1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

I wonder what kind of bird that is. If you have any idea, let me know in the comments section below.

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

The volumes on space exploration are particularly interesting. One page speculates that man will travel to mars and return by late 1974.

My collection is incomplete and includes the following:

• Matter (1963)
• Mathematics (1963)
• Man and Space (1964)
• Sound and Hearing (1965)
• Growth (1965)
• Planets (1966) — co-edited by Carl Sagan, I thought this was the most interesting of the series.
• Drugs (1967)
• A Guide to Science and Index to the LIFE Science Library (1967)

Track List

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

Track List

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

The stick figure in that last photo symbolizes ‘the Saint’ and is an important symbol in graffiti history. The Saint began as a literary character in the 20s—a ‘Robin Hood’ figure who stole from corrupt officials, committed illegal acts of heroism, and operated incognito. The Saint later became a franchise, spinning off a comic strip, radio show, a T.V. series and a number of films.

In the early 70s, the tag “Stay High 149” started popping up all over the Bronx, along with The Saint‘s stick man, smoking a joint. This became one of the most widely seen tags in New York at the time, and Stay High 149 would become one of the first graffiti superstars. I was happy to see this homage to graffiti’s roots at the MOS.

I wish I had made an effort to get some names, or at least tags, to give credit where credit is due. If anyone knows which artist painted what piece, let me know in the comments section below.

Notes

1. You can learn more about the Meeting of Styles on their website.
2. Stay High 149 has a website if you want to learn more about him.
3. You can read more about The Saint on the author’s official website.

I don’t know if these animals have always been here, and the city simply built itself around them, or if Chicago displaced them and they’re slowly creeping back in. I do know that public sightings in the last few years have become increasingly exotic and unexpected.

In 2008, Chicago police shot and killed a wild cougar, in Roscoe Village, of all places. I remember few years ago, there was a pack of wild coyotes living downtown! There is currently a cast of peregrine falcons occupying the balcony windows of the Uptown Theatre, and on weekdays the bankers and baristas arrive at dawn to find pigeon heads and feet strewn across the sidewalk.

Below are the animals I have captured with my camera over the last few years.

Track List

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

Have you spotted any wild animals in the city? Do you have photos? Drop me a line in the comments section below.

Notes

1. Read about Chicago’s coyotes.
2. Read more about the cougar shot in Roscoe Village in ’08.
3. You can read more about Chicago’s falcons on the Chicago Peregrine Falcon blog.
4. The now-defunct Chicago Wilderness Magazine has a list of links on their site that you might find useful if you want to learn more about wildlife in Chicago. There’s also Chicago Wildlife News, though both these sites seem to cater to Chicagoland, rather than Chicago proper.

Track List

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

I used to draw in pencil and then ink my drawings in later; now I tend to go straight to ink. I’m still drawing from photographs, though, and I have spoken to some artists and illustrators who believe this is sort of just transcribing imagery, and that one should be able to draw from sight.

I don’t know if there is a convention or best practice for this, though. Do you draw? What technique do you use for drawing? Where do you find inspiration? Do you draw from sight, and if so, how did you acquire this skill? Where do you go to sight draw? Let me know in the comments section below. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

Track List

1. Sprach-Morse-Generator
2. One-Time Pad
3. El Lissitzky
4. Julian House
5. Kraftwerk

Admission to the Shedd is free every Monday and Tuesday in October and November (2010). If happen to go and you have a camera, consider linking your photos in the comments below.

Notes

1. To learn more about marine life, and what’s going on with the aquarium, check out the Shedd’s official blog.