Fresh logo for Snowglobe

Thursday, September 17, 2009 / by Ayumi Cassini

About a month ago Linden Lab launched a contest on 99designs with the intention of finding a fresh new logo for the Snowglobe viewer. I must say I was very curious about the winning design. Reaching to the community for a product logo instead of hiring a professional may bring unexpected results - either in a positive or a negative way. 99designs is a group focused around design, but it's still risky to use online service like this, since a logo is not merely a graphic element but a part of company and product identity. It does give you an idea on how much Linden Lab appreciate the power behind a community nonetheless.

The winner was chosen and I definitely want the new logo on my desktop :) Just look at the old logo and the new one.

I like how the new one refers to Linden Lab logo, the Snowglobe itself and the primitive cube. I'm not very fond of the bold contour but I still like this design and definitely prefer the new colours. It's fresh, vivid and 'juicy', it's simple, and what's more important - it's memorable and versatile.

You can see the rest of the entries on the contest page. There were some interesting designs worth seeing. Also, take a look at the cute ones with hippos: here, here and here :) Awww... ^^ They're too complex to become logos, but they're so adorable.

So what do you think about the new logo? Which entry would you call your personal favourite?

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funny machinima second life

New shoes

Sunday, September 13, 2009 / by Ayumi Cassini

I came across this fun machinima by Tommylee Nightfire and I just had to share it. Colorful, hilarious and cute. Also, nice and creative idea for the ending part of the clip :)

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ayumi fashion friends general news

Ayumi's necklace

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 / by Ayumi Cassini

My friend Agnieszka has made some jewellery that is named after me! Whee! :) I really like it when designers do that ^^

Ayumi's necklace is a lovely neck adornment featuring a flower with delicate strings, and polished pendants.

It comes in four colour versions, and you get a matching bracelet with your purchase. The sets are available on Xstreet SL:

When you're there, check out other jewellery sets by Agnieszka :)

In case you are interested in the sunglasses I'm wearing, these are Hepburn sunglasses from [glow] Studio.

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Two years ;)

Thursday, August 13, 2009 / by Ayumi Cassini

It feels like I just posted the One year blog anniversary post, and today it's already two years. I'm really glad that after so much blogging I still have a lot of ideas to write about, and what's more important, that people find it interesting to read and comment. I love coments, so keep them coming! :)

One year ago I wrote that it would be cool to have 1000 visitors monthly - I achieved that about two weeks ago, when I published The ultimate guide to prim twisting. It was posted on the official Second Life blog (thank you, Torley!), on Massively (thank you, Tateru!) and on many personal blogs of SL residents (thank you, thank you, thank you!). It quickly brought more than 6000 unique visitors to my blog in just 14 days! That's fantastic!

Unique vistors: previous twelve months

Let me now share some statistics.

Readers
I've got about 100 regular followers that I know about (there might be more, I only know of those who read my blog through Google Reader and the 'follow thingie' on Blogger). As to daily visits on the blog, after the wave of 6000 new readers that I mentioned earlier in this post, the visits stabilized at 200 unique visitors daily.

Unique visitors: previous thirty days

I know it might not stay this way forever, but why not make things a bit challenging? ;) I'm setting a goal for this blogging year to keep (or increase) the 200 visitors daily. It won't be easy but I hope you guys will help me with this goal by coming here often and commenting my posts a lot :)

Readers location

A snapshot from today's visits: country share

A snapshot from today's visits: continent share

A bit more diversified than last year, which is great!

My most popular posts

The ultimate guide to prim twisting (the most popular blog post of the year!)
Developer's Manual: the full collection (residents like tutorials, don't they? ;))
A trip to another world(s) (but there's no alternative to SL)
I chat, therefore IM :P (these chat bots made it to New World Notes, yay!)
Linden Lab, Xstreet SL and OnRez: designing the future economy (my personal favourite, cause it seems I was right ^^)

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this blog through commenting and sending me IMs, items and other fun stuff in-world. You, my dear readers, make all this writing worthwhile :)

Time for some cake! Cheers!

