http://weareplural.com/blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Architecture & Design Society presents Zoë Ryan in Conversation with Alice Rawsthorn Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:30 p.m. Fullerton Hall The Art Institute of Chicago Please use Michigan Avenue entrance. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Free to AIC staff with valid I.D. $5 students and SAIC Faculty/Staff with valid I.D. $10 Architecture & Design Society and Auxiliary Board members $15 ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/11/zoe-ryan-in-conversation-with-alice-rawsthorn/ New Acquisitions from the VDB Saturday / March 13 / 2010 @Roots n Culture 1034 N Milwaukee Ave $5 suggested donation The Video Data Bank have put together a promotional new acquisitions screening, which includes The Eternal Quarter Inch, along with work by Sterling Ruby, Dani Leventhal, Jim Finn, Susan Youssef, K8 Hardy, Wynne Greenwood ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/11/new-acquisitions-from-the-video-data-bank/ Nice new book with interviews and images of studios around the world. from UnitEditions: Studio Culture provides a unique glimpse into the inner workings of 28 leading graphic design studios. In a series of penetrating interviews, the mechanics of building and maintaining a vibrant studio culture are laid bare with disarming ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/10/studio-culture/ It's always a good idea to combine two awesome things into one more awesome thing, like typography, and kaleidoscopes. From Katerina Orlikova's Portfolio on Behance. http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/09/typography-kaliedoscopes/ Get it Together Again @Chicago Tourism Center Gallery 72 E. Randolph Street March 19 – April 6 / 2010 Opening Reception: March 19 / 5-7pm Artist Talk: March 25 / 12:15pm Collage Workshop: April 1, 12:15pm “Get it Together Again,” is an exhibition of assemblage, collage, and collaborative work by local, national, and international artists. Organized by ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/08/get-it-together-again/ 8-bit NYC is the first in, hopefully, a larger series of 8-bit cities by Brett Camper (also check out his other project TreesNearYou). Fully drag/zoom-able, but no street view, yet. Help him build more 8-bit cities by donating to his Kickstarter. http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/08/8-bit-cities/ Design inspiration that you already know about. All my favorite things in one place. A1 / AisleOne — An inspirational resource focused on graphic design, typography, grid systems, minimalism and modernism. 10 principles by Dieter Rams http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/05/aisleone/ Anthony McCall's show, Drawing with Light, looks fantastic, if only it wasn't on the other side of the world. Read full story here... Anthony McCall: Drawing with Light @AdamArtGallery / New Zealand February 24 – April 10 /2010 [A solid light film] exists only in the present: the moment of projection. It refers to ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/05/2522/ I don't know why, but I've been really into ghostly images lately... Huy Vu is a graphic designer who recently completed his MFA in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/04/huy-vu/ Check out these haunting images from Finnish photographer Ollipekka Kangas. It's amazing to see such a long duration of time in a single frame. from MakeZine: Finnish photographer Ollipekka Kangas tapes pinhole cameras to trees and sign poles for months at a time, accumulating some pretty crazy imagery. Basically solarigraphic camera is ... http://weareplural.com/blog/2010/03/04/solarigrafia-ultra-slow-photography/