The new brand for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games was launched this morning. With studios in Glasgow, London and New York, Marque was the agency chosen to deliver the brand.
Aristotle uses the term cause (Greek αἴτιον, aition)[1] to mean an explanation for how a thing came about;[2]“x is the αἴτιον of y” means “x makes a y”. Aristotle argues in the Metaphysics that these “causes” are of four kinds:
- A thing’s material cause is the material it consists of. (For a table, that might be wood; for a statue, that might be bronze or marble.)
- A thing’s formal cause is its form, i.e. shape.
- A thing’s efficient cause is what is generally meant by the English word “cause”. (For a table, that might be a carpenter.)
- A thing’s final cause is the purpose it will be used for. (For a table, that might be a desk, altar, decorative console, etc.)
It’s nice that
I love Stuart’s paintings. He is able to capture so many emotions in one moment, there are so many possible stories to be drawn from this painting, Teardops In My Heart.
Franz Stuck - Lucifer, c. 1890
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Christiane Haase creates such strangely sexual/magical ceramic amulets. There were so many wonderful creature creations I had to post a million pictures after the jump…
I both love and hate these at the same time.
Was reminded of Mercedes’ beautiful 1969 C111 gullwing design after their recent concept unveiling. Beautiful Pictures; I’ll go ahead and file this under “things you can’t have, ever”. I’ve always loved cars; I used to collect die-cast models when I was a kid. I guess I picked the wrong thing to be obsessed with though because it’s becoming increasingly apparent that a 1959 Testa Rossa just isn’t in the cards for me.
A card from the future, in the past. I want one.
Super detailed draftsmanship from the absolute master of techno-Illustration; Katsuhiro Otomo, the Japanese Illustrator behind the legendary cyberpunk manga-fest “Akira”. This image is taken from the Epic Books Akira Collection “Part 10″ fairly close to the epic sagas end.
There is certainly something fascinating about bells. They are not just tools for producing high-quality and extraordinary clear sounds. Bell is also a means of fellowship of God and people.
Photographer Jason Hawkes, a frequent contributor to the Big Picture blog, returns today, sharing with us some of his latest images of American cities seen from above at night - New York City and Las Vegas, both cities that undergo significant transformations after the sun goes down.
Perhaps my favourite thing, cities at night.
