January 2012
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Jan 31st
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October 2011
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Thought You Should See This: 7 Things Michael... →
thoughtyoushouldseethis: Pentagram partner, Michael Bierut closed the first day of Design at Scale, and did so with mastery and aplomb. He laid out the cliches of what designers supposedly like… and then neatly shot down each one, with a series of things he actually loves. Hugely entertaining and, as with all…
Oct 29th
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July 2011
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Varsity Bookmarking: Dear Graphic and Web... →
pieratt: You have an inherent need to solve problems, visually and conceptually. There is enormous value in this, but you may be misplacing your talents. The internet, at this time in history, is the greatest client assignment of all time. The Western world is porting itself over to the web in mind and…
Jul 13th
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Jul 6th
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June 2011
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Jun 16th
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December 2010
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The Two Best Things on the Web 2010
viafrank: Late last week I started drafting a list of my favorite things on the web from this year. After a review of the list, I realized most of it was droll, forgettable, ephemeral, and not really worth documenting in the grand scheme of things. Basically, it mattered at the time of its release, but time had not treated these things well: they were more flow than stock. My top two choices,...
Dec 19th
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October 2010
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Oct 10th
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July 2010
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May 2010
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May 27th
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Google needs a 'try again' button →
The following is so true. So +1 / like / vote up / ^. I wish Google had a “Try Again” button that would fetch a new set of results based on the algorithm’s different set of assumptions about my search intent. The button would come in handy when I am stuck, can’t think of another way to rephrase my query, and don’t feel like manually combing through pages and pages of...
May 1st
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May 1st
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Eye Candy vs. Bare Bones in UI Design
Wow, so there is a reason behind rounded rectangles and the use of gradients! Been a believer in using less contrast between text and the background, totally understand the gradient argument, but doesn’t mean I’m going to start rocking them again. Subtle/soft is fine but I still want to toss them into the ‘fad’ bin. rock85: The general public seems to be kind of shallow...
May 1st
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April 2010
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Apr 29th
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March 2010
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Mar 23rd
SS United States →
Will be sad to see this ship go if it does get scrapped. Was recently reading about radiator humidifiers and thought the ship’s profile would make a wonderful ceramic humidifier much like the ‘La Fabbrica del Vapore’ by Giulio Iacchetti. I love how Iacchetti’s design gives a nod to the Bauhaus-style factory skylights.
Mar 5th
February 2010
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Feb 24th
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The Bank of Knights Templar
Earlier tonight while watching a History program on the Knights Templar, I found the portion of the show covering the Templars’ banking services intriguing. I had no idea the Templars were so innovative! They pretty much created the first banking system and transaction checks! …the Order in 1150 began generating letters of credit for pilgrims journeying to the Holy Land: pilgrims...
Feb 7th