Month: January 2010
Quote
Always think about practice … theory is not the endpoint of work, it is the work along the way to work.
— Félix González-Torres
Aakash Nihalani
marching bands! (ok go)
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.
Also an explanation of why the you tube version is not embeddable and how badly the music industry is screwed up.
Poe Mystery
For at least the past 60 years, on Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, a mysterious man would leave a bouquet of roses and a bottle of cognac at his grave. Each and every year, except this year! Fascinating.
& – reference
The Ampersand – It is often one of the most unique characters in a given typeface, with a lot of creative latitude, allowing the type designer to really express themselves. There are so many, how about a new one for each day of the year? Check out ampersandampersand.tumblr.com
Or learn more about the history of the ampersand at websdesigner depot.
(via mint design)
first person tetris
A very original take on tetris, ads a bit of a challenge
to the game. Try it to see what I mean.
The future?
In this 1972 picture book author Geoffrey Hoyle envisions what life will be like in the far of future, the year 2010! Surprisingly he is not far off in the “vision phone” department, the other ideas are a bit wilder, and sadly we never seem to get to a point in the future where we all wear jumpsuits.
Thanks to Daniel Sinker for bringing this wonderful book to the internets!
Quote
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
— Francis Bacon
Pictorial Webster’s
ooh another hand made book video! Documentation of a ten-year labor of love culminating in a beautiful hand-crafted leather-bound book. I just love the deliberate slowness that goes into making something by hand, it’s like mindful meditation.