Hasta La Ideas

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pIn our a href=”http://r1.fmpub.net/?r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.core77.com%2Fblog%2Fnews%2Finspiration_and_isolation_in_the_creative_process__16932.aspk4=562k5={banner_id}” first post in the Veer series/a, we observed that inventions flow as iterative progressions built upon previous work more often than they appear as sudden bolts of insight. Even for those fortunate enough to be roused from a pleasant nap or a frolic through wildflowers with a sudden revelation, that singular moment is built upon days or weeks of tedious research. We spoke a bit about Newton in the context of calculus but didn’t leave readers with much insight into what to do when they seek inspiration. Fortunately, Newton knew something about this, observing that if he had “seen a little further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” A major backdrop of our articles in the Veer series has been the availability of information in the digital age. When we have the sum of human knowledge at our fingertips and monitors, it seems appropriate for thinkers seeking inspiration to ask, “Well, whose shoulders should we stand upon?”/pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/veer_creative_inspirations/well_whose_shoulders_should_we_stand_upon__17505.asp”(more…)/a
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Having dazzled Vermont’s Mad River Valley last year, the Architecture & Design Film Festival is ready for the big time: New York City. For the festival’s Gotham debut, directors Kyle Bergman and Laura Cardello have assembled an extraordinary line-up of films (warning: you’ll want to see all 40), including UnBeige favorites Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio, Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight, and Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman. “We’re delighted with the final roster of films,” says festival founder Bergman, an architect who heads his own design/build firm. “They cover an incredible range of design-oriented topics, from architecture and urban design to graphics and product design. As we like to say, ‘Design Directs Everything.’” Kicking off the four-day festival, which runs October 14-17 at Tribeca Cinemas, will be a screening of Eye Over Prague (watch the trailer below), a documentary about Jan Kaplický, the Czech architect who co-founded Future Systems. Other design stars that will be get their close-ups during the festival include architect Jeanne Gang and her firm, graphic designer Herbert Matter, Lucienne and Robin Day, and art historian Vincent Scully, the subject of a new film by Edgar B. Howard and Tom Piper. Keep an eye on the festival website for updates on post-screening events, such as panel discussions moderated by the likes of Paola Antonelli, Richard Meier, Amanda Burden, and Robert A.M. Stern—just a sampling of the festival’s illustrious advisory board.

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pThe escalator was invented over a hundred years ago (in the late 1800s, believe it or not) and since then they’ve always gone in a straight line; but now, thanks to Jack Levy, A HREF=”http://www.city.ac.uk/news/archive/2010/09_Sept/230910.html” an aesthetic upgrade has been developed/A. /p

pLevy, City University London Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has patented the Levytator, an escalator that can follow curves by means of specially-designed steps that recall the sections of conveyor belt you see at airport baggage claims./p

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