Archive for November 2006

links for 2006-11-28

In Links on 28 November 2006

ModernTots
(tags: baby shopping kids furniture modern design children decor contemporary)

Adobe kuler
kuler helps you explore, create and share color themes for your web pages, design projects and other creative work.
(tags: Color design Adobe tools webdesign graphics)

Make Marketing History: The J Train (A Marketing 2.0 Minifesto).
(tags: advertising marketing business manifesto learning management media)

Choices = Headaches
(tags: design usability [...]

links for 2006-11-20

In Links on 20 November 2006

Digital Divide: The Three Stages (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
The economic divide is a non-issue, but the usability and empowerment divides alienate huge population groups who miss out on the Internet’s potential.
(tags: usability digital-divide experience webdevelopment jakob-nielsen culture web)

The rise and fall of the “bus plunge” story
What killed this former New York Times staple?
(tags: journalism news newspaper [...]

links for 2006-11-18

In Links on 18 November 2006

The twelve leverage points to intervene in a system
proposed by Donella Meadows
(tags: theory systems networks design inspiration system development change)

Brilliant Minds Forecast the Next 50 Years
(tags: science future technology physics evolution environment forecasting inspiration intelligence)

links for 2006-11-17

In Links on 17 November 2006

Yaniv Steiner’s talk on rapid prototyping process
(tags: prototyping Art interaction design usability interactive business)

How To Green Your Car
(tags: guide sustainability green environment auto cars howto)

The Freedom of Fast Iterations: How Netflix Designs a Winning Web Site
(tags: design development agile netflix process web innovation interaction prototyping software strategy technology usability)

Idea killers: ways to stop ideas
by [...]

links for 2006-11-16

In Links on 16 November 2006

Uncle Mark 2007 Gift Guide and Almanac (PDF)
I review all the major consumer technology products and give my ONE favorite pick in each category.
(tags: useful technology shopping guide bestof Gifts)

DIY Synthesizer pages
(tags: electronics synth synthesis circuits DIY plans diagrams analog sound audio projects)

Dr. Macro’s High Quality Movie Scans
(tags: movies photography film photos images retro movie [...]

links for 2006-11-15

In Links on 15 November 2006

Designing Interactions
by IDEO
(tags: design interaction books usability IDEO interactive interface)

Kevin Mitnick’s Security Advice
(tags: security Protection hacking Software)

Casual Conversation, R.I.P.
(tags: schneier privacy conversation security)

Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album
(tags: design music factory-records book graphic)

Sarah’s Transistor Radios
The site features over 1000 photos of radios in my collection.
(tags: transistor radio collecting)

TED Prize – 2007 Winners
Photojournalist James Nachtwey, Biologist [...]

Making changes

In General on 15 November 2006

As a rule, I don’t blog about work. But, for those who haven’t heard already, I started a new job this week. I am now the Marketing Specialist in the Creative Services department at Indiana Tech. I was more-than-ready to leave my previous position, because I didn’t like the direction my employers are headed with [...]

links for 2006-11-12

In Links on 12 November 2006

The Big Moo by The Group of 33, Edited by Seth Godin
(tags: books marketing business innovation management strategy)

Squidoo Homepage
Find handbuilt, recommended, relevant information fast
(tags: social collaboration community search tools web viral marketing advertising findability)

Godin on Trademark*
*What every entrepreneur, geek, brand manager and marketer needs to know about trademarks…
(tags: marketing trademark Branding copyright law sethgodin brand [...]

links for 2006-11-07

In Links on 7 November 2006

Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
Written in 1998, the Incomplete Manifesto is an articulation of statements that exemplify Bruce Mau’s beliefs, motivations and strategies.
(tags: design creativity philosophy productivity growth development innovation inspiration leadership mau)

The Outsider
To create his controversial sci-fi epic The Fountain, director Darren Aronofsky had to slash the Hollywood budget ditch the usual digital f/x, and [...]

Notes to my soon-to-be-former bosses

In General on 7 November 2006

A business isn’t just the products you have on the shelves in your store. It’s also the processes you have in place to run your operation. It’s also the relationships you create with your customers by the service you provide. You have to take ownership of all of these things when you create a new [...]

Fallen Star

In General on 1 November 2006

On 2006-08-23, I sent $29 via Pay Pal to John Gruber of DaringFireball.net for a Classic Daring Fireball T-shirt.
A month later on 2006-09-20, I sent an email to him asking about the status of that order, and he replied he was waiting on a new order and it would be shipping soon.
Another month later (two [...]