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Writing - A charming apology from Lewis Carol

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:59:52 +0000

Writing - A charming apology from Lewis Carol:

As Tim Burton’s take on the story consumes moviegoers across the world, it seems a good opportunity to read a letter or two from the original creator of Alice in Wonderland: Charles Dodgson.

Commentary - Education and Media in a Resilient Society

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:05:54 +0000

Commentary - Education and Media in a Resilient Society:

Global Guerrillas

If anyone is going to save the media, as a business, it’s probably Jeff Jarvis. He recently gave a talk at TEDxNYED (a conference that runs with the TED format but is not associated with it) that’s very interesting from the perspective of building a resilient society (one that runs in parallel to the current broken system and displaces it). Here are some highlights:

Books - How To Design A Cover in 1:55 Seconds

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:51 +0000

Books - How To Design A Cover in 1:55 Seconds:

Casual Optimist

Lauren Panepinto, Creative Director at Orbit Books, recently posted this entertaining “Making of the Cover Video” for Gail Carriger’s Blameless (released in the fall) to the Orbit blog:

Design - "An Iconography of Contagion," Web Exhibition, National Library of Medicine

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:52 +0000

Design - "An Iconography of Contagion," Web Exhibition, National Library of Medicine:

Morbid Anatomy

About a hundred years ago, public health took a visual turn. In an era of devastating epidemic and endemic infectious disease, health professionals began to organize coordinated campaigns that sought to mobilize public action through eye-catching wall posters, illustrated pamphlets, motion pictures, and glass slide projections…

Wiki - Determinism

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:59 +0000

Wiki - Determinism:

Wikipedia

Determinism is the view that every event, including human cognition, behavior, decision, and action, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences.^[1] Determinists believe the universe is fully governed by causal laws resulting in only one possible state at any point in time. With numerous historical debates, many varieties and philosophical positions on the subject of determinism exist, most prominently the debate involving compatibilism and incompatibilism. Determinism should not be confused with predeterminism, which specifically factors the existence of God into its tenets

Design - 2014 Games

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:03:14 +0000

Design - 2014 Games:

Form Fifty Five

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.

Typography - Mark E Works Selected tracks 2005 - 2009

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:02:53 +0000

Typography - Mark E Works Selected tracks 2005 - 2009:

Iso 5050

Mark E’s works 2005 -2009 selected tracks and edits is a must have in my mind, I only wish I had collected all these tracks on vinyl but here it is in an easy to swoop CD over at Phonica.

Wiki - Four Causes

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:51 +0000

Wiki - Four Causes:

Wikipedia

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.)

Art - Stuart Pearson Wright

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:59:52 +0000

Art - Stuart Pearson Wright:

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.

Books - Myth Mad Adventures in the Print Trade

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:05:54 +0000

Books - Myth Mad Adventures in the Print Trade:

A journey round my skull

Franz Stuck - Lucifer, c. 1890
see the original post on Adventures in the Print Trade

Sculpture - Christiane Haase

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:04:52 +0000

Sculpture - Christiane Haase:

Beautiful / Decay

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.

Photos - 1969 Mercedes C111

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:01:51 +0000

Photos - 1969 Mercedes C111:

ISO 5050

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.

http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2010/03/04/katsuhiro-otomo-akira/

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:53 +0000

http://www.sci-fi-o-rama.com/2010/03/04/katsuhiro-otomo-akira/:

Sci-fi-o-rama

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.

Photos - Shuvalov Bell Factory

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:55 +0000

Photos - Shuvalov Bell Factory:

English Russia

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.

Photos - NYC and Las Vegas from above, at night

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:01:50 +0000

Photos - NYC and Las Vegas from above, at night:

The big picture

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.

Space - THIS GUY JUMPED OUT OF A BALLOON AT 102,800 FEET

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:01:55 +0000

Space - THIS GUY JUMPED OUT OF A BALLOON AT 102,800 FEET:

Viceland

Remember a long time ago, when more people got attention not just for finding stuff that other people did and talking about it, but for actually doing stuff? Not to get all misty, but I sometimes long for the days when men went to find the limits of their understanding and pushed on to new human experiences.

Words - When a real and final catastrophe should befall us...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:59:51 +0000

Words - When a real and final catastrophe should befall us... :

Letters of note

On April 9th, 1948, a month before Israel declared independence, just over one hundred residents of Deir Yassin were massacred by members of two militant Zionist groups - Lehi and Irgun - as part of an effort to cleanse the area of its Arab population.

Design - It’s Nice That Issue 3

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:12:05 +0000

Design - It’s Nice That Issue 3:

Form Fifty Five

After two highly successful issues and a nomination for this years Brit Insurance Design Awards, the It’s Nice That boys are back to their old tricks with their third issue of the magazine which has just been sent out to print and is now available for pre-order.

Books - An ABC of Science Fiction, 1968

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:08:54 +0000

Books - An ABC of Science Fiction, 1968:

Bookworship

Typographic illustration by Ronald Walotsky.

Books - How Penguin Will Reinvent Books With iPad

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:07:21 +0000

Books - How Penguin Will Reinvent Books With iPad :

Paid Content

As the race to be be ebook format of choice hots up, Penguin is making some bold, experimental bets. These first-look demos of forthcoming books from iPad’s iBook Store, presented by Penguin Books’ CEO John Makinson in London on Tuesday, give an idea how publishers might approach Apple’s tablet…