February 2008
39 posts
Mule Blog: So What's It Like To Run a Design... →
Me: You wrote a structured Twitter for a blog post.
Mike: Well, Twitter was down!
“My point is that information graphics are not just art. They’re a...”
– Steve Duenes Q&A — NY Times
Stephen DeStefano: HOW TO DRAW THE VENTURE... →
Looks Good Works Well: Pattern: Refining Search →
Anthony Bourdain "Eat to the Beat" →
The Ultra Rich Search Experience « Theresaneil’s... →
Technology Review: 10 Emerging Technologies 2008 →
probabilistic chips, reality mining and atomic magnetometers
where to find me (part 1) →
Dan’s post got me thinking I should write up where I’ll be speaking and attending in the next few months. I’ve been so buried on the Project I Can’t Talk About that my details are still a little hazy. I was actually on the fence about attending the next An Event Apart in New Orleans, and then Brian Oberkirch (who’ll be speaking there) wrote the following:
Need more incentive to come to New...
International House - New Orleans Hotel →
My OpenID Shitlist, Hitlist and Wishlist for 2008... →
Stopdesign | Multiple Design Directions →
“Sometimes Stopdesign presents only one design. Sometimes 2-3 designs. But my philosophy and intent is that all directions and explorations help push toward the best and most appropriate final design.”
“Here it is: I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c)...”
– Six Principles for Making New Things [via Daring Fireball]
cityofsound: The street as platform →
The future comes wrapped in the skin of the old
this is not about politics… →
… it’s about information design. Just let me say that up front.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has released a report on recent anti-insurgent activity in Iraq. The report is provided in a slide show format, and I downloaded it after seeing a preview of the slides depicted below. I find them visually striking - the reduction in orange/red blooms across the map as time passes...
Vara Software : ScreenFlow →
coen brothers and michael chabon →
I enjoyed the hell out of Michael Chabon’s latest novel, “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.” I thought it had one of modern fiction’s greatest character introductions, even.
But I swear, I think I’m gonna like the movie even more:
“Coens Take on Tale of Alternate Alaska”
“do you think the girls here ever wonder how they... →
Well, I do.
My friend Jason Li pointed me to the video for the New Pornographer’s “Myriad Harbor” - can’t believe I’d missed this gorgeously animated video. Hosted over at imeem, so I’m sorry I can’t embed it here. Go check it.
Microsoft's Colossal Strategic Mistake: "We Need... →
“Corporate applications will never be supported by advertising… Microsoft should stop trying to go into a business it doesn’t have to be in—advertising-supported consumer media—and protect (its) core corporate business - by committing to Office Live.”
Aaron Mentele, Charisma 18 » Staying in touch →
“Plot: I want to send a friend a message but donât have their email address. I do know that theyâre on MySpace. Should be pretty simple to ping them over there, right?” No, apparently.
“Open the Script Editor in the /Applications/AppleScript/ folder and run the...”
– How to get word count in OS X TextEdit
“In what ails Yahoo, design is a non-factor. Neither search nor online...”
– Subtraction: Design Couldn’t Save Yahoo
Creating a firm culture that supports innovative... →
Cultivating an environment in which there is a swift and easy exchange of ideas is an important part of the design process in many firms. What may not be so obvious are strategies to foster optimal functioning and creative thinking in such an environment.
“I just couldn’t imagine a better ending to the Patriots odyssey,”...”
– Patriots’ Season Perfect For Rest Of Nation | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“Generally, 1 jigger (1 1/2 ounces) of liquor (gin, rum, vodka and whiskey)...”
– Ask the Dietitian - by Joanne Larsen MS RD LD - Alcohol
wednesday comics [2/06/08] →
