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Imagining “Zootopia”

I took my daughter to see Disney’s “Zootopia” a few weeks ago and I was impressed not only by how…

Why There’s No Perfect To-do Manager

This article published last week at Wired is rather alarmingly titled “Why Can’t Anyone Make a Decent Freaking To-do App?”…

Movies Watched, March 2016

As I mentioned last month, I’m trying to stay away from TV in favor of movies, and I’ve been tracking…

PANTONE Footwear

Because there’s no end to the stuff that people will buy, including design savvy people, I guess: pantoneuniversefootwear.com. + Share…

Photo Portraits of Techies

Former techie-turned-freelance photographer Helena Price is working on a brilliant project called “Techies,” in which she takes photographic portraits of…

A Brief History of Lens Flare

This video essay from Vox is a nicely done overview of how lens flare became such a prevalent visual style…

Faking Food Photography

Art director Sally Suffield and photographer Dan Matthews reveal some of the tricks that go into making food photography look…

Interview with Tom Krcha, Adobe XD

A few weeks ago Adobe released the first public preview of what the company is now calling Adobe XD, its…

Still Mourning David Bowie

Brazilian designer and illustrator Butcher Billy is still thinking about the passing of David Bowie. He’s been working out his…

Watch First-run Movies at Home and/or Destroy Movie Theaters

This article at Slate is as good a summary of the controversy currently brewing over The Screening Room, a plan…