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Things you learn

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This:

Might look familiar to you if you are a Mac user, as it is – and has been for years – the Command key icon.  Did you know what it actually represents?

A castle as seen from above.  It was apparently widely used to mark points of interest in Swedish campgrounds.

You can learn more fun facts like the one above by reading Steve Silberman’s article on the icons Susan Kare designed for the Mac nearly three decades ago.  It even includes some fun original sketches as she was brainstorming the visual language of the revolutionary little computer.

If I had $1000

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I might just consider buying one of the lithographs from the 1969 illustrated Alice in Wonderland to which Salvador Dalí lent his talents, as pointed out by io9.  Because, you see, they look like this:

In looking up the price of a copy of the actual book (not found), I also turned up a video or three about the project:

With Xmas time just around the corner, feel free to take this post into account when considering how best to splurge on me…

A book to remember

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Since I will most likely forget by the time I get to reading it, I want to remind myself publicly to pick up a copy of 1Q84.  This NPR review explains why.

Its mention coincides nicely with Kate’s question:  “Did you see the time-lapse video of Tokyo set to the score of Blade Runner?”

android dreams from Samuel Cockedey on Vimeo.

The answer to which is now “Yes.” What a perfect companion to Murakami’s book.

From our minds to screen

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Well, this could certainly revolutionize videomaking in the (somewhat distant) future.  My mind is reeling – I wonder how visually – at the idea of simply thinking of the film you’d like to produce and having it produced from the raw thought-source.  Now, we just need to get cracking on doing the same for audio so that our brain masterpieces can have a kickin’ score…

(Engadget)

Site love

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The site:  Full-Stop

Why I went: article on creating fashion mood boards based on book covers – something that reeks of Kate

Why I stayed: the first look (above) was inspired by The Virgin Suicides <- te amo

Why I’ll return:

“Full Stop aims to focus on young writers, works in translation, and books we feel are being neglected by other outlets while engaging with the significant changes occurring in the publishing industry and the evolution of print media.”

Wired93: the idea

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I recently had the happy surprise of stumbling upon a September/October 1993 (pictured, too, in the Wikipedia entry) issue of Wired magazine – with William Gibson on the cover, no less.

Since I owe a very large part of who I am to reading this publication religiously from an evening in detention in 2000 until today, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at what was going on during the innaugural year of Wired. It could be said that little is accomplished in the world of technology by way of nostalgia, but I think that there is something to be gained from a bit of reflection just the same as in the art writing.

Besides, there will be lots to laugh at as we trek through technology from 18 years ago.

So, after only the first few pages (it’s late), what have I uncovered?

  • “I can record on a disc!” MiniDisc ad from Sony
  • classified style ad for Microsoft looking for a Visual Interface Designer and listing an actual postal address complete with Attn: instructions for submitting a résumé
  • “I want to discuss another dinosaur, one that may be on the road to extinction. I am referring to the American media…” (Not bad, not bad.)
  • Global Village fax/modem two page spread

If the next 101 pages keep up the pace set by the first 19, we are in for some real treats.