Category Archives: art

99% Oblivious

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the podcasts to which I subscribe is called 99% Invisible – “a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.” Each episode covers an aspect of design that someone outside the … Continue reading →

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A frog on my blog is my goal and it’s gotten a “tee hee!”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Many thanks to Mermaid for forwarding me this most excellent email signature from a local frog biologist, and for securing Dr. Helbing’s permission to blog it! I remember a phase of DNA helix squiggles in email signatures in the early … Continue reading →

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Because there’s no law saying that mundane objects have to be boring

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?
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Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I went to Whistler last weekend and it was awesome. More on that later, but today I wanted to share some photos of a remarkable mural we saw in an underpass as we walked back to the car from the … Continue reading →

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Do The Art, Man!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m a big fan of the visual abstracts that many journals have introduced recently (even if they do make scrolling through TOCs in Google Reader like wading through treacle at times); I’m a very visual person, and I find it … Continue reading →

Posted in art, original research, publishing, science, silliness | 24 Comments

What I Did On My Staycation – Part II

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Wednesday The heavy rain that greeted me first thing in the morning made me exceedingly glad that I’d braved the windstorm to visit Stanley Park while the sun was still out the day before. However, an hour or two later … Continue reading →

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What I Did On My Staycation – Part I

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This got way too long for one post. Also, the return to work has been a wee bit stressful, and our internet connection at home is all messed up,so it’s taken me ages to write it. Boooooo. I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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More fun with logos

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In searching for a better version of the London 2012 logo to use in my last post, I came across some real gems in Google Images. I think we all looked at the original logo and thought “hell, I could … Continue reading →

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Ink

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve wanted a tattoo for, ooh, about ten years. Not just any old tattoo, though – one that means something to me, that commemorates a specific event. Initially, I decided that I’d get one when I got my PhD. But … Continue reading →

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Art appreciation class

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Here’s a shockingly bad photo* of a painting in a local restaurant. Mr E Man and I ate there for the first time last week, and had a disagreement about the interpretation of this painting. It reminded both of us … Continue reading →

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