Link love for November 29

Interactive Swarm Space (above).

A Waste of Money and Time; Bruce Schneier on airport security measures.

Building an Iconic Sound: Squarepusher.

There Will Be Blood: the G.O.P. is just not interested in helping a Democrat govern.

Link love for February 4th

Sync/Lost (above) is a multi-user installation for immersion in the history of electronic music.

Philip K. Dick: A ‘plastic’ paradox. Sneak peek at an upcoming Philip K. Dick film, Radio Free Albemuth.

Steven Frank of Panic Software fame, on the next phase of computing.

Quieting the lizard brain.

The “My” water bottle from Stelton.

Researchers in Japan have shown that a slime mold can design a network in a day that is as efficient as one developed by humans over many years: the Tokyo rail system.

Imagine that instead of having just one wireless carrier, your phone would constantly search for the best connection. An algorithm on your smartphone would assess signal strengths, and balance that with roaming costs, and decide when to switch from one carrier to another.

Humor: Laugh at those quirky, Unhappy Hipster (mostly from the pages of Dwell, it seems).


Link love 2009-04-13

Design Business Review (above) is a print-on-demand publication that will help you learn more about the business of creativity.

Dork Yearbook features pictures from yesteryear of geeks and the computers they love.

The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) is a global community of people working at the intersection of communication design and the built environment.

Frog Design envisions a smart, multi-function ID card.

We know more about outer space than the planet beneath our feet, but an ambitious plan to scan deep beneath the US will change all that.

Communicate the benefit of the benefit, ie. the emotional well-being the product or service provides.

Five questions (and answers) on design and marketing

I was recently asked to answer some questions about my work in design and marketing by a co-worker for use in a class project. In the interest of discussion, I’ve decided to post them here for your consideration:
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Working on a long-term design plan and identity system at my current job has rekindled my love for typography—from the historical to the contemporary. Below are some of the resources which I’ve found useful: