ACDC 2006 - Day 3 (3/25): Word Craft
Erin McKean, Everything, in Alphabetical Order- editor in chief of American Dictionaries for Oxford University Press- lexicographer, "dictionary evangelist"- the dictionary is not the Social Register...
View ArticleACDC 2006 - Day 3 (3/25): Craft Gets Radical
Theo Jansen: Learning to Walk- engineer, painter, sculptor- made UFO and flew it over Delft- lo-tech/hi-tech work- makes life-forms from electricity tubes- uses computer to "evolve species" before...
View ArticleCore77: Radical Craft - The Second Art Center Design Conference
Core77 has Janet Abrams's writeup of her experience at the recent Art Center Design Conference 2006.They used my pics for the article!Thanks to Allan Chochinov of Core77 (and the power of Flickr) for...
View ArticleIran's secret weapons: Giant 2B pencils!
I tremble at the destructive doodling that will be wreaked by this angry nation. (As seen at Newsvine.)
View Article2006 FIFA World Cup Official Art Posters
My favorite official World Cup Art Poster is this one, "A Cup for your Toy" (even the name is fittingly cute) by China's Luo Brothers. The bold colors, the cherubic giant and mini babes. The dancing...
View ArticleLivesearch on AlltheWeb - Search that kicks ass
OK, let's make three things clear about Livesearch on AllTheWeb:I worked on this project (as a late addition to a team of kickass designers, researchers, prototypers, front-end developers, back-end...
View ArticleJohn Lasseter interview
The Pixar boss and now head of Disney's Animation studios tells his story to Fortune (via CNNMoney.com, May 17, 2006)On design:My older brother Jim, who passed away six or seven years ago, was a...
View ArticleDusting off the blogroll
I stopped using an RSS reader a few months ago, and haven't looked back.But I have started typing in just a letter (or two, plus a "down" keystroke and Enter) in the URL field to access the blogs I...
View ArticleFIFA World Cup shortcuts on Yahoo! Search
While I was away on vacation, Yahoo! Search launched shortcuts for the FIFA World Cup. I worked on them (and wrote the Ysearchblog post announcing them - heh).Check'em out and go for gooooooooaaaaaal!
View ArticleExperience Design at Nokia
PingMag interviews Liisa Puolakka, Nokia's Head of Brand Visual and Sensorial Experiences.On experience design:"[R]ather than just designing an object you take a more holistic approach. That means the...
View ArticleDieter Ram's design principles
Rams in 1969 (Picture taken from Design Museum Collection)Good design is innovative.Good design makes a product useful.Good design is aesthetic.Good design helps us to understand a product.Good design...
View ArticleTesla Roadster: An electric car that actually looks cool
The head of Tesla Motors spoke at Yahoo! last week and even demoed one of these beauties. I'm sorry I missed it but at least I got this video.And, oh yeah, it starts at $100K (what did you expect?).
View ArticleHow Google runs meetings
From Businessweek via 37signals' Signal vs Noise:I'll pull out the bullet points, but read the article for more fun details. Wish more people ran meetings this way. So simple, yet so rarely done, or...
View ArticleBye bye, Yahoo!
Yesterday was my last day at Yahoo! It's been a good run for just over two and a quarter years but it's time to move on.Special shout outs to my peeps at Yahoo! Search. I'll be rooting for you all the...
View ArticleLeverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
21-pg paper (PDF) published in 1999 by the late Donella Meadows, former director of the Sustainability Institute. (via kottke)Applies to countries, cities, corporations, etc.Places to intervene in a...
View ArticleHow to get off direct marketers' lists
I got these off the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)'s Consumer Assistance site and a Privacy Policy mailing from my bank. I've done all of the steps described below. I'll follow with an update in a...
View ArticleWabi-Sabi
While reviewing a design today, I was reminded of the concept of wabi-sabi.I'd read about it a few years ago at Signal vs Noise:The simplicity of wabi-sabi is best described as the state of grace...
View ArticleHello, Apple colleagues.
Hi, Apple peeps.You've probably come here because of my profile in today's newletter.Just wanted to welcome you to my intermittently-updated blog and thank Steve S for writing the profile.Take a look...
View ArticleUrban Dictionary search for your iPhone
Slapped together an Urban Dictionary search bookmarklet today. I know there was one floating around on the interwebs but it didn't work on my iPhone.This one does.You can use it as a bookmark on your...
View ArticleMariah Carey shows nerd love with "Touch My Body" video
Nerds worldwide rejoice as Mariah's latest release rocks the iMac, WiFi, YouTube (YoooouTube...), slot car racing, frisbee, laser tag, and a unicorn, oh my!My first post of 2008. Happy 2008. May the...
View ArticleHow to run a Skunk Works (and other wisdom from sci fi novels)
I just got done reading Bruce Sterling's post-9/11 cyber espionage thriller, The Zenith Angle.In one key scene, while struggling with a decision to join a cyber espionage skunk works for the US...
View ArticleOff to Gel 2008!
Heading to the NYC tomorrow to attend Good Experience Live 2008. Check this space for notes, pics and videos.
View ArticleLate: GEL 2008 Notes
My GEL 2008 photosTheme: How to create good experiences by making connections that are new, unexpectedSubtheme: HOW WE CONNECTClay ShirkyInternet enables connection of consumer experience and...
View ArticleFortune: Steve Jobs speaks out
If this isn't a primer on what makes Apple great, I don't know what is.
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