Ian Crowther is Lousy with the Spirit
March 2nd, 2010
New portfolio site.
Archive for the 'collection' Category
Sign Painters
March 1st, 2010
"Before there was vinyl printing there were big brick walls and craftsmen who covered said walls with their commercial artwork."
History Of Chicago Music 1908-1980
February 19th, 2010
"The history of recorded music in Chicago during the 20th century was broad and deep, traversing sonic areas both familiar and unknown."
One Cubic Foot — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine
February 3rd, 2010
"How much life could you find in one cubic foot? That's a hunk of ecosystem small enough to fit in your lap."
Can this please become a standard unit of volumetric measure?
Ubuweb on Twitter
January 20th, 2010
Ubu has been tweeting additions to their own archives as well as avant garde music/knowledge finds elsewhere on the web.
T marks the spot
January 10th, 2010
New York Times Magazine Ts
Ogden Nash
January 1st, 2010
The author reads some poems, with accompaniment.
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme - but does it float
December 17th, 2009
LIFE on the Rails: Boxcar Logos
December 16th, 2009
LIFE Magazine collection of logos painted on boxcars.
Lacking a point of reference, horizon, or certain depth of field
December 13th, 2009
I think the knowledge came to him at last — only at the very last…
December 13th, 2009
Polish Space Stamps 1963
November 28th, 2009
Accidental map projections II
November 17th, 2009
Rejiggered map projections. Reminds me a little of playing with Logo in 2nd grade.
Calendar Eras
November 13th, 2009
FORTUNE MAGAZINE
November 10th, 2009
Donald Barthelme’s Syllabus
November 4th, 2009
Article about the effort to read through Barthelme's entire list of suggested readings for his students. Perhaps more interesting is the actual list itself.
See the Bigger Picture
October 27th, 2009
Posters based on abstract ideas, the history of ideas, crackpot ideas, and ideas.
Anatomy of Japanese folk monsters
October 19th, 2009
"Yōkai Daizukai, an illustrated guide to yōkai authored by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, features a collection of cutaway diagrams showing the anatomy of 85 traditional monsters from Japanese folklore."
Liu Bolin…The Invisible Man…
October 7th, 2009
Hubble: The Man, the Telescope
September 17th, 2009
Photo gallery of Edwin Hubble, the Hubble telescope in development, after being launched, and being maintained.