ty hatch archives

Sometimes we get lost talking about possible solutions and need a wake-up smack down. (Original at xkcd.)

posted by tyhatch 2 days ago · 0 comments

The latest design for lds.org just went beta. This release represents some long hours, lots of iteration and effort by everyone on the project team and we’d love to hear your feedback.

posted by tyhatch on Friday, Feb 12, 2010 · 13 comments

Listed amongst the nominees for Best Animated Film is this gem of a movie that I’m now dying to see: The Secret of Kells. Illuminated manuscripts and killer animation, I’m there!

posted by tyhatch on Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010 · 0 comments

Alec Garrard has made an amazing scale model of Herod’s temple over the past 30 years. Every piece, including over 4,000 figures, is hand-crafted.

posted by tyhatch on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Looking for some cool posters for the kids, I ran across Real Hero Posters. After showing the initial 12 posters by the talented Steve Nethercott to the kids we, mostly, agreed that Helaman (bottom middle) was our fav.

posted by tyhatch on Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 · 3 comments

The trailer for Gary Hustwit’s next film Objectified hit the interwebs today. I really enjoyed Helvetica (twice at screenings and on DVD several times) and am looking forward to enjoying this one as well.

posted by tyhatch on Monday, Jan 05, 2009 · 1 comment

What happens when a dragon and a demon go head-to-head in a guitar duel

posted by tyhatch on Thursday, Dec 04, 2008 · 3 comments

Last night I saw a couple of commercials for Smoker Man! Nice treatment of showing how smoking can impact one’s ability to fly. I think he’d choose invisibility.

posted by tyhatch on Friday, Nov 14, 2008 · 0 comments

Typeface is a new documentary about the Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Wonder if we can get a screening in SLC?

posted by tyhatch on Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008 · 2 comments

Fluid or Fixed?

Our team today had a long email thread today about the benefits of fluid vs. fixed layouts. Consensus appears to be to do what is best for the project.

So here’s a question for our readers: What do you think? Fluid or fixed? Why—or why not? And does anyone know of a css framework that allows a mix of the two?

posted by tyhatch on Friday, Oct 03, 2008 · 14 comments

I’m a big fan of Hulu. As a non-cable subscriber, it’s one of the ways I watch the cool shows. I’m also a big Burn Notice fan. This small production mistake is killing me.

posted by tyhatch on Wednesday, Oct 01, 2008 · 4 comments

“We all have talents and gifts, everyone of us. The bounds of creativity extends far beyond the limits of a canvas or a sheet of paper and do not require a brush, a pen or the keys of a piano.”
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, on creativity in tonight’s General Relief Society Broadcast.

posted by tyhatch on Saturday, Sep 27, 2008

For Pete

posted by tyhatch on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008 · 0 comments

“There could be wisdom in something stupid.”
John Dilworth (in our team Design Review today.)

posted by tyhatch on Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 · 0 comments

Nothing’s as easy as it appears to be.

posted by tyhatch on Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 · 1 comment