Sarah Palin as Blunder Woman in MAD Magazine with art by J. Scott Campbell
Palin = a very sad Batman facepalm:
Reblogged from Comic Books!
Junk Drawer
This is a tumblelog, kinda like a blog but with short-form, mixed-media posts for all my junk. Scroll down a bit to start reading, or a bit more to read more about me.
Like something's trying to get out
I used to draw okay. But I think a piece of my soul got crushed in Drawing 101 with my fellow cohort, who was supposed to be one of the best classes to come through my uni. My teacher used to cut me some slack, because I was the computer science major with the sloppy, rough renderings. Maybe he thought I was usually precise, and just experimenting. I don’t draw so much now, and I hate diagramming for technical writing because it never comes out right.
Sometimes I have this urge to draw, but when I pick a pen or pencil or open a sketch app I make marks and I don’t know where to go next. I see forms, lines, curves and compositions in my head, but my hand isn’t cooperating. My brain doesn’t know how to tell it what to do.
You ever feel the urgency to create something, but can’t muster the patience or focus to pull it out of you?
A Holistic Approach to Teaching
BASICS are the beginning.
REPEAT yourself often.
AVOID creating desperation.
INSPIRE with examples.
NEVER forget to repeat yourself.
—John Maeda, The Laws of Simplicity.
and I’d add that this is a good approach to business communication, overall. — misterjt
Reblogged from Wow and Flutter
New “Siege” Teaser
Marvel has released another new Spiderman-centric teaser image for their upcoming “Siege” event. Considering all of the crap Peter Parker has been put through by Norman Osborn, maybe he’ll finally do what he should have done years ago and put Norman down once and for all.
I know Spiderman isn’t a killer, but how many friends, family and girlfriends has Peter lost to Norman. He should kill him, or at least have it seem like he did, and have to deal with what comes with that. It’s only logical at this point in the Spiderman mythos.
Yeah, but it was also logical to let Aunt May die and not do a deal with the devil. I can’t say I rooting for Pete to off Norman, actually I’m against it; but they’re gonna do what they want to do. Whether the fans like or not, and whether it’s in-character or not.
Reblogged from Digital Collage
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I think that we are necessarily moving toward a geek culture. The health of our society is going to rely on information technology. It’s going to rely on a familiarity with math and science and technology. Geekery in general is founded on questioning and proof via analysis of the actual world and not the world as we wish it to be. By contrast, jockdom — not sports — jock culture proceeds from a certainty you create in your mind: ‘My town is the best because the incredibly wealthy owners decided to keep the team for now.’ Or, ‘My political team is the best because it was my dad’s and they best stoke my primitive fears,’ as opposed to ‘They have the best policies for me and my family.’
Jockdom is very noble. It’s not deliberative. It’s certainly the best way to win wars. It’s the best way to motivate teams of people to fulfill a goal — not just war, but getting things done. The most important way to motivate a factory floor. But as you know, we’re not as much of a manufacturing society as we were before. China and other big industrial nations are rewarding their nerds and technicians rather than creating a culture that makes fun of them — it would be wise for us to embrace the book-smart as much as our culture has traditionally embraced the street-smart, the jock-smart. I’m not saying nerds must have their revenge; I’m just saying the time for wedgies is at an end.
— john hodgman (via nomcakes) (via thisboyisexhausted) (via nattles) (via superamit) (via rafer) (via fred-wilson)
Reblogged from Fred Wilson Dot VC
Oh snap! Logan watch out for that Murasma claw.New “Siege” teaser
Looks like Wolverine will finally unmask his annoying brat of a son and let the world know that he’s the “real” Wolverine.
Reblogged from Digital Collage
Freshballs: Is this real?
If it is, they should get some kinda Nobel prize.
via reddit
Typography on Twitter
Jon Phillips of Spyre Studios has compiled a list of more than 80 Twitter accounts related to typography in its many forms. My thanks to him for including my Nice Type account! Here’s the ready-to-follow version using Twitter’s new Lists feature.
Reblogged from Matthew Buchanan
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Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photos, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.
— Jim Jarmusch on Creativity. via Max Kiesler - Designer (via roomthily)
Reblogged from roomthily
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