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Monthly Archives: September 2015
V for Vignelli
I’m glad that people appreciate The Vignelli Canon. It was written for people with a design background, but it works for those who claim to have little: the little booklet offered great insight to graphic design, with me someone who … Continue reading
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Recover the classics
The Creative Action Network is running a campaign for Recovering the Classics. I thought it would make a good assignment, so now it is. Supposedly you get a kickback if your cover sells. So I made this thing: I probably … Continue reading
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Hearing the Last Laugh
Jim wrote about this story before. When I read it, I thought about all the possibilities for sounds effects, and how those and the dialogue could carry the whole tale. I don’t know if I’ll have the time, but it … Continue reading
A ripping good time: ds106radio tweet-along part 4
We had another good group for our fourth ds106radio listening and tweeting session. After some spooky sounds and a bumper we had the Mystery Playhouse rendition of “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” which was originally written by horror master Robert … Continue reading
Les choses sont contre nous – ds106radio
For our third night of ds106radio listening, we had two tales – “Who Goes There” originally a John Campbell short story (PDF) and later a few different movies and even a couple of comic books, and “Nightmare” which was originally … Continue reading
Live tweeting pigeons vs. ravens
For our second night of ds106radio live tweeting, we had a pretty good crowd 8 listeners tuned into #ds106radio #ds106tales on http://t.co/4ASqxepybx — Hank Soda (@HankSoda) September 23, 2015 Even Talky Tina joined us. She was in her element Well, … Continue reading
Your showcase of showcases
We’ve had a few Weekly Showcases come in and I like the creativity and personality in them. One was a collaboration between Repsag, Mama Tavia and the Death Whisperer. It was good to see people working together. It makes the … Continue reading
Tales from ds106 tweet-along, round one: Crawling hands and gripping snakes
For our first ds106radio listen-along, we heard a couple of ancient episodes of The Witch’s Tale: “Four Fingers and a Thumb” and “The Boa Goddess.” Both of these come from 1937, when people were a bit more primitive. Is the … Continue reading
Thoughts on thoughts on cinematography
I enjoyed reading people’s analyses of cinematography. A few people picked The Shining. The director, Stanley Kubrick, was a master photographer, so that movie bears repeated watching for the camerawork alone. The thing that jumped out at me the first … Continue reading
Tales from ds106: Last Respects discussion
Here Jim and I have fun talking about Last Respects by Al Feldstein and Graham Ingels as we delve into issues of class, changing times and mores, and survival skills. Hats off to Cherish for examining the mathematical side of … Continue reading