Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons is an award winning graphic designer, multimedia artist, author, journalist, musician, photographer and public relations (PR) pro. Member ASCAP and PRSA. Former contributing editor to such publications as Digital Imaging, Digital Printer, Micro Publishing News, Polyphony, Spazz, Computer Player, the Graphic Artist's Guild journal, and many more. Widely quoted and interviewed in publications like Entrepreneur, PCWorld, TrendWatch, Chicago Sun Times, etc. CEO of Neotrope® (formerly Mindset), and founder of Send2Press® Newswire. You may know him from gigs at PhotoVentures, Creative Computers, MacMall, Micro Publishing Press, etc. Chris is based in Redondo Beach/Torrance (Los Angeles), Calif., USA. Learn More »
New Art Book Combines Chaos, God and Sex with Digital Imaging: ‘Fractopia’ by Christopher Simmons
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., July 2, 2009 -- Christopher Simmons' "Fractopia" (ISBN: 978-0-9710555-0-6, hardcover - limited edition, Neotrope Press), collects the best of Simmons' abstract images created by combining fractal imagery with photographic effects, textures and hand-applied layers. This special edition includes a video DVD with slide show of all images...
Read More Neotrope Press Announces Publication of ‘Fractopia’ Art Book by Christopher Simmons
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 28, 2009 -- Neotrope® Press announced today the publication of the limited edition of "Fractopia" (ISBN: 978-0-9710555-0-6, hardcover), by digital artist Christopher Laird Simmons. The book collects the best of Simmons' abstract images created by combining fractal imagery with photographic effects, textures and hand-applied layers. This...
Read More Review: Open Labs NeKo TSE Keyboard Workstation
REVIEW: The concept of the so-called workstation keyboard is certainly not new; with a wide range of current such products on the market from big guns like Korg, Roland and Yamaha, stretching back in time to the Korg M-1. These products seek to fill the needs of the "one keyboard...
Read More Review: IK Multimedia SampleMoog
REVIEW: I've been a fan of the late (and sadly missed) Bob Moog's various sound creation inventions since the mid 1970s. I first saw one of his theremins at a Southern California museum and while the rest of my family perused the other modern art; I spent most of the...
Read More Christopher’s Savvy Guide to Podcasting – Part Three: Outline of Producing a Show
ARTICLE: CHAPTER TWO: Outline of Producing a Show -- Choosing to create your own Podcast can be approached in several ways, which will vary depending on your goals. For the kinds of Podcasts we're going to cover in this article series (originally intended for a book) and this chapter, it's...
Read More Christopher’s Savvy Guide to Podcasting – Part Two: The Basics
ARTICLE: CHAPTER ONE: The Basics -- If you've read the introduction to this series of articles, you may have an idea of what a Podcast is all about, but now we're going to start getting into the details; the specifics of what, where and how to listen to or build...
Read More Contextual Counter Branding: Your Pizza is My Pizza – Why Search Engines Want to Sell Your Trademark to Your Competitors
ARTICLE: While the subject of contextual branding against other company's trademarks will not be a new issue to some people, and I had been aware of the problem from the past couple of years of litigation between major companies and search portals like Google and Yahoo!, nevertheless I was a...
Read More Christopher’s Savvy Guide to Podcasting – Part One: Introduction
ARTICLE: INTRODUCTION -- Podcasting is only the latest social and economic trend to be born on the Internet, which over the past decade has brought online shopping, auctions, dating, movie rentals, and blogs to individuals and businesses who need nothing more than a PC (personal computer) and a phone line...
Read More Interview: Peter Frampton Talks About ‘Fingerprints’
INTERVIEW: In September 2006, Peter Frampton released his first all-instrumental album, called "Fingerprints." For the project he was able to bring together not only many of his contemporaries and peers, but also a couple of his long time "heroes" and inspirations, Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett of The Shadows. The...
Read More My Baby was Possessed by the PlayStation 3 – Next Gen Game Consoles Take Different Approaches to TV Commercials
ARTICLE: After seeing one of Sony's debut TV spots for their new PlayStation, I'm sure I was not the only one slightly freaked out by the toy baby who comes to life, starts to cry, then laugh maniacally before flashing demon red eyes... all while pawing the air toward the...
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