bits and pieces

Urban Sketchers: Crumpled!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:12:59 +0100

Urban Sketchers: Crumpled!

"It claims that if the industrialised world halved meat consumption it would be possible to feed the..."

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:42:13 +0100

“It claims that if the industrialised world halved meat consumption it would be possible to...

"Each member is a definite part of the band… what I mean is, it’s like if someone in..."

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:06:00 +0100

“Each member is a definite part of the band… what I mean is, it’s like if someone...

I recall once walking down one of the biggest streets in Sofia,...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:13:00 +0100

I recall once walking down one of the biggest streets in Sofia, on a busy midday and all of a sudden something startled me. I could not identify what it was until a moment later when my brain recognised it is sound. The sound of St. Nedelia Church bells. It was the only time I heard them and it was amazing.

Instead of Scripture in the curriculum, they should take kids to hear the bells singing. When they do.

The above are bells in Alexander Nevski Cathedral. Much bigger and way too high.

Now, that’s a surprise! Textpattern has a new and clearly...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0100

Now, that’s a surprise! Textpattern has a new and clearly improved website. And though I am such a TXP fangirl, I will stop at that.

P.S. I understand that perhaps the logo needed a redo and this one is cleaner and and all, but I will miss the old one. At least for a while.

matthewb: iA has made available its entire 17-page (paid) pitch...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:23:00 +0100

matthewb:

iA has made available its entire 17-page (paid) pitch document for the redesign of Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger in a detailed article discussing the proposed solution. .. (via Inky)

What I miss is a note on the requirements of the client. Besides that, it is an interesting approach to think about print from the point of view of digital, but in my view, not entirely practical. One example is the top-left to bottom-right reading and the different column count. This can work on a screen but there where a reader bends a newspaper, it may prove useless or confusing.

I did like the “keywords” idea, though. Not familiar with paper printing, but it sounds like a pain the ass. Still, a nice idea.

Bells on a Sunday

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:21:00 +0100

It’s what they call the First Advent here. The official start of xmas madness proper. In a...

uncertaintimes: Frenchman Joseph Kabris, wrecked in the...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:21:51 +0100

uncertaintimes:

Frenchman Joseph Kabris, wrecked in the Marquesas in 1796, became a member of the local king’s inner circle, marring his daughter and tattooing himself to show his place in the community.

owl foreigner

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In 1804, Kabris was kidnapped by Russian sailors “to be presented to the Tsar Alexander as a valuable object…” He spent the last years of his life in France, exhibiting his body in freak shows and fairs in an attempt to make money to get back to the Marquesas. After he died, an amateur collector of curiosities attempted to obtain his skin in order to stuff and mount it for display. His corpse was buried between two old men to protect it from such attentions.

The case of the French sailor Joseph Kabris (1779?-1822)

Oh dear, what a story. Talk about the “civilised western society”.

(via parasight) Ach du süßer!

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:28:50 +0100

(via parasight)

Ach du süßer!

Noisy Decent Graphics: Darwin logo

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:11:38 +0100

Noisy Decent Graphics: Darwin logo

Chusseau-Flaviens, Ch., Bulgarie Type et costum, ca. 1908...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:51:11 +0100

Chusseau-Flaviens, Ch., Bulgarie Type et costum, ca. 1908 negative, gelatin on glass

Chusseau Flaviens Collection

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:46:41 +0100

Chusseau Flaviens Collection: Quoting from the Old Sofia Blog: “Among the many collections...

"So you’re talking about self-deception in at least two contexts. One is intellectuals who, in a..."

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:27:28 +0100

“So you’re talking about self-deception in at least two contexts. One is intellectuals who, in...

Not all past is better or worse. Some of it is merely...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:59:33 +0100

Not all past is better or worse. Some of it is merely lol-worthy. On the other hand, I was so much stupider back then.

The writing is Sebastian’s work cause he made that series of Polaroids of all idiots at my old work.

‘Grace’: PETA’s Banned Thanksgiving Ad

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:01:35 +0100

‘Grace’: PETA’s Banned Thanksgiving Ad

darrenf: London and SE England at night (courtesy of NASA’s...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:16:39 +0100

darrenf:

London and SE England at night (courtesy of NASA’s Astronomy Picture Of The Day for April 11th 2003). A photo of Sofia at night, sent to me by inkscar, suddenly made me recall this.

Way more impressive than what is, by the way, just a part of Sofia.

Chapel Club at MySpace Music

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:38:23 +0100

Chapel Club at MySpace Music: I have a natural revulsion towards MySpace sites, so if anything is to...

Mockingbird - An online tool for mockups / wireframes.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:13:34 +0100

Mockingbird - An online tool for mockups / wireframes.: I like the level of abstraction they have...

The mobile data apocalypse, and what it means to you

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:57:32 +0100

The mobile data apocalypse, and what it means to you: Now that Arcor acquisition by Vodafone makes...

“When [bacteria] have hard conditions, instead of...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:15:56 +0100

“When [bacteria] have hard conditions, instead of competing with one another, they act collectively,” says Ben-Jacob. (via SEEDMAGAZINE.COM | Colonial Intelligence)

And we thought we are the highest intelligence on this planet.