Steal without guilt
- On April 14, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Art, Humor
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Thou shall not steal? As if! Artists understand that nothing is original. It says it right there in the Bible; Ecclesiastes: “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.” Yes sir, every new idea is just a mashup [...]
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How some creative geniuses work
- On April 13, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Art, Human interest, Miscellany
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Great art begins with an idea. Sometimes a vague or even bad one. How does that spark of creativity find its way to the canvas, the page, the dinner plate, or the movie screen? How is inspiration refined into the forms that delight or provoke us? The Atlantic enlisted some of America’s foremost artists to [...]
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The real genius of Leonardo
- On February 2, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Art, Featured, History, Science/Tech
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The son of a landowner and a peasant, Leonardo received training in painting, sculpture, and mechanical arts as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio. In 1482, having made a name for himself in Florence, he entered the service of the duke of Milan as “painter and engineer.” In Milan his artistic and creative genius unfolded. [...]
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The miseducation of the doodle
- On January 27, 2011
- By Andrew
- In Art, Featured, Science/Tech
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A List Apart has a wonderful article on the power of the doodle and its application in learning. Some excerpts follow, but check out the full article for a wonderful read. In the winter of 1969, Virginia Scofield faced a daunting challenge. It was a recurring challenge—more like a nightmare—and she had already failed miserably [...]
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Daily doodle: the owl rider
- On December 16, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art, Featured
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Color: it’s #$%* relative
- On October 6, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art, Humor, Science/Tech
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Have you ever tried to match a color between two or more distinct media? My guess is you settled for close enough. That’s the trouble with color matching. It’s way more complicated than you imagine. Stick with me through this technical crap for a very interesting eye/brain disconnect. Your brain literally won’t believe your eyes. The [...]
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The glory (and tackiness) of ancient Greek art
- On August 23, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art, History
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Colored statues? To us, classical antiquity means white marble. Not so to the Greeks, who thought of their gods in living color and portrayed them that way too. The temples that housed them were also in color. Time and weather stripped most of the hues away, and for centuries people who should have known better turned [...]
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Pacman 30th anniversary
- On May 21, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art, Gaming, Geek stuff
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File this one under Awesome. via Mashable Google is well known for changing its homepage logo to celebrate special occasions, but today marks a new first: a playable game in the logo’s place – specifically, a game of Pacman to mark the its 30th anniversary. The company even changed its “I’m Feeling Lucky” button to “Insert [...]
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Daily doodle
- On May 18, 2010
- By Andrew
- In Art
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I sat in on a webinar today that I’ve seen before. It seemed like a good way to take a break and do some stress-relieving doodling.
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