Archive for August, 2007
I just discovered we-make-money-not-art.com. (A result of oggling the program for interaction08.ixda.org. Looks like it will be a fantastic conference!)
The site is full of fascinating stuff. In particular I liked the the fashion-technology prototypes and a review of “Domesticity at War“. I have to get my hands on this book!
Oh, and the inflatable suits [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007 under Art.
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Today is Blog Day, when bloggers around the world have been invited to write about five other blogs. We were asked to seek new sites, especially ones from around the world which are out of the realm we would normally read.
Although I have no shortage of sites to read most of my online reading follows [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2007 under Computers & Tech, Culture Consumed.
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The video below is an amazing demo of “Seam Carving” or content-aware image resizing. You kinda have to see it to understand. But this is the kind of thing that makes me think programmers are cool. Or at least, can do cool stuff As a designer who’s had to pass up great stock photography [...]
Posted: August 22nd, 2007 under Computers & Tech, Design, Goofy, Fun & Cool.
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Dear Bolthouse Farms,
Damn you. Thanks to your vanilla chai soy drink, the cost of my workout has increased by 15%. In theory, I could ignore your bottles’ calling as I pick up the groceries post-workout. In reality, the stuff is too good (and too good for me) to talk myself out of it.
While I’m at [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2007 under Life.
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If you’re
a) a freelance creative type, or
b) debating between a big agency or a small one
…and you have a sense of humour…
I recommend you read The Freelance Web Professional’s Manifesto.
Posted: August 17th, 2007 under Design, Goofy, Fun & Cool.
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