Words & Letters
It’s too late to get deep into a bunch of words this week. I’ll leave you with this sad factoid. In 2000, Alabama became the last state in the USA to overturn its ban on interracial marriage. OK, with that as your baseline, let’s look at some smart ideas, pretty stuff, and more positive creative […]
Sometimes the books I read shine a light (or cast a shadow) that is hard to ignore. This is what books are supposed to do–give you a new perspective. You need to be in the right headspace to take in the information, and you have to question the concepts to spin the idea from multiple […]
I’m losing track of this year. Spring forward with daylight savings has me out of sync. I’ve got too much to do and not enough time to do it. I’m keeping busy, but things are falling through the cracks. We’ve all been there–this will pass. Architecture Henning Larsen uses natural materials for Danish school extensionStraw, […]
I finally got around to posting my 2022 book review post. It’s not as comprehensive as I would have liked, but rather than waiting for 3 months to pass, I opted for getting something up over making something perfect. Perfect is a lie anyway. Graphic Design/Branding Pepsi’s 7UP rebrand is rather gorgeousJust check out that […]
Sick of swole head rappersWith their sicker-than rapsClappers and gatsMakin’ the whole sick world collapseThe facts are gettin’ sickEven sicker perhaps (sicker perhaps)I stick a bush to make a bundle to escape this synapse Excerpt from ‘Stakes Is High’ by De La SoulRIP Trugoy the Dove, AKA David Jolicoeur of De La Soul Industrial Design […]
I’ve been mildly obsessed with Dune since I read the original trilogy back in 2017. I saw the Sting movie, yes. I enjoyed it, but it didn’t hit me like the books. I haven’t read the fourth, fifth and sixth books. At this point, I’m more worried the luster will fade. I should read them, […]
Tired of the merry go round and aroundAnd everybody’s talkin’ bout your stuff funnyBut they’re still tellin’ lies to me…Except from Ego Trippin’, Part Two by De La Soul in celebration of the news that the entire De La catalog is finally coming to all streaming services in March. Industrial Design Telfar WalletIt seems to […]
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.” ― Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow
“the people who already saw themselves as experts in the field would be least capable of original thought.” ― Michael Lewis, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
“It is always easier to destroy a complex system than to selectively alter it.” ― Roby James, Commitment