Beijing: First Impressions

Beijing: First Impressions

by | Nov 6, 2014 |

1. Holy shit, it’s fucking huge. The streets downtown are 6-8 lanes wide. The buildings look like they were constructed by some brobdingnagian race and span blocks by themselves. The communist-built structures are built to impress — just like the ancient structures —...

Shanghai: First Impressions

Shanghai: First Impressions

by | Oct 30, 2014 |

1. Traffic. The last decade has seen a massive surge in the number of automobiles owned in China, which in Shanghai has prompted the construction of lovely new roads and highways (nary a pothole in sight). This means that traffic is bananas, as are driving habits — as...

China, Fall 2014: Shanghai // Beijing // Guangzhou

China, Fall 2014: Shanghai // Beijing // Guangzhou

by | Oct 26, 2014 |

This Tuesday I'll be off to Asia for the very first time, visiting three of China's largest cities over two weeks with my father, Michael LeBlanc. My dad has been to China a dozen times over the past decade in his capacity as faculty member at NSCAD University,...

Glitches Bitches

Glitches Bitches

by | Oct 3, 2014 | ,

Get some free glitch art, created with http://snorpey.github.io/jpg-glitch/. Folder contains 23 medium to high resolution glitched images. [su_nt_button url="http://forestfriend.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/glitches-bitches.zip"]Download (17.9MB)[/su_nt_button]

Hidden graphics printed inside airmail envelopes

by | Jun 6, 2014 | ,

Sometimes there are interesting things printed on the inside of airmail envelopes. 1. Thailand, 2. Taiwan, 3. unknown, 4. unknown, 5. Korea, 6. China (image is the Old Summer Palace ruins in Beijing) (All images from my stationery collection.) [gallery link="file"...