We had the pleasure of entertaining the Acme Made International product managers and marketing teams last week. Lots of good stuff – yes, Powerpoint (or in our case Keynote) can really keep the team on the edge of their seats… [yawn]

As always the evening presentations were by far the more interesting with lots of laughs, lots of good local beverages and lots of new friends made.

One highlight was one Tim Sadler – self-proclaimed self proclaimer from our UK office. He shared some not-so-cliche images of SF and the surrounding area in his blog.

We are now fans!

San Francisco in the Spring

Some of our faves:

Yep - still break dancing in SF

Halo Effect

Keyes

Check out the full slideshow here.

Our new favorite photo blog is the joint adventure of 3 San Francisco photographers, called simply “Caliber”. Julie Michelle, Stuart Dixon and Troy Holden have created a beautiful record of the Bay Area, both past and present.

Some of our faves:

71 Limited by Troy Holden

Basking by Stuart Dixon

Seems Like Old Times by Julie Michelle

You can see the full blog here: http://calibersf.com/

Dave Eggers and McSweeney’s have published a “21st-century newspaper prototype” in the form of a Sunday-style broadsheet. At 300+ pages, the “San Francisco Panorama” has original content from over 150 writers, artists and photographers.

San Francisco Panorama from McSweeney's

Extra cool….Extra smart and totally rad thinking as we witness print going through such horrifying upheavals. The paper was sold on the street in SF yesterday, and is also being sold online and in area bookstores.

Read more here.

Take a look at a guy who intrigues us: Bhautik Joshi.  Bhautik is a research engineer at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), DIY inventor, digital enthusiast, blogger and self-described rambler.  He lives in San Francisco and takes his curiosity to every corner of the city and beyond.

On his mind: Completed a PhD with the CSIRO BioMedia Lab titled Model Generation and Interaction in Surgical Simulation, where he investigated algorithms for creating real-time biomechanical simulations from medical imaging scans.

 
On his head: a down-to-earth bucket hat:

Latest invention:  The plungercam.
Bhautik has found a way to create a DIY tilt-and-shift lens, and he provides instructions on his blog:
http://cow.mooh.org/2009/07/plungercam-2-cheaper-and-more.html

His view of Fisherman’s Wharf, plungercammed:
A kitschy, touristy, and seemingly very tiny neighborhood gets some very special effects thanks to Bhautik’s cool invention:

Find out more about Bhautik Joshi:
- Visit his blog
- Peruse his Flickr page
- View his videos