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The home of Quiss(42) aka Ingo Günther

Here you can find examples of my artwork, work and some fun bits, too.
Oh, and the “(42)” does not refer to my age.
I’m way beyond that.
It’s just that you can find me at many places using either Quiss or Quiss42 as my user id.

Artwork

cFos mug design 2017

cFos Mug 2017

20. June 2017 / 24. May 2024 by Ingo

I’ve been planning to honour a slightly more contemporary artist for quite some time.Here we go.

cFos Mug 2016

8. February 2016 / 9. October 2023 by Ingo

Does anyone here like beer? OK, this is one of the most famous brews worldwide. Almost. D’oh.

cFos Mug 2015

25. February 2015 / 29. December 2023 by Ingo

I was aiming for something entirely different, but running out of time. So it had to be a simple “classic” again instead. Sorry, Juan.

Bild cFos Tasse 2013-2014

cFos Mug 2013-14

5. December 2014 / 10. March 2023 by Ingo

20 years of cFos… …this is quite some time. Funny conincidence that one of my all-time favourite computer games is exactly of the same age: Day of the Fossil… …err Tentacle

Bild cFos Tasse 2012

cFos Mug 2012

25. December 2012 / 24. May 2024 by Ingo

For some time i wanted to add another one of my favourite shows to this collection. This year was the year. Welcome to South Park!

Image cFos Mug 2011

cFos Mug 2011

25. December 2011 / 29. December 2023 by Ingo

This mug is done in the style of Leonardo da Vinci, right up to the mirrored hand-writing he used for his texts. “Practice random kindness…” ist not actually hidden, but just translated into Italian. The additional text has been taken from our Italian “traffic shaping” page.

Image cFos mug 2010

cFos Mug 2010

25. December 2010 / 29. December 2023 by Ingo

Is there one among us who doesn’t know these little bricks from his/her youth? So, another classic. See the cFos crew pursuing their daily business.

cFos mug 2009

cFos Mug 2009

25. December 2009 / 24. May 2024 by Ingo

When searching for this years topic, i was interupted by my daughter asking me for a version of Pac-Man for her Nintendo DS. Search completed.

cFos mug 2008

cFos Mug 2008

25. December 2008 / 10. January 2024 by Ingo

Futurama – one of my favourite TV shows. Too bad it wasn’t a crowd-pleaser… …but definitively a nerd-pleaser. After being shut down infamously by broadcaster FOX it resurrected as a set of 3 DVDs and after this being successful on the TV screen as well. Halleluja!

cFos mug 2007

cFos Mug 2007

25. December 2007 / 10. January 2024 by Ingo

The two towers. Should it really be about these two (Barad-dûr in Mordor and Orthanc in Isengard), or maybe something else?

cFos mug 2006

cFos Mug 2006

25. December 2006 / 10. January 2024 by Ingo

Resistance is futile! Of course an hommage to the Star Trek series (TNG rules!) and especially to the Borg.

cFos mug 2005

cFos Mug 2005

25. December 2005 / 10. January 2024 by Ingo

And now for something completely different… The original images and animations for the BBC series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” have been done by Rod Lord. They’re not computer generated.

cFos mug 2004

cFos Mug 2004

25. December 2004 / 11. April 2024 by Ingo

Another visit at the surrealists – on of their most famous members is probably René Magritte. The mug is based on his images “La Connivence”, “La Grande Famille”, “La Chambre d’ecoute”, “La Condition Humaine” and – last but not least – “La Trahison des Images”.

cFos mug 2003

cFos Mug 2003

25. December 2003 / 24. May 2024 by Ingo

After the short trip to the world of science fiction, it had to be something of a “higher cultural value” again. Since the release of Douglas R. Hofstadter’s book “Gödel, Escher, Bach”, computer scientists appreciate the artwork of M. C. Escher, if not earlier. So this simple adaption of his well known “Metamorphosis” images suggested […]

cFos mug 2002

cFos Mug 2002

24. December 2002 / 3. April 2024 by Ingo

Why not trying an entirely different type of classic? Still one of my favourite movies – this means the first/original one only…

cFos mug 2001

cFos Mug 2001

24. December 2001 / 3. April 2024 by Ingo

No pop art this time, but a well known image nevertheless.

