my daily dose of bike nerdism was slapped in the face when i came across this blog dedicated to Scandanavian Aesthtics. It covers basically everything *ahem* precious, like media, design, fashion, music and art.
ps. the bike post can be found here
in my perusal of “street art” websites I often come across lots of crap. however, i was rather excited to find a blog dedicated to the anti-graffiti movement or art of graffiti removal, which is known as THE BUFF. The great part about BUFFING is that given the right conditions, it too becomes a form of street art. this occurance is often attributed to:
1. not having the correct color of paint which matches the canvas’ original color.
2. realizing point 1 and trying to do your best to make the tagged facade acceptable by buffing in large geometrical patterns.
3. trying to just buff out the tag, by painting a similar color over it so that the original tag is recognizable.
at any rate the buffing blog has only gotten started, but i can foresee it acquiring a similar status to the banksy sister site (pictures on walls). read the blog and see some examples here.
Sometimes I like to take my MacBook to the dining table and work over there. I’m currently drawing some logo drafts with a physical pencil, so I need more space – and I have these comfy candles set up there. These things are making work post working day feel less work.
But there’s one downside: my external monitor is on the desktop (a physical one, of course). Since I just decided to try out some of my drawings with Illustrator I opened it up and figured out that the Preferences window is sitting on my external monitor (changing Illustrator Workspace won’t move it and I’m currently not into deleting Preferences). So I grabbed my MacBook, walked over to the desktop and connected the external monitor. Then I moved the missing virtual window to my Laptop screen, disconnected the monitor and physically went back to the dining table. Mercifully, I have a monitor at home and didn’t have to drive to the office.
There’s virtually no causality to this posting. I was just staring at my 4 meters afar, switched off screen, felt amused and wanted to share this with you.
Don’t miss to check out the 2007 Feltron Annual Report. You can also order a print edition.
mood buttons by pleaseletmedesign. i ordered 2 packs.
I just uploaded a Flickr-Set with 55 photos of a beautiful german calendar for electrical engineering technicians from 1914. Enjoy – and a happy new year!
… wir sehen uns dann im Herrenzimmer!
Most precious live acts 2007: Arvo Pärt - Berlin Philharmonie (i also tracked him down in the foyer and asked for an autograph.. i am still smitten.. ;-) // Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation Tour, Columbiahalle (but without the encores) // Les Savy Fav - All Tomorrows Parties, Maidenhead, GB // Apparat - Volkbühne, Berlin // Giardini Di Miro - Florence, IT // TV On The Radio - Postbahnhof, Berlin // Liars (+HTRK) - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin // Raster Noton 11th Birthday Party - Volksbühne, Berlin - Most precious music 2007: Frank Bretschneider - Rythm // Giardini di Miro - Dividing Opinions // Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals // Les Savy Fav - Let’s Stay Friends // Apparat - Walls // No Age - Weirdo Rippers // Deerhunter - Cryptograms // Film School - Hideout // Alva Noto - Xerrox // Matthew Dear - Asa Breed // Murcof - Cosmos // Liars - Liars // Fuck Buttons // Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss // Yellow Swans - At All Ends // Bodi Bill - No More Wars // Stars - In Our Bedroom After The War - Most precious things 2007: my ipod touch // my new appartment // my vintage bertoia diamond chair // finally being able to work in berlin more often and therefore being able to stay in the city and discovering it again in a positive way // late nights at ‘Bar 3′ in combination with vodka on ice // starting to work on “that documentary” with Johannes // thinking about some new projects and ideas that will hopefully be realized in 2008!
is a slogan better than this.
that statement is so true, it hurts.
and a full shot of the nice design.
billboards have long been the target of city vandals. they are the perfect canvas to get your work seen. however, it is refreshing to see someone doing a new level type of billboard vandalism where the original cityscape is the tag. it is a giant f-u to the whole world of advertising.
Das sehr gelungene Spreeblick-Redesign bekommt von uns 10 von 10 Eselsohren.
Es ist immer wieder interessant zu beobachten, wie schön (oder überhaupt) gestaltete Online-Publikationen als “print-mässig” bezeichnet werden. Darüber machen wir uns alle ein paar Gedanken über die Feiertage, ok?
this is very cool… i must try it out soon. here is the full info, or just watch the vid:
In case you haven’t seen the new Björk video yet:
Update: Here’s a little Behind the Scenes / Making Of
