This blog also replaces an older one I started – Graphic Dublin – but let slip by the wayside. However, I mean to continue it on – even if only as a category on this one. I’ll be starting by reposting some of my favourite images from the old one. This is my first one, and is a firm favourite of mine.
The main reason for this being the sign just above the head of the guy engaged in an animated conversation on his mobile 
I was in Cork for Halloween – enjoyed it a lot, even though the weather wasn’t great. One of my trips was to Kinsale. Had a great meal in Fishy Fishy and just enjoyed walking around the town. I took a few quick photos there – these are two I particularly like myself :
This is an idea I picked up from the moo blog and also fitted in nicely with something I had been meaning to do for ages. As a working photographer, I carry lots of equipment with me for each job. Occasionally, some of this can get lost – or at least temporarily mislaid. I decided to label everything with my contact details, so that there would be some chance of getting it back if I lost it. Around the same time, I read a blog post from moo about using QR codes.
So, I decided to design some moo stickers with a custom QR code, and use them to label all my equipment. It would be possible to just print ordinary labels, with my contact details, but that would be a lot less interesting and far too low-tech !
However, apart from that, there are a few advantages to using the stickers instead :
However, I’ve also added my phone number for those who don’t have a smartphone, or don’t know how to read a QR code.
Here are some photos of how I use them :
There are loads of websites you can use to generate QR codes, I used this one :
http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
I also used the information on the next website to guide my layout. The stickers are probably a little smaller than the ideal size – but seem to work fine :
www.jeffkorhan.com/2011/08/3-best-practices-for-generating-reliable-qr-codes.html
And, last but not least – the moo website
(This is my affiliate link – and you get a 10% discount on your first order).
Open House Dublin was on from 7-9th October. I managed to visit 2 properties this year – Government Buildings and Martello Tower Number Seven, Killiney Hill Road. The Government Buildings tour was very interesting, but unfortunately no photos were allowed inside.
The Martello Tower visit was also very interesting – and there are some photos below. The restoration is still continuing – the site being a former town dump for Dun Laoghaire. All the work is an amazing private project by Niall O’Donoghue. You can read more about it here and on the Facebook page here. Once again, these are just some cameraphone photos (I really should start carrying my ‘proper’ camera with me) :
OK – my first post on the new blog.
Well, Dalkey is not exactly renowned for street art. However, I saw the image below in an alley just off the main street in Dalkey. I thought it was interesting, and took a quick shot using my cameraphone. I afterwards discovered that the artist – Solus – is quite well known and has a facebook page here
