While visiting the Boston Museum of Fine Arts yesterday evening, Michelle and I experienced first hand the surreal glass sculptures designed by Dale Chihuly. I unknowingly shared a picture of Dale’s work in 2009 while discussing Ruby and gems. That piece is at the Belagio in Las Vegas and is titled a Sea of Glass.
Tag: art
You should have majored in art (graphic web design)
Artistic Skill in High Demand in Tech Industry
Having design chops means being able to write your own ticket. Craft the front end to one fantastic web or mobile app and you can count on follow on work indefinitely. It’s not just startups and tech companies who are desperately seeking designers. I’ve communicated with blog designers who were booked for months in advance, and charge a healthy premium for their page layouts.
Art Opens the Door to Connecting, Understanding, and Inspiring
Art & Technology are Co-Evolving
Genuine Posts are Images of Our Minds
Images, Moments, What are Photographs?
You can chock this thought flow up to Fred Wilson’s share of his daughter Jessica’s blog post, the return of polaroid through the eyes of a teenage film photo blogger. Jessica illuminates her passion for analog photography and the hands on development process. Reader’s can appreciate her perspective on the surprise and excitement that comes from finally seeing an image come to life. But somewhere in the space between the words, my mind began drifting as I tried to imagine the journey of photons reflecting off of surfaces and focused through the optical system onto a digital focal plane, or specialized film. There is more to this transformation than 3D to 2D mapping. Even time’s role, which plays a critical factor (exposure), is only part of the story of photography. (more…)
Art Inspires Us to Imagine
Escher’s Relativity
Our Most Cherished Content is Thought Provoking
Whether films, music, or abstract art, we are humbled by media’s ability to spark our imagination. Creations that move us, literally change our state of mind. We transcend our worldly concerns for just a moment, or perceive them without judgement. (more…)