Bent by the Sun
Japan’s tradition of sustainability.
Tsunekazu Nishioka, considered the last of the great Japanese temple carpenters, at whose workshop I studied for three years, was telling me how dismantling a 1300-year-old temple provided him the opportunity to study the ring structure of the old columns, which he estimated had been cut when they were 1000 years old. “So,” I observed, “the tree was 1000 years old when the temple was built, and the temple is 1300 years old now, so in all we’re talking about a time span of 2300 years.…” “Yes,” he replied. “And compared to that, a human lifespan is next to nothing.
Dear Shannon,
It’s a design thing. The cat is lost in the negative space.
Regards, David.This is fantastic. via @katystl
I’m really digging the new identity for the Bronx River Alliance.
(also, how great is the R in the Brand New header?)
Couch fort design critiques! (Two Parts!)
The clear reference to pole barn framing resonates with us and we found amusement in the tongue-in-cheek dual structural system. The clever siting of the project is finished nicely with a deliberately draped, light-weight roof structure. A warm, modern color palette gives the project a handsome and approachable street front. Grade: A+
Makes me really want to recreate my friend Kris’ Genesis haven — the Fortress of Segatude.
Here’s my first ever motion graphic work — a title card animatic for fictional western action series Thunder Prairie.
There are still a few kinks to work out, but those are mostly due to Flash not being the best. Hopefully I’ll have the chance to recreate this in AE sometime soon.
