ISSN 1496-3221
December 23, 2000
Ten Passed TechnologiesElegant, simple, and disappearing. Of the ten technologies and products mentioned in this article, I have five of them stored somewhere in the recesses of my garage. I grew up using both an Amiga and a slide rule (occasionally, at the same time). And be honest now, what eBay-frequenting, technology craphound wouldn’t want … More
December 22, 2000
My nana is in town and that means one thing. Cabbage rolls.
December 22, 2000
Indulge me momentarily while I describe the day before Christmas vacation. Poured cup of coffee. Sent out updates to a pair of thousand name mailing lists. Created a framework of graphics for a feature article to be published in January. Added substantial amount of Bailey’s to aforementioned cup of coffee. Posted the winners of the … More
December 20, 2000
I haven’t had a beard for eighteen months or so and I’m really starting to feel the need to update my photo on this site. Or maybe just replace it with a pixelated animation of some sort. Calling waferbaby! Would you be willing to do the honors? You know, it never hurts to ask.
December 20, 2000
A kind viewer submitted yet another spiral logo for my collection today. In the spotlight is the freshly rejigged identity entity from the dogpile.com search engine. I was immediately broadsided by its eerie resemblance to the late pets.com logo and its swirling paw print motif. Dogpile had been using a spiral in its previous logonic … More
December 20, 2000
I hate it when this happens.
December 19, 2000
Is Apple Falling?Crap. Hold on to your hats kids, here we go again…
December 19, 2000
Fontly SpeakingSometimes satire is more effective when you can’t tell whether it’s actually satire or just hyper-realistic depiction. If this article had appeared on creativepro.com instead of on The Onion, it probably would have been tossed off as just another chunk of flawed and biased editorial akin to any one of dozens of flatulent John … More
December 18, 2000
I’m interested in hearing from anyone who has attended a CHI conference in the past couple of years. The next one takes place in Seattle this coming March, and any feedback would be appreciated.
December 18, 2000
Wired magazine gets its typographic rocks off using a liberal dose of Helvetica, the satanic sans serif, in the January design issue. And with the exhaustively accurate timing of a fine Swiss timepiece, Andy Crewdson offers a possible explaination.