A Tree in Jars, an art installation by Naoko Ito (above). Synth Britannia and Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany are two great BBC Four documentaries, but you’ll need to find torrents to watch them, as they’re not streamable online (even to rent) due to music licensing restrictions. On gospel, Abba and the death of the [...]
The artwork of Chiharu Shiota (above). The other extreme: low-alcohol beers. Deep below New York City’s bustling streets lies a dangerous world inhabited by “sandhogs.” The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach. How Robber Barons hijacked the “Victorian Internet” Robert Henke talks with Rashad Becker about audio mastering. Apple’s Mistake: An organization that wins [...]
The amazing artwork (above) of David Spriggs. Cercle et suite d’éclats, a large scale outdoor art installation. “Natural Instincts” art print series by Tes One. Create Democracy, an interactive exhibition. Brian Eno three-fer: Eno, Peter Schmidt, and Cybernetics, Harmonia & Eno ‘76 Remix Album, A conversation with Brian Eno. Roger Penrose says physics is wrong, [...]
Track and Field: Drawing from the Arena (above), by Cassandra Jones. 5 Reasons your marketing plan will fail. New editions of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series let you create your own cover art. An investigation by The Smoking Gun unmasks the leader of Pranknet and the miscreants behind a year-long wave of phone [...]
Sp #1 (above): soot on plexiglass by Daniel Adam Turner We love (and wish we could afford) Aether’s jackets. Design Ignites Change promotes and encourages talented high school and college students across the country to use design thinking and innovation to create messages for, and solutions to, pressing social problems. Complete Yale courses now on [...]
To celebrate Yayoi Kusama’s eightieth year, Gagosian Gallery is presenting two major interrelated exhibitions of her recent work (above). Images of Brian Eno’s recent 77 Million Paintings installation at the Sydney Opera House. New Math, by Craig Damrauer. WANT: Neuton CE 6 Rechargeable Lawn Mower. David Lynch’s new Interview Project. WANT: Bali 12-Bottle Wine Rack. [...]
The Roomba Art Pool on Flickr (above). Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party (video). Why do we often care more about imaginary characters than real people? A new book suggests that fiction is crucial to our survival as a species. Everything Tracy Jordan Said in Season 3 of 30 Rock. Danger [...]
Decorate your creative suite with hand-made pillows featuring some familiar design app icons (above). Peruse pics from the First 100 Days in the Official White House Flickr Photostream. 25 years of logos from Duffy & Partners, one of our favorite agencies. Rickshaw Bagworks’ Large Zero Messenger is cut and sewn from only four rectangles of [...]
Babushka (above) is a modern, lit version of the classic Russian Doll. Turn Babushka on and off by pushing down on the top of the light, and watch it faze through its cycle revealing varied colors as it goes. Field is an open source framework that combines code and visual views for creating dynamic media [...]
