Tuesday January 31, 2012 at 9:09
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The Pencil Story - John Baldessari, 1972-73
Filed under: art with words. (via cavetocanvas > jenbekmanprojects)
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Tuesday January 24, 2012 at 18:44
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(Source: alittlebitofinsanity)
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Sunday January 22, 2012 at 22:51
420 notes“Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan.”
— Jonathan Coulton (via austinkleon)
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Monday January 09, 2012 at 12:05
Hippie Rage
Part of an ongoing exhibit in LA: http://dailydujour.com/2012/01/07/preview-huf-x-haroshi-x-dlx/
Friday January 06, 2012 at 0:34
Wait For It (Taken with instagram)
Wednesday January 04, 2012 at 1:38
Eye, Robot (Taken with instagram)
Tuesday January 03, 2012 at 15:27
61 notes“Stop stealing crap. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against stealing. I’m against the quality of junk you’re stealing. Design is the collective knowledge of all the design that has been done before. So take advantage of how others have solved a particular problem. Learn from what they did and see if you can take it to the next evolutionary step. Do I mean that you should literally steal their code or drop their screenshots into your own work? No. I’m telling you to be aware of and take advantage of the learning that came before you. Be aware of yourself in that timeline. And become the person who next generations will steal from. Don’t be afraid to steal, just steal the right stuff.”
—
Mike Monteiro, “10 New Year’s resolutions for designers” (via austinkleon)
I’ll add, or summarize: Curate your influences as much as you do your interests.
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Saturday December 31, 2011 at 21:19
Everything Starts Somewhere (Taken with instagram)
Saturday December 31, 2011 at 21:15
Tread Lightly (Taken with instagram)
Friday December 30, 2011 at 10:52
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2011 reportedly had the lowest movie-going audiences since 1995. In I’ll Tell You Why Movie Revenue is Dropping, Roger Ebert breaks it down in words of one syllable. Turns out, the reasons are pretty simple: tickets are too expensive; there are feasible alternatives to watching a film at decent size and quality elsewhere; and the experience is all too-often marred by cell-phone users or those who see the theater as an extension of their living room, meaning they can chat busily throughout a film. Then there’s the rip-off at the concession stands. As Ebert writes:
It’s an open secret that the actual cost of soft drinks and popcorn is very low. To justify their inflated prices, theaters serve portions that are grotesquely oversized, and no longer offer what used to be a “small popcorn.” Today’s bucket of popcorn would feed a thoroughbred.
I’m used to the cinemas in New York City, most of which provide perfect examples of Ebert’s concerns. I remember the experience being rather more civilized in Los Angeles, but movie executives who can get back to understanding why people actually stump up cash to come and watch movies on the big screen — what experience they’re actually looking for — would surely tap into a real advantage and maybe even reverse or stem those terrible business figures.
[Story via Tom Weaver. Photo of popcorn by PunkJr.]](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx111pHTri1qikpxao1_400.jpg)
2011 reportedly had the lowest movie-going audiences since 1995. In I’ll Tell You Why Movie Revenue is Dropping, Roger Ebert breaks it down in words of one syllable. Turns out, the reasons are pretty simple: tickets are too expensive; there are feasible alternatives to watching a film at decent size and quality elsewhere; and the experience is all too-often marred by cell-phone users or those who see the theater as an extension of their living room, meaning they can chat busily throughout a film. Then there’s the rip-off at the concession stands. As Ebert writes:
It’s an open secret that the actual cost of soft drinks and popcorn is very low. To justify their inflated prices, theaters serve portions that are grotesquely oversized, and no longer offer what used to be a “small popcorn.” Today’s bucket of popcorn would feed a thoroughbred.
I’m used to the cinemas in New York City, most of which provide perfect examples of Ebert’s concerns. I remember the experience being rather more civilized in Los Angeles, but movie executives who can get back to understanding why people actually stump up cash to come and watch movies on the big screen — what experience they’re actually looking for — would surely tap into a real advantage and maybe even reverse or stem those terrible business figures.
[Story via Tom Weaver. Photo of popcorn by PunkJr.]
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