i got a new laptop today, a dell xps m1530. anything is better than my old asus z92m who, ever since my trip to tanzania, hasn't quite been the same, and besides that has suffered many a gallon of tea, coffee, and water poured over its delicate exterior. but besides wanting to brag about how much i love my newest material possesion and am generally satisfied with the appearance of windows vista, i wonder about the screen.

it's definitely a great screen. specifically, it's a 15,4-inch UltraSharp™ WSXGA+ (1.680 x 1.050) TFT-widescreen... screen. i decided to invest in this aspect of the laptop since i figured having more workspace and better general quality would have a positive effect on my artwork and animation. but now that i have it in front of me, i notice that a) colors are generally much sharper and precise but also more muted and desaturated than other screens and b) everything is MEGA SHARP and small!

my artwork tends to be much too brown-ish and dark as it is because my old screen made things appear much less saturated than they were in print or on most other screens, so i ended up inadvertently over-playing the sepia thing when i was working. and also, when i view my website and other designs on this new screen, it all feels so small and shrunken down compared to my old resolution, so i wouldn't be surprised if my future layouts feel good on this screen and are suddenly too huge and expansive on other resolutions.

i don't want to complain too much, because i just love this laptop, but i wonder if other people have had issues with how their art/designs translate to other screens or print. does anyone else think their work looks a certain way only to find that in some form or other, it's totally different?


temporarily closed until february, probably. sorry!


my 2009 calendar is available! ~artgyrl got hers and was satisfied with the quality as her blog attests (thanks!!). buy 'em before it's already 2009!


fusion junction has a book out with my artwork in it. the idea behind fusion junction is to publish books that feature four different artists in one book, and i've been included in a release called 'queen of arts.' the other artists included in the book are excellent, by the way. if you'd like to order, check out this link: [link] !