Saturday, February 27, 2010

Twitter Background Dimensions

I wanted to re-tweek my twitter profile's background (for my daytime job) recently. I scoured the web for the background dimensions but didn't find one that worked for me. I tested a few sizes and came up with one that worked well.

Dimensions: 1280 px x 800 px, 72 dpi
Branding/design area: Start from 0.2 inches off the left side and end it at 3.7 inches from the left.
Start from 0.2 inches from the top.

I only used the left side of the profile for the designs so you'll have to experiment with the right side, but it probably is around the same dimensions.

Here is the example: twitter.com/weroqq

Remember, how it looks depends on what kind of resolution you set for your screen. If anyone has different ideas, feel free to leave a comment.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sex Club Opens in Art Gallery

The Secession is a world-renowned venue for contemporary art in Vienna. Currently they have installed "Element 6," a sex club that's part of a project by Swiss artist Christoph Buechel.

The club only opens during afterhours. The art hall is decked out in mattresses, erotic pictures, bars, whirlpools and non-working saunas in dimly lit rooms. It all leads to Gustav Klimt's "Beethoven Frieze," (shown here) located in the basement of the building.

"Beethoven Frieze" was first exhibited in 1902 and was considered as obscene and pornographic. Naturally it fits perfectly with Element6.

Buechel aims to cause a large scandal but no one is shocked - merely amused. Of course, there are some controversy from Australia's far-right Freedom Party. The point of the project was "to give as many people as possible the opportunity to overcome their inhibitions."