May 7, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
Josh Spear highlighted designer Spencer Nikosey’s brand of mens bags. Made from combat-used military truck tarp, it’s hard to believe they wouldn’t withstand a beating and still come out looking great. At $425 it’s more than I’ll ever spend on a bag, but I’ll admire it from a distance.
Jan 27, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
I love being able to watch someone who really knows what they’re doing in action. There’s no better way to learn. via Boing Boing
Jan 21, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
“The paintings have been photographed in very high resolution and contain as many as 14,000 million pixels (14 gigapixels). With this high level resolution you are able to see fine details such as the tiny bee on a flower in The Three Graces (Las Tres Gracias), delicate tears on the faces of the figures in The Descent from the Cross (El Descendimiento ) and complex figures in The Garden of Earthly Delights (El Jardin de las Delicias).”
Jan 18, 2009 | Luke Gilman 0
But I’m starting to see what I’m missing.
TED Talks: Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics
In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
Jan 1, 2009 | Luke Gilman 1
One of my new year resolutions is to take notice of the things I come across on the web which are simply too good not to share, even if I myself don’t have anything to add to the conversation. Common Craft is one of those things. I think of them a little like the YouTube lovechild of Malcolm Gladwell and Bob Vila. They specialize in elegantly straight-forward video explanations of web phenomena and tools. The dynamic duo behind Common Craft, Lee and Sachi LeFever, recently stopped doing client-videos-for-hire to concentrate on educational rather than promotional content and license their educational content to others.
Here’s a highlight reel:
Dec 30, 2008 | Luke Gilman 0
My ruminations on the New Year lead to this take-off of the iconic Shepard Fairey image of Obama, which in turn inspired the image on the home page. This is not a statement on my part. If it is, I’m not sure what it’s saying.
It seems, I think, more cynical than intended. Cycles are inevitable and to be desired. While to some degree the current economic downturn was the result of stupidity, greed and unfounded optimism, I believe these things to be a symptom rather than a cause. We are entering a period of winnowing where the excesses of our exuberance are corrected, our outlook is sobered.
My fear is that the agenda of the new year will be driven by fear - that the same hyperbole that drove the inflation of our housing and investment markets will be employed to ‘correct’ the economic downturn, that drastic measures will be called for, that our excesses will now be ones of regulation and intervention and yes… bailouts. Many have spoken of the Obama presidency with ‘messianic’ overtones - they will be disappointed. I know of only one Messiah. I suspect President-elect Obama would readily admit that it’s not him.
By placing myself in the image I take responsibility for my future, not with any particular talent, but because only I can.
Cope [kohp]: to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, esp. successfully or in a calm or adequate manner.
My mantra for the new year: let us cope.
Dec 14, 2008 | Luke Gilman 0
DFW-based cinematographer Jon Todd Collins has a video up of musician Doug Burr’s “Should’ve Known” on Vimeo. See below.
Doug Burr’s “Should’ve Known” from Jon Todd Collins on Vimeo.
It’s gorgeous. Even more impressive, it was shot on a thousand-dollar Nikon D90, nominally a traditional digital SLR still-camera which just happens to have the added capability to record 24fps 720p HD video. Oh dear, my budget didn’t need to see that…..
Behind the Scenes of Doug Burr’s “Should’ve Known” Music Video from Jon Todd Collins on Vimeo.
If you look closely you can catch a glimpse of the camera in there amongst the matte box and video monitor apparatus. For somebody that used to drop a lot of money on renting Super 16 equipment and squirreling away film stock for stuff that didn’t look half that good this just blows my mind.
Jul 20, 2008 | Luke Gilman 0
In this video RISD president John Maeda narrates a visit to Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, CT. Maeda shares his impressions and talks about how it relates to his thoughts on simplicity. Meanwhile, we explore the site (there are actually several buildings on the property in addition to the Glass House), shot over a couple picture perfect spring days.
via cool hunting
Jul 10, 2008 | Luke Gilman 0
Part of a Austin artist William Hundley’s series, “with cheeseburgers“…. ah, sweet, sweet art. Take a look at Little Naked Person Storage for another delightfully literal set.
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