Untitled (Atlanta) 1984
Posted on 06/09/10.
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This photo stood out at the Tate Modern’s ‘Exposed’ exhibition in London. Harry Morey Callahan (October 22, 1912 – March 15, 1999) was a self-taught American photographer who is considered to be one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century and noted as much for his work in color as for his work in black and white. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and started photographing in 1938. By 1946, he was appointed by László Moholy-Nagy to teach photography at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He would go out almost every morning, walk the city he lived in and take numerous pictures. He then spent the afternoon making proof prints of that day’s best negatives. Yet, at his own estimation, produced no more than half a dozen final images a year.
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Fiona Banner
Posted on 27/08/10.
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We have just been to see Fiona Banner’s incredible installations in the Duveen Galleries at Tate Britain. Two decommissioned fighter jets–a Harrier suspended from the ceiling with the nose a few feet from the ground, and a stripped and polished Jaguar belly up–‘remain ambiguous objects implying both captured beast and fallen trophy.’
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Planned obsolescence
Posted on 23/08/10.
Filed under under Culture / Design
Planned obsolescence or built-in obsolescence in industrial design is a policy of deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or nonfunctional after a certain period. The phrase was first popularized in 1954 by Brooks Stevens, an American industrial designer. By his definition, planned obsolescence was “Instilling in the buyer the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary.” By the late 1950s, planned obsolescence had become a commonly-used term for products designed to break easily or to quickly go out of style. So that’s why most products designed in the US after the 50s weren’t built to last.
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Milo, the virtual boy
Posted on 20/08/10.
Filed under under Code / Culture
Peter Molyneux, ex Lionhead Studios boss demos Milo, a hotly anticipated video game for Microsoft’s Kinect controller. Perceptive and impressionable like a real 11-year-old, the virtual boy watches, listens and learns—recognizing and responding to you.
Impressive stuff that demos several developments in the way that we can interact with technology, and how our actions can shape a unique experience.
Link: http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_molyneux_demos_milo_the_virtual_boy.html
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Julius Shulman
Posted on 14/08/10.
Filed under under Architecture / Photography / Video & film
Julius Shulman (October 10, 1910 – July 15, 2009) was an American architectural photographer best known for this photograph Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960. Shulman’s photography spread California Mid-century modern around the world. Some of his photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright’s or Pierre Koenig’s remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The brilliance of buildings like those by Charles Eames, as well as those of his close friend, Richard Neutra, was first brought to light by Shulman’s photography.
Celebrating Shulman’s life and career, the film VISUAL ACOUSTICS narrated by Dustin Hoffman is must see.
Link: http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/
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Diary by Carl Kleiner
Posted on 13/08/10.
Filed under under Photography
These shots are from the stunning photographic diary of Swedish photographer Carl Kleiner; we highly recommend a visit!
Link: http://www.carlkleiner.com/Diary
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Light Blue Optics
Posted on 09/08/10.
Filed under under Design / Video & film
A glimpse of the near future; powered by their proprietary HLP™ technology, LBO products create bright, high-resolution images that are always in focus, work on all manner of surfaces, and can even respond to touch. They believe that HLP™ technology will soon become ubiquitous – seamlessly integrated into our homes, vehicles and personal devices, and changing the way we see and interact with the world. This could mean a big change to the technology we work with and how we use it.
Link: http://lightblueoptics.com/
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