Sunday, May 4, 2008

Today's magical imagery




What a day it turned out to be in Chicago. Holy amazing lighting Batman.

[Shown] was just the tip of the iceburg. It was the first real photogenic day in the Chicago springtime 2008. I was able to catch some stunning downtown randomness (today).

Observe:


Tulips in Chicago



I like this one (below) because the guy is shouting to the left, "hey, you're going the wrong way!" and everything else is pointing his friend back to the right way. The red light says: wrong, no left turn just out of frame... Full size it gives a nice sense of scale to the Pritzger Pavilion's massive infrastructure. Also, there is a sticker of a surgeon's head with a mask on stuck to the no left turn sign looking directly at the guy shouting.




Trump tower is open (below), and under construction. Check out the concrete parking garage for people being built by the drunk crane guy up top... will be dwarfed by the spire, but I'm sure we'll all be happy with the kind of service the Trump Tower will provide... It's open!



And on a more boring visual note, but exciting editorial note, I will be startinig a strand on Chicago Ave. from the lake to... Here's where it starts:

http://www.design.feedables.com/

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