Seasonally Appropriate. Forgotten founding fathers. Guys from the Continental Congress that most of us have never heard of. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/27785 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16175 Cool if somewhat creepy technology is used to create an important ad. Special note to Kathy G. The last sentence points to the power of the Internet to multiply the reach of a message exponentially. http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2009/07/anti-domestic-violence-ad-changes-when-you-look-at-it/ vintage ads …
Category Archives: Morning Linkage
Morning Linkage (Jul 2)
Design notes: Some clever and some cute. Car design car-toons. http://www.core77.com/blog/cartoons/coretoons_unsolicited_proposals_to_detroit_13929.asp Minimally processed furniture. Even I could build this. http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/quicktake_this_saw_and_build_me_a_chair_13914.asp Warren Ellis has found the ultimate vehicle for snarky authors (and Buck Rodgers fans.) http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7497 With the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland in the works some older but no less piquant visions of Alice are …
Morning Linagke (Jul 1)
I have class today so this is all you get: http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/06/deco-gundam/ Just becuase it’s so important that this exists.
Morning Linkage (Jun 30)
The coffee shop edition. (No internet at home.) If you’re bored and have a lot of time and remember playing D&D (what ever happened to Eugene Mosier?) and like Tolkien. http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=612 Space Stations — now with more Windows. Home remodeling with wicked tough design constraints. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/26jun_cupola.htm Today’s interview with a designer. Building space suits. http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/Space-Suits-Past-and-Future.html When you …
Morning Linkage (Jun 29)
Five on the going somewhere theme. Two transportation devices. Similar design feel — radically different experiences. Black and white and plasticy and wonderful. http://www.bikeexif.com/lazareth-1000-fzr-compressor Black and white and plasticy and dorky. (It’s real future might be as a basis for better wheel chairs.) http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/29/i‑real-toyota-updates-futuristic-tricycle Not what we are looking for in an electric motorcycle (but Mission One …