Seeing the Sphere

Stennis Space Center in Mississippi

Researching Science on a Sphere (a company that produces these projected-upon-globes for museums) I came across this image. A metaphor for the times, earth appears protected and out of reach, behind bars.

I particularly like how the Science Museum of Minnesota has chosen to deal with the boundary of our SOS. Similar to this photo from the Smithsonian, you'll notice http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2896818750/ the surrounding is intentionally intimate. Children sit close, a room is designated as a theatre to hold the sphere. Our new SOS space is gradually coming together to include a cabinet-of-curiosities. We're proud to be making this experience accessible for all, in bold and brand new ways.

For the Dreamers

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When my friend Kevin in New York recommended this book I snatched it off the rack in hopes to find a publication with more than a novel relevance. Knowing it was art directed by a former Urban Outfitters designer I expected this level of sophistication in type and image. Unfortunately, the appeal stops there. This coffee-table book will look fantastic in a rustic-themed, modern home where young people still romanticize the outdoors and farming more than they even try to live it. 

Deduced to its tiny paragraphs, disjointed diagrams, and hazy fashion-catalog-esque photography of plants and their growers, this quarterly publication is a missed opportunity to make important information about "growing" accessible to the ambitious urban farmer. The allure stops when read in the comforts of the densely urban home, as a conversation piece at one's dinner party. Perfect the few in their narrowly-focused audience, this publication is an attempt—presumptuous in its appearance—to provide useful content to "those enthralled with nature", less those actually depending on the natural world.