Author Archives: magdalen

About magdalen

editor o' plazm , writer , artist , human. www.magdalen.com

plazm crazyass moving sale: dec 6 + 9

computers, office supplies, furniture, art & design supplies, light tables, phone systems. some freebies; no phone calls / emails please. sunday december 6th, 2-5 pmwednesday december 9th, 5-8 pm305 SE 3rd Street (orange painted building) item list here. — plazm … Continue reading

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thirty conversations on design…

…and their blog logo is lower case, so you know they’re serious. Check it out at where else but thirtyconversationsaboutdesign.com . Above: one of our locals, Greg Hoffman at Nike. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm … Continue reading

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Plazm 28 contributor Chris Jordan has amazing, yet horrible, images from his latest series on his website. “These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles … Continue reading

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And they’re suing Bart Simpson, too.

Nope, this doesn’t come from The Onion! The Chamber of Commerce is actually, really suing the Yes Men for a prank press conference they managed to pull off. Political theatre: now punishable by lawsuit in the United States of America. … Continue reading

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Graphical Musical Compositions

Caleb Deupree of Néojapanisme’s staff blog files a lovely report on Takemitsu Tōru, an experimental musician and composer who created his own graphical system of musical notation, beautiful designs rather than the traditional 10-bar staff familiar to traditional Western players. … Continue reading

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Acid Art: the Museum of Blotter Bits

Rak Razam interviews Mark McCloud, collector of LSD blotter art, about the design/art form. Online at Juxtapoz. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by … Continue reading

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Portland Stock

Portland loves art… and using talk and art as an excuse to do our actual favorite things: eat and drink. So! Portland Stock steps in with a lovely idea. Artists send in proposals for a “grant,”which is on display at … Continue reading

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GIANT SQUID HAIKU

In italics: haiku by interviewer Tiffany Lee BrownNot in italics: haiku by interviewee Aaron Gregory of GIANT SQUID… …a fine musical combo, appearing in Portland on August 1 and around the country throughout the summer. Details on touring and new … Continue reading

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Mic Crenshaw, Alicia Rose, Slim Moon: TONIGHT

The New Oregon Interview series launches tonight, discussing music with Mic Crenshaw, Alicia Rose, and Slim Moon. Come on down and have a cup of coffee with host Nora Robertson, and find out what the heck is going on in … Continue reading

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Inside Process: Marlene White

Artist Marlene White lets us in on the process of making. Check out the video on Facebook, and while you’re there — become a Plazm fan cuz we have a new page. Artist website at marlenewhite.com. — plazm blog has … Continue reading

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