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William Eggleston

Christy — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:35:11 +0000

I think this is the most fabulous “out the airplane window” photo I’ve ever seen. I love flying and am so looking forward to going to Arizona for the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show next month. Photo by William Eggelston. To … Continue reading →

Book Cover: Liberation

Christy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:56:25 +0000

Out With the Old…

Christy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:45:07 +0000

Or, How to Clear Clutter My New Years resolution centred around getting more organized… streamlining things. And it’s been less of getting organized than it has been a paring away of things disorganized. In the spirit of community service, I’m … Continue reading →

Taschen’s Grimms

Christy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:09:45 +0000

Taschen has done a new Grimms’ Fairy Tales, with a retrospective of 130 years’ worth of illustrations, and Brain Pickings has a review here with lots of yummy images from the book. Here are two of my favourites:

Eight Add-On Programs for Mac

Christy — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:05:23 +0000

Having recently ported my working environment to a new Mac, I’ve just spent the better part of a day adding all my productivity-enhancing programs back into said work environment. (Notice I have resisted calling them “apps”, although one is, in … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas

Christy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:46:01 +0000

Two Sketchy Fonts

Christy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:29 +0000

This is a neat idea – two complimentary “sketch” fonts for doing layouts, or whatever. It’s now easier than ever to make stuff that looks authentic and hand drawn, without wasting all that time on actual drawing! No, but seriously, … Continue reading →

Hire an imaginary secretary.

Christy — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:16:31 +0000

One of the classic problems of creatives who work alone – be it writers, painters, graphic designers, or whoever – is clearing a path through the daily administrative clutter to providing themselves with uninterrupted time to really work, to delve … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Hunger Games

Christy — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:00:46 +0000

The 20th century had Lord of the Flies; the 21st century gets The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins). The Lord of the Flies stripped away the trappings, mental and emotional, of civilizing influences. It was a window into a very private … Continue reading →

Twilight Graphic Novel Covers

Christy — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:25:09 +0000

So, I’ll preface this with my Twilight stance, like any person mentioning Stephanie Myer’s stories seems to have to do. I haven’t watched the movies. Haven’t read the books. And, perhaps because I’ve already been through an Anne Rice infatuation … Continue reading →