Comments on: Mondrian PC

By: Ambiguity

Ambiguity — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

No I wasn’t. I figured that the context in the second paragraph made explicit /sarcasm quotes in the first unnecessary.

Of course you don’t/shouldn’t need permission for something like this.That was the point I was making.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:50:00 +0000

So you weren’t deriding BB for seemingly promoting a copyright violation? Are you sure that wooshing sound was coming from my direction?

By: fergus1948

fergus1948 — Sat, 26 May 2012 08:35:00 +0000

Do you know, I had absolutely no idea that people were still buying PCs!

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:32:00 +0000

The PS/2 port supports the Model M, which is the chosen keyboard. That alone justifies its continued existence.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:17:00 +0000

I like this. I’ve always been a fan of Mondrian (and Data from Star Trek is too… it’s somehow appropriate for computers in my mind, and clearly informed a lot of early graphic design for computer company logos and the like). It’s striking and very fitting as a computer case.

What struck me though when I finally saw some of his paintings in person (at LACMA in LA last year and I believe at MOMA in NY a few months ago as well) is that once you look past the overall sharp, very digital design, they’re innately analog and very human. He made the lines as sharp and straight as possible… within the limits of his tools which were paint and masking tape. If you look closely it’s far from perfect – not sloppy, exactly, but not digital, and the paint is crackled a bit. And I think that adds a lot of power to the art. From a distance, the arrangement and coloring of the squares is striking and interesting, but nowadays an 8-year-old could replicate it in a few minutes on a computer – in fact that 8-year-old can make it technically better with perfect lines and coloring and no crackling of the paint as it dries.

If I was going to make something like this, I think I’d want to replicate the analog nature of the original art. In this case, perhaps I’d wrap canvases around the sides of the computer case and actually paint on it (or just use wood veneer and paint on that), and have a thin wooden frame going around the edge. The problem then, of course, is that most people haven’t seen the original art up close and would probably think of my version as a shoddy copy. So making it perfect with acrylic squares works too :)

By: James B

James B — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Wow, I had no idea about Mondrain or neoplasticism. I design some of the furniture I build (for fun), and like the chair inspired by that movement. I always thought the paint job on the bus was done along the lines of, “here is some paint, you kids go use it to paint the bus”.

http://images.meredith.com/uploads/sharemy/03182011/38631004_large.jpg

By: CaptainPedge

CaptainPedge — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:00 +0000

Not sure if I like this or not. Love the concept and it’s very well made, but the exposed heatsink spoils it for me it I’m afraid. Not that I could come up with a better way of doing it you understand and I realise it’s necessary, just spoils the theme. Other than that, it’s brill. Very good work. Wish I was as gifted craftilly.

By: Ambiguity

Ambiguity — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:27:00 +0000

That “woosh” you hear is the sound of you totally missing my point.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Finally, some real humor.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Grammar error and lack of originality. Don’t be discouraged. You have potential.

By: OoerictoO

OoerictoO — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:55:00 +0000

@boingboing-87c57e0d95785f18e5cc69c32ad1e873:disqus funny. i thought we were having a philosophical conversation about the nature of headlines and rhetoric. your website can say whatever you want it to. my point is that some people may be annoyed, in general, by a perceived textual ploy and discount any good ideas contained therein.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:54:00 +0000

Thanks for noticing the exposed heatsink. Pulling in air directly from the outside instead of recycled internal case air was the main idea…but the dust thing rocks too.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:50:00 +0000

Needs work. Looks more like a Haiku.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:48:00 +0000

Good effort.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000

Mondrian was as close to psychedelia that was allowed in those days. I’m sure the network axed any idea of featuring Further on national TV. +3 for sarcasm but -1 for execution.
“Come on, get happy”

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:34:00 +0000

The piece is not for sale and Rob knows that so please kindly ease up on the “great example” stuff. Thanks. I don’t need anyone’s permission to do an homage to them.

By: James B

James B — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:30:00 +0000

”come on, get happy . . .”

By: irksome

irksome — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:10:00 +0000

I may be taller than 80mm, but I am definitely your fan.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:55:00 +0000

Don’t change your site, Skip. You mentioned already that it’s the case which is fanless. Most people with an ounce of sense are able to keep up with that simple idea. Don’t change it just so some lackwit can feel like he has control over what you’re doing. People like that don’t have enough to do, so they busy themselves by being a thorn in more productive people’s asses.

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:39:00 +0000

I have changed my website to remove all instances of “fanless”. Feel better now that you have won? I’ve always wondered.

By: OoerictoO

OoerictoO — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:33:00 +0000

I believe that question was implied in my statement. indeed… why?

By: Mark Dow

Mark Dow — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:32:00 +0000

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetzaveh#Exodus_chapter_28_2

Rabbi Simon explained that the priests’ tunic atoned for those who wore a mixture of wool and linen “And he made him a coat (tunic) of many colors” (and the Jerusalem Talmud explained that Joseph’s coat was similar to one made of the forbidden mixture). The breeches atoned for unchastity, as Exodus 28:42 says, “And you shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness.”

So apparently a bit of cyberpunk regalia could offset this clash of materials, like Joseph’s technicolor dreamcoat. [Caveat: I'm not a biblical scholar.]

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Why would a hobbyist use BS rhetoric for anything? What’s the motive? OK. The case has an 80mm fan…or does it?

By: OoerictoO

OoerictoO — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

BS rhetoric. if a machine can’t be run with the MB/CPU combo for which it was designed, without a fan, it’s not a fanless design.

“i designed a car that can run on water!!1!! downhill”

By: slipperyskip

slipperyskip — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:03:00 +0000

It is a fanless CASE design. The 80mm fan is attached to the CPU heatsink and not the case. Admittedly confusing but technically correct. The piece is not for sale so there is no worry about stealing anything from the estate of Piet Mondrian.

By: mello151

mello151 — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:03:00 +0000

Looks like a Playstation 2 with tiles on the side….

By: brerrabbit23

brerrabbit23 — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:54:00 +0000

“Mondrian – 0/20″

-S. Dali (and me)

By: alxr

alxr — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:51:00 +0000

Me too. Those vertical ribs and the general proportions.

By: RaidenDaigo

RaidenDaigo — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:19:00 +0000

De Stijl my heart!

By: Thax

Thax — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:18:00 +0000

Am I the only one who sees a PlayStation 2 here? (PS/2 ports nothwithstanding)