Because I was adopted and because I was an orphan (for a short while) and because my adoption was not as successful as one hopes it will be. And because I discovered later in life that war babies were treated differently than the bastards by the Catholic orphanage workers, and because I have no children [...]
Category Archives: Contemporary Issues
Marwencol by Mark Hogencamp
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I have a “neice” who is the daughter of the daughter of best friends whom I have known all my life. Her name is Sahara. She has changed my life. She has developmental deficiencies that prevent her from talking and communications. I love her and her whole family to bits. She has changed the way [...]
Derek Melander: Sculpting With Discarded Clothing
Monday, March 8, 2010
Amongst other media, artist Derick Melander creates meticulous sculptures out of carefully folded second hand clothes. His work brings attention to the large amount of textile waste that is generated daily. The piles of folded clothing typically weigh between five hundred pounds and two tons, and provide a striking impact of the disposable society we live in…in an artistic way. Link.
Human Oxymorons
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
If truth is beauty, these people are ugly. Although a horrible thing to say, the inverse idea is that falsity is ugly and the subjects of photographer Phillip Toledano have denied the natural truth of their birth by re-creating themselves through plastic surgery. They have created now false selves in order, I assume, to be [...]
Hilarious, Fabulous Animation on Preventing AIDS
Monday, February 8, 2010
Thanks to my friend, Sandy!
Liquid Glass: New Conservation Agent
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
It sounds too good to be true: a non-toxic spray invisible to the human eye that protects almost any surface against dirt and bacteria, whether it is hospital equipment and medical bandages or ancient stone monuments and expensive fabrics.
But true it is. The spray is a form of “liquid glass” and is harmless to living things and [...]
GENIUS use of YouTube!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Watch this. I have NEVER seen YouTube used this way and it is amazing. One of the most depressing things about the Web is the comments people leave in response to news items. It is painful to read how stupid and hateful people can be in their responses. This video on Youtube is not at [...]
The Power of Charts
Monday, January 11, 2010
An excellent video on the power of charts to inform and misinform and about the future of visual language. Link. Thanks to Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish.
Climate Dress
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
This dress lights up according to the level of CO2 in the air. From the DIFFUS website, they say:
The Climate Dress is made of conductive embroidery, over hundred of tiny LED lights inserted into the embroidey, a CO2 sensor and an Arduino Lilypad microprocessor. The LEDs visualize the level of CO2 in the nearby surroundings [...]
A Humorous Rant on Language (with Great Typography)
Monday, November 30, 2009
All I know about this, is that the poem is by Taylor Mali (www.taylormali.com). His homepage is as brilliant as this video on Vimeo. When you click on the various index sections on his homepage, you see an anagram of the listing title you have chosen that is apt and funny.
This video combines pithy and [...]