ars memorativa

Temple (Taken with instagram)

poptech:

Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram (via mapmeoblivion)

poptech:

• Questioning allows innovators to challenge the status quo and consider new possibilities;
• Observing helps innovators detect small details — in the activities of customers, suppliers and other companies — that suggest new ways of doing things;
• Networking permits innovators to gain radically different perspectives from individuals with diverse backgrounds;
• Experimenting prompts innovators to relentlessly try out new experiences, take things apart and test new ideas;
• Associational thinking — drawing connections among questions, problems or ideas from unrelated fields — is triggered by questioning, observing, networking and experimenting and is the catalyst for creative ideas.

designcloud:

Recreating Masterpieces with Flower Petals by Qi Wei

1. This piece is inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏) (Veronicas, Hyacinths, Pom Poms, 2011)
2. Takes its inspiration from a traditional Japanese painting of a crane by Jakuchu ( Roses, Pom Poms, Hydrangeas, Heliconias)
3. Inspired by  Van Gogh’s famous Sunflower Painting 

poptech:

At this year’s SXSW Interactive, there was a panel titled The New Aesthetic: Seeing Like Digital Devices. It was about technology, and how it relates to art and design. Since SXSW, there have been many discussions, including a sprawling, 5,000 word essay on Wired, about the New Aesthetic’s shortcomings, its potential, and its significance.

So what is the New Aesthetic, exactly?

The New Aesthetic processes reality through the lens of technology…

The New Aesthetic is an artistic movement. It is sometimes described as physical versus virtual, or the tension between humans and machines. Its major visual emblems include pixelated images, Photoshop glitches, gradients, render ghosts, and, yes, animated GIFs. Data visualization, like an elaborate Venn diagram, can fall under the New Aesthetic umbrella, as can graphic information, like a Google Maps screengrab. Strategically placing marks on a human face, so a machine can’t recognize it as a face, is an act of New Aestheticism. Another popular trend: Photos of people taking photos.

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poptech:

A recordless record player that nixes a needle for lasers that interpret colors, textures, and cut-outs to create sounds. (via fastcodesign) 

laughingsquid:

NYC Department of Records Releases 870,000 Historical Photos Online

beyondneptune:

Tracy Kestler

from the Sin Reservas series, 2012

designcloud:

Installation by Anne Lindberg

designcloud:

Passage (2007), Cornelia Konrads

Artist Konrards creates these mind-bending site-specific installations at parks and private gardens around the world. Her work is frequently punctuated by the illusion of weightlessness, the pieces sometimes suspended in air. (via)