An interesting article discussing the relationship between language and the perception of color.
“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.”Steve Jobs
“Simplicity is often responsible for the ‘dumbing’ of information rather than the illumination of it.”Michael Hoffman speaking on the difference between simplicity and clarity
HP recently revamped their website. While the content seems to be better structured, the user experience left me feeling nauseous.
The Beard font via core77
An airline safety video I may actually pay attention to.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”Michael Jordan
One of the many paper sculptures created by Jen Stark. Fridays need color.
“It appears the website has become alive. This happens to robots and computers some times.”Dwight K. Schrute
I love the illustration and animation of Laith Bahrani. One of his more recent projects, “The JCB Song” is no exception.
At its simplest level Faceball involves two people hitting beachballs at each other’s faces. At a deeper level it’s a vehicle for the release of personal animosity, and the Shaming of the Weak.
–-Faceball.org as introduced by the Flickr team
Sorry for the lame camera phone picture, but I had to show you all this desk drawer. It’s in the Church Office Building, 6th floor. It’s the best selection in a desk drawer I’ve ever seen. It’s well stocked, too. Booya. Someone sure loves junk food.
Today del.icio.us tastes a little sweeter. The newest release of the firefox extension is well worth the download.