A couple of weekends ago, 14 friends and I gathered to try our hand at Murder at the Met scavenger hunt, hosted by Watson Adventures. For those who are not familiar with Watson Adventures, they stage scavenger hunts in cities across the U.S. Some of the NYC hunts include The Gangsters' New York, The Ghosts of Greenwich Village, and The Wax Attacks (held at Madame Tussauds). Most of the hunts are targeted for adults (meaning the questions can be tricky/complex...
Continue readingYou may find it surprising that I was in a sorority in college. I was not only a member of this sorority, but I was very involved, having held three VP positions, a pledge mom one semester, and chapter president for two consecutive semesters. I can go on and on about my sorority days, but I'll save that for another day. One of the many things that the general public knows about the greek system is that when a member stars pledging, he/she is given a nickname. This nickname may be based on the pledge's personality, looks, hobbies...
Continue readingYesterday, New York's MoMA began an exhibition called Design and the Elastic Mind, which, according to their website, "focuses on designers' ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and social mores, changes that will demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and convert them into objects and systems that people understand and use." In other words, geek art. Right up my alley. Here are three works from the online gallery that particularly caught my eyes:
"Attracted to Light," from the Long Exposure series, by Geoffrey Mann "Attracted to Light narrates the erratic behavior of a moth upon the stimulus of light," explains the designer. The trajectory is captured through cinematic technology and the echo of the path, materialized through rapid prototyping, forms a delicately... Continue reading
If you are at all familiar with design, printing, and/or publications, you should be aware of Pantone and its Pantone Matching System (PMS). (Pantone touts itself as the "global authority on color" and its PMS is the professional standard for design industries.) And, as we all know, I'm a color freak. So imagine my delight when I saw the 2008 Pantone Calendar featured in Black*Eiffel. Created by Swiss designer Moritz Zwimpfer, this desktop calendar features a different PMS color every day, with plenty of space below for appointments, notes, or doodles. I also love that the pages are spiral-bound, which makes for easier writing. The Pantone Calendar is available on Amazon for $28....
Continue readingYeondoo Jung, a Korean photographer, has a fantastic photo series called Wonderland (2005) where she translates children's drawings to real-life recreations. I love it!키다리 꽃 Giant Flowers c-print 2004가수가 되고 싶어요. I Want to Be a Singer. c-print 2004고래가 꽃으로 변해요 The Magician Turned the Whale into a Flower. c-print 2004Miss Sparkle Sprinkles the Magic c-print 2005 Via Neatorama. ...
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