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Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 17th, 2005 | 0 comments
The value of imagery
Mr. Watson has just published in Psychophysiology’s recent issue about the value of imagery, challenging the cliche “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Subsiquently it turns out that a picture is indeed not worth said amount. In fact it may challenge the whole premice of emoticons. The study suggests that we perceive words differently than we do images of the same...
Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 16th, 2005 | 0 comments
Ride the Rocket subway party
“Deep below the streets of Toronto on Planet Earth, subterranean bliss erupts before your eyes. You step onto a subway car, hear three chimes and suddenly you are riding the rocket. Ads are replaced with art, aliens blow bubbles, astronauts dance and robots sing. On Tuesday, August 16th, we invite you earthlings to join us in a subway party for a night of cosmic proportions. Bring: costumes, instruments,...
Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 12th, 2005 | 2 comments
Reclaiming the urban oases
Jeff Chapman can be found reclaiming urban oases throughout his little photo essay. This study spans two continents and countless fountains. (well not countless, we just didn’t feel the need to actually count, okay?) This seems more like a challenge than anything else though. You know you want to go photograph yourself in as many urban oases as possible now and send said photographs in with he fevered pace...
Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 10th, 2005 | 0 comments
Crime and Photoshop
Ethics in media was quite the hot topic for the past five years. Discussions have cooled down a lot since the days of 24/7 coverage of discussions on scandal vis-Ã -vis wardrobe malfunctions and the nipples there in. Its refreshing to see it being discussed again with out too much mass media dogma and scandal-mongering in this article at Photoshop News. The article touches on Kate Winslet’s apparent hatred...
Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 10th, 2005 | 0 comments
The Rise & Fall of The International Style
Prince Charles has had just about all he can take of the International Style in england. Radiant City be damned, Charles wants – nay, he demands – human scale housing. Sure you may be able to make big projects with crisp lines and following all of Corbusier’s five rules to the letter. Maybe you even measured in modulars and imprisoned anyone who thought of ornamenting the project but in the end...
Hi, I'm Raj Patel. Nice to meet you. I'm a writer, photographer, film producer, avid reader, gamer, architect, programmer, artist, community manager, and general nerd.
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