Creatively Distracted
Creatively Distracted
Not everything is worthy of complaint.
A few years ago I picked up a copy of Organization Space: Landscapes, Highways, and Houses in America – a fascinating read to say the least. This book opened my eyes to the interconnectedness of architecture, infrastructure, and design. Since…
I’d really like to have one of these – but I would LOVE to have two so I could run around like Wonder Woman deflecting poorly set type with my giant bracelets. You know, like a sort of anal-retentive super…
I should really start reading the NYT. There is a consistent two week lag between the time they publish an article and I discover it though my network. That seems a bit too much of a delay for me, so…
I’m a big fan of the TED Talks, brief snippets of visionary inspiration, and what better time to catch up on them than while I’m typesetting course guides for work. Perfect. Mind-numbing leading and alignment tasks are now tolerable. What…
The NYT article The World of Tomorrow looks back at future predictions made in 1908 for 2008. Ken Perlin’s is my favorite. Image of the 1908 World’s Fair exhibition site in London (image from the Wikimedia Commons)
Just to prove I’m not above reblogging news from BoingBoing – Vernor Vinge’s book Rainbows End has been made available as a free download. (Preview here) I loved this book, and while it isn’t a literary masterpiece, it does give…
Yes, yes, yes!
It was warm enough to go for a long run today which left little time for eating breakfast. Coffee is my breakfast of champions this morning. Who knew there is so much coffee art on YouTube? And who knew it…
The Eye-Fi is a stupendous idea. ($99)
With Google’s announcements of OpenSocial and Android there is little doubt they have positioned themselves in a key role in online communities for the near future. There is a lot to contemplate in that sentence alone, but I’d like to…