2010-03-10
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Reaching for Stars When Space Thrilled and Paranoia Ruled - an article in the New York Times on the upcoming book, “Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962.”
There’s some great stuff in the “interactive viewer”, and unlike the Wired ads, which inspire more mirth than admiration, a lot of these are actually beautiful. I’m looking forward to getting a copy of the book.
2009-09-08
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An OLED installation by Hannes Koch, who said the technology would “change the quality of light in public and private spaces.”
Photo by Sebastian Pons, from a New York Times story: “For Effect and Energy, Designers Are Intrigued by OLED Light”.
2009-06-27
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“The Bar Code, Which Changed Retailing, Turns 35”
(discovered via NYTimes.com)
Hm, they use seven bits for numbers, when they only need four. This may turn into a rabbit hole. Still, nice illustration.
