I yearned mightily to enter this fascinating yet repellent city, and besought the bearded man to land me at the stone pier by the huge carven gate Akariel; but he gently denied my wish, saying: “Into Thalarion, the City of a Thousand Wonders, many have passed but none returned. Therein walk only daemons and mad things that are no longer men, and the streets are white with the unburied bones of those who have looked upon the eidolon Lathi, that reigns over the city.”
-H.P Lovecraft

“I’ve been somewhat disappointed with my creative output as of late. So, with a day off of client work, I set out this morning to make something interesting before the end of the day.”
So begins Jer Thorp’s entry over at blprnt introducing his latest personal Flash project, Plumage which takes a Flickr tag and creates a set of feathers from the colour data in the image. Very cool.

After taking a crack at Viking’s Stationery Movies Contest (scored 18/20 while playing fair), I was reminded of Kristan Horton’s Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove photo project in which he ingeniously replicates stills from the film using everyday objects from around his studio.

Ninja Tunes Podcasts featuring Coldcut, Big Dada and Solid Steel.

Riding the London Tube can be a cold & claustrophobic experience. Down in the underground the rat race stops for no one; so it is best to keep your head down, find your place in the flow, and shuffle on.
In this mindset, imagine the ethereal, childlike effect that happens upon the commuter who stumbles out of the train and discovers the mural installation, City Glow, Mountain Whisper” by Superflat artist Chiho Aoshima at the Gloucester Road station. Part of the Platform for Art initiative, and her first solo project …

Just ducked into the London Apple Store on Regent Street. We are heading to Italy tomorrow, spending a couple of days in Venice, then on to Bologna and then finally meeting up with our friends Jen and Adam for seven days in the Tuscan countryside. I will be back online on the 17th with a full account of the adventures. Until then, ciao!