Talented architect Gary Chang, from Hong Kong, has made his tiny 330 square foot apartment into an amazing wall system. It lets him transform his apartment into 24 different room configurations. He built a sliding wall system that allows him to transform his place into a kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, and an enclosed dining area or a lounge with a hammock.
Gary has also written a book about his life growing up in his apartment that he has lived in since he was 14. He also talks about how he has renovated it five times. It's called My 32m2 Apartment, a 30 Year Transformation. If you want to see this apartment in action watch the video blow.
So you're probably wondering what is "The City of Abacus". Well let me explain, it's a comic series that was created by VV Brown. If you haven't heard of VV Brown before let me tell you a little about her. Vanessa which is her real name is a British singer-songwriter with retro flair infused into both her look and her sound. She is also a model who loves comic books. What more could you ask for right? She has been listed on many different outlets as a top person to look out for in 2009. So now in 2010 she got another outlet to share with you and that is "The City of Abacus".
The story goes a little something like this: Blinded, the MX41 takes full control of the City Of Abacus created by the evil queen; nothing will open the eyes of the people, nothing except one, a young girl called Freeda. This is a long twisted journey of surprise, rejection, incest, love, politics and mystery. The realization of their world is soon to be discovered.
This series will consist of 7 comics that will be released between May and November with a graphic novel at the end to finish off the epic tale. In each of the released comic's there will be a down loadable song that will go with each story. I have also been informed that the comic will be available soon on the iPhone and on the iPad. You can also buy a physical copy in a store near you or via their website, thecityofabacus.com. Follow the comic on your social sites for more info and updates.
I was reading the Unless You Will issue #6 and I came across Susanne Willuhn and her photography. So I went to her site and viewed all of her photos and picked out some that I enjoyed the most. Susanne has had many of her works shown in online and print magazines and I can see why. She captures some mystery and wonder in each of her shoots. The photo's that I enjoyed the most give that feeling of being out and exploring the world and the little hidden wonders that make us curious. If you get a chance you should check out some of her other works. I would also suggest checking out Unless You Will Blog due to it has some amazing photography artists that are showcased in different issue each month.
It has finally arrived as of yesterday the anticipated new album "Take a Bow" by Greg Laswell. All 12 new tracks were recorded in a studio in a cabin outside Flagstaff, AZ. "Perhaps the biggest difference with this album", observes Greg Laswell of his new Take A Bow, "is that I'm not miserable." His new album definitely is about goodbye's and embracing resolution over surrender. This album gives a sense of not someone who is hurting or not happy but of a person who has learned and is ready to take the next step to evolve.
Greg Laswell has a voice that can raise and fall with his precise precision in his singing abilities. So you will feel the emotional storytelling within his songs on this album. This CD mostly has mid-tempo songs which have that dense, richly textured keyboard-soaked sound that we've come to expect from Laswell. Although, this album is not as dirge-like and melancholy as the last album it definitely is a great new album by Greg Laswell.
I have been reading up on some styles of typography lately and learning some more in-dept understanding of type and fonts. So that I can have a better understanding of typography and to assist in my creativity when it comes to design. Then while I was doing my research I came across some typographic posters that I wanted to share.
Here we are again with another great Playlist to fill your ears. This one is a special playlist from the past. Playlist-13 is a playlist that was made back when I was about 20. I came about getting my hands on this copy of the playlist from my old roommate. When I last visited Ohio I went out on a nature walk with her and her son. So on our little journey to the park I was looking through her CD's and found a CD labeled "Damion Mix". I thought it was going to be like a CD of me mixing back in the day. Nope. It ended up being this playlist which I use to listen to none stop back in the day. So it was awesome to find a treasure of music from my past that has a lot of great memorizes attach to them. It not only made my trip home more meaningful but I now get to share the sounds of distance past. Hopefully some of these songs will bring up some memories of good times when you have a listen to Playlist-13.
On a side note if someone can tell me the artist and name of the first track. I will burn you a copy of Playlist-13 with the album cover art.
If you want to check out any of the other playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog.
Cover art by: Damion Schweizer
Tracklist
1. Unknown
2. Imagine by John Lennon
3. Film by Aphex Twin
4. It's a Fine Day by Miss Jane
5. Careful Where you Stand by Coldplay
6. 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps
7. Love Song by The Cure
8. Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
9. Only In Dreams by Weezer
10.Yellow by Coldplay
11. Isobel by Bjork
12. GodSpeed by BT
13. Nannou by Aphex Twin
14. Bigger Stronger by Coldplay
15. Trouble by Coldplay
Check out this Eco-friendly enclosure. The Solid Wood Hard Drive Enclosure ($100-$145). It will keep your hard drive from getting banged up and it will give it a slick new look. These are handmade by two men in their Seattle shop using 100% reclaimed or discarded materials. These are one-of-a-kind drives typically house an included 500GB drive. It boasts its unique shapes with a hand oiled finish that are polished with a protective finishing wax to keep them looking great long after the drive has ceased to exist.
Keith Loutit is known for his Little Sydney series of short films, that present Sydney and its surroundings in miniature form. He basically scaled down, and sped up the film and it challenges people's perceptions of scale, helping them to distance themselves from place they know well. The videos that Keith has produced are one of wonder and and great imagination. I can only imagine how long it took for him to just put on of these masterpieces together. In an interview by "It's Nice That" it states that his work is heavily stylized, his aim is mostly documentary in nature. Keith stated I saw the combination of tilt shift and time-lapse photography as a means of creating a new style of documentary film-making. Keith is currently working on a new project called Small Worlds in which he documents the world's great cities, landscapes and monuments of the ancient world in miniature. Keith states from the interview that in a time of population explosion, impacts to our environment, and concern over limited resources our world feels smaller than ever and I hope that this work inspires people by presenting mankind as a positive collaborative force, and for people to see wonder in the ordinary.
So I came about this musician Vital from Change The Thought Blog. They posted a motion graphic video up called Airport. Which is Vital's video for his song called Airport. It was directed by TAKCOM. This video is not only interesting and intriguing but the music goes so well with the video. Vital is currently providing people with a free download of his EP which consists of 5 songs on his website. I highly recommend downloading his CD and just an FYI you should be able to download it as well on iTunes for free this month. Here is a little bit of information about Vital. Prior to starting his solo career Vital wanted to be behind the music scene, writing and contributing by recording demos for other musicians in the Bay Area. After being persuaded by the many people he met, he released two EP’s in the genre of Hip Hop and R&B. “I never found my true self while doing what society expected me to do, I never felt at home doing what’s expected”. Wanting to experiment more with the music, he felt it was a better reflection of himself. He then went into the studio to record his first solo album in the summer of 2008. Now, almost two years later he is now letting the world hear his music. His CD is one that I will consistently be playing and I think you should do the same.
