Weekend 236.0

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Klaus Biesenbach: The Museum of Modern Art curator, who’s cultivated his own celebrity status, on why art should be disruptive and deeply inspiring, and need not hang preciously on Continue Reading →

Weekend 232.1

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Winston Smith

I took Burgoyne to see “Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000” at the MoMA this weekend. This was an incredible exhibition and included works by Peter Ellenshaw and Continue Reading →

Weekend 221.1

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Brave New World (is Here!) (2) Rebel Cel (WSJ) (2a) A related quote from Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler It was Zack Schwartz, Continue Reading →

Weekend 221.0 (It’s all borrowed time)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) What Will Survive of Us Rather than words comes the thought of high windows: The sun-comprehending glass, And beyond it, the deep blue air, that shows Nothing, and is Continue Reading →

Weekend 220.1

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) I would run to you (advertisement for NIKE) (1a) Joel Kotkin: The Great California Exodus (WSJ) (2) Suddenly Simple: Authentic, organic and local isn’t just about your food—American minimalist Continue Reading →

Weekend 215.0 (Inventors Edition)

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) The Nucleus of the Digital Age: In pursuit of hydrogen bombs, a math genius and a brilliant tinkerer in Princeton developed the modern computer (WSJ) (2) A related quote Continue Reading →

The Green Scarf Dispatch Company

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Still tweaking the design! (2) Pixar Animator Enrico Casarosa On The Inspiring Work Of Hayao Miyazaki (3) Top 10 Romantic Movies for Geeks (4) Pod Hotels Coming To An Continue Reading →

Weekend 202.0

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Great quote from a commenter on NRO: My point is that here’s a guy who might be amenable to a pro-business conversion, if someone would explain it to him, Continue Reading →

The sign read USED UP

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Winston Smith

Design of the Digital Age What distinguishes Laarman’s work is the powerful way he interweaves distinct categories and practices; for example, using the increasing power of digital technology to draw Continue Reading →

Weekend 195.0

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Confessions of a Typomaniac (WSJ) (1a) 20 Nice Elegant Fonts (2) High-Value Rust on Wheels (WSJ) (3) Peer-to-Peer Pioneer Sees New York Bicycles Pier-to-Pier (4) Illustration by Rory Kurtz

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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