Unfortunately, I couldn't link through to the benedict.com website - it seems like it might have gone down for a brief period - but I managed to find the songs on last.fm and have made my decision as to whether George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" ripped off "He's So Fine" by Ronald Mack/The Chiffons.
MY VERDICT: Not guilty.
Sure there were similarities in the melody and tempo of the song, but the treatment of the harmonies, the use of different instruments and completely different lyrics make me think this was an accidental coincidence. After all, there are only so many notes in a musical scale, and only so many ways of putting them together.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Video: Open Source
Open Source Beginnings from Alix Fullerton on Vimeo.
A video about the beginnings of open source software - how in the early days of computing, programmers were big on sharing, and that it shifted to being much more proprietary due to a number of reasons (including Bill Gates, and M.I.T. intruding passwords). It also offers a good explanation and definition of what "open source" actually means.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Scanner Darkly
Well, not actually anything to do with either the movie or the book - here's a drawing I did in class when my attention wandered. So not really something from a course, but kind of is (if I hadn't been at school, would I have drawn this? who knows)
Five digital things I could not do without.
Well, it was going to be five photos, but my battery on my camera had a wee die. So I'll update this again when I've got it working. In the mean time, here are Five Digital Things that I have Found to be Essential to my Ongoing Cheerful Existence.
1> My sweet laptop. Sweet as in ridiculously cheap (thanks to my boyfriend for throwing it down some stairs and getting a replacement, giving me the munted one that still works ok if you don't need to use CDs or the headphone jack). My desktop is from KitsuneNoir and made by the artist Thomas Allen takes photos of pulp-fiction book cover cutouts. They are so good.
2> iPod. This is a newish one with the awesome shake-to-shuffle feature which is great when stationary, not so great if you're dancing around and it shuffles mid-song.
3> Card reader. Seriously, this is one of the best purchases I have EVER MADE. EVER. It comes in handy all the time and turns my mega 4GB compact flash cards into USB sticks when I need to haul data from place to place.
4> Scanner that I bought online for cheaps. It's USB powered and very slim so storing it is a breeze. If you've ever thought about getting one, but thought it'd be too 'spensy, you should keep an eye on the scanners section on trademe. All I'm saying.
5> External Hard Drive. I take a lot of photos in RAW, as well as having done a very computer centric design degree meaning that this puppy is full to exploding with all kinds of creative digital jizz. It needs a clean out and I need to get it a new friend to take on some of the new stuff I want to make and the overflow from my laptop which is starting to get mighty congested.
HONOURABLE MENTION THAT SORT OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING:
My digital SLR camera. Ooh baby, you're so good. I'm so glad I got insurance on your predecessor so that when it was stolen, I got you (because point and shoot just doesn't cut the mustard as effectively).
1> My sweet laptop. Sweet as in ridiculously cheap (thanks to my boyfriend for throwing it down some stairs and getting a replacement, giving me the munted one that still works ok if you don't need to use CDs or the headphone jack). My desktop is from KitsuneNoir and made by the artist Thomas Allen takes photos of pulp-fiction book cover cutouts. They are so good.
2> iPod. This is a newish one with the awesome shake-to-shuffle feature which is great when stationary, not so great if you're dancing around and it shuffles mid-song.
3> Card reader. Seriously, this is one of the best purchases I have EVER MADE. EVER. It comes in handy all the time and turns my mega 4GB compact flash cards into USB sticks when I need to haul data from place to place.
4> Scanner that I bought online for cheaps. It's USB powered and very slim so storing it is a breeze. If you've ever thought about getting one, but thought it'd be too 'spensy, you should keep an eye on the scanners section on trademe. All I'm saying.
5> External Hard Drive. I take a lot of photos in RAW, as well as having done a very computer centric design degree meaning that this puppy is full to exploding with all kinds of creative digital jizz. It needs a clean out and I need to get it a new friend to take on some of the new stuff I want to make and the overflow from my laptop which is starting to get mighty congested.
HONOURABLE MENTION THAT SORT OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING:
My digital SLR camera. Ooh baby, you're so good. I'm so glad I got insurance on your predecessor so that when it was stolen, I got you (because point and shoot just doesn't cut the mustard as effectively).
