otrops: jeff van campen's personal blog

Is this a model of creation? If we make music—primarily the form, at least—to fit these contexts; and if we make art to fit gallery walls; and if we make software to fit existing operating systems: is that how it works? Yeah. I think it’s evolutionary; it’s adaptive. But the pleasure and the passion and [...]

David Byrne’s Perfect City is well worth a read. He’s been taking a folding bicycle on tour with him, and exploring the cities he visits. In the process, he’s been thinking about what makes a perfect city. He seems to draw quite a bit a lot on Jane Jacobs’ work.
I love this [...]

So, my brother has taken to tweeting his memes instead of tagging people in facebook. I’ve posted this on facebook, but I I’ll probably just post this type of stuff here (at least the memes I find interesting). So here goes:
Think of 15 albums that had such a profound effect on you they [...]