I love this guy’s style.
February 6, 2010
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Hey man - it’s, like, Don and Walt, we’re the guys from Steely Dan, the group, we won those Grammies that time, maybe you recall?
February 6, 2010
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For what it’s worth, this gets my vote for top album of 2009.
They couldn’t think of something to say the day you burst
With all their lions and all their might and all their thirst
They crowd your bedroom like some thoughts wearing thin
Against the walls against your rules against your skin
Chiquita Banana Redesign - Design Articles and Features on design:related
This is a great article with the Creative Director of the new Chiquita Banana campaign. They took the iconic blue sticker that adorns each bunch of bananas and turned it into a playful extension of their brand.
To learn more about bananas, and Chiquita’s (rather shady) history as United Fruit, take a look at Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World.
The suburb of Agbogbloshi in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has in recent years become a dumping ground for computers and electronic waste from Europe and the US. Hundreds of tons of e-waste end up here every month as countries in the West attempt to unload their ever increasing stockpiles of toxic junk. Of the 20 to 50 million tons of electronics discarded each year 70% will end up in poor nations, and in the EU alone 6.6 million tons of e-waste are unaccounted for every year.
Increasingly this e-waste is finding it’s way to West Africa and countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Traders bypass international laws by labeling the equipment as second-hand goods or charity donations, but, in reality, as much as 80% of the computers sent to Ghana are broken or obsolete. Their final resting place is Agbogbloshie dump where they are broken apart, mostly by children, to salvage the copper, hard drives, and other components that can be sold.
The disposal of electronic goods in the West is a costly affair and must be done in an environmentally responsible manner, however in places like Ghana there are no such regulations and as such toxic metals like lead, beryllium, cadmium and mercury are continuously being released causing untold damage to human health and the environment.
This image was generated on my iPhone using addLib.
addLib mixes the Grid System, a fractal theory, the golden ratio and the Facial Recognition System, and then creates graphic design. It seems the layout is made at random, but it comes from the rigorous calculated system. These theories have been made through the process that people has been trying to find new expression, and they are also the ways, to capture very ordinary “beauty” in nature, namely algorithm.
This image was my submission for the Design Sprawl January Design Project. The program was “Create a visual interpretation of your resolution for the new year.” Some of the posters will be printed and displayed at fractal during this month’s First Friday art walk in Phoenix.
My resolution was to ride my bike to work every day instead of driving, and the title of the image is “Fixing the Commute”. The title refers to the environmental benefits that can be gained by choosing a bike over a car as well as the personal benefits of exercising and doing something you enjoy instead of sitting in traffic. The title is also a play on words, alluding to fixed gear bicycles.
The image depicts my actual route through the city, and shows calculations of some of the benefits.
So far it has been a success. Some of the more qualitative benefits are have a dedicated time to listen to music and podcasts, and feeling fully awake and energized by the time I get to work. I’m sure it will be a challenge during the summer months, but my office does have a shower which will help.
Alex Payne, developer for Twitter, sees the release of the iPad as, potentially, the “Tinkerer’s Sunset.” I am keeping my fingers crossed for the perseverance of “openness”.
Striking architecture photography from Bas Princen.
stevenf.com - I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been…
The release of the iPad is stirring mixed feelings in Steven Frank of Panic Software. In this article he tries to reconcile his understanding of the need for change in the pursuit of progress with his aging understanding of what computing should be.
I share his mixed feelings on the changing face of computing. I own an iPhone and love the ease and simplicity of it, but I grew up tweaking applications with ResEdit until they broke. I fear that by abstracting the machinery of computing away behind a shiny interface, people will eventually lose both the interest and the ability to use computers to their full potential.
We encourage everyone to engage and stay connected—the life cycle of this humanitarian endeavor must extend long after the initial burst of compassion. Communication and hope during events like these are important, but real participation on even the most modest level is critical.
The team at Twitter set up this collection of resources on how to get involved with relief efforts in Haiti. Go see how you can get involved.
Hey type nerds: everyone’s favorite character is being showcased in a new typeface every day. I particularly like this one, set in ITC Bauhaus Medium.
Film Noir Photos: Reflections: Audrey Hepburn
Where is our generation’s Audrey Hepburn?
