Archive: June 4, 2009

Biking with 5D Mark II from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. Sam Javanrouh took his Canon 5D Mark II for a ride on his bicycle and recorded the whole ride with a Sigma 12-24mm lens at 12mm. I probably wouldn’t recommend doing what he did, but I won’t deny that the video is kinda neat. But [...]

highline-park

After decades of abandonment and years of development, The High Line is finally going to open its first section to the public on June 9, 2009. You can enter the elevated park at Gansevoort, 14th, 16th, 18th, and 20th Streets. The rest of The High Line from 20th Street to 30th Street is still under [...]

ribbon-staircase

Check out this beautiful ribbon staircase from HSH Architects. The staircase is made from 10mm thick sheet metal and constructed in such a way that the stairs are able to bear the weight of an adult with ease. I’m loving these staircases that are open on one side. [via]

printed-wikipedia

Ever wonder what 5000 pages of Wikipedia might look like in physical printed form? Well, Rob Matthews has the answer. He took all of the articles from Wikipedia’s featured articles list and printed them and then bound them together in a book that’s thicker than any book I’ve ever seen. The resulting book speaks volumes [...]

bud-caddell-ven-diagram

Bud Caddell’s venn diagram here is pretty much what I’ve been trying to keep in mind as I look for a job in this unpredictable market. There’s plenty of room to compromise as I’m looking for employment — salary/pay, skillset, location, experience — all of which I have to consider when I am applying for [...]

MGMT have released an official music video for their popular hit song “Kids”. For a very long time, there was an alternate fan-made video floating around for “Kids” which you may have seen, but it wasn’t officially put out by MGMT.