Mining Brilliance in the Ludicrous

Allison Arieff has a wonderful column today in the New York Times highlighting the work of Steven M. Johnson – a man with whom many of you will be at least peripherally familiar. An inventor in the most whimsical sense, Johnson’s creations range from the absurd to the gloriously sublime.
In discussing his often fantastical, sometimes [...]

links for 2009-01-16

cellar door: Demure Optimism
Acknowledgement v. Optimism through the prism of fashion – though I think it reaches well beyond.

“Technology” is the problem
Helge Tenno follows up on McCluhan and Davies.

Open plan vs. open to distractions « (almost) always thinking
A strong argument in support of open floorplans for creative organizations.

The Well-Constructed Document | Serial Consign
Michael Place and [...]