Interesting happenings in the village this week, there seem to be a lot of ‘learning’ going on. As I watch number six get into trouble I am thinking my decision to be less confronting was a good idea. However this episode is taking the committee well inside my wheelhouse. Although I’ve not got number six’s skills I think there are other ways to subvert the establishment here, perhaps a bit of digital graffiti…
Typography & Symbols Studio Two Three is a wonderful community print shop located in Scott’s Addition. They offer a variety of classes, from hand lettering to lithography. They’ve been known to use a steamroller to print giant maps of Richmond. … Continue reading →
I did two posters yesterday for the Daily Create.
It was such a struggle. We were supposed to be wax lyrical about rain and I could not find it in me to make anything positive about rain. jjgifs had made an image showing just how wonderful (not) UK summer can be.
I looked at many options and nothing appealed. Back to basics. The series of typography posters I am working on. Find appropriate words that did not praise rain as that is how I was feeling and templates I have used in the past. Add lovely Noun Project icons and John’s photos – Bob’s your uncle. Done.
The Summer DS106 course theme is “The Prisoner.” There is a blog and a twitter feed on the “class.” I have a long relationship with The Prisoner. I watched the series on Public Television in the mid Seventies when I was … Continue reading →
I was quite taken aback with the introductory video for the #Prisoner106 Week One: Assimilation Week. That getup of that Number 2 (@ds106Number2, on Twitter) was wearing and the odd behaviour Number 2 was displaying jumped right out of the screen and and gave me an immediate dose of that old #ds106 affliction of mine, GIF-eye-tis. Throw in […]
Here’s a four icon telling of “It’s Your Funeral.” In this episode, we learn a few things: (1) No. 6 is very active. (2) Kosho looks AWESOME! This is exercise I fully support. (3) No. 6 demonstrates some really human … Continue reading →
There are two people who have done a lot of work to make the Prisoner106 summer Village vacation special. I have made a special GIF to honor the hidden committee that (I think) put it all together. Maybe I’m wrong, but these two are special anyway. I know that everyone else is special, too. Don’t […]
