REVIEW COPY: Obsessive Consumption by Kate Bingaman–Burt

At first glance Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?by Kate Bingaman–Burt seems pretty straight forward. Kate has drawn objects, things and animals on a daily basis between Feb 2006 to Feb 2009. While each object is different, her recognizable drawing style makes all the miscellaneous consumption consistent. What makes the book worth looking at more than just the images are the personal annotations that follow each drawing. Because she’s dated everything... Read More

Comparing Real Time Weather Data from my Window and iPad

Looking outside a couple minutes ago from my window I noticed some ominous clouds approaching. Wanting a better idea of what might be coming I opened the WeatherBug app on my iPad. Sure enough there’s some nasty weather coming in my direction. Weather based apps have been around for a while but I wanted to note how quickly and easy it was to transfer what I saw with my eyes to other data displayed through technology.  Read More