Consumption: April 2007

On the Web

“The Conqueror Worm” Letterpress Print: Coudal Partners’ Swap Meat is selling (or trading) a print Stan and I did late last year. If the walls of your study are looking a bit too cheery, here’s your chance to do something about it!
R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut: You opened my eyes in ways no other writer could. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You will be missed.
Why the Overwhelming Numbers of Design Flops?: 8 common causes of design failure.
No One Belongs Here More Than You: A very charming site promoting Miranda July’s new book of the same name.
Pearls Before Breakfast: The Washington Post puts a virtuoso violinist in a Metro station to examine the relationship between context and aesthetics. A great read.
Roy Block: A very cool interface experiment from King Cosmonaut’s Sebastian Schmieg.
Sketchbook Battles: Your sketchbook is probably too serene. Bloody it up!
The Portrait Party: A brilliantly simple communal artistic activity.
Personal Pies: Craig Robinson of Flip Flop Flyin’ documents his life in pie charts.
The Drinky Crow Show: Tony Millionaire comics brought to life by Igor Kovalyov!
I Saw You: Missed Connections Comics: Interpreting true stories from Craigslist.