Monday, June 1, 2009
Creatively Licenced
This is an image I found on Flickr by the user PixelAddict under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. This means that I can effectively do anything I like with the image (share it, copy it, print out a copy for myself, use it in my own work), so long as I attribute it back to the original author.
I think that I can also use this for commercial work if I wanted to make an ad with an otter getting a manicure.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Five Blogs
Here are five blogs that I check religiously in my google reader.
First up is DesignSponge.
Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. The blog has a number of contributors and includes DIY projects, sneak peeks into peoples houses (I love looking into houses! Open homes forever!), profiles of designers/artists, and general product coveting. Quite a focus on environmentally conscious, handmade work which is something I approve of.
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Next we have Photoshop Disasters.
Photoshop Disasters is a website dedicated to terrible photoshopping that has somehow still been published (be it on the back of a bus, in a magazine, or a website - this site has it all). A hilarious website, and quite relevant to the digital literacy component of the course as it illustrates how you can be digitally literate, and still be crap unless you pay attention to your work. Did I mention the hilarity? I hope so.
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Here's an artist I love to follow! Camilla Engman
Camilla Engman is a Swedish artist who does lovely paintings and illustrations - lately I've been coveting the ceramic collaboration she's had going on. She posts with info about her day, things she's interested in, photos of her work and things she's found, and photos of her adorable Jack Russel, Morran.
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Doodlers Anonymous is wonderful eye candy.
Doodlers Anonymous showcases the works of professional and amateur doodlers. They say "Doodlers Anonymous was founded to celebrate our addiction, and like any other, we're hooked. The need to draw, sketch, and doodle is constant. We doodle on almost anything we can find — pencil in a moleskine, marker on a napkin, ink on a torn receipt, sharpie on concrete. And we do it habitually — while on hold, in a meeting, during class, or while we should be sleeping. This is a permanent home for spontaneous art."
I love it.
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Finally, I present to you It's Nice That.
It's Nice That could also be described as an eye-candy type blog. There's a wide range of different work presented here from all kinds of art, film, fashion and design practices. They say "Launched in April 2007, It's Nice That aims to document and inspire creative talent. It's Nice That is run by Will Hudson and Alex Bec with regular contributor Jez Burrows." Delightful.
First up is DesignSponge.
Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home and product design run by Brooklyn-based writer, Grace Bonney. The blog has a number of contributors and includes DIY projects, sneak peeks into peoples houses (I love looking into houses! Open homes forever!), profiles of designers/artists, and general product coveting. Quite a focus on environmentally conscious, handmade work which is something I approve of.
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Next we have Photoshop Disasters.
Photoshop Disasters is a website dedicated to terrible photoshopping that has somehow still been published (be it on the back of a bus, in a magazine, or a website - this site has it all). A hilarious website, and quite relevant to the digital literacy component of the course as it illustrates how you can be digitally literate, and still be crap unless you pay attention to your work. Did I mention the hilarity? I hope so.
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Here's an artist I love to follow! Camilla Engman
Camilla Engman is a Swedish artist who does lovely paintings and illustrations - lately I've been coveting the ceramic collaboration she's had going on. She posts with info about her day, things she's interested in, photos of her work and things she's found, and photos of her adorable Jack Russel, Morran.
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Doodlers Anonymous is wonderful eye candy.
Doodlers Anonymous showcases the works of professional and amateur doodlers. They say "Doodlers Anonymous was founded to celebrate our addiction, and like any other, we're hooked. The need to draw, sketch, and doodle is constant. We doodle on almost anything we can find — pencil in a moleskine, marker on a napkin, ink on a torn receipt, sharpie on concrete. And we do it habitually — while on hold, in a meeting, during class, or while we should be sleeping. This is a permanent home for spontaneous art."
I love it.
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Finally, I present to you It's Nice That.
It's Nice That could also be described as an eye-candy type blog. There's a wide range of different work presented here from all kinds of art, film, fashion and design practices. They say "Launched in April 2007, It's Nice That aims to document and inspire creative talent. It's Nice That is run by Will Hudson and Alex Bec with regular contributor Jez Burrows." Delightful.
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