Archive for January, 2010

Always think about practice . . . theory is not the endpoint of work, it is the work along the way to work.

— Félix González-Torres

Interview with, awesome, visually striking, minimalist, street-art maker Aakash Nihalani. Unfortunately his style is easily duplicated, but he’s the original.

artist portfolio flickr

For at least the past 60 years, on Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, a mysterious man would leave a bouquet of roses and a bottle of cognac at his grave. Each and every year, except this year! Fascinating.

The Ampersand – It is often one of the most unique characters in a given typeface, with a lot of creative latitude, allowing the type designer to really express themselves. There are so many, how about a new one for each day of the year? Check out ampersandampersand.tumblr.com

Or learn more about the history of the ampersand at websdesigner depot.

(via mint design)

A very original take on tetris, ads a bit of a challenge
to the game. Try it to see what I mean.

In this 1972 picture book author Geoffrey Hoyle envisions what life will be like in the far of future, the year 2010! Surprisingly he is not far off in the “vision phone” department, the other ideas are a bit wilder, and sadly we never seem to get to a point in the future where we all wear jumpsuits.

Thanks to Daniel Sinker for bringing this wonderful book to the internets!

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

— Francis Bacon

ooh another hand made book video! Documentation of a ten-year labor of love culminating in a beautiful hand-crafted leather-bound book. I just love the deliberate slowness that goes into making something by hand, it’s like mindful meditation.