Alex Jacque is a designer and developer based near Detroit, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design. As much as he likes creating things digitally, he likes to get away from the screen to work with his hands. His work increasingly takes inspiration from nature, from his childhood spent playing in forests to his growing interest in exploring the more natural side of America. Alex golfs poorly, plays with his dog frequently, and enjoys a good scotch.Tumblr (3.0; @jacque)http://blog.alexjacque.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lze7bjcXPw1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Indian matchbox from my recent trip. The reason I post this today is because of the quirky strike area that consists of a strip of little hearts.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17611329866http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17611329866Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:02:06 -0500indiamatchesmatchboxheartsvalentines day<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzc7x1oOz01qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17552675837http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17552675837Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:19:48 -0500original content6x6photographyindiajodhpurrajasthantravelwinterarchitecturebuildingscaffoldingmehrangarh fort120filmanalog<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz547wLJuC1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Continuing on with the little Processing script I made the other week, I decided to try it out on the set of photos I took in Yosemite in 2010, and this is the result.</p> <p>It’s considerably darker than the <a href="http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16409127870/the-average-photo-i-took-in-india-i-created-a" target="_blank">average photo I took in India</a>, but that’s to be expected considering the significant number of black and white photos included in this set.  The set of images I fed into this was just under 80 in number, closing in on double the number used in the India one, and the result is a slightly smoother texture to the photo.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17327336661http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17327336661Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:16:43 -0500processingphotographyillustrationamalgamationprogrammingcodingprocessing.orgoriginal contentaverageyosemitenational parkart<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz30n42Dwc1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Iranian stamps c. 1975; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17270814338http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17270814338Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:11:43 -0500iranstampstampsphilatelyshahvintage1970smailpostagecommunicationtravelephemera<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyzgetG7k71qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Blue City – Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17159879841http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/17159879841Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:54:00 -0500original contentlandscapecityscapecity6x6120medium formathasselbladjodhpurrajasthanindiablue citybluecityskyurbanmountains<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytoliqKvw1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Delhi, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16975807202http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16975807202Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:05:42 -0500original contentphotographyfilmanalog35mmindiadelhitravelpeoplequtub minar<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqu9vFNwj1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16927647781http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16927647781Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24:35 -0500designgraphic designhandwrittenpainttypetypefacetypographywork in progressoriginal content<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq5ygoOyi1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>South African stamp c. 1961-1963; Sekretarisvoel (Secretary Bird).</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16869684547http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16869684547Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:15 -0500south africastampstampsphilatelydesignvintageephemera1960sbirdcancelledtravelcommunicationpostagemail<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymgq6ph5e1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16766177273http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16766177273Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:32:29 -0500original content6x6120photographylandscapefilmanalogindiatravelwinterhasselbladmehrangarh fortflags<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygv62Yej51qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Delhi, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16583103684http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16583103684Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:58:49 -0500original contentphotographytravelindia6x6120delhifilmanalogarchitecturebuildingred stonebirdskyarchcarvingstoneworkqutub minar<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35691515" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Got a chance to play with my GoPro while in India. I made a time lapse watching the sunset somewhere west of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, probably about 30 miles from Pakistan, with my sister and sister in law (and my in laws and wife too but you can’t see them).</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16523862391http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16523862391Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:02:37 -0500indiavideotime lapsejaisalmerrajasthancamels<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4pztQBO91qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another average photo.  Here, I pulled 16 portraits of the Virgin Mary from Wikipedia and took the average of them.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16477867475http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16477867475Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:32:34 -0500amalgamationaverageoriginal contentprocessingprogrammingreligionchristianityvirgin marymadonna<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyd0d0AyMD1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>South African stamp and aerogram imprint c. 1972-1974; Baobab tree and jet airplane.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16466054920http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16466054920Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:37 -0500stampstampsphilatelymailpostagecommunicationaerogramairmailvintageephemera1970ssouth africa<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4pn7ksbW1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The average photo I took in India.</p> <p>I created a short Processing script to take each of photos in a directory and create the average photo.</p> <p>This image is the result of averaging about 50 medium format photographs taken over a 3 week trip in India.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16409127870http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16409127870Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:31:17 -0500amalgamationaverageoriginal contentphotographyprocessingprogrammingindia<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9ebgPnUK1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16351828247http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16351828247Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:39 -0500original contentphotographyindiatravelrajasthanlandscapearchitecturebuildingmemorialtempleancient6x6120medium formatphotographyhasselbladfilmanalogjodhpur<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly45i4R8Ce1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer porch interloper.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16183220256http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16183220256Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:13:16 -0500summerann arbormichigandragonflyfilmanaloghasselblad<p>With the news of Kodak filing Chapter 11 – and my recent depletion of my Ektar, Portra, and TX reserves (no to mention my supply of developer) – and even though I know supplies aren’t suddenly evaporating and prices aren’t jumping, irrationally, I felt a bit more secure about picking up a few of those little yellow rolls today.</p> <p><a href="http://iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/s-it-feels-good-man-dog-window-1273930839c.jpg" target="_blank">Feels good man</a>.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16174737493http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16174737493Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:35:16 -0500kodakfilmanalog<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly2bzzkngt1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>South African stamp c. 1973; Tockus flavirostris (Hornbill). Art by Ernst de Jong.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16128808367http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16128808367Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:38:22 -0500south africastampstampsphilatelymailpostagecommunication1970svintageephemerabirdillustration<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35103433" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Working on something new.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16012102089http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/16012102089Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:20:20 -0500typetypographytypefacedrawingsketchingdesign<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwf66xOMM1qz7z14o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunset in Ann Arbor in warmer times.</p>http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/15949254305http://blog.alexjacque.com/post/15949254305Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:01:17 -0500original contentann arbormichiganphotographyfilmanalogsunset