July 2009
21 posts
flight patterns on Vimeo →
long exposure photos of bugs under a street light, stitched together into video. Way better than it sounds.
In defence of the 2012 logo, 2 years on →
I’m right with this guy; I’ve liked it since it came out, and I think you’ll like it by the time 2012 rolls around. My, that sounds snobbish, doesn’t it?
July 27, 2009: I know this pleasure. →
“But they made me out a sinister (though clumsy) agent of Imperialist intrigue, a kind of shady Lawrence; and I could not help feeling pleased that anyone should take me so seriously.”
- Peter…
Sustainability 2.0 at UCSD →
This was a fun Brand New Box project; it looks pretty different today than when it was originally approved, but I’m still mostly pleased with the final result.
July 22, 2009: Shelley on determination →
“Are you so easily turned from your design? Did you not call this a glorious expedition? And wherefore was it glorious? Not because the way was smooth and placid as a southern sea, but because, at…
Things I love about Lawrence: horn bands wandering...
www.getittogethershow.com →
I sure would like to go to this.
How to get Shot by The Sartorialist →
Forget the snark here - this is actually a nicely designed flow chart. Good stop signs, great yellow interstitial points.
Online Greek Interlinear Bible →
Yes, another book nerd alert. This is a Greek Interlinear version of the Bible - sadly in PDFs by chapter, but still a good resource in a pinch.
Wind-powered scarf-knitting machine →
Awesome! “The knitted material is harvested from time to time and rounded-off in individually packaged scarves. Each scarf has its own label which tells you in how much time it has been knitted and…
July 8, 2009: Fleming on the pleasures of hunger →
“We were never short of food; but, with the exception of perhaps an hour after the evening meal, there was no single moment in the day when we would not have eaten, and eaten with the greatest…
Eternal moonwalk - A tribute to Michael Jackson. →
I don’t know why, but I could watch this all day.
One big display of retro beer can designs. →
Man, I could look at these for hours.
Sorry Star Wars fans, but Ghostbusters is the best... →
“Back off man — I’m a scientist” is the one I find myself using the most often; most recently when the logic in opening a bottle of warm rosé at 3am was brought into question. “Listen — do you smell…
July 3, 2009: Father John on mysterious hats →
After spending a long paragraph explaining the female Tartar’s headdress … “The Tartar men have hats different from other peoples’ whose form we cannot clearly describe.”
- Friar Giovanni…
WatchA recent article from The Curator reminded me about this video, which I’ve probably posted about before. I still find it astonishing.
figures from OrigaMu →
This is some stellar paper-folding here, people - action-figure-style figures created from paper. Don’t miss the General Robert E. Lee!