Ninja March 28th, 2008
Yippee,
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just saw on the Theme Magazine blog that my bird nest/geisha hair painting
won me this fabulous, brand new Monument Snowboard designed by Maya Hayuk!
How cool is that?! Thanks to the kind folks at Theme for picking lil’, ole me!! ^__^
* Mantis photo from Mfrost
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Tron is a great movie and the filmmakers did an excellent job of sweding the light cycle scene. If I remember correctly, it’s shot for shot the same as the original.
Hat tip to Ray
-Penguin
Related postsNinja March 27th, 2008
Here’s a sneak peak at Stella Im Hultberg’s solo show at Gallery 1988 in San Francisco. Her show opens tomorrow! ^___^
Lovely Day
Nowhere Near, Bruised, November
5% of the mini print sets sold will have an original Hultberg drawing included, like this one.
via g1988
Related postsNinja March 27th, 2008
I remember making little pinhole cameras and taking them around the woods. But my photos never came out as well as Rob Gardiner’s.
Via Rob Gardiner
Related link
+ Visit Rob Gardiner’s blog
Ninja March 27th, 2008
As part of its Spotlight on Design series, the Museum of the City of New York will host a discussion with Michael Bierut, Michael Gericke and Paula Scher about what it takes to design for institutions and corporations in one of the most visually competitive cities in the world. Museum curator Donald Albrecht moderates. Wednesday, 16 April from 6:30 pm at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. Tickets and information here.
Related postsPenguin March 26th, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 stars
Paranoid Park is about a teenage skateboarder, Alex (Gabe Nevins) who accidentally kills a security guard. The film is adapted from the novel of the same title.
Van Sant tells a lot of the story through visuals and non-chronologically. This is probably the best part of the film. As information is slowly revealed to us, we get a sense of Alex’s paranoia. The cinematography is gorgeous. At times artistic and at times like a traditional skate video, it all works to form a cinematically striking film. There’s one scene where Alex breaks up with his girlfriend and the entire sequence is presented without any dialogue. It’s truly beautiful.
The film’s greatest strength is also its weakness. The images drag down the narrative and at times makes the film drag. Which is odd considering it clocks in at 88 minutes. Coupled with the non-chronological story structure and some people may get lost.
If you’re into stuff off the beaten path, you’ll enjoy Paranoid Park.
-Penguin
Related postsNinja March 26th, 2008
Every once in a while, I go off and post something non-artsy fartsy. This is another one of those times. I thought this kitten was just too cute. And I am a sucker for cute.
One of the black and white kitties does have “unusual” markings—a message of love for its mother Dottie, says Michael’s stepmom Teauri Ramirez.
According to Ramirez, the kitten’s side reads, “I Love Dot.”
Via News10
Related postsNinja March 26th, 2008
Quote from Apocalypse Now
Hand drawn type based on the classic Avant Garde typeface.
Via Idiot Copenhagen
Related postsPenguin March 26th, 2008
Little Frong in High Def compares various archival solutions:
LTO3 (Tape)
$0.08/GB
Pros: Cheap, long life-span
Cons: High setup ($2000), sequential read/write
HDD
$0.20/GB
Pros: Fast, no setup costs
Cons: Unreliable
DVD
$0.19/GB
Pros: No setup costs, easily expandable, versatile
Cons: Slow, takes up space, medium life-span (5-10 yrs)
Blu-Ray
$0.90/GB
Pros: High capacity, Can produce HD content, reliable, long life-span (50+ yrs)
Cons: $600 setup for drive, takes up space, slow
As it stands, for pure backup purposes, DVD is probably the most practical. As Blu-Ray comes down in price, and especially if you are doing a lot of HD, it may make sense to move to the new format, especially since HD-DVD is dead, there’s no more uncertainty in the format war.
Prices as of March 2008
-Penguin
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Here’s a clever, little, type pop-up book by Marion Bataille. The craft that went into that U is nuts.
Purchasing link
+ Pre-order your copy of ABC3D here ($19.99)
Limited edition lithograph prints. Signed + numbered.
