May 2008
2 posts
Ok, one last post. Paper art. →
This guys work is so amazing it makes me crazy.
Homer Simpson drawn entirely in CSS →
Interesting. Also interesting in that this moment marks my last action as a student this semester. It’s been fun. :)
April 2008
8 posts
So THIS is why Mara turns logos upside-down! →
I guess it really is important to check out your designs from all possible angles. Once something is seen it cannot be unseen. The problem doesn’t need any explanation from me, so I’ll just let it speak for itself.
“I don’t care about your douchebag.”
– Jim Shurter
Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? →
For anyone in 243 with me, this may be even more timely. For anyone who isn’t, screw you.
This guy's personal website is right charming. →
Cool shit stuff. Make sure the sound is on.
March 2008
4 posts
WatchThis is a great example of interesting book design, AND interesting typography all wrapped into one handy package.
A critique of Joyce's site
The whole site is very simply laid out and easy to navigate. One thing I do notice right away is that on my browser, I have to scroll down a bit on the main page to see the whole image. Maybe too much negative space at the top? On a whole I think that everything looks nice, but there are a few minor points. The grey on the “Projects” and “Bio” pages is darker than the...
Well known film scenes expressed through... →
This is a great illustration of how well typography can be used on its own as a narrative device. In these animations, the video from well known movies (and TV shows) has been replaced with animated typography. The soundtracks remain. The results are pretty interesting.
Colors and colors and colors →
Check this out. A large group of people were shown a myriad of colors and asked to give them names. The results were mapped out and grouped together into a sort of word-based color wheel. It’d be easier if you just went ahead and checked it out. My main reason for posting it is that I think it is interesting how one person’s idea of “mauve” may differ from...
February 2008
1 post
Packing tape art! →
This guy is making art by layering packing tape over plexiglass, and lighting it from behind. It’s terribly neato.
January 2008
2 posts
(>'.')> InteRnetZ rOOlz! ARPANET is teh sux!!!
The internet, like many technological innovations, came out of the United States defense department. In response to the 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was established by the Department of Defense in 1958. The idea of the a global network of computers was first proposed in 1962 by J.C.R. Licklider of MIT. Later that year he went to work...
