Very interesting list of restaurant trends for 2012 by Baum + Whiteman (includes two-dozen list of buzzwords) · http://t.co/yUAouhhu [pdf] •
The New Yorker's Political Page for the 2012 US Presidential Elections •
How a magazine should take on the web: far from generic, nor content (including graphics, illustrations) nor layout.
The best American wall map: David Imus’ “The Essential Geography of the United States of America†- Slate Magazine http://t.co/ahj8OB6Q •
Charles Saatchi: The hideousness of the art world | Comment is free | The Guardian http://t.co/GOLIsLqo (via Instapaper) •
Yeah, so what is Dubstep anyway? Bom Bom Bom Kah Chshshsh Bom. Bassnectar explains in under 3 minutes · http://t.co/arTCjDlr · via @kottke · •
Skating to infinity and beyond
43 days ago
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Heille, pis bonne année!
For my iOS friends out there, this clarifies a few things: Misconceptions About iOS Multitasking · http://t.co/UWoWLNu5 •
Wonder what Girl Talk is up to these days? Download his new album http://t.co/5MqOQ89W and watch the film http://t.co/xA8PTPpp Vive le remix •
C'est quoi l'affaire avec le monde de Quebec et le métal? Ride-share à l'aller: Metallica. Ride-share au retour: Rage A. The Machine. •
Address Is Approximate: A clever & beautifully executed Google Street View stop-motion animation short by Tom Jenkins · http://t.co/HVE2c0qF •
Fin de Occupons Montréal. Au square victoria, les indignés restant se font évincer par la Police. •
I can finally tell you fine folks what I've been working on this past year! StarWars Identities has been just announced http://t.co/s8QinAQf •
ExtendNY: the New York City grid extended worldwide · http://t.co/BslJV0C8 · I live at the corner of 924 ave. and 6141 st. •
Speaks for itself. I have a folder on my computer with a similar collection, though this one is smartly grouped into categories. Here are a bunch of signup flows for example.
And I thought polo on a fixie was cool... mad bike skills and lowriding seats in cycle ball · http://t.co/NiH8NKzE •
Oh mesmerizing ingenious mechanisms! Lego Mindstorms Digital Clock · http://t.co/Zx3mL9AE · •
Halloween or Williamsburg? Funny cause it's true. · http://t.co/IIxgCIZB · @bookersim •
Nest: The [gorgeous & clever] learning thermostat · http://t.co/VVpge6sF · Tweak the temp, it'll learn your heating habits and suggest some. •
Why is the QR code failing? In brief: They're not a solution to a problem, but a problem in themselves. http://t.co/Q8zYyzln •
Well well, I have 32 slaves working for me, and most of them are Chinese. · http://t.co/ZTxVXUwh · #slaveryfootprint •
Cinemagraphs: Editorial animated .gif •
Well executed and totally up my alley: the rich pictural quality of editorial photography, mixed with the surprise and rhythm of an animated gif.
Now, treating animated gifs as a new type of medium is very interesting: formally, as a series of ultra short clips, instants, which can be juxtaposed neatly and all play endlessly; but also culturally, as an indubitable new child of our era (camera + photoshop + the web), which imposes rules and expectations. But rules and expectations, like in the case of Cinemagraphs, can both be bent and broken. Hurra.
I hope two things for these editorial animated gifs, cinemagraphs if you want to call them: 1) to see a plethora of variations across any new media content—online mags, iPad mags especially (blogs and tumblrs have been on the case for awhile now, though nothing much concerning series); and 2) to be found on the cover of a mag on a news stand one day. A longshot for sure, but that would feel like the future.
Pretty fun: Kern Type, the kerning game · http://t.co/J31aI7Hf · My score? A lousy 73 pts. •
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
135 days ago
I am truly saddened by his passing.
He remains one of the most inspirational figure of my life. I have been following his work since the mid 90s. I, a young teenager at the time, was looking up to this man, whose passion was inextinguishable, whose vision and dreams were without constraint, whose determination was fearless. It stuck with me.
