Signs and portents

Nook.ie anyone?

Here’s a humorous article from Steven Heller looking at American bookseller Barnes & Noble’s new product. A reaction to the Kindle (I mentioned his article about that, here), the Nook is visually more appealing to my eye than the cumbersone Kindle. It does, however seem to owe a royalty to Jonathan Ive at Apple.

Speaking from this side of the pond, Nook is an aphorism for something else entirely. But that’s enough about that. In case you are wondering, nook.ie is available.

Er, the domain name I mean, that wasn’t an offer.

Red march

Incredible images of China’s 60th celebrations (from Boston.com).

I don’t know if it’s just because I’m sitting here in a neutral country, but some of the military images raise the hair on my neck.

Doppio

On my third double espresso. Yes, that’s a little camera shake. I can’t imagine why, can you? So much for my plans to cut back. How’s your coffee intake?

Two hundred Euro fine, eh?

Seems reasonable enough.

I love this simple graphic poster. It does seem that more of our relationships are enabled by these things, or are the relationships with these things? (via moopee1176)

View from my studio window

Two things I love about this time of year, the light (even though it doesn’t last long enough) and the view of the buildings across the river, re-emerging as the trees shed their leaves.

loveyourchaos:

(via anditslove)

Thia map makes me want to paint, right now.

Jasper Johns, Map. From youmightfindyourself: