I have one thing to say about the new Jack-in-the-Box logo: Only a   ass would like this redesign. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Brand New writeup about it and you will also notice a barrage of negative comments regarding the design (just to give my view point a bit more credibili...

Over the last month I’ve been heads down busy with a large new release of GeoCommons. We’re still finishing up a number of the features, but wanted to share a sneak-peak of a particularly relevant one. Last night CloudMade publicly premiered their new developer tools based on the OpenStr...

With both feet firmly planted in 2009, we can now look back at the year 2008 as if it were a wistful dream — that is, if you’re like me and you selectively choose your memories. In any case, thanks to the tail end of spendthrift venture capitalism and advertising-supported research and d...

UIE Virtual Seminar - Essentials of Effective Visual Design with Patrick Hofmann of designPH and Google Australia Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008 Time: 1:30pm ET (Please note the unique start time) You have the Visual Design skills to do a good job, but what tools or tricks can you add to your too...

One Saturday afternoon, I agreed to take my daughter to the AT&T store, just to LOOK at an iPhone... touch one... explore a little. MISTAKE. I should have duct-taped myself to the mast — and my wallet to my ass — because next thing I knew (after daughter demoed it as expertly as if s...

How many creative solutions for calendar design are out there? If you take a look around you’ll find out that most calendars are designed in a “standard” linear fashion. Calendar cards usually have the same structure: the month is designed in bold while the days are placed below wi...

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Dignam: This is unbelievable. Who put the fuckin’ cameras in this place? Police Camera Tech: Who the fuck are you? Dignam: I’m the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy. { The Departed, 2006 } screenshot { Korean Central Television, the only official source of television news f...

Nicholas Felton collaborated with author Matt Mason for Penguin Books. The result is what seems a lovely book called Hard Times....