beacon of light

The original idea for this blog was to point out great design that served as an ongoing inspiration. This '63 coupe has always seemed the epitome of classic elegance.

The uncontrollable twos!

The end of a photoshoot tonight and my two year old granddaughter felt the need for speed.

A good word to have

tar·a·did·dle

noun \ˌta-rə-ˈdi-d^əl, ˈta-rə-ˌ\

Definition of TARADIDDLE

pretentious nonsense

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1796

Face Off

This shape is the underside of a screenprinting frame. The two images are actually the innards of two, two-colored kiwi fruits.

Speaking of Calvin & Hobbes

Happy Pi Day!

Now for something a little more erudite . . .

There's a fascinating story on CNN about a couple who record 200K hours of their child in the process of learning language. Which in and of itself is very interesting. But out of it grew their new company Bluefin Labs. From their website:

Bluefin empowers brands, agencies, and media companies with unprecedented insights about how audiences are responding to TV ads and the shows they run on. Using deep machine learning born from MIT research, Bluefin technology aligns social media comments to their televised source—in real time and at scale.

The best use of social media I've seen thus far.

http://www.bluefinlabs.com/

Drunk Octopus Wants To Fight You

Seeing things differently.

Calvin: You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.

Hobbes: What mood is that?

Calvin: Last-minute panic.


[— Calvin & Hobbes]

iPad Perspective

Funny stuff — particularly the third video of 10:00 Live with Charlie Brooker.

http://bit.ly/dSr7MS

One of the best parts about design is contrast and contradiction. The less expected, the better. That's why I keep a gigantic olive and tiny grill around.

If you like cats. If you like Brit humour. You'll like this advert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8