by Darth Maul | May 28, 2018 | Awesome People, Magic |
If you’re all familiar with Marvel’s X-men then you know Gambit, a mutant who happens to combine his kinetic conversion and acceleration power with his card-throwing skills. Meet Rick Smith Jr., a real-life Gambit minus the superhuman...
by Darth Maul | Apr 26, 2018 | Awesome People |
Meet Daniel Clowes, the man who played an important role in comics achieving a new level of respect from reviewers, academics, and readers. This is a short story of how one cartoonist changed an...
by Darth Maul | Jan 16, 2018 | Architecture, Awesome People |
“… the beginning of impossible things happening.” – Buckminster Fuller Executive Producer: David Gerlach Interviewer: Studs Terkel studsterkel.org Director: Patrick Smith Animator: Jennifer Yoo Series Producer: Amy...
by Darth Maul | Jan 8, 2018 | Awesome People |
A peak into the world of a free diver… “To do free diving you need to be totally detached from any problems you have. During the nine months we’re in the maternal womb, we’re always submerged in a liquid. So iit gives us that state of...
by Darth Maul | Dec 24, 2017 | Awesome People, Art |
“The job of a logo is to identify. Symbols don’t make it clear what you do, it just makes it clearer who they are. The less they say the better. Over time it’s going to take on the characteristics, for good or for bad.” – Ivan Chermayeff...
by Darth Maul | Dec 1, 2017 | Awesome People |
… a living record of techniques perfected by generations. – Ina Pira There is something magical when you watch Stephen Jerome, last, in a long line of basket makers, create a beautiful rib basket from scratch. Most of the tools used were passed down from...