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May 13, 2015
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Internet-Inspired Art by Joshua Rains
What are you working on—on the side?
I make drawings and paintings of an individual’s private life based on information I can glean from the Internet. More often than not I don’t know the person, and I don’t tell them I’m making work based on their life. I would say my work is an exploration in the blur between private lives and public selves, and how that line is mediated by social media and new technology. I’m really intrigued about the reality of contemporary privacy and the exploitation of...
May 12, 2015
“Yes, and…”: Improv Comedian Steve Waltien encourages Humility at the 40th CreativeMornings in Chicago
Comedian Steve Waltien promoted the power of “Yes” in his April address to Chicago’s CreativeMornings chapter. He focused his talk on “Humility”—CreativeMornings’ global theme for April 2015. When performing, he hones his practice using the words “Yes, and…” to help engage his collaborators and their audience. This practice, used in improvisational comedy, is composed of:
Yes = EncouragementTo elaborate, Charlie Todd, founder of Improv Everywhere, and wh...
And = Participation with new information
April 26, 2015
Folklore and Mars: Fernando Rosales, Designer and Typographer
It was by way of his interest in the cosmos, particularly his logo for the Mars Initiative (logo), that I discovered the work of Fernando Rosales, who works in editorial, publication, branding, and interactive design. Here, he shares his thoughts on connecting with literature and the outer space.
On being a graphic designer and typographer:
How did you arrive at doing the kind of design work you do?
Was there an initial encounter of design that played
a memorable role in your career p...
April 15, 2015
The Beauty of Wood Type: Jim Moran at the 39th CreativeMornings in Chicago
Imagine life back in 1880, the year the J.E. Hamilton Wood Type Company was established. “Science Magazine” was first published. The first electric streetlight was installed in Wabash, Indiana. The Cologne Cathedral was completed. The first cash register was patented in Dayton, Ohio. This time period is the context for the evolution of wood type, the passionate focus of Jim Moran’s CreativeMornings/Chicago presentation—celebrating the fact of precedents.
In its first 20 years, the Wisconsin-ba...
April 12, 2015
Tweeted March 2015: Food for thought
Tweet icon designed by Adame Dahmani from The Noun Project collection
“Today, being able to continuously learn and share new knowledge
is as important as showing up on time was in the industrial economy.”
—Harold Jarche
Tweeted by @marciamarcia on March 31
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt
Tweeted by @ItsArcoh on March 29
“It’s time to build for fun.”
—Kevin Wang
Tweeted by @kphw on March 28
“Every sentence is an innovation.”
—John Cheever
Tweeted...
April 10, 2015
Pride, Work, and Necessity of Side Projects: Recycled Tee Pillows by Brittany Campbell
What are you working on—on the side?
I have had an Etsy shop, Britty Jane, for a few years now, but have only used it as a place to sell screen prints, graduation announcements, and wedding invitations. I recently moved, and while trying to downsize my belongings, I came across all these awesome t-shirts that I no longer wore, but couldn’t bring myself to give away. I decided to repurpose these shirts into pillows. Friends and family members loved them so much that I started making pillows out...
April 7, 2015
Patronage Package 15 of Duly Discovered
Advice
“Human-Centered Hiring in a World of Automation”
by Abby Neilson
“The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking”
by Carol E. Holstead
“How to Kick-Start Your Content Marketing Strategy”
by Sarah Whitman
“Stop Wasting Your Employees’ Time”
by Jennifer J. Deal
Books
“The Steve Jobs You Didn’t Know: Kind, Patient, and Human”
by Rick Tetlezi and Brent Schlender
“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School: A Charming Catalog of Excuses and An Allegory for How Human Imagination Works”
by Maria Popova
“25 Unc...
March 17, 2015
Navigating Climate: Katherine Darnstadt at 38th CreativeMornings in Chicago
Although Katherine Darnstadt, an architect who founded Latent Design in pursuit of projects in community development, titled her talk “Let’s not talk about the weather,” she did address “Climate,” CreativeMornings’ global theme for February 2015. Weather and climate are different. The former deals only with short-term effects. The latter is about patterns over long periods of time. Darnstadt and her team invest their work into initiatives that are integral to improving the economic, cultural,...
March 4, 2015
Patronage Package 14 of Duly Discovered
Apps
Coffitivity
Lit Hub
Neighborland
Blogs
Apple World Today
Food Travelist
Books
“Pete Peanut and the Trouble with Birthdays”
by Sean Hewens and Mimi O. Chun
“It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War”
by Lynsey Addario
“Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story”
by Michael Rosen
“Last Stop on Market Street”
by Matt De La Pena and Christian Robinson
“Women in Tech”
by Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack
“Helvetica/Objectified/Urbanized: The Complete Interviews”
by Gary Hustwit
“Get What You Want: The Ultima...
February 28, 2015
Making good things demand good craft
Joseph Thompson (above), a traditional woodworker, posted these photos and remarks, regarding a chair-restoration project for a client, to his Instagram community:
“Here’s a textbook example of how not to repair a chair. The slats don’t allow for seasonal movement, and screws jammed into tenons don’t quite cut it. I just can’t leave it like this in good conscience.”
“I’m beginning to think the person who first repaired this chair ran out of glue and used bubble gum to glue these slats in.”...
