Bridget Riley

“…No wonder, that the mind of the beholder is deeply disquieted by the arrival of the Great Pan…”

Alexander on Carpets

Christopher Alexander’s new books are in print. As a diversion, a nice review of his book on form in early Turkish carpets…

Mental Imagery

New evidence from MRI studies suggests that mental images are generated or at least processed by the same brain structures which process real-world-image data form the retina.

Outside the Frame

An appeal of pervasive social media is the desire to push content outside the frame of its containing context.

Content, not Location

Roaming is only the first step towards weightless mobility: true weightless requires that data too is cast free from the ties of place.

Subsidising Legality

While consumers continue to pay per-byte for access to the weightless web, there’s an unexplored opportunity for content owners to incentivise consumers’ selection of their sources of media rather than bootlegged copies.

Small World Music?

Why has internetworking failed to facilitate flash musical trends, and a more hybrid global music?