Dana, Graphic designer Frequent photographer Occasional crocheter Science addict WebsiteFlickrAskTumblr (3.0; @danawyn)http://blog.danawyn.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi9qrpvLK1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Do you guys remember that reality show, “America’s Next Great Restaurant”? In one of the episodes, the contestants had a kid challenge, and part of that meant they had to come up with toys for the kid’s menu. </p> <p>Guess who sewed Pita Pete. </p> <p>Anyway, I stumbled onto some <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/episode-seven,54680/#comment-270792279">NSFW but hilarious reactions to Pita Pete</a>. Even though I didn’t have a hand in Pita Pete’s design (I just did the sewing), I love that people have raunchy things to say about something I made.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/18010528606http://blog.danawyn.com/post/18010528606Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:05 -0500sewingpita petetoyamerican's next great restaurantpetspics<p>This year, I made no New Year’s resolutions during New Year’s. Some big changes happened, and I really needed to pad myself with a few weeks’ worth of time before I could wrap my mind around goals. </p> <p>This blog became little more than a sporadic tap of the “Reblog” button — which is fine for a Tumblog, but I’d really like to show some neat things instead of only regurgitating stuff that’s gone around the Interwebs. So, now, long after New Year’s, I’m working on my resolve to post more neat things.</p> <p>Here’s a first neat thing:</p> <p><a href="http://blog.danawyn.com/"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi8h2os8r1qzex44.jpg"/></a></p> <p>It’s a sweater vest made by my grandma about 25 years ago. My mom found it and showed me when we were talking about crafts/skills that people no longer learn due to lack of need. </p> <p><a href="http://blog.danawyn.com/"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi8j2B45P1qzex44.jpg"/></a></p> <p>My grandma learned to knit and sew all on her own (the need was high!), so I find it amazing that she knocked out these cool deer with the intarsia technique. I love that some deer have way thicker necks than others; the imperfection is wonderful!</p> <p><a href="http://blog.danawyn.com/"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi8r6ISnI1qzex44.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Since Grandma was self-taught, she had this haphazard way of approaching things — like not prescribing to the logical “measure twice, cut once” approach. She never really measured at all, actually, just kind of eye-balled. That’s probably the reason why this vest, made for a three-year-old, fits the adult me pretty nicely. </p> <p><a href="http://blog.danawyn.com/"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzi8tkeNJL1qzex44.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Still, I love it. Thank you, Grandma!</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/17726607093http://blog.danawyn.com/post/17726607093Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:28:00 -0500knittingpersonalpetspics<p>Friends and followers: Save for the occasional reblog, I have neglected this blog. Big changes have been underway, but rest assured, cool things are coming.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/16896858435http://blog.danawyn.com/post/16896858435Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:24 -0500petspics<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7k6pRDSy1qbh26io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jtotheizzoe.tumblr.com/post/14231842562/click-through-to-this-link-and-youll-put-your">jtotheizzoe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.whitevinyldesign.com/solarbeat/">Click through to this link</a>, and you’ll put your happiness into orbit.</strong></p> <p>Orbital patterns and time-scales of the planets of the Solar System, set to wonderfully hypnotic music.</p> <p><em>(via <a href="http://www.whitevinyldesign.com/solarbeat/">whitevinyldesign</a>)</em></p> </blockquote>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/16508246738http://blog.danawyn.com/post/16508246738Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:56:25 -0500musicpatternsolar systemrhythmscienceplanetspetspics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwy4lmQs7d1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I didn’t know that macaws had such feathers on their face and such beautiful eyes.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14979272843http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14979272843Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:00:05 -0500parrotbirdmacaweco stationculver citypetspics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwy4iv6fXx1qa0vj8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Science lesson in six tweets from Neil deGrasse Tyson.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14953756586http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14953756586Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:32:55 -0500twitterneil degrasse tysonsciencephysicslightchristmaspetspics<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwy4cxPSqU1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m in cold weather and, naturally, my thoughts wander to gelato in warm, sunny summertime Paris.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14953570867http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14953570867Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:29:21 -0500parisgelatofoodpetspics<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw831tDieS1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s what the hand-made ones looked like.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14243163833http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14243163833Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:03:29 -0500christmascardr2d2petspetspics<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw82u0DTmk1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy holidays!</p> <p>I hand-crafted cards this year for family, friends, and clients. The version that friends and family got featured our pets and household droid. I liked it so much that I went all out with a digital version. So here’s a gift from me to you:</p> <p>iPhone Wallpaper <a href="http://danawyn.com/xmas/2011Holiday_iphoneB.jpg">light</a> / <a href="http://danawyn.com/xmas/2011Holiday_iphoneA.jpg">dark<br/></a>Desktop Wallpaper <a href="http://danawyn.com/xmas/2011holiday_desktopB.jpg">light</a> / <a href="http://danawyn.com/xmas/2011holiday_desktopA.jpg">dark</a></p> <p>© Dana Chen. For personal use only, yada yada yada.