If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me. - William Shakespeare
Archive for February, 2007
October Unplaceables
February 24th, 2007 08:02:39
17th Oct, a sign says: “No feeding of Dogs/Cats/Birds”.
no feeding here:
still, the tissue woman lumbers,
hawking unhindered.
20th Oct, seven routes to chose from.
the strays forced into silence,
no cabs prowl,
beaten children go quiet,
their surrogates exhausted,
kettle fires snuffed out,
no smell of skin
clings. October skyline keeps
its shape, regardless,
you must go somewhere.
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Eric Low works in Singapore’s audio-visual industry; he wishes he could live a little more and work a little less. The haikus and images here are selections from a larger series created for the Rhodia No. 12 exhibition at Books Actually.
Visit Eric at Softblow.
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The Ideal Legal Pad
February 23rd, 2007 06:02:21
Overheard at Fountain Pen Network:
I have been extremely happy with the Rhodia No. 18601 legal pads I’ve been using. They’re A4 sized, white paper and 3 hole punched along the side for easily inserting into a notebook. The perforations tear easily and I don’t have to struggle with them or risk tearing the page when I want to remove a sheet from the pad. They are extraordinarily fountain pen friendly and very smooth to use.
In fact, my wife (who is just in the beginning stages of fountain pen appreciation, thanks to a recent gift (from me) of a Visconti Van Gogh Midi in Vanilla with a Greg Minskin-modified stub nib) absolutely loves her Rhodia pad. She writes on both sides of the paper (because she’s frugal and understands that Rhodia pads cost more than the pads provided by her law office), and has experienced no bleeding or feathering, even with the typical wetness common to Visconti nibs.
Even writing on both sides of the page, she goes through her pads twice as quickly as I do - which means she does a lot of writing. Her opinion carries a lot of weight with me.
In short, I think the ideal legal pad already exists.
- James P.
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Vote for Rhodia @ Lovemarks
February 21st, 2007 10:02:07
Show the Love. Vote for Rhodia at Lovemarks!
The online revolution has given consumers an extraordinary new way to connect with the products they care about. Online they can prove that they own the brand. Online they can show their Loyalty Beyond Reason. And online they have new opportunities to act as Inspirational Consumers and passionate advocates for the brands they love. This is why we created lovemarks.com to celebrate the engagement the online medium offers consumers.
Lovemarks is from Saatchi & Saatchi, the hothouse that believes passionately in the power of ideas to transform clients’ businesses, brands and reputations.
When is something worth doing?
February 21st, 2007 09:02:48
David Seah’s The Printable CEO does not promise to clear out your task list, but it makes you feel good that you did make progress. Setting goals around a bubble chart makes it fun too.
The 100 best sites for writers
February 21st, 2007 09:02:11
Writersdigest compiled the 2006 roundup of the 100 best sites for writers, ranging in topics from creativity, general resources, genre/niche, just for fun, publishing resources and writing sites.
Voices of history
February 21st, 2007 09:02:03
The Free Information Society archives the greatest speeches of the 20th history, in mp3 format. From Apollo 11’s “One small step for man…” to Georgi Zhukov’s speech at a 1945 Victory Parade, feel free to download + learn + distribute.
The Rhodia no. 12 project
February 20th, 2007 06:02:52
The Rhodia no. 12 project is curated by BooksActually in Singapore, a wonderful small bookstore run by Karen and Kenny, who will always find a great book to recommend if you visit them.
They invited individuals from various creative disciplines to draw, write, paste objects, or cut-up-into-shreds — basically do whatever they desire–from using it as a journal to creating an artwork–using the Rhodia No. 12 as their medium.
A month-long exhibition took place in Books Actually from November 6 to December 5, 2006, and we are happy to now welcome this exhibition at Kapok.
RHODIA No. 12 was specially chosen since it is the most portable size which can slip into any pocket - and internationally-renowned fashion designer Paul Smith’s favorite.
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All images © The Rhodia no. 12 Project. All rights reserved.
Blocks and white
February 18th, 2007 06:02:26
Bus stop and Frog.
Y. Omata’s “digital” art on a Rhodia Classic graph #11
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New Rhodia products at Tokyo boutique
February 15th, 2007 06:02:39
Coinciding with the 63rd Tokyo International Gift Show, a Tokyo boutique held a 2-day event for press people and distributors to introduce its new Rhodia products.
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We’re Flickr’n
February 15th, 2007 05:02:39
We’ve opened the Rhodia Drive Flickr pool! Now you can share your photos and artwork about these little orange notebooks we’ve come to love. See you there!
Notebooks with a heart
February 14th, 2007 05:02:13
“Going to school is my freedom”
In this day of hearts, there’s a notebook with lots of it.
Under the banner, “L’école c’est la liberté” (Going to school is my freedom), Clairefontaine, the makers of Rhodia, joins UNICEF in giving access to quality education to children around the world.
A series of nine wirebound notebooks was designed specifically for this UNICEF/Clairefontaine partnership. Each notebook contains a flap with photos of children from around the world.
Nine special e-cards were also developed with the same designs and offered on its website. Ten per cent of sales were donated to UNICEF for every notebook sold and 10 cents for each e-card sent.
In addition, stickers promoting the “L’école c’est la liberté” campaign were placed on 2 million notebooks with 10 cents of each sale going to UNICEF.
A total of over US$360,000 was donated to support UNICEF Girls’ Education Programmes.
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Books by the Greats, Covers by You
February 8th, 2007 08:02:48
In their blog, Penguin calls it YourSpace. Buy the book, design your front cover, and submit your masterpiece online. Or buy the book, design the front cover, give as gift to friends.
Whatever you do, they’ve made a new twist in keeping the reissued classics alive in the shelves against a formidable sea of bestsellers.
The first six classics: Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Jane Austen’s Emma, The Brothers Grimm’s Magic Tales, Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, Virgina Woolf’s The Waves, and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, are all printed on a blank art paper cover stock friendly to pencil, watercolor and other art media.
There’s a Flickr gallery for the submitted artworks so far.
Meanwhile, let’s see how the professionals do it in the limited edition Designer Classics.