That vibrant blue could only mean one thing: SING STATISTICS. The venture between my favorite UK lit-art duo Jez Burrows and Lizzy Stewart revealed yesterday that there were a mere 30 copies left of their fantastic book We Are The Friction. Today, I see there are now less than 20. That’s after being whittled down from 1000. Once they are gone, they are gone. (If you missed my brief write-up on the book, wherein I urge you to get a copy of your very own, you may visit it here.)
Congratulations! That’s a super accomplishment for these guys. But it ain’t all. Some new and, uh, er, um, spectacular releases are coming in the next few months. I’m not saying I’m involved BUT I’M NOT SAYING I’M NOT INVOLVED EITHER. I’m just saying: Perhaps you want to sign up for their mailing list? I mean, that way you’d be the first to know when their next project, which I may or may not be involved with (AHEM!), is up for grabs. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.
The computer desktop is a canvas. That’s why I’m always surprised when people decorate theirs with absolutely hideous, staid, uninspired stock photos, or, worse, nothing at all. It is a given that we would hang great-looking art on our walls…why overlook your desktop workspace? When I get new interns in the office, this is one of the first things I make them do.
I have two computers—a PC laptop that I work on at my day job and a MacBook that I prefer use at all other times. I thought I’d start occasionally sharing the desktop backgrounds that I’m running on those and where I found them. Dig into the cut for the details!
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Look up! The Tiny Showcase Celestial Events Appreciation Society and Jez Burrows present An Illustrated Guide To Amazing Feats Of The Night Sky 2009.
Yes, I know that there is only two months left in 2009 and thus, you’ve already missed a handful of (inter)stellar amazing feats of the night sky BUT LOOK AT IT. For November, we’ll have a full moon on the 2nd and Leonids Meteor Shower on the 17th and 18th. I hope they make one for 2010!
See more shots below the fold!
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Just purchased. WE ARE THE FRICTION, a collection of illustrated short fiction. Half of the stories are inspired by the illustrations. Half of the illustrations are inspired by the stories.
This is very much along the lines of the project I’ve been working on with Ian Dingman, and I’m so excited to see it done here so beautifully. My oh my, it looks so good I could to take a bite out of it. Well-the-fuck-done, Sing Statistics.
Jump on this, friends. There are only 1000 of them in the world. (I now retain #462.) Inside, writers like Ben Greenman, Tao Lin, and Dan Kennedy go head-to-head with the artistic forces of Ray Fenwick, Frank Chimero, and Lizzy Stewart. The result is a collection of 24 stories and 24 illustrations worthy of bookshelves (and walls!) everywhere.
See some of the artwork below the fold, and be sure to pick up your copy soon!
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