Shifting gears from the previous ‘art’ posts and following the upward momentum of the work T.O.gether show, I just wanted to point out how graphics can be utilized ‘for the greater good’ – like the informational graphic design work of NYC social activist Glen Cummings (the process documentation is great!). Support street meat and be sure to check out Vendor Power too!

52 McCaul is a great gallery that supports a variety of local and international contemporary art + culture. Founded by grassroots arts organization Well and Good, 52 is an experimental space dedicated to exploring  visual art and design, popular culture, and local + global issues.

For those interested in viewing and even purchasing amazing new + original street art, the gallery features contemporary works and artist multiples from local and international artists. A true Third Place, it is a multi-use space located in the heart of the city’s cultural district and features a curated boutique and compelling programming in a gallery setting. 52 is just south of Dundas Street and OCAD and north of Queen Street West.

Be sure to check out the new Agents of Urban Change exhibit opening Tuesday June 1st followed by a sponsored wrap party Saturday June 5th:

Paul Tassi has put some illustrations up on his site for an alphabet book. As expected there is one page for each letter of the alphabet beginning with “A is for…” Does he follow up with ‘apple’? No. He gets a bit more into it. He follows through each letter of the alphabet with the most bad-ass alliterative combinations he can come up with, complete with illustrations to boot. Enjoy.

[Unreality]

Okay you really do need to check out “Not So Humble Pie” where “Ms. Humble” creates wonderful treats. But wait, theres more. She claims to be just your typical nerdy anthropological biologist turned home mom and baker of sometimes strange goodies but that is fittingly humble. She makes sciency treats to feed our imaginations, tummies, and minds.  They’re tasty in so many ways one can only envy her offspring.

[Not So Humble Pie: Science]

Darwinia has made it’s presence known on the Xbox Live Arcade in the form of Darwinia+. This game has won multiple awards and received lots of attention in the past in it’s PC incarnations. Introversion Software has now brought it to the console where it is surprisingly easier and more natural to navigate. They even threw in the multiplayer incarnation ‘Multiwinia’ to boot.

The game exists in it’s own little digital tron-esque universe. It’s an ecosystem populated with industry, civilization, wild life, and various stimuli. It’s a virtual ecosystem where evolution and artificial intelligence is studied. There even religion as a component. continue…