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Gorgeous poster for The Toronto Comics Art Festival 2011 by Jillian Tamaki
I have been reading lots of graphic novels over the past six months, including Skim
I look forward to attending the Festival in May, possibly with my son Michael who is also a graphic novel devotee.
In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed
This is so cool! As the accompanying text says, every inch of real estate on product packaging is valuable, Why not make it say something to your customers, and not just to the scanner.
An alternative view of the AGO.
I had never been around to the rear of the new-ish Art Gallery of Ontario transformation (Frank Gehry) until last Friday when I found myself with some time to kill between dates. I settled onto a bench on Grange Park and enjoyed the sun and a good book. The back of the gallery is such a contrast to the front, yet almost as interesting. The shots above are from my iPhone, so not the greatest of quality.
Below, an image of the front facade from the AGO website.
Also from the AGO website, a shot of the staircase (above) from the inside.
Must see: The Warrior Emperor and China's Terracotta Army.
I had a lovely day out with two friends. We met at the Royal Ontario Museum to take in the Terracotta Warrior exhibit, here from China. These artifacts are from the Qin dynasty, and include some of the full-sized sculptures of warriors, administrators, and horses. It's the first exhibit of these items in North America and it's very impressive. Zouheir had the privilege of seeing them in the original site of their discovery when he was in China last year, and so I was happy to see the exhibit here in Toronto with friends. We spent a couple of hours at the exhibit. The documentation was excellent: a mix of text, photographs, maps, and video commentary that added to the excitement of seeing these ancient artifacts.
At noon, we went upstairs to C5 for lunch, the elegant restaurant added to the ROM during the renovation. On the top floor, it has lovely views to the south and west of Toronto, including a new garden/green roof that was added since I was there last. While still relatively young, it provides a respite from what was a rather "industrial" view of the adjoining rooftop.
We all chose the special Terracotta Warrior menu (pdf), starting with a hot and sour egg drop soup, a choice of two entrees (Duck Confit or Tong Mein Noodles), and then a fabulous puff pastry with mango puree, fresh fruit, and sesame ice cream.
The exhibit is a must-see, and is on until early in 2011. With the wonderful conversation and a delicious lunch, we're making plans for another outing next month.
Ghost in the Machine- Santana
Erika Iris Simmons works in recycled materials, namely cassette and film tape, to create these incredible images. Check out her Flickr set.
(H/T to MrXStitch!)
Flip-book-style animation reel!
parkour motion reel from saggyarmpit on Vimeo.This is her first attempt at creating a moving image!(H/T to Zen_Habits via Twitter!)
A winning day!
We have a winner!
