I meant to do this a while ago, but I only just now got around to taking a picture. I don’t leave my books lying around since I’m anal about organization, so the photo had to be staged. The first time around I forgot The Elements of Typographic Style. The second time I forgot The […]

All polemics aside, I’ve always been fascinated with the work of Leni Reifenstahl, particularly her later underwater photography and work with the Nuba tribe. Reifenstahl’s infamy comes from her film Triumph of the Will, commissioned by Hitler himself.
I’ve never been quite sure what to make of her as a person. Till the day she […]

Miranda July’s Learning to Love You More is now a book.
learningtoloveyoumore.com was Miranda July’s (and Harrell Fletcher’s) first groundbreaking site, coupling the wide reach of the internet with participatory art projects. From the website:
Participants accept an assignment, complete it by following the simple but specific instructions, send in the required report (photograph, text, […]

The New York Times has an article today about how the business decisions of Fortune 500 execs are often secretly influenced by Ayn Rand. Funny this article should come up, because I was recently thinking about how relevant her work is in the advertising world. I was watching an episode of Mad Men the other […]