Category Archives: Tech

Paris Gets Gify With It

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The fun French internet-based art gallery Balibart has collaborated with PhenixDigital  to create the first outdoor exhibition of animated gifs in Paris. The show will be displayed on a network of 100 digital screens around the city, with a varied … Continue reading →

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We Still Love Our Libraries In North America

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Last week, the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association announced the winners of the AIA/ALA Library Building Awards for 2016. To qualify, an institution had to display an innovative reinvention of traditional library design. Are the winners:

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Sign Language

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Sometimes verbal communication fails us on our travels. A semi-disastrous trip through the Vietnamese countryside inspired three friend to create the Iconspeak clothing line. With 40 universal icons, their t-shirts, along some emphatic body language, should get you what you … Continue reading →

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Hop on the Book Train

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

This past January, the Book Train began regularly scheduled daily runs in Korea’s Gyeonggi-do Province outside of Seoul. One car of each train is lined with book shelves stocked with everything from children’s books and poetry to novels and contemporary … Continue reading →

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Painting With Light

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

For 2,000 years the Temple of Dendur sat on the banks of the River Nile. In 1965, the government of Egypt gifted the Temple ruins to the United States and in 1978 it was rebuilt in the Sackler Wing of … Continue reading →

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Mapping Westeros in Ireland

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The hugely popular HBO show Game of Thrones has been a real boon for Northern Ireland tourism. With dozens of filming locations around the region,  Tourism Northern Ireland has teamed up with Northern Ireland Screen to create an interactive app mapping … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Machines

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The Gramercy Typewriter Company is an 84-year-old business in New York City run by a father and son team. Founded in 1932, the firm is one of the few remaining guardians of a disappearing technology. Although typewriters seem to be … Continue reading →

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Layover With A Local

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants to turn your layover into a trip during your brief time in the Netherlands. Although the project’s name may sound a bit salacious, KLM simply wants to offer the air traveler with a stopover of … Continue reading →

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Pop Into Berlin

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Berlin is trying to get our attention with the Pop into Berlin traveling pop-up store and show. The city’s promotional agency Berlin Partner and Visit Berlin have been offering a taste of Berlin around Europe with a clever project featuring … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Floating World

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The Japanese artist who goes by the moniker Segawa Thirty-Seven  has once again released some of his wonderfully reimagined ukiyo-e woodblock paintings and prints. The new series of gifs adds elements of 21st century tech to liven-up the original 19th century scenes.  

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