Author Archives: AXM

Business Cards and Digital Devices

Posted on March 14, 2012 by AXM

Dan S. Wang’s business card collection is a treasure trove of different design schemes. In a recent essay for Core77, I looked at a discussion brewing about QR codes on business cards, and whether they make sense. I also pointed to tools that allow you to scan a card that doesn’t have a QR code. [...]

Month in Review: February!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by AXM

I can’t believe it’s March already. We even got an extra day in February and I feel like this month breezed by so quickly. What’s been shaking in my world? I’m happy to share that I’m now writing for Core77, the popular design blog that previously focused on industrial design but now encompasses many more [...]

January Month in Review!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by AXM

Marvin helps me out at the coworking jelly run by CC:me, a freelance collective based in Atwater Village. Marvin and I participated in this year’s worldwide #jellyweek. As the year of the dragon begins, I thought it would be a good practice to write a monthly review of what I’ve been up to, the articles [...]

Not Two: Stillness and Digital Life at a Korean Monastery

Posted on January 11, 2012 by AXM

Pico Iyer has a lovely article out in the latest New York Times focusing on "The Joy of Quiet". It’s a great read and has a few lovely gems: In barely one generation we’ve moved from exulting in the time-saving devices that have so expanded our lives to trying to get away from them — [...]

Expanding the Definition of Avatar: Artists, Avatars and Self-Portraiture

Posted on October 29, 2011 by AXM

Artists and avatars. I’m always very conscious about the way I use my avatar, the message it sends to the world. Some call it branding, some call it self-expression, some call it communication. But my avatar represents me in some fashion. Kyle Chayka in LA Weekly wrote a thought-provoking essay about artists and their online [...]

Why I Love ArtsTech, or, the World Needs More Villages

Posted on October 25, 2011 by AXM

There’s a very nice piece out in this past Sunday’s New York Times about the Arts, Culture and Technology Meetup (aka ArtsTech). Here’s what writer Jennifer Preston had to say: Unlike some people who never step outside of their online Twitter streams, members of this group use the micro-blogging service to help them follow each [...]

Talking about social media art in China

Posted on October 20, 2011 by AXM

Two social media-related events these past few weeks in Beijing. I’ve spoken about social media art and done social media art in a few countries now, but China always presents the most potent site for exploration. I gave a talk at the Maker’s Carnival, a festival of making in partnership with UNESCO, Qinghua University, Shanghai [...]