February 2009
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This week, I have mostly been:
seeing more members of my family than I was able to shake a stick at
sniffing some fresh postcards
coming to terms with the fact that the new Red Dwarf episodes might be worth watching
discussing spirit photography/religion/Cloverfield with some awfully clever people
slowly and painfully perfecting the art of M&S instant pancakes
wondering how much is too much to spend on a case for a...
WatchWhilst filming the new episodes of Red Dwarf, Robert Llewellyn has also been making Car Pool. The concept is simple: Robert gives someone a lift in his car, they chat, he films it.
Check out the episode with Jonathan Ross, above. It’s candid, goes off in random directions, and they both seem like Actual Real People. Ross in particular seems a lot more genuine than he ever has on his own...
Apple introduces revolutionary new laptop with no... →
“As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.”
– William James
Empire's review of Watchmen →
“The everyday object is the monarch of all objects”
– Bruce Sterling, via unproducer Ben Terrett in the Guardian
Thumbs down to the Brits
I watched the Brits last night. They were not good. Some thoughts: 1. It was hosted by a young Paul Shane and someone from a Showaddywaddy tribute band, both of whom went to great lengths to avoid anything resembling humour. Oh, and Kylie, going through the motions (did you know this is the 47th Brits she’s attended? Yeah, you’d look bored too). 2. Take That descending from the ceiling to mime...
Every picture I've ever posted on Binky, all in... →
Oscars: the best actors never to have been... →
Design Assembly. It's like Design Observer. But... →
Eight ways to drive a graphic designer mad →
“We’re trying to make the application as open as possible so that people are free...”
– Nicholas Felton discusses his legendary annual reports and Daytum
Saint Etienne interviewed by the Beeb →
“It’s like a lame TV movie about onion bhajis, starring Adam Woodyatt, with...”
– Charlie Brooker reviews Walkers’ Crisps new flavours.
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This week, I have mostly been:
working out exactly how stupid Luke Skywalker is in Return Of The Jedi
being amazed with iTunes’ Genius facility
welcoming the return of Mad Men
saving Academics
having a higher opinion of Bolt than the rest of the world (the ever tasteful Dr B excluded)
discovering the sample holy grail that is Isaac Hayes’ Ike’s Rap II
trying not to succumb to Foolish Designer Shopping...
“I’ll say, in your defense and mine, that screenwriting is a hopeless profession....”
– The Onion have added The Limey’s Dobbs-Soderbergh commentary track to the New Cult Canon.
“Do not alter the logo, even in humor.”
– IBM branding guidelines
In preparation for new book Graphic Design Referenced, Armin Vit visits the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). You could spend days going through all those boxes and just smelling the old print, let alone looking at it all. Lots more loveliness at Speak Up.
Via Swiss Legacy.
The cultivation of online personas →
Will Lost's time travel ever make sense? →
Helveti-tweet →
Phaidon buys Cahiers du Cinéma →
“The sheer design-o-rama aspect of it is just as enthralling. I can’t remember a...”
– Chip Kidd on Iron Man/Robert Downey Jr/Howard Hughes
“He’s out of his mind. How could you make this movie without Ironside? He...”
– McG talks about the real nut-job on the set of Terminator Salvation: Michael Ironside (via io9).