cFos mug 2000

cFos Mug 2000

24. December 2000 / 3. April 2024 by Ingo

Another classic piece of pop-art that had to be done. And perfectly fitting with the shape of a mug…

cFos Mug 1999

24. December 1999 by Ingo

Pop art the third… …this time a mug. After having failed with the “Lichtenstein” design one year before, it had to be done now. I think, I’ve found a way to put all the necessary items into it – the name “cFos”, the “Practice Random…” line and the “42”, of course.

cFos Shirt 1998

24. December 1998 by Ingo

The second Pop-Art T-Shirt. First, I planned doing a Lichtenstein based image. I already had done some sketches, but none of them really worked. Neither the company name nor the “Practice Random…” line could be integrated into them in a smart way. Then I saw a Haring poster hanging on a wall and it took […]

cFos Shirt 1997

24. December 1997 by Ingo

For quite a long time I didn’t have a good idea for the next shirt, so I decided to follow the motto “I recover my property wherever I find it”. Actually, I liked this kind of playing around with a pop-art classic. So I decided to do it the same way for the next years.

cFos Shirt 1996

24. December 1996 / 14. July 2022 by Ingo

The first in a series of T-shirts and mugs for the cFos Software GmbH.The printed version didn’t look as good as expected, the printing company wasn’t able to get it done properly. Not that hard to figure out, if you know some German…

Work

Tips & Tricks Work

Remove service workers in Firefox

16. April 2024 / 16. April 2024 by Ingo

Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox in the address bar. Delete all listed service workers by entering for (let button of document.querySelectorAll(".qa-unregister-button")) { button.click(); } in the debugger console.

Tips & Tricks Work

More than 4 rows of top sites on Firefox start page

22. December 2023 / 23. May 2024 by Ingo

Open about:config in the address bar. Enter browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.topSitesRows in the search field. Enter the desired number of rows.

cFos eMobility GmbH

28. January 2021 / 18. March 2023 by Ingo

Customized Bootstrap 4, page generation for multiple languages via node.js and language key system.

cFos Software

7. August 2019 / 19. March 2023 by Ingo

Customized Bootstrap 4, page generation for multiple languages via node.js and language key system.

Curry Collection

12. November 2017 / 19. March 2023 by Ingo

Sabrina und Martin: Around the world in (slightly more than) 80 days. Customized Bootstrap 3, PHP location tracking and processing, video post processing and some more…

Parable of the Polygons

2. January 2015 / 10. January 2024 by Ingo

Diversity is. Actually, diversity is one driving power of evolution. Everyone not feeling comfortable with this should have a look at this little piece of art. After having noticed this “posting” (I think, I was sent there by a Wired RSS entry), I couldn’t resist translating it into German.

Fun

Screenshot

There is no Game

6. October 2020 / 9. March 2023 by Ingo

This is the silliest game I’ve encountered for quite some time. A big Thank You goes to GameTwo (in German) for pointing it out to me.

Stories: The Path of Destinies

29. November 2017 / 17. January 2024 by Ingo

This is a really weird game – and I love it. Elaborate artwork, crazy dialogues and a slick gaming experience. This is how you do it.

Guild Wars 2

5. July 2015 / 18. September 2024 by Ingo

Not much to say about this game, except that it is awesome. It does everything right and is just sheer fun whenever you log in.

T.A.R.D.I.S. max and min

3. July 2014 / 5. February 2024 by Ingo

The bigger version in the background is made from stone and way more detailed. So much about the T.A.R.D.I.S. now. So many other things to build…

Image of the Tardis in EQN Landmark

This is fun!

24. March 2014 / 17. January 2024 by Ingo

The Doctor is in the house. My first try on building a Tardis in Landmark. Still a bit small.

Skadis New Clothes

2. October 2013 / 30. July 2024 by Ingo

Attending a fancy-dress ball, Skadi and Deseasoid are pretty sure no one will recognize them.