Behance launched a series of sites that feature some of the most “appreciated” (yet hard to find) projects in the Behance Network: Typography and Industrial Design. The idea is to “serve” a few of the latest/greatest projects daily…and to help generate more leads for the artists.
Gone, in other words, is any sense that blogging as a technology is revolutionary, subversive or otherwise exalted, and this upsets some of its pioneers. Confirmed, however, is the idea that blogging is useful and versatile. In essence, it is a straightforward content-management system that posts updates in reverse-chronological order and allows comments and other social interactions. Viewed as such, blogging may “die” in much the same way that personal-digital assistants (PDAs) have died. A decade ago, PDAs were the preserve of digerati who liked using electronic address books and calendars. Now they are gone, but they are also ubiquitous, as features of almost every mobile phone.
Blogging is no longer what it was, because it has entered the mainstream. From The Economist print edition.
In April of 2007, John Maeda wrote a haiku entitled think-make-think and posted it to his blog. I think that it went relatively unnoticed. Over the next few months, that haiku often found its way to the forefront of my mind. When our studio, the Public Design Center, acquired the remnants of a discarded arrow sign, it was immediately clear to me that think-make-think was the perfect piece for the sign due to the haiku’s small size and its potency.
think-make-think, by Clifton Burt
Carl and I are excited about tomorrow’s CreativeMorning hosted by VII, here in DUMBO.
Unfortunately, Stephen Mayes (VII Managing Director) is no longer able to present but David Lukens (VII Archivist & independent photographer) and Alina Grosman (VII Head of Sales) will be stepping in for him. The topic stays the same:
“Today’s culture puts a low price on intellectual property: photos, music, movies, etc are all getting cheaper (and even free). Authors and creatives of all types need to be inventive about finding new value in their work, and about monetizing that value.”
The location is at VII’s fantastic storefront space at 28 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY 11201 in DUMBO. Closest subway would be the York Street F Stop. Event opens up at 8:30am with the topic discussion starting at 9:00am.
We had a few cancelations which means we have room for 10 more. Send us an email if you’d like to join us tomorrow. Tell us your name and what industry you’re in.
Breakfast will be sponsored by Iridesco, the creators of Harvest, a web-based time-tracking and invoicing application and Co-op, a casual communication tool to help small teams work together better. Both of these apps have played a key role in helping creative businesses stay organized and work efficiently.
Brightstorm is an online learning network designed to help high-school students deepen their understanding of important subjects and better prepare for college through video-based courses designed and taught by expert teachers from across the country.
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Visible Sound by Sounds.Butter
The aim of this Conformist Trends was to create a visual trend whereby members are connected and accepted by adopting a specific attribute. To this end, we circulated flyers throughout college advertising free head shaving, in the hope that as more people participated, a trend would begin to form. Once each participant’s head had been shaved, portraits were taken looking downwards. We then retained their shorn hair to be placed on the floor underneath each photograph. This was intended to demonstrate that on the path to conformism there is a risk of leaving behind what really defines one as an individual.
I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I seek perfection, dream of exotic faraway places. But ultimately, what I long for isn’t far away at all. It’s in my own backyard. Imperfection charms me, familiar things move me… a celebration of what we have, instead of what we long for. That for me, is glamor.
-Isabella Rossellini
Hillman’s latest short film, Circles, was shot early fall ’08 in designer James Victore’s Brooklyn studio and features Michael Goduti (Sopranos, Law and Order), Sid Hillman (Men in Black, Arlington Road, Ghost World), and Laura Victore.
He has also recently completed a short film on the American artist Jim Dine, for the Getty Villa and a series of silent Obama ads for ObamaMinute that played on a four story jumbotron in Times Square.
There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like “flu symptoms” into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors.
That simple act, multiplied across millions of keyboards in homes around the country, has given rise to a new early warning system for fast-spreading flu outbreaks, called Google Flu Trends.
