Artist creates gorgeous sketches using an analog typewriter / Boing Boing
Very, very, cool.
PostCARDs for Democracy
Artistic visionaries Mark Mothersbaugh & Beatie Wolfe share a love of tangible artforms, in and amongst their futuristic explorations. In light of the threat to our 225yr old postal service, at a time that could jeopardize the democracy of the country, Mothersbaugh and Wolfe join forces for this collective postcard art demonstration.
Very cool. Those who know me know I’m a big fan of the music and visual art of Mark Mothersbaugh. He’s been doing a postcard sized piece of art every day for decades so this is right in his wheelhouse in so many ways.Very excited to participate in this.
Uses This / Jane Manchun Wong
My note-taking device is pen and paper. It supports high precision handwriting and has zero input latency. It takes on a skeuomorphic design. The writing surface is also realistic, almost paper-like. It comes with encryption, based on my handwriting. While it does not support cloud storage, the data is guaranteed to be inaccessible to hackers without physical access. It is a blessing in disguise.
What we believe in.
(h/t John)
The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 8: The 3 x 5 card. – Nicholas Bate
The Tools of Excellence for a Brave New World, 8: The 3 x 5 card. – Nicholas Bate
A nice little productivity system that can be explained in a paragraph and fits on a single 3×5 card. What we believe in.
The Handwritten First Draft of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing
The Handwritten First Draft of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing
“This morning I got up early to go to my corner store, T and T, to buy the paper. The young guys who work there had a Run-D.M.C. tape on. The owner, an old Italian guy, says, “What da fuck is dat? Turn that jungle music off. We’re not in Africa. It’s giving me a stomach ache.” Sooner or later it comes out. Okay, so you don’t like rap music. But why does it have to be about jungle music and Africa? I should have Sal say the same words to Radio Raheem in the movie.”
Electronic indexing system for your paper notes : notebooks
Electronic indexing system for your paper notes
“After many years of wrestling with how best to connect my paper notebooks to my digital data, I’ve come up with a simple system that works for me, and that I believe could work for you if you’re so inclined.”
Some interesting ideas going on here.
The Study: Issue #32 — Keeping a Commonplace Book – The Study
The Study: Issue #32 — Keeping a Commonplace Book – The Study
It’s not a journal, bullet or otherwise. It’s not your collection of morning pages. It’s not a stream of consciousness rambling of your thoughts. A commonplace book is deliberate. It’s curated.
longtime friend and contributor to this site, Harry Marks, has a brief but good primer on starting and keeping a commonplace book in his latest newsletter.
Building My Bullet-Journal-Based Hybrid Productivity System – The Sweet Setup
Building My Bullet-Journal-Based Hybrid Productivity System – The Sweet Setup
There’s something about using a nice notebook and a fancy fountain pen that inspires joy in a way even the most beautifully designed application can’t. At its core, a screen is simply a slab of glass – cold, sterile, and impersonal. During this pandemic, I’ve found myself drawn to the siren song of analog more than ever before.
The wonderful Flair felt tip pen / Boing Boing
The wonderful Flair felt tip pen / Boing Boing
I always keep a couple of Flairs in my sketchnote kit.