On this Day, February 26

1829: Levis Strauss was born.

2012: A bus plunged off a cliff in Shaxi, China.

2015: We celebrated Justine's birthday!

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On this Day, February 5

1983: Former Nazi Gestapo official, Klaus Barbie, was brought to trial.

2015: We celebrated Drew's birthday!

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Taking a different tone with color

Shawn Huckins recreates color swatches as large scale unexpected stages for his painted scenes.

http://shawnhuckins.com/section/107200_Paint_Chips.html

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Christoph Niemann's Clever Illustrations

The blog has been void of content for too long. Here is some morning inspiration. You might recognize Christoph Niemann's name from his NY Times drawings or his Lego book.

Illustrator Christoph Niemann’s Quirky Visual Experiments Shared on Instagram Every Sunday | Colossal

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On this Day, December 3

1586: Sir Thomas Herriot introduced potatoes to England from Colombia.

1967: The first human heart transplant was performed.

2014: We celebrated Melissa's birthday!

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On this Day, November 13

1995: "Goldeneye" debuted.

2001: Shakira's album, "Laundry Service," was released.

2014: We celebrated Josh's birthday!

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On this Day, November 12

1982: Anne Hathaway was born.

1998: Tidy Cats issued a recall of all their cat litter.

2014: We celebrated Shart Brian's birthday!

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On this Day, October 15

I have some birthdays to catch up on...

1980: George Brett was forced out of the World Series due to his hemorrhoids.

1981: Cheerleader, Krazy George Henderson, led the first audience wave in Oakland.

2014: We celebrated Wyeth's birthday!

CG

Materia Materials Resource

A great research tool for discovering materials. Materia offers a database, articles and events about materials. Each material is shown with photography and technical specs. There's also a quick link to order samples and more info from manufacturers.

JM

http://materia.nl

On this Day, (Last Saturday) October 4

2005: "Advertising Age" listed "People" as the magazine of the year.

2009: Britney Spears was announced as a new "X FActor" judge.

2014: We celebrated Jessica's birthday!

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Gorgeous

The other week a group of duckies toured the Gorgeous exhibit at the Asian Art Museum.

The exhibit was an interesting collaboration; pieces from the SF MoMA's permanent collection were presented alongside ancient artifacts held in the Asian Art Museum, to compare and contrast different perceptions of beauty. The presentation of the artworks is purposefully jumbled, not following a linear or conceptual path, prompting viewers to come to their own conclusions of contextual relationships. 

 

 

"The objects in Gorgeous are not easily categorized, and embracing their resistance to classification is an essential part of the project. Rather than providing a contrast between “East” and “West” or focusing on centuries of scholarly debate concerning beauty, the exhibition aims to engage visitors in an ongoing conversation about personal reactions to what makes something not merely beautiful but gorgeous."

Mike's favorite piece was Brancusi's "The Blonde Negress."

Overall, a wonderful exhibit exploring perceptions of beauty, attraction, and cultural values.

MC

On this day, (Yesterday) September 29

1997: Toronto's Brian Zemic won a $100,000 wager after obtaining breast implants and keeping them for a year.

2013: Rolling Stone listed their top Game of Thrones characters.

2014: We celebrated Fay's birthday!

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On this Day, August 22

1979: The Rampson Mental Hospital closed.

1987: Madonna's "Who's that Girl?" single reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 100.

2014: We celebrated Cassandra's birthday!

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On this Day, August 3

1988: Nintendo unveiled their magazine, Nintendo Power.

2012: Google released the Android Jelly Bean mobile OS.

2014: We celebrated Tanawat's birthday!

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On this Day, (Yesterday) August 10

1979: Lisa Frank was founded.

1980: Hurrican Allen hit the shores of Texas.

2009: Season 6 of Project Runway began shooting.

2014: We celebrated D'Arcy's birthday!

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On this Day, July 30

1992: Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie.

2012: BFI named "The Godfather" their favorite film of all time.

2014: We celebrated Amy's birthday!

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On this Day, (Last Saturday) July 26

1979: The top six songs in the US were disco songs.

1983: Light flashes were seen on the Jupiter moon, Io.

2014: We celebrated Leanne's birthday!

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How Adobe Illustrator Changed Graphic Design

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033587/watch-how-adobe-illustrator-changed-graphic-design 

A fun look at how design was done before the computer showed up and how Illustrator became the default digital drawing tool.

JM

On this Day, July 29

1965: The USSR performed a nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh.

2002: The first "National Chicken Wing Day" was celebrated.

2014: We celebrated Nicole's birthday!

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On this Day, July 27

1924: The eighth Olympic games closed in Paris.

2011: George R. R. Martin's, "A Dance with Dragons," was published.

2014: San Francisco hosted the "Up Your Alley" sexual fetish festival in the SoMa district.

2014: We celebrated Jamie's birthday!

CG