I found the following reads interesting and thought you might as well:
Typography is Impossible - a lengthy read about the history of type and why it can be so frustrating digitally. Maybe nothing you don't know but still a pleasant read.
Mozilla Wants You To Help Redesign Its Logo - being given the option to weigh in on a big companies future logo seems like a good way to have all of your ideas poo-poo'ed and some miraculous new design to emerge. If they go with the "Flik Flak" design they are dead in the water. That's just trolling, right?
This Logo Looks Familiar - if this article isn't directly inspired by this, I'll be shocked. If it's not, then they are falling prey to the very hive-mind mentality they're trying to point out.
Designing Data with Sketch - great walkthrough of tutorials and insights for getting sketch to play nicely with data and graphs.
Written, produced, mixed by Danz. Obscure but Visible EP out October 7th on Channel 9 Records, available August 26th for pre-order.
Pre-order limited edition 10" vinyl here: http://bit.ly/2bDaALd
Pre-order limited edition red cassette here: http://bit.ly/2bS1Ql9
Erica Gorochow put together this great site - Vote GIF to make reminding your fellow citizens of their deadline to register to vote easy and fun. Each state has it's own GIF with a little local flavor, a friendly wave and the pertinent information about the deadline. At the very least, I recommend heading over to the site and clicking the "Play All" button up top.. it's an animation extravaganza.
I posted about this in the ole sidebar the other day but since it has earned its way to heavy rotation I figured it bears repeating. This Mort Garson album, Plantasia, is a fantastic little 1970's Moog space journey. Mr Garson had an illustrious career writing and arranging for the likes of Brenda Lee, Cliff Richard, Doris Day, Mel Torme and Lee Hazelwood but he was also a pioneer in usage of the Moog and, boy oh boy, does it show. Plenty of early adopters of the instrument ended up making cheesy versions of classic songs but Garson crafts a audible journey that feels like it has some real heart behind it. Be like me, listen to it on repeat.
Been enjoying playing around with the Bent Camera app from Ian Broyles. It's a Glitch Effect camera for photo and video and it has a lot of options. I'm partial to the delayed RGB phased filter but there's plenty of different looks to play with. Give it a spin.
The Michael Shelley archive over at WFMU is deep. Sixteen years of radio shows is no small feat. Oh, and each show detail page has a bevy of interesting links to go along with it. Intense and impressive to say the least.
As I continue to dive into various Vaporwave songs, I'm curious where the plethora of samples originate from. Fortunately, this series does a great job of running through a ton of songs and playing back their original bits. I'd love to hear this for a single song rather than jumping around so much but I'll take what I can get!
Chad opened up my ears to this phenomenal Sonosolar mixtape over the weekend and I'm passing the treat along to you. The thirty minute compilation features an excellent mixture of psychedelic caribbean songs and latin "sonorous experiments."
Take a solid ten minutes today and read this Robin Chase (CEO ZipCars) penned piece, Self-Driving Cars Will Improve Our Cities. If They Don't Ruin Them. It's not a short read but she covers a lot of ground - from the potential impact on the economy, unemployment rates, congestion and the hardest part, changing the American mindset to not place Car Ownership on the same pedestal it is today. Are Self-Driving Cars and a Universal Basic Income related? She certainly makes a compelling case for it.
Absolutely an essential read to consider all the moving parts that get affected by no longer needing to drive yourself around.
Thanks to my brother, I was rather immersed in the world of The Monkees in my youth. I'm a fan of all the early albums and even managed to see a midnight showing of their bizarre movie Head. They're often a bit shat upon in the cultural zeitgeist but they really do have a quality catalog of songs. I could listen to this or this on repeat for days.
That being said, seeing that they had a new album was a bit shocking. They've been around for 50 years now and frontman Davy Jones died in 2012. But, if death didn't stop the Beatles from releasing new music, why should it stop The Monkees?
Fun facts about this record beyond the posthumous Jones appearance. 1) The title track, "Good Times" features Harry Nilsson on duet vocals (also dead) and was a demo from the 1960's that was started with Monkee Michael Nesmith and never finished until now. 2) Fountains of Wayne Adam Schlesinger produced it. 3) Rivers Cuomo wrote the latest single. 4) Andy Patridge of XTC worked on the record, a real treat given that he's mostly left pop music behind.
The most surprising thing about the album isn't that it exists but that they managed to make it a good listen.
Made for shopcoyotenegro.com SONOSOLAR is a ride around Piñones, Puerto Rico on acid, where old caribbean rhythms and new sonorous experiments are combined to evoke a journey through lost beaches and tropical galaxies.
BUSCABULLA SONOSOLAR MIXTAPE PLAYLIST
Vikki Carr - Cuando Calienta El Sol
Ralph MacDonald - Calypso Path (Sofrito Edit)
Rafael Cortijo Y Su Bonche – Sorongo
Elia y Elizabeth - Alegria
The Nigerian Police Force Band – Asiko Mi Ni
Various Artists – Toma Que Toma
Groundislava – Weekend In The Tropics
Lucia - Marinero (Spanish Version)
Prince Jazzbo - Crab Walking
Celia Cruz & Tito Puente - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
Los Sonset – Tema Sonset
Los Teenagers - Amor De Verano
Palmbomen - Black Safari
Buscabulla – Sono
Bomba – Grupo De Loiza Aldea (P.R.)
Empress Of – 2
Bob Marley - Jammin: 8-Bit
