December 2007
Dec 31st
“If you ask people about what’s happening in the world, most respond with a...”
– Designer Bruce Mau is optimistic about the future. Via Wired 12.10: PLAY
Dec 28th
Big & Simple Ideas
There are two types of Internet startups…. Those that invent new technology. Those that invent new cultures. Google is an awesome example of #1. Tumblr is a fantastic example of #2. Tumblr does very little that is ‘new’, and everything it does was already possible (and presumably still easy to replicate). However, it pulls together familiar things in such a controlled way, that...
Dec 28th
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Mouth Eyes Pictures →
I won’t post any actual pictures from this page because they are just too uncomfortable to watch. Never realised that this actually produces recognisable pictures in a lot of instances. Weird. Via — peterpixel
Dec 27th
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I really neglected this blog for the last couple of weeks, because of deadlines and Christmas, just reblogging cool things I found. Then today the Google alert for my name returned this Technorati search with some nice words from people. Also the number of folllowers inexplicably rose to 85 while I was not posting. So I felt inspired to put some work again into it; as you see below. Thanks...
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irony_always_entertaining.jpg →
— peterpixel
Dec 27th
smashing telly - the best full length free tv... →
Long(er) television programs. Serious interesting stuff. Found via this list of the 30 best blogs of 2007 which features tumblr as nr 1.
Dec 27th
30 Of The Best AJAX Tutorials - Designs Advice →
I’m growing weary of numbered lists, but I need to update my AJAX pronto; this might be a good place to start.
Dec 27th
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“It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and...”
– J.K. Rowling
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Then, Now & Next
A quick observation: 1997: “Don’t put your real name on the Internet, are you crazy? You’ll get murdered!” 2007: You’re in violation of Facebook’s Terms of Service if you don’t use your real name. A prediction: 2017: If you continue exist OUTSIDE the Internet you will be found guilty of reality-loitering, punishable by exile to MySpace.— aaronwhite ...
Dec 24th
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Design. a bookmarklet. →
Design is a suite of web-design and development assistive tools which can be utilised on any web-page. Encompassing utilities for grid layout, measurement and alignment, Design is a uniquely powerful JavaScript bookmarklet. Trying this out now. I love it when people are devloping something awesome and then give it away for free. Thank you.
Dec 21st
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Captchas Make Great Domain Names
Now I know where all those web2.0 names come from… Coming up with a cool, unregistered domain name can be as frustrating as playing whack-a-mole on the moon, and you forget to bring the mole (and even if you had remembered, moles are extinct. And their closest genetic relatives are even more bizarre looking). Worry no more! At our super-secret-startup-world-headquarters, we invented (or...
Dec 21st
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“All successful stories have five basic elements: the Passion with which the...”
– The Elements of Persuasion: About The Elements of Persuasion
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“Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out...”
– Le Rochefoucauld via James Whitaker
Dec 21st
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i’m reading quotes from writers about writing instead of writing. i suck. — afemme — I too do this a lot with designer’s quotes about design, as apparent on this blog.
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Ask 37signals: 10 ways to "get ink" - (37signals) →
Dec 19th
“…I found that there were these incredibly great people at doing certain...”
– Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and co-founder on building a tight team of very talented people. Via 37signals » 32 > Highest Common Denominator
Dec 19th
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging... →
Great article on music, musicians and the recording industry, or how to make money. via — dailymeh
Dec 19th
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“The more easily you can talk about a user interface, the more easily you can...”
– The Sapir-WIMP Hypothesis Cognitive accessibility of user interfaces summarized in an oversimplified rule from Aristotle Pagaltzis, via Daring Fireball
Dec 18th
HTMLpaper
Dear Internet, HTML is not printed. This medium is not distributed on dead trees. Please stop paginating stories which really do not need to be. It’s annoying and I rearely read to the end of the article because I have to keeping hitting next. Put your whole story on 1 page. It will stretch to be longer, I promise. Thank you, Carl  — peroty
Dec 18th
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“Trying stuff is cheaper than deciding whether to try it. (Compare the cost of...”
– kottke.org
Dec 18th
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you...”
– Mark Twain (via livejamie)
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Gullible
Something interesting I found out tonight. The word gullible isn’t in most dictionaries. Seriously, look for yourself. — nostrich
Dec 14th
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Unexposed Contents →
Unexposed contents is a film device originally used primarily in Avant-garde film but that has penetrated into the mainstream during the 1980s and 1990s. A container is shown by the author/director, but the contents are intentionally never revealed. Alternatively, an important door may be shown but never opened. The technique is used to stir curiosity in the audience and to create ambiguity. ...
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perfectly dirty words
personal, community, empower, share, care, connect… all these are perfectly legitimate and communicative words until you try to use them in your marketing message. then they suddenly sound tainted, overused and disingenuous. it’s not fair. — soxiam — johnbrissenden
Dec 14th
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little kids →
— via gtmcknight
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