Bookmarks for 2012-05-29

Protoarchitecture Analogue and Digital Hybrids
"Designing has become a liquid discipline pouring into domains that for centuries have been the sole possession of others, such as mathematicians, neurologists, geneticists, artists and manufacturers. Post-digital designers more often design by manipulation than by determinism, and what is designed has become more curious, intuitive, speculative and experimental…"
(tags:magazine )
The Influencing Machine | Strange Attractor
@markopilkington: First round of Mike Jay's 'Influencing Machine' orders heading out now – it's a beauty of a book – http://t.co/tTEDtfeP http://twitter.com/markopilkington/st...
(tags:ifttt twitter editmytaglaterwarren! )
Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside
"When the Alcubierre-driven ship decelerates from superluminal speed, the particles its bubble has gathered are released in energetic outbursts. In the case of forward-facing particles the outburst can be very energetic — enough to destroy anyone at the destination directly in front of the ship."
(tags:space )
THE NEW AESTHETIC – A VISUAL DISCUSSION on the Behance Network
"A Book exploring the State of The New Aesthetic as it stands. Intended as a starting point for discussion and a snapshot of The New esthetic as it stands"
(tags:newaesthetic books )