Archives for the month of: December, 2010

go to technophiles show notes for episode 34:
“Mic-Check”
record date: 12.29.10
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  • Friend count relates to size of body part »
  • B-Rex gives us dino DNA »
  • Steve Jobs is an expensive toy »
  • Video games boost brain power »
  • New Years Resolutions via social media »

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1Who are you most inspired by?asked by william secombe

Johns. Beckmann. Jay Z. Basquiat. Rauschenberg. Mr. T. Jobs. Lynch. Erin. Other inspirations: Architecture. Manhattan. Energy. Family. Coffee. Prose. Twilight. Booze.

2What do you want to most convey in your work?

Since most of my work is painted on-location, I strive to capture not only a faithful visual impression; but also the unseen energy. It’s like meeting someone at a bar. You buy someone a drink because of their looks – you stay if they aren’t vapid, crazy and/or have a grating voice.

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show notes for episode 33:
“Boys Out Loud”
record date: 12.15.10
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  • What You Need to Know: Google Chrome OS
  • Foursquare Unveils New Version of API
  • Apple, Google to bid for Nortel mobile IP
  • Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes Attacks Netflix
  • Fox Tries To Shut Down Script-Sharing Websites

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Bio: I am a graphic designer and I love to create thought provoking art-led design. Whilst I subscribe to the minimal school of design, as many designers do, I feel design which does not simply comform rigidly to the grid system is design which can cross over into art. I am passionate about the idea of typography becoming part of the art, not merely a device for communicating information. -M.H.

1Who are you most inspired by?asked by william secombe

My own mood and music. When I create I create very much from my heart. How I am feeling emotionally contributes to the way a piece of graphic art/design might go – I will interpret the brief differently depending on my mood.

2What do you want to most convey in your work?

I dislike merely superficial work so in my own work I want to convey emotion most of all. I want provoke and question and I want the viewer to look and interpret each piece in their own way.

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show notes for episode 32:
“Rosey” record date: 12.8.10
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  • GoWalla can’t beat ‘em, so they join ‘em
  • The new Facebook Profile
  • Robots in the ER
  • PULSE is awesome!
  • Netflix – The ups and the downs

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show notes for episode 31:
“Kinect my Daily Virtual Therapy”
record date: 12.1.10
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  • Virtual Therapy for the socially anxious
  • ‘The Daily’ an iPad only newspaper
  • iOS4.2 drops
  • Yelp introduces Checkin offers
  • Texting 911
  • Kinect Hacks

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