Art + Architecture + Design
The Arts
WHEN I’M 30…
Oct 16th
Ran across this on photographer Raul Gutierrez site: He published this upon hearing news of the terminal illness of a childhood friend.
‘When I was a kid I imagined adult life would be a kind of paradise. At age 10 I wrote, "When I’m 30 it will be 1997 (almost 2000!), I’m going to do all the astronomy I want and stay up as late as I want every single night. I’ll eat watermelon every day and eat hamburgers cooked on a grill. After work I’ll shoot model rockets and on weekends I’ll take trips in my hovercar like in Star Wars. I’ll probably have a wife who will let me see her boobs whenever I want. We’ll read together and go camping and skinny dipping for fun. She’ll probably have long hair and a good personality. I’m pretty sure we’ll crack each other up. My friends will come over all the time to use the trampolines and the pools in the back."’
via Wit of the Staircase
BATTLE OF THE SAFES
Oct 4th
Check out th
is advertising scheme from the Paris Expo of 1867: http://www.safeman.org.uk/battleofsafes.htm
We love this guy’s site!
RICHTER & MOTION DESIGN
Sep 13th
Rhythmus 21 is online with an introduction by the great Jonas Mekas here: http://www.jonasmekas.com/hans_richter.html
For those of us in the motion design trade, this is probably the earliest example of abstract film animation available. Mekas, now 83, gives a great introduction to the piece from an art historical perspective, though we are interested in it as a document of early motion design experimentation.
And don’t forget to poke around his site. Here is a living legend who is reaching out to us, sharing his wisdom and experience from across the years.
PARABOLES CUSTOM
Sep 12th
Design plays a role in every day life, not just for designers and businesses, but for artists and the public as well. Check out this article on DIY Satellite dish public art project from artist Émanuelle Chérel. The article is in French, so brush up and check it out:
From the article:
“Le projet consiste à décorer les antennes paraboliques des habitants des quartiers nord de Bourges. Le motif décoratif est choisi par les habitants d’après un élément ornemental présent dans leur appartement. Les motifs peuvent provenir de vaisselle, de tapis, de rideaux, de divers tissus d’ameublement, de papiers-peints, de bibelots, ou aussi de bijoux, de vêtements, de broderies…”
Check it out here: http://julienceldran.free.fr/paraboles.htm
SWIMMING LESSONS
Sep 12th
We’ve been thinking about getting our oldest son into swimming lessons so he can have some fun in the pool next year, but the lessons can be expensive. I saw this and am pretty sure I can make one myself, but Julie killed the project.
PANTONE HEAVEN
Sep 6th
Marketing_Drive has a fun set of photos matching Pantone colors to objects in the real world. Though many are debatable, in my opinion, they get it right 90% of the time.
This is my favorite right now. I keep going back to look at the slide show. Julie does this all the time, it’s kind of a sickness, or so she says, though I think of it as a special talent. Like the ability to hear that Mosiquito ring tone that only teenagers can hear. To my ears, it sounds like barely audible clicking, but it drives Julie crazy. (Is this too much information for this blog?)
So be sure to check out the Pantone matching game slideshow at: http://flickr.com/photos/mdsf_gone_wild/sets/72057594053892136/
Could this be more fun?
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