posted October 6, 2015 #
Sarah Moody runs Hardly Art, a Seattle-based record label with an arsenal of raw talent. Launched in 2007, the label is supported by industry icon Sub Pop, who Moody got started with as an intern and super-fan in 2004. After college, she shipped west to join the team full time and immersed herself in the local music scene. Inspired by emerging, small, and unknown acts, Hardly Art was formed to get behind bands like The Dutchess & The Duke that Moody was most excited about and expose them to a larger audience. The label holds fast to that dogma today. "[The artists are] doing what they should be - they're busy creating... Whereas our job is to take what they're doing, and make sure people hear it." Spoken like a true fan.
posted October 6, 2015 #
The
Project Apollo Archive is a huge repository of space images culled a Johnson Space Center DVD-R and other official NASA sources, posted by Kipp Teague to Flickr. They're all public domain images and some of them are, unsurprisingly,
stunning and
a bit chilling. It's so hard to wrap my brain around Space and the enormity of it all so seeing these images pulled from our moon and manmade objects orbiting our planet is just... Awesome. In the most literal sense of the word.
posted October 6, 2015 #
Last week I met Jeremy Mitchell, proprietor of
Mitchell Bat Company, a shop focused on selling high-quality vintage baseball bats and other related paraphernalia. I can't say that I know much about baseball, and am especially ignorant to vintage baseball, but the design of the wares supersedes that knowledge. I mean,
look at this logo! If someone told you that was lifted straight from the 1920's, you wouldn't blink an eye. Same goes for these
pennants - they feel incredibly accurate for the time they are reflecting.
Great work to Jeremy not only designing this stuff but having it produced in a way that feels right. It's a real impressive accomplishment to be able to make something like this appealing despite the audience, potentially, not knowing anything about it.
posted October 6, 2015 #
On the recommendation of trusted friend
Arlo Jamrog, I started using the
Day One app, a very well designed app aimed at journaling your day. I've never been one to really document my days events beyond photographing the interesting parts but I was intrigued by the idea of having a singular place to reference spots I ate at while out of town, or people I interacted with at various times. It also seems like a good way to strengthen overall memory by having to recall the events of the day.
Maybe it will be a total bust but I'm enjoying the interface at the very least and, hopefully, able to enjoy a little reflection later on down the line.
posted October 5, 2015 #
purchased without hesitation. only 180 left.
posted October 5, 2015 #
A profile of Bernie Sanders written in the 1980s, as he got his start in politics http://t.co/l56Ska6pvF http://t.co/oR3owpmwO7
posted October 5, 2015 #
Developers: tired of saving out separate images for retina screens? Then stop: http://t.co/ixlZ2ZGAda @smashingmag
posted October 5, 2015 #
I'll get back to the regular blogging material tomorrow but I wanted to throw out a big thanks to
Josh Horton and the entire crew of
Creative Works for putting on the second edition of their gathering. From the outside, it may appear to be Just Another Design Conference but it's rather remarkable that it's in
Memphis and gathers a lot of talent from the immediate area to partake. I don't think Memphis (or Tennessee in general) is thought of much of a Design central so it's quite refreshing to be around that many creative people in an environment where people can let their guard down a bit.
I am sure I will be posting more effusive praisings of the specific people involved but it was great to spend some time with
Demetre,
St Francis,
Jason Powers,
Mikey Burton,
Jeremy Mitchell,
Ghostly Ferns,
Reka Juhasz,
Dan Cassaro,
Dan Christofferson,
Matt Lehman,
Matt Stevens,
Rick Trotter and a slew of others whose names escape me.
It's a good time and I would recommend it to anyone looking to refresh their brain and get excited to get back to the work of making the Internet more awesome.
posted October 5, 2015 #
Old bloke sitting opposite me on the train to London has nothing but absolute contempt for me and my laptop, phone and iPad combo.
posted October 4, 2015 #
That thing when you meet fellow Brooklynites in Memphis. @theginbin @yewknee @danisalright @gorociao @darngooood @GhostlyFerns ??
posted October 3, 2015 #
don't say you wanna "re-up" to the pharmacist at walmart. they don't appreciate that kind of humor
posted October 3, 2015 #
FYI http://t.co/IFSpUSHhuY
posted October 3, 2015 #
An excellent book from an excellent show. wiresandfires too good. Hope you got one if you were? https://t.co/epDy0XrADx
posted October 3, 2015 #
Rachel Briggs is very good
posted October 2, 2015 #
Good Morning! Here's a foxy pic from @YellowstoneNPS to get your day started. #nationalparks http://t.co/MC92bkDFCF
posted October 2, 2015 #
We don't have flying skateboards, but I can ask my telephone how tall Frankie Muniz is and it will tell me - so that's something. #2015
posted October 2, 2015 #
Alright. Enough of this asshole. Final straw, that?s it. http://t.co/q5Pq0vegBX
posted October 2, 2015 #
Our thoughts and prayers are not enough?it's time to take action. http://t.co/qfEm0j9r3V
posted October 2, 2015 #
I've been traveling quite a bit this week
and attending this wonderful conference in Memphis -
Creative Works. That is to say, my browse time for videos has been extremely slim. The offerings here are meager but, hopefully, still enough entertainment to fuel your fire.
I'm off to see more Creative Works goodness. Hopefully the above keeps you mildly occupied and satisfied for another week.
