April 2008
sun shine, lighting, thunder, rain and now snow. seattle, is everything okay? do we need to have another talk? figure it out!
Perception, creativity and paint color →
Yesterday my wife Natasha and I stood in our unfinished condo deliberating paint colors. Closing day looms, and the developers require our color choices before they’ll finish their work. Our…
When a Nerd Holds a Woman (Pic) →
March 2008
"Moodboards are Paris in Las Vegas." →
Bronwyn Jones, Apple copywriter: “Let me preface this by saying that some of my best friends use moodboards. I just don’t care for them. Moodboards, that is, not my friends…. Moodboards are Paris…
The end of consumer culture? →
Hugh Graham asks some serious questions about the role designers in promoting consumer culture, in a wider context of sustainability.
“Should designers work toward the end…
5 Incredible Design Proposals for 3D Urban Farms... →
Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet’s population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and even animals are grown in … skyscrapers? This somewhat strange concept has…
YouTube - photo show →
Lights go out Saturday night in Seattle | Top... →
hey snow, wtf, where were you when we needed you during christmas? winter wonderland ring a bell? let spring come out and play
What’s Missing in Productivity Today? →
This month, we asked Lifehack.org contributors — and you, our readers — to think about the things that are missing in today’s productivity systems. Not only the areas where the “Big Name”…
Reventón Dashboard →
Having worked on a dashboard project last year for one of the big US car manufacturers, something like the above makes me look. It is the dashboard of the Lamborghini Reventón, the 20…
Venti, Non-Fat, Iced Frappacino Storm →
Last week, Starbucks launched My Starbucks Idea. Many have likened the social site to Direct2Dell, or more recently, Dell IdeaStorm. I think any brand who creates a forum to sincerely…
Pattern-mining call for proposals: Rich... →
Dragos Manolescu from Microsoft Live Labs and Joe Yoder from The Refactory are organizing a pattern-mining workshop at TOOLS 2008 Europe, July 5-6 (dates still to be confirmed) in…
How uncanny is her valley? Very. Never has one... →
How uncanny is her valley? Very. Never has one of those Flash move-your-mouse-around applets been this creepy. (link)
uhh is today naruto day? I see a lot of cosplay downtown. Dork points +3 yes!
you know what would be cool? make all that thumbs up, digg, fave, star, whatever user gen rating unified. digging a flickr photo = fave. duh
The Hundredth Monkey Effect →
According to Wikipedia, The Hundredth Monkey Effect generally describes the instant, paranormal spreading of an idea or ability to the remainder of a population once a certain portion of that…
jabba what? jabba what?!
the weather always seems to be nicer on this side of the water. go sun! break through that overcast! light up my desk!
shivering my ass off. Finished up an interview at bellevue downtown park. I love exploratory research. Youlearn so much about people
From Here to There: Design Research Symposium →
A little late notice here, but in a few weeks, Arizona State University is hosting a weekend symposium (April 11-13, 2008) on the state-of-the-art in design research:
“This…
anyone have any clues on what the best settings are to make sure my photos upload to facebook without turning to crap? xthxbye
Now Hillary says she was "told" about the Bosnian... →
A full CNN article about Hillary’s “misspoken” statements on Bosnia. “I say a lot of things — millions of words a day — so if I misspoke, that was just a misstatement,” she said. … Clinton has…
Prison Vocabulary →
Humorous and unusual vocab words from inside the American Justice system. Fe-Fe, Keister Bunny, and The Bootie Flu are just a few.
Are Your Kid s Internet Postings Landing You in... →
Wayne Watts, a vp at AT&T, was defending the company’s practices to industry regulators who were examining the company’s takeover bid for BellSouth. His son Jared, meanwhile, from his job at Cingular…
Creative Advertising: BMW Canada Sets Vice... →
BMW has found a way to sneak an ad onto the cover of the April issue of Vice magazine. At first glance, it looks like any other cover. But when the lights go out, a glow-in-the-dark ad for the BMW 1…
The Holy Grail: A Link Between Customer Experience... →
I just published a report called The Business Impact Of Customer Experience that I think will have a significant impact on how companies think about customer experience. Here’s an excerpt from…
Henry Petroski about design, failures and... →
Among my readings during Easter was this “Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design” by Henry Petroski. The whole book is about design as a compromise in response to constraints,…
Every South Park Ever for Online for Free... →
Taking a page out of the Hulu playbook, but awesomer, the South Park guys are streaming every single South Park episode in full at their official site, South Park Studios.
Rock Band Wii coming in June 2008 →
Developer Harmonix today announced that its music-based title Rock Band will hit the Wii on June 22 in North America.The Wii version will come with a total of 63 songs, including five bonus songs.
Interactive Solar System →
Learn about and play with each planet!
going to the uw campus quad this weekend. cherry blossoms in full bloom i hope! maybe my sigma 10-20 will be here by then!
its so gorgeous out these days. Its having a strange effect on my routine. I want to work more. Bleh.
Replacing Wire With Laser, Sun Tries to Speed Up... →
The computer maker, which is based in Santa Clara, Calif., plans to announce on Monday that it has received a $44 million contract from the Pentagon to explore the high-risk idea of replacing the…
one thing that is nice about the bus is that i can continue writing down notes while still getting to my destination. true multitasking…
another successful interview. This is a lot of fun. Starting to think owning a car is a good idea if this keeps up. The bus is tolerable.
Behaviours Reflected →
This Akasaka coffee shop includes a row of accessible power sockets (running a long the edge of the window) primarily to support laptop use - though over the course of an hour a number of…
Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa discuss Super... →
Fumiko: How would you both define Super Normal? Jasper: My opinion is that the design world has drifted away from normality, forgotten it’s roots and the basic notion that we designers are…
Regal, Like AMC, to Add Imax Screens →
The Regal Entertainment Group, which owns the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will work with the Imax Corporation to open 31 new, large-format outlets. The two companies said they would share…
Career Lessons From 'The Office' →
You can find the answers to all your job problems at Dunder Mifflin Scranton….
got no love this time around. Good thing there are a lot of interested people on craigslist! For research. Research.
i love you craigslist. sold powerbook for $600. what a deal.
Marketing savvy consumers and what this means for... →
I was cleaning six months of paper out of the office last weekend. Predictably, after a few hours of energetic tossing out, recycling, and crisp decision-making, I started to drift, re-reading this…
waiting patiently for emails back on a craigslist ad i posted. powerbook anyone?
Event Review: Times Talk: Designing the Car of the... →
For car designers, these might well be both the worst and best of times. As for the bad: some automakers are forecasting the lowest sales since 1998; emissions seem to have become the new…
hungry for some bbq action. then back to work. gah! at least i can listen to obama’s speech while starring at images…
Awesome Pin-Ups Vintage Inspiration [Pics] →
Who doesn’t love Pin-ups? These pretty ladies have been out there for over 50, 60 years, and still look fresh and awesome. And they are great source of inspiration! Vintage posters will rock once you…
Video Demonstration: Find Books You'll Love at... →
