Category Archives: Exploration

Apollo: Remastered

Posted on September 5, 2022 by julianstodd

Like many, i was eagerly anticipating the launch of the new NASA SLS rocket over the weekend, the rocket that will eventually carry a new batch of astronauts to the moon (doubtless in glorious high definition), but alas, it was … Continue reading →

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Leadership Reflections from Apollo at 50: Part 2 – Storytelling

Posted on July 10, 2019 by julianstodd

“Oh my God, look at that picture over there”, called out Bill Anders, crew member of Apollo 8. “What is is?” Asked Frank Borman, the mission Commander. “The earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty.”[1] Apollo was distinguished from earlier … Continue reading →

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Reflections from Apollo at 50: Part 1 – Isolation

Posted on July 9, 2019 by julianstodd

Michael Collins, piloting the lunar orbiter Columbia was, for a short time at least, the most isolated human in the universe. He orbited far from the Eagle, the spider like lander which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were piloting to … Continue reading →

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Illustrating the New York ‘Dereliction Walk’

Posted on October 22, 2018 by julianstodd

I’m creating the map for the New York ‘Dereliction Walk’, which i shared a short post on last week. Today i have completed four illustrations, three of them for locations on the map, and one for the cover of a … Continue reading →

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Fire and Fury

Posted on February 8, 2018 by julianstodd

I have to say that when the two Falcon Heavy boosters touched down, in perfect synchrony, after shooting their record breaking payload into orbit, i felt pretty emotional. It wasn’t just the wild applause, or the bursts of Bowie’s ‘Space … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on April 29, 2016 by julianstodd

Madrid is new to me: my first time in the city, my first time in Spain in fact. I speak no Spanish and have no mental map of the city. The best i’ve got it Google Maps and Wikipedia, which … Continue reading →

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Brighton Rock: Reckless and Homeless

Posted on February 15, 2016 by julianstodd

You can’t walk far in Brighton without finding graffiti: the sanctioned and sponsored art form type, decorating electrical boxes and shopfronts, the porto-art inhabiting alleyways and laid on hoardings, and the raw, visceral cries sprayed on garage doors, derelict rooftops … Continue reading →

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The Social Age: a map for 2016

Posted on January 5, 2016 by julianstodd

This is a #WorkingOutLoud post, so forgive the scaffolding and dust sheets. I’ve spent today redrawing my map of the Social Age. I do this each year, expanding and evolving it as my own understanding and interest evolves. It’s bigger … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas: Transient Culture

Posted on July 30, 2015 by julianstodd

Rising out of the desert, nothing about Vegas is either to scale or normal: it’s a space built for a community that comes and keeps on coming. A parody of worlds far away built to escape from this one. It’s … Continue reading →

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Sunlight

Posted on July 22, 2015 by julianstodd

When you wake up to the sun coming through the window, clear blue skies, the warmth of it on your skin, it’s a good start to the day. Sunlight is good: we talk about the sun coming out from behind … Continue reading →

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