on 21 June 2012

Written by Melissa

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Published on 25 May 2012

Written by Melissa

Has anyone seen the cover for TV Guide magazine this week, issue: May 21-27,2012? It is a portrait of Hugh Laurie, the actor who plays the star role in the television show House. The mosaic is so interesting and it interprets Dr. House's personality in the show really well. The mosaic is digitally constructed; the artist says "it's made of custom developed scripts, hacks and lots of love, using my Mac, Synthetik Studio Artist, the Adobe Creative Suite and good music." A mosaic is definitely a unique way to revamp a traditional portrait!

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