Fernando Alfonso III
Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.
Monster Mash: Canvas brings artists together
As part of a recurring challenge on the image-sharing network, users are completing the second half of animations, with some bizarre results.
On Jun 11, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Brooklyn barista’s latte art is Reddit gold
Marni Cohen creates a Super Mario Bros. scene with little more than foam and a toothpick.
BBC’s Paul Danahar live-tweets the horrific details of the Syrian uprising
Danahar’s gritty messages tell the story of an uprising that seems to have no end in sight.
On Jun 8, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Fake tweet spurs controversy between Cher and Chris Brown
The incident magnifies the potential, damaging possibilities created by sites like Lemme Tweet That For You.
On Jun 7, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Creating new friends for Donald Duck’s alter ego, Dolan
Canvas users created new comic companions for Dolan, the Internet’s sex-addicted and murderous version of Donald Duck.
LinkedIn hacked, 6.4 million user passwords at risk
Hackers from a Russian Web forum obtained the treasure trove of data Wednesday.
On Jun 6, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Dog with head stuck in a jar saved thanks to Facebook post
The malnourished pup was saved after a massive search and rescue that was inspired by a simple post on Facebook.
On Jun 5, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
What’s it take to make the new French president look cool?
A little photo manipulation is all Canvas users needed.
On Jun 4, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Deviant artist turns grandfather’s death into apocalyptic masterpiece
It’s about “noticing what is really important, the people around you,” Nigro, a recent high-school graduate, told the Daily Dot.
Dutch artist turned dead cat into remote-controlled helicopter
Is it a bird? Is Chuck Testa? Nope! It’s a flying cat!
Ryan Snieder on “Hunting Space Invaders”
The 31-year-old illustrator mashes iconic Time magazine photos with scenes from classic video games.
Canvas tries to frame the perfect picture
Canvas staff member Eunsan Huh turned the community to help find the perfect image for her desktop companion.
Popular novelty account shitty_watercolour banned from Reddit’s r/IAmA
Known for turning Reddit posts into paintings, shitty_watercolour was banned from the social news site on Thursday for linking to his Tumblr account.
On Jun 1, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Brazilian artist Bruno Stecanella distorts reality with animated GIFs
The 27-year-old illustrator explains how he uses the mobile-phone app, Cinemagram, to create surreal and timeless GIFs.
GIF artist Kendall Bacon finds the hidden beauty in video games
Kendall Bacon doesn’t just play video games. He captures their most memorable and artistic moments in GIF form.
On May 31, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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