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second life tutorial

The ultimate guide to prim twisting [UPDATE]

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 / by Ayumi Cassini

[UPDATE: July 30, 2009] The guide was featured at Massively and the official Second Life blog! Thank you!

[UPDATE: September 12, 2009] I corrected a few mistakes over time (thanks for the head-ups everyone), so if something didn't work for you, try again now :)

Aah, prims. Plywood shapes that magically turn into the most beautiful SL builds. Yes, those prims know how to twist and shout! ... Wait, wh... what?! ... I'm talking about prim twisting - shaping prims into unusual shapes. Prim magic!

We've got sculpties in SL now, which means almost any prim shape is possible without big prim cost. But back then, before sculpties rocked SL, you needed different methods - you needed methods that worked with regular prims. These methods were discovered by early SL residents and sometimes kept secret (the famous one prim double knot for example). I think even the most advanced builder/sculpter should know the basics. You should never underestimate the power of regular prims. That's why I'm giving you this ultimate guide to prim twisting. Every item shown here is only one prim!

Enjoy, comment and share with friends :)

Leaf

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.250 and Z=0.370
Set Path Cut to: B=0.000 and E=0.500
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=180 and E=-180

Two leaves

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.300 and Z=0.300
Set Path Cut to: B=0.700 and E=1.000
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=360 and E=47
Set Dimple to B=0.100 and E=0.950 (use these two options to differentiate leaves sizes)

Flat leaf / raindrop

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.010
Set Twist to: B=360 and E=-360
Set Dimple to B=0.000 and E=0.050
If you want to have a flat leaf contour, set Hollow to: 85.0

Claw

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.430, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Path Cut to: B=0.500 and E=1.000
Set Taper to: X=1.00 and Y=1.00

Flower I

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.070, Y=0.350 and Z=0.350
Set Twist to: B=-360 and E=360
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50

Flower II

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Twist to: B=360 and E=-360
Set Dimple to: B=0.000 and E=0.050

Ribbon I

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=-360 and E=360
Set Dimple to: B=0.700 and E=1.000

Ribbon II

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.035, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Path Cut to: B=0.130 and E=0.870
Set Hollow to: 50.0
Set Twist to: B=-360 and E=360
Set Dimple to: B=0.450 and E=0.550

Infinity symbol

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.010
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=0 and E=-360
Set Dimple to: B=0.000 and E=0.050

Spring I

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.100, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Skew to: 0.80
Set Twist to: B=-18 and E=0
Set Hole Size to: X=0.70 and Y=0.05
Set Taper to: X=1.00 and Y=0.00
Set Radius to: 1 (but it will change to 0.947, so you can also just put this number in)
Set Revolutions to: 2.50

Spring II

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.300 and Z=0.300
Set Skew to: 0.80
Set Hole Size to: X=0.10 and Y=0.05
Set Revolutions to: 4.00

Spring III

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=1.000, Y=0.150 and Z=0.150
Set Skew to: 0.45
Set Twist to: B=360 and E=-360
Set Hole Size to: X=0.15 and Y=0.05
Set Revolutions to: 4.00

String

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=2.300, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 80.0
Set Skew to: 0.80
Set Twist to: B=360 and E=360
Set Hole Size to: X=0.05 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.180 and E=0.200
Set Taper to: X=0.00 and Y=0.50
Set Revolutions to: 4.00

Knot

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=2.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Skew to: 0.95
Set Twist to: B=-90 and E=360
Set Hole Size to: X=0.05 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.180 and E=0.200
Set Revolutions to: 4.00

Double knot

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=2.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Skew to: 0.95
Set Twist to: B=-360 and E=360
Set Hole Size to: X=0.05 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.180 and E=0.200
Set Taper to: X=0.00 and Y=0.50
Set Revolutions to: 4.00

Light bulb wire

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Skew to: 0.95
Set Twist to: B=-180 and E=360
Set Hole Size to: X=0.05 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.000 and E=0.250
Set Revolutions to: 3.00

