Ah, looks like my neighbourhood’s economy is not holding up too well in this recession. Evidence A: our billboards are being reduced to ads for dueling strip clubs: Evidence B: a local woman is offering to clean your apartment – in the near-buff: Looks like it might be a while to a recovery…
Author: lindsayrgwatt
Under Pressure
If the toilets of the bars, restaurants and offices of New York are to be believed, they are under constant assault from a plague of paper towel throwers. A frequent sign of recent intruders is a plea from the toilet to spare it. I was particularly moved by this one’s haiku:
Simple is the New Complex
This weekend I walked into a gallery on 21st street and saw this sculpture: This photo captures the components of the system, but not the dynamics of it. Basically, you’re looking at two fans facing each other and connected by four pieces of fishing line. Around the fishing line are wrapped two circular streamers of… Continue reading Simple is the New Complex
People Making Pretty Things
Last night Wen & I went and saw Objectified, Gary Hustwit’s new movie documenting how the best designers in the world create new, desirable objects. He’s interviewed the leading luminaries in the business – Jonathan Ives, Dieter Rams, Karim Rashid, Naoto Fukasawa, everybody at Ideo, Marc Newson, the Bouroullec brothers, etc. – and they shed… Continue reading People Making Pretty Things
Spirited Ad
Over the past few days I’ve noticed these billboards around the neighbourhood: It’s just blood on the floor, right? Oh, wait… I’m a sucker for these perceptual illusions, here’s an explanation for why they work. PS If all you see is blood, add a comment and I’ll tell you what to look for…