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The proposed “Ticket Taxâ€
This from NPR: Ticket Tax Being Proposed To Help Close D.C. Budget Gap May 05, 2010 – By Stephanie Kaye A new “ticket” tax is being proposed in D.C. It would increase prices for arts and cultural events in the District. The proposal is being circulated by the Fair Budget Coalition, a group of human…
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Grid Systems in Graphic Design, by Josef Müller-Brockmann
Just finished this amazing book, lent by Matt. (Okay, I skipped the part on grids applied to 3D spaces, but aside from that…) I’m a believer. Perhaps the most compelling argument, which caught me completely off-guard, was that grid systems were an aesthetic derived from conviction of some things being objectively better than others. I…
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JJ Abrams’ “Mystery Box” TED Talk
I love this guy. As Ryan says, you can just see that JJ Abrams is thrilled to be doing what he does. He’s so sincere about it, and really, really good at it too. Check out this great TED talk about his love of the unknown: The Mystery Box. “Mystery is the catalyst for imagination.”…
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Run Home (Instrumental), by Priestess
Here are your marching orders. Step 1: Put on your headphones. Step 2: Turn the volume up as loud as you can humanly stand. Step 3: Listen to this. (For even better results, listen while barreling down a highway with all the windows down. This one’s for Colten.)