As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. -Albert Einstein, “Geometry and Experience”, – ” Einstein found right again. Heavens not askew! Savants not agog!’ ” Read this fascinating feature by Dennis Overbye in NYT. 7.3 [...]
The Gershwin Piano Quartet sheds new light on the music of George Gershwin. It features four pianists on four grand pianos, playing, arranging and improvising on some of Gershwin’s most popular songs and orchestral works, such as Rhapsody in Blue“, An American in Paris“ and Summertime“. The originals are rescored for the unfamiliar combination of [...]
Art & Design &Books Entropy | 25 Oct 2009
More than just another pretty survey, lettering & Type is a powerful and essential how-to book full of relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, exercises, and inspiring examples of contemporary lettering and typeface design No component of graphic design has attracted as much interest or inspired as much innovation in recent years as lettering and type. [...]
Cinema &Philosophy Entropy | 21 Oct 2009
Psychologists and philosophers tend to gravitate toward very different views of conduct and whether we can truly say that there is such a thing as character. Read this profound & insightful essay by NYT Columnist David Brooks.. Where the Wild Things Are In Homer’s poetry, every hero has a trait. Achilles is angry. Odysseus is [...]
Thought Provoking Entropy | 20 Oct 2009
Words are the corner stones of language. The more words we have, the richer the vocabulary. words allow us to communicate precisely. Without the right word to describe something …. we’d be speechless Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language Old words, wise words, hard working words. Words that once led [...]
Art & Design Entropy | 14 Oct 2009
This post is for my friend Michele a graphic designer, photographer and artist having multidimensional background & training in the Arts and Science. The Periodic Table of Typefaces is obviously in the style of all the thousands of over-sized Periodic Table of Elements posters hanging in schools and homes around the world. This particular table [...]