Archive for December 2006

Here's to a Happy New Year

In General on 31 December 2006

Above: ‘Jack’ at seven months. Read about more my favorite things from 2006.

links for 2006-12-29

In Links on 29 December 2006

100 things we didn’t know last year
(tags: trivia lists fun 2006 bbc)

Innovators and the University (the D-School)
(tags: design development education marketing product innovation)

Reading List for 2007

In General on 28 December 2006

When it comes to books, my eyes are bigger than my stomach (so to speak). I tend to buy new books faster than I can read those I already own. One of my goals for the coming year is to read read read. Here’s a list of the books on my ‘To Read/Finish’ shelf:

My favorite things from 2006

In General on 28 December 2006 tagged 2006, favorite, games, movies, Music, online, software, TV

While other sites are unveiling their exhaustive, best-of-the-year lists, I thought I’d offer a few of my favorite things from 2006*, in no particular order:

links for 2006-12-27

In Links on 27 December 2006

Ethics and Sustainability: Graphic Designers’ Role
by Susan S. Szenasy, Metropolis editor in chief
(tags: design sustainability language graphic printing print)

Culture is not always popular
By William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand
(tags: design culture AIGA art communication ideas graphic print screen)

Tips: Sustainable Graphic Design
(tags: environment green sustainability graphic design)

AIGA – Design Business and Ethics series
(tags: AIGA business design download [...]

links for 2006-12-22

In Links on 22 December 2006

Ecological Guide to Paper
(tags: paper sustainability design green papers)

Thou Shalt Realize the Bible Kicketh Ass
Douglas Rushkoff interviewed by RU Sirius
(tags: comics graphic novels narrative storytelling history)

Top 25 Music Videos of 2006
by Pitchfork
(tags: music video 2006 videos)

Buzzwords du Jour: Adlets, Blinks and Flogs—Oh My!
(tags: marketing buzz words buzzwords brands branding culture)

links for 2006-12-21

In Links on 21 December 2006

BBC moves to file-sharing sites
Hundreds of episodes of BBC programmes will be made available on a file-sharing network for the first time, the corporation has announced.
(tags: bbc tv bittorrent azureus video internet p2p download television)

COLOURlovers
(tags: color design WebDesign colour colors web art)

Pecha Kucha: Design Virus
(tags: design PechaKucha wired presentation pecha kucha social socialnetworking network creative [...]

links for 2006-12-20

In Links on 20 December 2006

YouTube: GO! TEAM Documentary
(tags: music sampling mashup the-go!-team video documentary)

Favorites Book Covers of 2006
(tags: design books illustration art typography covers publishing 2006 marketing graphic graphics)

links for 2006-12-18

In Links on 18 December 2006

The Big Gulp at Starbucks
(tags: Starbucks Business strategy branding brands marketing design customer service)

Marketplace from American Public Media
Starbucks Corp. CEO Howard Schultz talks with Kai Ryssdal
(tags: Starbucks Business entrepreneurship branding brands marketing customer service)

links for 2006-12-15

In Links on 15 December 2006

FIQL.com – The Best Source for Music Playlists
(tags: music playlist playlists sharing mp3 community socialnetwork)

Does Sex Really Sell? (PDF)
Survey explores how men and women look at sexually charged ads.
(tags: advertising design marketing psychology men women survey research)

tourfilter | concert notifications
Tourfilter sends you email when your favorite bands come to town.
(tags: music concerts entertainment calendar Events [...]

links for 2006-12-14

In Links on 14 December 2006

Best fiction of 2006
in Salon Books
(tags: books 2006 bestof fiction literature)

My Final Prediction
Bruce Sterling’s final column for Wired magazine
(tags: future Wired internet web technology bruce-sterling futurist culture computers development trends)

What is a click worth? Click value measurement
(tags: business search conversion internet calculator ecommerce Marketing lead generation leads)

TOP FIVE: 2006 Movie Posters
(tags: design movies art posters [...]