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Conceptual Framework for Online Identity Roles I just wrapped up a final project for an aesthetics course this semester, the assignment being to create a “Database of the Self.” I chose to make the database as a representation of the roles we play in terms of how we interact with information online. The roles are overlaid on a panarchy, which shows a visualization of adaptive lifecycles. Though the evolution of every idea or meme won’t necessarily follow this specific path, (it may in fact be rhizomatic, with multiple feedback loops), this begins to flesh out what we become as nodes within an enmeshed series of networks. The cycle can be thought to begin with the “Activators,” in the lower right side of image. For an interactive version of the graphic, click here.

Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design Gabriel Moreno does beautiful work with such basic materials: a pen and a brush. His illustrations begin in black and white, upon which Moreno builds, adding layers of color and images of other places and people tattooed into their skin. Flowers, birds, and faces organically expand from his subjects, as if a rush of creativity, or a dream, is escaping them. Brand identity style guides from around the world This is great! The University of Connecticut has a nice one designed by Peter Good. Web and link to PDF version. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein [Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Vintage Library Ads From A Bygone Era Popular website Brain Pickings has published a collation of vintage library ads and posters from a bygone era. Some common traits amongst these ads are in its retro design. The obvious copywriting and loud, enthusiastic color schemes and layouts are so bad that it’s good . In an era where literacy rates were significantly lower than today's, and where an education meant that you were guaranteed some job security, libraries were an institution held in respected regard. That means these ads were not only advertising a product or service, but something that would bring you an actual benefit of some social good.

20+ Tools to Create Your Own Infographics A picture is worth a thousand words – based on this, infographics would carry hundreds of thousands of words, yet if you let a reader choose between a full-length 1000-word article and an infographic that needs a few scroll-downs, they’d probably prefer absorbing information straight from the infographic. What’s not to like? Colored charts and illustrations deliver connections better than tables and figures and as users spend time looking back and forth the full infographic, they stay on the site longer.

A Butterfly Effect Art Print by Norman Duenas New All « PrevNext » « Prev1234 ... 80Next » SMBTV Holiday Networking Jamboree Invalid quantity. Please enter a quantity of 1 or more. The quantity you chose exceeds the quantity available. Please enter your name. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream [Vegan] I’m officially hooked on vegan ice cream. Who knew that a non-dairy treat could be so rich, creamy, and satisfying? Well, I guess Wheeler Del Toro did – and I am forever indebted to him for introducing me to a lower-calorie & lower-fat version of a classic dessert. There are tons of choices when it comes to ice cream flavors, but when a craving for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough strikes, nothing else will suffice. So when inspiration struck to create a vegan version, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. The ice cream base itself is reminiscent of cookie dough, thanks to a touch of butter combined with both granulated and brown sugar.

Famous Book Quotes Poster Illustrations by Evan Robertson - WE AND THE COLOR Literary quotes of famous authors such as Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, Jane Austen, … illustrated by New York-based graphic designer Evan Robertson for a poster series. You can buy these and some more prints of the series here. Book Quote Virginia Woolf Poster Illustration by Evan Robertson Computer passes Turing test 9 June 2014Last updated at 08:36 ET Eugene Goostman simulates a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy A computer program called Eugene Goostman, which simulates a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, is said to have passed the Turing test at an event organised by the University of Reading. The test investigates whether people can detect if they are talking to machines or humans. The experiment is based on Alan Turing's question-and-answer game Can Machines Think?

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