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Work of the Week: The Chicago Panels | The Art Institute of Chicago
Oh wow. I never knew those Ellsworth Kelly panels were commissioned specifically for that space on the second floor in the Rice Building.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
A new study has identified the least affordable neighborhoods in Chicago
To get a more accurate measure of rental's affordability, shouldn't this look only at the incomes of people who rent? Including the incomes of people who live in a house would skew the results.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
Other design entries for the library included having the library built around the CTA station, so people could enter the library directly from the train. That would be so much better than having to go up the myriad of escalators just to get to the stacks. Here's a hot tip. Enter the library on the backside of the west side of the building. There is an entry door there! And you get immediate access to the elevators! They recently changed the elevator policy where you can use those elevators from the first floor to any floor in the building.
Stored on: July 21, 2017
DSC_1847 | A girl draws on the Square pavement at Lincoln Sq… | Flickr
I lived in Lincoln Square for 13 years, and used to walk through Giddings Plaza every day. I miss seeing the chalk drawings on the pavers.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
I Wrote a Joke! I Wrote An Actual Joke! - Mary Fons
“The. Saurus. reinforces the play on words. "The thesaurus" forces you to say the phrase too quickly, and thus passing over the clever play of words.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
Is there an antidote to sadness? - LoveYou2.org
Wandering is good. I wish I had something more profound to say about that.
Stored on: July 19, 2017
San Francisco stumps | urban plant research
If I saw one of these, I would sit down on it and say, "I'm stumped."
Stored on: July 19, 2017
Errors versus Varieties: About Errors | Coin Collectors Blog
I'm a pocket change coin collector. Seeing all these errors and varieties makes me want to go out and purchase some.
Stored on: July 12, 2017
It’s very interesting, but silly. | The Jason Adams Art Spot
Spratos-paint looks really sweet!
Stored on: July 10, 2017
I Am Plain Avocado Toast, And That's Okay - Balancing Kat
Oh wow! I've never made avocado toast. That's a great idea! Oh! There's more to this blog post! I only read as far as "A delicious, 'basic' culinary treat that seemed to hold a place in our hearts overnight, yet has been around for a bit." Beyond that point you use avocado toast as a metaphor. Nice! I compare myself to others success online way too much. I need to start as avocado toast too.
Stored on: July 9, 2017
Comixology alternatives for digital comics readers | Anthony's Notes
Oh wow, Kobo is a bigger player internationally. Well, you go Kobo! I use Comixology to read comics. Whenever I can get my hands on hi-res PDF and ebooks (without DRM), i'm super happy. A couple years ago Humble Bundle offered a ton of Transformers comics in multiple-formats, DRM free. That's the best!
Stored on: July 7, 2017
Comparing Spider-Man: Homecoming’s and Wonder Woman’s Poster Campaigns – Cinematic Slant
I can take a guess as to which posters were designed by a committee.
Stored on: July 7, 2017
A look at anniversary issues of "Superman" comics | Anthony's Notes
Expos de Montréal Baseball
Stored on: July 6, 2017
If I played croquet on this course, I would paint a lion's head on my croquet ball.
Stored on: July 5, 2017
Your guide to Taste of Chicago 2017 - Chicago Tribune
This listing is really nice. I'd like to see the Taste of Chicago release a menu of all the restaurant with the ticket prices for each food item. Right now I go to the Taste and scout out all the prices manually walking up and down the row. I'm less likely to go to the Taste every year, because I don't really want to spend the time manually scouting the prices. Would the Chicago Tribune be able to post the ticket prices for each food item? That would be a tremendous help. I imagine it would help encourage more people to come. Or at least the really crazy-detailed people like me.
Stored on: July 5, 2017
Fun Cards: 1988 Topps All-Star Shawon Dunston | The Writer's Journey
For all the Shawon Dunston cards that I collected, it's funny that I don't recall this one!
Stored on: July 3, 2017
Two Things Local Chicagoans Do That Tourists Don't Do - Chicago Elevated
Oh wow, what a great question. The things I'm thinking about are things Chicagoans AND tourists don't do. Well, at least most Chicagoans. I really enjoy picking one street in Chicago and walking it for miles. Or on the counter of that, start walking in one direction, and then you just follow the street lights. If you get to a red light, then you go left or right. The idea is continual walking non-stop. Although, both of these ideas aren't really Chicago-specific. You could do this in any town. Let's see, chicago-specific ideas. 1) Walk around the second floor of the Walgreens inside the Wrigley Building. Awesome views! 2) Wander around the looming shelves and stacks at One Stop Comics in Oak Park. 3) Visit the insane fireworks display at Winnemac Park Oh wait. I have one thing that Chicagoans do that tourists don't: go to Movies in the Park. Or go to concerts at Millennium Park. Do tourists do the concerts there? I don't think they do. Although they would have to, right? It's right there in tourist-central.
Stored on: June 28, 2017
Top six things to do with a leftover pile of dirt - Spudart
I need to carry tiny American flags with me for situations just like this one.
