Monday, December 12, 2022

Iconic Museum Visits

Maybe in person or via the Internet, it is time to renew and refresh. Consider old ideas as the foundation for new work. 

As a fun diversion, read Ali Fitzgerald’s Iconoclastic article in MOMA Magazine about analog artist Susan Kare -- the creator of many familiar icons we see on screen. 

What inspires you to see different? 

Apple Pay & Apple Wallet

This post is not specifically about photography, but generally about paying for things. Like cameras, lenses, mobile devices and services. 

If you have any experience in using the Apple Pay service and loading credit cards into Apple Wallet, you might want to know more. Pete Lozzi is a guru about all things Apple and is a member of the Sacramento MacNexus User Group. His 2022 General Meeting presentation was on Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. The core presentation begins at 0:39:20 to 1:20:00 and then goes to Q&A. 

Apple is known as a disrupter in the marketplace. They did not invent computers, cell phones or credit cards. But they are challenging the market leaders and changing the playing field with consumers in mind.