For designer types like me, Lookwork looks like a great way to compile an online scrapbook of images and inspiration. I currently use FFFFound! but I find many of the same problems Joshua Blankenship listed on his blog like no tags & bunch of nudie distractions. I also don’t care for FFFFound’s lack of real attribution. FFFFound seems much more about getting nice images to flow through where Lookwork seems much more like a personal scrapbook like Little Snapper. I am looking forward to its launch.

While studying architecture at the Politecnico in Milan in the 1970s, Paola Antonelli was inspired by Benoit Mandelbrot’s geometric ideas and visualizations, and eventually wrote her thesis on “Fractal Architecture.” The two met for the first time last year when Antonelli invited Mandelbrot to a Seed/MoMA Salon, a monthly gathering of scientists, designers, and architects. Just before Antonelli’s new Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit opened at MoMA, they reconnected to discuss fractals, architecture, and the death of Euclid.

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Interestingly, both design and science are trying to change their position in people’s perception. Science is trying to be perceived as more part of the real world and less lofty than before, and designers are tired of being considered decorators, because they have a much more structural roles in shaping people’s lives. They really anticipate behaviors and guide change.”

Cameron Moll has been playing with type as architecture and form. I am looking forward to this 16"x24” letterpress poster, available for purchase in March.

Buy All the Way from Michigan Not Mars, a DVD/LP from Rosie Thomas. Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Denison Witmer, Damien Jurado and Sheila Saputo

I compiled some of my favorite songs of 2009. All songs are MP3 encoded at 256 kbps (VBR) or better. Each track includes full ID3 tags and grouped and sorted as “Various Artists” and with album artwork, so your iTunes library will look clean and not be littered with one off tracks of unsorted compilations. I hate downloading compilations that don’t take that extra step. It’s like getting a chain email from your Aunt with 700 pages of forwarded email addresses, horrible formatting and stuck with a borderline NSFW and borderline funny joke.

Download Renaudical Hits of 2009 116 Mb - Link will be removed February 1st

I understand that the trade may be good for the long-term of the Tigers. The Tigers get 4 prospects with variable degrees of upside potential, but losing a guy that you rooted for from the Minor Leagues to the All-Star game hurts. The 2010 Tiger season is gonna be rough. Not only because we lost 2 All-Star players, but who we lost. Who is going to give the Tigers that energy, spark and the ability to continue to watch even though we may be losing? Curtis Granderson did that for the Tigers with his outstanding catches, his in-the-park home runs, his playing hard and taking time to sign autographs for the kids. He will be missed.

from the documentary film Objectified which I saw the premiere of at 2009 SXSW.

Marc Bolan with Elton Jon & Ringo Starr.

My friends Jesse and Veronica’s 3 year old son will electrify and amaze you and then when you are feeling awesome for seeing the best video ever recorded and placed on Vimeo, you’ll be depressed knowing that you will never rock with with this much joy and ferocity ever in your life.