Stored on: June 26, 2017
The Hot Iron - My Takeaways From December Magazine Volume 27.2
For awhile I was getting Poetry Magazine from the Poetry Foundation in Chicago https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine
Stored on: June 23, 2017
Defining My Passions – Chris Thilk
Great question. One of my passions is creativity.
Stored on: June 23, 2017
Wow. Derek Lee hit more homeruns as a Cub than Andre Dawson.
Stored on: June 23, 2017
Estonia will back up its government in a 'digital embassy'
I'm proud to have an Estonian heritage. The tech things Estonia is doing makes me want to live in Estonia.
Stored on: June 22, 2017
Swarm now lets you use your coin stash to buy perks | TechCrunch
You are the Mayor of TechCrunch Disrupt!
Stored on: June 22, 2017
The truth behind Shutterfly's unlimited free prints offer - Spudart
A good deal is @Shutterfly's free 8x8 hardcover photo book. You only have to pay shipping which is $7.99. Compare that to Walgreens' 8x8 photo book $24.99, plus $6.99 shipping.
Stored on: June 22, 2017
The last Pay Day bar - Spudart
I tell you what. I will never, ever buy a Baby Ruth candy bar from a @getworkwell vending machine. Ever.
Stored on: June 21, 2017
I Want My Smartbed! | sparxMind
Now the queen size cover costs $299. The price alone will not give me a good night's sleep!
Stored on: June 15, 2017
Free Stock – Get a free stock from Robinhood | sparxMind
I signed up and got one stock of RAD (Rite Aid) worth $2.94. Two seconds later it said it's worth $2.95! I made an extra penny!
Stored on: June 15, 2017
Having fun crafting your meetup profile - Spudart
Which, by the way, it's very odd how meetup.com suggested a Glen Ellyn meetup group the very week before I move to Glen Ellyn! How did they know?!
Stored on: June 14, 2017
How to measure SEO success for your museum’s website | arts & metrics
Oh wow, I haven't heard about Google Data Studio. I'm going to try it out. Also, great point about homepage/nav vs. specific pieces of content.
Stored on: June 9, 2017
The Ramblings of a Chicagoan: Parameters for my Favorite Albums of All Time List
Ah, so the main criteria is re-listenability. It would be interesting to get hands on the last.fm scrobbling data. It wouldn't be the album with the most plays, but I'd sort through the data by pulling every user's top album. And then seeing which album has the most #1 rankings among all listeners.
Stored on: June 9, 2017
Julius von Bismarck’s pressed plants | urban plant research
With all those plants in the gallery, the center support column starts to look like a palm tree!
Stored on: June 8, 2017
Three more clubs coming to Wrigley in 2019 | MLB.com
Fun idea making each table have its own player number. "I'm over at the Santo 10 table!"
Stored on: June 8, 2017
This Cubs Fan Caught a Ball in the Bleachers While Singing ‘Go! Cubs Go!’ and Filming!
The screaming woman is pretty hilarious.
Stored on: June 8, 2017
List of Blogs – Blogs at Illinois Wesleyan
Whoa! There are a lot of blogs at IWU! Here's hoping someday there will be one for the School of Art. With art being such a visual field, it would be fantastic to regularly see what the students are producing.
Stored on: June 7, 2017
Our digital collections are now part of DPLA! | Archives & Special Collections
I'm so glad you offer your archives online, and now that they are part of a larger group with the DPLA. Just today I discovered the Argus archives, so I shared a JPG one of the Argus stories on our Facebook group for IWU art alumni and students. https://www.facebook.com/groups/87892810994/permalink/10155435555015995/ I plan on sharing more stories about the School of Art on our Facebook group. Thank you
Stored on: June 7, 2017
Clutch Highlights Walker Sands as Top Chicago Digital Marketing Company | Marketing Blog: FootPrints
Congratulations! It sounds like such a thorough process to get this award from Clutch. I'm glad you guys won.
Stored on: June 5, 2017
Should you buy your comics on Comixology or Amazon? - Spudart
I just bought all four volumes of Darth Vader. That's 25 comics for $8.40 OH YEAH!
Stored on: June 5, 2017
The Ramblings of a Chicagoan: Favorite Albums of All Time
Yes, please! Parameters.
Stored on: June 1, 2017
jackson pollock postmodern paintings artist statement - ARTIST JOURNAL
Here's a promo by a certain art museum. https://www.spudart.org/screenshot-2017-05-30-10-19-53/ I'm not certain that Jackson Pollock would have wanted his paintings to be used as a backdrop as part of a 20% off Memorial Day sale for an art museum. At least yours uses paint directly on the surface that matches the paint in Pollock's painting. This promo puts a 80% opacity hard-edged white square overlapping Pollock's painting. Almost to say, "yeah, this painting didn't really work with MY design, so i put this white square over the painting.
Stored on: May 30, 2017
The Mount Rushmore of the Chicago Cubs
Although Cap Anson has the highest WAR for any Cub, it’s hard to put him on a Cubs Mount Rushmore, because the guy was a huge racist. He played a huge role in why African Americans didn’t play in the MLB for many decades.
Stored on: May 22, 2017
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