Monthly Archives: August 2011

Tattooed Covers

For it’s 75th anniversary, Penguin Ink is now getting into some tattoo love. They’ve chosen six of their favorite classic stories, and selected six artists who work in tattoo arts and illustration. The books chosen were: Money, A Suicide Note … Continue reading

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A Paper Architect

                Christina Lihan makes architectural sculptures with paper, by hand, from pictures she takes to get the details correct. It is so labor intensive that my hands hurt when viewing her process pictures. … Continue reading

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The End Of An Era At Apple

Today, we all heard the shocking news. Well, not so much shocking as it is heart-breaking. One of the greatest innovators out there, Steve Jobs, is stepping down from his long-time reign as the leader of Apple. We’ve all been … Continue reading

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Stereotypes Do Not Help

            I have to say that Joe Mulvey’s blog, DisCiPLinEd IrrEveREncE (still hard to type), is a really interesting read that shows how difficult overcoming a stereotype can be. The premise behind his series, It’s … Continue reading

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Underworld Is BACK!!!!

I just saw the tweet by Colin Christian with a link to the video blog of Underworld: Awakening, which is set to release on January 20, 2012. As I am a serious fan of the Underworld series, this is such … Continue reading

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Comics Can Open The Mind

            This won’t be a long post, because I want you to read the whole interview(s) put up by Joe Mulvey (click on the microphone above). Joe runs a blog, DisCiPLinEd IrrEveREncE (wow, that wasn’t … Continue reading

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Confronting the Comfortable Is Uncomfortable

          Rather an obvious statement, isn’t it? And yet, when no one steps up to confront something bad because it’s acceptable to the majority, then it really is counterproductive in terms of finding a solution for … Continue reading

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The Ride Is Beautiful

If you’re a fan of bikes (as in the peddling kind), then you might want to check out this magazine. The Ride is an artistically beautiful piece, where design and content is obviously highly prided. And they have a huge … Continue reading

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Making You Think

                    Is this taking things too far? At Paris’ Orly airport, they are experimenting with virtual boarding agents, in the form of 2-D holograms, to help you find your destination. “Bonjour! … Continue reading

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Don’t Make The American Dream An Oxymoron

          We have walked on the moon. We created a machine that allowed us to fly like the birds. We have always done things bigger because our dreams have always been big. So what happened? Now … Continue reading

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