Last week I saw the the Kickstarter project for Wear You Live – prints made with figureground maps of different US cities. We have been blogging about lots of map related things over on BlogLocal and I have been on the hunt for anything map related. The maps that we use are called figuregrounds. This type of map is commonly used in the fields of more
Hey all, This is last minute, East End Book Exchange just confirmed their location for this weekend: We’ll be at Commonplace Coffee in Squirrel Hill (5827 Forbes Avenue, near Murray Ave). TOMORROW, Saturday, August 6th from 10am-4pm. Visit their website for more information: http://eastendbookexchange.blogspot.com/2011/08/east-end-book-exchange-at-commonplace.html Buy more
Didn’t make it out to the Penn Brewery for their 80′s birthday celebration? Looking for more ways to celebrate the 80′s? You are in lucky. Two words – Purple Rain, Purple Rain! Yes, this weekend you can bask in the 80s with a celebration of Prince (or if you prefer the artist formerly know as Prince). The Hollywood Theater in Dormont is hosting more
Kickstarter.com is a website where people can croudsource funding for all sorts of projects – from books, movies, festivals and cool new products. Project managers post a project – usually with a video and a bunch of pledge gifts – based on how much you give you also receive something in return – usually related to the project. We have blogged more
The Pittsburgh Signs project photos and book are featured on the BoingBoing today – “Pittsburgh Signs Project: appreciation of the glorious signage of Pittsburgh.” BoingBoing is a popular blog, that originally started as a zine in 1988, that covers interesting information from around the web.
