halfway through writing this post i realised that i had already posted the work of photographer ‘wai lin tse’ before… i obviously like it quite a lot… so have another look anyway…
me news
bluebell sequel
here’s another, nicely made, opportunity to mishandle the wrangler man
klas herbert (allsorts part 2)
i went back through the folio of the designer who made those funky ‘liquorice allsorts’ posters (see yesterday) and it was worth it, for example the ‘wet paint and fabrics’ series shown above… have a look around (also in the archive)
it ain’t what you say, but the way that you say it
…suppose I say to you in English that “I spent yesterday evening with a neighbor.” You may well wonder whether my companion was male or female, but I have the right to tell you politely that it’s none of your business. But if we were speaking French or German, I wouldn’t have the privilege to equivocate in this way, because I would be obliged by the grammar of language to choose between voisin or voisine; Nachbar or Nachbarin. These languages compel me to inform you about the sex of my companion whether or not I feel it is remotely your concern. This does not mean, of course, that English speakers are unable to understand the differences between evenings spent with male or female neighbors, but it does mean that they do not have to consider the sexes of neighbors, friends, teachers and a host of other persons each time they come up in a conversation, whereas speakers of some languages are obliged to do so…
very interesting article on language & culture
dd
‘dazed and confused’ have just launched a new redesigned website dazed digital, interesting feature is that you are automatically logged in with your facebook account so you can leave comments (at least i was) or is that annoying? the overall layout, navigation and dynamic scroll at the bottom seem well thought out to me…