After trying to create my own photo mosaic and trying many online services, I decided to put together a review site to help remove some of the confusion in trying to create custom mosaics. I could find not any valuable reviews anywhere online, then again, I guess this is not the type of product you would expect to find on Amazon.com or any other large online superstore. Hopefully you find this review site helpful in creating your own custom mosaic.
If you are new to photo mosaics or just simply enjoy looking at them then this article is for you… I wanted to share a few quick thoughts. I am making the assumption that if you are reading this you have seen a few photo mosaics (in person, on the web, or on TV) and that you know that a photo mosaic is a group of photos (photo tiles or cells) arranged in a certain way to assemble another larger image. However I have found that much can go wrong in this effort if the colors and shapes of the photo tiles/cells are not analyzed correctly. To correct these short falls, some software applications and services “cheat” or create fake mosaics by using one of the two unfortunate methods below.
To mark the inauguration our 44th President, Barack Omaba, The Fresno Bee and Picture Mosaics have created a very cool interactive mosaic. The mosaic is made up of all past presidents. The online mosaic also features a very impressive tour mode and pull down menu that allows you to find any president very quickly. The mosaic was also printed the the front page of the Fresno Bee Sunday's (January 18th) paper. Check it out using the link below: http://www.mymosaicreview.com/content/view/25/1/
For all those dog lovers out there, here is a very cool mosaic sponsored by Pedigree. It seems that they are still a long way from their goal. Check the mosaic out here: Million Dog Mosaic
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 May 2009 )
Guitar World Magazine Hendrix Mosaic Cover
Written by Melissa
Saturday, 12 July 2008
For all you Hendrix fans our there, Guitar World magazine featured a duo-tone photo mosaic of Jimi Hendrix.The mosaic is made up of different Hedrix images throughout his historic career.
The newest thing to hit the photo mosaic world are video (or animation) mosaics. You may have see them on TV comercials and movie trailers. The High Definition standard (1920x1080 pixels) has allowed clarity and resoltuion that allows video mosaics to live up to their full potential (compared standard def).
On April 29th 2008, Hershey unveils a preview of Memorial Dale Earnhardt Mosaic. This 6-foot by 8-foot mosaic was created using more than 1,400 fan submitted photos.
