Global technology company Honeywell is still alive and kicking in 2015 but in 1977 the idea of electronic mail was certainly novel and almost unfathomable. It’s so fascinating to see how previous decades, what’s unimaginable in our daily lives becomes commonplace. And everyday objects that were commonplace fade to black and become pieces of quaintContinue reading “What The Heck is Electronic Mail? Asks Ad From 1977”
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Vincent Van Gogh In 3D Occulus Rift
Famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh ‘The Night Cafe’ gets the Occulus Rift treatment with a 3 dimensional view into Van Gogh’s hidden world. Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo in 1888 and joked that he planned on painting the Café de la Gare as revenge for husband and wife proprietors Joseph-Michel and MarieContinue reading “Vincent Van Gogh In 3D Occulus Rift”
I Collect Images of Paintings Like Others Collect Treasures
Does anybody else reserve images that they find online that are compelling or inspiring? Perhaps I am the only one, let me know if you do too. Here are some poached by my boyfriend and delivered to me like a treasure. Each inspire wonder and inspiration, although disparate in subject matter they all have theContinue reading “I Collect Images of Paintings Like Others Collect Treasures”
Life in a Doughnut-Shaped World: NASA Artwork From the 70’s
In the 1970’s NASA and Stanford University held three space colony studies. Attendants of the course produced artistic renderings that showed what could theoretically be possible in a future inter-planetary world. This doughnut-shaped world was a pristine, insular and remarkably beautiful space sanctuary called the Stanford Torus. Click on the images below to magnify and viewContinue reading “Life in a Doughnut-Shaped World: NASA Artwork From the 70’s”
Creepily Correct Predictions Circa 1880 About the World in the 21st Century
Albert Robida was born in 1848 and died in 1926. A French illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist, he came up with some creepily accurate predictions about World War II and also how our world would look like in the 21st Century. He wrote a futuristic trilogy in the same vein as Jules Verne OfContinue reading “Creepily Correct Predictions Circa 1880 About the World in the 21st Century”
Cut The Crap at The Checkout: A Guide to Free Shipping For Australia and New Zealand
After a few months of living in New Zealand, I’ve found the selection of bricks and mortar clothing stores, book shops and electronics outlets very wanting. Particularly when it comes to men’s clothing. My boyfriend, although incredibly fussy – was pretty much unable to locate a plain black, classic fit shirt or plain black t-shirtContinue reading “Cut The Crap at The Checkout: A Guide to Free Shipping For Australia and New Zealand”
How to find the right music for coding, writing or any other absorbing activity
A playlist can have magical import upon your creative output. Here’s some music styles that have helped me for writing, creating, sorting and doing the more mundane but necessary tasks in daily life. A few tips on selection 1. Seek out music that’s unobtrusive and doesn’t command all of your attention. It should overall beContinue reading “How to find the right music for coding, writing or any other absorbing activity”
The Earth Only Lives Once: Climate Change Protests Happening Right Now
Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have galvanised hundreds of thousands of people all over the world into action in 2,000 locations worldwide.In NYC, the People’s Climate Change March took place on the streets ahead of the UN climate change summit in New York. Image Source Image Source In Manhattan, organisers that aroundContinue reading “The Earth Only Lives Once: Climate Change Protests Happening Right Now”
What Makes a GIF into Something Great
There’s no cut and dry answer to this question. Infact, typing ‘What makes a GIF into something great’ into Google gives almost no search results, only instructional guides about how to make GIFs. We’ve already discussed Scorpion Daggers’ great work. This has led me to writing something on what constitutes a great GIF. They visibly skip:Continue reading “What Makes a GIF into Something Great”
The Secret Back Door to the Entire World
This is just perfect for armchair travelers and people with incurable wanderlust. Take a step through this virtual door and be transported to some of the most curious, random and exotic locations in the world, all courtesy of Google Maps/ Google Earth. What a clever idea by this British door replacement company. Surely the marketingContinue reading “The Secret Back Door to the Entire World”
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