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Reading Notes: Imagine by Jonah Lehrer | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. June 12, 2012 / Kuan. Reading Notes: Imagine by Jonah Lehrer. Before the book arrived on the shelf in my local library, I was the 88th in line to get a hold of the first copy. I’ve waited and read good reviews. Says And fail harder. Which can cut away the excess and reveal “the things themselves.”. Paraphrasing German philosopher Martin Heidegger, page 73. 8220;I distrust styles. Getting away from the p...
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Planting Potential in Pixels | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. March 20, 2012 / Kuan. Planting Potential in Pixels. The cherry trees around the block are blooming, spring is all-of-a-sudden, here. The very last time I sat down and concentrated on writing, I saw the Brooklyn Bridge in the dusking sky. A lot have happened since then — I moved to DC for a position at The Washington Post. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by my former professor at The Writing Program.
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Combination & Contradiction: similarities between Arthur Russell and Aldous Huxley | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. August 7, 2011 / Kuan. Combination and Contradiction: similarities between Arthur Russell and Aldous Huxley. John Cage shocked the world with his theory that every bit of sound is music a while ago. The moment of realization hit me, alas, when I was watching ” Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell. 8221; at the BMW Guggenheim Lab. Cover of the documentary is well designed, not surprisingly.
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Spider Webs and Useless Perfection | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. September 21, 2011 / Kuan. Spider Webs and Useless Perfection. Poster for Musée d'Orsay in 1986 by Bruno Monguzzi. 8220;Swiss design is as perfect as any spider web. But it’s a useless perfection. The spider web is useful only when broken by the entangled fly.”. The quote was told by Bruno Monguzzi. The infamous Swiss graphic designer, typographer, teacher and design philosopher, at AIGA/NY. That puts t...
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I Pledge to Read the Printed Word | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. December 11, 2011 / Kuan. I Pledge to Read the Printed Word. Poster inspired by this bookmark. I found in the office today. I pledge. Click to email (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window).
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Read Wisely, Think Critically and Act Responsibly | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. October 27, 2011 / Kuan. Read Wisely, Think Critically and Act Responsibly. Since I finished college and the News21 fellowship. In August, the real world has tenderly embraced me into her arms. I’m among the luckiest to find an paid internship at a studio I love. Live in the City full of inspirations. And most importantly, have time to read. Read for homework? And the fantastic A Book Apart. If one trul...
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The Most Important Unit of Time | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. May 12, 2012 / Kuan. The Most Important Unit of Time. This very day, a year ago, I graduated from college. Feeling privileged and equipped, I was told among many other fellow graduates that our future is bright and full of potentials. I believed it then. Today, I still do, if not more firmly. Thanks to a keynote speech by Paul Ford. A Brooklyn-based writer and programmer, to School of Visual Arts. Havin...
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Behind the Creative Process and Things I’ve Learned from Syracuse News21 | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. October 12, 2011 / Kuan. Behind the Creative Process and Things I’ve Learned from Syracuse News21. Almost two months have passed since the launch of Syracuse News21. 8216;s project El Nuevo Normal. On a multimedia project focusing on the growing hispanic population in the Lehigh Valley. El Nuevo Normal homepage. First round of computer drafts. No, our project does. Project logo round 2. Round three....
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I am not my apps, and vice versa. | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. April 24, 2012 / Kuan. I am not my apps, and vice versa. Lately, I’ve been wondering a lot about the relationship between apps, let them be the smartphone, tablets or web ones, and me. Because I’ve noticed that I need them way more than them need me. I need The Weather Channel. To help me decide what to wear today. I need Wunderlist. To physically wake up every morning. Okay, I also need NPR News. Isn&#...
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Keep an Eye on the Backward Clock | Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric
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Amid Design, Writing and Rhetoric. Everything that happens when Kuan Luo's left brain meets the right. December 27, 2011 / Kuan. Keep an Eye on the Backward Clock. Lately I’ve been reading Making Ideas Happen. By Scott Belsky, founder of Behance Network. And The 99 Percent. In the book, Belsky talked about the idea of the backward clock. We’ve all heard of this before — If your life would end next minute/month/year, what will you change today? A while ago, I wrote a post. Given at Do Lectures. Lastly and...