(karl)sin(field)design(er)

• Maze Design
  A maze-ing!
  (tags: art design illustration)

At 1am we were woken from our slumber by the biggest earthquake the UK has seen for 25 years.

The last time I experienced such tectonic jiggling was in 2001, in Japan, where every home has an earthquake kit, consisting of hard hats, blankets, torches and so on.  It is a nation in constant (but notably calm) anticipation of “The Big One”. We were staying in a friend’s apartment near Yoyogi park, just getting ready to go out, and the building quivered horizontally. I described the sensation at the time as though you were sitting in a car on the hard shoulder, and a large truck passed by. It’s not too disconcerting in itself, but you instinctively hold your breath until it ends.

Last night’s quake was similar, but slightly more so. The epicentre was 100 miles to the east, and apparently some damage was done to a few houses. We’re all fine though. Nary an ornament was tumbled from the mantle.

• S Korea to send ‘kimchi’ to space
  Yup, space just got a little bit spicier.
  (tags: food culture science)

• Love by numbers
  Attribution heuristics and impaired decision-making
  (tags: social culture psychology)

Good times.

• The Cottage Smallholder
  Good seasonal recipes & stuff.
  (tags: sustainability food)

• Fogonazos: Swimming at the edge of Victoria Falls
  Health and safety! Where are the barriers!
• Chinese Historical Postcard Project
  Postcards from china from 1896-1920. A sinophile’s dream.
  (tags: china photography culture inspiration)
• About Us: Images of Asia
  Even more old images of Asia from yesteryear. A fascinating resource.

• Wolf art
  Installation by Cai Guo-Qiang
  (tags: art)
• Baltimore homicides
  The grim truth behind The Wire.
  (tags: social tv culture)
• Hollywood Physics
  Newsflash: not everything depicted in movies is physically possible.
  (tags: science film)
• Head Soup
  Communications & sustainability
  (tags: design local blogs sustainability)