Some Music Type-Writer Stuff

This is a pretty cool gadget I came across on the internet, it's a Music Typewriter that was first patented in 1936 by Robert Keaton from San Francisco, California. It pretty much does what you'd expect from looking at it, types music notation on a sheet of paper lying under the typing mechanism. There aren't many Keaton music typewriters and most are in museums and private collections. It was marketed in the 1950s and sold for around $225.

Some Illustrations by Jon Han

I've been reading (and collaging) a lot of magazines lately, and feeling a lot of appreciation for illustrations I find in them. Jon Han is a great example of one of these illustrators, he frequently does work for the New Yorker, LA Times, New York Times and many more. Here are some of his illustrations I like a lot.

Illustration for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist

Some Art by Gavin Worth

Gavin Worth is an interesting and versatile self-taught artist. He works in many media including sculpture, painting, drawing, paper and design. In my opinion, he is a particularly talented sculptor and illustrator. Here's a video of a wire sculpture he did that reveals a face at a specific angle, though every other angle is just as important.

Wire sculpture by Gavin Worth

Some Food Stuff

I posted something by this group before, but they an interesting way of visually illustrating information about random things with a nice clean and pleasing aesthetic. This is them on complimentary food pairings.

Some Music by Portishead

So I went to see Portishead on Monday night with some people at the Sound Academy. I was looking forward to this show for a long time and it definitely did not disappoint. The Bristol based band has been together since 1991 and this was their first time in Toronto in 14 years. They fired up a great set track after track, and their selection from previous albums was really well-rounded. This was a great performance by some serious musicians.

 Glory Box Live in Roseland, NY (1997)