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JAM by Mirai Mizue “Mirai Mizue is a representative figure of the new generation of abstract animation in Japan. His films have been shown in more than 100 festivals in about 20 countries. His strong obsession towards cells forces him to draw every frame with surprising density. His rhythmical animation overwhelms viewers. Recently he has been trying to step into new territory:...
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“To Generalize is to be an Idiot. To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of...”
– William Blake
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Here’s Shepard Fairey painting the mural in South Park that I’ve mentioned a couple of times before. (by Jason Kantor)
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“Libraries set people free.”
– Hari Kunzru
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100,000 starlings fill the skies in Poole by Mark Rigler (via Russell Davies)
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“When you look carefully and avoid trying to label what you see, you inevitably...”
– Tim Wu on Slow-Photography
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“The reason a person is critical of a thing is because he is passionate about that thing. In order to have a critical opinion, you have to love something enough to understand it, and then love it so much more that you want it to be better. Passion breeds critical thinking. It’s why criticism as an academic practice comes out of deep research and obsession, and why criticism as a cultural...
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“If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really...”
– Francis Ford Coppola
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“Dreams of Eames” is Dave Douglass’s submission for the Core77 ‘Powers of Ten’ Challenge.
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“She didn’t mind admitting it when she didn’t understand something,...”
– Ansy Hertzfield remembering Caroline Rose (via Andy Lee via David Jacobs)
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Flipping from the industrial lead to the domestic...
Architect Rory Hyde interviewed Matt Webb of BERG London about the design work that his firm, a ‘product invention company’ as Webb calls it, produces. If you are not familiar with BERG (If you’re reading here, you’ve likely seen some of it.), the interview serves as a great introduction. Here’s a clip from Hyde’s lead-in: My image from the outside is of a...
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