Archive for May 2007

links for 2007-05-31

In Links on 31 May 2007

From T-Shaped to Sun-Shaped.
“We look for people who are so inquisitive about the world that they’re willing to try to do what you do. We call them “T-shaped people.”
(tags: innovation design branding brands strategy user experience IDEO)

links for 2007-05-30

In Links on 30 May 2007

reacTIVision 1.3
reacTIVision is an open source, cross-platform computer vision framework for the fast and robust tracking of fiducial markers attached onto physical objects, as well as for multi-touch finger tracking.
(tags: vision processing interactive tracking tangible library software interface java)

links for 2007-05-29

In Links on 29 May 2007

The Fertile Verge: Creativity in the United States
By Daniel J. Boorstin
(tags: dynamism verge change innovation creativity progress culture criticism feedback)

Dynamist Rules

In General on 27 May 2007 tagged change, complexity, creativity, dynamism, rules, systems

From The Future and its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress by Virginia Postrel:

Allow individuals (including groups of individuals) to act on their own knowledge.
Apply to simple, generic units and allow them to combine in many different ways.
Permit credible, understandable, enduring, and enforceable commitments.
Protect criticism, competition, and feedback.
Establish a framework within which [...]

links for 2007-05-23

In Links on 23 May 2007

PDF: 70 Coding Ideas + 80 Design Tips | Smashing Magazine
(tags: design css webdesign tips)

This Blog Sits at the: Prius, not pious (or, hostage rescue in the world of marketing)
Innovations pass into the mainstream when people imitate early adopters. This is the classic operation of the diffusion effect, but there are times when late adopters [...]

links for 2007-05-22

In Links on 22 May 2007

Summize – Summarized product reviews
When you search on Summize, say, for wireless routers, next to each matching product you see a ratings “snip”: an easy-on-the-eyes, color-coded summary of all the reviews for that product
(tags: design graphs rating reviews review visualization web shopping IA)

Review: The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian – [...]

links for 2007-05-21

In Links on 21 May 2007

someecards.com
When you care enough to hit send
(tags: ecards humor funny cards email fun entertainment)

BBC NEWS | Health | Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water
Drinking three or more cups of tea a day is as good for you as drinking plenty of water and may even have extra health benefits, say researchers.
(tags: tea health food news nutrition [...]

Word of the day

In General on 21 May 2007

liminal:
[fr. L. limen, threshold] /LI mi nal/

of or relating to a sensory threshold
barely perceptible

links for 2007-05-19

In Links on 19 May 2007

On the Edge of Blade Runner – Google Video
(tags: video documentary BladeRunner scifi noir)

New Release: 2007 Spring mix

In Music on 19 May 2007 tagged 8-bit, analog, chillout, digital, dub, electronic, experimental, glitch, idm, media, mix, mp3, Music, remix, sample, techno

I have uploaded a mix of recent unreleased music (38 minutes, 63.4 MB MP3) for your consideration. It begins with a building wall of sound and pattern before winding down to a sparse reverie. Enjoy,
Track order:

Wavebots Converge (alt.version)
Last Stretch to Gateway Two
Labwork I : Division
Chymical Comfort Farm
Labwork II : Learning Modules
Granular Winds
Labwork III : Clear [...]

Entertaining at Table

In General on 18 May 2007

Back in December, I was looking for a quality dinnerware set, and the bold, contemporary graphics of this Blue Flora 5-Piece Place Setting by Not Neutral caught my eye. Each piece has a variation of the attractive, uncommon design. I bought them from Design Public, one of my favorite online modern design boutiques. At [...]