Comments for arthou.se http://arthou.se Arthouse. Chesley and Nate from Brooklyn to Paris. Sun, 13 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on How to Open a Milk Carton in Sweden by Chesley http://arthou.se/travelogue/how-to-open-a-milk-carton-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Chesley Sun, 13 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1521#comment-129 Ah the bend is crucial - it took me a little while to work that out. Thank you for your comment! Ah the bend is crucial – it took me a little while to work that out. Thank you for your comment!

]]> Comment on How to Open a Milk Carton in Sweden by Francis http://arthou.se/travelogue/how-to-open-a-milk-carton-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Francis Thu, 10 May 2012 18:29:50 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1521#comment-128 I've frequently seen this kind of carton for fruit juice. One further tip, between steps four and five in your delightful instructions, is to bend the carton back and forth along the line of the perforation to weaken it, and then it tears very easily and with far less, or even no, spillage. Especially compared with the use of the saw. As for the kind of saw to use, if you find the old method simpler, I guess a mains operated power saw is not recommended in case the spillage electrocutes the operator...I'd stick to a petrol powered device. I’ve frequently seen this kind of carton for fruit juice. One further tip, between steps four and five in your delightful instructions, is to bend the carton back and forth along the line of the perforation to weaken it, and then it tears very easily and with far less, or even no, spillage. Especially compared with the use of the saw.

As for the kind of saw to use, if you find the old method simpler, I guess a mains operated power saw is not recommended in case the spillage electrocutes the operator…I’d stick to a petrol powered device.

]]> Comment on How to Open a Milk Carton in Sweden by Ches http://arthou.se/travelogue/how-to-open-a-milk-carton-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Ches Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:32:21 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1521#comment-127 Hey Matias! I'm sorry I just saw this comment - it could definitely be a more European thing, but that said, I'm in Paris now and the milk cartons look like bottles of laundry detergent! C Hey Matias!

I’m sorry I just saw this comment – it could definitely be a more European thing, but that said, I’m in Paris now and the milk cartons look like bottles of laundry detergent!

C

]]> Comment on How to Open a Milk Carton in Sweden by Matias Corea http://arthou.se/travelogue/how-to-open-a-milk-carton-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Matias Corea Wed, 18 May 2011 13:42:34 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1521#comment-126 This is actually the oldest for of milk carton I remember. Since I was a child I've been opening the cartons like that in Barcelona. I think it's more a European thing that a Swedish thing. :) This is actually the oldest for of milk carton I remember. Since I was a child I’ve been opening the cartons like that in Barcelona. I think it’s more a European thing that a Swedish thing. :)

]]> Comment on Hyper Island Videographic by John Gardner http://arthou.se/hyper-island/videographic-about-hyper-island/comment-page-1/#comment-124 John Gardner Thu, 12 May 2011 16:18:27 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1990#comment-124 Great to follow your and Chesley's experience in Paris. Salut, et bon chance. Great to follow your and Chesley’s experience in Paris. Salut, et bon chance.

]]> Comment on Alfred Hitchcock by John Gardner http://arthou.se/mood-board/hitchcock/comment-page-1/#comment-119 John Gardner Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:24:04 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1952#comment-119 I wished I like Hitchcock's movies as much as I like Hitchcock. I wished I like Hitchcock’s movies as much as I like Hitchcock.

]]> Comment on Himmelriket + LunchLaget by Chesley http://arthou.se/travelogue/himmelriket-lunchlaget/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Chesley Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:19:14 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1831#comment-85 My US clients made the jump with me, thank god! While I could imagine that the global design world is savvy in english, and certainly everyone in my studio is, most of the time, they're likely producing work in their native language. And I think it's so important to understand the text you're working with - I once had to lay out a catalogue in Russian, it was impossible and ridiculous. Hyper is keeping Nate pretty busy, but I hope he'll find some time to write about it soon! Thanks for being such a dedicated reader! My US clients made the jump with me, thank god! While I could imagine that the global design world is savvy in english, and certainly everyone in my studio is, most of the time, they’re likely producing work in their native language. And I think it’s so important to understand the text you’re working with – I once had to lay out a catalogue in Russian, it was impossible and ridiculous.

Hyper is keeping Nate pretty busy, but I hope he’ll find some time to write about it soon!

Thanks for being such a dedicated reader!

