Grand Taxonomy of Rap Names
Posted on 23/09/10.
The clever folks at PopChartLab have put together this fantastic infographic poster breaking down the history of famous hip-hop artist monikers into categories. The main headings are “Physical or Metphysical Attributes”, “Wordplay”, “Alphanumeric”, “Titles/Honorifics” and “Crime”.
This isn’t just for fun; it’s actually an impressively in-depth and lovingly put together study. And it’s fun. The posters for sale on their site - they’ve also done one all about Beer…
Link: http://popchartlab.com/
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Planned obsolescence
Posted on 23/08/10.
Planned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence in industrial design is a policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period. The phrase was first popularized in 1954 by Brooks Stevens, an American industrial designer. By his definition, planned obsolescence was “Instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary.” By the late 1950s, planned obsolescence had become a commonly-used term for products designed to break easily or to quickly go out of style. So that’s why most products designed in the US after the 50s weren’t built to last.
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Light Blue Optics
Posted on 09/08/10.
A glimpse of the near future; powered by their proprietary HLP™ technology, LBO products create bright, high-resolution images that are always in focus, work on all manner of surfaces, and can even respond to touch. They believe that HLP™ technology will soon become ubiquitous – seamlessly integrated into our homes, vehicles and personal devices, and changing the way we see and interact with the world. This could mean a big change to the technology we work with and how we use it.
Link: http://lightblueoptics.com/
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Up there
Posted on 20/07/10.
Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the in-told story of the painters struggling to keep it alive. Capturing a trade that is equal parts artistic precision and grueling labor, the film presents a painting tradition pre-dating modern advertising. A craft that today finds itself dangling precariously on the brink of extinction. UP THERE is directed by Malcolm Murray, based on an original concept by Mother. It is produced by Mekanism with music by the Album Leaf.
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Raw Color Prints
Posted on 21/06/10.
In the studio we are still in awe of the Raw Color project we posted before. These images show attempts to apply some of the strongest pigment made with “juice cartridges”. These inkjet prints are done with (C) Red Cabbage, (M) Beetroot and (Y) Pumpkin. Caused by the irregular juice flow, the inkjet created a unique stripe pattern in every print. How the Dutch duo managed to create cyan ink with red cabbage we don’t know, but for initial attempts these results are amazing.
Link: http://www.rawcolor.nl/
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Raw Color
Posted on 14/06/10.
An absolutely amazing project, Raw Color is a collaboration between designers Christoph Brach and Daniera ter Haar in Holland. They dismantle and purify vegetables to their visual essence ‘raw color’. The harvested color is captured by a new process preserving their intensity on color cards. Categorized by shades and families a new map is created which shows their beautiful diversity. This projects reinterprets the vegetable and puts it into new context.
Link: http://www.rawcolor.nl/
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Kursi
Posted on 10/06/10.
We are big fans of what our friends Kursi are making in Lancashire. The furniture, all designed and made in England, evokes classic work by the likes of Robin Day and Paul McCobb. They employ traditional, time-honoured joinery and upholstery methods to produce contemporary pieces of furniture - and every single one of their products is made-to-order. This day bed lounger and sideboard are stunning examples of their passion for hand-made craftsmanship and penchant for all things mid-C20th. We can’t wait to see more.
Link: http://www.kursi.co.uk/
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