Author Archives: vnd

Interesting Richmond Architecture

Posted on May 4, 2011 by vnd

Richmond.com has a pleasant gallery of historical buildings that reside in its namesake Virginia city.  Some then-and-now photo comparisons and some architecture vocabulary I don’t follow make for a neat little history lesson. With Spielberg’s latest movie Lincoln to be … Continue reading →

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90′s Mall Madness

Posted on March 23, 2011 by vnd

A collection of photos from shopping malls circa 1990. These photos are amazing in that, at the time, they would have been soo boring. Those are just regular people, in a regular place. That stuff they’re wearing is stuff everyone … Continue reading →

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Tungs

Posted on March 14, 2011 by vnd

Really feeling this, lately. Local Richmond band Tungs. Decidedly lo-fi, visuals and audials. You can read a bit about them in this issue of RVA Mag.

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Jeopardy’s Watson, Font and All

Posted on February 16, 2011 by vnd

If you aren’t familiar with Watson, it is the computing powerhouse that IBM built to do Jeopardy trivia better than us humans. And it just thoroughly trounced the competition, who were comprised of Jeopardy’s best players ever, tripling the closest … Continue reading →

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Super-Future Space Apartment

Posted on February 10, 2011 by vnd

Check out this space-age apartment design that makes use of hidden compartments and shelving to achieve a super minimalistic future-look. Like an iPod spaceship. The design revolves around the so-called “Black Hole”, a panel/shelf unit that rearranges the layout of … Continue reading →

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A Simpler Phone: John’s

Posted on January 26, 2011 by vnd

With smart phones getting ever smarter, there’s something to be said for a return to simplicity. Enter John’s Phone. No GPS, no apps. It can’t even text. Aside from the number keys there are two buttons: call and hang up. … Continue reading →

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Jim Davis Talks Garfield

Posted on January 25, 2011 by vnd

Garfield creator Jim Davis spoke with recent merchandising collaborators The Hundreds about his cat and things related to his cat. In the interview Davis speaks candidly about his motivations and, in an interesting moment, the interviewer contrasts Bill Watterson’s licensing … Continue reading →

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Hiding Things Within Things

Posted on January 18, 2011 by vnd

Secret Stash is a project by Yi-Teng Cheng that creates hidden compartments within mundane objects to hide that which you’d rather not be found. It’s an updated, more elegant version of that fake rock you keep your door key in. … Continue reading →

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Krampus: Christmas Demon

Posted on December 25, 2010 by vnd

In some parts of the world, people believe in a jolly fat man that hands out gifts. In other parts of the world, they believe this jolly fat man has a sidekick demon that scares kids into behaving with rusty … Continue reading →

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Real-life Tron Bike Update

Posted on December 15, 2010 by vnd

That Tron motorcycle replica that was for presale on Ebay has come to fruition. So, does it actually work? Does it look good? The answer to both is a big “sorta”. It loses quite a bit of cool in its … Continue reading →

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