Tag: books
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Links van 8 januari 2019 tot 13 januari 2019
Download Original Bauhaus Books & Journals for Free: Gropius, Klee, Kandinsky, Moholy-Nagy & More | Open CultureFortunately for design nerds, typography mavens and architecture enthusiasts everywhere, the good folks over at Monoskop have posted online a whole set of beautifully designed publications from the storied school. The European capital cobbled with Jewish gravestones – BBC…
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Links van 25 maart 2018 tot 15 mei 2018
Drupal takes on risky admin interface renewal to catch up with WordPress | Drupal ShellIt is sad to see that the gradual adoption plan was switched to chase down shiny technology, without good thought on the long term effects on the community. With the original monolithic model of Drupal, falling out of favour it no longer…
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Links van 27 mei 2016 tot 15 juni 2016
Ramadan 2016: Israel ‘cuts off water supply to West Bank’ during Muslim holy month | Middle East | News | The IndependentAlmost 200,000 Palestinians in the West Bank do not have access to running water, and require permission before collecting it themselves, according to a report by Amnesty International. A few months ago, I brought…
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Links van 26 juni 2014 tot 30 juni 2014
random thoughts: Dissecting the 128-byte raycasterLately a Reddit post caught my attention which is about a raycaster demo, animated, with mouse control and texture mapping, in only 128 bytes. Out of curiosity, I took a look at the source code and spent some time trying to figure out how it works. Fontblog | Ed Sheeran’s…
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Links van 21 januari 2014 tot 29 januari 2014
Post mortem – Thanks & lessons learned | Notes from the trenchesLessons learned – Don’t operate in a market where a single player can arbitrarily decide to kill you. Especially don’t work in a market that’s controlled by an entity that explicitly refuses to communicate with you (or anyone else) or to explain their guidelines.…
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Links van 14 januari 2014 tot 18 januari 2014
Ad blockers: A solution or a problem?Viewing ads is part of the deal if users want content to be free, says Freitas. The use of ad blocking software breaks that implicit contract. What's more, he continues, the vast majority of visitors who use ad blockers aren't interested in making even a small payment in exchange…
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Links van 2 november 2013 tot 3 november 2013
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming | Books | theguardian.comA lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens The badBIOS Analysis Is Wrong. at RootWyrm’s CornerAhem. "Look, I’m not known for pulling punches and I’m not about to start…
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Links van 19 maart 2012 tot 6 april 2012
Child of Rage The FULL Documentary – YouTubeShocking, Horrifying, Fascinating The full documentary. The Best Textbooks on Every Subject – Less WrongWhat if we could compile a list of the best textbooks on every subject? That would be extremely useful. Let's do it. Omni-Suzanne Ciani – YouTubeSuzanne Ciani working on the music and sounds for…
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Links van 6 januari 2012 tot 7 januari 2012
Carved Book Landscapes by Guy Laramee | ColossalFor the better part of three decades multidisciplinary artist Guy Laramee has worked as a stage writer, director, composer, a fabricator of musical instruments, a singer, sculptor, painter and writer. Among his sculptural works are two incredible series of carved book landscapes and structures entitled Biblios and The…
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Links van 12 november 2011 tot 5 december 2011
Arcade Improv: Humans Pretending to Be Videogames – Waxy.orgInstantly, Mike and Jerry understood, along with everyone in the audience born before 1978. Catherine Young & Family, Page OneA family working in the Tifton (Ga.) Cotton Mill. Mrs. A.J. Young works in mill and at home. Nell (oldest girl) alternates in mill with mother. Mammy (next…
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Links van 9 juni 2011 tot 10 juni 2011
If It’s Hip, It’s Here: Airigami: The Fine Art of Balloon Sculpture by Larry Moss.Balloon sculptor Larry Moss has many installations, fashions, and designs crafted of colored latex balloons to his credit. Brian Wood – Comics + Graphic NovelsBrian Wood is a comic book writer, best known for his subversive DMZ, which explores the city…
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Links van 3 juni 2011 tot 4 juni 2011
Well, What’s the Matter? – The COMPLETE definitive Catwoman origin.For Bruce Wayne, it took seeing his parents murdered in front of him; Jonathan Crane, a lifetime of ridicule and pain; Harley Quinn, all-consuming obsessive love. All the best heroes and villains in every medium, from literature to film to comic books, have traceable motivations for…
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Links van 5 mei 2011 tot 6 mei 2011
Dorothy | Casualties of WarGreen army men with PTSD. un altro Foglio di Otto da Codice Arca [ARK CODEX 0:2:38 — 0:2:45]"102 di 144 pagine (71%) realizzato" — whee! The last post – Penmachine – Derek K. MillerHere it is. I'm dead, and this is my last post to my blog. In advance, I asked…
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Links van 2 mei 2011 tot 3 mei 2011
Novices Orienteer, Experts Teleport – Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the designExpertise significantly impacts how we seek information online. Just as novice and expert photographers prefer different tools, so novices and experts behave differently when searching for information. Understanding these differences will help us design better search interfaces for both groups of users. The…