Quote for Today: Ray Bradbury
The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour. ―Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Quote for Today: R.G. Risch
The universe is not a stagnant place where technology stands still and only the few govern its destiny. Rather, it is a multidimensional dynamic entity that interacts with all things, …
A Twist on Paper: Sculptures of Peter Gentenaar
When creative pathways become blocked most of us give up or force ourselves forward. What if we changed direction instead? Peter Gentenaar was originally a printmaker who became dissatisfied with the effects he could …
Scanning the Nest: The Art of Ellen Hoverkamp
Technology constantly creates tools, but we seldom explore their full artistic potential. Pioneer Ellen Hoverkamp makes art with a scanner. Ellen Hoverkamp began making photographic images with her flatbed scanner in 1997, enjoying …
Dressing the Story: A Gallery of Operatic Set Design
Scenery is more than mere background or decoration. It has power to determine our rejection or acceptance of a story. Storytelling began with the human voice. No props, no set, just …
Water from the Air: The Miracles of Warka Water
Billions of people lack access to clean water and adequate sanitation. Is there anything creative people can do to help? The picturesque and rugged high plateau region of northeast Ethiopia …
Civilization: Beyond Earth and the ultra cool technologies of tomorrow from Polygon
Technology has often been spawned from ideas created by science fiction. Will strategy games play their part in the future? I grew up playing Risk, that wonderful board game where you became a colonial …
An Art Overlooked: The Making of Neon Signs
Sometimes we fail to see the craftsmanship that surrounds us. Is the impressive art of neon sign making becoming extinct? Neon signs have been an eye-catching way to advertise in large …
Technology in the Home: The Future in Home Appliances from GE
From machines that check vital signs and dispense medicine to laundry stored in compressed pellets, things are changing. Ready? In 2013, GE asked its designers to dream up what appliances …
Feeling the Road: The Toyota FV2
Will autonomous cars replace the freedom of the open road with the “predictability” of machines? Here’s an alternative from Toyota. One can see why a car that drives itself is …