the thing i love most about brian dettmer’s work is the variety of shapes and carvings he does.  his choice of books really appeal to me too because I grew up looking up words in a giant dictionary and maps in large almanacs like the one below. (shout out to Joana for the link!)

made from romance novels (above)

medical books

i learned today that a clark bar is a less than awesome butterfinger.  you can lay a finger on my clark bar….no problem.

http://vimeo.com/3492723

found this awesome pic of a plaster mold of an ant colony.  they are so delicate and amazing!
(really bad photoshop, but it gives perspective).  Read the full article here.

Hsiang Ju turned me on to this architecture book “Beyond Architecture: Imaginative Buildings and Fictional Cities”.  It looks really cool. Check out some of the imagined spaces in it below.

*side note:  i might want to look into an Axonometric projection of my final video.  It gives the perception an elevation and sectional view simultaneously.  This way I can show depth and movement across space.

**last note: looking down on something increases interest by focusing ones vision (no distractions.) see: Joan Ockman “Architecture in a Mode of Distraction: Eight Takes on Jacques Tati’s Playtime”