Maurice Meilleur
@mauricemeilleur
Design researcher, typophile, coder, recovering political theorist. Available for Python/DrawBot workshops. I don’t speak for my employer and they definitely don’t speak for me
Hey @darthbluesky.bsky.social, Henri would like to know if he looks pensive enough
37/365 and yes, I do understand the point of 'one photo per day', I just question the posting schedule, thank you very much
A proposal for an optional studio course for this fall from a department colleague. When I read this, I wanted to throw my fucking laptop across my office and walk into traffic.
This inscription is held in the Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne—a dedication to Nero on a building erected during his rule, later torn off and used to cover a sewer ditch/latrine.
‘… There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.’ —Carl Sagan, 1994
One more, can’t resist: the façade lettering on the UvA library: letterror.com/uva/index.html
… The closest metro stop to the Spui is Rokin, escalators to the platforms frame an amazing display of archaeological materials dug up when the station was built. Two stationers: PW Akkerman on Langebrugsteeg; Misc. on Elandsgracht. Sol LeWitt fan? If you're in the Jewish quarter, check these out:
Two recent (re-) arrivals (a recovering but perhaps relapsing political theorist here), cracking them tonight. The ideas are captivating and bring back so many memories; the writing is lucid (especially Pitkin’s); and they smell amazing.
