Today, I am sad to announce, is my last day in the jungle. Although I, of course, intend to remain a jungle native, my physical departure from the tribe has warranted a certain jungle [8] tradition: to be presented with a lunch so grand as to elicit a fond remembrance for ages to follow.
Lainie, […]
A few weeks ago, the jungle [8] gang went out for lunch to celebrate Olivia’s last day in the jungle, with an Ethiopian feast. As the gang was leaving, I snapped up this great shot of Olivia and Tuan in front of the cake shop next door. Tuan, why were you making obscene gestures with […]
Owning a Prius is not a political statement, and Prius owners, your feces still stinks. You’ve simply lowered you “carbon footprint” a little bit. As a matter of fact, you really haven’t done much. You want to make a statement, TRY RIDING A BIKE Bicycles put out zero pollutants. If you rode one to work, […]
It had been raining for the past week, and the sun was nowhere in sight. The weather was cold, and I was feeling even colder. As I sat at my computer, diligently working away on PlanJam iconography and trying to ignore the cold, I was suddenly distracted by a sweet, aromatic smell.
The smell was of […]
This internationally recognized symbol for peace was designed by Gerald Holtom, and completed February 21, 1958, making it an even 50 years old today. The symbol is a combination of the semaphoric signals for the letters “N” and “D,” standing for Nuclear Disarmament. In semaphore the letter “N” is formed by a person holding […]
I recently stumbled upon this collection of paper sculptures all made from cutting, scoring, and folding only a single sheet of paper, and I thought this stuff was simply too amazing not to be shared with the world. These pieces demonstrate a clever counterpoint between positive and negative space, and between two- and three-dimensional […]
Life on a Board (LOAB), a surf apparel company focused on eco-friendly materials (organic cotton, bamboo) and processes, hired a new art director, David Carson, according to a press release published in Transworld Surf.
This future collaboration is not a coincidence since Carson is both an accomplished designer and surfer. He will be like a fish […]
In its “how to fly” aggressive and ambitious campaign message, Virgin America is spreading its conqueror wings over the American market.To seduce the potential demand, Virgin innovated and invested liberally. From the “revamped” 350 bus stops in San Francisco to the food on demand on board, Virgin sees “BIG”. Random is not part of […]
In the “global eco-friendly transportation revolution…”, PickupPal is the newest version of carpooling, servicing a driver and a passenger or -what will create competition with already established carriers- a driver and a package.
Emphasizing on a more human environment, the service gives access to the choice of who will be your traveling companion, the where-abouts, when […]
A giant step was made, when in February 2006, Jeff Han revolutionized the world of digital technology by introducing to the public its high-resolution multi-touch computer screen.
Without polemicizing on the fatherhood of the multi-touch technology, Apple or Perceptive Pixel ( Han’s company), his computer is undoubtfully the big brother of the iphone and of […]