July meetup: Blue and Gold Tavern

We're going to try to set a regular time for our meetups. Tentatively, it'll be the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

Hope you can come to the July meetup.  If you've never been, it's a perfect way to connect names and faces and ask any questions, find out more about plans, and get a free drink. This meetup, we'll make and discuss summer plans, talk about the print magazine schedule, and answer any questions.

Also, we're going to set a regular time & place for meetups, which will be held monthly.Tentatively, it'll be the first Wednesday of the month. If Wednesdays will always be bad, please let me know.

RSVP here.

*upcoming changes to the site*

Here's a short list of what's going to happen here over the next couple weeks.

We're working on a migration in our software [from Plone 2.5.3 to 3.1.x] and simultaneously are working on a redesign.

Redesign, again?  We're going to be clarifying ways people can add things to the project, and will make the process of sending in files and things much simpler.

We're also going to reorganize and clarify some sections to make room for new projects, including art-map.com and 1000 words (more info to come).  We're also going to be integrating more closely with our pages at a couple other sites, including Facebook, Myspace and blip.tv.

To top it off, we've been sketching and retooling some things to freshen up and improve the overall look of the site.

Stay tuned!

Myspace and Facebook crossposting set up

After only a little hunting, we've installed RSS readers at our Facebook & Myspace pages to feed muster blog updates

It's two different plugins.

On Facebook, it's just configuring the standard Notes app to read the RSS feed from this blog.

On Myspace, you have to add an app called RSS Reader.

The setup is the same for each.  Just enter in the RSS feed URL (for this blog it's http://www.mustermagazine.com/blog/RSS2) and it pulls in all the post headlines and descriptions.

You can see it at our respective profiles: Myspace and Facebook.

New interviews with Jee Yun Lee, more

In case you haven't noticed, we've been adding and updating new interviews

A couple new interviews are up.  First, there's Stella Lee's interview with Korean-born, NYC-raised painter/printmaker Jee Yun Lee.  Jee Yun and Stella talk about recent chrysanthemum prints and how they work for Jee Yun as a metaphor for immigrant experience.

Also, Stella's interview with Jamison Sarteschi is up.  Actually, it's been up for a bit, but it hasn't yet been announced in a blog post.

Rounding out the trio is my interview with Ethan Ham.  Ethan talks about code, generative art and the web as content.

Check these out at the magazine page.

Now showing: Snap Shots

A new bit of code makes previewing links easier.

Strictly webwonk stuff, but we're now incorporating free Snap.com code throughout this site to show previews of external links before you click.  To see it in action, mouse over Snap Shots.