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Mental space is a term which I use to refer to all of what we visually see in our mind's eye - whether it is a visual memory of something that is outside of ourselves, or a product of our visual imagination. A thorough discussion of mental space is obviously beyond the scope of this paper. Basically however, the key characteristic of mental space,... See more
Or Ettlinger • In search of architecture in virtual space: an introduction to The Virtual Space Theory
One of the things I do around the edge of the portfolio is mess with the energy weight. Some of this is old habits — most of my option trading career was being active in oil and gas. But I also see energy as fundamental to the concept of inflation and inflation is the largest tax on investment returns. I actually see the core of our portfolio not... See more
Kris Abdelmessih • Inflation Replicator
In 2003 LEGO was $800m in debt. But by 2015 they had $1billion+ in sales. What was at the heart of such a crazy comeback?
Patterns.
LEGO did a mountain of research... and found patterns in how children play.
As their then-CEO said - "If you want to understand how animals live, you don’t go to the zoo, you go to the jungle."
So they talked to Lego fans.... See more
Patterns.
LEGO did a mountain of research... and found patterns in how children play.
As their then-CEO said - "If you want to understand how animals live, you don’t go to the zoo, you go to the jungle."
So they talked to Lego fans.... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
I mention that Silicon Valley has been stuck within a primary aesthetic of knowing . And that Snap breaks this aesthetic and pushes towards an overarching aesthetic of seeing.
Digital technologies, like wood or concrete, are simply another design material we seek to bend to our will. To manifest and hold these ideas and functions and interaction... See more
Digital technologies, like wood or concrete, are simply another design material we seek to bend to our will. To manifest and hold these ideas and functions and interaction... See more
Reggie James • Designing: An Embodiment of Values
Perhaps the key to finding the illegible margin is captured in Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Amos Tversky’s quip: “the secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.”
Because you’re looking for something which is hard to see, you have to have some sort of “tinkering budget”... See more
Because you’re looking for something which is hard to see, you have to have some sort of “tinkering budget”... See more
taylorpearson.me • The Illegible Margin: Profiting From the Gap Between the Map and the Territory
In the fall of 1970, the Black feminist poet, teacher, and activist June Jordan traveled to Italy as a Rome Prize recipient in the category of Environmental Design ( We’re On 153).1 She was awarded the prize for work that grew out of her collaboration with the architect R. Buckminster Fuller. Jordan’s connection with Fuller began in 1964, when... See more
“Harlem Will Widen from River to River”: Environmental Justice and ...
skyrise for Harlem
reconfiguring the relationship between the built environment and it’s ecological context.
sekou, malcom Mccullough
I love to hear the embryo of a classic song. Here in this case he had the chords and timing down right off the bat. It didn't need "improving" or shape. To their credit the others knew not to touch it as it sounded whole and complete. They could have said things like, "what if you went to a major chord there" or "slow it down" or "shorten it", etc.
World Inspiration • The moment Paul McCartney played ‘Let It Be’ to the rest of The Beatles, 1969
Reference mining, in the context of DJ'ing and creative work, refers to the process of searching for and collecting diverse sources of inspiration and information to use in one's work
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. This practice involves:
Exploring the past and present for relevant material
Discovering rich histories and cultural contexts
Gathering a wide range of references to inform creative output
Examples of reference mining might include:
A DJ digging through record crates to find obscure samples for a new mix
A fashion designer researching historical clothing styles for a modern collection
A writer exploring various literary genres to develop a unique writing style
A filmmaker studying different cultural mythologies to create a new narrative
This process allows creators to act as "mixers," combining diverse elements to produce new and impactful work
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. By mining references, artists can create connections between different ideas, time periods, and cultures, leading to innovative and thought-provoking creations.
