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1972

i might have actually blogged this before, not sure, so apologies if my memory fails me:

a very fastidious and (nearly) complete overview of otl aicher’s legendary identity system for the ’72 munich olympics, there are even some items for sale, if you’ve got cash to burn…

m / 23-04-2010 11:20

thai pography

my neighbour, frank has just made a smart ‘thai’ version of his own ambigram ’21bis’ logo… nice

m / 23-04-2010 11:17

nerdy tip of the day

here’s how to enable the ‘x-ray’ function for folders in the OSX finder’s ‘quick look’ preview, pretty handy… but don’t blame me if you mess up your system using terminal commands you don’t understand…

m / 23-04-2010 11:13

the object stares back

local artist/photgrapher levi van veluw mailed me yesterday with some new updates to his work, levi is still continuing with the exploration of his own identity… amongst other things he has moved on to inlaid wood veneer as a material and made some new pieces that place a whole different scale on the subject…

i do find myself feeling curious about what his next step will be when this idea has run it’s course… although he already appears to be moving away from photography as a medium

m / 23-04-2010 09:26

raw beef sausage and things

the dutch national newspaper ‘het parool’ did another write-up on the ‘amsterdam things’ project yesterday, this time a much larger and very favourable review about the small photo exhibition we have made in the city archives (till late june) the two language versions of the book are being officially launched this coming sunday at the same location from 3 in the afternoon, bring your kids…

m / 23-04-2010 09:21