01.03.12 art
de Kooning retro
Retrospective exhibition of one of the great modern painters in its last days in New York. Wish I could have seen it in person, but the online version is pretty nice. One of my favorites of his late works below.
12.28.11 web design
CSS3 Goodness
Some great examples of what’s possible with CSS3 here, here, here, and here.
11.13.11 music
the civil wars
No, this post has nothing to do with American history. My daughter and son-in-law have pretty refined tastes in music, and this up-and-coming band is a recent addition to their favorites list. The title track from their first album will give you goose-bumps.
The softer side of this duo (not romantically linked; they are actually married to different people) is Joy Williams, who first appeared on the music scene as a (blonde-haired) Contemporary Christian artist several years back.
11.01.11 design
the 8 worst fonts
A recent post on Fast Company provides a list of The Eight Worst Fonts in the World according to the author. And ... YES ... it includes Papyrus, Brush Script, and Ransom Note (shown below), but alas, not Comic Sans.
10.18.11 design | web design
two new a book aparts
Today I purchased and downloaded the latest two books in the A Book Apart series, just released today: Emotional Web Design by Aaron Walter, and Mobile First by Luke Wroblewski.
This series features well-written, and designed, quick-read books on hot topics related to Web design and development. The effort is spearheaded by Jeffrey Zeldman, long-time leading advocate for Web Standards. I have purchased all but one of the six books in the series in e-book format, so I can read them on mobile devices. Another book in the series, Responsive Web Design has been instrumental in the making of this site, helping me try out a new approach for making Web pages that adapt to desktop, tablet, and smartphone screen sizes through the use of flexible layouts and CSS media queries.
10.15.11 personal
hangin’ with the hawks
Today I accompanied my wife on a venture out to the nearby Fugate Woods Nature Preserve for a falconry demonstration. The birds on display were actually hawks, not falcons, but it still ended up being quite a treat. The falconer and his apprentice providing a lot of background information, and even though the hunting demo did not produce any prey for the birds, the opportunity to learn more about falconry and get some pictures up close made the trip worthwhile.
10.14.11 design | games
wipeout!
My favorite video game franchise is back in the news ... Wipeout 2048 will be one of the first release titles for the new Playstation Vita handheld device, the replacement for the PSP. No release date set, and I doubt that I will be getting a Vita, but hopefully a version for the PS3 console will follow next year. I did see a rumor back in June that domain names for both Wipeout 2048 and “Wipeout Trinity” had been registered.
I also love Wipeout because of the great design and branding that has always been a trademark of the series. On the Wipeout 2048 Facebook page, you can see a photo history of Wipeout packaging. My favorite Wipeout branding was the work done by The Designers Republic. Below are a poster and two magazine covers featuring artwork from Wipeout3.