]]> Comment on Himmelriket + LunchLaget by John Gardner http://arthou.se/travelogue/himmelriket-lunchlaget/comment-page-1/#comment-84 John Gardner Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:17:33 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1831#comment-84 Looks and sounds dreamy. Did your work follow you across the Atlantic, or have you had to re-build clientele? It's hard for me to imagine how one does that in a new continent, although a graphic designer in, of all places, Newark, told me the entire global design world speaks English. Is that true? Thanks for a look at your work space. We look forward to hearing about and seeing images from Hyper Island. Looks and sounds dreamy. Did your work follow you across the Atlantic, or have you had to re-build clientele? It’s hard for me to imagine how one does that in a new continent, although a graphic designer in, of all places, Newark, told me the entire global design world speaks English. Is that true?

Thanks for a look at your work space. We look forward to hearing about and seeing images from Hyper Island.

]]> Comment on Advertising, Immigration, and Swedish Elections by David Gardner http://arthou.se/travelogue/advertising-elections-and-immigration-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-82 David Gardner Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:43:34 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1645#comment-82 I love that you were mistaken for Swedish by the embassy. I have to admit, I sometimes mistake you for Swedish. And I'm your brother. Like you, I was watching the American midterms with one eye on local elections in my current home. It's bizarre to think of what constitutes "left-wing" politics in the US when you live in India. Kerala is currently run by the democratically-elected Communist Party of India-Marxist (as opposed to the Communist Party of India, which the CPIM broke away from but still works with). Their biggest competition is the Congress Party, which was founded by Indian nationalists in the 19th century and, under Nehru's leadership, wrote the constitution for India to be a "sovereign socialist secular democratic republic". I guess you could legitimately call them socialists. There is the far-right Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well, who are gaining some ground in the wealthier parts of Kerala. But the real elections always come down to the communists versus the socialists. So it's weird to hear the word "socialist" thrown at centrist-to-a-fault, free-market-loving Democrats, when I just saw an election with real socialists. What's wrong with us? For the record, the Congress Party was the big winner, though the BJP is gaining ground... I love that you were mistaken for Swedish by the embassy. I have to admit, I sometimes mistake you for Swedish. And I’m your brother.

Like you, I was watching the American midterms with one eye on local elections in my current home. It’s bizarre to think of what constitutes “left-wing” politics in the US when you live in India. Kerala is currently run by the democratically-elected Communist Party of India-Marxist (as opposed to the Communist Party of India, which the CPIM broke away from but still works with). Their biggest competition is the Congress Party, which was founded by Indian nationalists in the 19th century and, under Nehru’s leadership, wrote the constitution for India to be a “sovereign socialist secular democratic republic”. I guess you could legitimately call them socialists. There is the far-right Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well, who are gaining some ground in the wealthier parts of Kerala. But the real elections always come down to the communists versus the socialists. So it’s weird to hear the word “socialist” thrown at centrist-to-a-fault, free-market-loving Democrats, when I just saw an election with real socialists. What’s wrong with us?

For the record, the Congress Party was the big winner, though the BJP is gaining ground…

]]> Comment on Advertising, Immigration, and Swedish Elections by John Gardner http://arthou.se/travelogue/advertising-elections-and-immigration-in-sweden/comment-page-1/#comment-80 John Gardner Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:06:32 +0000 http://arthou.se/?p=1645#comment-80 Glad I was ignorant about your visa troubles. Would have spoiled sleep. I"m sorry Mona Sahlin couldn't put together a winning coalition. From the distance of the New York Times and Mancheser Guardian, she looked like a promising leader. And it is very, very sad to see Sweden, of all nations, the world asylum leader, with a coalition that includes proudly declared xenophobe. On the other hand, maybe some American Democrats can grab that Fixa Jobben slogan. A lot of people would vote for candidates who can fixa jobben. Look forward to reading about Hyper Island. Glad I was ignorant about your visa troubles. Would have spoiled sleep. I”m sorry Mona Sahlin couldn’t put together a winning coalition. From the distance of the New York Times and Mancheser Guardian, she looked like a promising leader. And it is very, very sad to see Sweden, of all nations, the world asylum leader, with a coalition that includes proudly declared xenophobe.

On the other hand, maybe some American Democrats can grab that Fixa Jobben slogan. A lot of people would vote for candidates who can fixa jobben.

Look forward to reading about Hyper Island.

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