Archive for May 2005

In General on 31 May 2005

It seems almost every design position I’ve held sooner-or-later devolves into a daily routine of mere production. I’ve long been fascinated by the idea of working in a think tank — brainstorming, concepting, researching, designing, developing and directing all-the-live-long-day. In terms of my career, this mythic employ must be my Eden, my Elysian Fields, my [...]

In General on 26 May 2005

Sometimes the five star rating in iTunes doesn’t adequately describe the sheer musical majesty of a song. I propose a ‘Supergiant’ or ‘Supernova’ rating for such übertunes.

In General on 25 May 2005

In my experience, the overt nature of the currently in-vogue, all-in-one social network sites (Friendster, MySpace, LinkedIn, Tribe.net and on and on) leaves me cold. It feels unnatural to explicitly post an encompassing biography, list likes and dislikes, declare who is a friend (and by omission who is not), currently listening/watching/reading and so on. I [...]

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

In General on 25 May 2005

I enjoyed seeing Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith last night. I’d say it’s by far the best of the recent ‘prequels’ trilogy. Some thoughts: Episodes I-III don’t stand-up on their own without the original Episodes IV-VI; so many of the ‘ah-ha!’ moments aren’t significant out of that context. I doubt much [...]

In General on 19 May 2005

What’s the term for things not recent enough to call ‘new-school’ but not long enough ago to qualify as ‘old-school’? Why, ‘middle-school’, of course!

In General on 18 May 2005

For the last few days, I’ve had a hankerin’ to listen to all my old music. IMHO, it’s pretty good. Don’t take my word for it, download an album (or twelve).

In General on 11 May 2005

Moving is always a life-changing event for me: it’s a chance to get rid of all the items I no longer need, review all those I want to keep as well as anticipate the new things I might need in my new digs. After about a month of preparation and waiting, I changed apartments this [...]

Short Bits

In Reviews on 5 May 2005 tagged Music, recommended

Early adopters everywhere can take a cue from one who is wicked and “hate themselves for loving” these new and upcoming releases:

Tracey Bonham – Blink the Brightest
Fisherspooner – Odyssey
Four Tet – Everything Ecstatic
Gorillaz – Demon Days
Architecture in Helsinki – In Case We Die
Caribou – Milk of Human Kindness
Sufjan Stevens – Illinois

In General on 2 May 2005

Apparently, I am a design snob: I snicker at mispellings on roadside signs, glaring typos and poor grammar; I sneer at gaudy, homemade flyers and d.i.y. menus using 10+ fonts; I balk at shoddy packaging; I deride websites for poor accessibility, findability, usability and awkward navigation. Mind you: I don’t think my years of experience [...]