Thursday, November 20th, 2008
powers of ten
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I’ve always enjoyed the films by Charles and Ray Eames, especially the Powers of Ten. Like all their films, it is visually beautiful but there is also a campyness to the narration and direction that makes it especially fun. This was the first film my oldest son saw when he was little, and he instantly fell in love with it. The numbers were mesmerizing and the concept of moving from up close to far away to close again was riveting.
The latest issue of Small Magazine is up, and I’ve written a short piece about the film for the small spaces column. You can read it here (it’s not listed in the table of contents). I also made a little flip book to go along with the article. It doesn’t seem to be working on their website but you can download it by clicking on the image below and make your own. It works best if you print it out on cardstock.
I really like the idea of online magazines and they seem to be more and more common these days. Another really wonderful one is Mankind Magazine. Mankind Magazine, which is produced by Erin Loechner from Design for Mankind, is an online publication dedicated to independent designers. The latest issue is all about handmade, and Erin was kind enough to include me on page 29.
Happy reading.
And thank you all so much for the well wishes about Stitch Magazine!
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 9:38 am:
those are two of my favorite online magazines! so excited to see you in both of them this month. hope your head is doing better today, looks like the sun is out right now.
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am:
i, too, am a fan of powers of ten. it was one of those pivotal films i saw in my early college years, that made me feel cool and adult-like.
it’s been so fun finding you in the online magazines!
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 11:32 am:
aww, thank you so much, dearie. it was our pleasure to feature your talented self!
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on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 12:29 pm:
congrats on these features martha! tom and i recently watched some of the eames films and really enjoyed them. i have been thinking of doing a project based on the powers of ten as suggested to me by a friend. still thinking it through. xo
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 12:30 pm:
congratulations on both magazines! i’ve had the eames film collection on my wish list ever since seeing the one they did for the polaroid sx-70.
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm:
i actually discovered this one before reading about it in your blog! i love when that happens!!
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 4:53 pm:
clever, clever you, martha!
love the flip book - tom will LOVE it.
[can’t seem to get the link to work at the moment from Small Mag but will keep trying!]
on Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 7:04 pm:
yes, i also found you in Design for Mankind online yesterday!
on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 1:27 am:
powers of 10! just watched it in architecture studio. however, i have seen it many times growing up, usually in science class. never realized it was made by architects until recently. i would love to see a newer, more high tech and accurate version.
on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 9:35 am:
well done, you! these online pubs are brilliant, lovely imagery and fill a niche. your holiday collection is gorgeous, the palette and fluid forms capture an elegant winter. the eames’ are from st. louis (my hometown) and i’ve always felt bits of their soul peppered throughout the design community. off to read your article and can’t wait to see the flip book.
on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 11:00 am:
love that film, and what a great idea to include a flip book in Small magazine.
the stitch pattern is marvelous. congrats!
on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 9:52 pm:
Hoooooweeeeeeeee!
Look at you, appearing in print….
EVERYWHERE!!!
Awesome stuff.
on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm:
My weekend has been filled with Martha, its *almost* like you paid me a visit (not quite as great as the real thing, but close). Congrats on everything! And I’ve downloaded 2 copies of the flip book (genius by the way!) to put in two littles’ advent calendar. They will love it. xo
on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 10:16 am:
What a great bunch of links!
(I can’t get the first page of photos to load completely. Is it just me?)