Reading the Radar

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>> I'm not a huge fan of Tumblr style/image-based blogging.  It's like the mental stream of consciousness without words and more often than not I'm presented with beautiful images but wondering why the person who posted it thought the image worthy of a spot on their Tumblr/blog or what not.  That said, I do recognise when said blogging method is effective.  I've spent a morning combing through Reed and Rader's portfolio.  Dripbook users will ve very familiar with this photographic duo and their animated GIFs have also been cropping up on Refinery 29, Fashin Fags and Dirty Flaws are a fan too.  They've been on my agenda for work purposes as well and I've been meaning to talk them up somehow on the blog.  I did think there should have been a more meaninful and purposeful way of doing it other than "Here are Reed and Rader's amazing pieces of work…enjoy". 

But actually, there kind of is no way of doing it… "robots, computer games and the internet" informs their aesthetic but from their wide ranging portfolio, you get more references than you bargain for, which are sort of impossible to articulate.

So… I guess there's nothing for it but erm… here are images by Reed and Radar…err… ENJOY!

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32 comments

  1. Wooww Amazing!! Such talent!! =D
    I actually really enjoy image-based blogs, and I am often put off by long written posts without images. I can easily be inspired by a drawing or a photo, or just find it interesting, beautiful or weird. And I must say I am inspired my your outfit photographs, and the other images on your blog. =)
    But I do agree that a complementary text, song or video, often adds to an image.

  2. Not all tumblr blogs are meaningless images, I know I’m one of few that actually writes somethings (making look nothing like tumblr actually haha) bu the large image base is very inspiring sometimes. What i dont like is the lack of referencing to wear the picture first originated from, which is a shame.
    Love your blog and ideas
    xx
    TheFashionCloud
    http://www.thefashioncloud.com

  7. I enjoy and appreciate visual references a great deal… however, call me old fashioned but I need some interesting and well written writing to make me bookmark a blog!

  15. I think certain people just enjoy a certain aesthetic of something (talking about Tumblr-ing here) but don’t really know why/how/what/etc. probably partially because they never learned to realise WHY they love a certain aesthetic. Or they’re not really writers. Also, I’ve always seen Tumblt as this sort of storage space for these really awesome and most of all random images you come across online etc. etc.
    Oh, internet.

  16. since we’re going with the textless posts I’ll just say these are too awesome for words. My god, do I love those ones with the long black hair and brown sweater and little people! Fantastic!!

  21. I’m not a fan of image based blogs either, I generally find them dull.
    These images are fan- freakin’- tastic and makes me want to delve deeper into their world. Love that asymetric cut on the model too.

  29. It’s cool to read this and it’s brave of you to say, because I believe the solely-image-based method is extremely popular these days, yes. I feel conflicted sometimes, bc I can see the value in any image without words, same as I see the value in an explanation of why the image mattered to the author. On my own blog I try not to write too much but I feel as if I do write lots some days, particularly when I compare myself to many of my favorite blogs. I wonder if my own page would be more universally appealing if I didn’t write at all. You made me feel less abnormal about it. I start to think people don’t want visually inspiring blogs to explain much about why they posted a certain set of images. When blog authors write very little on a consistent basis, it starts to lose something for me, becomes a tad too impersonal for my tastes. But I’m really on the fence as to which way is best. I sincerely appreciate tumblrs…guess it’s a whole different experience. If I’m (or any person is) in the mood for a silent dream, tumblrs are perfect. But I hope my blog can be like swimming in a dream too, even with my words attached. Thanks for saying what you said. Your point of view is refreshing, that’s the point I’m driving at.

  30. Amazing! These are going on my Tumblr! πŸ˜‰
    btw I treat me Tumblr as an online scrapbook, but I do know what you’re saying. My pet peeve about Tumblrs is people not linking back to the source. If I see something I really like on a Tumblr I want to be able to find out where it came from and read more about the photographer/designer/artist. And so often you hit a dead end. It drives me mad! πŸ™‚

  32. Not all tumblr blogs are meaningless images, I know I’m one of few that actually writes somethings (making look nothing like tumblr actually haha) bu the large image base is very inspiring sometimes. What i dont like is the lack of referencing to wear the picture first originated from, which is a shame.

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