Words & Letters
“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong. If we will only allow that, as we progress, we remain unsure, we will leave opportunities for alternatives. We will not become enthusiastic for the fact, […]
In the spirit of the times, I’ve used chatGPT to help me write this week’s intro. You’ll find that it’s longer than what I usually write. Why? Because I didn’t write it. I did edit and curate the output into something that I’m comfortable with. I also used Grammarly, to fine-tune at the end. Here […]
I’m looking forward to Summer: warm days–like the whole day, longer days of light, and ice-filled beverages. I can’t wait for all of these things and more. Until then, I’ll be heads down, working on some new sites and side projects. Industrial Design Mobile Phone MuseumOver 2600 models and all the physical buttons Ronnie Fieg […]
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, […]
Spring is almost here and it can’t come soon enough for me. I’m ready for the sun–and over the rain. Growing up as a skateboarder on the wet East Coast, I developed a hatred of rain. Rain meant that I couldn’t be outside rolling around. Computers and video games were my outlet in the case […]
A few years ago, If I told you that you could just think of an idea and a computer could turn that into a photo-realistic image you’d call it science fiction. We’ve all seen this stuff now: ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and others. There are so many headlines about the computers taking creative jobs and […]
Is it Tuesday already? I don’t know what happened in the last 7 days, but here we go again. Lots of visuals this week–less reading. That’s where I’m at too. Art Catalan Artist Javier De Riba Brings Coziness To Outdoor Spaces With His Floors ProjectConnection through the floor Mysterious Creatures Emerge from Recycled Materials in […]
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 […]
Weekly Design Links – 01/10/23
I don’t have a quote to send you all into 2023