Archive for February 9th, 2009

sign as art. art as sign.

Originally uploaded by kaiyen

While my wife and in-laws went to “tea” at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, I wandered the streets around there, camera in hand. I have been doing an alleyways project for a while and found a number that were heavily decorated. More than just graffiti – more like murals.

This one was different – it actually included the signage that was next to the door. Part of me thought this was great. It certainly is creative. Part of me wondered whether the braille letters would be as discernible having been painted over like that.

What the centrists have wrought – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com

Amazon Unveils Slimmer Kindle – WSJ.com

I’m seeing the Kindle readers more and more in all kinds of situations – even in class where classmates will just read a few pages before lecture starts.  It’s nice to see that Amazon continues to work on the product. 

Oh, and if anyone wants to buy one for me, feel free

Live Nation and Ticketmaster may merge: WSJ – MarketWatch

I still remember when I could buy seats – not lawn tickets – but seats at the major area amphitheater for $30 with a $8 surcharge.  This wasn’t that long ago – maybe 8 years.  Not recent, either, but not forever ago.  Now it’s $75 with a $15 surcharge. 

Live Nation, with a very different (though expensive to them) model, was proving to be a real challenge to Ticketmaster.  Now they are merging.  Yay.