interesting map application currently being developed, which helps to calculate travel time, find short cuts/ best route etc. or decide on the nearest bar you can crawl to within 3 mins.
and here another a similar app (via swiss miss)
me news
je suis un rockstar
as boss of columbia records ‘mike smith’ had unique access to many famous musicians during the past two decades, he made a collection of simple sketches of them on and off stage which are currently on show in london
the series is due to be released later this year in book form and several more of them can also be seen here
graphology
…the third episode reflects on the characteristics of digitised writing: the conversion of letters into electronic signals, the alternating structure of binary numbers, and also the games with codes and programmes and the complex networks that can arise out of these simple parameters…
interesting looking exhibition entitled ‘graphology 3’:
the third in a ‘series of exhibitions set at the intersection of drawing, photography, printmaking, film and computer graphics’ currently taking place at the muhka in antwerp
as luck would have it, i will be in antwerp this week and definitely popping by…
paper tiger
the paper sculptures by jeff nishinaka are worth a mention for their sheer crftsmanship alone… although i must admit that i do find the illustration style a bit too traditional, even old fashioned… but have a look and judge for yourself
update: by chance i just came across another guy with similar work: calvin nicholls
a life in paint
nice ‘life in pictures’ slideshow on the life of enigmatic painter (one of my all-time favourites): the recently deceased lucian freud, i especially like the lower image here by ‘david dawson’; shot with an analogue camera but even on closer inspection it still looks like an oil painting in itself…
