Jesus undercut the basis for all violent, exclusionary and punitive behavior. He became the forgiving victim, so we would stop creating victims ourselves. He became the falsely accused one, so we would be careful whom we accuse. Any worldly system actually prefers violent partners to nonviolent ones; it gives them a clear target and a…
Diary
Vintage Music Adverts
Some great vintage ads from the 1960’s I found on this marvelous site. Enjoy!
I Am In the Air Right Now
I Am In the Air Right Now from Greg Lytle on Vimeo. An animated poem by Kathryn Regina
Thrown as if Fierce & Wild by Dean Young
You don’t have a clue, says the power drill to the canoe hanging from the rafters. Is life a contest everything plays by different rules for different prizes? You’re really worthless, aren’t you? barks the cherry tree covered with eponymous fruit to the wagon lying on its side. Unfair! Wasn’t that wagon not two days…
Schumann’s Myrthan Poster
Poster design for the Pittsburgh Song Collaborative’s presentation of Schumann’s Myrthen.
Sap That Feeds The Tree of Heaven
If you have seen the film Avtar, you should remember a scene about halfway through the movie where the hero Jake Sully makes his first “clean kill” on his way to becoming a Na’Vi hunter. After killing the beast, Sully whispers a blessing to the dead animal which immediately reminded me of this this beautiful…
Lewistown Hospital 2009 Cancer Report Cover Design
What ‘type’ are you?
A bit of Friday fun, What type are you?, designed by Pentagram. The password is ‘character’
The Uncertainty Principle
“The Uncertainty Principle. It proves we can’t ever really know… what’s going on. So it shouldn’t bother you. Not being able to figure anything out. Although you will be responsible for this on the mid-term.” ~Larry Gopnik, from the film A Serious Man
Graphic Design Activism
“Advertising’s goal, of course, is to make you want something. To create desire. That begins by making you unhappy with what you currently have, or don’t have. Advertising widens the gap between what you have and what you want. Wanting to buy something, then, is a response to feelings of dissatisfaction, envy and craving. A…