graphics and signage

Ben Rubin’s San Jose Semaphore

March 28, 2012

Ben Rubin’s San Jose Semaphore

Perhaps my favourite digital art piece, Ben Rubin’s San José Semaphore. Photo by Peter Elst.

From Ben Rubin’s Vimeo:

San José Semaphore, by artist Ben Rubin, is a permanent public artwork commissioned by Adobe Systems Incorporated in collaboration with the City of San Jose’s Office of Cultural Affair’s Public Art Program.

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I should explain that there is no question of The Queen dismissing the Canadian Prime Minister or dissolving Parliament as you suggest

March 3, 2012

I should explain that there is no question of The Queen dismissing the Canadian Prime Minister or dissolving Parliament as you suggest

This is a letter from the Queen’s office, written in response to a letter from Montrealer Chantal Dupuis who had written the Queen asking her to use her powers to remove our clearly lunatic prime minister.

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Never ending…. Tasty chatting

February 21, 2012

Never ending…. Tasty chatting

That pretty much sums up much of my recent trip to India. Never ending tasty chatting.

Gajali or gajalee (also the name of a famous fish restaurant further up the Maharashtra coast in Mumbai) means  “an informal gathering” in the Malvani & Konkani languages.

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Concentric diamond pattern in India – “eye of nightingale”

February 17, 2012

Concentric diamond pattern in India – “eye of nightingale”

If you are the type who notices recurring patterns, and like me are not from the Indian subcontinent or Central Asia yourself, you would start to notice a common concentric diamond pattern if you spent time in India.

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Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri

January 5, 2012

Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri

Arcosanti, designed by Italian-born architect Paolo Soleri, is an experimental architectural complex perched on the side of a gulch in the Arizona desert, about 70 miles north of Phoenix. 

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