a-big-world-out-there

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Winston Smith

(1) My little collector (Brattleboro Reformer) “Mark McKinley, writing in ‘The National Psychologist,’ lists the many reasons why humans collect things: for fun and enjoyment, connecting with others who share Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving Weekend 2013 (ISON Edition)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Winston Smith

This is a close approximation! (1) Eastern and Western attitudes about life explained in 18 simple infographics Credit: Felicia (2) Drivers Get Rolled: Bicyclists are making unreasonable claims to the Continue Reading →

Hand-drawn and in 2-D

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) GASP! (1a) Disney bringing back Mickey Mouse in 2-D shorts (CBS News) (2) A Celebration of Days Gone By (WSJ) (3) 3 Juicy Leadership Lessons From…Boardgames? (Forbes) (4) Toys Continue Reading →

Weekend 244.0

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) Writing in Darkness and Light (WSJ) “In his reply, he introduces her to epiphanies—”instances of intense revelation (through love or a glimpse of transcendental beauty in the natural world) 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 213.3 (bits and bobs)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) “What other commute can compete with the sights of the limestone Landwasser Viaduct and the Piz Bernina peak?” – MONOCLE, February 2012 (2) Kibun is NO Toast but he’s Continue Reading →

Weekend 209.1 (Tires/Tyres)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Winston Smith

Yeah. I’ve added a category for tires/tyres because of my obsession with vulcanized rubber. Photographs of tires/tyres for me are like hi-res food shots to foodies. I watched Tokyo Story Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving 2011

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Playmofan (2) The Original Disneyland Hotel (2a) Disneyland Hotel interior lobby area (3) Christmas and winter photoshop styles (4) “We are writing a primer on planning for the same Continue Reading →

Weekend 200.1

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Winston Smith

Found a pamphlet from the 1948 Chicago Railroad Fair at the Housatonic Model Railroad Club / Fairfield Historical Society train show this morning. From the pamphlet Retracing The Growth of Continue Reading →

Weekend 188.0

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Magnetic Color Cubes® by The Orb Factory (2) Festival of colors (Design You Trust) (3) Birth by Sleep (KH 358/2) (3a) Disney Epic Mickey Digicomics (4) Television: Pan Am Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

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

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