To mark the inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama, 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, 2008) paper.

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.

The final mosaic, which will be completed at a later date, will serve as a permanent tribute to Earnhardt and be on display at DEI. Here are a few links to read more about the mosaic and to see a few pics from the unveiling:
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/04/30/dale.earnhardt.mosaic
http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2008/04/hersheys-unveils-preview-of-me.html
http://news14.com/content/headlines/595351/fans-celebrate-dale-earnhardt-day/Default.aspx

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 (1920×1080 pixels) has allowed clarity and resoltuion that allows video mosaics to live up to their full potential (compared to standard def).

Finding good examples of them on the web is tough, but thanks to YouTube, I have found some great examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KCKCwZfAe8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC__hs7nGro

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