Thursday, April 17, 2008

Hell, it made me laugh...

I think "Walking Softly But Carrying It Big" has got to be the best line of all time.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Artisanal Robots, anyone?


These are extremely cool, and made out of all sorts of crazy spare parts. Take a look!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Pink Pooch

Pink Pooch

Kelley and I saw this pink dog, complete with pink toe nails, at Beyond the Compass, Beyond the Square. His name was Chai. Talk about rich kid art.

Mt Vernon installation



I thought this photo might be of interest as most of you probably didn't make it down to see this installation. I thought it was brilliant and well executed. Materials were considered wisely and it ended up being an engaging, thought provoking artistic moment for the neighborhood. I'm talking about the sign not the fence.

Annapolis cuts loose

Spring break 2008- Annapolis
This was the highlight.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Dr. Pepper Democracy

Dr. Pepper has offered a challenge to W Axel Rose…

“Now, Dr Pepper thinks it's up to the challenge. The soft drink company says it will give a free can of Dr Pepper to "everyone in America" (excluding ex-GNR members Slash and Buckethead) if "Chinese Democracy" arrives anytime during the calendar year 2008.”

Chinese Democracy Challenge Blog

Original Article

Axel’s response

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Ace Jet 170



A VERY cool diagram from one of my favorite design blogs—Ace Jet 170. Click the pic to see more, this guy has great stuff!

Monday, March 10, 2008

75 grand?

Comes with a 2 week training session. I shoulda just skipped grad school and saved up for this.

From Craigslist, somewhere in Baltimore County:

Full Service Copy & Printing Company For Sale

Financial Information
Asking: $75,000

Summary Description
This print shop has equipment that allows him to do letterpress work. Most printers do not have such equipment so letterpress work comes in from other printers. A new owner should spend time soliciting office and business printing jobs, and add a pack and mail service to increase revenue.

General Information
Support/Training: The owner will provide a 2 week training period in all aspects of the business.




Friday, March 7, 2008

Decoder Ring print series- screen printing process

The Decoder Ring does a print series every once and a while and posts an excellent process gallery. Choose a print and as you click through "view process" it is shown building color by color. Some of the prints have up to 20 colors, so its impressive. They have a list of participants somewhere,