http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com Thoughts, Stories, and Ideas on The Internet, Design, and Life. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:26:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PLEASE NOTE: That the blog is now located at www.ethanbodnar.com and the feed has been updated but I am unsure of how that process will occur, you might get this post twice, but it should transfer you over. This site will now be serving as an archive so please update ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/10/06/a-buildup-of-news-and-a-new-blog-address/ On my trip to New York City last week I had the amazing opportuninty to stop by and visit with Paul Sahre at his studio. Paul is participating in Creative Grab Bag, my visual collaborative book and it was a great experience to meet him in person, discuss design and ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/20/paul-sahre/ I can't help but be drawn to the Happiest Book in the World by Alex Ostrowski. It just seems like such an amazing book by looking at the photos and hearing what its about, there is only one copy as of now, which makes me not happy at all. Alex ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/20/the-happiest-book-in-the-world/ To listen to them play these two songs provides such an amazing feeling. I was watching television late one night and this came on and I was blown away by Sigur Rós, I quickly recorded the show so that I can watch it in high definition whenever I want to. ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/20/hoppipolla-and-me%c3%b0-blo%c3%b0nasir/ Discovered Days With My Father online and it is a brilliant piece of online storytelling. By combining beautiful photographs with simple text it tells a heart warming and sad story. The piece develops the character of Phillip Toledano's father through written memories and visual moments captured in time. http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/20/days-with-my-father/ Just wanted to take a moment and provide an update on the book that I have been working on for over a year. The first announcement is that the book will be entitled Creative Grab Bag which is a name that I am very pleased with. This was approved ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/07/creative-grab-bag/ On a trip to New York City about a week ago I acquired for myself a Nikon D60 Digital SLR Camera and proceeded to walk out of the store with a new toy to capture the world with. For the past couple of years I have been using similar cameras ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/05/digital-single-lens-reflex/ I have an idea of where and how I would like to spend the later years of my life. I don't ever want to retire but I think this is how I would like to end up and be able to live out the rest of my days. I plan ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/08/05/perhaps-scandinavia/ Recently visited Mass MOCA to view several great exhibits with the family. The second photograph is from Projections by Jenny Holzer and the third photograph is from Sculpture and Paintings by Anselm Kiefer. See more photos on the Flickr stream. MASS MoCA is the largest center for contemporary arts in the ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/07/13/mass-moca/ Was awarded the Henry Wolf Award, a Worldstudio AIGA scholarship! This was very exciting news and I thank everyone who was involved with the scholarships. In writting to express my thanks to AIGA and Worldstudio I shared the following with them. Design holds a special place in my life and work. ... http://www.blog.ethanbodnar.com/2008/07/06/the-month-of-july/