Are you curious about your roots? Check out these OkayAfrica videos to see how knowing their ancestry impacted members of The Roots and A Tribe Called Quest.

The Roots’ Questlove’s maternal lineage points to Sierra Leone, while Black Thought’s ancestry stems from the Mandinka Tribe, whose rich oral history was passed down by singers.

Q-Tip’s tribal ancestry links to Djola, a tribe who made a musical instrument similar to the banjo—which created Blues, which influenced music and lead to hip-hop—forever changing the modern music scene.

Showcase your own roots by adding a DNA Ancestry Signature to your DNA Portrait—it’s a scannable barcode “signature” that crosses over from physical to digital to trace your maternal lineage. The barcode is placed at the bottom right of your portrait in a color that compliments your DNA art.

Get 15% off + free shipping on any DNA 11 order with code VALENTINE15 (valid until Jan. 29).

Videos from OkayAfricaTV, in partnership with AfricanAncestry.

Carl Zimmer—the bona fide curator of science-based body art—recently released his book Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, a mind-blowing collection of tattoos that pay homage to everything from Darwin’s finches to neural nets, and of course DNA.

Popular Science’s article Science Ink: A Taxonomy of Tattoos Inspired by Science features a jaw-dropping gallery of the book’s body art:

The science obsessed—or at least those enthusiastic enough to etch their favorite equations, diagrams, schematics, and formulas directly onto their dermises—show off their needlework in a coffee table-worthy collection of pics, arranged by Zimmer into categories centered on major scientific disciplines: math, chemistry, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, astronomy, and a dedicated chapter on DNA.

We can’t wait to get our hands on this book and explore the personal connections between science buffs and their inspired tattoos.

If you follow our Facebook or Twitter accounts you may have already heard (we’re pretty excited), but if not the above video says it all…we were on Conan last night!

DNA 11 has received a lot of high profile attention in the media but it’s always extra awesome when it’s someone like Conan who we’re all HUGE fans of around here.

Conan’s guest on the show was Elijah Wood, a great friend of DNA 11, and the topic of his DNA portrait came up.

While we can assure everyone that Elijah is an original, we can’t vouch for Conan (maybe NBC really did get him).

If that doesn’t make sense, watch the full interview clip here: http://teamcoco.com/video/elijah-wood-secret-look-young

We’re with CoCo!

Visit the source: OnlineSchools.org

View the video of the DNA art featured on the TODAY Show below!

]]> http://www.dnaart.com/2010/07/21/art_on_todayshow/feed/ 2 http://www.dnaart.com/2010/06/18/customized-dna-art/ http://www.dnaart.com/2010/06/18/customized-dna-art/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:04:03 +0000 Adrian http://www.dnaart.com/?p=999 At DNA 11 we love having the opportunity to let our clients personalize the color of their DNA portraits…  No two DNA portraits are identical after all!

With the Fingerprint Portraits and  Kiss Portraits you can choose custom colors online, but with the DNA Portraits, our in-house designers work directly with our clients to create custom colors, based on swatches or Pantone colors they provide us.

The photos below are just two of the customized portraits that the team has created.

This was a totally custom job we did for our friend. A very special one-of-a-kind job from the early days of DNA 11. It took over 4 months to complete and he was involved at every stage of the design process.

This custom color combination started with inspiration from one of our standard colors. It was customized with the help of the DNA 11 designers.

Do you have a custom color combination in mind for a DNA portrait?

• We’d love to hear from you…Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.
• or get started and contact our art consultants to create your customized DNA portrait.

Matt Cassel (Left) shows off his DNA Art with DNA 11 Co-Founder Adrian Salamunovic (Right)

DNA 11 partnered with Athletes First and Matt Cassel, Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, to raise money for charity. Matt’s fingerprint portrait was auctioned off at the annual fundraiser at St. Regis Resort in Dana, CA. All of the proceeds from the auction were donated to the Orangewood Children’s Foundation in Orange County, CA.

To date Athletes First has raised $1,500,000 for kids in Orange County.

Tune into ABC’s The View on Friday, February 12^th to find Michael Fazio, Concierge to the stars and co-founder of Abigail Michaels Concierge   featuring a variety of  DNA Art by DNA 11. Michael selected DNA11 as an “out of the box” Valentine’s Day gift idea.  The show is seen by over 7 Million Viewers!

The DNA art featured on The View is the world’s most personalized art on canvas. Each piece is designed and scientifically- engineered DNA art by DNA 11.  No two portraits will ever be the same.

When Does that View Air in your area?
Check your local listings for when to watch.

DNA11 on The View

How cool is this… Check out the our very own DNA 11 minoHD Flip Video™ Camcorder.   The cool thing about this product was the ability to completely customize the skin of the video recorder. Instead of just a plain model you have the ability to add your own photo or select from some pre-designed skin options. This is a great idea if you are looking for a cool way to use the digital download of your DNA portrait.

Here you see the DNA 11 logo with a section of one of our co-founders DNA portraits. We used the digital DNA art as the image to customize our minoHD Flip Video™ Camcorder.

]]> http://www.dnaart.com/2010/01/29/digtial-dna/feed/ 8 http://www.dnaart.com/2010/01/26/ideal-valentines-day-gift-2010/ http://www.dnaart.com/2010/01/26/ideal-valentines-day-gift-2010/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:03:16 +0000 Adrian http://www.dnaart.com/?p=679 Looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day Gift? It is that time of year again and for some you haven’t thought about shopping yet.

Are you sick of receiving the typical candies, chocolates and cards? or Better yet are you sick of giving typical go to Valentine’s gifts to your special someone? As the quest for the perfect gift begins why not set aside your go to favorites i.e. Chocolate, Candles, Cards and Flowers and create a personalized canvas piece.  Most cards are read and tucked away, candies are eaten and forgotten.

Why not give the gift of personalized DNA Art for Valentine’s Day this year from DNA 11.  Now this your chance to give a gift that last forever!

The Best Gifts’s for Him:

• The DNA Portrait- Combine two individuals DNA portraits side by side with the DNA Split Screen.
• The DNA Mini Portrait-  the perfect gift for the guy with everything. This is a perfect addition to any office or on his bedside table.

A DNA SplitScreen in Firesky hangs over the bed, while The DNA Mini in Infrared sits on the bedside table.

The Best Gift’s for Her:

• Kiss Portrait from DNA 11- Transform her kiss into a work of art.  You can even combine two set of prints on one canvas.  The gift giving does not stop there. $18 from every sale goes to the VIVA Glam AIDS Fund.

A 40" x 40" Kiss Portrait by DNA 11 hangs over the bed.

Best Gift Ideas For Both:

• Commemorate a favourite photo by having custom canvas prints made with CanvasPop. Working with a personal designer you can create canvas prints from any photo, even a Facebook™  photo or iPhone™ and have it printed on canvas.

Are you ready to create your personalized DNA Art for your Valentine?

• Get Started by checking out DNA 11.com