Rewiring Fashion
Tina Sparkles posted a series of updates from the most recent Austin Fashion Week. There was an entire show of recycled and repurposed fashion. Who says you cannot wear your choice of consumer electronics on your sleeve? The dress above was made entirely from old computer wire. We can’t wait for the day that Geek Squad agents wear similar outfits. And they trim a bit off their hem for on-site repairs.
New Old Ads
With our Mad Men craze still going strong, it’s only fair that we should be looking backwards looking forward. Nevermind the logic, just look at these faux vintage social media ads from Moma Propaganda in Sao Paulo. gBlog says they were created for the Maximidia Seminars whose slogan is “Everything Ages Fast.“ Boy does it ever! Except doesn’t the Britney Spears look alike on Skpye look pre-meltdown? And you have to read the copy, the English is pitch perfect noncolloquial vintage funs: “Facebook is the enchantment “next look” in social team ups.”
This Bubble Won’t Crash

Elaine McLuskey invented the
“social spheres” speech bubbles so people could chat above the background noise in a noisy pub.
Geekologie says they’re astronaut helmets that will help you get the girl or at least the freeze dried ice cream and Tang. They reminds us of
Mer-chan’s canversate, where we try to allow intimate connections even in loud, crowded pubs. When you use it, you can actually feel the other person breathing. A cell phone doesn’t support that type of connection. And we’re in love with the girl in the on the right who is dishing the gossip and vibing
Beth Ditto.
MoM@ W@NN@
The Architechture and Design Department of the Museum of Modern Art has acquired the @ sign for its collections. This symbol is so ubiquitous and intangible, what does it mean to put in in a museum’s holdings? “It relies on the assumption that physical possession of an object as a requirement for an acquisition is no longer necessary, and therefore it sets curators free to tag the world and acknowledge things that ‘cannot be had.’” I hope they include Urban Dictionary’s definition of it: “A symbol standing for the word “at” that in turn symbolizes laziness and stupidity. I mean, seriously, who sat down and thought up a symbol to shorten a two letter word? WHY?”

Is the @ sign too nerdy for rappers to use it in their names? I can’t wait till MOMA acquires the $ and
Curren$y,
Nipsey Hu$$le, and
Ke$ha can play at the opening.