Rocky Votolato

Posted on July 25, 2007

Get his new album: The Brag and Cuss

I was a huge fan of his last release Makers, it has an amazing folk sound, stripped down to mostly his guitar and harmonica, and the guy can just write. I don’t know if The Brag and Cuss tops Makers but it’s a tough call.

The guy is simply an amazing songwriter. It took me a few times through the album to get past the superficiality of it, past all the new instrumentation that he acquired for this album. But after loving even that, I began to hear his words. And beautiful they are. I would encourage you to pick this one up.

The Darjeeling Limited

Posted on July 24, 2007

Alright all you Wes Anderson fans out there. Here is the next installment. The trailer looks pretty. I did notice however that he’s using an almost identical color palette to the one he used in Life Aquatic. Interesting.

Here’s the link to the Apple HD Trailer: The Darjeeling Limited

Carving Plight of Coal Miners…

Posted on July 15, 2007

He Churns China

By Howard French

Zhang Jianhua’s temerity in representing Chinese coal miners through life-size sculpture has earned his work what might be called a soft ban.

Akron Museum of Art

Posted on July 15, 2007

A Fine View, on the Outside at Least

Junk Camera Soldier

Posted on July 10, 2007

Junk Camera Soldier:

Here’s a different take on the war: Junk Camera Soldier — Hrad Kuzyk — shot black and white film in various, well, junk cameras, while deployed to Iraq for 16 months. I found a short collection of the work currently featured on the homepage of toycamera.com, and a much larger collection at pbase. It’s downright weird and haunting stuff.

(Via APhotoADay News.)

What a designer has to do when looking for a job

Posted on July 9, 2007

What a designer has to do when looking for a job:

This is a good article from someone in the profession. A few good practical tips that a lot of people forget sometimes.

What to do back then to get noticed?

How it is now

What I think

What I would do online

When you don’t have the technical knowledge

(Via Veerle’s blog: full articles.)

SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HOUSING

Posted on July 9, 2007

Foreign Office Architects:

Faced with a shortage of public housing, the City of Madrid commissioned Foreign Office Architects to create a sustainable multi-unit residential alternative for its new public housing development at Carabanchel. Simply known as Carabanchel 16, this building shows how you can is a simple housing design transformed into a beautiful canvas of light and shadow using the simplest tool in an architect’s arsenal: shading devices.

(Via Inhabitat.)

Universitat Lateranense Library

Posted on July 5, 2007

There is a great gallery to accompany the article for this library showcase. The interior has a very different feel than what you see here, quite exciting. Article link:

New library at Universitat Lateranense, by King Roselli Architetti

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