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Trong G. Nguyen’s piece, Library (via Letterology):

The entire text and individual chapters of various books written word for word on grains of rice. A re-interpretation of the library.

via nfgraphics.com via The Next Web

“It is simply a tool.”

—David Hockney

The show itself was a huge success but a lot of crazy stuff happened along the way. The following videos are a very honest look at the highs and lows of the experience.

It’s great to see Joshua Davis is not only still creating great designs, but also using Flash, a technology we keep hearing is no longer relevant in today’s mobile world.

As you can see from the Voice Visualizer application Davis created, Flash is an extremely powerful instrument in the right hands, capable of outputting immersive work that HTML5 and Javascript (still) can’t even come close to.

(Hat tip Analogue)

(possible?) Banksy piece on Spring Street near Mercer, NYC.

Back in June, Andy Baio of Waxy.org shared his tale of being sued over the pixel art album cover for Kind of Bloop.
Long story short, everything is a remix.
If you’re a creator like me, you already know this.
In the spirit of remixing and stealing, I’ve come across some beautiful Mona Lisas:

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via Le Container

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.

–Banksy