Hergest Ridge

I got my first taste of the Internet back in 1994. While in computer class, the teacher finally succeeded to get through to the Internet provider – right before being called away for some school emergency. As the resident class nerd (although to this day you’d never know by looking) he selected me to keep the connection alive.

Even if you’re only a few years younger than I, you probably are not quite sure what I mean by “getting through”, or “keeping the connection alive” – and that’s okay. The point is I got very lost trying to keep track of what I clicked on as I surfed from page to page. In the end I was a bit nervous because I was sure my teacher would never find his way back to the spot where he left me… URLs, history, and bookmarks were all foreign concepts to me at the time. All I knew was how to open doors to new, random worlds by clicking links.

By now you’re probably looking around the page, looking for the next link to hop to. This is indeed a long intro for something rather simple: a few portals to things I found interesting, and thought you might too.

• The artwork of Sven Prima with my favs being:
  1. Raven lady
  2. Death in hospital
  3. Drinking in the park
  4. Mind thief
  5. Umbrella men
• Advertising vs. Reality
  What you see on the box vs. What’s actually inside
  A visual comparison of 100 different products.
• Pastel Stories
  A polish artist by the name of Mateusz Skutnik who creates wonderful virtual and ink based worlds in forms from comics to games. Inspiration awaits.

Perhaps next time I’ll post something like this on a Friday. Or, perhaps a distraction early in the week is more to your liking? Either way, enjoy.