The New York Public Library has a deep repository of scanned photographs. Take a deep dive into a search for Protest and you can see hundreds of images documenting civil opposition to the likes of the Vietnam War, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, the Board of Education, etc. etc. The list of ideas, decisions and people that have been openly opposed by American Citizens is long to say the very least.
With January 21st's Women's March on Washington just around the corner it's important to remember why people gather and protest. It isn't because they are "lousy losers" or need to "get over it" but because we live within a system where getting your voice heard requires it.
The Stupid Shit No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon is a free one-day event where participants are asked to make projects that have no value whatsoever.
Tons of great pieces from Norway photographer Øystein Sture Aspelund but start your journey with the Twilight series - a collection of images shot on expired film that has a grain and crustiness to it that really works quite nicely juxtaposed to the big open landscape subjects.
Netflix is premiering a new documentary series entitled The Art of Design on February 10th. As you'd imagine, it's a bunch of interviews with influential designers talking about their craft, their story and their hopes for how it shapes the future. I can't help but think it's going to be hours of overly entitled, self-involved, grandiose statements.
Scott Dadich, editor in chief at WIRED, worked on the series and he's posted an introduction to the series in which he promises it is something different. Given the source, that's not a surprising statement.
All that being said, I'll likely watch it. We should all yearn to be less pessimistic and maybe this will be more fascinating than it appears to be at first glance.
The GIF does it no justice but I highly suggest pulling up this full performance from Makeup and Vanity Set from the 2017 MAG Fest. His light show has been getting more and more intense over the years and this is, as of this posting, the most prime example of it. Oh, and the music is surprisingly awesome for the environment. I would have thought the dark overtones would have been too much of a downer but it's not at all.
Phenomenal read from the New York Times on The Report of the 2020 Group - aka the Future of The New York Times. They share some stats on their subscriptions versus advertising rates as well as their vision for the future of the publication. With all the talk of Fake News and an Internet loaded with slight of hand, this is a rather positive view on the future.
I've been diving deep into the offerings of Strike Gently after seeing this Death Pin from Kim Mikhi. There are a phenomenal amount of great pin and patch designs and a world of great artists to explore from there. Real happy with stumbling into this.