With my recent fervor surrounding Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails (NIN), I thought I would give a retrospective on how I became exposed to NIN, and the drive behind my recent consumption and study of any materials related to Reznor’s work and philosophy on music. Whether you enjoy the music of NIN or not, it’s difficult to argue Reznor’s brilliance as an artist and pioneer — the intelligence behind it is at times, astounding.
Date: May 27, 2009, Written By: jonny.gotham
Saul Bass was an influential graphic designer, and to a lesser–known degree, filmmaker, whose work extended from 1950’s up through the 90’s. While I won’t attempt to recapture his life and achievements here (as it could never do it justice), I can tell you about my own experience when I came across Bass’s work, and the fascination that ensued.
Date: May 01, 2009, Written By: jonny.gotham
It seemed that all of the sudden, droves of people have begun to use Twitter. While I know that Twitter has been around for quite a while now, I only knew tech–heads to be using it — writing short statuses, keeping in contact during conferences, etc. Now it seems to be the next cultural phenomenon, mentioned on the Today Show, popular websites, and I hear even Oprah is getting in the game. Seriously… Oprah? Twitter is now the third largest social network after Facebook and MySpace, and gaining more and more users every day.
Date: April 18, 2009, Written By: jonny.gotham