October 2011
45 posts
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arsvitaest:
Allen Memorial Art Museum (Oberlin) American Museum of Natural History Art Gallery of Ontario Brooklyn Museum Carleton University Art Gallery Charleston Museum MASS MoCA Metropolitan Museum of Art (Get Closer) National Archives (Today’s Document) National Building Museum Penn Museum Public Art Fund Rubin Museum SFMOMA Yeshiva University Museum
(via jbe200, newsweek &...
“Yes, the Obama campaign is soliciting unpaid labor to create a poster...”
– Obama Solicits Designers to Work - Unpaid - on … Jobs Poster | Tim Dickinson | Rolling Stone
Add Mr. President to the list of big name clients who want to crowd-source get free work from designers. That it’s to promote his jobs plan is the icing on the face-slapping cake.
(via drawnblog)
Watchcuriositycounts:
Sharon Ann Lee, who studies deep undercurrents of sociocultural trends, on the emerging DYO trend – “Design Your Own Success.” Fantastic, must-see talk from LA Creative Mornings.
“We make stories to understand the world. If they’re fictional, like the stories...”
– Kevin Slavin on algo-culture. For a related read, see Eli Pariser’s provocative The Filter Bubble. (via curiositycounts)
Art Spiegelman On The Future of the Book →
“The honest answer to this last question should disappoint everyone: Publishers...”
– Sam Harris on the future of books (via curiositycounts)
my mom made her work signature comic sans
cakesize:
i asked her why and she told me “well i thought it would make it a little bit more fun!”
oh mom
how do i tell you that the sight of comic sans sends people into a blind rage
your life is in danger
Scientists turns liver cells directly into neurons... →
(Medical Xpress) — Fully mature liver cells from laboratory mice have been transformed directly into functional neurons by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The switch was accomplished with the introduction of just three genes and did not require the cells to first enter a pluripotent state. It is the first time that cells have been shown to leapfrog from one...
BEARD SLAP
wtfdude:
“The term sworn virgin has come to refer to a traditional social role in the...”
– (via thebonesofthebirches)
Drawn: Keep your Photoshop presets safe with... →
drawnblog:
So my computer just crashed and I lost all my Photoshop presets. All my important files were safe because they’re all backed up on Dropbox. After a little digging, I found this great tip on how to use Dropbox to back up your presets too! It’s also a great way to keep your Photoshops in sync if…
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Magnificent Ruin: Pioneers →
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madjane:
Try as she might, Sonya doesn’t remember Earth. She was a baby when her family left for Umilenie, and a young adult by the time they arrived. She learned to walk, speak, and read in a spaceship.
Sonya wanted to learn about the world they’d left behind, but her parents were not…
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Ivaylo Getov: There’s a lot to say, and a lot has... →
ivaylo:
There’s a lot to say, and a lot has been said, about the passing of Steve Jobs. I didn’t think I had anything to add that hadn’t already been stated and retweeted, but I found this quote from 1996 and I felt moved to post it here.
Wired: What’s the biggest surprise this technology will…
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steve on Devour.com →
jeremiahclark:
Enjoy.
