Faris Yakob shared his fascinating perspective of time and distance with FastCompany.com and we thought it was worth passing on. In his interview, Yakob tells us that perception of time is a function of how much work our brain is doing processing stimuli. The more new stimuli it has to READ MORE >
The Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College, SUNY. Initiated in 1974 with Roy R. Neuberger’s donation of 108 works of art, the permanent collection has grown to encompass over 6000 works of un-compromised quality examples of modern and contemporary art by the likes of Milton Avery, Stuart Davis, Willem READ MORE >
We found this article on Forbes, and while contributor, Jason Nazar may have come across a little harsh, much of what he has to say about the 20-year-old perspective rings with truth. Nazar’s points are excellent reminders for readers of every age. Nazar reminds us that time is not limitless, READ MORE >
While we’re on the topic of light, have you heard nature’s finest light show, the aurora borealis will be especially active this year? According to this August 6th article in the Telegraph, the northern lights will be at their 11-year peak this December 2013. The intensity and frequency of the READ MORE >
Now through September 5, why not head to the Guggenheim and enjoy color like you’re never seen it before. John Turrell, a leading member of the light and space generation of artists has taken over Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous atrium and has flooded it with light. Well, not exactly Wright’s READ MORE >
How about being the sole employee of a shopping mall where the only one customer ever is Barbra Streisand? Sounds strange, well, the story may be fiction, but the mall is real. According to “My Passion for Design” by Streisand, there is indeed a mall built in the basement on READ MORE >
The biggest attraction in NYC this summer is the rain! More specifically, the “Rain Room” at the MOMA. The contemporary art group, Random International, has created a digital installation that gives visitors the chance to experience how it might feel to control the rain. In ‘Rain Room’, the sound of READ MORE >
In 2013 Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley-based electric car company posted its first profits. The ten-year-old Detroit challenger gained widespread attention by producing the Tesla Roadster in 2008, the first fully electric sports car. Since then Tesla has released the Model S and has supplied electric powertrain components for Daimler READ MORE >
As designers and visual communicators, we owe much to the brilliance of modern masters like Milton Glaser. Best known for the I ♥ NY logo, his Bob Dylan poster and the co-founded New York Magazine, Glaser was more than a founder of modern graphic design, he’s a brilliant theorist and READ MORE >
Moss! Yes, Michael Moss, the design visionary behind the Moss store in SoHo has applied his world famous eye to the Philip Johnson Glass House museum by way of organizing and selecting merchandise for the Glass House Design Store. For those who haven’t visited, the Glass House is the former private READ MORE >