good is everywhere. from their bi-monthly magazine to their weekly starbucks good sheets, they take the often overwhelming and make it accessible through good design.
my favourite new good creation: the three-trillion-dollar war: its cost in ten steps.
Author Archives: shannon e thomas
good design and politics.
9 November, 2008 – 0h43
the universal declaration of human rights.
8 November, 2008 – 22h33
this sexy video was put out by the human rights action center and created by the incredibly talented seth brau.
when it rains.
4 November, 2008 – 14h15
the summer months have drawn to an end and seattle has turned cold and rainy, which i of course used as an excuse to go shoe shopping - specifically for rain boots.
the world of rain boots is far more vast than i ever would have imagined, and, as i scoured nordstorm’s flagship store, i couldn’t […]
sunday dinner.
3 November, 2008 – 0h56
in an effort to expand my culinary horizons, i’ve begun a tradition of trying a new recipe every sunday evening. this sunday’s explorations included a delightful apple onion cheese tart, a pear and chevre salad [of my own divine inspiration] and brownies with pumpkin icecream.
pano.
1 November, 2008 – 17h54
pano for iphone makes wonderful panoramas. just point, shoot, point, shoot, point, shoot, wait, and voila - a panorama is born!
this demonstration shows how well pano handles light changes, as it shifts from low light to sunlight and then back again. also, this photo gives a sneak peek into my studio.
these sorts of shots are […]
the itch.
24 October, 2008 – 10h34
every three to six months i get the unignorable itch to redo one of my websites, which usually leads to the unignorable itch to redo all of my websites [in case you’ve lost count, that’s five sites - two blogs, two portfolios and a splash page]. since it’s inception in june 2006 [just after my […]
penguin illustrated classics.
23 October, 2008 – 23h54
i’ve recently stumbled upon penguin’s illustrated classics at our local bookstore. my first penguin classic is jane eyre, illustrated by the amazing dame darcy.
others include the three musketeers illustrated by tom gauld, fairy tales illustrated by anders nilsen, and little women illustrated by julie doucet.
it is somewhat disappointing that, as thoughtful and well-executed as […]
minilogue - animals.
21 October, 2008 – 0h12
a great little live action + animation music video from minilogue; directed by varelsen and ljudbilden.
site specificity and the virtual world.
18 October, 2008 – 20h55
according to wikipedia, “site specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork.”
take michelangelo, for example. the man did plenty of paintings and sculptures that were not in any way site specific; works that could hang on any museum’s […]
inspiration.
9 October, 2008 – 14h30
we should not seek inspiration to create. we should create, and in this process of creation, find inspiration.
we visit museums and galleries, concerts and symphonies, films and plays, to reinvigorate ourselves. we read the words of great authors, we study the thoughts of great philosophers, we listen to our idols, hoping their ideas will make […]
