design, signs, questions, and the Atlantic Project
Following a link that said “what’s the cost of being a nerd?” I landed at the Atlantic.Project–which looks to be a new package for the Atlantic. Set up as a series of questions, there’s a cute little video for each and links to “conventional” articles and blog posts. The whole thing looks great! Screenshot (click to embiggen):
Each question gets written out in neon in some wonderfully ordinary place, on the street, on the steps of the library, in a diner, and people are standing and sitting near them when talking in the videos.
The opposite of the neon lights though, are the questions written up to camouflage with the rest of city signage:
These are the most beautiful. The mimicry is spot on, and to see these in the city would be such a sweet, private moment of being disarmed. They remind me of my favourite Steve Lambert work:
hand-turkeys
Tomorrow is thanksgiving! My first American thanksgiving! I am going over to the lovely Emily’s house, and making savory waffles from the Rebar cookbook. (I made them once, about 4 years ago, and swore I’d never do it again, they were so time consuming…).
And yes, while I like to pretend that I don’t really understand how America works, I do know that waffles are not a traditional thanksgiving food.
But my favourite favourite thing about thanksgiving…Hand Turkeys!
Look at this photo, from the big brunch party here on south fourth street a few weeks ago:
See how Jon and Rachel are comparing the size of their hands? This activity was either right before or right after Jon made his first Hand Turkey. It was a thrilling moment.
A quick google of “hand turkey” brings up these fine results:
That last one, of course, is from the often brilliant Toothpaste For Dinner.
Here are more pictures of the brunch party because this holiday is all about eating delicious things with people you like.
secret project revealed
Today my friends Leah and Yoshie are getting married! Before I put on my dress and leave the house, I want to show you the images of the quilt that I made them. It’s been finished for a while, but I didn’t want to post pictures until I gave it to them.
Appliqued vegetables, squares of all sorts of things from my stash, imperfectly aligned. Border is an Urban Outfitters tablecloth that I’ve also made a dress out of. The back is the “I like you” apple fabric. There are small rock pockets on the back in the corners so that it can be weighed down if used as a picnic blanket.
I am so so so happy that it’s done, and that it’s in the hands (on the bed) of people I love.
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