in three minutes, the largest dot will travel around the circle once, the next largest dot will travel around the circle twice, the next largest dot three times, and so on.
the dots are arranged to trigger notes on a chromatic scale when they pass the line
the music was generated using my own syd synthesis software, the [...]
Category Archives: Neat Design
Another Reason There Should Have Been the Internet in the 70s
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Visomatopoeia
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I made up the word to mean words that look like they mean. This is an animated type film by Montreal animator Jacques Khouri.
Fabulous Fakes
Monday, June 14, 2010
Above: ’Aurora Borealis,’ made by photographing a beam of colored light against a black curtain to achieve the edge effect, with holes in cork board to create the stars
Above: Tornado made of steel wool, cotton, ground parsley and moss
Above: ’Fields, After the Storm,’ made out of faux fur, cotton and sifted tile grout, with a shift in white [...]
Peter Hennessey: Art For Boys
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Peter Hennessey
Born 1968, Sydney. Lives and works in Melbourne.
1990 - 1995 Bachelor of Architecture (First Class Honours), RMIT
2000 - 2004 Australia Council New Media Arts Board Member
Link. Via Boing Boing.
Installation and Performance Space Spider Web
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Viennese/Croatian design collective For Use/Numen … uses nothing but packing tape to create huge, self-supporting cocoons that visitors could climb inside and explore.
Link. Via Boing Boing and Fast Company.
Like Rome Needs Another Museum
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The MAXXi is open. The new museum of modern art in Rome was designed by architect Zaha Hadid. I Googled for links to see it and saw lots of sites. The actual museum website is incomplete and provided little background. Here is one link that has lots of images.
I Had No Siblings
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Consequently, this work by graphic artist/illustrator, Rory Phillips, struck me as very funny. The link allows you to see a few pages.
What’s in your Pocket?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I’ve been setting type since I was kid. My father’s family were all printers. I never set lead type, but I have been using technology to create type since the 70s when my father bought two Adjustorwriters. The above is the ingredient list of Hot Pocket fast food. On sale at Boing Boing’s store. Link.
Advanced Style Blog
Thursday, May 20, 2010
I volunteer with a seniors’ housing society called PAL Vancouver. We provide 99 subsidized suites to veterans of the performing arts. I love working with PAL. And my role there and my advancing age have me increasingly aware of the social issues of becoming a senior. In my digital travels, I came across this wonderful [...]