Archive for January 2008


Skip straight to the operator.

January 31st, 2008 — 11:34pm

I havent tried this yet, but it seems like a funny idea to try out.

http://lifehacker.com/software/customer-service/skip-straight-to-the-operator-with-your-dirty-mouth-179352.php

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Design Contracts

January 30th, 2008 — 10:21pm

Cool reference for when we do 3d logos etc.

http://outlawdesignblog.com/2008/graphic-design-contracts-agreement-forms-webdesigner-contrats/

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Rare Da Vinci Notebook in Louisville!

January 29th, 2008 — 1:58pm

Today I got to see the Da Vinci book on display at the Speed Museum. They had a computer with a very strange elongated vertical lcd monitor that allowed you to zoom into the sketches and read what he wrote in his notes translated in English.

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Balance

January 26th, 2008 — 9:58pm

Very good discussion on balancing lifes desires.

http://www.subtraction.com/archives/2007/0607_design_advic.php

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How to talk to people.

January 26th, 2008 — 9:40pm

Here is a very funny article with some interesting techniques like “People have difficulty with
anything complicated.. ..So make the message short..In fact, it’s better not to use language at all..
takes too long and, besides, human language is horribly ambiguous. . When they are trying
to steer cars themselves (why do they insist on doing this?), and are about to do something
life-threatening like wander into the adjacent lane and hit another car, don’t try to talk to them, just vibrate the right side of the car. People understand that. If they’re driving too fast for their
safety, we have to act as if we were broken or have a problem. Make sounds or vibrate or wobble, or otherwise show simple physical signs that people understand without any training, without being told, and without reading anything. (People hate to read explanations.)”

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