Saturday, 12.24.2011 | by Margi | 0 comments
Things I don’t understand: math mostly; the balancing equations of chemical reactions; physics in general; energy and its transformation from, say, sound into electrical currents and back into sound; frequencies carrying sound and light. These are various systems of logic, … Continue reading
Friday, 12.23.2011 | by Margi | 0 comments
I’ve lately been thinking about codes: coded languages, references, obfuscations, secret messages embedded in prose like winks to readers. Well actually I’ve been thinking more about electricity than codes but perhaps there is a relationship. For one, an obvious one, … Continue reading
Tuesday, 09.20.2011 | by Margi | 2 Comments
What a beautiful way to spend a morning. As visual research for an upcoming project, I’ve been looking through Chronicling America, a long-term project dedicated to digitizing historic newspapers. The project is maintained by the Library of Congress, in partnership … Continue reading
Tuesday, 08.2.2011 | by Margi | 0 comments
Think Quarterly is an online journal published by Google to talk about what’s happened, happening and going to happen in the digital world. In this latest issue (and the first I’ve seen), leaders in the industry offer insights about tech. … Continue reading
Friday, 04.8.2011 | by Margi | 1 Comment
Lately the idea/role/pursuit of authenticity has been on my mind. Like what is the relationship between spectacle and authenticity and what do we (as individuals, as a culture) value more? Or, what do we say we value versus how we … Continue reading