notes.husk.org. scribblings by Paul Mison.

2012-05-15

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The power is on - so back off, a poster from the East London line’s late 1990s rebuilding at London Transport Museum’s Pick Mix site (thanks, Chris)

The power is on - so back off, a poster from the East London line’s late 1990s rebuilding at London Transport Museum’s Pick Mix site (thanks, Chris)

2012-05-13

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Essex Fingerposts, a set by John V Nicholls on Flickr.

Essex Fingerposts, a set by John V Nicholls on Flickr.

2012-05-11

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The Lunar Ranging Retroreflector, as placed on the Moon by Apollo 15: The Laser Ranging Retroreflector experiment has produced many important measurements. These include an improved knowledge of the Moon’s orbit and the rate at which the Moon is receding from Earth (currently 3.8 centimeters per year) and of variations in the rotation of the Moon. These variations in rotation are related to the distribution of mass inside the Moon and imply the existence of a small core, with a radius of less than 350 kilometers.

The Lunar Ranging Retroreflector, as placed on the Moon by Apollo 15:

The Laser Ranging Retroreflector experiment has produced many important measurements. These include an improved knowledge of the Moon’s orbit and the rate at which the Moon is receding from Earth (currently 3.8 centimeters per year) and of variations in the rotation of the Moon. These variations in rotation are related to the distribution of mass inside the Moon and imply the existence of a small core, with a radius of less than 350 kilometers.

2012-05-10

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“ Tomorrow Never Knows” is a particularly interesting song to examine from a rights perspective. It’s credited to the songwriting team of Lennon and McCartney, but it was written by Lennon, or rather it was Lennon who came up with the ten or so repeated sonorous notes. The actual words were adapted from The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, which was co-written by Timothy Leary (among others). But the passages used are from the Bardo Tholo, an 8th Century Buddhist funerary text attributed by tradition to Padmasambhava. So who ultimately wrote the lyrics? Musically, the importance of the song is not its (barely-present) melody or its droning harmonic structure, but its use of audio loops, a technique borrowed from Stockhausen. McCartney was interested in the avant-garde approach but it was George Martin and several EMI technicians that actually got it to work. So who ultimately made the song? And which amongst them will receive a portion of the $250K? ”
John McCoy on Pathetic Fallacy in Surrender to the void, a post about the $250k fee demanded by the Beatles (or rather, the holders of their rights, given half of them are dead). It’s probably worth reading it in context (it’s a short post) but I loved the web of creativity listed here.

(Source: john-mccoy.blogspot.co.uk)

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The cover, Ronald Mcdonald, and colour palette pages from a 1970s McDonaldland specification manual, as posted by Jason Liebig.

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variety by twak on Flickr: Sity was my master’s thesis project. It’s a procedural city generator.

variety by twak on Flickr:

Sity was my master’s thesis project. It’s a procedural city generator.

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cartophile (via hammerandcode): Some people look at cold metal type and see words to print on paper. New York artist Hong Seon Jang looks at metal type and sees a miniature cityscape. Labyrinth, a current exhibition of Jang’s installations is on view at the David B Gallery in Denver through June 16th. Among his contemporary works on display, Type City is Jang’s sprawling metalopolis seaport made of tall lead type buildings and boulevards bisecting the city into a topographic and typographic landscape. With the patience of a skilled hand typesetter, he set the tall buildings of metal type upright so they are capped with individual letters. 

cartophile (via hammerandcode):

Some people look at cold metal type and see words to print on paper. New York artist Hong Seon Jang looks at metal type and sees a miniature cityscape. Labyrinth, a current exhibition of Jang’s installations is on view at the David B Gallery in Denver through June 16th. Among his contemporary works on display, Type City is Jang’s sprawling metalopolis seaport made of tall lead type buildings and boulevards bisecting the city into a topographic and typographic landscape. With the patience of a skilled hand typesetter, he set the tall buildings of metal type upright so they are capped with individual letters. 

2012-05-09

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NYTimes.com: A Digital Manhattan in ‘The Avengers’ (via mappeal): We also had a team doing something called LIDAR, which is being able to create geometry of the city by scanning it,” Mr. White said. “We take those spheres of photographs and we project them onto the geometry. Everyone likes LIDAR and 3D flat-textured 3D renderings, right?

NYTimes.com: A Digital Manhattan in ‘The Avengers’ (via mappeal):

We also had a team doing something called LIDAR, which is being able to create geometry of the city by scanning it,” Mr. White said. “We take those spheres of photographs and we project them onto the geometry.

Everyone likes LIDAR and 3D flat-textured 3D renderings, right?

2012-05-08

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party outings 1964 front cover by smallritual on Flickr: ‘party’ here means a group of people. this is a book of suggestions for day trips to tourist destinations

party outings 1964 front cover by smallritual on Flickr:

‘party’ here means a group of people. this is a book of suggestions for day trips to tourist destinations

Three Point Landing

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