He verbalized this impression and what drives him in his commencement speech at Stanford in 2005, the same year I graduated. I could quote it all, but this part has helped me a great deal, figuring myself out, how and why I work, why I get up in the morning:
Don’t settle. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Steve, you will be missed.
Title Scream: graphic inspiration from 8/16bit games. Also like a memoir of great saturday afternoons for gen Y · http://t.co/5fgTEKEp •
De retour du marché avec 60 lbs de tomates, 24 pots Masson, 2 bouteilles de vin et 1 Spremipomodoro. Enfin prêt pour cette soirée de pluie. •
Evan Roth: Multi-Touch Finger Paintings · http://t.co/jaEUtg8B · "Open Twitter. Check Twitter. Close Twitter." •
"A Back button labeled “Back†is never a good option." · Neven Mrgan's on labeling the Back button · http://t.co/ehiNPv7r •
BBC's How Many Really = Quantity of lives in perspective. How many of your fb friends where slaves in antique greece? · http://t.co/RNuWyAOt •
Daumen: Cuvée 2009
153 days ago
J’interrompts brièvement cette lente publication de photos de voyage pour vous faire part d’un petit projet qui me tient beaucoup à coeur et qui vient de voir le jour ici au Québec.
Jean-Paul Daumen (domaine de La Vieille Julienne), vigneron renommé de la vallée du Rhônes, vient de lancer une nouvelle ligne de vins à l’international, et c’est mon ami Louis-Pierre Chouinard et moi-même qui avons fait la conception de l’image de marque et des étiquettes.
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Au printemps 2010, Oenopole, l’agence qui représente Daumen au Québec, nous a approchés avec les grandes lignes du projet: un vigneron déjà bien reconnu, une nouvelle ligne, une célébration du travail de la vigne et de la cave dans la vallée du Rhônes. Ok go, on embarque.
Sachez que nous n’avions ni l’un ni l’autre un baggage professionel relatif à la culture du vin, à ses contraintes de distribution, aux traditions de commercialisation, à la compétition sur les différents marchés, et à la pollution visuelle existante en magasin, ici comme ailleurs. Nous devions donc compenser par nos expériences en design graphique (développement de marque, travail de l’image), nos bonnes têtes, et notre intérêt personnel élévé pour le vin. De plus, nous avions Oenopole, grands connaisseurs de l’univers vinicoles et vaillants instigateurs du vin vrai, à nos côté.
L’expérience s’est révélée un magnifique petit projet de design. Un vrai, dont l’aboutissement surprend. Un projet qu’on commence sans savoir où les réflexions vont mener. Mais après maintes et maintes discussions, ébauches, maquettes, bis, bis, bis, les pièces s’emboîtent enfin. Une cohérence conceptuelle et graphique s’installe. Le tout prend son sens, se concrétise et aboutit finalement à quelque chose de remarquable, d’unique et véritablement à propos.
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Je vous présente donc Daumen, un nouveau projet vinicole de Jean-Paul Daumen. Il ouvre le bal avec le Côtes-du-Rhônes (2009) (vraiment full bon, essayez le avec des côtelettes de porc ou de la bavette) et le Principeauté d’Orange (2009 – malheureusement pas dispo ici au Québec). D’autres vins suivront et s’ajouteront à la ligne, je vous tiens au courant.
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A heart-pounding, character driven neo-noir drama. Much slower than you would expect, though totally gripping. Reminded me of when I saw Pulp Fiction for the first time (which is a good thing).
+ Drive on IMDB.
Turkey: Selçuk
158 days ago
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Turkey 5: Around (and Inside) Süleymaniye Camii
163 days ago
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Ok, last Mosque gazing for awhile, then we move on to food, beaches and other turkish fun stuff (cats perhaps?). Here’s Süleymaniye Camii, designed in 1550 by Mimar Sinan, the chief Ottoman architect at the time and probably one of the most proficient and prolific Turkish architects of all time.
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We got there just before sunset, wanting to assist the Maghrib prayers but curiously—and I think it was because of the ramadan—there weren’t many celebrants yet, everyone was breaking the fast, planning to come in later for Isha (night prayers). Corinne still awaits, curious.
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