In the past century, imaginative writers have grown more and more conscious of the darker levels to which human beings can descend, yet their art remains answerable to “what should be’ as well as to ‘things as they are.’ Activists have different priorities than artists do, but they, too, are forced to acknowledge the prevalence [...]
Wislawa Szymborska portrays a world of astonishing diversity and richness, in which nature is wise and prodigal and fate unpredictable, if not mischievous. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, she documents life’s improbability as well as its transient beauty. Dreams Despite the geologists’ knowledge and craft, mocking magnets, graphs, and maps— in a [...]
Economic Behaviour Entropy | 22 Sep 2010
The most damaging fallout from this economic crisis may well be a loss of trust in the democratic capitalist system, especially if those who are unemployed and suffering begin to believe that “anything goes” in an unfair world. In the rush to rewrite the rules of the game, policy makers might consider the message of [...]
Art & Design &News Entropy | 20 Sep 2010
All The News That’s Fit To Post New York Times graphics are always way ahead, in the way they communicate complex data clearly and intuitively. – – The Visual Display of Quantitative Information How the New York Times Creates its Infographics They’ve won countless awards for their graphic work, but now it’s time to dive [...]
Architecture & Design Entropy | 15 Sep 2010
” No Design = No Business “ Puma and Yves Behar’s new green packaging It’s hard to imagine something as simple as the shoebox being completely overhauled. But Puma and Fuseproject have done just that, in a design that will completely transform the brand’s supply chain—saving millions in electricity, fuel, and water. “Rethinking the shoebox [...]
..Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring… ?… The Sound of the Sun It makes one all right, though you hadn’t thought of it, A sound like the sound of the sky on fire, like Armageddon, Whistling and crackling, the explosions of sunlight booming As the huge mass of [...]