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eames and democratic design

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

los angeles i admire the eames’ simplified approach to design. the modularity and adaptability of their work appeals to me, and part of that is achieved by working within a strict set of guidelines. on first view, these guidelines appear to be restrictive but they are liberating because they keep things simple. it is very [...]

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a moment for christian bale

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

christian bale is right. he should be pissed off. he’s in the middle of a rehearsal and crewmembers are inadvertently distracting him because they don’t have the patience to wait their turn.

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the annoitment of a new chief

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

  san francisco in the hours following the formal inauguration of barack obama, i remember the impressive sight of the gathered masses, its sheer numbers, and wonder how many of them have been driven to congregate on this day out of a prolonged yearning for transformation – from within themselves and from their elected officials? [...]

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new year’s manifesto, resolutions for the year 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

los angeles new year’s resolution #1: less crap, more quality. in every respect. every respect includes relationships, experiences, memories, products, living spaces, the “body.” new year’s resolution #2: create one very good product. the word “product” is open to interpretation but the words “very good” are not. in the act of creating a new product, [...]

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