Comments for Dual Aesthetic

Comment on Nitrogen Loss in Food Production by Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:32:31 +0000

Info graphic is clean and to the point. Glad to see you’re using Flash. Can’t wait to get you into motion graphic pieces. One that I really like: http://vimeo.com/9873910

Now about HTML 5…hehe.

Comment on Nitrogen Loss in Food Production by pikky

pikky — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:27:36 +0000

NORRIS!!!!!!! this is so cool. i gasped the first time i clicked the “next” button. it’s beautiful and simple and informative. i love it! i can’t wait to see more designs.

Comment on Nitrogen Loss by Kyle Schutter

Kyle Schutter — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:03:48 +0000

I like this idea! Keep making more graphics!

so only 4% of fertilizer that is sprayed on fields is eventually in the food we consume? is this good or bad?
I was trying to sign up for RSS feeds but it wasnt working. let me know if there are special instructions. Proof read your posts.

Comment on Ben Fry and GE Visualize… by Jack

Jack — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:11:20 +0000

Norris, this is an article about why and how pie chart fails in our brain.

Comment on Projects Update by norris

norris — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:21:51 +0000

Thanks Pik!

Comment on Projects Update by pik

pik — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:13:57 +0000

i like these posters! they look nice against the wood floor.

Comment on Ivy Film Festival 2008 by Dual Aesthetic - Beauty from Form, Beauty from Function

Dual Aesthetic - Beauty from Form, Beauty from Function — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:29:52 +0000

[...] typography posters I made last year for the Ivy Film [...]

Comment on A Step into Sustainable Eating by norris

norris — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:19:09 +0000

@chico: I don’t have a definitely answer but my first thought would be yes. It generally seems when more steps are involved in a process, things usually become less energy efficient. The cost of transportation from the farm to distributor, from the distributor to distributor, and from distributor to supermarket would all be energy inefficiencies that would have to be taken into account. This doesn’t just include fuel for planes, trucks, ships, and trains but also the energy to power the distribution plants and supermarkets themselves.

Another clarification is that local does not necessarily mean farmer’s markets – which I think you were implying. Plenty of supermarkets sell locally produced goods. But of course, I would also assume that a farmer’s market takes less energy to run than a supermarket.

This is, however, as I said a first assumption. Most mainstream environmentalists mainly agree that local foods is more sustainable based on the reasons I have given above but, as I have said, I am no expert in these matters and I would be interested in learning more about it.

To address your second question, you are probably right that there are some social costs and these are things that people should think about. But I don’t believe that just because there are some immediate social costs means that we shouldn’t be trying to move towards a more sustainable future. As with all innovation or change, markets and jobs will be altered but that is no excuse to not move forward. Should India think about the social cost of American software engineers when trying to lure American clients? Should we have not have invented the telephone to preserve the jobs of telegram companies? While your question is a legitimate one that should be addressed, I think it is safe to say that the benefits outweigh the losses in the long run.

Comment on A Step into Sustainable Eating by Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:49:27 +0000

I am glad that you have come back to enjoying meat, guilt free! Did a vegetarian diet really end up being more expensive for you? That is interesting…

Comment on A Step into Sustainable Eating by Chico

Chico — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:38:04 +0000

I don’t know much about the subject, but here are the questions I have:

Is buying local always more energy efficient than buying at the regular supermarket?

What is the social cost of being a locavore? (how many farmers in the developing world lose their jobs because of your decision to eat local?)

Along similar lines, what is the social cost of cutting our meat consumption?

Given that both being a locavore and a flexitarian have a social cost attached to them, would you say we know about their environmental gains with enough certainty so as to justify the social loss such decision would be inflicting upon the world’s poor?

Comment on Silly Diagram of the Day by hannah

hannah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35:20 +0000

ha, very funny! im sure that townspeople fear zombies too tho

Comment on Project: Enigma Twist by anertooft

anertooft — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:08:32 +0000

Other variant is possible also

Comment on The Official Welcoming by Pikky

Pikky — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:06:02 +0000

WOOHOO!
tis wonderful. i look forward to getting my design news from here.

Comment on The Official Welcoming by Diane

Diane — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:35:04 +0000

Fascinating website!! Absolutely fascinating!!

~Diane彥

Comment on The making of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Alvin Chang

Alvin Chang — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:39:49 +0000

I CAN’T WAIT til the movie comes out.

Comment on The Official Welcoming by Alec

Alec — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:34:58 +0000

Bravo sir. Bravo.
Awesome website! Really well done. I like it. You got some spelling and grammatical errors in a few places that we can go over sometime in the next few days.
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