The first two cows jokes, originated as a parody of a typical economic example, …were meant to compare opposing economic systems.”.
(from Wikipedia)

“..The jokes evolved into satire of various political, cultural, social and philosophical systems and theories.”.
(from Uncyclopedia)

You have two cows.

“Some days you’re the dog, some days you’re the hydrant.”.

Bumpers stickers: all your bumper sticker needs in one place.

“The more you complain, the longer God makes you live.”. Have fun.

“Tonight sound is really wild
All the boys look super chic
All their songs are fantastic”

What do you think of today’s music?

“It often accompanies the videos quite well.”.

What has changed the most in 20 years?

“Computers. 20 years ago we had computers in the studios. Now we have studios in the computers.”.

(Telex)

Wiebe, Danny, Bart, Han en Maurits are Soundpalette.
Music and sound for film, television, theatre and dance.

Listen, read, see.

Swingers (Stephan Brenninkmeijer, 2002)
“The film is full of music, especially because there’s a lot of background music hearable.
CD’s are played on stereosets to increase the atmosphere.”.

The Tulse Luper Suitcases (Peter Greenaway, 2003)
“Doing the sound sounds somewhat vague, so to clarify the matter….
…Producing tones and sounds, that give character to the film, or influence it’s atmosphere.
Also called sounddesign.”.

Total loss (Dana Nechustan, 2000)
“Total loss is a extremly stylish film that contains some very rewarding scenes for music…
A interesting part of the film is where one of the main characters tells a highly imaginative story about his experiences in Cologne.”.

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She’s not easy to define. I can say she’s born in 1972 and is a photogenic non-Barbie doll, but this is not enough. This is Blythe, (Gina Garan, Chronicle Books, 2002) is the book that made her famous and, later, a cult icon. See: This is Blythe blythe is go! Blythe the doll

“…Unlike Barbie, Blythe does not have a boyfriend. She also does not advertise her professional life.”.
Above: eleven entry from Show Us Your Customized Girl contest, at thisisblythe.com.

Qurple, a true story about a boy. From Flip Flop Flyin’, by Craig Robinson.

“A young american has come to visit me. He is a writer, or a lawyer, or some other profession requiring great wisdom. There is something naive and reckless about him. He’s like Charles, in a way. He seems very interested in me, he asks me a lot of questions about Wonderland and the looking glass.”.

The tangle box, by Ken Wong.

Alice in Wonderland, made dark.

Above: plate 13, detail.

“Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations.”.

A book written by James Surowiecki.

“I think the most important lesson is not to rely on the wisdom of one or two experts or leaders when making difficult decisions. That doesn’t mean that expertise is irrelevant, or that we don’t need smart people. It just means that together all of us know more than any one of us does.”.

Art. Lebedev Studio “was founded in 1995. At present, it is the largest design company in Russia.”.

“We do industrial design, graphic design, web design and interface engineering.”.

In Mandership, Artemy Lebedev writes about graphic and industrial design, interface engineering, typography, semiotics, and visualization.

From Coding. Part two :

“One of the most successful implementations of audio coding can be heard in the Moscow metro.
A male voice announces stations when the train is headed towards downtown, a female voice when it moves from the center to city outskirts (sort of a mnemonic rule: the boss calling you to work, the wife calling you home).”.

From the top: Optimus mini, world’s first keyboard with color screen; Gond, by Alexander Zhitomirsky.