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14242919345http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14242919345Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:58:00 -0500christmasholidayswallpaperpetspics<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw494cANwD1qz7ymyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw494cANwD1qz7ymyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw494cANwD1qz7ymyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw494cANwD1qz7ymyo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/14155599196/know-the-warning-signs-of-art-we-hear-doodling-is" class="tumblr_blog">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://nfgraphics.com/college-for-creative-studies-talk-to-your-kids-about-art-school/">Know the Warning Signs of Art</a></strong>! We hear doodling is the gateway to illustration.</p> <p><small><em>By <a href="http://www.teamdetroit.com/">Team Detroit</a>; via <a href="http://devincastro.tumblr.com/post/13597349011/talk-to-your-kids-about-art-school">Devin Castro</a></em></small></p></blockquote>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14167756908http://blog.danawyn.com/post/14167756908Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:24:16 -0500petspics<a href="http://laughterkey.tumblr.com/post/13883244393/my-occupy-la-arrest-by-patrick-meighan">Minty Fresh 2.0: My Occupy LA Arrest by Patrick Meighan</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pauliophonic.com/post/13882561255/my-occupy-la-arrest-by-patrick-meighan">pauliophonic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://darcibastiaan.tumblr.com/post/13864477132/my-occupy-la-arrest-by-patrick-meighan">darcibastiaan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span></p> <p>My name is Patrick Meighan, and I’m a husband, a father, a writer on the Fox animated sitcom “<em>Family Guy</em>”, and a member of the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.</p> <p>I was arrested at about 1 a.m. Wednesday morning with 291 other…</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>This makes my blood boil.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13892125109http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13892125109Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:13:23 -0500occupyLApetspics<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvove0r0dN1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from Sacré-Cœur.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13830933509http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13830933509Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:20:06 -0500Sacré-Cœurphotographypetspics<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvovcp32PK1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from Sacré-Cœur</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13783453631http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13783453631Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:15:00 -0500Sacré-Cœurphotographypetspics<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luiagduOh61qf1g8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>The People Who Walk with Reindeer</em><br/>Erika Larsen</p> <p>“Johan Kuhmunen, with his dog Cammu, lives in Sweden, but the summertime range for his family’s herd crosses into Norway. The Sami tradition of learning from the elders is an important part of reindeer herding, and knowledge is passed down from generation to generation and not learned in books.”</p> </blockquote> <p>This arresting photo stopped me in my tracks. Check out the whole set <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/11/sami-reindeer-herders/larsen-photography#/">here</a> and be sure to read the captions. The Sami culture is fascinating.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13782177779http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13782177779Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:25:14 -0500samiswedennorwayscandinaviaphotographynational geographicerika larsenpetspics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvo53vc2ms1qzp0s1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/13750030930/riot-gear-evolution">wilwheaton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://poisonville.tumblr.com/post/13719397746/the-evolution-of-riot-gear-nyt">poisonville</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>The evolution of riot gear. </em>(<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/riot-gears-evolution.html?ref=opinion&ref=opinion">NYT</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>The militarization of police in America, ladies and gentlemen. What could possibly go wrong?</p> </blockquote>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13751491342http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13751491342Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:30:23 -0500petspics<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvovacmXRD1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sacré-Cœur</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13732647079http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13732647079Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:01:23 -0500Sacré-Cœurmontmartreparisfrancepetspics“<p>Imagine, if you will, a Venn Diagram composed of the following sets: Coders. Musicians. Marine Biologists. Paul Winter. Leonard Nimoy. Your high school English teacher. And Ishmael. </p><p>The sole resident of the intersecting set would be, of course, a whale.</p><p> Or perhaps the whale’s trace, in the form of a song.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://hilobrow.com/2011/11/30/whaling-songs/">HiLobrow</a> on whale.fm (via robertogreco)</em>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13642955691http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13642955691Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:52:59 -0500petspics<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lva2bnHDyV1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Petit Palais.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13504359072http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13504359072Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:16:05 -0500parispetite palaispetspics<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8kh9KAWz1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trees in Paris.</p>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13457784881http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13457784881Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:10:06 -0500parisjardin de plantespetspics<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8kfiMnXu1qa0vj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13405624554http://blog.danawyn.com/post/13405624554Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:08:05 -0500paristrocadéroeiffel towerpetspics