Wave

Rez a ring
Set Size to: X=0.700, Y=0.350 and Z=0.010
Set Skew to: 0.95
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.05
Set Revolutions to: 2.00

Column I

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.230 and Z=0.230
Set Hollow to: 95
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.000 and E=0.500

Column II

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.230 and Z=0.230
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.250 and E=1.000

Column III

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.750, Y=0.300 and Z=0.300
Set Hollow to: 80.0
Set Hollow Shape to: Circle
Set Hole Size to: X=0.70 and Y=0.40
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.450 and E=0.800

Nail

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.300, Y=0.300 and Z=0.300
Set Hollow to: 75.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.400 and E=0.750

Stake

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 75.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.500 and E=0.750

Pencil

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=1.000, Y=0.350 and Z=0.350
Set Hollow to: 85.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.650 and E=0.750

Torch holder

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.100 and Z=0.100
Set Hollow to: 60.0
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.500 and E=1.000

Bar table

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.500
Set Hollow to: 85.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.250 and E=0.850

Table lamp

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.400 and Z=0.400
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.200 and E=0.850

Desk lamp top

Rez a ring
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.250 and Z=0.250
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=-36 and E=-36
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.45
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.000 and E=0.600

Trumpet

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.700, Y=0.250 and Z=0.250
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.45
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.00 and E=0.300

Thin flat paper

Rez a cube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.400 and Z=0.010
Set Slice to: B=0.490 and E=0.510

Curled paper

Rez a cylinder
Set Size to: X=0.450, Y=0.170 and Z=0.500
Set Path Cut to: B=0.550 and E=0.900
Set Hollow to: 95.0
Set Twist to: B=27 and E=0
Set Top Shear to: X=0.15 and Y=-0.10

Tiny cube

Rez a cube
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.010
Set Path Cut to: B=0.625 and E=0.875
Set Slice to: X=0.500 and Y=1.000

Tiny cylinder

Rez a cylinder
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.100
Set Taper to: X=1.00 and Y=1.00
Set Slice to: X=0.490 and Y=0.510

Tiny prism

Rez a cube
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.010
Set Path Cut to: B=0.565 and E=0.695
Set Slice to: X=0.250 and Y=0.750

Tiny ring I

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.010
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.05
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.730 and E=0.750

Tiny ring II

Rez a ring
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.010
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.05
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.180 and E=0.200

Tiny zircon

Rez a sphere
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=0.010 and Z=0.010
Set Hollow to: 70.0
Set Dimple to: B=0.850 and E=1.000

20m disc

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=10.000 and Z=10.000
Set Twist to: B=90 and E=90
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.05

Framed picture

Rez a cube
Set Size to: X=0.500, Y=0.500 and Z=0.025
Set Taper to: X=0.25 and Y=0.25

3 faces display panel

Rez a cube
Set Size to: X=0.900, Y=0.500 and Z=0.010
Set Taper to: X=0.65 and Y=0.00

5 faces display panel

Rez a tetrahedron
Set Size to: X=0.010, Y=1.750 and Z=0.500
Set Path Cut to: B=0.200 and E=0.800
Set Hollow to: 67.0
Set Taper to: X=0.00 and Y=0.00

If you can't figure out how to set textures on the panels, check Shifter Gynoid's comment below. He explains nicely what you need to do to display these textures correctly.

5 rings target with a hole

Rez a ring
Set Size to: X=0.015, Y=0.700 and Z=0.700
Set Hollow to: 70.0
Set Hollow Shape to: Triangle
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.200 and E=0.800

5 rings target (no hole)

Rez a torus
Set Size to: X=0.015, Y=0.700 and Z=0.700
Set Hollow to: 30.0
Set Hole Size to: X=0.15 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.125 and E=0.900

4 rings target

Rez a tube
Set Size to: X=0.015, Y=0.700 and Z=0.700
Set Hollow to: 50.0
Set Hollow Shape to: Triangle
Set Hole Size to: X=1.00 and Y=0.50
Set Profile Cut to: B=0.000 and E=0.800

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