Tests of the new Web tool from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic unit, suggest that it may be able to detect regional outbreaks of the flu a week to 10 days before they are reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread, by Miguel Helft
‘water boots’ roman signer, 1986 (photo: marek rogowiec)
Roman Signer is a swiss artist living and working in the area I grew up in. A man with an impressive creative mind. I was thrilled to learn that the Swiss Institute here in New York is showing one of his movies: Restenfilm is a special screening of Roman Signer’s work. Resten translates as leftovers in German. Throughout his career, the artist has used frequently a Super-8 camera as visual sketchbook. From avalanches to small experiments in his backyard, the leftovers of Signer’s artistic life are spectacular and poetic at once. Following the screening Roman Signer will answer questions from the audience. More info here.
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Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life From the Everyday to the Exotic
“A curtain which you can shape to any form. Through the incorporated structure and magnets, it stays in the shape you push and pull it to.” Florian Krautli official website.
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Sharesomecandy.com is a curated site of design and art inspiration that can have unlimited contributors. Each post has nothing other than the image and a “via” text link to the site where the image was found. There are no titles (just two forward slashes “//” to allow for a permalink in case someone wants to link back), no categories, keywords or comments. Just pure eye candy. Contributors can post from either their own blog or from someone else’s. Guest entries are initially curated, and eventually contributors become guest authors.
The end result is an ever-changing resource of visually fresh and inspiring material. Some might compare the concept to ffffound. The contributors themselves will be anonymous. So, you can totally post things from your own blog, without looking like you’re promoting it directly.
(thanks reuben)
(Photographs: Christian Hartman)
I just got my hands on one of the recent Time Out New York issues where I am part of a Shopping Feature on page 48. You can see the online version here. YAY!
My office mate Jennifer had a NewYorkTimes sitting on her desk stating that the Iraq war ended. Could it really be? Could this month get any better? It turns out, it’s a special edition NYTimes that covers all the good news the NYTimes would like to write about: nytimes-se.com. On their online version it reads:
This special edition of The New York Times comes from a future in which we are accomplishing what we know today to be possible.The dozens of volunteer citizens who produced this paper spent the last eight years dreaming of a better world for themselves, their friends, and any descendants they might end up having. Today, that better world, though still very far away, is finally possible — but only if millions of us demand it, and finally force our government to do its job. …
UPDATE: It’s an elaborate hoax. Read all about it here.
The biggest name in bananas can also mean the biggest contribution to cardboard waste—if thrown away. Dutch Designer Anneke Jakobs collected discarded cartons in the street during her days as a student at the Utrecht School of Product Design. Ten cartons make up the luxe chandelier. Desktop paper fasteners hold it all together. The look is unexpected, chic, and surprisingly upscale. Chiquita Chandelier.
I believe this is the first coin bank ever that had me look. It was designed by swiss Bruno Limberger (1934-1994) who was a devoted architect, artist, and host. (I can’t stand those cheesy coin banks that seem to accumulate in every kid’s room. I know, I know, I am such a design snob.)
Say for instance, you want to remember to take out the trash before you leave for work in the morning. Imagine yourself going about your AM routine. Close your eyes and focus on one specific thing. Something you know you’ll do for sure, like putting your shoes on before you head out the door. Got it? Now think about every little action you’d need to take to put on your shoes: kneeling down, slipping your foot in, adjusting the heel and tying the laces. Relive that memory—the more specific, the better.
Now comes the fun part. Imagine yourself standing back up, but instead of walking out the door, you walk over to the kitchen, open the garbage can, and lift the bag out. Go back to the beginning and repeat the process a couple more times. The goal is to mash up two memories and create an association between the act putting on your shoes (the trigger) and the act of taking out the garbage (the action). It’s mental rehearsal for something that hasn’t happened yet!
How to remember stuff, by Jack Cheng
Best gift ever for a 2-5/3 year old: Radio Flyer Classic Red Dual Deck Tricycle
