New bike

Sunday, 11. 9. 2008  –  Category: Art & Design

And now for something completely different: I picked up my new bicycle at the Bikeshop yesterday! I have always bought inexpensive secondhand (or 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th…) bikes. Sort of a habit since college, mostly because bikes get stolen in Holland extremely often. It is normal – for me at least – to own a bike for about one or two years until it gets jacked.

The new Photoshop logo

Monday, 09. 24. 2007  –  Category: Art & Design

Last week, Armin of underconsideration.com wrote about the new Adobe Photoshop logo as introduced by Adobe’s John Nack. After looking at it, I honestly thought it was a joke. See for yourself:

What is it? A speech bubble? With a hole in it? Some people even suggested it closely resembles E.T. Unfortunately, it [...]

Hello invaders!

Wednesday, 05. 5. 2004  –  Category: Art & Design

Today my signed and numbered copy of Jared Tarbell’s ‘Hello Invaders’ arrived! I’ve been waiting anxiously for this beautiful piece of generated art to be delivered. The print arrived in perfect state and I’ll be clearing a premium spot for it on my living room wall.

Jared Tarbell is well known for his intriguing Flash experiments [...]

Ron van der Ende

Monday, 10. 6. 2003  –  Category: Art & Design

I just can’t get enough of the pieces of art made by Ron van der Ende. It may be because of my industrial childhood in Rotterdam, but I’m in love with his work.

Ron van der Ende creates beautiful art from pieces of old wood. The objects look like they’re really 3d and suggest a lot [...]